Roy Hodgson has named Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard as his captain for England s Euro 2012 campaign.

John Terry, who is also included in the 23-man squad announced on Wednesday, was stripped of the armband in February, a decision that led to former Three Lions boss Fabio Capello to resign.

Gerrard has captained England on 15 previous occasions, first against Sweden in March 2004 and, the last time against Switzerland in September 2010.

Hodgson told reporters: In my opinion (Gerrard) is the man who can manage this award, or distinction.

He was delighted last night when I told him of my decision.

I m counting on him to help me and build the team unity and environment.

England have two warm-up games before the European Championships…

The penultimate weekend of the 2018/19 Premier League season kicks off at Goodison Park on Friday evening, where Everton take on Burnley.

The Toffees will be keen to secure victory as they hope to end the season as the best placed side outside of the top six, while the Clarets go into the game safe in the knowledge that they will be competing in the top flight next term.

Wolverhampton Wanderers are in pole position to secure seventh place, and they will be confident in extending their unbeaten home run – which currently stands at ten games in all competitions – as they host relegated Fulham.

West Ham United can’t make the top seven, though they will want to finish strongly – as will their opponents Southampton who are safe from danger after drawing w…

Neymar reached 20 goals for the season as Paris Saint-Germain booked their place in the Coupe de la Ligue semi-finals with a comfortable 2-0 away win over 10-man Amiens.

Unai Emery s men, who are seeking the trophy for a fifth consecutive year, were handed a major boost towards the end of the first half when home goalkeeper Regis Gurtner saw red for a foul on Kylian Mbappe.

Neymar won and converted a penalty shortly after the break to continue his fine start to life in France and put his side on course for victory.

Mbappe and Marquinhos both hit the woodwork, before Adrien Rabiot struck late on to ensure PSG won their sixth straight game across all competitions.

The visitors join Monaco, Rennes and Montpellier in the last four and remain on track for ano…

Cardiff City have completed the signing of full-back Scott Malone from fellow Championship club Millwall.

The Welsh club have reportedly been tracking the 23-year-old for a number of weeks and he pens a contract at the Cardiff City Stadium until June 2017.

And the former Bournemouth man, who made 71 appearances for Millwall, is excited by his new challenge.

With my contract soon to expire at Millwall, I was looking for a new challenge; a few clubs were interested, but when I heard Cardiff City was one of them it was an easy decision to make, he told Cardiff s official website.

The manager didn t need to persuade me at all into making this decision, I wanted to come and be part of his plans. I m very happy to be here and eager to get started.

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Melbourne City have signed former Republic of Ireland international Damien Duff on a twelve-month contract, .

The 35 year old ended his five-year spell with Fulham following their relegation to the Championship last month.

Duff has spent his whole career so far playing in England, racking up almost four-hundred top-flight appearances in spells with Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Newcastle United and Fulham.

However, he will now ply his trade in Australia’s A League with Melbourne, who were recently taken over by Manchester City.

Duff, who retired from international football after the 2012 European Championships in Poland and Ukraine with 100 caps, will link up with Spain international David Villa, who will begin the season in Melbourne after signing f…

Lionel Scaloni said Argentina produced the extra rage they needed to end their run of draws with a 1-0 Copa America victory over rivals Uruguay on Friday.

Lionel Messi crossed for Guido Rodriguez to head in the 13th-minute winner for Argentina s first victory of this year s Copa America after their opening 1-1 draw with Chile.

Scaloni has come under pressure following Argentina s run of three draws, blowing a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Colombia in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying along with a 1-1 home draw with Chile on the roar to Qatar 2022 earlier this month.

I honestly believe that in the previous matches we also deserved to win, but due to small mistakes we were only able to draw, head coach Scaloni said during his post-match news conference.

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Harry Maguire felt Manchester United s poor ball retention and weak mentality were crucial factors in their chastening 2-1 defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion in Erik ten Hag s first Premier League match in charge.

United were beginning a new era at Old Trafford on Sunday, and Brighton were seen by many as a kind first opponent despite the Seagulls battering them 4-0 in May.

Ten Hag handed debuts to Lisandro Martinez and Christian Eriksen, but with Anthony Martial injured and Cristiano Ronaldo only deemed fit enough to start on the bench, United lacked a presence in attack.

Two close-range goals from Pascal Gross had Brighton 2-0 up at half-time, and although a slightly improved United performance led to a scrappy Alexis Mac Allister own goal, the Red Devils could…

New Chelsea boss Antonio Conte can hold his own against Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho in the Premier League this season, according to one of the Italian s former team-mates.

Ex-Juventus defender Gianluca Zambrotta is backing his old club colleague to have a big impact at Stamford Bridge, and he insists Conte deserves his place alongside the English top-flight s other managerial heavyweights.

Conte began work as Chelsea boss earlier this week after leading Italy to the quarter-finals of Euro 2016. He arrives with an impressive coaching CV that includes three Serie A titles with Juve.

Following a disappointing 2015-16 season in which they surrendered their Premier League title, the Italian is tasked with returning silverware to Chelsea a feat likely to be made…

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has hit out at Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) politician Alexander Gauland following the latter s controversial comments toward Jerome Boateng.

The deputy leader of the anti-immigration party stated at the weekend that people like Boateng as a footballer, but wouldn t want to live next to someone like him in an apparent reference to the Bayern defender s foreign roots.

Gauland s remarks sparked controversy in Germany and Rummenigge has now taken aim at the right-wing politician.

Discrimination of any kind in sport and this society deserves the red card, Rummenigge said in a statement on the official Bayern website.

Jerome Boateng is a wonderful human being and an example to follow as a professional footb…

Leverkusen confirm Chelsea talks for Schurrle

Bayer Leverkusen have moved to confirm reports linking star striker Andre Schurrle with a summer switch to Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea have been following the Germany international for a while now and they even had several bids rejected last summer.

They have recently been linked with a fresh assault on Schurrle, and the German club have now confirmed that talks are ongoing.

“I can confirm that our spokesmen are in London and will then continue to Brussels. However at this moment there is no foundation for a decision,” communications director Meinolf Sprink told German news agency SID.

It is believed that the transfer fee is in excess of €20 million and the deal could also include Chelsea midfielde…