Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is convinced rising star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will make England's Euro 2012 squad if he continues his current impressive form.

Jordan Henderson has vowed to ignore his critics and push for a recall to the England squad.

Once foreign players have become reasonably fluent in English, it is always interesting to note which idiomatic phrases they pick up. Jose "Pepe" Reina must have been listening to former Liverpool stalwart Mark Lawrenson, for he is fond of the pundit's "happy days".

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha was today handed his first call-up to the England Under-21s squad for next week's European Championship qualifier against Belgium.

Birmingham City moved into third place in the Championship last night with a 3-1 win at Barnsley, while Middlesbrough moved into the top six by beating struggling Millwall 3-1 at the New Den.

Ravel Morrison has been told he must wait for his West Ham debut as Sam Allardyce's men seek to go back to the top of the npower Championship table at Blackpool tonight.

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Some of them have egos so big they can't cope. That is when managers get the boot

English football is a step closer to reintroducing artificial pitches after the Football League announced plans to seek opinion on their possible return. The public consultation will run until the end of April and canvass the views of clubs, fans and officials.

Liverpool winger Stewart Downing hopes it will be third time lucky as he heads to Wembley next week looking to avoid previous Carling Cup disappointments.

The Good, The Bad and The Odd

The Good, The Bad and The Odd

"Chaos on roads and railways to continue today, warn forecasters." That headline appeared over a news story on Monday. It happens every winter: severe weather is greeted by the absurdly overdramatic word "chaos". Of course, "chaos" is a short word, and as such very difficult to keep out of headlines.

Harry Redknapp's Tottenham future may be far from clear but his players are fully focused on maintaining their Barclays Premier League challenge against Newcastle at White Hart Lane tomorrow.