England have warned players to be careful when using Twitter at Euro 2102 while Spain and Denmark have banned their squad from using the social networking site during the tournament.

England are still harbouring doubts about Scott Parker's fitness for the European Championship and face entering the tournament with only one fully fit first-choice central midfielder, after Frank Lampard's withdrawal from the squad last night.

Euro 2012 has turned into a tournament made for Michael Carrick. The problem is that Michael Carrick fell out of love with playing for England a long time ago.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has already impressed the senior squad players in the short time the England camp has been together

Roy Hodgson was right to believe he scored a kind of triumph in Oslo and soon enough it was confirmed by the headline "The Roy done good."

Norway 0 England 1

Roy Hodgson will have the chance to start working with the bulk of the England squad for the first time ahead of Euro 2012 when they report to their Manchester base tomorrow afternoon.

Norwich City 0 Liverpool 3: Uruguayan striker a class apart as Dalglish gets perfect Cup final boost

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish insists if AC Milan do not want on-loan midfielder Alberto Aquilani then he is happy for the Italian to return to Anfield.

A minute's silence will be held before both this weekend's FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley to mark the 23rd anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. Players from all teams involved will also wear black armbands in memory of the 96 Liverpool fans who died on 15 April, 1989 at the semi-final against Nottingham Forest.

It was some assertion to make and John Aldridge felt he should pave the way for it. "I am about to pay Luis Suarez a major compliment," he said after watching the player destroy Manchester United a year ago. "The way he plays the game reminds me of the first time I saw Kevin Keegan in the 1970s."

There is a distinct sheepishness about the Carling Cup victory among those Liverpool players who really know what their club stands for and what success means.

Chris Huhne was never the centre of a show quite like this in his years as a fast-rising politician. Cameras, lights, celebrity lawyers, piped music and a nutcase in fancy dress were all there to enliven up a short and very routine court hearing.

Scott Parker revealed Steven Gerrard was the first to congratulate him after his surprise selection as England captain for the defeat by Holland.