Football

Rooney also praised the Manchester United manager, speaking of the 'debt' he owes to the Scot.

France has six points and Blanc's team is one point ahead of Albania and Belarus.

The five-times European champions owe 237 million pounds to their major creditors Royal Bank of Scotland.

Former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson to be appointed as the manager of Leicester.

But Tottenham returned to domestic action by coming from behind to beat Aston Villa 2-1.

United now sits top of Group C after being held to a 0-0 draw in its opening game.

AC Milan beat Genoa 1-0 while Inter Milan lost by a solitary goal to AS Roma.

Chelsea would look to maintain its perfect domestic record when it hosts Blackpool.

Theo Walcott is set to be out for up to six weeks with an ankle injury which he sustained during England's 3-1 win over Switzerland.

Wayne Rooney scored in the 10th minute as England defeat Switzerland 3-1.

Houllier is tipped by local media to take charge of Villa following the shock resignation of Martin O'Neill.

Jose Mourinho believes he is the ideal person to bring long-term stability to Real Madrid.

Sevilla needed a win after losing the Spanish Supercup and being eliminated from the Champions League.

Giandomenico Mesto scores as Genoa get the better of Udinese by a solitary goal.

With new coach Jose Mourinho bringing in a raft of players, expectations are high at the Bernabeu.

Russia is being seen as England's biggest rival to host the 2018 World Cup.