Last updated: 16:11, November 19, 2008
Latest international football news
Ronaldo in quit threat
Former World Player of the Year Ronaldo has revealed he could quit football as he struggles to battle back from a serious knee injury.
In-form Bent to get England chance
Darren Bent is expected to get his big chance for injury-hit England alongside Jermain Defoe when Fabio Capello's men take on Germany.
Schuster gets vote of confidence
Sporting director Predrag Mijatovic has told Bernd Schuster his job as coach of strugglers Real Madrid is safe.
Forget crocks, Carrick tells England
Michael Carrick has vowed injury-hit England will be "desperate" for victory against old adversaries Germany on Wednesday.
Three Lions chief makes Gerrard check
England boss Fabio Capello has asked Steven Gerrard to report to him despite the Liverpool man being ruled out with a torn leg muscle.
Confident England ready for Germany
Fabio Capello says confidence is sky high in the England camp ahead of the clash with Germany on Wednesday.
Real woe continues
Real Madrid's miserable week took another turn for the worse as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat against Valladolid on Saturday.
Lavezzi happy in Naples
Napoli striker Ezequiel Lavezzi has hinted that he does not want to leave the club despite rumoured interest from Chelsea.
Diego no-go insistence
Diego Maradona has rejected claims that he is set to quit as coach of Argentina after just ten days in the job.
Brazil ace backs Becks arrival
Ronaldinho has vowed to share the free-kick duties with David Beckham at Milan and believes the LA Galaxy star is a great signing.
FA clears up Spanish friendly claims
The FA has written to the Spanish Federation to say England will play at any venue in February's friendly, including Madrid.
Real close to 'new Ronaldo' capture
Real Madrid are set to secure the signing of new Brazilian striker sensation Alipio Duarte Brandao, according to his agent.
Torres in Atletico admission
Liverpool's star striker Fernando Torres has admitted he would like to return to play for Atletico Madrid before the end of his career.
Barca and Real pair both hit four
Samuel Eto'o and Gonzalo Higuain incredibly both scored four goals each as La Liga's top two, Barcelona and Real Madrid, both won.
Gerrard a diver - Cerezo
Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has labelled Steven Gerrard a diver after the controversial penalty incident in midweek.

