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- Terry set to lose England captaincy
Chelsea defender John Terry is set to be stripped of the England captaincy by the FA. Chairman David Bernstein has spoken to board members and the majority view is that Terry should stand down, but would still be available for selection. He is due to stand trial in July over racial abuse allegations, shortly after England would return from Euro 2012.
- Gerrard welcomes Suarez return
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says Luis Suarez's return from suspension will help boost the Reds' chance of qualifying for the Champions League. Suarez is set to return from his eight game ban against Tottenham on Monday, with Liverpool having won four, drawn two and lost two of the games he missed. Gerrard said: "Luis can help us achieve what we set out to achieve - finishing top four and reaching two finals. I'm sure he will because he's a super player."
- Samba sits out Arsenal clash
Blackburn captain Christopher Samba has been excluded from the Rovers squad to face Arsenal, despite being "fit and available". The 27-year-old handed in a transfer request last month, which was rejected, and has not played since, with boss Steve Kean saying he doesn't think the defender is in the right frame of mind to return. Kean said: "I'm prepared to say he's fit and he's available but he's not in the squad. I'd rather speak about people who are available to play against Arsenal. Chris has trained well but he's not going to be in this squad."
- Jelavic didn't force Rangers exit
Striker Nikica Jelavic says he did not force Rangers to sell him to Everton in the January transfer window. The Croatian said: "I never forced my transfer. I spoke with my manager, Ally McCoist, and I said to him 'if the president wants me to stay, I'll stay." 'If he wants me to leave, if they need money, I'll leave - no problem'." These comments prompted Rangers' chief operations officer Ali Russell to respond on Thursday evening. He said: "Nikica told Ally McCoist personally on Monday he wanted to move to the English Premier League so to suggest he didn't want to leave Rangers is nonsense."
- Jol - Fulham better off without Zamora
Fulham manager Martin Jol believes they will be better off following the departure of striker Bobby Zamora, who left this week to join QPR for a fee of around £6m. Jol said: "The talk of a rift wasn't just over the past couple of weeks, it was over the last couple of months. If you ask your boss to move, I think he will get the impression you don't want to work for him. That is the only impression I got. He wanted to move. It was only a matter of making a decision of whether to keep him or let him go."
- FA Cup final gets free date
The FA Cup final will be played on a day free from top-flight football after the Premier League agreed to delay its matches by 24 hours. The Wembley showpiece is scheduled for Saturday, 5 May, and the Premier League programme has been moved to Sunday. "We realise that it is not good for either competition to have our matches conflicting with the FA Cup," said a Premier League spokesperson.
- Sidwell out for six weeks
Fulham midfielder Steve Sidwell will be sidelined for up to six weeks with a hernia injury. Boss Martin Jol said: "We had an injury to Steve Sidwell and he will be out for a long time for four, five or six weeks. He had a hernia operation and it is almost the same problem. He had an operation and we have to wait but we fear he needs another operation."
- Surman warning for Norwich
Norwich midfielder Andrew Surman has warned his side not to waste a positive start to the season by repeating their performance against Sunderland. Surman said: "We've only got 29 points and we need perhaps another 10 to stay up. All of the good work we've done is going to count for nothing if we don't stay up at the end of the season."
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