England manager Gareth Southgate has told his players they must expect a physical battle against Panama and stand up to their bullying tactics.



Fifa have rejected calls to overhaul the concussion rules after the injury to Morrocco's Nordin Amrabat.



Marcus Rashford is set to replace Raheem Sterling in England's starting line-up against Panama on Sunday.

Sunderland are facing cash flow problems only one month after Stewart Donald's takeover of the club.


Manchester United and Tottenham are set to do battle over the signing of Barcelona defender Jordi Alba.

Maurizio Sarri has drawn up a £140m hit list of targets as he plans a massive shake-up of the Chelsea squad this summer.



Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is continuing to think about a return to Manchester United this summer.



Joe Cole is on the FA's coaching radar following his promotion to assistant manager with Tampa Bay Rowdies.

Everton defender Ramiro Funes Mori has joined Valencia on a four-year deal.

West Ham's Declan Rice is wanted by Crystal Palace and Bournemouth after his contract stand-off.

Newcastle and Crystal Palace are in talks to buy Stoke's £18m flop Giannelli Imbula.

Belgium midfielder Mousa Dembele says he is "open to anything" as he edges closer to the Tottenham exit door.

Southampton winger Dusan Tadic is close to a £17m move to Dutch giants Ajax.

Stoke have matched Middlesbrough's £4m bid for Sunderland defender Paddy McNair.



Chelsea manager to be Maurizio Sarri wants to bring four of his Napoli players with him - striker Dries Mertens, full-back Elseid Hysaj, winger Jose Maria Callejon and defender Raul Albiol.

Jordan Henderson says there's no reason to criticise Raheem Sterling for his performance against Tunisia.

John Stones feared he would miss out on the World Cup due to his lack of playing time at Manchester City.

Sami Khedira has admitted Germany played like schoolboys in their opening World Cup defeat to Mexico.