[ESPN Star] Malaysia coach K. Rajagopal has opted to field a youthful side for today's Asian Cup qualifier against Uzbekistan. He has insisted it is vital for the future of the game in the country for the players to gain experience.

[The Sunday Times] JOSE MOURINHO has targeted Manchester United as the ideal venue for a return to English football, and is optimistic that Sir Alex Ferguson will recommend him as his successor when he retires. Mourinho is in his second season at Internazionale, but does not see his long-term future in Italy, where the sport’s hierarchy has proved unreceptive to methods that have brought him five league titles in the past seven seasons.

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA handed Argentina coach Diego Maradona a two-month ban from all soccer activities on Sunday for his expletive-filled rants after his team qualified for the 2010 World Cup. Maradona receives 2-month suspension from FIFA, but avoids sanctions affecting World Cup.

AFP - ARSENAL star Robin van Persie could be out of action for up to six weeks after damaging ankle ligaments in a friendly international at the weekend.

HE might have retired from the game in November last year but 38-year-old Andy Cole is still handy with his shooting boots. The former Red Devils star is raring to lead the Man United Masters side out in the second edition of the EPL Masters Football Malaysia Cup 2009 which happens at the indoor Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur on Nov 22.

DOHA (AFP) - WAYNE Rooney has dismissed speculation that he could be tempted to move to Spain by insisting that he would happily finish his career at Manchester United.

[Telegraph.co.uk] Carlo Cudicini's playing career could be in doubt after the Tottenham goalkeeper suffered serious injuries in a motorbike accident. The Italian, 36, suffered fractures to both wrists and injuries to his pelvis when his BMW superbike was in collision with a Ford Fiesta in east London on Thursday morning.

England defender Wes Brown expects to get a taster of what the latter stages of the World Cup will be like when Fabio Capello's men take on Brazil at the weekend.

PETALING JAYA, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- The Kelantan Football Association (Kafa) have been slapped with a RM50,000 fine for the unruly behaviours of their supporters in the Malaysia Cup final at the National Stadium on Saturday.

(Football 365) Rafael Benitez has for the first time played down Liverpool's title dreams and asked for "realism" as the club fight to end a run of disastrous results. Liverpool are 11 points behind leaders Chelsea following Monday night's 2-2 home draw with Birmingham.