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Gareth Southgate says he has left Wayne Rooney out of the England team to face Slovenia on Tuesday evening for purely footballing reasons.
Three Lions skipper Rooney will start on the bench for the World Cup qualifier in Ljubljana, with Jordan Henderson set to be handed the captain’s armband and be partnered by Eric Dier in central midfield.
Wayne Rooney has vowed to give his all for England after being left out of the starting XI for the World Cup qualifier against Slovenia in Ljubljana.
AC Milan defender Luca Antonelli has admitted that his side will miss midfielder Riccardo Montolivo after he suffered a serious knee injury while on international duty.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is waiting to see if Georginio Wijnaldum is able to play against Manchester United after the midfielder picked up a hamstring injury.
Venezuela vs Brazil
South America – 2018 World Cup Qualifier
Date: Wednesday; 12th October 2016,
Kick-off at 1:30 UK
Venue: Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, Merida.
As the international week come to a closure, Venezuela have a hard task at hand as they will be hosting South American giants Brazil on Wednesday in the World Cup qualification campaign.
Another win for Walters & Whelan + Arnautovic, Ramadan & Verlinden update
Following Thursday’s 1-0 victory over Georgia at the Aviva Stadium, JONATHAN WALTERS andGLENN WHELAN aided the Republic of Ireland’s 3-1 triumph over Moldova away in Chisinau.
Walters played from the right hand side of midfield – with Whelan returning to the starting line-up just ahead of the back four – as a second minute strike from Shane Long was followed up by James McClean’s quickfire brace midway through the second half.
The All Whites may have lost the friendly, but they emerged with credit for the way they played.
They restricted Mexico to few chances, and the goal they scored was superbly created by Deklan Wynne and finished by Marco Rojas.
The PFA Player of the Year said the Gunners showed interest this summer but Leicester pushed back against them, while Mahrez says he did not want to create ‘conflict’ despite being aware of Arsenal’s interest.
His Leicester teammate Jamie Vardy recently revealed his reasons for turning down the chance to join Arsene Wenger’s side in the summer and now Mahrez has explained that he too was a Gunners target.
The Barcelona defender is something of a divisive figure with Spanish supporters owing to his support for Catalan independence.
He became embroiled in his latest storm during Sunday’s 2-0 win over Albania when he cut the sleeves off his jersey, angering some fans in the process.
Estonia vs Greece
European Qualifiers – 2018 World Cup
Date: Monday, 10th October 2016
Kick-off at 19:45 UK
Venue: A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn.
Estonia will need to prove that their win over Gibraltar is not a fluke, they will be hosting an inform Greece at A. Le Coq Arena on Monday night.