DEL BOSQUE PAYS TRIBUTE TO XAVI
Spain boss Vicente Del Bosque has hailed Xavi with the Barcelona midfielder set to win his 100th cap in Friday night’s Euro 2012 qualifier against the Czech Republic in Granada.

WILKINS BACKING FOR WILSHERE
Wilshere – high praise from Wilkins. Jack Wilshere is a lot more than ready to make his competitive England debut in Saturday’s European Championship qualifier against Wales, according to previous national crew captain Ray Wilkins.

Said & Accomplished | David Hills
Sepp on tour jumpers for goalposts kidnapping news plus apology of the week Tour news Headlining Sepp’s pre-presidential-election tour of Fifa’s Asian voters final week: some generous PR for Burma’s FA head Zaw Zaw . Sepp mentioned Zaw Zaw – nonetheless matter to US sanctions as a “essential fiscal backer” of the ruling army junta linked to additional-judicial killings, disappearances, torture and rape …