WC Qualifying Europe

Jose Mourinho With Sam Allardyce yet to pick his England captain, Wayne Rooney has vowed to continue playing regardless of whether he retains the armband.

Bastian Schweinsteiger Bastian Schweinsteiger retired from Germany duty on Friday, leading former team-mate Philipp Lahm to pay tribute to the midfielder.

Wayne Rooney Sam Allardyce refused to provide any assurances over Wayne Rooney continuing as England skipper, but Sven-Goran Eriksson expects continuity.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Zlatan Ibrahimovic walked away from the national team after Euro 2016 but he might not be done, says Sven-Goran Eriksson.

Jose Mourinho Wayne Rooney's role and success at Manchester United under Jose Mourinho will guide Sam Allardyce over the 30-year-old's England future.

Bastian Schweinsteiger The time has come for Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lukas Podolski to say farewell to Germany's national team, says Lothar Matthaus.

David Jiménez Silva Goals from David Silva, Vitolo, Diego Costa and Isco helped Spain record a comfortable 4-1 win over Israel in World Cup qualifying.

Gianluigi Buffon Vitolo profited from a mistake by Gianluigi Buffon in Spain's 1-1 draw with Italy - and he admits that it came as a big surprise.

Jan Vertonghen Bosnia-Herzegovina's World Cup hopes suffered a huge setback thanks to Belgium's scintillating 4-3 win in Sarajevo on Saturday.

Glen Johnson Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Glen Johnson have been recalled to the England team in Gareth Southgate's first squad as interim manager.