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Football in brief: Hughes sounded out over Turkey vacancy

Andy Carroll charged with assault | Ricardo Fuller arrested | Ian Holloway drops trio after trip to nightclub

Ferguson undecided about Scotland return

Barry Ferguson has ‘plenty of thinking to do’ before deciding whether to make a comeback for Scotland under Craig Levein

Terry fails to learn his lesson over antics

He is a fine footballer and a formidable warrior, but John Terry should have kept his mouth shut after losing England captaincy

Terry still at the heart of Capello’s England

Former captain’s importance as a player is not lost on the manager despite his decision to take away the coveted armband

Draw delivers golden opportunity to Capello

Italian can look forward to leading England in the finals of another tournament after being placed in easy-looking group G

Who England must beat to reach Euro 2012

Bulgaria boast Premier League stars including Dimitar Berbatov, while Montenegro have Brian May-lookalike Stevan Jovetic

England and Wales meet in Euro 2012 qualifiers

Home nations drawn in Group G alongside Switzerland, Bulgaria and Montenegro, while Scotland face Spain in Group I

How to survive a Wag's life

As John Terry's wife suffers amid his indiscretions, meet the football wives and girlfriends to hear their survival tactics

Ferdinand is the right man to lead England

The defender is a positive role model on and off the field, and his appointment as captain can only benefit the national team

Ferdinand set to quit fight with FA

The new England captain is considering dropping his appeal against an FA ban to try to smooth his introduction to the role

John Terry’s ‘£750,000’ legal gag

The former England captain has paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to his former mistress to guarantee her silence

Football shorts: Platini eager for Ireland-France rematch

Uefa president hopes the two nations will get a chance to play each other at Euro 2012 after controversial World Cup qualifier

Europeans keep it zipped about soccer sexploits

Other countries deal with sporting sexual scandals without the moral outrage shown in the John Terry case

Capello praises £7m Johnson

The England manager returns to on-pitch matters by expressing his admiration for Manchester City's new winger

Ancelotti backs his man to retain title focus

Carlo Ancelotti has launched a spirited defence of John Terry, claiming nothing could lower his opinion of Chelsea captain

The Arsenal to Zagreb of Walcott’s fading promise

Arsenal player has regressed since his hat-trick against Croatia and there are concerns that his problems are not purely physical

Now England spotlight falls on Ferdinand

Having inherited the armband by default, it should be remembered Fabio Capello’s new captain comes with his share of baggage

High and lows of England’s vice squad

They were selected as understudies to John Terry, but Rio Ferdinand and Steven Gerrard have also found themselves on the front page