Frank Lampard has been confirmed as England captain for Saturday's friendly international against Spain at Wembley. The Chelsea midfielder will lead England for the second time. The official captain, John Terry, will not start the game.
André Villas-Boas has been charged with improper conduct over comments made about the referee Chris Foy after Chelsea's 1-0 defeat at QPR last month.
At Loftus Road, the Chelsea manager admitted that he had been "very aggressive" towards Foy, and that he had accused the official, who sent off two of his players, of failing to treat the teams equally.
Manchester City are suffering an anxious wait after learning that Sergio Agüero sustained a groin injury on international duty with Argentina.
The forward, who moved to City in the summer in a £35m transfer from Atlético Madrid, pulled up in training and has been ruled out of Argentina's home World Cup qualifier against Bolivia in Mendoza on Friday and is a major doubt for Tuesday's trip to Barranquilla to play Colombia.
The French league told Paris St Germain on Thursday the club were breaking the rules by denying former France striker Peguy Luyindula the right to use first-team facilities.
Luyindula, whose contract expires at the end of the season, was not included in coach Antoine Kombouare's squad earlier this season and has been training on a pitch used by the reserves.
Under league regulations, players who have a senior professional contract with a club should share the same facilities regardless of whether they are in the squad.
David Beckham's five years in Major League Soccer (MLS) have "delivered on all aspects", commissioner Don Garber said on Thursday, adding that he hopes the England international will stay on in the league.
Beckham's original five-year deal with the L.A Galaxy concludes after the Nov. 20 MLS Cup final between his club and the Houston Dynamo and the 36-year-old midfielder has yet to decide whether to return.
"I certainly hope to see him back," said Garber, who added he could not however predict if Beckham would return.
"David, (his personal manager) Simon Fuller and Tim Leiweke of (Galaxy owners) AEG will go through a process after the Cup to try to determine what David's future is but I certainly hope to have him back," Garber said on a teleconference call.
I do hate international football breaks