There was nothing for the press to moan about as Fabio Capello guided England to an emphatic 4-0 win over Bulgaria, with Jermain Defoe justifying his selection with a hat-trick.

Southampton's first League One match since Alan Pardew's controversial sacking on Monday saw them beaten 2-0 at home by recently promoted Rochdale, as fans turned on caretaker Dean Wilkins.

It was a great day for Dagenham and Redbridge, who enjoyed their first League One victory, and Shrewsbury, who went top of League Two, but Peterborough and Bradford fans won't be quite so happy...

Raymond Domenech is long gone but the French football team remain far from the force they once were after opening Euro 2012 qualifying with a shock 1-0 home loss to Belarus.

Both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland kicked off Euro 2012 qualifying with away wins, but things didn't go quite as well for Wales or Scotland in their opening games.

The current best and worst that League One has to offer collide in Sunday's big TV match as Brentford host leaders Sheffield Wednesday. We've looked at how to make money as the game goes on...

Andy Gray reckons that Jose Mourinho is capable of not only taking Real Madrid past the second round of the Champions League for the first time in seven seasons but leading them to victory at Wembley.

After last night's Euro 2012 qualifiers, we come back down to earth today with a League One clash between MK Dons and Hartlepool that - thankfully - is live on Sky Sports 2...

Manchester United's constantly improving winger Nani spoke to Betfair about his targets for the season ahead, who they will be fighting with for the title and which clubs will win Serie A and La Liga.

Former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier is now the second favourite to succeed Martin O'Neill as Aston Villa manager after the Daily Mail reported that he held encouraging talks with Randy Lerner.

In customary bull in a china shop style, John Toshack revealed that Gareth Bale was the subject of a big money bid over the summer. But who do you think it was?

Our star tipster Andy Gray expects England, Scotland and Republic of Ireland to get their Euro 2012 qualifying campaigns off to winning starts, but isn't as optimistic about Wales and Northern Ireland's chances...

Getting through a weekend without any top-class football can be a hard thing to do, but it would certainly be made easier with a couple of extra quid in the back pocket. So here are the punts to earn you some big bucks...

England boss Fabio Capello and captain Steven Gerrard have been making all the right noises since England's exit from the World Cup, now it's time to see if there's substance to all the talk as England face Bulgaria...

Slovenia enhanced their reputation despite group stage elimination at the World Cup and should have little trouble seeing off Northern Ireland in their opening Euro 2012 qualifier in Maribor.