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England coach Roy Hodgson urged his players to treat Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine as a "cup final".

The 23-year-old Tottenham Hotspur defender is with the England squad for Tuesday's WC qualifier against Ukraine.

Gareth Bale, 24, joined Real Madrid on September 1 in a world record transfer after months of speculation.

Afghanistan will meet the winner of the second semi-final between India and Maldives on Wednesday.

With Wayne Rooney and Daniel Sturridge ruled out through injury, England will be dipping into its pool of reserve strikers for goals against Moldova.

India were lucky to make it to the last four stage after Pakistan beat Bangladesh 2-1 in another simultaneous match.

While France will be hoping for its strikers to end a miserable run of four matches without a goal, England has limited attacking options.

There were ugly scenes after the team's 1-1 draw with Bangladesh as Mehtab Hussain and Mohanraj Nallappan were involved in an exchange of words.

The Belgian heads to Old Trafford for a fee of 27.5 million pounds, where he is reunited with former manager David Moyes.

Netherlands coach Gaal has changed course and summoned Sneijder for the team's upcoming WC qualification matches against Estonia and Andorra.

Beneath the glamour that Bale's signing brings there festers an ongoing crisis in the Spanish game.

Herrera is unlikely to leave before the transfer window closes on Monday despite an offer from EPL champions Manchester United, coach Ernesto Valverde said.

Romelu Lukaku missed in the penalty shootout to hand Bayern a 5-4 win after the game was locked 2-2 following extra time.

Barcelona visit Valencia and Real Madrid host an Athletic Bilbao side that has proved perfect through the opening two rounds.

The Cameroon striker has signed a one-year deal to be reunited with Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, who he played under at Inter Milan.

Dempo SC midfielder Clifford Rayes Miranda Thursday received Dilip Sardesai Award for sports excellence for the year 2013-14.