Kelly withdraws from Irish squad

Stephen Kelly has withdrawn from the Republic of Ireland squad for tomorrow’s friendly against the Czech Republic with a thigh injury. The full-back will return to Fulham, for whom he played ninety minutes in the 1-0 win over QPR at Loftus Road on...

Hangeland to miss Northern Ireland tie

  Brede Hangeland will miss Norway’s friendly against Northern Ireland tomorrow night after feeling discomfort in his thigh during a training session this morning. The Fulham defender began the warm up in Belfast earlier but was withdrawn from the session...

Etuhu ‘glad’ to be back for Nigeria

Dickson Etuhu has spoken of his delight to be back in Nigeria as he arrived tonight ahead of the Super Eagles’ African Cup of Nations’ qualifier against Rwanda. The Fulham midfielder has been recalled to the national side by new coach Stephen Keshi having...

Stockdale misses out on England squad

Fulham goalkeeper David Stockdale has been left out of Stuart Pearce’s England squad to face Holland in a friendly later this month. Stockdale had been a regular in Fabio Capello’s squads before the Italian resigned abruptly last month but Pearce, in...

McKinlay takes up Northern Ireland role

Fulham have confirmed that their first team coach Billy McKinlay will become assistant manager to new Northern Ireland boss Michael Hughes on a part-time basis. McKinlay, who handed over his reserve team role to Ray Lewington last week, has been on the staff at Fulham...