INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL HEADLINES ***Southampton forward Jay Rodriguez is in line to make his England debut after Danny Welbeck and Michael Carrick were ruled out of friendlies against Chile and Germany. (Sky Sports) ***Ajax have been fined €25,000(£21,000) by UEFA after fans displayed an offensive banner at their Champions League home game against Celtic. (ESPN) ***Neymar has claimed that Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino has been working on alternative attacking options in case Lionel Messi got injured. (ESPN) ***Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has upset the entire West Brom dressing room by calling them a “Mickey Mouse” club. The Baggies were seconds away from becoming the first ever side to win a Premier League game at Stamford Bridge against Mourinho’s Chelsea. (Daily Mirror) ***Barcelona attacker Neymar can fill the huge void left by the injured Lionel Messi, according to team-mate Dani Alves. ***Lazio and Germany striker Miroslav Klose has been ruled out for at least three weeks due to a dislocated shoulder. ***Monaco manager Claudio Ranieri has been surprised by the clubs impressive start to the season after an extensive squad overhaul. ***Al Ahly are to sell striker Ahmed Abdul Zaher following his controversial gesture in Saturdays CAF Champions League final. After scoring in his sides 3-1 aggregate win over Orlando Pirates, Zaher made a four-finger salute that relates to a protest by supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi. ***Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic believes his side deserve a place at the FIFA World Cup more than play-off opponents Portugal. ***Galatasaray coach Roberto Mancini is to look to secure the services of Chelsea defender John Terry in the New Year, reports The Sun. The report claims that the Turkish giants are willing to match Terrys current £160,000 a week deal, which ends in the summer, with a pre-contract to be tabled in January. (Eurosport) ***Manchester City will spend in January in a bid to address their defensive problems after Vincent Kompanys injuries turned out to be more serious than expected. (Daily Mail) ***West Bromwich Albions kit man has said he is considering sending his team out to play their next game wearing comedy Mickey Mouse ears. The cheeky suggestion came in a tweet from Pat Frost in the wake of Jose Mourinhos tunnel bust-up with defender Jonas Olsson at the weekend. (Daily Telegraph) ***Former Chelsea defender Dan Petrescu is set for talks with managerless Crystal Palace. The Romanian is the new lead contender for the post at Selhurst Park, the report claims, and has backers within the club. (Daily Mirror) ***Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has put the favourites tag on Portugal ahead of their World Cup qualifying playoff due to Cristiano Ronaldo. (Gazzetta dello Sport) ***Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil is reportedly a doubt for Germanys clash against England on Tuesday. (Daily Mirror)
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