The BBC will broadcast live coverage of Manchester United's World Team Championship challenge in Brazil.
United will play Brazilians Vasco de Gama, Mexican side Necaxa and South Melbourne of Australia in the group stages of the new FIFA event which begins on January 5th.
All three games will kick off at 8.15 p.m. Irish time and will be shown on BBC1.
Gary Neville will miss England's Euro 2000 play-off clash with Scotland after suffering a recurrence of his groin injury.
The English Football Association are to take no action against West Ham defender Neil Ruddock over remarks he made about Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira following their infamous Upton Park bust-up when Vieira spat at him.
Ruddock had said on a television interview: "Vieira missed but was near enough for me to smell the garlic on his breath."
Premier Division strikers Jason Kabia and Trevor Molloy are among the players handed bans by this week's meeting of the National League's diciplinary commission. Both players will miss one game.
Suspensions (to take effect from November 16th): One match: Jason Kabia (Galway United), Colin Fortune (Athlone Town), Gordon Jackson (Home Farm/ Everton), Trevor Molloy (St Patrick's Athletic), Shane Jackson (Shamrock Rovers), Roy Fox, Mick Scully (Monaghan United). Two matches: Alan Kelly (Athlone Town), Paul O'Brien (Rockmount), Eddie Van Boxtel, Colin Notaro (Monaghan United).
