Brooking on imports ..

The FA's Director of Development, Trevor Brooking (pictured), has waited for the transfer window to slam shut before tearing into the foreigners who are supposedly hampering England's chances of World Cup success, as Reuters reports. (Surely it has more to do with our failure to be able to score from the 12 yard spot?)

Meanwhile, one of those aforementioned imports, Chelsea's Michael Ballack, will have to suffer picking up his £130,000/week salary without kicking a ball in anger for a while longer, as 4 The Game confirms that his manager Jose Mourinho won't be rushing the German international back from injury. See the story here.