Gerrard: England captain Steven Gerrard is set to win his 100th cap in tomorrow’s friendly away to Sweden after being cleared to travel with the squad following a scan on a knee injury yesterday. Gerrard suffered his injury during Liverpool’s 1-1 Premier League draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Van Persie: The Netherlands will face Germany in tomorrow’s friendly without Robin van Persie after the Man. United striker pulled out of the squad yesterday with a thigh complaint. The scorer of 31 goals in 71 internationals is likely to be replaced by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

LA Galaxy: MLS Cup champions Los Angeles Galaxy moved closer to returning to Major League Soccer’s title match on Sunday with a 3-0 victory over Seattle in the first leg of the Western Conference finals. Robbie Keane scored twice and helped create Mike Magee’s goal to hand victory to the Galaxy.

Nigeria: Chelsea’s Victor Moses and Jon Obi Mikel have been excused from making a long midweek trip to Miami to play in Nigeria’s international friendly against Venezuela in the American city tomorrow. The pair were initially called up by coach Stephen Keshi but after requesting time off, they have been given permission to miss the match.

Molde: Molde coach and former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has guided his Norwegian side to their second successive league title. Molde were assured of a successful title defence courtesy of Sunday’s 1-0 win over Hoenefoss which gave them a four point lead over closest rivals Stroemsgodset with a game to spare.

In Italy: Serie B – Bari vs Reggina 0-1. Prima Divisione A – San Marino vs Reggiana 4-0; Carpi vs Treviso 1-0.