Beckham: David Beckham said he would be happy to be England captain permanently again. Beckham was handed the role for the friendly against Trinidad after relinquishing the armband following the 2006 World Cup. "I would never turn the captaincy down," Beckham said. "But I do think I was lucky to captain my country 59 times. It was one of my biggest, if not the biggest, personal honour to lead out the country out."

Getafe: Victor Munoz is to replace Michael Laudrup as coach of Primera Liga side Getafe, Spanish media has reported. Munoz has coached Villarreal, Real Zaragoza and Panathinaikos among others, and was sacked by Recreativo Huelva last season.

Mock documentary: Austrians despairing at their team's Euro 2008 exit can seek solace in a mock documentary charting their stunning title win. The film also offers comfort for Switzerland, who survive until the quarter-finals. Austrian broadcaster ORF commissioned the film 'The Miracle of Vienna' and screened it on the eve of the finals, attracting a large audience. "The more I worked on the film, the more convinced I became that it would actually happen," said film maker David Schalko. In the mock drama Austria beat Netherlands in the final.

Messi: Lionel Messi will join Argentina at the Beijing Olympics only if Barcelona are legally required to release the player. Barca's sports director Txiki Begiristain said: "The regulations will decide. If they protect us he will play the Champions League qualifier, if not, we are obliged to let him go."

Podolski, Frings: Lukas Podolski and Torsten Frings are both doubtful for Germany's Euro 2008 quarter-final against Portugal tomorrow, coach Joachim Loew said. Podolski took a knock to his calf and Frings suffered a fractured rib in Monday's 1-0 win over Austria in Group B. "Podolski definitely won't train today and it's going to be tight for Thursday," Loew said.

Euro 2012 stadium: A Taiwanese company hired to renovate the stadium scheduled to host the final of Euro 2012 denied it was delaying the upgrade of the 80,000-seat Olympic stadium. Eric Hsu, the president of the Archasia Design Group, said that Ukranian officials had failed to provide key documents.

Riise: Liverpool have given Roma the green light to talk to Norway defender John Arne Riise about a possible move. Media reports that the deal is done are "premature", the Serie A club said in a statement last night.