Manchester United's roster will include Wayne Rooney for today's UEFA Champions League clash with Rangers, and Sir Alex Ferguson believes Rooney will respond well in his first club match since the public revelations about his infidelity.
Ferguson excluded Rooney from United's weekend fixture against Everton for fear of the striker taking abuse after his personal life became tabloid fodder.
Manchester United should be at full strength to face a Rangers squad that will feature U.S. national team midfielder Maurice Edu.
Here are some other stories from Monday and today to keep your day going:
BC Place to open in June
BC Place, the future home of the MLS expansion Vancouver Whitecaps, is tentatively scheduled to open on June 1, 2011, according to the Vancouver Sun.
The June opening would mean the Whitecaps will have to play the first two months at Empire Field in Vancouver. The date was announced via a hand-written sign outside the construction site in Vancouver.
Russian League switches to Autumn-Spring schedule
The Russian Football Federation has decided to switch to an autumn-spring schedule in order to fall more in line with the other leagues in Europe.
The current Russian schedule is more similar to Major League Soccer, running from March to November. The switch will begin to take place beginning next spring and should be completed for the start of the 2012 season.
FA fines Wolves for yellow cards
The FA has slapped Wolverhampton Wanderers with a 75,000 pound fine after the squad accumulated 14 yellow cards over the course of two matches.
Under the current guidelines, clubs are fined 25,000 pounds for recieving six yellow cards in a match. The penalty is upped to 50,000 for a second offense. Wolves recieved seven a piece in their matches against Newcastle United and Fulham. It was during the Fulham match that a Karl Henry tackle sidelined Fulham striker Bobby Zamora for four months with a broken ankle.
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