Yohan Cabaye will miss France's next match with Georgia due to suspension. Meanwhile, Moussa Sissoko, Cheik Tiote, and Papiss Cisse all featured for their respective nations. Most importantly: Nobody was hurt.

Injuries to England's defense have led to Taylor getting the call.

"Define Metalist Kharkiv in 1,000 words or less." Through 5 names and 87 years, Metalist Kharkiv have seen many ups and downs... until recently. Their recent run of 6 consecutive 3rd place Premier League finishes is their best in club history.

Let's be honest... not many players from NUFC are making anybody's Best XI lists this season. How bad has it gotten for our favorite Ivorian?

Alan Pardew could be heading into the match on Saturday with Swansea City with only 1 match-ready senior striker if the Senegal Football Association succeed in blocking Papiss Cisse from playing.

When the second leg of the ACoN playoff between the Ivory Coast and Senegal was abandoned, the Toon Army breathed a collective sigh of relief. We may still yet lose a striker for ACoN, and at perhaps a bad time for the player.

The first leg of the Senegal v. Ivory Coast ACoN playoff has ended. Where are we with regard to Newcastle United?

We're roughly halfway through the long international break, and there is a little bit of news in the Newcastle United camp. This is also a Live Thread for the Senegal v. Ivory Coast ACoN play-off.

Note: We will have Olympic threads available even on non-football days for anybody who is interested in discussing the day's events, but most of the time they will be in the FanPosts section, so...