The Offside Daily – Arsenal injury news, Manchester City International named England Skipper and Sunderland FA trouble

10 of the best football stories of the day:

1. Manchester City Ladies defender Steph Houghton has been named the new England Women’s captain by Head Coach Mark Sampson.

2. Arsenal welcome back Aaron Ramsay to their first team squad for this weekend’s Premier League tie against Everton.

3. Sunderland have been fined by the FA for fielding an ineligable player in games earlier this season.

4. Seven more Football League players have been arrested in the North-West on charges of match fixing.

5. Croatian prodigy Alen Halilovic is still set to join Barcelona this summer, despite the FIFA transfer ban on the club, according to his lawyer.

6. The 2014 “RoboCup” has begun in Germany, where robotic droids take on the beautiful game. (Daily Mail)

7. Crystal Palace players joined yongsters playing Powerchair football, a four a side game with a size 9 football. (CPFC.co.uk)

8. A former Burton Albion player, Stuart Tomlinson, has joined the WWE after knee injuries curtailed is football career. (Give Me Sport)

9. With Spurs new stadium in the planning stage, take a look at some of the State of the Art facilities that never got built. (Mirror)

10. Check out this ESPN World Cup advert, commentator Ian Darke calls the play by play on a date. (ESPN)

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