Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter

World governing body Fifa is going to arrange talks with 'key stakeholders' around the potential impact of the Lassana Diarra case on the transfer market.

There is a real belief among some, including the PFA, that it marks the end of the current transfer system as we know it. Others are less sure.

According to Fifa: "This announcement follows on from the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the Diarra case and is in line with FIFA’s strategic objective to further improve the transfer system, on which significant progress has been made since 2016.

Fifa's Chief Legal & Compliance Officer Emilio García Silvero added: "The Diarra decision does not question that employment contracts between players and clubs must be respected.

"Consequently, if players wish to be released from a contract, there will be financial consequences.

"If a club wishes to engage a player under a valid contract, this will often still mean that the transfer fee needs to be paid."

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

BBC Sport chief footballer writer Phil McNulty is here to answer your questions this morning...

Q. Why do we continue to use Bellingham in the 10 role? Holds up the play and the ball, there is no flow with him in that position. Joseph, Manchester

Hi, Joseph. I certainly agree Bellingham did not have his best night in Helsinki.

He seems to be trying to do too much on occasions. He was almost pushed up right alongside Harry Kane at some points rather than the false nine position he occupied against Greece.

England have a rare talent on their hands but at the moment they are not quite making best use of him.

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The Republic of Ireland suffered a third defeat in four games under manager Heimir Hallgrimsson as Greece ran out deserved winners in Sunday's Nations League Group B2 tussle in Athens.

While Greece remain three points clear of England, who beat strugglers Finland earlier on Sunday, a third loss leaves the Irish in third place and facing the prospect of a relegation play-off with two games left.

Having returned to winning ways in dramatic fashion against Finland on Thursday, the Republic of Ireland were humbled as Greece captain Tasos Bakasetas struck early in the second half before Petros Mantalos pounced on a Caoimhin Kelleher mistake to wrap up the home side's win late on.

It was a disappointing end to the night for Kelleher, who had been outstanding for the visitors, making a string of saves to shut out the dominant hosts in the first half.

Read more here.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

BBC Sport chief footballer writer Phil McNulty is here to answer your questions this morning...

Q. Good morning Phil, Could you please explain why you felt the need to hang Lee Carsley out to dry with your reaction to the Greece game. In only his third game in charge he was clearly experimenting and weighing up is options in a game that for the majority is seen as nothing more than a glorified friendly. How can your reaction be constructive in any way for England and Lee Carsley moving forward? Rich, Oxford

Good morning, Rich. I’m obviously not going to agree with you that I hung Lee Carsley out to dry.

I gave an honest reaction to a team selection by the manager which was a gamble which backfired badly and led to an embarrassing result. It was a performance that deserved criticism and Carsley accepted it.

He picked a team which lacked any sort of structure and real system. I praised Lee Carsley when he deserved it after his first two games in charge and I felt he deserved criticism for events at Wembley last Thursday. I was not alone.

Henry Winter
Football writer on BBC Radio 5 Live

On who will be the England manager in a year's time?

I would hope it’s Eddie Howe but he’s embedded in Newcastle. There’s obviously a chunky pay off and the FA has to balance its pennies. He’d be the ideal choice for me. We have to deepen the talent pool of homegrown managers. He’s got the personality. He can deal with the media. He’s got the respect of the players. But he’s doing a good job at Newcastle.

He looks embedded there now and why would Newcastle want to lose such a good manager?

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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

BBC Sport chief footballer writer Phil McNulty is here to answer your questions this morning...

Q. Phil, in your view what are the FA waiting for in terms of interviewing candidates. They have known for a while about Southgate's intentions where is the succession planning? Dan, Newcastle Upon Tyne

I think Lee Carsley would have been the ideal FA appointment for the very understandable reason that he has come through the St. George’s Park system and coached the under-21s, exactly like Gareth Southgate.

Unfortunately, the team selection and manner of the defeat against Greece raised serious questions about Carsley and the man himself is giving mixed messages about whether he wants the job or not, which is creating an air of confusion.

He has only two more games to go as interim manager and I would imagine the events of this international camp have focused minds at the FA about what needs to be done.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

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Lee Carsley said he speaks to FA technical director John McDermott - one of the people in charge of the recruitment process for the manager's job - every day but does not ask for updates on the process to find a replacement for Gareth Southgate.

Carsley, the England Under-21s coach before stepping in to the interim senior role, was previously caretaker manager at Brentford, Birmingham City and Coventry, and says the experience of those roles is why he doesn't want to publicly say whether he wants the England job.

"I'm definitely reluctant because in the past when I have done this caretaker or interim role I have gone so far down the 'I don’t want the job', I've actually not done the job," he said.

"It was one of the things I spoke about when I was asked to take temporary charge - it's important that I keep an open mind because in that case, then I'm not being reckless with my decisions.

"I'm thinking thoroughly about how the team should play, the squad I should pick - which is a challenge."

As things stand, Lee Carsley will remain in interim charge for England's next two Nations League games away to Greece on 14 November and at home to the Republic of Ireland three days later.

It remains to be seen what happens after that.

The 2026 World Cup qualifying draw takes place in December, with qualifying matches due to start in March 2025.

Henry Winter
Football writer on BBC Radio 5 Live

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It’s the Carsley hokey-cokey. He goes from one press conference to another. A radio briefing to a television briefing to a print briefing and he changes each time.

What he should have done at the start is come up with a line and stick to it throughout. Because he’s opened a window of opportunity for the media who are thinking ‘does he want it? Doesn’t he? What is going on?’

You know how obsessed we are with the England manager’s job. It’s almost like ‘who’s going to be the next prime minister?’. But he’s created this confusion.

I feel a little bit for the FA because I can understand their game plan. They’ve effectively tried to give themselves nine months to get the right person.

Carsley just created this story all about himself which is actually not his style because he’s a lowkey, grounded, very likeable individual.

There’s a whole army of question marks.

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Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter

With all the talk about Lee Carsley and the uncertainty around the England job, Erik ten Hag's anticipated return to Manchester United is almost going under the radar.

Ten Hag's former coach Benni McCarthy spoke out in favour of the Dutchman over the weekend, saying too often, the performances United's players produced in training were not replicated on matchday.

Ten Hag is due back at Carrington - most of United's players are still on international duty - to begin preparations for Saturday's home game against Brentford, whose manager Thomas Frank was amongst those spoken to by United's hierarchy towards the end of last season.

After that it is a Europa League trip to a Fenerbahce side managed by former United boss Jose Mourinho.

The Daily Telegraph

The Football Association has yet to formally interview any of the external favourites to become England manager, the Telegraph, external reports.

That's in today's gossip, which you can read over here.

Glyn Smith: All this debate doesn't show the FA's succession planning in a good light. Sure Southgate was having conversations for a long time prior to his leaving. What (or who?) are the FA waiting for? At the moment it's all a bit in limbo which isn't really good enough.

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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

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England - and interim manager Lee Carsley - left Finland with a win to warm them against freezing temperatures but this has been an international camp riddled with chaos and confusion on and off the pitch.

Carsley's side simply had to fly out of Helsinki victorious after the tactical debacle that brought defeat against Greece at Wembley on Thursday – and it was duly achieved, although in a far from convincing fashion.

England's interim manager now has two more games, the tough trip to face Greece in Athens and a Wembley meeting with the Republic of Ireland in November, before the dizzying dance around whether he wants the job - or the Football Association actually want him to do it - must end.

Carsley's public evasion of indicating any desire to commit beyond two more games has created uncertainty, all this with the clock ticking and the FA still not holding formal negotiations with any other potential targets to succeed Gareth Southgate on a permanent basis.

England's two performances against Greece and Finland have not bolstered Carsley's claims, should he even want the post, so eventually someone – either the interim manager or more pertinently the FA – must bring clarity to this cloudy situation.

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A couple more back pages to bring you, but again it's England - and the manager's job - front and centre, with Lee Carsley's reluctant to say whether he wants the job full-time because he fears losing focus on the task at hand.

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Phil Jagielka
Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

Job done. England played well in spells and played well mainly as individuals but the one thing we're looking at going forward is the collective.

England look good going forward but defensively as a team England are probably lacking at the moment.

But there are high expectations because England have such a fantastic squad.

England's victory over Finland - and speculation over the manager's position - dominates today's back pages.

Jack Grealish was celebrating a second goal in three games under Lee Carsley after missing out on the Euro 2024 squad - as well as the birth of his daughter.

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