Michael Dawson does not expect transfer speculation to turn Gareth Bale's head and is confident his Tottenham Hotspur team-mate will stay at White Hart Lane. Bale enjoyed a stellar 2012/13 season and picked up three major individual accolades as Spurs finished fifth in the Premier League. Spurs' failure to qualify for the Champions League has prompted speculation that both Manchester United a...Full Story »

DOWN IN THE MOUTH ... Michael Dawson has suffered Euro agony before MICHAEL DAWSON cannot face any more Champions League heartbreak on the final day of the season. Tottenham must beat Sunderland at White Hart Lane today and hope Arsenal drop points at Newcastle if they are to finish above their arch-rivals in fourth and clinch Champions League football next season. The last time Spurs ended a...Full Story »

Michael Dawson is desperately hoping Tottenham will not suffer yet more Champions League heartbreak. The only way that Tottenham will qualify for the Champions League in this weekend's final round of matches is if they beat Sunderland at White Hart Lane and the Gunners drop points at lowly Newcastle. Spurs narrowly missed out on the Champions League two years ago and last year Dawson led the t...Full Story »

The sides' Europa League quarter-final tie is finely poised at 2-2 ahead of Thursday's second leg in Switzerland and the defender believes Spurs have a strong chance Tottenham captain Michael Dawson insists his side are in a good position ahead of their Europa League quarter-final second-leg meeting with Basel, despite having conceded two away goals. The north London outfit found themselves ...Full Story »

HEAD BOY ... Michael Dawson in action MICHAEL DAWSON has told his Spurs team-mates to take inspiration from his topsy-turvy season. Tottenham are out to defy the odds by booking a Europa League semi-final place tonight. Dawson leads his side out against FC Basel in their quarter-final second leg knowing the Swiss are huge favourites to progress following their 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane a we...Full Story »

Tottenham captain Michael Dawson says the team needs to return to winning ways if it is to cement a place in the top four this season. A 2-2 draw with Everton on Sunday prevented Spurs from leapfrogging Chelsea into third and the two are now level on points – though Chelsea has played a game less. Tottenham started brightly, scoring in the opening minute before an Everton rally almost sa...Full Story »

England squad in turmoil ENGLAND’S World Cup hopes are heading for meltdown.Next Tuesday’s qualifier in Montenegro was always going to be critical after the draw with Poland in October. But the task ahead is getting tougher by the day. Roy Hodgson’s squad was already ravaged by injuries before Rio Ferdinand’s controversial withdrawal yesterday. And with other players ...Full Story »

JOL-LY GOOD ... Lescott celebrates scoring against France for England during Euro 2012 JOLEON LESCOTT has been called up for England’s World Cup qualifiers after Michael Dawson dropped out with a hamstring injury. Roy Hodgson overlooked Lescott, 30, for the games against San Marino and Montenegro because he had not had enough firstteam football. But the withdrawal of Tottenham centre-ba...Full Story »

* Lescott called up to squad to face San Marino and Montenegro (Updates after Lescott called up, Dawson withdraws) LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - England called up defender Joleon Lescott for this month's World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro after Tottenham Hotspur pair Michael Dawson and Aaron Lennon withdrew from the squad through injury on Sunday. Winger Lennon missed his cl...Full Story »

England manager Roy Hodgson says Tottenham defender Michael Dawson fully deserves his call-up to the international squad due to his recent impressive injury-free performances for the Premier League side. The 29-year old has only previously received four senior international caps since his debut against Hungary in a friendly in August 2010. However, after consistently impressing at the heart of...Full Story »