Euro 2008 News -MACEDONIA v ENGLAND: Macedonia have been taking steps to avoid a repeat of the racist chanting that marred their game against England in 2003 by launching a campaign aimed at driving bigotry out of their game.

"We have taken all the measures we can to get the message across to our supporters that this type of behaviour is not acceptable," Zoran Mikolovski, a Macedonian FA spokesman, said last night.

NORTHERN IRELAND V SPAIN: Lawrie Sanchez will assess the fitness of Northern Ireland captain Aaron Hughes before deciding whether the Aston Villa defender will be available for tomorrow's daunting visit of Spain.

Hughes suffered a head injury during Saturday's 3-0 defeat by Iceland at Windsor Park and Sanchez has called up Manchester United's Jonny Evans as cover.

SLOVAKIA V CZECH REPUBLIC: Slovakia and the Czech Republic, who together won the European championship as Czechoslovakia 30 years ago, meet in a Group D clash in Bratislava tomorrow.

Slovakia, who have won only one of their four matches against the Czechs so far, are riding high after Saturday's 6-1 demolition of Cyprus and another victory would put them in a strong position in Group D, which, of course, includes the Republic of Ireland. Slovan striker Robert Vittek is struggling to be fit but coach Dusan Galis aims to field an unchanged winning team.

WALES V BRAZIL: Wrexham defender Ryan Valentine believes his call-up to the full Wales squad represents an ideal opportunity to showcase his skills. The 24-year-old could find himself facing Ronaldinho and co in tonight's friendly clash at White Hart Lane.