Wimbledon midfielder Robbie Earle has decided to end his playing career on the advice of a specialist after failing to recover from a serious stomach injury.
Earle, who joined the Dons in 1991 for £900,000 from Port Vale, played over 650 games during a career which included scoring Jamaica's first-ever goal in the World Cup finals after they qualified for France 98.
His final game proved to be a reserve-team fixture against Watford where he received a kick in the stomach which led to a potentially life-threatening pancreatic problem.
The 35-year-old will remain at the club as reserve team manager.
Celtic utility man Vidar Riseth is set to complete a £1.2 million move to Bundesliga side Munich 1860. The German side will break the club's transfer record to secure the signature of the Norwegian who has failed to hold down a first team place since Martin O'Neill took over as manager.
Scotland manager Craig Brown believes in-form Rangers star Kenny Miller has all the attributes to become one of Scotland's greatest strikers. After eight goals in his last four Rangers game, Brown is set to hand Miller his first senior Scotland cap against Australia at Hampden next Wednesday.
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