LATEST FANTASY SOCCER NEWS

Rio Ferdinand (D)  Manchester Utd
Ferdinand has dropped his appeal of an extra match ban for violent conduct during last month's victory over Hull City.

Robbie Keane (F)  Tottenham
Keane scored in Celtic's 4-2 win over Dunfermline in the fifth round of Scottish Cup play on Sunday.

Julio Sergio Bertagnoli (G)  Roma
Julio Sergio played a key role in Roma's important weekend road victory over Fiorentina, Football Italia reports.

Alessandro Nesta (D)  AC Milan
Nesta practiced for the first time with the squad since last month on Monday and should be ready to play as early as this week, Goal.com reports.

Josmer Altidore (F)  Hull City
Altidore admitted that it has taken some time to adjust to the speed of playing soccer in the Premier League, but hopes that he can build upon his great performance against Manchester City, according to Sky Sports.