Don146;t paint your pets

Belgrade: Serbia and Montenegro coach Ilija Petkovic SOS8217;d his son Dusan Petkovic, a defender, to replace injured striker Mirko Vucinic at the World Cup finals. 8220;Ilija Petkovic has made a definitive decision to call up his son Dusan to join the World Cup squad currently training in Austria,8221; the Serbia and Montenegro Football Association said on Monday. The 32-year old OFK Belgrade central defender, who has made 12 appearances for his country scoring one goal, played for Spartak Moscow and Bundesliga side VFB Wolfsburg before moving back to the Serbia and Montenegro first division in April.

New twist to England tale

London: The soap-opera that is soccer in England, found a new twist when striker Michael Owen suffered an injury scare and was taken to hospital for a scan on his thigh. Owen pulled out of training at Old Trafford but was later given the all-clear to line up against Hungary in Tuesday8217;s friendly, reports said. The scare came just hours after news that the next scan on the broken foot of Wayne Rooney, Owen8217;s fellow striker, had been brought forward a week to June 7. Media speculated on Tuesday that if Rooney was ruled out, defender Jamie Carragher would be called into the starting lineup as a midfield anchor with Liverpool team mate and midfielder Steven Gerrard pushed into attack behind Owen.