Jan 7 :: FA Cup, 3rd rd; Scottish Cup, 3rd rd.

10: Wigan v Arsenal, Carling Cup, semi-final, 1st leg.

11: Blackburn v Man Utd, Carling Cup, semi-final, 1st leg.

24: Arsenal v Wigan, Carling Cup semi-final, 2nd leg.

25: Man Utd v Blackburn, Carling Cup semi-final, 2nd leg.

27: Euro 2008, qual rds draw.

28: FA Cup, 4th rd.

Feb 4: Scottish Cup, 4th rd.

15: Stuttgart v Middlesbrough, Bolton v Marseille, Uefa Cup, rd of 32, 1st legs.

18: FA Cup, 5th rd.

21: Benfica v Liverpool, Real Madrid v Arsenal, Champions Lge, rd of 16, 1st legs.

22: Chelsea v Barcelona, Rangers v Villarreal, Champions Lge, rd of 16, 1st legs.

23: Middlesbrough v Stuttgart, Marseille v Bolton, Uefa Cup, rd of 32, 2nd legs.

25: Scottish Cup, 5th rd.

26: Carling Cup, final (Cardiff).

March 1: England (opposition & venue tbc), Scotland v Switzerland (Glasgow), N Ireland v Estonia (Belfast), Rep of Ireland v Sweden (Dublin), Wales v Paraguay (Cardiff), friendly int'ls.

7: Barcelona v Chelsea, Villarreal v Rangers, Champions Lge, rd of 16, 2nd legs.

8: Liverpool v Benfica, Arsenal v Real Madrid, Champions Lge, rd of 16, 2nd legs.

9: Uefa Cup, rd of 16, 1st leg.

16: Uefa Cup, rd of 16, 2nd leg.

22: FA Cup, 6th rd.

28: Champions Lge, qtr-final, 1st leg.

30: Uefa Cup, qtr-final, 1st leg.

April 1-2: Scottish Cup, semi-finals.

2: LDV Vans Trophy, final (Cardiff).

5: Champions Lge, qtr-final, 2nd leg.

6: Uefa Cup, qtr-final, 2nd leg.

18: Champions Lge, semi-final, 1st leg.

20: Uefa Cup, semi-final, 1st leg.

26: Champions Lge, semi-final, 2nd leg.

27: Uefa Cup, semi-final, 2nd leg.

22: FA Cup, semi-final.

May 1: FA Women's Cup, final.

6: FA Vase, final.

6-7: Coca-Cola Ch'ship play-off, semi-final, 1st leg.

9-10: Coca-Cola Ch'ship play-off, semi-final, 2nd leg.

10: Uefa Cup, final (Eindhoven).

13: FA Cup, final (Wembley); Scottish Cup, final (Hampden Pk).

13-14: Coca-Cola Lge 1 & 2 play-off, semi-final, 1st leg.

14: FA Trophy, final.

16-17: Coca-Cola Lge 1 & 2 play-off, semi-final, 2nd leg.

17: Champions Lge, final (Paris).

21: Coca-Cola Ch'ship play-off, final (Wembley).

25: Uefa U21 Ch'ship.

27: Coca-Cola Lge 2 play off, final (Wembley).

28: Coca-Cola Lge 1 play off, final (Wembley).

30: England v Hungary, friendly int'l (Wembley).

June 6: Uefa U21 Ch'ship final.

9: World Cup begins (Germany).

July 9: World Cup final (Berlin).

Aug 5: Football Lge season begins.

6: FA Community Shield (Wembley).

12: Premiership season begins.

16: Rep of Ireland v Holland (Dublin), friendly int'l.