Football SHORTS: McClaren bullish.

STEVE McClaren is confident England can get the results required to qualify for Euro 2008 even if John Terry and Michael Owen are ruled out of this month's double-header with Estonia and Russia. Although there have been optimistic noises from both Chelsea and Newcastle about the key duo's fitness, there must be a major doubt they will recover from a fractured cheekbone and stomach surgery respectively in time to tackle Estonia on October 13 and Russia, England's major qualification rivals, in Moscow four days later. But McClaren said: "We have coped without players before. We will do so again." Meanwhile, Fulham forward Clint Dempsey will not face punishment over the challenge on Terry that left the England skipper nursing a fractured cheekbone.