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Scott Sinclair says he still holds ambitions of being selected for England and hopes playing in the Champions League with Celtic can help his cause.The 27-year-old, who has represented his country at U21 level but has never appeared for the senior squad, moved to Parkhead in the summer following frustrating spells with Manchester City and Aston Villa.Celtic were drawn against Barcelona, Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League this year and sit bottom of their group with two points after four games but Sinclair hopes playing against Europes elite can help to boost his international prospects. Scott Sinclair hopes playing in the Champions League can help win him an England call-up When my time is right itll come but at the moment Im concentrating on just playing week by week and every game that is coming in front of me - that is what Im enjoying, he said.So, at this moment in time, if I can get into England then that would great - my ambitions are still to play for my country. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price Sinclair admitted the lure of potentially playing Champions League football and giving himself another platform to showcase his international credentials was a factor in his decision to move to Glasgow and does not see why he cannot be selected while playing in Scotlands top flight.If you can keep doing well in the Champions League and, on a personal note, in playing games then I dont see why [I cant] break in. Its great that Im playing every week and scoring goals and getting back into form. Sinclair has represented England at U21 level Im just enjoying my football again and that was the main reason for me coming here and I havent looked back since. I wouldnt say there is any barrier, it is just about how you do. If you are playing Champions League and you are doing it at that level then I dont see why not.Sinclair says he is not sure what it would take to earn a call-up to the national side but believes all he can do is continue to perform well at club level in the hope of making interim England boss Gareth Southgate - or whoever takes over the job full-time - sit up and take notice. Sinclair had previously sampled Champions League football with Manchester City He said: At the moment I wouldnt know, youd have to ask [Southgate] or whoever was bringing players into the squad. All I can do is concentrate on myself and keep doing as well as I can.Celtic are the bookmakers favourites to land Steven Gerrard after it was confirmed that the midfielder will leave LA Galaxy and, speaking before that news was revealed, Sinclair said the former Liverpool captain would be an excellent signing for the club. Steven Gerrard has left LA Galaxy and is being linked with a move to Celtic It would be a massive thing if he did come here, that would be unbelievable. I think the fans would take to him and it would be a massive deal in football, he said.Hes a world class player so Im sure a lot of players here would learn from him. 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He suddenly leads the nation in scoring at 28 points per game and his nine total rushing touchdowns would rank seventh nationally among all teams after two games.Now its UTSAs turn to try to slow down the Sun Devils tailback on Friday night at the Alamodome.Its been a little hectic for sure, but Im taking it all in stride, Ballage said. The night of and the next day after was pretty wild, just my phone being blown up with text messages and notifications, but its calmed down a little bit.Ballages scoring rampage a week ago came on surprisingly few carries. He touched the ball a total of 15 times. Six touchdowns came on runs of 7 yards or less when he took the snap directly from the center. He also had a 39-yard catch for a TD and scored the final touchdown on a 75-yard run in the fourth quarter.Going into the season I talked to them about the things we felt he needed to improve, being a downhill runner, being explosive, Arizona State Todd Graham said.Ballage could get rolling again if Arizona State can find him space on the fast track of the Alamodomes artificial turf.Slowing down any part of the Sun Devils offense could be a challenge for the Roadrunners. Arizona State ran 90 plays from scrimmage against Texas Tech.(Texas Tech) gave them opportunities, first-year UTSA coach Frank Wilson said. When you throw the ball as much as their opponent did, the clock stops a lot ... We dont want them to have 90 snaps against us.Some things to look for when Arizona State (2-0) and UTSA (1-1) play Friday night:TEXAS TRIPThe Sun Devils are playing their fourth game in Texas in four seasons. Graham, a Texas native who previously coached at Rice, knows how valuable a recruiting pipeline into the Lone Star State can be.ddddddddddddArizona State has more than a dozen players from Texas.Texas is our third largest alumni base, Graham said. It is hard to recruit in a place that we dont play. We get great support when we play there and we have great turnouts.BIG MOMENTThe Roadrunners get a rare moment on the big stage, playing a Power Five opponent with a national television audience on ESPN2. The UTSA program is just six years old.Our intent is to win. I dont know if we will, but thats our intent for every game, Wilson said. We relish the opportunity.QUARTERBACK ROTATIONThe Roadrunners are struggling on offense and rank just 101st nationally at 342 yards per game. A 23-14 loss at Colorado State left open the question of who will start at quarterback.Wilson said hell likely stick with Dalton Sturm, who has started the previous nine games dating back to last season. But hell be ready to go to Jared Johnson if needed. Johnson played some last week as the Roadrunners gained just 235 total yards.OTHER OFFENSEBallages big game will likely coax the UTSA defense into stopping the run, but that could leave plenty of room for big plays over the top. Quarterback Manny Wilkins, who hadnt thrown a college pass before this season, was 28 of 37 passing for 351 yards and two touchdowns as Arizona State rolled up 652 total yards last week.KICKING OPTIONSDesperate for points to keep up with the Sun Devils, Wilson said this week hes changing kickers, opting for Victor Falcon over Daniel Portillo.Portillo started the first two games but missed two extra points in the opener. Falcon is a walk-on kickoff specialist who joined the team midway through the 2015 season. The Roadrunners havent yet attempted a field goal in 2016. ' ' '