Intl - Messi won Ballon d'Or

Player (votes)

Lionel Messi (473)
Ronaldo (233)
Xavi (170)
Andres Iniesta (149)
Samuel Eto'o (75)
Kaka (58).
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (50)
Wayne Rooney
Didier Drogba
Steven Gerrard
Fernando Torres
Cesc Fabregas
Ryan Giggs
Thierry Henry
Nemanja Vidic/Luis Fabiano/Iker Casillas (8)
Diego Forlan (7)
Yoann Gourcuff (6)
Andrei Arshavin/Frank Lampard/Julio Cesar (5)
Maicon (4)
Diego (3)
David Villa/John Terry (2)
Franck Ribery/Yaya Toure (1)

English FA Cup - Third round draw

Tottenham v Peterborough

Brentford v Doncaster Rovers

Middlesbrough v Manchester City

Stoke City v York City

Notts County v Forest Green Rovers

Huddersfield Town v West Bromwich Albion

Sheffield United v Queens Park Rangers

MK Dons v Burnley

Chelsea v Watford

Nottingham Forest v Birmingham City

Preston North End v Colchester United

West Ham United v Arsenal

Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers

Portsmouth v Coventry City

Sunderland v Oxford United or Barrow

Wigan Athletic v Hull City

Everton v Carlisle United

Sheffield Wednesday v Crystal Palace

Tranmere Rovers or Aldershot v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Blackpool v Ipswich Town

Fulham v Swindon Town

Stockport or Torquay v Brighton

Scunthorpe United v Barnsley

Southampton v Rotherham or Luton

Bristol City v Cardiff City

Reading v Liverpool

Staines or Millwall v Derby

Plymouth v Newcastle United

Leicester City v Swansea City

Bolton v Lincoln City

Accrington or Barnet v Gillingham

Manchester United v Kettering or Leeds

Ties to be played on weekend of January 2

EPL results - Blackburn v Stoke

Blackburn R. 0 - 0 Stoke C.

EPL results - Fulham v Bolton

Fulham 1 - 1 Bolton W.
Fulham - D. Duff (75min)
Bolton W. - I. Klasnic (35min)

EPL results - Man City v Hull

Manchester C. 1 - 1 Hull C.
Manchester C. - S.W. Phillips (45min)
Hull C. - J. Bullard [pen](82min)

EPL results - Portsmouth v Man Utd

Portsmouth 1 - 4 Manchester U.
Portsmouth - K. Boateng [pen](32min)
Manchester U. - W. Rooney [pen](25min), (48min), [pen](54min), R. Giggs (87min)

EPL results - West Ham v Burnley

West Ham U. 5 - 3 Burnley
West Ham U. - J. Collison (18min), J. Stanislas (33min), C. Cole [pen](43min), G. Franco (51min), L.A.G. Jimenez [pen](64min)
Burnley - S. Fletcher (68min, 74min), C. Eagles (90min)

EPL results - Wigan v Sunderland

Wigan Athletic 1 - 0 Sunderland
Wigan Athletic - H. Rodallega (76min)

EPL results - Aston Villa v Tottenham

Aston Villa 1 - 1 Tottenham H.
Aston Villa - G. Agbonlahor (10min)
Tottenham H. - M. Dawson (77min)

EPL results - Wolves v Birmingham

Wolverhampton W. 0 - 1 Birmingham C.
Birmingham C. - L. Bowyer (3min)

EPL results - Everton v Liverpool

Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool
Liverpool - J. Yobo [o.g](12min), D. Kuyt (80min)

EPL results - Arsenal v Chelsea

Arsenal 0 - 3 Chelsea
Chelsea - D. Drogba (41min, 86min), T. Vermaelen [o.g](45min)

Serie A result - Udinese v Livorno

Udinese 2 - 0 Livorno
Udinese - A.D. Natale (29min), A.F. Flores (40min)

Serie A result - Genoa v Sampdoria

Genoa 3 - 0 Sampdoria
Genoa - O. Milanetto [pen](10min), M. Rossi (53min), R. Palladino [pen](75min)

Serie A result - Atalanta v AS Roma

Atalanta 1 - 2 AS Roma
Atalanta - F. Ceravolo (13min)
AS Roma - M. Vucinic (44min), S. Perrotta (64min)

Serie A result - Bari v Siena

Bari 2 - 1 Siena
Bari - A. Masiello (78min), G. Greco (90min)
Siena - S. Vergassola (3min)

Serie A result - Cagliari v Juventus

Cagliari 2 - 0 Juventus
Cagliari - Nene (31min), A. Matri (89min)

Serie A result - Chievo v Palermo

Chievo 1 - 0 Palermo
Chievo - E. Abbruscato (54min)

Serie A result - Inter Milan v Fiorentina

Inter Milan 1 - 0 Fiorentina
Inter Milan - D. Milito [pen](85min)

Serie A result - Lazio v Bologna

Lazio 0 - 0 Bologna

Serie A result - Parma v Napoli

Parma 1 - 1 Napoli
Parma - N. Amoruso [pen](85min)
Napoli - G.G. Denis (32min)

Serie A result - Catania v AC Milan

Catania 0 - 2 AC Milan
AC Milan - K.J. Huntelaar (90min, 90min)

Primera result - Sporting Gijon v Villarreal

Sporting Gijon 1 - 0 Villarreal
Sporting Gijon - M. Bilic (75min)

Primera result - Valencia v Mallorca

Valencia 1 - 1 Mallorca
Valencia - D. Villa (48min)
Mallorca - B. Valero [pen](85min)

Primera result - Sevilla v Malaga

Sevilla 2 - 2 Malaga
Sevilla - L. Fabiano (58min, 72min)
Malaga - Fernando (22min), Duda (45min)

Primera result - Almeria v Athletic Bilbao

Almeria 1 - 4 Athletic Bilbao
Almeria - K. Uche [pen](84min)
Athletic Bilbao - J. Martinez (37min), A.A. Ustaritz (41min), F. Llorente (60min), O.D. Marcos (77min)

Primera result - Getafe v Xerez

Getafe 5 - 1 Xerez
Getafe - R. Soldado (44min, 45min[pen], 58min), D. Parejo (57min), F.J. Casquero (60min)
Xerez - A.O. Aythami (33min)

Primera result - Racing Santander v Deportivo La Coruna

Racing Santander 0 - 1 Deportivo La Coruna
Deportivo La Coruna - A. Lopo (76min)

Primera result - Valladolid v Tenerife

Valladolid 3 - 3 Tenerife
Valladolid - D. Costa (27min, 49min), F. Canobbio [pen](35min)
Tenerife - J.F. Nino (63min), L.R.D. Angel (72min), G.P. Ayoze (84min)

Primera result - Zaragoza v Osasuna

Zaragoza 0 - 1 Osasuna
Osasuna - J. Nekounam (26min)

Primera result - Barcelona v Real Madrid

Barcelona 1 - 0 Real Madrid
Barcelona - Z. Ibrahimovic (56min)

Primera result - Atletico Madrid v Espanyol

Atletico Madrid 4 - 0 Espanyol
Atletico Madrid - D. Forlan (27min), S. Agüero (62min, 85min), M. Rodriguez (89min)

Champions League results - Group A

Bayern Munich 1 - 0 Maccabi Haifa

Bayern Munich - I. Olic (62min)

Bordeaux 2 - 0 Juventus

Bordeaux - Fernando (54min), M. Chamakh (90min)

Champions League results - Group B

CSKA Moscow 2 - 1 Wolfsburg
CSKA Moscow - T. Necid (58min), M. Krasic (66min)
Wolfsburg - E. Dzeko (19min)



Manchester U. 0 - 1 Besiktas
Besiktas - R.A. Tello (20min)

Champions League results - Group C

AC Milan 1 - 1 Marseille
AC Milan - M. Borriello (10min)
Marseille - L. Gonzalez (16min)



Real Madrid 1 - 0 Zurich
Real Madrid - G. Higuain (21min)

Champions League results - Group D

APOEL Nicosia 1 - 1 Atletico Madrid
APOEL Nicosia - N. Mirosavljevic (5min)
Atletico Madrid - Simao (62min)



FC Porto 0 - 1 Chelsea
Chelsea - N. Anelka (69min)

EPL result - Fulham v Blackburn

Fulham 3 - 0 Blackburn R.

Fulham - E. Nevland (43min), C. Dempsey (67min, 88min)

EPL result - Hull v Everton

Hull C. 3 - 2 Everton

Hull C. - S. Hunt (9min), A. Dawson (20min), D. Marney (28min)

Everton - K. Zayatte [o.g](49min), L. Saha [pen](65min)

EPL - Song signs new deal

The Cameroon midfielder Alexandre Song, who has established himself as a first-team regular, has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal.

The 22 year old follows on from Croatian striker Eduardo and Sanchez Watt, who both signed new long-term deals in the past week.

Intl - Toni suspended

Luca Toni has been suspended by Bayern Munich following his critical remarks about coach Louis van Gaal.

The Italian striker said on a TV programme that he wanted a move back to Serie A and described his relationship with Van Gaal is "as good as over'.

Champions League results - Group E

Debrecen 0 - 1 Liverpool
Liverpool - D. N`Gog (4min)

Fiorentina 1 - 0 Lyon
Fiorentina - J. Vargas [pen](28min)

Champions League results - Group F

Rubin Kazan 0 - 0 Dynamo Kyiv



Barcelona 2 - 0 Inter Milan
Barcelona - G. Piqué (10min), P. Rodriguez (26min)

Champions League results - Group G

Rangers 0 - 2 Stuttgart
Stuttgart - S. Rudy (16min), Z. Kuzmanovic (59min)



Unirea Urziceni 1 - 0 Sevilla
Unirea Urziceni - I. Dragutinovic [o.g](45min)

Champions League results - Group H

Arsenal 2 - 0 Standard Liege
Arsenal - S. Nasri (35min), Denilson (45min)



AZ Alkmaar 0 - 0 Olympiakos Piraeus

Intl - Asian Football awards

AFC Player of the Year: Yasuhito Endo

National Team of the Year (Men): South Korea

National Team of the Year (Women): Japan U-19

Team of the Year: Pohang Steelers

Coach of the Year: Huh Jung-Moo

Youth Player of the Year (Men): Ki Sung-Yeung

Youth Player of the Year (Women): Mana Iwabuchi

AFC Diamond Award: Farouk Bouzo

Fair Play Association of the Year(Men): Japan

Fair Play Association of the Year(Women): Japan

Association of the Year(Men): North Korea

Referee of the Year (Men): Ravshan Irmatov

Referee of the Year (Women): Hong Eun Ah

EPL - Pompey sack manager

Portsmouth has sacked manager Paul Hart after the club's poor start to the season.

Hart was appointed in February as a caretaker boss to take over from former manager Tony Adams and became full time in July.

Coaches Paul Groves and Ian Woan have been put in temporary charge of the Portsmouth first team.

Intl - FIFA call crisis meeting

President Sepp Blatter has called a crisis meeting of FIFA chiefs following Republic of Ireland's controversial World Cup exit at the hands of France.

But the world governing body is not considering a U-turn over its decision to refuse a replay.

The meeting will also deal with the violence sparked by Egypt and Algeria's World Cup play-off and the hundreds of arrests across Europe by officers investigating corruption in football.

Serie A - Delio Rossi in

Palermo have named Delio Rossi as their new coach, hours after parting company with Walter Zenga.

Rossi who has signed a contract until June 2011, has previously guided Lazio to the Coppa Italia in the 2008-09 campaign.

EPL - Wigan playing staffs offer refund

After suffering the embarrassment of a 9-1 defeat to Tottenham, Wigan's players have offered to personally refund the admission price paid by every Latics supporter who attended the game.

EPL results - Liverpool v Man City

Liverpool 2 - 2 Manchester C.
Liverpool - M. Skrtel (50min), Y. Benayoun (77min)
Manchester C. - E.S. Adebayor (69min), S. Ireland (76min)

EPL results - Birmingham v Fulham

Birmingham C. 1 - 0 Fulham
Birmingham C. - L. Bowyer (16min)

EPL results - Burnley v Aston Villa

Burnley 1 - 1 Aston Villa
Burnley - S. Caldwell (9min)
Aston Villa - E. Heskey (86min)

EPL results - Chelsea v Wolverhampton

Chelsea 4 - 0 Wolverhampton W.
Chelsea - F. Malouda (5min), M. Essien (12min, 22min), J. Cole (56min)

EPL results - Hull C v West Ham

Hull C. 3 - 3 West Ham U.
Hull C. - C. Cole [o.g](27min), K. Zayatte (44min), J. Bullard [pen](45min)
West Ham U. - G. Franco (5min), J. Collison (11min), M.d. Costa (69min)

EPL results - Sunderland v Arsenal

Sunderland 1 - 0 Arsenal
Sunderland - D. Bent (71min)

EPL results - Man Utd v Everton

Manchester U. 3 - 0 Everton
Manchester U. - D. Fletcher (35min), M. Carrick (67min), L.A. Valencia (76min)

EPL results - Bolton v Blackburn

Bolton W. 0 - 2 Blackburn R.
Blackburn R. - D. Dunn (32min), S. Ricketts [o.g](73min)

EPL results - Tottenham v Wigan

Tottenham H. 9 - 1 Wigan Athletic
Tottenham H. - P. Crouch (9min), J. Defoe (51min, 54min, 58min, 69min, 87min), A. Lennon (64min), C. Kirkland [o.g](88min), N. Kranjcar (90min)
Wigan Athletic - P. Scharner (57min)

EPL results - Stoke v Portsmouth

Stoke C. 1 - 0 Portsmouth
Stoke C. - R. Fuller (74min)

Serie A result - Bologna v Inter Milan

Bologna 1 - 3 Inter Milan
Bologna - M. Zalayeta (23min)
Inter Milan - D. Milito (22min), M. Balotelli (42min), E. Cambiasso (72min)

Serie A result - Fiorentina v Parma

Fiorentina 2 - 3 Parma
Fiorentina - A. Gilardino (26min, 62min)
Parma - N. Amoruso (30min), V. Bojinov (52min), D. Lanzafame (67min)

Serie A result - AC Milan v Cagliari

AC Milan 4 - 3 Cagliari
AC Milan - C. Seedorf (6min), M. Borriello (38min), A. Pato (40min), Ronaldinho [pen](62min)
Cagliari - A. Matri (9min), A. Lazzari (30min), Nene (69min)

Serie A result - AS Roma v Bari

AS Roma 3 - 1 Bari
AS Roma - F. Totti (6min[pen], 14min, 28min)
Bari - M. Andreolli [o.g](73min)

Serie A result - Livorno v Genoa

Livorno 2 - 1 Genoa
Livorno - C. Lucarelli (21min), N. Pulzetti (90min)
Genoa - D. Criscito (63min)

Serie A result - Napoli v Lazio

Napoli 0 - 0 Lazio

Serie A result - Palermo v Catania

Palermo 1 - 1 Catania
Palermo - G. Migliaccio (4min)
Catania - J.A.B. Martinez (55min)

Serie A result - Sampdoria v Chievo

Sampdoria 2 - 1 Chievo
Sampdoria - A. Poli (19min), G. Pazzini (65min)
Chievo - A. Mantovani (80min)

Serie A result - Siena v Atalanta

Siena 0 - 2 Atalanta
Atalanta - S. Tiribocchi (52min), R. Acquafresca [pen](68min)

Serie A result - Juventus v Udinese

Juventus 1 - 0 Udinese
Juventus - F. Grosso (51min)

Primera result - Deportivo La Coruna v Atletico Madrid

Deportivo La Coruna 2 - 1 Atletico Madrid
Deportivo La Coruna - D.D. Colotto (20min), A. Guardado [pen](90min)
Atletico Madrid - S. Agüero (3min)

Primera result - Tenerife v Sevilla

Tenerife 1 - 2 Sevilla
Tenerife - J.F. Nino (75min)
Sevilla - D. Perotti (32min), Renato (49min)

Primera result - Real Madrid v Racing Santander

Real Madrid 1 - 0 Racing Santander
Real Madrid - G. Higuain (22min)

Primera result - Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona

Athletic Bilbao 1 - 1 Barcelona
Athletic Bilbao - G. Toquero (63min)
Barcelona - D. Alves (54min)

Primera result - Espanyol v Getafe

Espanyol 0 - 2 Getafe
Getafe - F.J. Casquero (79min), P. Rios (90min)

Primera result - Mallorca v Almeria

Mallorca 3 - 1 Almeria
Mallorca - G. Castro (49min, 90min), Victor (90min)
Almeria - D. Rodriguez (76min)

Primera result - Villarreal v Valladolid

Villarreal 3 - 1 Valladolid
Villarreal - Nilmar (7min, 49min), G. Rossi (58min)
Valladolid - D. Costa (62min)

Primera result - Xerez v Sporting Gijon

Xerez 0 - 0 Sporting Gijon

Primera result - Malaga v Zaragoza

Malaga 1 - 1 Zaragoza
Malaga - I.G. Lopez (74min)
Zaragoza - Ewerthon [pen](49min)

Primera result - Osasuna v Valencia

Osasuna 1 - 3 Valencia
Osasuna - S. Masoud (68min)
Valencia - D. Villa (12min), D. Albelda (20min), C. Marchena (56min)

Euro 2012 - Qualifying seedings announced

Croatia is the surprise inclusion in the group of top seeds which include Euro2008 champion Spain, beaten finalist Germany and other familiar names like Holland, Italy, England, Portugal, France and Russia.

The tournament will be co-hosted by Ukraine and Poland.

Pot One: Spain, Germany, Holland, Italy, England, Croatia, Portugal, France, Russia.

Pot Two: Greece, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, Serbia, Turkey, Denmark, Slovakia, Romania.

Pot Three: Israel, Bulgaria, Finland, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Pot Four: Slovenia, Latvia, Hungary, Lithuania, Belarus, Belgium, Wales, FYR Macedonia, Cyprus.

Pot Five: Montenegro, Albania, Estonia, Georgia, Moldova, Iceland, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein.

Pot Six: Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, Malta, Faroe Islands, Andorra, San Marino.

Int'l - German police reveal match-fixing probe

Police in Germany and abroad have made several arrests and conducted searches on suspicion of an international illegal betting ring allegedly fixing matches in top European leagues.

According to reports, matches in the Turkish Super Lig are affected.

Bochum prosecution will hold a news conference on Friday to provide further details.

World Cup 2010 - FAI request replay

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) have lodged a formal complaint with FIFA over the controversial World Cup play-off defeat to France.

French striker Thierry Henry clearly handled the ball before setting up William Gallas' decisive goal as France drew 1-1 (2-1 on aggregate) at the Stade de France. The goal has caused outrage across Europe

The FAI have urged the governing body to replay the match.

EPL: Eduardo pens long-term contract

The Croatian striker has signed a new long-term contract at the club.

The 26-year-old Croatian has scored 18 goals in 48 appearances for the Gunners and is set for a prominent role in the coming weeks after injury to fellow striker Robin van Persie.

EPL: Bellamy could be forced to quit in two years

Citing the niggling injuries that have blighted his career, Manchester City and Wales striker Craig Bellamy believes that he could be force to quit the game in two years time.

The striker is curently enjoying the best form of his career and has scored five goals this season for the Eastlands club.

Primera: Flores struck by swine flu

Atletico Madrid confirmed that coach Quique Sanchez Flores is suffering from swine flu

Assistant coach Fran Escriba.will take over the the training in Flores' absence.

World Cup 2010 - Uruguay last finalist.

All 32 finalists are confirmed after Uruguay held on to their 1-0 first leg victory.

Uruguay 1 - 1 Costa Rica
Uruguay - S. Abreu (70min)
Costa Rica - W. Centeno (74min)

World Cup 2010 - France controversial winner

William Gallas fired a controversial winner after Thierry Henry had controlled the ball with his hand before picking out his team-mate in front of goal

Robbie Keane had levelled the tie when he side-footed the ball past Lloris on the 32nd minute.

France 1 - 1 Ireland [AET]
France - W. Gallas (103min)
Ireland - R. Keane (32min)

World Cup 2010 - Meireles seals progress

Midfield enforcer Raul Meireles scored the only goal as Portugal belatedly secured their place at next summer's World Cup.

Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 - 1 Portugal
Portugal - R. Meireles (56min)

World Cup 2010 - Slovenia through on away goals

Bochum striker, Zlatko Dedic, toe-ended in Valter Birsa's cross on the 44th minute and it proved to be the only goal of the game.

Russiahad Aleksandr Kerzhakov and Yuri Zhirkov sent off in the second half.

Slovenia 1 - 0 Russia
Slovenia - Z. Dedic (44min)

World Cup 2010 - Greece earn second ever appearance

Greece earn only their second ever appearance in a World Cup finals after a narrow victory over Ukraine

Salpigidis clipped a composed finish beyond Ukraine goalkeeper Andrei Piatov.

Ukraine 0 - 1 Greece
Greece - D. Salpingidis (31min)

World Cup 2010 - Algeria grabbed Africa's last spot

Centre-half, Antar Yahia, spectacular volleyed goal five minutes before half-time and a solid rearguard effort saw Algeria grabbing Africa's final spot for next year World Cup finals.

Algeria 1 - 0 Egypt
Algeria - A. Yahia (40min)

Int'l: Axe falls on Burley

George Burley was under severe criticism following Scotland's failure to reach the 2010 World Cup and the last straw came after the 3-0 defeat to Wales, which saw the fans turning on Burley.

SFA chief executive Gordon Smith canvassed 10 colleagues on the SFA board and they came to a unanimous decision to terminate his contract.

Int'l: De Nigris dies in Greece

Mexican international Antonio de Nigris has died of a suspected heart attack, his club Larissa confirmed on Monday.

The 31-year-old striker was rushed to hospital in the early hours of Monday morning but was pronounced dead on arrival.

De Nigris had represented Mexico 16 times, including at the 2001 Copa America.

Serie A: Inler is not for sale

Udinese have no plans to sell Gokhan Inler despite several clubs having expressed an interest in the Switzerland international.

Inler, who has made 11 league appearance for Udinese, is contracted to the club until 2012.

EPL: Man admits knife attack

A man pleaded guilty to a knife attack on West Ham United defender Calum Davenport.

The attack left the player with a 15-inch scar on his leg after the attack in August.

Int'l: Diego Maradona slapped with two-month suspension

The Argentina manager has been banned from football for two months and fined £14,800 by FIFA for his rant at journalists after Argentina's qualification for the World Cup finals.

Maradona will not be able to manage his side when Argentina face Czech Republic in a friendly on December 12. He will also miss the draw for next year's World Cup finals.

EPL: Van Persie facing months out

Arsenal have been dealt a huge injury blow with the news that star striker Robin van Persie could face several months.

The Dutchman was stretched off after just 15 minutes of the Netherlands 0-0 draw with Italy.

EPL: Lampard out for three weeks

Lampard suffered a tear to the thigh muscle of his left leg while training in Doha.

After conducting its own test, Chelsea issued a statement confirming that the midfielder will be out for three weeks.

World Cup 2010 - New Zealand through to finals

New Zealand claimed their place at next year's World Cup finals for only the second time.

Rory Fallon headed home the only goal on the stroke of half-time, while goalkeeper Mark Paston also saved a penalty to see the All Whites through.

New Zealand 1 - 0 Bahrain
New Zealand - R. Fallon (45min)

World Cup 2010 - Bilyaletdinov's double put Russia in pole position.

Everton midfielder, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, scored in each half to put the Russian in control.

But Nejc Pecnik grabbed what could prove a crucial late away goal for Slovenia.

Russia 2 - 1 Slovenia
Russia - D. Bilyaletdinov (40min, 52min)
Slovenia - N. Pecnik (88min)

World Cup 2010 - Greece and Ukraine draw

Greece and Ukraine's qualifying play-off tie remains in the balance after the two teams played out a 0-0 draw in Athens.

Greece's Theofanis Gekas and Ukarine's Ruslan Rotan were guilty of poor finishing as both sides cancelled each other out at the Olympic Stadium.

Greece 0 - 0 Ukraine

World Cup 2010 - Anelka edge France nearer

France overcame a battling Ireland side, when Anelka shot deflected off Sean St Ledger to wrong-foot goalkeeper Shay Given.

It was Giovanni Trapattoni's first defeat of the qualifying campaign.

Ireland 0 - 1 France
France - N. Anelka (72min)

World Cup 2010 - Bruno headed Portugal ahead

Bruno Alves headed goals gave Portugal a valuable 1-0 win over Bosnia in their first-leg encounter.

The host also wasted a series of chances to put the tie beyond doubt.

Portugal 1 - 0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
Portugal - B. Alves (31min)

World Cup 2010 - Uruguay lead in the battle of the Americas.

Uruguay edged ahead of Costa Rica in the battle of the Americas by snatching a 1-0 lead.

Diego Lugano scored the only goal on Costa Rica's plastic pitch in the first half.

Costa Rica 0 - 1 Uruguay

Uruguay - D. Lugano (23min)

World Cup 2010 - Group 1 (Africa)

Morocco 0 - 2 Cameroon
Cameroon - P. Webo (18min), S. Eto'o (52min)



Togo 1 - 0 Gabon
Togo - F. Ayite (70min)

World Cup 2010 - Group 2 (Africa)

Kenya 2 - 3 Nigeria
Kenya - D. Oliech (16min), A. Wetende (78min)
Nigeria - O. Martins (62min, 83min), A. Yakubu (65min)



Mozambique 1 - 0 Tunisia
Mozambique - Dário (83min)

World Cup 2010 - Group 3 (Africa)

Rwanda 0 - 0 Zambia

Egypt 2 - 0 Algeria
Egypt - A. Zaki (2min), E. Mete (90min)

World Cup 2010. - Group 4 (Africa)

Sudan 1 - 2 Benin
Sudan - H.I. Hassan [pen](45min)
Benin - R. Omotoyossi [pen](36min), R. Boco (62min)

World Cup 2010 - Group 5 (Africa)

Burkina Faso 1 - 0 Malawi
Burkina Faso - M. Dagano (47min)

Ivory Coast 3 - 0 Guinea
Ivory Coast - Gervinho (16min, 31min), S. Tiene (69min)

Coppa Italia result - Siena v Grosseto

Siena 2 - 0 Grosseto
Siena - S. Vergassola (56min), M. Larrond (81min)

Copa Del Rey result - Almeria v Hercules

Almeria 0 - 1 Hercules
Hercules - T.F. Gomes (76min)

Copa Del Rey result - Espanyol v Getafe

Espanyol 1 - 1 Getafe
Espanyol - I. Alonso (37min)
Getafe - R. Soldado (21min)

Copa Del Rey result - Athletic Bilbao v Rayo Vallecano

Athletic Bilbao 2 - 2 Rayo Vallecano
Athletic Bilbao - F. Llorente (42min), J. Martinez (74min)
Rayo Vallecano - J.J. Collantes (72min), E.G. Albacar (78min)

Copa Del Rey result - Mallorca v Valladolid

Mallorca 1 - 0 Valladolid
Mallorca - A. Keita (40min)

Copa Del Rey result - Racing Santander v Salamanca

Racing Santander 4 - 1 Salamanca
Racing Santander - M. Tchité (37min, 44min[pen]), A. Murillo [o.g](57min), F.T. Xisco (74min)
Salamanca - P.P. Perico (20min)

Copa Del Rey result - Atletico Madrid v Marbella

Atletico Madrid 6 - 0 Marbella
Atletico Madrid - J.M. Jurado (11min), F. Sinama-Pongolle (15min), M. Rodriguez (22min, 30min, 46min, 62min)

Copa Del Rey result - Valencia v Alcoyano

Valencia 2 - 2 Alcoyano
Valencia - C. Marchena (4min), N. Zigic (16min)
Alcoyano - V. Curto (40min), Carpio (84min)

Copa Del Rey result - Villarreal v Puertollano

Villarreal 1 - 0 Puertollano
Villarreal - G. Rossi (74min)

Copa Del Rey result - Deportivo La Coruna v Real Murcia

Deportivo La Coruna 0 - 0 Real Murcia

Copa Del Rey result - Malaga v Zaragoza

Malaga 0 - 0 Zaragoza

Copa Del Rey result - Osasuna v Xerez

Osasuna 1 - 0 Xerez
Osasuna - E.F.P. Dady (79min)

Copa Del Rey result - Real Madrid v Alcorcon

Real Madrid 1 - 0 Alcorcon
Real Madrid - R.v.d. Vaart (81min)

Copa Del Rey result - Sevilla v Atletico Ciudad

Sevilla 5 - 1 Atletico Ciudad
Sevilla - J. Navas (51min), F. Kanouté [pen](58min), L. Fabiano (63min), J. Carlos (65min, 90min)
Atletico Ciudad - Santamaría (46min)

Copa Del Rey result - Sporting Gijon v Recreativo Huelva

Sporting Gijon 1 - 1 Recreativo Huelva [pen]
Sporting Gijon - D. Barral (2min)
Recreativo Huelva - J. Barrales (29min)
penalty shoot-out : [2 - 4]

Copa Del Rey result - Tenerife v Celta Vigo

Tenerife 0 - 1 Celta de Vigo
Celta de Vigo - V.S. Danilo (82min)

Copa Del Rey result - Barcelona v Cultural Leonesa

Barcelona 5 - 0 Cultural Leonesa
Barcelona - B. Krkic (52min, 54min), P. Rodriguez (63min), L. Messi (64min), X. Hernandez (75min)

Int'l: Germany stunned by Enke suicide

According to Lower Saxony police, the 32-year-old Hannover 96 keeper was hit by a train at a crossing early on Tuesday evening and left a suicide note.

Enke, who was in the running to be Germany's starting goalkeeper at next year's World Cup in South Africa, had been at Hannover since 2004.

Fans flocked to Hannover's Niedersachsen Stadion where they were laying flowers and lighting candles at the gates in memory of their captain.

The news of his death have stunned fellow players, coaches and fans.

EPL: Luke Young confirmed international retirement

Aston Villa defender Luke Young has rejected the chance to replace Liverpool defender Glen Johnson in the England squad and thus confirmed his international retirement.

Primera: Forlan signs two-year contract extension

The former Manchester United and Villarreal frontman reached an agreement over the extension some weeks ago but only put pen to paper today.

This will keep him in the Spanish capital until the summer of 2013 and beyond his 34th birthday.

Serie A: Milan to offer discount tickets to attract fans back

Attendances for Serie A matches has regularly been down on recent seasons.and the Rossoneri's is not spare the trend, with the number of this year's home matches declining.

Chief executive Adriano Galliani intends to attract disgruntled fans back by offering reduced ticket prices.

Serie A: Julio Cesar signs new contract

The Brazilian international has signed a contract extension that will link him with the club until 2014.

Cesar has made over 150 appearances in all competitions since joining Inter in 2005.

EPL result - Liverpool v Birmingham

Liverpool 2 - 2 Birmingham C.
Liverpool - D. N`Gog (13min), S. Gerrard [pen](71min)
Birmingham C. - C. Benitez (26min), C. Jerome (45min)

WC2010 - Injured Ronaldo included

Ronaldo was included in the Portugal squad to face Bosnia-Herzegovina for a place in next year's World Cup.

The world's most expensive player has missed Madrid's last eight matches after suffering an injury to his right ankle during the Champions League match with Marseille.

Valencia full-back Miguel, Wolfsburg centre-back Ricardo Costa and Werder Bremen striker Hugo Almeida returned to the squad.

Portugal squad:

Hilario (Chelsea), Eduardo (Braga), Rui Patricio (Sporting Lisbon); Ricardo Costa (Wolfsburg), Bruno Alves (Porto), Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea), Miguel (Valencia), Pepe (Real Madrid), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Rolando (Porto); Deco (Chelsea), Duda (Malaga), Joao Moutinho (Sporting Lisbon), Fabio Coentrao (Benfica), Miguel Veloso (Sporting Lisbon), Raul Meireles (Porto), Tiago (Juventus); Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Liedson (Sporting Lisbon), Nani (Manchester United), Hugo Almeida (Werder Bremen), Simao Sabrosa (Atletico Madrid), Edinho (Malaga)

WC2010 - Kostas Mitroglou wins call up

This is just reward for the 21 year old who has a string of impressive early-season displays for Olympiakos.

Nuremberg striker Angelos Charisteas is back in the squad after a thigh injury.

Goalkeepers: Kostas Chalkias (PAOK), Michalis Sifakis (Aris Salonika), Alexandros Tzorvas (Panathinaikos).

Defenders: Sotiris Kyrgiakos (Liverpool), Evangelos Moras (Bologna), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Genoa), Loukas Vintra, Nikos Spiropoulos (both Panathinaikos), Vasilis Torosidis, Avraam Papadopoulos (both Olympiakos).

Midfielders: Grigoris Makos (AEK Athens), Kostas Katsouranis, Giorgos Karagounis, Sotiris Ninis, Alexandros Tziolis (all Panathinaikos), Vassilis Pliatsikas (Schalke 04).

Strikers: Angelos Charisteas (Nuremberg), Giorgos Samaras (Celtic), Theofanis Gekas (Bayer Leverkusen), Dimitris Salpigidis (Panathinaikos), Kostas Mitroglou (Olympiakos), Vasilis Koutsianikoulis (PAOK).

Int'l - Beckham pulled out of England squad

David Beckham has pulled out of the England squad to face Brazil after the midfielder's club LA Galaxy reached the MLS Western Conference final on Sunday.

Aston Villa defender Stephen Warnock, Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone and Sunderland striker Darren Bent are in the England squad who will be missing Steven Gerrard, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Cole, Aaron Lennon, David James, Emile Heskey and Carlton Cole.

Goalkeepers
Ben Foster, Robert Green, Joe Hart.

Defenders
Wayne Bridge, Wes Brown, Gary Cahill, Glen Johnson, Joleon Lescott, John Terry, Matthew Upson, Stephen Warnock.

Midfielders
Gareth Barry, Michael Carrick, Tom Huddlestone, Jermaine Jenas, Frank Lampard, James Milner, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Ashley Young.

Forwards
Darren Bent, Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe, Wayne Rooney.

Int'l - Navas earned first call up

The Sevilla winger, who has been in sparkling form for the club, was called up for this month's friendlies against Argentina and Austria

The 23-year-old has long been considered a likely candidate for the national team but has been overlooked in the past because he has been susceptible to anxiety attacks on extended trips away from home.

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres and Villarreal pair of Santi Cazorla and Marcos Senna have been omitted.

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool), Diego Lopez (Villarreal).

Defenders: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Andoni Iraola (Athletic Bilbao), Joan Capdevila (Villarreal), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Raul Albiol (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Carles Puyol (Barcelona).

Midfielders: Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona).

Forwards: David Silva (Valencia), Pablo Hernandez (Valencia), Daniel Guiza (Fenerbahce), Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla), David Villa (Valencia), Juan Mata (Valencia), Jesus Navas (Sevilla).

EPL - Ferguson to escape action

It is understood that the FA are not planning to take any action against the United manager over his comments about referee Martin Atkinson following his side's 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.

Atkinson awarded a free-kick for Darren Fletcher's challenge on Ashley Cole which eventually lead to Terry's winner. Ferguson also belived that Brown was impeded when Frank Lampard's floated the free kick in.

EPL result - Chelsea v Man Utd

Chelsea 1 - 0 Manchester U.
Chelsea - J. Terry (76min)

EPL result - Wigan v Fulham

Wigan Athletic 1 - 1 Fulham
Wigan Athletic - E. Boyce (13min)
Fulham - C. Dempsey [pen](39min)

EPL result - West Ham v Everton

West Ham U. 1 - 2 Everton
West Ham U. - T. Hibbert [o.g](65min)
Everton - L. Saha (27min), D. Gosling (64min)

EPL result - Hull v Stoke

Hull C. 2 - 1 Stoke C.
Hull C. - S.G. Olofinjana (62min), J.V.o. Hesselink (90min)
Stoke C. - M. Etherington (29min)

EPL result - Wolverhampton v Arsenal

Wolverhampton W. 1 - 4 Arsenal
Wolverhampton W. - J. Craddock (89min
Arsenal - R. Zubar [o.g](28min), J. Craddock [o.g](35min), C. Fabregas (45min), A. Arshavin (66min)

EPL result - Tottenham v Sunderland

Tottenham H. 2 - 0 Sunderland
Tottenham H. - R. Keane (12min), T. Huddlestone (68min)

EPL result - Man City v Burnley

Manchester C. 3 - 3 Burnley
Manchester C. - S.W. Phillips (43min), K. Toure (55min), C. Bellamy (58min)
Burnley - G. Alexander [pen](19min), S. Fletcher (32min), K. McDonald (87min)

EPL result - Blackburn v Portsmouth

Blackburn R. 3 - 1 Portsmouth
Blackburn R. - J. Roberts (53min, 86min), R. Nelsen (73min)
Portsmouth - J. O'Hara (15min)

EPL result - Aston Villa v Bolton

Aston Villa 5 - 1 Bolton W.
Aston Villa - A. Young (5min), G. Agbonlahor (43min), J. Carew (53min), J. Milner (72min), C. Cuellar (75min)
Bolton W. - J. Elmander (45min)

Serie A result - Bari v Livorno

Bari 1 - 0 Livorno
Bari - R. Allegretti (5min)

Serie A result - Bologna v Palermo

Bologna 3 - 1 Palermo
Bologna - M. Zalayeta (42min, 49min), M.D. Vaio (90min)
Palermo - S. Kjær (45min)

Serie A result - Cagliari v Sampdoria

Cagliari 2 - 0 Sampdoria
Cagliari - D. Conti (85min), A. Matri (89min)

Serie A result - Genoa v Siena

Genoa 4 - 2 Siena
Genoa - H. Crespo (2min, 18min), R. Palladino (35min), S. Floccari (90min)
Siena - M. Paolucci (80min), M. Maccarone (82min)

Serie A result - Lazio v AC Milan

Lazio 1 - 2 AC Milan
Lazio - E.D.S. Thiago [o.g](64min)
AC Milan - E.D.S. Thiago (21min), A. Pato (35min)

Serie A result - Parma v Chievo

Parma 2 - 0 Chievo
Parma - C. Zaccardo (41min), D. Lanzafame (72min)

Serie A result - Udinese v Fiorentina

Udinese 0 - 1 Fiorentina
Fiorentina - J. Vargas (84min)

Serie A result - Inter Milan v AS Roma

Inter Milan 1 - 1 AS Roma
Inter Milan - S. Eto´o (48min)
AS Roma - M. Vucinic (13min)

Primera result - Almeria v Osasuna

Almeria 2 - 0 Osasuna
Almeria - J. Josetxo [o.g](1min), K. Uche (89min)

Primera result - Racing Santander v Athletic Bilbao

Racing Santander 0 - 2 Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao - C. Gurpegi (31min), A. Iraola [pen](75min)

Primera result - Sporting Gijon v Espanyol

Sporting Gijon 1 - 0 Espanyol
Sporting Gijon - M. Bilic (3min)

Primera result - Valladolid v Xerez

Valladolid 0 - 0 Xerez

Primera result - Valencia v Zaragoza

Valencia 3 - 1 Zaragoza
Valencia - J.M. Mata (17min), D. Villa (39min), P. Hernandez (41min)
Zaragoza - A.E.T. Aguilar (65min)

Primera result - Sevilla v Villarreal

Sevilla 3 - 2 Villarreal
Sevilla - L. Fabiano (9min, 61min), F. Kanouté (66min)
Villarreal - R. Pires (29min), D.F. Torrijos (59min)

Serie A result - Catania v Napoli

Catania 0 - 0 Napoli

Serie A result - Atalanta v Juventus

Atalanta 2 - 5 Juventus
Atalanta - J.A. Valdes (51min), F. Ceravolo (71min)
Juventus - M. Camoranesi (36min, 37min), F. Melo (55min), Diego (84min), D. Trezeguet (87min)

Primera result - Getafe v Deportivo La Coruna

Getafe 0 - 2 Deportivo La Coruna
Deportivo La Coruna - Mista (13min), L.K. Filipe (59min)

Primera result - Tenerife v Malaga

Tenerife 2 - 2 Malaga
Tenerife - R. Martinez (18min), A. Alfaro (27min)
Malaga - A.E.L.d.S. Edinho (29min), F.D.J. Lopez (78min)

Primera result - Barcelona v Mallorca

Barcelona 4 - 2 Mallorca
Barcelona - P. Rodriguez (11min, 40min), T. Henry (44min), L. Messi [pen](87,min)
Mallorca - J.C. Nunes (20min), A. Keita (90min)

Primera result - Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid

Atletico Madrid 2 - 3 Real Madrid
Atletico Madrid - D. Forlan (79min), S. Agüero (81min)
Real Madrid - Kaka (5min), Marcelo (25min), G. Higuain (64min)

EPL: Chelsea transfer ban suspended

Chelsea were initially handed a FIFA ban over the next two transfer windows after they were found guilty of inducing French teenager Gael Kakuta to breach his contract with Lens in 2007.

The club has appealed against the punishment and the Court of Arbitration for Sport has granted Chelsea's request to suspend their transfer ban pending a final decision.

This means the Blues will be allowed to sign new players in January if the final decision is not taken before the transfer window.

Primera: Spanish league decides not to strike over tax hike

Spain's professional soccer league (LFP) has decided not to strike over a planned tax hike for top-earning foreigners after a meeting with officials from the 42 clubs in Spain's top two division.

Another meeting is scheduled on Nov. 19 to discuss any progress made in talks with the government.

The new measure will raise taxes for foreign players who earn above 600,000 euros ($892,600) a year to 43 percent from 24 percent.

Primera: Ronaldo out for at least two more weeks

Ronaldo, who has not played since Portugal's 3-0 win over Hungary last month, will need two more weeks of treatment after undergoing tests on his injured ankle.

The Portugese will miss Saturday derby against Atletico Madrid as well as the Tuesday's King Cup second leg against Alcoron where Real Madrid is looking to overturn the 4-0 deficit.

WC 2010: Angry Vieira hits out over omission from France squad

Patrick Vieira has insisted he did not deserve to be left out of the France squad for the upcoming two-legged World Cup play-off with Ireland

French coach, Raymond Domenech, cited the lack of match time behind the decision to drop the player.

The midfielder has made only nine appearance this season and is believed to be seeking a move in January.

EPL: Fletcher to battle on until summer

Darren Fletcher reveal that a bit of bome has broken off from the back of the ankle and he will have to play with the aid of a pain-kiling injection to ease the pain.

The Scotland international has just returned from an injury lay-off.

EPL: 'Silent' Stan on brink of making an offer

The Denver-based business has purchased a further 200 shares in the club's parent holding company, taking his stake to 29.9%.

When he reaches 29.99%, Kroenke will have to make an offer for all the shares in the football club.

Europa League - Group A

Anderlecht 3 - 1 FC Timisoara
Anderlecht - M. Suarez [pen](30min), M. Boussoufa (69min), J. Legear (90min)
FC Timisoara - W.P. Tifet (51min)

Dinamo Zagreb 0 - 2 Ajax Amsterdam
Ajax Amsterdam - M. Pantelic (14min), D.d. Zeeuw (45min)

Europa League - Group B

Genoa 3 - 2 Lille
Genoa - R. Palacio (14min), H. Crespo (58min), G. Sculli (90min)
Lille - P.A. Frau (76min), Gervinho (84min)

Slavia Prague 2 - 2 Valencia
Slavia Prague - P. Janda (79min), P. Grajciar (82min)
Valencia - Joaquin [pen](22min), H. Maduro (47min)

Europa League - Group C

Hamburger SV 0 - 0 Celtic

Rapid Vienna 0 - 3 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Hapoel Tel Aviv - A. Yadin (12min), G. Vermouth (64min), B. Natcho (70min)

Europa League - Group D

SC Heerenveen 2 - 3 Hertha BSC
SC Heerenveen - M. Papadopoulos (3min, 36min)
Hertha BSC - V. Domovchiski (21min, 52min), A. Wichniarek (89min)

Sporting Lisbon 1 - 1 Ventspils
Sporting Lisbon - C. Saleiro (22min)
Ventspils - A. Zamperini (15min)

Europa League - Group E

AS Roma 2 - 1 Fulham
AS Roma - J.A. Riise (69min), S.O. Chuka (76min)
Fulham - D. Kamara [pen](19min)

Basel 3 - 1 CSKA Sofia
Basel - M. Gelabert (5min), A. Frei [pen](41min, 67min)
CSKA Sofia - T. Yanchev (61min)

Europa League - Group F

Dinamo Bucuresti 0 - 3 Galatasaray
Galatasaray - H. Kewell (22min), S. Nonda (24min), M. Topal (56min)

Sturm Graz 0 - 1 Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos - K. Katsouranis (70min)

Europa League - Group G

Levski Sofia 0 - 1 RB Salzburg
RB Salzburg - F. Schiemer (90min)

Villarreal 4 - 1 Lazio
Villarreal - R. Pires (2min, 15min[pen]), R.G. Cani (13min), G. Rossi [pen](83min)
Lazio - M. Zárate (73min)

Europa League - Group H

FC Twente Enschede 2 - 1 FC Sheriff
FC Twente Enschede - M. Stoch (8min, 89min)
FC Sheriff - C.I. Tiote [o.g](68min)

Fenerbahce 3 - 1 Steaua Bucuresti
Fenerbahce - A. Santos (15min), Bilica (51min), Alex (67min)
Steaua Bucuresti - P. Kapetanos (38min)

Europa League - Group I

AEK Athens 2 - 2 BATE Borisov
AEK Athens - I. Blanco (1min), G. Manduca (38min)
BATE Borisov - V. Rodionov (17min), M. Volodko (26min)

Everton 0 - 2 Benfica
Benfica - J.P. Saviola (63min), O. Cardozo (76min)

Europa League - Group J

Partizan Belgrade 2 - 4 Club Brugge
Partizan Belgrade - A. Ljajic (52min), R.M.S. Washington (66min)
Club Brugge - I. Perisic (28min), R.D. Kouemaha (36min), M. Krstajic (57min), V. Odjidja-Ofoe (74min)

Toulouse 0 - 2 Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk - L. Adriano (50min), A. Gai (64min)

Europa League - Group K

CFR Cluj 2 - 3 Sparta Prague
CFR Cluj - L. Traore (25min), S. Dubarbier (90min)
Sparta Prague - J. Holenda (6min, 13min), B. Wilfried(90min)

FC Copenhagen 1 - 1 PSV Eindhoven
FC Copenhagen - B. Dzsudzsak (72min)
PSV Eindhoven - J. Grønkjær [pen](40min)

Europa League - Group L

Nacional 1 - 1 Athletic Bilbao
Nacional - B.d.S. Edgar [pen](64min)
Athletic Bilbao - J. Etxebarria (84min)

Werder Bremen 2 - 0 Austria Vienna
Werder Bremen - T. Borowski (81min), H. Almeida (83min)

Champions League results - Group E

Fiorentina 5 - 2 Debrecen
Fiorentina - A. Mutu (14min), D. Dainelli (52min), R. Montolivo (59min), M. Marchionni (61min), A. Gilardino (74min)
Debrecen - G. Rudolf (38min), A. Coulibaly (70min)




Lyon 1 - 1 Liverpool
Lyon - L. Lopez (90min)
Liverpool - R. Babel (83min)

Champions League results - Group F

Rubin Kazan 0 - 0 Barcelona



Dynamo Kyiv 1 - 2 Inter Milan
Dynamo Kyiv - A. Shevchenko (21min)
Inter Milan - D. Milito (86min), W. Sneijder (89min)

Champions League results - Group G

Sevilla 1 - 1 Stuttgart
Sevilla - J. Navas (14min)
Stuttgart - Z. Kuzmanovic (79min)

Unirea Urziceni 1 - 1 Rangers
Unirea Urziceni - M. Onofras (88min)
Rangers - L. McCulloch (79min)

Champions League results - Group H

Arsenal 4 - 1 AZ Alkmaar
Arsenal - C. Fabregas (25min, 52min), S. Nasri (43min), A. Diaby (72min)
AZ Alkmaar - J. Lens (82min)



Standard Liege 2 - 0 Olympiakos Piraeus
Standard Liege - D. Mbokani (31min), M. Jovanovic (88min)

EPL result - West Ham v Aston Villa

West Ham U. 2 - 1 Aston Villa
West Ham U. - M. Noble [pen](45min), Z. Hines (90min)
Aston Villa - A. Young (52min)

WC 2010: Bosnia wait on FIFA approval for Haris Medunjanin

Bosnia coach Miroslav Blazevich has include the player in the squad to face Portugal.and is hoping that the uncapped midfielder Haris Medunjanin will be granted approval by FIFA in time to make his debut

The 24 years old, fled the war in Bosnia to the Netherlands in 1992 and has won back-to-back Under-21 European Championships with the Dutch.

Serie A: Appiah signs for Bologna

Appiah, who is a free agent since leaving Fenerbahce last year, had signed for Bologna.

The arrival should add creativity to the club midfield.

EPL: Chelsea confirms interest in Angel Di Maria

The club porting director Frank Arnesen has revealed he is keeping a close eye on the development of Angel Di Maria.

The Argentina international played a starring role in Benfica's 5-0 humiliation of Everton and his obvious potential has not escaped Arnesen

Chelsea is appealing against FIFA's transfer ban which was imposed after they were found guilty of inducing Gael Kakuta to breach his contract with Lens in 2007.

EPL: New injury setback for Arteta

Midfielder Mikel Arteta has suffered a setback in his return from the cruciate ligament injury suffered during the match against Newcastle in February.

Manager David Moyes revealed that he is not sure how long will he be out after the latest setback.

EPL: Man Utd win appeal over erroneous booking

Manchester United have won their appeal against Fabio da Silva's booking after referee Chris Foy had wrongly showed a yellow card to his twin brother Rafael.

The FA confirmed the booking will be removed from Fabio's record and applied to Rafael.

EPL: Bassong out for five weeks

The Tottenham defender is expected to be sidelined for up to five weeks after sustaining a hamstring injury in Saturday's defeat at Arsenal.

His absence will be a disappointment to Redknapp as he aims to maintain the club's challenge for Europe.

Champions League results - Group A

Bayern Munich 0 - 2 Bordeaux
Bordeaux - Y. Gourcuff (37min), M. Chamakh (90min)



Maccabi Haifa 0 - 1 Juventus
Juventus - M. Camoranesi (45min)

Champions League results - Group B

Besiktas 0 - 3 Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg - Z. Misimovic (14min), C. Gentner (80min), E. Dzeko (87min)



Manchester U. 3 - 3 CSKA Moscow
Manchester U. - M. Owen (29min), P. Scholes (84min), L.A. Valencia (90min)
CSKA Moscow - A. Dzagoev (25min), M. Krasic (31min), V. Berezutski (47min)

Champions League results - Group C

AC Milan 1 - 1 Real Madrid
AC Milan - Ronaldinho [pen](35min)
Real Madrid - K. Benzema (29min)



Marseille 6 - 1 Zurich
Marseille - S. Aegerter [o.g](3min), F. Abriel (11min), M. Niang (51min), Hilton (80min), B. Cheyrou (87min), Brandao (90min)
Zurich - A. Alphonse (31min)

Champions League results - Group D

APOEL Nicosia 0 - 1 FC Porto
FC Porto - R. Falcao (84min)




Atletico Madrid 2 - 2 Chelsea
Atletico Madrid - S. Agüero (66min, 90min)
Chelsea - D. Drogba (82min, 88min)

Serie A: Milan confirm Beckham move

AC Milan have confirmed David Beckham will be returning to the Italian club in January.

The club has announced a six-month deal and his first game could be againist Genoa at the San Siro on January 6.

Serie A: Agent laughs off Man City talk

The agent of Maicon has laughed off reports linking the full-back with a move to Manchester City.

The player is under contract until June 2013 and is a key player in Jose Mourinho's side.

EPL: Clichy suffer injury blow

The Arsenal defender has been ruled out for up to a month with a suspected stress fracture in his lower back.

19-year-old Kieran Gibbs is likely to deputise in Clichy's absence.

EPL: Kroenke ups stake yet again

The Amercian edge closer towards the takeover threshold after purchasing another 427 shares in Arsenal's parent holding company.

Kroenke now has a stake of some 29.6% and is the largest individual shareholder.

The latest purchase comes at a cost of some £3.6 million.

Primera result - Real Madrid v Getafe

Real Madrid 2 - 0 Getafe
Real Madrid - G. Higuain (53min, 56min)

Primera result - Osasuna v Barcelona

Osasuna 1 - 1 Barcelona
Osasuna - G. Piqué [o.g](90min)
Barcelona - S. Keita (72min)

Primera result - Xerez v Sevilla

Xerez 0 - 2 Sevilla
Sevilla - A. Negredo (42min), L. Fabiano (89min)

Primera result - Athletic Bilbao v Atletico Madrid

Athletic Bilbao 1 - 0 Atletico Madrid
Athletic Bilbao - J. Martinez (19min)

Primera result - Zaragoza v Almeria

Zaragoza 2 - 1 Almeria
Zaragoza - A. Lafita (30min), R.M. Pulido (36min)
Almeria - J.M.P. Ortiz (39min)

Primera result - Mallorca v Racing Santander

Mallorca 1 - 0 Racing Santander
Mallorca - P. Webo (18min)

Primera result - Villarreal v Tenerife

Villarreal 5 - 0 Tenerife
Villarreal - J. Llorente (16min, 53min), R. Pires (48min), G. Rossi (52min), R.G. Cani (89min)

Primera result - Espanyol v Valladolid

Espanyol 1 - 1 Valladolid
Espanyol - L. Garcia (52min)
Valladolid - H. Medunjanin (90min)

Primera result - Malaga v Valencia

Malaga 0 - 1 Valencia
Valencia - D. Navarro (69min)

Primera result - Deportivo La Coruna v Sporting Gijon

Deportivo La Coruna 1 - 1 Sporting Gijon
Deportivo La Coruna - N. Lassad (42min)
Sporting Gijon - D. Castro (69min)

Serie A result - AC Milan v Parma

AC Milan 2 - 0 Parma
AC Milan - M. Borriello (12min, 90min)