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Sporting Lisbon bounced back from their Champions League defeat by Barcelona and moved into third place in the Portuguese Liga Sagres with a 2-0 win over Vitoria Guimaraes.

Helder Postiga put the home side in the lead after just eight minutes…

Club Brugge move back into first place in the Belgian Eerste Klasse with an easy 3-0 win over Germinal Beerschot.

Venezuelan midfielder Ronald Vargas put Brugge in the lead on 21 minutes and Wesley Sonck added another two to his season…

Sao Paulo FC had their championship celebrations postponed by Fluminense, who held the Brazilian Serie A leaders to a 1-1 draw on Sunday. Gremio beat Ipatinga 1-4 and reduce the gap to three points with one match to go.

Fluminense, who…

Galatasaray remained close to the top of the Turkish Super League thanks to a 3-1 victory over relegation candidates Haceteppe SK.

Sandro did put the underdogs ahead on 33 minutes but Czech striker Milan Baros struck back to level just before…

Olympiakos Piraeus successfully defended their lead in the Greek Super League with a 4-1 win over Panionios.

Belluschi put the home side ahead on 32 minutes and Diogo doubled the advantage in the 52nd.

And the Athens outfit continued to trouble their…

Under-strength Villarreal moved into second place in the table with a 2-1 victory over bottom-placed Recreativo Huelva who have now lost four games on the trot.

Despite missing seven players including influential midfielder Marcos Senna, Villarreal had just enough to overcome…

Luiz Felipe Scolari launched a scathing attack on referee Mike Dean and his officials after Chelsea's 2-1 defeat against Arsenal on Sunday.

Scolari was furious that Robin van Persie wasn't given offside when he ran clear to score Arsenal's equaliser at…

Marseille followed up their mid-week Champions League elimination with a frustrating 0-0 draw at Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Sunday.

The result extended the Mediterranean side's winless streak to four games, having drawn 2-2 at home to Lille and lost 3-2…

Hamburg were held 1-1 at VfL Bochum on Sunday to miss out on fourth in the Bundesliga while Bayern Munich went second in the table over the weekend to set up a key clash with league leaders Hoffenheim on Friday.

A…

Mallorca defender David Navarro has been transported to a nearby hospital after clashing with teammate Josemi in the Primera Division match with Villarreal.

Navarro and Josemi were both trying to get to the ball in a challenge with Valladolid’s Goitom. Navarro…

Robin van Persie rocketed Arsenal back into the English Premier League title race with a quickfire double that stunned leaders Chelsea in a 2-1 away win at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

In a keenly-contested London derby filled with end-to-end action, the…

LONDON (SW) Everton forward Ayegbeni Yakubu is out for the reason of the season after rupturing his Achilles tendon during Sunday’s Premiership clash with Tottenhan Hotspur in London.

Yakubu went down during a challenge with Tottenham’s Ledley King and initially seemed…

NAC Breda failed to catch up with leaders AZ Alkmaar, crashing to a painful 4-0 defeat Sparta Rotterdam. Ajax and Feyenoord dropped points as well.

Sparta opened the score through Arno Slot in the 22nd minute and Poepon added a second…

Blackburn plunged further into the relegation mire as Paul Ince’s side lost 3-2 against Portsmouth on Sunday.

Rovers had drawn level through Matt Derbyshire and Tugay after goals from Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe had put the hosts 2-0 ahead at…

South African midfielder Steven Pienaar ended his goal drought to give Everton a 1-0 win against Tottenham on Sunday.

Pienaar hadn’t scored for David Moyes’ side for over a year but he finally got back on target with a deflected effort…

Inter Milan opened up a six point lead at the top of the Serie A table after a hard fought 2-1 victory against Napoli at the San Siro on Sunday.

City rivals AC Milan can cut the gap back down to…

Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for the third time in his Manchester United career as Wayne Rooney's 100th goal in club football sealed a 1-0 victory for Sir Alex Ferguson's men against Manchester City at Eastlands on Sunday.

Rooney's goal —…

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is considering making a January bid for Manchester City midfielder Elano.

Elano joined City from Shakhtar Donetsk last year and impressed in his first season at the club.

The 27-year-old has struggled to get into the team at…

Everton boss David Moyes will make a January move for Bayern Munich striker Lukas Podolski, according to News of the World.

Podolski has handed in a transfer request at the German Bundesliga side and would be keen on a move to…

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique believes the club ‘will do great things’ if they manage to keep up their good form.

Barcelona are six points clear of Real Madrid on the La Liga table, following their win over Sevilla on Saturday.

“We are…

Manchester United earned a 1-0 win over bitter rivals Manchester City at Eastlands on Sunday despite Cristiano Ronaldo's bizarre sending-off.

Wayne Rooney's 100th career club goal – his first for five weeks – put United ahead just before half-time in the…

Juventus President Giovanni Cobolli Gigli says Bayern Munich ace Bastian Schweinsteiger’s girlfriend has derailed a move to the Serie A club.

“Schweinsteiger is an excellent player and we are talking about it,” said Cobolli Gigli to Tuttosport.

“I cannot say that he…

Mark Hughes believes Robinho can make as big impact at Manchester City as French legend Eric Cantona did at Manchester United.

Robinho has impressed so far in his career at Eastlands, but failed to make an impact in the Manchester derby…

Blackburn boss Paul Ince believes midfielder David Dunn could be back before the New Year.

The 28-year-old is now back in training after suffering an Achilles injury at the start of the season.

“I don’t want to put any pressure on Dunny,”…

Manchester United have been handed an FA Cup third round trip to Championship club Southampton, while Liverpool travel to Preston and Arsenal host Plymouth.

Like United, Liverpool and Arsenal are both facing Championship teams, but their fellow big-four club Chelsea have…

Sir Alex Ferguson has upset predictions on his possible retirement date after declaring he will will remain in the Manchester United hot seat for some time yet.

Having won all there is to win during 22 years at Old Trafford, including…

Roy Keane has placed doubt on his ability to continue as manager of Sunderland, who dropped into the relegation zone after their latest defeat on Saturday.

“I ask myself every single day if I am the right man for Sunderland. I…

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP)—American goalkeeper Brad Friedel of Aston Villa made a record 167th consecutive Premier League appearance Saturday against Fulham.

The 37-year-old, who started the streak in August 2004 with Blackburn, overtook the previous record set by Portsmouth’s David James in…

Title rivals Bayern Munich and Hoffenheim remain on a collision course to decide who is the Bundesliga’s best on Friday night after both teams picked up wins at the weekend.

Bayern passed rivals Bayer Leverkusen with a 2-0 win on Saturday…

Roy Keane is a winner. As a player he could transform a match with his determination, drive, ability and passion. As a manager, he started really well and looked as though he had formed a Sunderland team in his own…