Galatasaray became the first club to book a place in the last 32 of the Europa League this season after winning 3-0 away to 10-man Dinamo Bucaresti on Thursday night.
Europa League holders Shakhtar Donetsk look a good bet to progress to the last 32 of this year's competition after being pitted against Belgian side Club Brugge, Serbian champions Partizan Belgrade and Toulouse of France in the group phase on Friday.
English Premier League Aston Villa's hopes of reaching the group stages of the Europa League were ended by a late goal from Rapid Vienna striker Nikica Jelavic in the second leg of the qualifier at Villa Park on Thursday.
English Premier League Manchester City have recouped some of the $150 million they have spent on players this summer by confirming the sale of Brazilian international midfielder Elano to Turkish club Galatasarary for an undisclosed fee.
Dutchman Frank Rijkaard has been appointed as the new coach of Turkish giants Galatasaray on a two-year contract.
Bundesliga title chasers SV Hamburg have been paired with Premier League Manchester City in the draw for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup made on Friday.
UEFA Cup holders Zenit St Petersburg have crashed out of the competition 2-1 on aggregate at the last 16 stage, despite beating Serie A side Udinese 1-0 on Thursday.
Zenit St.Petersburg slipped up in their defense of their defense of the UEFA Cup as the Russian side went down 2-0 to Udinese on Thursday night.
Serbian striker Milan Jovanovic scored a goal and set up another as Standard Liege became the first side to qualify from UEFA Cup Group C, defeating Sampdoria 3-0 to seal their last 32 place.
Darren Bent grabbed a hat-trick as Tottenham thrashed Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 in UEFA Cup Group D to continue their amazing revival under new manager Harry Redknapp.
Galatasaray became the first club to book a place in the last 32 of the Europa League this season after winning 3-0 away to 10-man Dinamo Bucaresti on Thursday night.
Europa League holders Shakhtar Donetsk look a good bet to progress to the last 32 of this year's competition after being pitted against Belgian side Club Brugge, Serbian champions Partizan Belgrade and Toulouse of France in the group phase on Friday.
English Premier League Aston Villa's hopes of reaching the group stages of the Europa League were ended by a late goal from Rapid Vienna striker Nikica Jelavic in the second leg of the qualifier at Villa Park on Thursday.
English Premier League Manchester City have recouped some of the $150 million they have spent on players this summer by confirming the sale of Brazilian international midfielder Elano to Turkish club Galatasarary for an undisclosed fee.
Dutchman Frank Rijkaard has been appointed as the new coach of Turkish giants Galatasaray on a two-year contract.
Bundesliga title chasers SV Hamburg have been paired with Premier League Manchester City in the draw for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup made on Friday.
UEFA Cup holders Zenit St Petersburg have crashed out of the competition 2-1 on aggregate at the last 16 stage, despite beating Serie A side Udinese 1-0 on Thursday.
Zenit St.Petersburg slipped up in their defense of their defense of the UEFA Cup as the Russian side went down 2-0 to Udinese on Thursday night.
Serbian striker Milan Jovanovic scored a goal and set up another as Standard Liege became the first side to qualify from UEFA Cup Group C, defeating Sampdoria 3-0 to seal their last 32 place.
Darren Bent grabbed a hat-trick as Tottenham thrashed Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 in UEFA Cup Group D to continue their amazing revival under new manager Harry Redknapp.
Harry Kewell has been named in Australia's 27-man squad for the World Cup qualifier against Uzbekistan on September 10.
Former Liverpool winger Harry Kewell is looking forward to the challenge of playing in Turkey after completing his move to Galatasaray.
At first look, there aren't a lot of American ties to the 2008 European Championship. Obviously, no American players are in it, and all of the top-of-the-line Europeans in Major League Soccer have long retired from their respective national teams.
Brazil's Zico has parted company with leading Turkish side Fenerbahce -- freeing him up for a possible move to the English Premier League,
When Fenerbahce last featured on these pages last June after celebrating their centenary by winning a record 17th Turkish title, it was suggested that the next goal facing the Istanbul club would be to establish itself as a serious challenger for European honors.
Turks Fenerbahce hope to step up their claim to become a world force in football when they travel to Spain with a 3-2 lead for the second leg of their Champions League tie against Sevilla.
OK, Champions League fans -- this is when things get tasty. This is when those who complain that "things were better in the old European Cup, when it was only champions who were admitted" ought to be taken out back and ...
Italian striker Luca Toni fired four goals as Bayern Munich savaged Aris Salonika 6-0 to finish top of their UEFA Cup group and guarantee avoiding the Champions League rejects in Friday's last-32 draw.
Bayern Munich's French international midfielder Franck Ribery has said that the team's recent form - two wins and four goals in seven games - is causing some concern as the German league leaders prepare to entertain Aris Saloniki in their final UEFA Cup Group F qualifier on Wednesday.
Premier League strugglers Bolton Wanderers landed in the same UEFA Cup group as Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich when the draw was made in Switzerland on Tuesday.
Luca Toni and Hamit Altintop scored second-half goals in Portugal as tournament favorites Bayern Munich beat Belenenses 3-0 on aggregate to reach the UEFA Cup group stage.
Struggling Marseille have drafted in Eric Gerets as their new coach to replace club stalwart Albert Ernon.
German giants Bayern Münich will take on Portuguese side Belenenses in their first UEFA Cup tie for a decade.
Newcastle's Turkish international midfielder Emre said Monday that he would be committing his future to the Premiership club.
Werder Bremen's Croatian striker Ivan Klasnic expects to extend his contract with the Bundesliga side this week, having recently recovered from a kidney transplant.
Recent visitors to Istanbul could hardly have failed to notice the predominance of flags and banners in blue and yellow stretched out amid the bazaars of Sultanahmet, and fluttering from seafront terraces along the Bosphorus.
"We are the loudest fans in the world," Engin said as we took our seats in the VIP section of Besiktas Stadium. He pointed across to where the diehards were swaying like a massive black-and-white flag. They were singing about their beloved Black Eagles. Engin's face betrayed his pride. "Normally, I sit over there."
Robbie Fowler's first-ever Champions League goals failed to prevent Liverpool from sliding to a 3-2 defeat to Galatasaray in their final Group C match on Tuesday.
Steven Gerrard and Peter Crouch scored as Liverpool cemented top spot in Group C with a 2-0 victory over PSV Eindhoven, who had also already qualified for the knockout stages.
Turkey have called up veteran striker Hakan Sukur for Wednesday's friendly against Italy despite speculation after his last appearance that he would retire.
Liverpool booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a 3-0 win over a Bordeaux side reduced to 10 men for the last 27 minutes when Fernando Menegazzo was sent off.
A second-half Peter Crouch header earned Liverpool a 1-0 victory at Girondins Bordeaux in their Champions League clash on Wednesday.
Peter Crouch marked his recall to the Liverpool side with two goals, one a spectacular scissor-kick, as they beat Galatasaray 3-2 in an action-packed Champions League Group C tie.
PSV Eindhoven and Liverpool played out a 0-0 draw in a disappointing Champions League Group C opening match on Tuesday.
Turkey striker Gokhan Unal will miss Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier against Malta in Frankfurt through injury.
Former Japan coach Zico is to take over at Turkish club Fenerbahce.
Fatih Terim has offered his resignation as Turkey coach after the country's football federation re-elected Haluk Ulusoy as chairman, CNN Turk has reported.
Romania coach Victor Piturca has picked three uncapped players for this Saturday's friendly against World Cup qualifiers Ivory Coast.
Pavel Nedved will return to help the injury-ravaged Czech Republic in this month's World Cup playoff against Norway after a 16-month absence.
Besiktas coach Riza Calimbay has quit nine months after taking up the post, the Istanbul-based first division club said on Monday.
Former winners Feyenoord, Galatasaray and Bayer Leverkusen have bowed out of the UEFA Cup as Rapid Bucharest and Tromso secured group stage places.
Bastia defender Alexandre Song has joined Premier League Arsenal on loan with the option of a permanent deal, the Corsican club said on Thursday.
Turkey midfielder Emre Belozoglu has joined Newcastle United from Inter Milan on a five-year contract, the Premier League club said on Thursday.
Greek club Panathinaikos have given Flavio Conceicao until Sunday to complete his transfer or they will end their negotiations with the Brazilian midfielder.
Swiss international Hakan Yakin has signed a three-year contract with Young Boys Berne after failing in three attempts to make a career abroad.
Erik Gerets signed a two-year contract at Istanbul-based Galatasaray on Tuesday, just three days after resigning at Germany's VfL Wolfsburg.
Turkish police, assisted by British and Italian colleagues, are on high alert as fans flock to Istanbul for Wednesday night's Champions' League final between Liverpool and AC Milan.
Second half substitute Tommaso Rocchi scored a late equaliser to give Lazio a 1-1 home draw with Spanish side Villarreal in their opening UEFA Cup Group E match.
Spain were fortunate to take a point from their opening World Cup qualifier when they scraped a barely deserved 1-1 draw with Bosnia in a Group Seven match in Zenica.
Besiktas playmaker Daniel Pancu and Ajax striker Nicolae Mitea are back in Romania's squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers.
Brazilian striker Marcio Amoroso has started a week-long trial period with Celtic, the Scottish champions said on their website on Tuesday.
Turkish side Galatasaray have named former player Gheorghe Hagi as coach, following Fatih Terim's resignation.
Inter Milan striker Christian Vieri sits out Thursday's UEFA Cup fourth round first leg tie against Benfica after being handed a one-match UEFA ban.
Two young Ajax defenders have been named in a provisional Netherlands squad for their friendly against the United States on February 19.
Dutch defender Frank de Boer said Monday he had signed with Glasgow Rangers in a move that reunites him with twin brother Ronald at Ibrox.
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