Defending champions Shakhtar Donetsk cruised into the last 32 of the Europa League with a 2-0 victory away to Toulouse on Thursday night.
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.
European heavyweights AC Milan and Real Madrid fought to a 1-1 draw in the San Siro on Tuesday which leaves them level on points at the top of Champions League Group C.
The captain of the Italian national football team, Fabio Cannavaro, has hit out at his treatment at the hands of the world's media after being cleared of doping by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI).
German side Werder Bremen moved three points clear at the top of Europa League Group L after seeing off Athletic Bilbao 3-1 despite losing Peter Niemeyer to a red card just five minutes after he appeared as a second-half substitute.
Everton manager David Moyes was left unimpressed by UEFA's trial of goalline assistants despite his side's resounding 4-0 Europa League win over AEK Athens at Goodison Park.
Defending champions Shakhtar Donetsk opened the group stages of UEFA's new-look Europa League with a comfortable 4-1 win away to Belgian club Bruges on Thursday night.
German leaders Hamburg suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat by Rapid Vienna in their Europa League group-stage opener on Thursday, while Roma's poor season continued with a 2-0 loss away to Basel.
This week, the European continental competitions -- the Champions League and the newly re-christened Europa League -- kick off, and I keep thinking of Allen Iverson.
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.
Defending champions Shakhtar Donetsk cruised into the last 32 of the Europa League with a 2-0 victory away to Toulouse on Thursday night.
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.
European heavyweights AC Milan and Real Madrid fought to a 1-1 draw in the San Siro on Tuesday which leaves them level on points at the top of Champions League Group C.
The captain of the Italian national football team, Fabio Cannavaro, has hit out at his treatment at the hands of the world's media after being cleared of doping by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI).
German side Werder Bremen moved three points clear at the top of Europa League Group L after seeing off Athletic Bilbao 3-1 despite losing Peter Niemeyer to a red card just five minutes after he appeared as a second-half substitute.
Everton manager David Moyes was left unimpressed by UEFA's trial of goalline assistants despite his side's resounding 4-0 Europa League win over AEK Athens at Goodison Park.
Defending champions Shakhtar Donetsk opened the group stages of UEFA's new-look Europa League with a comfortable 4-1 win away to Belgian club Bruges on Thursday night.
German leaders Hamburg suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat by Rapid Vienna in their Europa League group-stage opener on Thursday, while Roma's poor season continued with a 2-0 loss away to Basel.
This week, the European continental competitions -- the Champions League and the newly re-christened Europa League -- kick off, and I keep thinking of Allen Iverson.
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.
Arsenal will face Celtic in a mouthwatering all-British tie later this month to decide who reaches the Champions League group stages.
Is German soccer in trouble? A German club hasn't won the Champions League in eight years, and success in the UEFA Cup (now the Europa League) has been few and far between as well. World Soccer chats with German national-team coach Joachim Löw, who explains the need for speed at the top level, not just in the legs, but in the mind, too.
Shakhtar Donetsk became the third former Soviet club to win the UEFA Cup in the past five years, following CSKA Moscow in 2004-05 and Zenit St. Petersburg last season.
An extra time goal from Brazilian midfielder Jadson ensured Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk won the last ever UEFA Cup final with a 2-1 victory over Bundesliga side Werder Bremen in Istanbul.
Werder Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf has warned his Bundesliga side they have achieved nothing yet this season despite reaching the finals of both the UEFA Cup and DFB-Pokal.
When CSKA Moscow lifted the UEFA Cup in 2005, becoming the first Russian team to win a European trophy, manager Valeri Gazzaev described it as "a landmark victory for Russian football."
Shakhtar Donetsk are through to the final of the UEFA Cup, after a late goal helped them defeat fellow-Ukrainians Dynamo Kiev 2-1, for a 3-2 aggregate victory.
Shakhtar Donetsk fought back from going a goal behind to draw 1-1 at fellow-Ukrainians Dynamo Kiev in the first leg of their UEFA Cup semifinal on Thursday.
Gonzalo Higuain struck in time added on as Real Madrid rode their luck to move within three points of Primera Liga leaders Barcelona with a 3-2 win over Getafe at the Bernabeu.
Croatia striker Mladen Petric's scored twice as SV Hamburg stayed on course for a famous treble with a 2-1 win over Hanover on Sunday.
Brazilian ace Grafite grabbed a double as VfL Wolfsburg stayed three points clear of defending champions Bayern Munich with a 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.
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.
Bundesliga side Werder Bremen are through to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup, despite St Etienne fighting back to draw 2-2 on the night.
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.
Manchester City beat Aalborg of Denmark 2-0 in their UEFA Cup last 16 first leg tie after it's revealed that the Premier League side are in talks to sign striker David Villa from Valencia.
CSKA Moscow produced a professional performance to get past Aston Villa's 'reserves' in the second leg of their UEFA Cup last-32 tie on Thursday, winning 2-0 on the night for a 3-1 aggregate victory.
AC Milan have crashed out of the UEFA Cup, throwing away a two-goal advantage to draw 2-2 at home to Bundesliga side Werder Bremen, a result that eliminates the Italian giants on the away goals rule.
Tottenham face an uphill battle to qualify for the last 16 of the UEFA Cup after a makeshift side conceded two late goals in sub-zero temperatures in Ukraine to lose 2-0 to Shakhtar Donetsk.
David Beckham made his European debut for AC Milan as a late substutute on Wednesday when the Italian club returned from Bundesliga hopes Werder Bremen with a valuable UEFA Cup 1-1 first leg draw.
AC Milan have included David Beckham in their squad for the UEFA Cup, increasing speculation that the former England captain may remain at the San Siro past the intended date of his return to Los Angeles Galaxy.
Loan star David Beckham has arrived at the San Siro clutching his club shirt and was told he could start AC Milan's next match against Roma in the Italian capital on January 11.
Italian giants AC Milan will face Bundesliga side Werder Bremen in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup as they continue in their quest to win the only major European trophy that has so far eluded them.
Veteran goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has agreed a one-year extension to his contract to keep him at Old Trafford until the summer of 2010.
Wayne Rooney salvaged a 2-2 draw for Manchester United against Aalborg on Wednesday as the Champions League holders won Group E and avoided the top seeded teams in the knockout round.
Premeir League side Aston Villa are through to the last 32 of the UEFA Cup, despite scrashing to a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of minnows Zilina in Group F.
After 210 minutes of nail-biting action, Sport Clube Internacional lifted the Copa Sudamericana for the first time on Wednesday, an achievement that cements its status as one of the leading clubs in South American soccer history.
Filippo Inzaghi scored a last-gasp equalizer after Ronaldinho fired in a superb 30-meter free-kick as Italian giants AC Milan hit back from two goals down for a 2-2 UEFA Cup draw at Portsmouth.
Raul Gonzalez scored an early goal to help Real Madrid beat BATE Borisov 1-0 in Group H to earn a spot in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Struggling English Premier League club Tottenham sacked under-pressure coach Juande Ramos late on Saturday night, and Harry Redknapp then confirmed that he will take over as manager.
Tottenham's miserable start to the season continued as a blunder from goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes helped hand Udinese a 2-0 victory in their opening UEFA Cup Group D match in Italy on Thursday.
Seven-time European champions AC Milan were paired with English FA Cup winners Portsmouth when the group stage draw of the UEFA Cup was made in Switzerland on Tuesday.
Stuttgart, Wolfsburg, Hamburg and Schalke all booked their places in the UEFA Cup group stage to make it a good night for German teams in the competition.
Brazilian striker Jo steered Manchester City towards the group stages of the UEFA Cup with his first goals for the club in a 2-1 victory at Omonia Nicosia.
Holland gave everything to Euro 2008. The team played dazzling soccer against France and world champion Italy. Pundits swooned over an updated version of total football and praised the individual skills of Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart & Co.
Seven-time European champions AC Milan have been drawn against Swiss side FC Zurich in the first round of this year's UEFA Cup.
Manchester City avoided the embarrassment of a UEFA Cup exit to Danish minnows Midtjylland but needed extra time and penalties to reach the first round.
The draw for the Champions League group stages has become a bigger and bigger event in recent seasons and this year's ceremony proved no different.
Last weekend saw the European football season really kick into gear with the English Premier League and the German Bundeslia both getting under way.
Scottish club Rangers hope to further bolster their midfield ranks with a double signing this week, having agreed deals for United States international Maurice Edu and Northern Ireland's Steve Davis.
Manchester City, under their new manager Mark Hughes, will make a low-key start to their UEFA Cup campaign this month, when they play the first leg of their first qualifying round tie away to EB/Streymur, of the Faroe Islands.
VIENNA, Austria -- OK, so I've tried my best. I've held my tongue throughout this tournament. But, the fact is, I've had it. I've had enough of people telling me that Miroslav Klose and Karim Benzema are overrated donkeys because they haven't had a good Euro 2008. Or that David Villa is now the best striker in Europe (heck, he's not even the best striker on his national team). Or that Andrei Arshavin is the second coming of Zinedine Zidane.
Premier League Manchester City have appointed Mark Hughes as their new manager in succession to Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Finland international striker Mikael Forssell has ended his English career after sealing a switch to German side Hannover on Friday.
Steve Coppell has decided to stay on as Reading manager despite his club's relegation to the second-tier of English football this season.
First Blood to Manchester United, as goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs made them the John Rambo to Chelsea's bumbling small town sheriff in last Sunday's EPL finale. At the moment it's anyone's guess who'll play the muscle-bound Vietnam veteran, and who'll be the hapless Vietnamese soldiers in next week's sequel.
Pablo Osvaldo's spectacular winning goal for Fiorentina gave his side plenty to celebrate and at the same time left AC Milan contemplating the prospect of UEFA Cup football next season.
Premier League Portsmouth beat second-flight underdogs Cardiff City 1-0 to win the FA Cup for the first time since 1939 and claim a place in next season's UEFA Cup competition.
Portsmouth and second division underdogs Cardiff provide the most unlikely FA Cup final pairing in years when they meet to decide the winner of the 127th edition of football's oldest competition at Wembley on Saturday.
Manchester City have claimed a place in the UEFA Cup next season after holding off fellow Premier League side Fulham in the English Fair Play table.
Rangers' quest for a first European trophy in 36 years ended in heartbreak as Zenit St Petersburg claimed Russia's second UEFA Cup in the space of four years with a 2-0 win in Wednesday's final.
Germany and Denmark have joined England as the nations with an extra place in next season's UEFA Cup.
Celtic captain Stephen McManus and top scorer Scott McDonald were on target as Celtic beat Hibernian 2-0 to stretch their lead over Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premier League to four points.
Manchester United claimed their 10th Premier League title with a 2-0 victory at Wigan Athletic on a dramatic final day of the season.
Manchester City are set to land a place in next season's UEFA Cup after the award of an extra place to English Premier League sides.
Barry Ferguson gave UEFA Cup finalists Rangers a lift in the Scottish Premier League title race by claiming the only goal of the game against Motherwell at Ibrox.
Scottish Football Association hierarchy have declined to ease Rangers' crowded fixture schedule as the club bids to land the nation's first European title for a quarter of a century.
Former leaders Rangers faltered again in the Scottish title chase as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Hibernian on Sunday and trail leaders and arch Glasgow rivals Celtic by seven points.
Bayern Munich need a point at Wolfsburg on Sunday to regain the Bundesliga title after second-placed Werder Bremen cut their lead to nine points by winning 2-0 at Energie Cottbus.
Fulham hauled themselves out of the relegation zone in the English Premier League with a 2-0 home victory over Birmingham City, who slipped to second from bottom.
Gallant Rangers reached the UEFA Cup final after a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Fiorentina in their semi-final second leg, after 240 minutes of football over two matches failed to produce a single goal.
French defender Willy Sagnol has been left out of Bayern Munich's squad for Thursday's UEFA Cup semifinal, second leg at Zenit St Petersburg, after being disciplined by Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld.
Two goals from Franck Ribery helped Bayern Munich beat champions Stuttgart 4-1 on Sunday to move 12 points clear in the Bundesliga with just one point required from their last four games to seal a 21st German title.
Everton and Aston Villa shared a pulsating 2-2 draw as the race to reach the UEFA Cup looks set to go to the wire after a dramatic Goodison Park showdown between the fifth and sixth-placed clubs in the Premier League.
A makeshift Barcelona side fell to a 2-0 defeat at Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday -- meaning Real Madrid now have a chance to win the Primera Liga title on Sunday if results go their way.
Bayern Munich are beginning to pay the price for the success that has kept them on target to pick up four trophies this season.
Bayern Munich defender Lucio headed into his own net to give Zenit St Petersburg a crucial away goal ahead of next week's return match in Russia, after Thursday night's UEFA Cup semifinal first leg ended in a 1-1 draw.
Cardiff City will represent England in next season's UEFA Cup should they beat Portsmouth in the FA Cup final next month, the English Football Association have decided.
UEFA Cup hopefuls Everton tied up the permanent signing of South Africa midfielder Steven Pienaar on Tuesday.
After eight months and 32 games, the destination of this season's English Premier League title has been decided in the space of five days.
Juan Manuel Mata and Alexis Ruano scored early goals to help Valencia beat Getafe 3-1 in the Copa del Rey final at the Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid on Wednesday.
Eight goals, two matches and three days may have transformed Bayern Munich's season from a good one into a great one.
Getafe hope to go one better than last year and win their first trophy when they face Valencia in the final of Spain's Copa Del Rey in Madrid's Vicente Calderon Stadium on Wednesday.
Real Madrid overcame the handicap of playing for 70 minutes with 10 men and beat Real Murcia 1-0 to go nine points clear in the Spanish Primera Liga.
German League leaders Bayern Munich scored four times in the opening 22 minutes on their way to a 5-0 drubbing of Borussia Dortmund on Sunday.
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