Teenager's double trouble for Liverpool

Teenager Stevan Jovetic bagged a deadly double as Fiorentina shocked visitors Liverpool 2-0 in Champions League Group E on Tuesday night. The Reds went into the game without hamstring injury victim Javier Mascherano, and really missed his composure and passing in midfield, with...
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Arsenal makes it a late show

Second-half strikes from Robin van Persie and Andrey Ashavin earned Arsenal a 1-0 Champions League win over Olympiakos at The Emirates. Veteran Greek keeper Antonis Nikopolidis frustrated the Gunners for much of this Group H clash, repelling almost everything the hosts could throw...
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Sevilla rout Rangers at their own background

Sevilla showed their European pedigree with a 4-1 Champions League victory over Glasgow Rangers at Ibrox on Tuesday night. Early in the Group G clash, Rangers striker Steven Naismith headed over before Pedro Mendes fired wide. On 37 minutes Abdoulay Konko bundled over Naismith in...
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Inter Milan held in Russia

Inter Milan were held to a surprise 1-1 draw at Rubin Kazan in the Champions League on Tuesday night, but the Italian champions will be relieved to have left Russia with a point after ending the game with 10 men. Rubin took the lead in the 11th minute thanks to Alejandro Dominguez but the hosts gifted Dejan...
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Woe for Naismith on Tuesday night

Steven Naismith and his Rangers team-mates left Ibrox last night seething over the double-whammy that arguably proved the turning point in their comprehensive 4-1 Champions League defeat by Sevilla. In the 37th minute, with the Light Blues coming back into the game after surviving...
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Arsenal record profits

Arsenal showed an increase in turnover and a record profit after tax of £35.2million from results for the year ending May 31, which were released on Monday morning. The turnover of the Gunners' parent holding company, which also has substantial property interests at the Highbury...
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Leonardo hoping for more backing

AC Milan coach Leonardo has appealed to Rossoneri supporters not to give up on his struggling outfit. The sale of Kaka to Real Madrid and the departure of coach Carlo Ancelotti to Chelsea has been followed by a woeful start to the season, with Sunday's goalless home draw against...
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Juventus miss to grab the opporutnity to top the Serie A

Bologna striker Adailton scored three minutes into injury time as they drew 1-1 with Juventus to prevent their hosts going top of Serie A. With Sampdoria having beaten previous leaders Inter Milan, Juve could have replaced the Blucerchiati atop the standings with a win and seemed...
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Antonio Di Natale the man for Udinese

Two late goals gave Udinese all three points as they leapfrogged opponents Genoa in Serie A thanks to a 2-0 victory. Antonio Di Natale netted his eighth goal in six games in the 82nd minute to unlock a tight game, before Simone Pepe secured all three points one minute from the end....
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Its a team Game - Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Gerard Pique came off the bench to inspire Barcelona to a fifth straight Primera Division win as they beat a hard-working Malaga side 2-0. Ibrahimovic was left out of the starting line-up after picking up an ankle injury in Tuesday night's 4-1 win at Racing...
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Real Madrid keep up the good run in the league

Real Madrid continued their 100% start to the season after producing a classy second-half display to see off battling Tenerife 3-0 at the Bernabeu. Manuel Pellegrini's decision to introduce Kaka and Guti at the break proved decisive as Madrid put an uninspiring first-half performance...
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Osasuna on the track beating Gijon

Osasuna continue to recover from a poor start to the season after seeing off Sporting Gijon 1-0 at the Estadio Reyno de Navarra.Javad Nekounam struck the only goal of the game with a second-half penalty as Osasuna made it two wins from two, having previously taken only one point from their opening three games.Osasuna...
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Three and easy for Real Zaragoza

Real Zaragoza brought Getafe crashing back down to earth with a comprehensive win over the Madrid-based outfit in the Primera Division. Getafe had looked highly impressive as they beat Valencia 3-1 on Wednesday night, but Michel's side were given a reality check in this match by a quality Zaragoza outfit at...
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Hoffenheim punish Hertha Berlin

A Vedad Ibisevic hat-trick inspired Hoffenheim to a comfortable 5-1 win over Hertha Berlin which took Ralf Rangnick's side up to third in the Bundesliga and heaped further pressure on his opposite number Lucien Favre. The Berlin boss led the capital club to fourth last term, but...
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Easy win for SC Freiburg

Freiburg continued their up-and-down season with a convincing 3-0 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach in their first win at home this season. After a scoreless first half, Mohamadou Idrissou opened the scoring in the 54th minute before Yacine Abdessadki doubled the advantage after...
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Hamburg regained top spot

Hamburg reclaimed top spot in the Bundesliga with a 1-0 win over Bayern Munich, who slipped down to sixth in the table. Mladen Petric scored the only goal of the game in the 72nd minute thanks to an assist from former Bayern winger Ze Roberto. Hamburg were good value for their win,...
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Bordeaux keeps on marching the Ligue 1

Wendel scored the only goal of the game as Bordeaux returned to the top of the Ligue 1 table with a 1-0 home win over the previously-unbeaten Rennes. The decisive moment of the game arrived after 23 minutes when Benoit Tremoulinas' cross to the near post was headed in by Wendel....
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Ajax keeps pace with leaders

Ajax came through a stern test to claim three Eredivisie points with a 3-0 victory against a spirited ADO Den Haag side to keep pace with the early-season pacesetters. Demy De Zeeuw opened the scoring after 26 minutes, but the Amsterdam giants had to wait until 19 minutes from the...
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C.Ancelotti thinks of long term at Chelsea

Carlo Ancelotti wants to remain at Chelsea for as long as possible and then bring down the curtain on his career in six years time. The Italian coach has guided the Blues to eight straight wins in all competitions so far this season. But the former AC Milan coach admits he has changed...
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Paul Hart fearless about his job

Portsmouth boss Paul Hart says he does not fear for his job, despite his side's woeful start to their Premier League campaign. The Fratton Park outfit have lost all of their opening six league matches and are currently pointless at the bottom of the table. Hart has been made the...
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There is still more to come - Fergie

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists there is more to come from his side as they continue to recover from a disappointing start to the season. The defending Premier League champions suffered a shock loss at Burnley in August, but since they have been on a six-game...
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Cesare wants Viola to be motivated

Fiorentina will attempt to put the turmoil of the past week behind them as they travel to Tuscan neighbours Livorno on Saturday. Club president Andrea Della Valle stepped down on Thursday in the wake of growing discontent from fans. However, coach Cesare Prandelli is confident it...
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Dzeko linked with Milan again

Wolfsburg coach Armin Veh is considering breaking up the attack which was so successful in his club's Bundesliga title triumph last season after admitting he may listen to offers for Edin Dzeko in January. Dzeko had his heart set on moving to AC Milan in the summer, but Wolfsburg...
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Ciro Ferrara - We should have won

Juventus coach Ciro Ferrara had a bitter taste in his mouth after his side's perfect start to the Serie A campaign was ended with a 2-2 draw at Genoa last night. The outcome saw Juve go level on 13 points with Inter Milan at the Italian summit after five games, but Ferrara was not...
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Leonardo confident of turnaround

AC Milan coach Leonardo is confident his side can turn around their stuttering form when they take on promoted side Bari at the San Siro on Sunday. Their 1-0 defeat to Udinese in midweek meant the club dropped to 11th in the Serie A standings with just seven points collected in five games. Lack of goalscoring...
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Achille Emana to stay at Betis

Achille Emana has committed his future to Real Betis following fresh transfer speculation. The Cameroon international was linked with a move away from Spain over the summer following Betis' relegation from the Primera Liga. A switch to England was widely touted, with a number of...
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Atletico coach Abel Resino is under pressure

Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Roberto has urged his team-mates to dig deep and produce a result at Valencia as they try desperately to turn their season around. Los Rojiblancos are in something of a crisis following a dreadful start to the season and coach Abel Resino is clinging on...
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Madrid can get even better - Kaka

Playmaker Kaka claims Real Madrid still have room for improvement despite making it four league wins from four with their 2-0 triumph over Villarreal. Kaka netted his first competitive goal for Madrid with a second-half penalty to help coach Manuel Pellegrini enjoy a happy return to the club he left in the summer...
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Kaka scores debut goal for Real Madrid

Kaka netted his first competitive goal for Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo was again on the mark as Manuel Pellegrini enjoyed a winning return to former club Villarreal. Ronaldo, as he did against Xerez at the weekend, scored almost immediately after kick-off to give Madrid a...
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Andrea Della Valle steps down

Fiorentina have announced that Andrea Della Valle has stepped down as president of the club with immediate effect. Andrea, brother of Fiorentina owner Diego Della Valle, took over the role in 2002, but faced criticism from the Viola fans for the club's lacklustre transfer activity this summer. A statement from...
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