Brazil coach Mano Menezes could do worse than look to Eastern Europe for inspiration as Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk proved by outplaying Juventus in their Champions League match on Tuesday.

A former England football defender - once dubbed the new "Bobby Moore" - has admitted falsely claiming benefits.

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone was beaming with pride after leading his team to Europa League glory last night.

Win a bottle of champagne

UEFA today responded to Manchester City's claims that two of their players were racially abused during the Europa League match at Porto by opening disciplinary proceedings against the Portuguese club.

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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has conceded he got it wrong in Europe this season.

United have met Ajax only once before in Europe, in 1976. The key performers recall an electric occasion

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There never seems to be a shortage of teenage superstars in the modern game, especially in the Netherlands, a country famed for its remarkable production line of supreme prospects. But scratch beyond the hype and natural excitement young players attract, and the truth is few are consistently good enough to have earned such a reputation so early.

Swiss club Sion have lost their fight to be allowed back into the Europa League.

Redknapp's dynamic class of 2011 are a joy to watch for cautiously optimistic White Hart Lane hero

Jol and Fulham's former Tottenham contingent are keen to show their north London neighbours what they might be missing

Fulham midfielder Clint Dempsey insists three points rather than revenge was the motivating factor against Wisla Krakow last night.