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Manchester United fans stage protest

Manchester United fans staged a demonstration at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening to protest against Malcolm Glazer's plan to buy the club.

Reyes flattered by Real link

Arsenal's Spanish star Jose Antonio Reyes has admitted he is flattered by interest from Real Madrid - but insists that he is focused on The Gunners.

Inter Milan face rivalry for Parma No1 Frey

Arsenal and Stuttgart have been linked with Frey, whose younger brother, Nicolas, said: "Sebastien isn't just considering Inter Milan.

Chelsea After Adriano?

According to Spanish daily newspaper ‘Marca’, the English club are ready to bid for the Brazilian phenomenon.

Real After Roma’s De Rossi And Mancini?

According to ‘AS’, Sacchi went to Rome last weekend to observe the two players during their league game against Bologna, as Real prepare to launch a bid for De Rossi and Mancini which Roma will find difficult to reject.

La Liga Preview: Luxemburgo seeks record seventh win in Spanish league

Vanderlei Luxemburgo will establish the best start of any Real Madrid coach if his team beats Osasuna in the Spanish league on Sunday.

Robinho reveals Real offer

Robinho has confirmed that Real Madrid have tabled an 'official offer' to take him to Spain next summer.

Picture of the Day: Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann and defender Christian Worns (#4) of Germany block a shot from Javier Saviola (#7) of Argentina during the International Friendly match between Germany and Argentina at the LTU Arena on February 9, 2005 in Dusseldorf, Germany. The game ended in a 1-1 draw. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

International Friendly Wrap: Italy Win, Germany Draw With Argentina

On a busy night of friendly international football, Italy beat Russia 2-0 while Germany and Argentina shared four goals and France were held 1-1 at home by Sweden. England and Holland drew 0-0 but Wales got a winning start for their new manager, beating Hungary 2-0.

European WC Qualifying Wrap: Good Wins For Spain & Greece

Ronaldo Working Hard To Hit Best Form

Luxemburgo is trying to make Ronaldo get back to his best for the next Champions League encounters against Juventus, and for this reason he is giving him extra work and training.

Cavasin replaces De Biasi at Brescia

Serie A strugglers Brescia have appointed former Lecce and Fiorentina coach Alberto Cavasin as their new coach to replace the sacked Gianni De Biasi.

Barça Set To Offload Saviola And Riquelme

Barcelona look set to offload Javier Saviola and Juan Román Riquelme in the summer, rather than include the on-loan pair in their squad.

Cops investigate Glazer threat

Greater Manchester Police have launched an investigation into threats issued against Malcolm Glazer and the Manchester United board by a militant supporters group opposed to the American tycoon's takeover attempts.

Picture of the Day: (L-R) Stewart Downing, David Beckham, Joe Cole, Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney and Phil Neville of England warm up during England training in preparation for Wednesday nights International Friendly against Holland at Champneys Springs on February 8, 2005 in Packington, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Fans urge Glazer to ditch takeover plans

Manchester United's directors were today sent a detailed dossier from City experts warning of the possible dangers of American tycoon Malcolm Glazer's proposed £800million takeover of the club.

Serie A round-up: Brescia ditch De Biasi

Brescia have sacked coach Gianni de Biasi despite assurances his job was safe after Sunday's 1-0 defeat to Udinese...Jonathan Zebina says Juve team-mate Lilian Thuram has been influential in helping him improve this season...and Inter supremo Massimo Moratti hints he would bring back Sebastien Frey.

Man Utd, Bayern Munich watch as Sociedad ponder Nihat sale

Real Sociedad striker Nihat's superb performance against Valencia on Saturday has again sparked speculation over the Turkey international's future in San Sebastian.

Laporta Confident Barca Will Win Title

Barcelona president Joan Laporta is not worried by his club’s moment of difficulty following the home loss at the hands of Atletico Madrid.

Robben laments 'disaster' injury

Chelsea winger Arjen Robben has described his foot injury as "a disaster" and believes it could be two months before he is ready to rejoin the club's quest for the Barclays Premiership title.

Hungarian prime minister apologizes

The prime minister of Hungary apologized Tuesday for joking that Saudi Arabia's soccer team had "very many terrorists" on its roster.

PSG coach Halilhodzic fired

Paris Saint-Germain fired coach Vahid Halilhodzic on Tuesday.

Blues eye Gilardino swoop

Chelsea are ready to fight it out with Milan to sign Parma striker Alberto Gilardino in the summer.

Real Madrid fitness coach: Ronaldo losing weight on new diet

Real Madrid fitness coach Antonio Mello has confirmed the club has put star striker Ronaldo on a diet.

Arsenal, Man Utd head queue for Valencia ace Vicente

The Premiership giants have been tracking the Spanish international for 12 months and were alerted to comments made by the left-sided winger last week.

Gravesen Delighted With First Goal

Gravesen also explained that he is just happy to be a Real Madrid player and that he does not mind being named as a substitute.

Parma No1 Frey: Inter Milan move likely

Parma goalkeeper Sebastien Frey has revealed he's close to agreeing a deal to return to former club Inter Milan in the summer.

Spurs alerted as Real Madrid agree Figo release

DiarioSport says Real president Florentino Perez, GM Arrigo Sacchi and vice-president Emilio Butragueno are all agreed that the best thing for both parties would be if Figo was to leave when the summer market opens.

Picture of the Day: Atletico de Madrid's Torres scores a penalty over Barcelona's Victor Valdes, his second of the game, during a Spanish League soccer match in Barcelona 06 February 2005. Atletico de Madrid won 0-2. (CESAR RANGEL/AFP/Getty Images)

Capello Wary Of Luxemburgo

Fabio Capello has admitted that he is much more worried about facing Real Madrid now that Vanderlei Luxemburgo has taken over at the Bernabeu.

King becomes latest to withdraw

Sven-Goran Eriksson's preparations for Wednesday's England friendly against Holland were thrown into turmoil today as Ledley King became the fourth defender to pull out of the squad through injury.

Bayern Munich fear Chelsea move for Ballack

Bayern Munich have admitted they fear midfielder Michael Ballack is being tracked by Chelsea.

Mido hits out at Roma

Mido is determined to prove Roma were wrong to ship him out to Tottenham Hotspur after just six months in Serie A.

No Real move for Reyes

Real Madrid have dismissed the notion they are plotting a summer bid for Arsenal attacker Jose Antonio Reyes.

Malcolm's Man U?

Malcolm Glazer may have been down when his initial bid to buy Manchester United was rejected last fall, but he wasn't out. The U.S. billionaire has made a new offer for the Reds.

La Liga Leading Goalscorers

Serie A Scoring Leaders

Italian soccer capsules

Capsule summaries from Italy's Serie A 23rd-round matches

Picture of the Day: Hernan Crespo of AC Milan celebrates his 94th min. goal during the Italian Serie A football match against Lazio,February 6, 2005 at San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy. AC Milan won 2-1. (Photo by New Press/Getty Images)

Inter Milan's Mancini hails his "strange squad"

Ten-man Inter Milan hit two late goals to salvage a draw at struggling Parma.

Raul: I can handle Real Madrid bench

Real Madrid striker Raul says he is happy working with coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo and accepts he is not "untouchable"

Chelsea face stiff penalties over Arsenal's Cole probe

Chelsea and Arsenal will have to appear before a Premier League commission to answer complaints that the Blues illegally 'tapped-up' Arsenal's star England full-back Ashley Cole.

Investigation could force Cole out of Arsenal

Arsenal are playing with fire over their stand against Chelsea in an alleged tap row concerning left-back Ashley Cole.The Gunners and the FA tribunal could push Cole to the point where he pulls out of negotiations over a new contract at Highbury.

EPL Wrap: Chelsea held

Manchester City proved a real thorn in championship-chasing Chelsea's side on Sunday by taking a point off the London club with a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Spain: Torres double as Barcalona slip

Athletico Madrid's Fernando Torres scored twice to condemn Barcelona to only their third league defeat of the season at the Nou Camp on Sunday.The defeat means that the Catalan side are now only four points ahead of rivals Real Madrid at the top of La Liga, following Real's 4-0 victory over Espanyol on Saturday night.

Crespo Helps Milan Decrease Gap

A 94th minute strike by Hernan Crespo gave the Rossoneri a 2-1 win over an unlucky Lazio side.

Real Madrid linked with Parma takeover

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has been linked with a takeover of Serie A Parma.

Chelsea keeper Cech reveals Arsenal approaches

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has confirmed he twice missed out on a move to Arsenal earlier in his career.

Arsenal battle for homesick Reyes

Arsenal striker Jose Antonio Reyes is being linked with a return to Spain in the summer. The Mirror says Reyes is homesick and is struggling to come to terms with the physical nature of the Premiership.

Juventus coach Capello: We must not panic

Juventus coach Fabio Capello insists there is no need to panic despite a second defeat in a week against Palermo yesterday.