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Substitute Lima, 27, a Brazilian journeyman forward, came on to score a second-half hat-trick to give Braga a 4-3 win in Spain and send the Portuguese outfit into the group

Gourcuff will sign a long-term contract after passing a medical, Lyon said in a statement. The statement said the clubs had agreed on a transfer fee of 22 million euros,

The 2009 champions, who had lost their first two games, needed a late header from a corner by central defender Ciani to win a lively contest at Parc des Princes.

The Cameroon international struck in the 71st and 80th minutes after Goran Pandev had cancelled out John Arne Riise’s opener for Roma in the first half. The goals ensured Inter

On a night featuring 35 ties littered with some of the biggest names in European club football and many obscure ones trying to make a name for themselves, Liverpool gained

Moldovan championsSheriff Tiraspol, bidding to make the group stages for the first time, lost 1-0 at Swiss clubBaseland Portugal’sBraga, also yet to qualify for the first round proper, beatSevillaby the

FourFourTwo’s betting partner, Paddy Power make Spurs 8/11 to win the first leg in Switzerland on Tuesday and 1/7 to make it to the group stages of the competition. The

Zlatan Ibrahimovic poked the La Liga champions in front in the 20th minute of Spain’s traditional season opener at Sevilla’s Sanchez Pizjaun stadium, before Fabiano levelled for the King’s Cup

The Kaiser, who stepped down as club president late last year, has been linked with Bayern for the past 51 years as an extremely successful player, coach and president. Strangely

Argentina, who made an earlier-than-expected World Cup exit after an unceremonious 4-0 quarter-final thrashing by Germany, spoilt the hosts first outing at the new Aviva Stadium thanks to a first