Ferguson was the latest of Hughes’ rivals to speak of their shock at the way he was forced to take control of his team in Saturday’s 4-3 victory over Sunderland

Anderlecht and Valencia were joined byLille, who beatSlavia Prague3-1, and former England coach Steve McClaren’sTwente Enschede, who completed the lineup for the last 32 with a 1-1 draw at eliminatedSteaua

In a roller-coaster match that saw the Premier League leaders twice fall behind only to grab a dramatic 122nd-minute equaliser, it was left to teenager Gael Kakuta to fluff the

Arsenalended a run of three successive draws to beatPortsmouth1-0 at the Emirates Stadium after a late goal from William Gallas to pull level on points with Aston Villa and Manchester

West Ham vice president Asgeir Fridgeirsson said on Wednesday that no concrete offers had yet been made for the London club. Icelandic tycoon Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson led an 85 million pound

“Sigi Schmid has formally declined our last contract offer and will not be returning as head coach of the Columbus Crew. Sigi was the ideal person to turn around our

To do so less than a week before “El Clasico” against arch rivals Barcelona also smacks of desperation. Ramos, who has agreed a contract with Real through to June 2009

Second-half goals from skipper Ledley King, his first for three years, and youngster Jamie O’Hara gave visiting Tottenham a deserved victory as they climbed to 15th by virtue of a

Tony Adams’ side need to win to stay in the competition but Edin Dzeko put the hosts one up on three minutes from close range, although Jermain Defoe equalised on

One Italian was arrested and four people were injured in minor incidents before the game. Last season UEFA officials said Rome’s Stadio Olimpico could lose next May’s Champions League final