MELBOURNE Victory will appeal against the nine-game ban handed to striker Ney Fabiano for spitting.
AUSTRALIA'S hopes of hosting a World Cup have been boosted with Football Federation Australia chairman Frank Lowy appointed to the body that oversees the cup.
SOCCEROO Harry Kewell was on target for Turkey's Galatasaray in their thrilling 4-3 win over Swiss side Bellinzona in the UEFA Cup today.
MELBOURNE Victory import Carlos Hernandez has no thoughts of returning home, unless it is to represent Costa Rica in the next set of World Cup qualifiers.
MANCHESTER United's Ryan Giggs admitted today he is stunned by his own achievements in the game.
FORMER England midfielder Paul Gascoigne was arrested today on suspicion of causing criminal damage.
MELBOURNE Victory striker Ney Fabiano will miss almost half the A-League season after last night being banned for nine matches for spitting at an opponent.
JUVENTUS marked their return to the UEFA Champions League after a two-year absence with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Zenit St Petersburg in Turin today.
STEVEN Gerrard stole the show on his full return to the Liverpool side with both goals in a 2-1 win in the opening Champions League Group D match at Marseille today.
MANCHESTER United midfielder Michael Carrick could be out for up to six weeks with a foot injury.
BRAZILIANS Mancini and Adriano scored a goal apiece to hand Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan side a 2-0 Champions League victory over Panathinaikos in Athens today.
TOTTENHAM Hotspur's problems deepened further today as they were beaten 2-1 by Aston Villa to leave them bottom of the Premier League
THIRTEEN people were killed and 36 injured in a riot at a football match in eastern Congo, reportedly sparked by accusations a player was using witchcraft.
FORMER Netherlands striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink announced his retirement today.
SOCCEROO Tim Cahill returned from six months out injured to head in the winning goal in Everton's 3-2 victory at Stoke City in the Premier League today.
Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has warned title rivals that his side is not yet at full strength despite its convincing 3-1 win at Manchester City yesterday.
DAVID Carney has needed some nifty footwork to try to stay in the boss's good books at Sheffield United.
NEWCASTLE United owner Mike Ashley has sacked club legend Alan Shearer from his role as official and put the Premier League team up for sale.
ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger admitted after his side's 4-0 win at Blackburn that he almost left English star Theo Walcott out of the team.
MELBOURNE Victory can maintain its Hyundai A-League momentum despite the loss of Brazilian striker Ney Fabiano after his red card on Friday night, says wing back Evan Berger.
CELTIC'S Australian striker Scott McDonald is desperate to prove his fitness and play some part in tonight's game against his former club Motherwell.
ROBINHO is set to make his Premier League debut today against Chelsea - the club he was set to join until Manchester City trumped English soccer's previously unchallenged big-spenders.
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Galatasaray oplayers celebrate a goal by Australia's Harry Kewell (left) in the UEAF Cup match against Bellinzona in Switzerland today. Picture: AP.
AC Milan's Andriy Shevchenko performs a bicycle kick as FC Zurich's Hannu Tihinen challenges him in the UEFA Cup match in Milan today. Milan won 3-1. Picture: Reuters.
AUSTRALIAN Michael Beauchamp was the victim of mistaken identity and was sent off in a UEFA Champions League match in Glasgow today.
FORMER Chelsea captain Ray Wilkins has returned as assistant coach to Luiz Felipe Scolari.
CRISTIANO Ronaldo made his return but Manchester United made a frustrating start to their Champions League defence today.
ARSENAL avoided another dose of pain in Ukraine as William Gallas snatched a late equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw against Dynamo Kiev in their opening Champions League match.
THE most basic of blunders undid Adelaide United in their 1-1 draw against Japan's Kashima Antlers in the first leg of the Asian Champions League quarter-final last night.
FRANK Lampard scored the first and set up two more as Chelsea cruised to a 4-0 victory over Bordeaux today to kick off their Champions League campaign.
THE red card given to Chelsea's John Terry in their Premier League victory away to Manchester City last weekend has been overturned.
PEP Guardiola finally tasted his first competitive win as Barcelona manager today, when his side beat Sporting Lisbon 3-1 in the Champions League.
CRISTIANO Ronaldo is expected to make his much-anticipated return for Manchester United in tomorrow's Champions League opener against Villarreal.
MELBOURNE Victory's first attempt to clear striker Ney Fabiano of a spitting charge failed, but the fight will go on.
THE Socceroos will play five matches in Queensland, including four at Suncorp Stadium, in the next five years.
PERTH Glory's defensive frailties have been exposed for the third straight A-League game as Queensland Roar romped to a 3-0 victory at Members Equity Stadium yesterday.
BRAZILIAN striker Ney Fabiano could be suspended for at least six games if found guilty of spitting, but Melbourne Victory is preparing to stand by its man.
AC MILAN, with superstars Kaka, Ronaldinho and Andriy Shevchenko all playing, lost 2-0 at Genoa today to plunge the seven-time European champions into crisis.
SCOTT McDonald celebrated his return from injury by helping Celtic to a win in the Scottish Premier League today.
KEVIN Keegan has discussed returning to manage Newcastle with owner Mike Ashley - eight days after quitting.
ALL eyes will be on Sydney FC's new signings Stuart Musialik and Mark Bridge when they return to Newcastle's EnergyAustralia stadium tonight.
FEW foreign footballers have proved as popular in England as Gianfranco Zola.
ADD another controversial chapter to the rivalry between Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United.
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