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October 31
- Ba bags hat-trick as Newcastle go third
- Milan: Cassano showing marked improvement
- Drogba ruled out of Genk trip
- Sion complain to European Commission
- Olsen extends Denmark contract
- Arsenal not just about 'perfect' Van Persie
- Arsenal welcome double defensive boost
- Hungary great Albert passes away aged 70
- Ronaldinho jeered on Gremio return
- Master your finishing: Power shooting
- Donovan berates 'cheap' Red Bulls
- Milan and Barca set to wrap up easy group
- Porto out to avoid another APOEL sting
- Form gives Arsenal belief for Marseille game
October 30
- Osasuna bring Levante back down to earth
- Magee gives Galaxy advantage over Red Bulls
- Solskjaer ends Molde's 100-year wait for title
- Panathinaikos beat PAOK to top Super League
- Ten-man Hamburg hold Kaiserslautern
- Bale brace steers slick Spurs past QPR
- Di Natale on target as Udinese beat Palermo
October 29
- Rampant PSG seal sixth straight Ligue 1 win
- Barca and Messi bounce back against Mallorca
- Juventus beat Inter in 'Derby of Italy'
- City march on with another win over Wolves
- Gomez bags brace as Bayern batter Nuremberg
- Wenger promises stronger, tighter Arsenal
- Arsenal beat Chelsea in eight-goal thriller
- New Cameroon coach to introduce young talent
- Nigeria sack Siasia after Nations Cup failure
October 28
- Ballack scores and breaks nose for Leverkusen
- Bassong not concerned by Redknapp talk
- O’Leary: Wenger is still fantastic manager
- Pique and Puyol back for Barca
- Dalglish and Wenger deny racism problems
- Ferguson: Rule over Tevez fine is "crazy"
- Frings enjoying MLS adventure
- Inter stopper Cesar out of Juventus clash
- Hamburg's Petric out with muscle injury
- Blanc: Don't expect miracles from France
- Ferdinand ready to play after "crazy week"
- Lisandro still sidelined for Lyon
- Young out of Everton trip with toe trouble
- Master your finishing: Shots and blocks
- San Lorenzo match off after player attacked
- Union can expect Philadelphia play-off passion
October 27
- Tevez fine halved after PFA intervention
- Kaka set to make long-awaited Brazil return
- PFA: Tevez did not refuse to play
- Chelsea fail to win over fans in pitch vote
- Man City eye another big win against Wolves
- Wenger tells Arsenal fans to keep faith
- Alonso: Real learning to control games
- Stuttgart stand in way of Dortmund charge
- Self-satisfaction not an option for PSG
- Inter praying penalty curse doesn't strike again
- Goats have Tigers for dinner in Mexico
October 26
- Free-scoring City wallop Wolves in League Cup
- Stoppage-time strike returns Levante to summit
- Napoli wreck Udinese's unbeaten record
- PSG blow two-goal lead in League Cup loss
- Bayern hit second division Ingolstadt for six
- Hierro: Rich Malaga keen to develop own talent
- Jeonbuk motor into Champions League final
- FIFA to investigate more Caribbean officials
- Master your finishing: The toe poke
- Red Bulls to kick off MLS play-off action
October 25
- Stojanovic named new Slovenia coach
- Man United bounce back by beating Shots
- Xavi goal at Granada sends Barcelona top
- Hoffenheim beat Cologne in German Cup
- Matri gets Juventus back on track
- Former Serbia boss blasts Vidic for quitting
- Terry welcomes FA racism enquiry
- Tevez fined four weeks' wages by Man City
- Anzhi set sights on joining European elite
- Beckenbauer task force suggests offside change
- FIFA agrees to World Cup ticket discounts
- Villas-Boas backs Terry over racism claim
- Wolfsburg boss Magath targets title
October 24
- Eriksson sacked as Leicester manager
- Pereira gets tough at Porto as changes pay off
- Shots out to pile more misery on Man United
- Vidic confirms exit from international football
- Fulham boss Al Fayed blasts "strange" Hughes
- Hernandez completes new five-year-deal
- United begin road to recovery at Aldershot
- Leaders Udinese write off title chances
- Vasco go top as Ceara fire coach
- Mancini: Man United are still better than City
- Master your finishing: The reverse pass to cross and finish
- Guadalajara sink America in Aztec invasion
- Terry denies racially abusing Ferdinand
October 23
- Levante on top after victory at Villarreal
- Boateng bags three in Milan comeback
- Leaders PSG march on, Lille beat Lyon
- Villas-Boas berates ref after Chelsea defeat
- Boateng sent off in Bayern defeat
- Balotelli causes fireworks on and off pitch
- Fabregas denies racially abusing Kanoute
- Man City romp to derby win over United
- Zwanziger questions Qatar decision
October 22
- Messi misses penalty in stormy stalemate
- Juventus held after late Genoa leveller
- Real players tired of signing hat-trick balls
- Ayew bags brace as Marseille beat Ajaccio
- Newcastle maintain unbeaten start to season
- Champions Dortmund crush Cologne
- AFC dishes out bans after mass brawl
October 21
- Greek Super League scraps expansion plan
- FIFA to reopen ISL case
- Ferdinand fit for Manchester derby
- Ferguson against playing Euros and Olympics
- Gullit: Rooney must accept Euro 2012 ban
- Fabregas back in Barca squad for Sevilla clash
- Solid Juve start knocked by stadium inquiry
- Pupil Mancini praises master Ferguson
- Marseille dealt central defensive dilemma
- Schalke to sign shot-stopper Hildebrand
- Houllier has still not forgiven Ginola
- Kompany denies Man City discipline issues
- Ferguson: Derby day goal feast unlikely
- Barcelona won't bow to pressure on TV rights
- Master your finishing: The serve and volley
- Barcelona look to 'New Masia' for 'New Messi'
October 20
- Anderlecht win again as Udinese down Atletico
- Michel quits as coach of Equatorial Guinea
- FIFA: Football 'in danger' if clubs follow Sion
- Rio de Janeiro to host 2014 World Cup Final
- Cameroon start search for Clemente successor
- Brazilian Bressan ready to play for Belarus
- No time for horsing around at Inter
- New money meets old on Costa del Sol
- Pearce and Powell to coach Olympic Brits
- Podolski threatens to end Dortmund streak
- Misquoted Ibrahimovic offers Swedish lessons
- Guardiola: Iniesta holds key for Barcelona
- Arsenal hope last-gasp goal kick-starts season
- FIFA to end intrigue over 2014 venues
- Lyon sweating on Lisandro for Lille clash
- High stakes showdown in Manchester derby
October 19
- Surprise package APOEL pick up point at Porto
- Struggling Shakhtar held at home by Zenit
- Olympiakos off the mark, defeating Dortmund
- Chelsea crush Genk to equal biggest win
- Arsenal win ugly with late Ramsey goal
- Leverkusen stun Valencia with quickfire double
- Erratic Milan do enough to beat BATE Borisov
- Iniesta and Villa fire profligate Barca past Plzen
- Jeonbuk fight back to win at Al-Ittihad
- South Africa apologise for rule book blunder
- Mass brawl mars Al Sadd win over Suwon
- Terms & conditions: McDonald's Player Escort
- Platini quizzed by Swiss court officials
- Mourinho second season syndrome kicking in
- Dominant Bayern rue missed chances at Napoli
- Manchester rivals relieved to register first wins
- Berbatov snubs calls for Bulgaria return
- Master your finishing: The four-way finish
- How to keep possession: Be forward-thinking
- Grondona wins ninth term as Argentina FA chief
October 18
- Last-gasp Aguero goal sinks Villarreal
- Benfica's Latin blend too strong for Basel
- Ajax defeat Dinamo to move level with Lyon
- De Sanctis heroics help Napoli hold Bayern
- Rooney spot-kicks see off Otelul Galati
- Real Madrid march on after mauling Lyon
- Pazzini pounces as clinical Inter beat Lille
- Doumbia helps CSKA topple Trabzonspor
- Wenger: Vermaelen deal ends defender search
- Pep wary of players underestimating Plzen
- Dutt: Ballack experience vital against Valencia
- Del Piero to leave Juventus next year
- Platini to appear before judge over Sion case
- Spurs drop review over Olympic Stadium
- Ferguson: Ending relegation 'suicide'
- Leverkusen out to end Spanish hoodoo
- Marseille and Arsenal seek European boost
- FIFA: 100+ clenbuterol cases at U17 World Cup
October 17
- Bilbao beat Osasuna to ease pressure on Bielsa
- Garde: Lyon ready to climb Real-sized mountain
- Ferguson not side-tracked by derby date
- Garrido hoping City bring out best in Villarreal
- Basel caretaker boss tired of hearing about Fink
- FIFA to reward match-fixing whistleblowers
- UEFA makes provisions for Sion reinstatement
- Abidal keen to seal new Barca deal
- Casillas hoping Lyon demons gone for good
- Warner: Zionism to blame for downfall
- Silva: Happiness behind breathtaking form
- Foreign owners could prevent relegation
- Hillsborough papers to be disclosed
- Mancini happy to remain at Man City
- Sao Paulo sack Batista in changing rooms
- Napoli relishing challenge to break Bayern
- Aguero set to return to spearhead City attack
- Red-hot Higuain gives Real welcome headache
October 16
- Levante living the dream after beating Malaga
- Last-gasp Klose strike settles Rome derby
- Maradona's Al Wasl make winning start
- Hamburg win in Arnesen's only game at helm
- Gameiro hat-trick sends PSG three clear
- Serie A goals dry up on day of draws
- Guidetti at the double as Feyenoord thrash VVV
- Van Persie double rescues Arsenal
October 15
- Gudjohnsen fractures fibula in AEK draw
- Montpellier and Lyon keep pressure on PSG
- Another Higuain treble helps Madrid beat Betis
- Bayern hammer Hertha to go five points clear
- Man City sink Villa to take top spot from United
- Napoli squander chance to take top spot
October 14
- Abramovich wouldn't gain from Chelsea move
- Perisic scores and gets sent off for Dortmund
- Romario lashes out at Brazil World Cup plans
- Four Caribbean officials banned for corruption
- Zamparini: Serie A is 20 years behind
- Man City will not risk recovering Aguero
- Serbia coach Petrovic steps down
- Giggs keen to extend Man United career
- Iniesta set for Barcelona return
- Mancini unsure if Tevez is finished
- Ponferradina to play Real in King's Cup
- Van Persie feeling fitter than ever
- Forlan injury adds to Inter's woes
- Beck extends stay with Hoffenheim
- Ferguson mulls Vidic return for Anfield clash
- Lyon welcome back trio for Nancy test
- Narky Neymar sees red in Santos defeat
October 13
- Rooney banned for three Euro games
- Dalglish plays down Man United clash
- Redknapp reveals Parker struggle
- Betis boss Mel reveals literary love
- Wenger: Arsenal now have plenty of captains
- Cuper realistic as Racing head to Barca
- Armenia file protest over keeper red card
- Giggs scoops Golden Foot gong
- Ireland face Estonia in Euro play-offs
- Revived Werder set sights on top spot
- Wigan chief Whelan slams "greedy" Liverpool
- Palmeiras put aside row to hold Flamengo
- Hernandez signs new five-year United deal
- Milan forwards feeling heat after sluggish start
- Rooney ready for Anfield boo boys
October 12
- Terry backs Abramovich over relocation
- Tevez to face breach of contract case
- Tevez not on Juventus wanted list
- Advocaat slams critics after Russia qualify
- Bulgaria labelled 'laughing stock' of Europe
- Danish FA wants Olsen to stay on
- FA given deadline to publish governance plan
- McLeish defends new commuting rules
- Susic buoyed by brave Bosnia performance
- Germany yearn for first title since 1996
- Stankovic to retire after one more Serbia match
- Brazil FA chief Teixeira probed by police
- Venezuela stun Argentina in qualifier
- Ecuador bring USA crashing back to earth
- Liverpool want bigger share of TV money
October 11
- Toivonen strike sends Sweden to Euro 2012
- Scotland hopes ruined by Silva and Villa
- Italy stroll to victory in Worthington swan song
- Fortunate Ireland seal play-off place
- Nasri penalty sends France to Euro 2012
- Serbia defeat sends Estonia into play-offs
- Denmark defeat Portugal to pinch first place
- Russia crush Andorra to clinch top spot
- Turkey beat Azerbaijan to book play-off place
- Croatia sink Latvia to seal second spot
- Late goals send Greece to Euro 2012
- Germany complete perfect campaign
- UEFA: No authority to reinstate Sion
- Tripolis win appeal to remain in top flight
- Japan take frustrations out on Tajikistan
- Russia to use 12 stadiums for 2018 World Cup
- Zambia sack Italian boss Bonetti
- West Ham stadium deal falls through
October 10
- Romario: FIFA must be put in its place
- Prandelli to try out Giovinco-Cassano pairing
- Advocaat warns Russia not to be provoked
- Blanc hoping nerves do not hamper France
- Arnesen names himself Hamburg coach
- Adidas CEO: Euro 2012 ball faster than Jabulani
- Keane out of Ireland decider with Armenia
- South Africa: Nations Cup protest is valid
- Estonia on verge of minor miracle of play-offs
- Cleverley signs new Man United contract
- Capello: No automatic Rooney recall
- Okazaki: I score goals to put food on table
October 9
- Morocco and Sudan seal final places
- Red-faced South Africa count cost of blunder
- Albiol out with fractured cheekbone
- Neville: England not good enough to win Euros
- France hoping for medical "miracles"
- Klinsmann bags first win as USA boss
October 8
- Fejsa out, Vidic doubtful for key Serbia clash
- Capello defends Rooney selection
- Higuain hits hat-trick as Argentina thump Chile
- Greece beat Croatia to top Group F
October 7
- Nani bags brace in Portugal goal-fest
- Ireland beat Andorra to set up play-off decider
- Spain dent Czech play-off hopes
- Germany make it nines wins from nine
- Rooney red mars England qualification
- Nasri shines as France see off Albania
- Swiss hopes ended by defeat in Wales
- Serbia hold Italy to keep play-off hopes alive
- Away win secures Sweden top-two spot
- Rodgers: Mourinho a fantastic influence for me
- Rivaldo regret at not playing in England
- Rivaldo: No regrets over Turkey uproar
- Andy Carroll: How to use your head
- Former Juve CEO Blanc to take PSG position
- Save like Joe Hart
- Indonesia group takes over cash-strapped Roar
October 6
- CONCACAF boss Blazer to stand down
- Six Juventus players named in Italy XI
- Platini plays hardball over reinstating Sion
- Rooney relaxed despite dad's arrest
- Cannavaro: Italy not among Euro favourites
- Buck: Villas-Boas may be at Chelsea for years
- Messi: Argentina must turn around failures
- Spain hail Puyol return from injury
- Kostenoglou replaces Jimenez at AEK
- Sports minister: England bid never had chance
- Collina defends extra assistant referees trial
- Montenegro set to rest players against England
- Gazidis: Champions League cash not crucial
- Rooney's father arrested in betting probe
- Collina open to halting games over chants
- Bulgarian FA deny racist abuse allegations
- Injury-proof your ankle
- Gareth Southgate: Switch from midfield to defence
- Capello: England will attack in Montenegro
October 5
- Aguero out to maintain winning derby record
- 1966 Germany trio tested positive for ephedrine
- Torres: My mum stopped me being a goalkeeper
- Aguero: I can fulfil my ambitions with Man City
- Young: Eight goals enough against Arsenal
- Qatar 2022 'culmination of Arab Spring'
- Gourcuff thrilled by Arsenal interest
- Jol backing for FIFA's '6+5' rule
- Joorabchian: Tevez misinterpreted in Munich
- Krasic: Genoa walkover will inspire Serbia
- Greece ready to play Gekas for Croatia 'final'
- UEFA not concerned by court TV ruling
- Blanc stays upbeat despite injury deluge
- Bremen's Arnautovic banned for three games
- Goal-line technology plans in England delayed
- Bernstein: Grondona sorry for England insults
- Ajax striker Sigthorsson out with ankle injury
- Liverpool take top spot on price per point table
- Germany pursue perfection in final qualifiers
- Deco: Find space in midfield
- Improve your shot-stopping thanks to lardy and lumpy
- Defend from the wings
- Capello top dog on managers' Rich List
- Man United players dominate Rich List
- Henry highest new entry on Rich List
- Sheikh Mansour stays top of Rich List
October 4
- Klinsmann's cosmopolitan vision taking shape
- Petrov ends silence to urge Berbatov rethink
- Caparros to coach Mallorca until end of season
- Coe: 2017 bid has overcome Spurs 'irrelevance'
- Kroos doubtful for Turkey qualifier
- Harris would support Chelsea stadium move
- Koller named new Austria coach
- Advocaat tells Russia: Qualify first, drink later
October 3
- Mallorca reach agreement with Caparros
- Montenegro braced for "game of the decade"
- Afellay out for six months after knee surgery
- Arsenal and Spurs unite after ugly chants
- Szczesny pulls out of Poland squad
- Prandelli: Italy not scared of Serbia trip
- Benzema , Ribery and Matuidi out for France
- Ancelotti keen on replacing Redknapp
- Fan shot ahead of Avellaneda derby
- Flamengo spoil Fabiano's Sao Paulo return
- CAS reject Bin Hammam presidency bid
October 2
- Late Marchisio double downs Milan
- Reality bites for Wenger as slump continues
- Olympiakos go top in Greece
- Pastore scores again as PSG go three clear
- Abidal joins Barcelona injury list
- Lampard answers critics with hat-trick
- Higuain hat-trick helps Real rout Espanyol
- Hannover beat Bremen with Abdellaoue treble
- Alkmaar four clear after Ajax and Twente slip up
- Walker stunner settles North London derby
October 1
- Baptista bicycle-kick seals Malaga success
- Napoli run riot at 10-man Inter
- Canales strike steers Valencia past Granada
- Bojan helps resurgent Roma beat Atalanta
- Tevez shirt number allocated to Pantilimon
- United and City stay neck-and-neck at top
- Bayern held as Lewandowski lifts Dortmund
- Carroll and Suarez settle Merseyside derby
- Gerrard: Too early for England return