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September 30
- Asteras Tripolis demoted from Super League
- FIFA: Sion court battle causing chaos
- Ferguson: United need to be less "cavalier"
- Pepe and Coentrao out of Portugal squad
- Arsenal hit by rising player wages
- Turkish games free for women and children
- Mayor gives Spurs stadium ultimatum
- Dalmat doubtful for Rennes trip to Lille
- Injured Benzema doubtful for Real
- Myanmar banned from 2018 World Cup
- Badstuber may return for Bayern
- Van Marwijk: Afellay could make Euro 2012
- Rooney and Hernandez ready for United return
- Gomez and Khedira back in Germany squad
- Mancini denies it's been a difficult week
- Alba called up for Spain qualifiers
- Del Piero up for 'electrifying' Milan duel
- Kroenke: Wenger one of world's great bosses
September 29
- Klinsmann calls up German-born Williams
- Stevens enjoys winning start as Schalke boss
- Serbia fans asked to behave for Italy qualifier
- Gomis back in to France squad
- Gadzhiyev sacked as Anzhi Makhachkala coach
- Scotland squad to face Liechtenstein and Spain
- South Americans add spice to Inter v Napoli
- Messi: Scoring records are not my goal
- Stevens in spotlight as Schalke meet Hamburg
- Mandanda brilliance gives Marseille platform
- Lampard: Chelsea out-Barcelona'd Barcelona
- Neymar on target as Brazil beat Argentina
- Manchester duo look to bounce back
- Top two clash as Lyon lock horns with PSG
September 28
- Holden ruled out for another six months
- APOEL earn surprise draw in Donetsk
- Ayew double helps Marseille thrash Dortmund
- Ibrahimovic helps Milan put Plzen to sword
- Early brace ensures Arsenal beat Greeks
- Kalou comes on and costs Chelsea win
- Wasteful Leverkusen do enough to defeat Genk
- Messi brace helps Barca batter BATE
- Man City suspend "finished" Tevez
- Zenit overpower 10-man Porto
- Nadal criticises Mallorca board over Laudrup
- Sion win court ruling over player ineligibility
- Coyle confident of luring more starlets on loan
- Mayor urges Spurs to accept stadium offer
- Bramble held over alleged sex assault
- Bayern eye last 16 after only two games
- Platini urges new laws to combat match-fixing
- Tevez denies he refused to play
- Kaka resurgence good news for Real
- Borisov ready for close encounter with Barca
- Mancini: Tevez career at Man City over
September 27
- Lille let another lead slip against Trabzonspor
- Tevez refuses to appear as sub
- United salvage draw after Basel fightback
- Lyon prove too powerful for Dinamo
- Gomez double defeats Man City
- Bruno Cesar seals Benfica win in Bucharest
- Kaka shines as Real rout Ajax
- Napoli strike early to see off Villarreal
- Villas-Boas: Chelsea players out of this world
- Zarate strike steers Inter to success in Moscow
- Platini gives thumbs up to Ukraine
- Bosnia boss Susic eyes play-off position
- Arsenal trio out of Olympiakos clash
- Peru stadium shut following fan death
- Laudrup quits as Real Mallorca coach
- Seven killed in Western Sahara clashes
- Socceroos boss Osieck keeps faith with players
- Victory over City will put Bayern in box seat
- Mata makes rapid return to Valencia
- Van Persie key for Arsenal's Greek test
September 26
- Ferguson: Television has too much power
- Heart attack victim Torp thanks fans
- Fink tells Basel: Remember 1999
- Torres: First few months at Chelsea difficult
- Dzeko: Bayern not unbeatable despite streak
- Real rally behind Mourinho for Ajax visit
- Back-heel penalty taker killed in car crash
- Ferguson: Squad rotation key for United
- Bojinov: Matthaus was lost in translation
- Souza hat-trick keeps Vasco on top
- Perez: Real's dream of 10th crown within reach
- Unbeatable Bayern meet juggernaut Man City
September 25
- Ambitious Malaga held at Zaragoza
- Osvaldo seals first victory for Roma
- Late Pizarro goal sinks nine-man Hertha
- Krasic rescues Juventus at Catania
- Messi thrilled to be closing in on Kubala
- Romanian referees chief arrested over bribery
- Owen concentrates on Man United over England
- Mourinho stirs fierce debate at Real assembly
- Fan dies in fall from VIP box in Peru
- Police rifle aimed at furious Brazilian fans
September 24
- Ronaldo and Messi both hit hat-tricks
- Man United stay top as Torres sees red
- Pastore proves worth as PSG go joint top
- Late Inter double gives Ranieri winning debut
- Sizzling Bayern stay two points clear
- Barcelona members approve Qatar deal
- Dortmund snatch late win against Mainz
September 23
- European countries urge end to August friendlies
- Eight held in Serie A match-fixing probe
- Villas-Boas hits back at Chelsea critics
- In-form Falcao sets sights on Barcelona
- Russia call up newcomer Samedov
- Ranieri: Inter can be champions again
- Walcott calls on players to start performing
- Man United hope to have Ferdinand back
- Maradona kicks out at fan in Dubai
- Schalke promise Rangnick-style success
- Ranieri: Inter have winning DNA
- Hernandez ready for surprise return
- Ferguson dismisses Hargreaves claims
- Lille boss hints at resting Hazard and Sow
- Officials and coaches rally behind Rangnick
- Palacio recalled by Argentina for qualifiers
- FIFA bans Iraq from playing at home
September 22
- Santa Cruz sends promoted Betis top
- Roma denied by late Siena leveller
- Fabio and Kleber called up by Brazil
- Afellay suffers anterior cruciate ligament tear
- Xavi: Fabregas makes me a better player
- Spain puts squeeze on cash-strapped clubs
- Dalglish: Don't rush Gerrard back
- FourFourTwo & Nike Academy partnership
- Ranieri confirmed as new Inter coach
- Hill-Wood denies Barton Arsenal claims
- Conte work ethic leaves Juventus looking up
- Allofs: No club should fear in-form Bayern
- Lyon brought back down to earth with a bump
- Nacional match abandoned after linesman hit
- Exhausted Rangnick resigns from Schalke post
- Tearful Damiao limps off injured
- Manchester's forgotten men make their mark
- Real seek quick fix after bad week
- Mourinho worried after Real drop more points
September 21
- Hargreaves scores stunner on City debut
- Chelsea enjoy rare shootout success
- Lyon lose first game, Marseille seal maiden win
- Vucinic scores and sent off for Juventus
- Cesc scores again but Barca draw again
- FIFA plans caps and transparency for agents
- Women and children ONLY watch Fenerbahce
- Football League launches club Android App
- Gasperini sacked by Inter Milan
September 20
- Man United make light work of Leeds
- Promoted Novara pile more misery on Inter
- Hayatou handed two key FIFA positions
- Letchkov handed suspended jail term
- FA boss: Sion case damaging Swiss image
- Agger out with fractured ribs
- Arsenal back Wenger and deny crisis
- Tosh Farrell: 2-step guide to 5-a-side corners
- Peter Taylor: 3-step guide for wingers lacking pace
- Pepe and Coentrao sustain muscle tears
- Wenger calls for more Arsenal urgency
- Sochaux rebels could return against Rennes
September 19
- Fans stay silent at start of Stockholm derby
- Man City plan investment close to home
- Master technique: 1 v 1 and finishing
- Matthaus to step down as Bulgaria coach
- FIFA: Match-fixers are buying clubs
- Evra: Chelsea remain United's biggest threat
- Deschamps backed by bottom dwellers Marseille
- Valencia seek Benitez inspiration against Barca
- Nepomniashchy quits struggling Tom Tomsk
- Three more Mexican clubs part with coaches
- Troglio quits as Argentinos Juniors coach
- Scolari involved in angry exchange with fans
- Sevilla-led TV cash bid 'doomed to failure'
September 18
- Mourinho blames Khedira after loss at Levante
- Olympiakos make winning Super League start
- Leaders Lyon pile misery on Marseille
- Ten-man Real Madrid lose at Levante
- United wait on Hernandez and Smalling injuries
- Torres torment grows as United march on
- Bayern go top with eighth win in a row
- Falcao treble helps Atletico rout Racing
- Cavani hat-trick sinks champions Milan
- Twente on top after Ajax hold PSV
September 17
- Osasuna pay price for Barca 'mini-crisis'
- Merciless Messi hits hat-trick in Barca romp
- Inter and Roma share entertaining stalemate
- Ten-man Lille held at home by Sochaux
- Werder overcome Wiese dismissal to draw
- Blackburn stun Arsenal on day of surprises
- Wenger still suffering as clouds lift for Kean
September 16
- Klinsmann to search for dual-citizen players
- Villas-Boas heaps praise on Man United
- Aston Martin to sponsor 1860 Munich
- Samba wants ‘living hell’ for Arsenal
- Moving up a level
- Mata relishing Premier League life
- Warnock: New recruits keen to prove worth
- Ronaldo doubtful for Levante trip
- Mancini: City must adopt merciless mentality
- Drogba still sidelined for Man United clash
- FIFA security boss: Match-fixers can be beaten
- The holding role: Make yourself available
- Gomez and Van Buyten doubts for Bayern
- Stankovic doubtful for nervy Inter
- Sir Alex: Manchester headlines suit Chelsea
- Man United Singapore listing plan approved
September 15
- Falcao stretches Europa scoring streak
- Bin Hammam loses appeal against life ban
- Momentum after conceding a goal
- FIFPro: Image of pampered players must change
- Neuer braced for spicy Schalke return
- Peter Taylor: Outfox your marker
- Xavi demands more intensity from Barca
- Lille to concentrate on going forward
- Ronaldo: People envy my money and looks
- Flying Manchester duo's wings clipped in Europe
- Fun no longer banned at Bayern
- Villas-Boas must find way to extinguish United
September 14
- Cerezo Osaka win Champions League thriller
- Doumbia double snatches draw for CSKA
- Trabzonspor humble Inter at San Siro
- Di Maria strike sees red Real see off Zagreb
- Evergreen Giggs earns United draw at Benfica
- Basel beat Otelul with late Frei penalty
- In-form Bayern breeze past Villarreal
- Kolarov rescues draw for debutants City
- Bradley named new Egypt coach
- Iain Dowie: Getting the most out of a sub
- Ballack enjoys bittersweet return to Bridge
- FIFPro: Eastern Europe must change mentality
- Pep: Even Bolt would not have caught Pato
- Ferguson wary of Aimar threat
September 13
- Milan snatch draw at holders Barcelona
- Genk hold off dominant Valencia
- Brazilian pair fire Porto past Shakhtar
- BATE Borisov deny debutants Plzen
- Luiz gets Chelsea off to winning start
- Marseille make winning start at Olympiakos
- Late stunner seals Dortmund draw with Arsenal
- Keane joins Beckham in MLS elite earners club
- Napoli to treat Man City opener like a final
- Cup winner Heynckes cool about return
- Martin pens new deal with Sochaux
- Sion lose appeal against Europa ban
- Mancini ready to face his biggest critic
- Mourinho ban may put wind in Dinamo sails
- Barry and Milner face fitness tests
- Benfica boss adopts cautious approach
- Man City: Debutants with a difference
September 12
- Simone named new Monaco coach
- Villas-Boas: Bench may benefit Torres
- Injured Ibrahimovic out of Barcelona clash
- Ferguson turns to experience for Benfica battle
- Savage: Set-piece delivery
- Creating in the final third
- Hughton: Stopping a jet-heeled striker
- Chelsea ready for another attempt at Holy Grail
- Arsenal and Dortmund seek way out of slump
- Barca begin defence on back of sloppy display
September 11
- Promoted Betis soar to third in midday sun
- Pastore goals helps PSG beat Brest
- Rusty Olympiakos not ready to meet Marseille
- Russia set to use 13 stadiums for World Cup
- Wolfsburg end losing streak against Schalke
- Fulham and Blackburn still seeking first win
- Eto'o scores again in Makhachkala win
- Bruce left fuming at Gyan exit
- Juventus light up new stadium in style
- Maradona: Aguero revelling at perfect club
- Matthaus facing Bulgaria bullet
September 10
- Real make most of rare Barca slip-up
- Pep and Jose cool talk of two-horse title race
- Rooney's resurgence a result of rest
- Hazard and Cole shine for Lille
- Rooney and Aguero maintain Manc march
- Gomez four-goal fiesta sends Bayern top
- Fernandes: QPR actively pursuing Beckham
- Juventus CEO: Small stadium, big plans
September 9
- Sam scores twice as Leverkusen beat Augsburg
- Milan and Lazio draw Serie A opener
- CAS dismisses Fenerbahce appeal
- Mertesacker inspired by Adams
- City chief Cook quits over email scandal
- Mancini: Fresh mindset would benefit Balotelli
- Nasri doubtful following finger fracture
- Cole and Poulsen eye Ligue 1 debuts
- Redknapp eyes Beckham return
- Puyol given all-clear after surgery
- Wenger: Arsenal's season starts now
- Man United ready to unleash 'Pea' shooter
- Wolfsburg striker Helmes in from the cold
- UEFA confirm Sion's Europa ban appeal
- Notts County hold Juventus in stadium opener
September 8
- Peter Taylor: Wingers and full-backs working together
- Montenegro sack coach Kranjcar
- Spanish clubs to press on with TV campaign
- Chelsea unlikely to continue Modric chase
- Swiss court refuses to hear Sion appeal
- Abidal delays Barca contract extension
- Warnock coy on Beckham talk
- Dalglish leaps to Carroll defence
- Barca out to avoid 'FIFA virus' at Sociedad
- Ibrahimovic: Milan still Serie A favourites
- Bin Hammam FIFA appeal set for next week
- Singapore plans infuriate United fans
- Gomez fit but Robben doubtful for Bayern
- Arsenal eye fresh start with clear heads
- Gignac determined to heal dented pride
September 7
- Constantini to quit Austria after Euro failure
- Torres spectates as strikers vie for places
- Shaqiri brings rare emotion out of Hitzfeld
- Wales fan dies after assault at Wembley
September 6
- Capello: England lucky to survive wobble
- Spain thrash Liechtenstein to qualify
- Shaqiri hat-trick helps Swiss sink Bulgaria
- Late Pazzini strike sends Italy to finals
- Australia win while jaded Japan draw
- France draw with Romania to remain top
- Sweden smash five past San Marino
- Denmark beat Norway with Bendtner double
- Klinsmann's USA beaten by Belgium
- England beat Wales to close in on finals
- Serbia win to keep play-off hopes alive
- Messi inspires Argentina to win over Nigeria
- Russia share Moscow stalemate with Ireland
- European clubs want internationals cut
- Ljungberg joins Shimizu S-Pulse
- Sevilla step up push for fairer TV cash share
- Malbranque denies rumours about children
- Ramsey keen to play for British team
September 5
- Brazil struggle to beat 10-man Ghana
- Fans force Mohamed out of Independiente
- Cruyff slams Mourinho over eye-poking
- Man killed in clashes between Greek fans
- Capello warns Carroll to watch lifestyle
- Agreement reached to end Serie A strike
- Dzeko and Ferguson scoop August awards
- Iain Dowie: Building a good vocal unit
- Peter Taylor: Defending for wingers
- Get the best out of young players
- The holding role: Pick the right pass
- Savage: Developing self-belief
September 4
- Spain and Italy set to book Euro 2012 berths
- Improving France dealt defensive headache
September 3
- Scotland held after late penalty drama
- Neuchatel fire fourth coach since May
- Iniesta: Brawl shows Spain are united
- World champions fight on FIFA's Fair Play Day
- Matthaus says sorry for racial abuse in Sofia
September 2
- Rooney leads England to win in Bulgaria
- Germany first to secure ticket to Euro 2012
- Santana sacked as Cruzeiro coach
- Ronaldo double helps Portugal pummel Cyprus
- Cassano strikes sees Italy squeeze past Faroes
- Ireland and Slovakia share Dublin stalemate
- Sluggish France struggle to beat Albania
- Northern Ireland gift Serbia win in Belfast
- Croatia make light work of Malta
- Russia ruin Toshack's Macedonia debut
- Celtic take Sion's place in Europa League
- Toure ready to return as a 'new player'
- Tevez happy at Man City again
- Ninis goal gives Greece victory
- Sabella reign as Argentina boss starts with win
- Japan squeeze past North Korea
- Oxlade-Chamberlain ready to fight for place
- Australia fight back to topple Thailand
- Valdano: Barca and Real may abandon league
- Peter Taylor: Get the best out of wingers
- Developing mental toughness in young players
- Savage: Get in the referee's head
September 1
- World Cup workers go on strike again
- Kaka: Mourinho believes in me
- Matthaus: Bulgaria must not fall in mouse trap
- Serie A makes peace offer to striking players
- Japan braced for stormy clash with North Korea
- UEFA may relax rules over touchline bans
- Mertesacker: Move not Rooney's fault
- Bellamy: Dalglish behind Liverpool return
- Man United report record annual profit
- Sneijder: I was 'close' to Man United move
- Arteta relishing Arsenal challenge
- Cricket-mad India ready to convert for Messi
- Paul Robinson: Psychology for goalkeepers
- Master technique: 1 v 1 change of direction
- The holding role: What to do when you are overrun
- Nine-man Corinthians cling to top spot
- Arteta among flurry of late Arsenal deals