Football

The north east club finished fifth last term but are down in 15th this season and have been shipping goals.

The 32-year-old central defender played for 45 minutes on Thursday night, featuring as an over-age player in a 2-0 victory over neighbours Fulham.

Pune FC looked the better side at the start and were unfortunate to have missed a 2-0 lead at the interval.

Djourou, who has made 144 appearances for Arsenal, will move to the Bundesliga side for the remainder of the season.

Manchester City also won 3-0 against Watford, while Newcastle United lost 2-0 to second-tier club Brighton.

Mourinho says he won't be attending the FIFA gala on Monday where he is a finalist for the coach of the year award.

Salgaocar, who were looking for their second win on this ground, started impressively and took the lead in the 8th minute.

NRB Vasco, which has not won a single match in the Goa Professional league, had Richard Sanchez as interim coach at the start of the season.

The club blamed the referee for it's 2-year I-Leauge ban after the December 9 Derby fiasco.

Chelsea have won their last three EPL matches and kept four clean sheets since Benitez took over last month following the sacking of di Matteo.

Beckham ended his five-year stint in the United States by helping the Galaxy win the MLS Cup on Dec. 1.

"It's a great position but we're not going to think we have already done the job," Hernandez said after United's win over Newcastle on Wednesday.

Real Madrid urgently need to find some form before Manchester United's Champions League visit on February 12.

Also on Thursday, Espanyol beat last-place Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 to escape the relegation zone, while Rayo Vallecano downed visiting Levante 3-0

Zenit St. Petersburg, the 2008 UEFA Cup winner, will face Liverpool, and Tottenham will play Lyon.

Liverpool were left to rue missed chances after a Benteke-inspired Aston Villa counterattacked their way to a 3-1 victory at Anfield.