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Houllier is tipped by local media to take charge of Villa following the shock resignation of Martin O'Neill.

Jose Mourinho believes he is the ideal person to bring long-term stability to Real Madrid.

Sevilla needed a win after losing the Spanish Supercup and being eliminated from the Champions League.

Giandomenico Mesto scores as Genoa get the better of Udinese by a solitary goal.

With new coach Jose Mourinho bringing in a raft of players, expectations are high at the Bernabeu.

Russia is being seen as England's biggest rival to host the 2018 World Cup.

The Nigeria striker only joined West Brom on Friday on a two-year contract from Lokomotiv Moscow.

Werder was without Mezut Oezil for the first time at the Weserstadion after selling the German to Real Madrid.

The Wales captain could make his debut for Cardiff against Doncaster in the League Championship on Saturday.

Barcelona will host the return leg next Saturday between the league winner and Copa del Rey champion.

Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City played out an entertaining 0-0 draw at White Hart Lane.

Fulham are now unbeaten in their last six matches against Bolton.

Blackpool won its first game in England's topflight since 1971 when they beat Wigan 4-0.

The midfielder was hurt in England's 2-1 friendly win over Hungary on Wednesday.

Juventus have been after the highly rated attacker for quite a while now.

Chinese businessman Kenny Huang had shown interest in investing in the EPL club but had not launched a formal bid.