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  • Rooney fires again as United crush Milan
    Wayne Rooney reached 30 goals for the season as Manchester United marched into the last eight of the Champions League with a clinical 4-0 demolition of AC Milan this morning (AEDT).

  • Verbeek keeps everyone guessing on future
    Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek says his future beyond the World Cup will soon be known, but no final decision has been made.

  • Nugent saves point for Burnley
    A second-half header from David Nugent enabled Burnley to stop the rot this morning (AEDT) in giving his side its first point in five English Premier League matches.

  • Crisis club Pompey sacks 85 staff
    Portsmouth administrator Andrew Andronikou announced overnight that 85 of the cash-strapped English Premier League club's employees have been made redundant.

  • Lavicka wary of in-form Phoenix
    Sydney FC coach Vitezslav Lavicka believes Wellington Phoenix hold the edge in morale going into Saturday's A-League preliminary final.

  • Pohang wins but Gamba struggles
    Defending champion Pohang Steelers put its AFC Champions League challenge back on track with a narrow 2-1 victory, but Japanese powerhouse Gamba Osaka was held 1-1 at home on Wednesday.

  • Rooney fit for Becks homecoming
    Wayne Rooney will be fit for Manchester United's Champions League clash with AC Milan tomorrow morning (AEDT), United boss Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed on the eve of the match.

  • Five-star Arsenal turns on the style
    Arsenal swept into the Champions League quarter-finals on the back of a Nicklas Bendtner hat-trick in a majestic 5-0 win against Porto this morning (AEDT).

  • Sunderland savour valuable victory
    Darren Bent's first Premier League hat-trick helped inspire Sunderland to a badly-needed 4-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers at the Stadium of Light this morning (AEDT).

  • Thompson sparks grand final pitch concerns
    Melbourne Victory striker Archie Thompson has slammed the Docklands pitch as "a cow paddock" and warned something must be done quickly to improve it ahead of the A-League grand final on Saturday week.

  • Adelaide nabs fine ACL away win
    Adelaide has set itself up for another fruitful Asian Champions League adventure with a model away performance and a 2-0 victory over Shandong Luneng in China.

  • Robben magic puts Bayern through
    Bayern Munich reached the Champions League quarter-finals on away goals this morning (AEDT) despite a 3-2 defeat at Fiorentina in a thrilling last 16 second leg tie.

  • Griffiths fires in AFC victory
    Kashima Antlers won the clash of East Asia's titans with a dramatic, 2-1 AFC Champions League win over Jeonbuk Motors, while Beijing Guoan dug deep to take three points thanks to a goal from Australian striker Joel Griffiths.

  • Wigan inflict painful defeat on Liverpool
    Liverpool's Champions League aspirations suffered a serious blow with a shock 1-0 loss away to Wigan Athletic this morning (AEDT).

  • Award-winning Lavicka earns praise
    The superlatives were running thick and fast for Sydney FC's Vitezslav Lavicka after he was voted PFA coach of the year.

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