Portsmouth draw AC Milan in Uefa Cup

Harry Redknapp's side will welcome the seven-times European champions to Fratton Park in the group stage

Hooligan hell for shamed Napoli

Those who cheer on Napoli in Genoa today will have slipped through a blanket ban on supporters travelling north for the game

Sacking is spur to Martin Jol's ambition

The Dutchman who has lifted Hamburg to the top of the Bundesliga has a soft spot for the club that fired him

Wright-Phillips stakes England claim again

Man City 2 Omonia Nicosia 1: former Chelsea winger scored fourth goal in six games to give Fabio Capello another nudge

Spurs scramble through in Uefa Cup

Wisla Krakow 1 Tottenham 1: finally, some good news for Juande Ramos as Spurs progress courtesy of an own goal

Everton sent crashing out of Europe

Standard Liege 2 Everton 1: David Moyes's struggling side crashed out of their second cup competition in eight days

Crouch rescues Portsmouth

Vitoria Guimaraes 2 Portsmouth 2: striker's two goals in extra time saw off game resistance of Portuguese club

Villa complete job with minimum of fuss

Aston Villa 1 Litex Lovech 1: Marlon Harewood scored decisive goal in Uefa Cup, but expected landslide never materialised

Nervy Tottenham edge past Krakow

Wisla Krakow 1 Tottenham 1 Juande Ramos' side are through to the Uefa Cup group stage in unconvincing fashion

Fraizer Campbell handed first Tottenham start

Juande Ramos has made the surprise decision of starting the England Under-21against Wisla Krakow this afternoon

Chelsea given a real fright in Europe

Cluj 0 Chelsea 0: Luiz Felipe Scolari's side lucky to escape with a point as Didier Drogba suffers a serious injury

Redknapp promises to go on the offensive

Portsmouth manager will not tell his team to sit on their 2-0 lead in the second leg of tie against Vitoria Guimaraes

Adebayor and Van Persie can be lethal pairing

The Togo forward believes that there is much more to come from his association with the Arsenal and Holland striker

Hughes praises form of Wright-Phillips

Manchester City manager believes the winger has rediscovered his best form and should be in Fabio Capello's next England squad

O'Neill plans to give key players a break

Gareth Barry and Stiliyan Petrov will be rested for Aston Villa's Uefa Cup second-leg match against Litex Lovech

Everton desperate for a change of fortune

Manager David Moyes admits Merseyside club must beat Standard Liege in the Uefa Cup if they are to kick-start their season

Keane goal boosts feel-good factor

Liverpool 3 PSV 1: Steven Gerrard reached a milestone, while Robbie Keane's goal removed personal millstone

Drogba injury adds to Chelsea pain

Striker is likely to be out of action for around six weeks after suffering a serious knee injury in the goalless draw in Romania

Gerrard scores 100th goal for Liverpool

The captain reached the milestone with a stunning free-kick in 3-1 win over PSV, while Chelsea were held in Romania

Scholes out for ten weeks

Scans confirm Manchester United midfielder damaged medial ligament in Aalborg last night