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Celtic 0-1 Atletico Madrid

2011-11-30T20:50:23+00:00

A narrow defeat by Atletico Madrid in Glasgow leaves Celtic requiring a win from their final Europa League match to guarantee qualification.

Sunderland sack Bruce as manager

2011-11-30T20:43:32+00:00

Steve Bruce is sacked by Sunderland to become the first Premier League manager to lose his job this season.

Braga 1-0 Birmingham

2011-11-30T20:39:38+00:00

Hugo Viana’s deflected goal sees Braga beat Birmingham to qualify for the knockout stages of the Europa League.

Leeds to name suite after Speed

2011-11-30T20:28:16+00:00

Leeds United are to name a suite in their new East Stand in memory of former player Gary Speed, who died on Sunday.

Who next for Sunderland? All the runners and riders for the Stadium of Light job

2011-11-30T19:14:16+00:00

After Steve Bruce’s departure from the Stadium of Light, a number of managers will already have their eye on replacing him as Sunderland boss.
Here are the early runners and riders.
Martin O’Neill - UnemployedFormer Celtic boss O’Neill was a boyhood Sunderland fan and has often been linked with the job.
Is out of work after leaving Aston Villa 18 months ago and is the bookies favourite to take the job, but will American owner Ellis Short seek advice from his compatriot and Villa counterpart R…

Plans unveiled to keep Fifa clean

2011-11-30T18:50:49+00:00

Fifa executive committee members may face a fit and proper persons test and have their terms of office limited under proposed reform plans.

Gera ruled out for rest of season

2011-11-30T18:38:42+00:00

West Brom’s Zoltan Gera will miss the rest of the season after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat by Tottenham.

Man Utd v Crystal Palace

2011-11-30T18:12:52+00:00

Preview followed by live coverage of Wednesday’s game between Manchester United and Crystal Palace in the Carling Cup.

Live - Wednesday football plus Steve Bruce reaction

2011-11-30T17:16:11+00:00

Man Utd host Crystal Palace in their Carling Cup quarter-final while Tottenham host PAOK Salonika in the Europa League following defeats for Celtic and Birmingham.

Pompey ‘unlikely’ to lose points

2011-11-30T16:22:10+00:00

Andrew Andronikou, the administrator of Portsmouth’s parent company, does not believe the club will be hit by a points deduction.

PFA gives depression advice for ex-players

2011-11-30T15:12:09+00:00

The Professional Footballers’ Association will send a booklet on handling depression to all ex-players following Gary Speed’s death.

No further action after Nasri row

2011-11-30T14:42:24+00:00

Samir Nasri and Emmanuel Frimpong are to escape action over their row in the tunnel after Manchester City’s Carling Cup win at Arsenal.

Everybody out! Football’s greatest industrial actions

2011-11-30T13:32:19+00:00

With two million public sector workers out on strike today, it’s time to review the occasions when football has called “everybody out” and manned the picket lines…
Hamilton Academical, 2000
The Accies were given a 15-point deduction - leading to their eventual relegation - when just one player turned up for an away match at Stenhousmuir in an organised protest over unpaid wages. The defiant team later held a memorable bonding session/drink-up at which centre back Ross MacLaren, stripped off…

Olympics can help Man Utd - Coe

2011-11-30T12:54:04+00:00

Lord Coe says Manchester United’s young players could benefit from being involved in the Olympic Games, despite manager Sir Alex Ferguson’s reservations about their participation.

December is crucial - Villas-Boas

2011-11-30T12:50:29+00:00

Andre Villas-Boas admits Chelsea face a decisive month in December after they are beaten by Liverpool in the Carling Cup quarter-final.

Barca look tired after Guardiola’s tinkering, but Euro champs are not in crisis

2011-11-30T12:23:34+00:00

MirrorFootball has teamed up with some of the blogosphere’s best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day.
Wednesday is La Liga day, and here’s www.spanishfootball.info’s David Cartlidge with his take on the week’s big issues in Spain.
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When Juan Valera headed home after 63 minutes at the Estadio Alfonso Perez on Saturday night it was expected that their would be a reaction from Barcelona. There was as such, but it barely registered. Barca as usual showed th…

Kean admits Carling Cup ‘forfeit’

2011-11-30T11:17:04+00:00

Blackburn manager Steve Kean says the club ‘forfeited’ their Carling Cup quarter-final at Cardiff because of a crucial run of Premier League games ahead of them.

Drogba Lite Lukaku was devilishly lucky to survive after a diabolical challenge on Henderson

2011-11-29T22:30:23+00:00

Belgians dip their chips in mayonnaise - but Romelu Lukaku was lucky not to be mired in brown sauce.
Handed only his third start since his £18million switch from Anderlecht, the Chelsea striker was lucky to last until the interval.
Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool: Reds heap pressure on AVB
There is only one word to describe his challenge on Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson shortly before half-time, which could have broken the England Under-21 captain’s ankle.
Diabolical.
And there is only one word to des…

Why Nasri-bating Arsenal fans need to look to the future not back in anger

2011-11-29T22:30:21+00:00

He was expecting a tough reception - and the Arsenal fans didn’t disappoint him.
Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City: Super-sub Aguero seals City win There was never any chance of Samir Nasri being the beneficiary of Arsene Wenger’s pre-match, one-man respect campaign.
Not when the French midfielder had made it clear over the summer that he preferred the colour of Manchester city’s money to the fight to keep Arsenal competitive.
And especially not given that Nasri had the brass neck to criticise th…

Tottenham v PAOK Salonika

2011-11-29T20:31:44+00:00

Preview followed by live coverage of Wednesday’s game between Tottenham and PAOK Salonika in the Europa League.