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PARIS, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Manchester United’s season could hardly be described as vintage yet they remain on course for a treble and their latest slice of luck means they meet an injury-hit Olympique Marseille in the Champions League.

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – Ryan Giggs will miss Manchester United’s Champions League last-16 first leg at Olympique Marseille on Wednesday (1945 GMT).

LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur missed the chance to climb to third place in the Premier League when they suffered a 3-1 defeat at lowly Blackpool despite dominating the game for long periods at Bloomfield Road on Tuesday.

COPENHAGEN, Feb 22 (Reuters) – If Chelsea are to salvage their season by winning the Champions League, Nicolas Anelka showed with both goals in a 2-0 victory at FC Copenhagen on Tuesday that he could prove to be the unexpected trump card.

LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Frenchman Sebastien Squillaci is set to make his Arsenal debut against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday after Thomas Vermaelen returned from international duty with an Achilles tendon injury.

LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – England footballer Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen appealed to the media for privacy on Friday and said a week of speculation about their marriage had been “extremely painful”.

COBHAM, England, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti wants John Terry and Frank Lampard to play for England for as long as possible and sees no benefit to his team if their international careers end.

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Big soccer rivals Argentina and England could play a friendly on Feb. 9, 2011, the man charged with organising the South American team’s international calendar said on Thursday.

LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Fernando Torres scored his first goal in 10 games when he volleyed the winner as Liverpool kick-started their Premier League campaign with a 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion at Anfield on Sunday.

LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) – England manager Fabio Capello will be without Chelsea duo Frank Lampard and John Terry for the Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland after both were injured in their team’s win against Stoke City on Saturday.

LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Portugal midfielder Raul Meireles left Porto on Saturday after signing a four-year deal with Liverpool.

LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Experienced Mexico defender Carlos Salcido joined Fulham for an undisclosed fee from Dutch club PSV Eindhoven on Friday.

LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur will host north London rivals Arsenal in the pick of the third round ties in the English League Cup following Saturday’s draw.
There are six all Premier League clashes including Chelsea at home to promoted Newcastle United, with the ties to be played in the week commencing Sept. 20.
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LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) – Newcastle United celebrated their promotion to the Premier League on Monday with a 2-1 win over Sheffield United highlighted by a stunning winner worthy of the occasion from skipper Kevin Nolan.

LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) – Wayne Rooney could make a surprise return to the Manchester United team to face Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday, British media reported on Monday.