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LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Darron Gibson fired holders Manchester United through to the last four of the English League Cup on Tuesday with a 2-0 win at Old Trafford that ended Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of a third successive final.

LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Chelsea regained their dominant place in the Premier League title race with a 3-0 win at the Emirates on Sunday that restored their five-point lead over Manchester United.

LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Wigan Athletic’s players have agreed to refund the club’s travelling fans after Sunday’s humiliating 9-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

BUDAPEST, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Five-times champions Liverpool were knocked out of the Champions League on Tuesday despite a 1-0 victory over Debrecen in Group E.

LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Arsenal secured their place in the knockout phase of the Champions League for the 10th successive season when a comfortable 2-0 win over Standard Liege secured top spot in Group H with a game to spare on Tuesday.

SEATTLE, Nov 22 (Reuters) – David Beckham has an option to own a future 20th team in Major League Soccer, the North American league’s commissioner said on Sunday.

LIVERPOOL, England, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Liverpool can still finish in the Premier League top four despite a poor run of form, manager Rafa Benitez said on Saturday after his injury-hit side were held to a 2-2 draw by Manchester City.

LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Chelsea trounced Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 to stay five points clear of champions Manchester United at the top of the Premier League on Saturday.

BAGHDAD, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Iraqi authorities were not surprised soccer’s world governing body decided to suspend the country from international competition and already have lawyers working on an appeal, officials said.

LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has warned Brazil against playing his recovering forward Robinho in their friendly with England in Qatar on Saturday.

DUBLIN, Oct 10 (Reuters) – World champions Italy booked a place in next year’s finals after substitute Alberto Gilardino grabbed a late equaliser on Saturday to secure a 2-2 draw with Ireland who reached the playoffs as Group Eight runners-up.

DNIPROPETROVSK, Ukraine, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Ukraine ended already-qualified England’s perfect World Cup run with a deserved 1-0 home win in Group Six on Saturday that gave the home side a great chance of reaching the playoffs.

ZAGREB, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Croatia coach Slaven Bilic wants to stay in the job after his contract expires at the end of the 2010 World Cup campaign, local media reported on Friday.

LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Holders Manchester United overcame the 29th-minute sending-off of Brazilian defender Fabio Da Silva to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 in the third round of the League Cup on Wednesday.

LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – England and Brazil will meet in a friendly international in Doha in November, the FA said on Wednesday. The match at the Khalifa International Stadium on Nov. 18 is part of a deal struck between the two associations which included Brazil playing England in the first match at the new [...]