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- Young hoping for better luck
Ashley Young hopes to banish bad memories of the Europa League from his time at Villa when Man Utd enter the tournament on Thursday.
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- Europe to influence Giroud
Olivier Giroud has hinted that qualification for the UEFA Champions League could convince him to stick with Montpellier.
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- Crawley missed out on Manset
Crawley Town boss Steve Evans has revealed the club had a deadline day bid for Reading striker Mathieu Manset rejected.
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- Harry - Part-time role possible
Harry Redknapp is aware he is the 'popular choice' to be the next England coach and believes the job could be done on a part-time basis at Euro 2012.
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- Injury setback for Mears
Tyrone Mears faces a fresh spell on the sidelines after suffering another setback in his recovery from a broken leg.
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- Pompey expecting no sympathy
Portsmouth have been given the silent treatment by other clubs after going into administration again according to boss Michael Appleton.
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- Remy concern for Marseille
Loic Remy faces a race against time to make Marseille's UEFA Champions League clash with Inter Milan after picking up a thigh injury.
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- Agent - United chasing Gotze
Mario Gotze's agent Dirk Hebel claims he has had contact with Manchester United and Juventus over the Borussia Dortmund midfielder.
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- Ridgewell settling in well
Liam Ridgewell says he felt immediately at home in the West Brom team when he made his debut.
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- Ancelotti - No Maldini move
Carlo Ancelotti has rubbished reports suggesting Paolo Maldini could be about to join the coaching team at Paris St Germain.
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- Green to give all for Rams
Paul Green is refusing to let his contract problems interfere with his aim of playing his way back into the Republic of Ireland squad.
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- Pardew welcomes Tiote return
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew expects the return of Cheick Tiote from the Africa Cup of Nations to provide his side with a huge boost.
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- Skrtel prides understanding
Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel believes the understanding between himself and partner Daniel Agger is the secret to the duo's success.
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- Late fitness test for Cattermole
Martin O'Neill will give captain Lee Cattermole as much time as possible before deciding if he is fit to play against Arsenal.
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- Gardner feels much happier
Craig Gardner says he is enjoying his football again at Sunderland and has attempted to play down reports claiming he is suffering from homesickness.
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- Doyle 'always respected' boss
Wolves striker Kevin Doyle says he never lost respect for recently dismissed boss Mick McCarthy despite losing his first-team spot.
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- Snodgrass - Players to blame
Robert Snodgrass claims the playing staff at Leeds must accept responsibility for the club's inability to clamber back into the play-off positions.
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- Stoke v Valencia preview
Stoke City host Spanish giants Valencia at the Britannia Stadium in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 encounter.
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- Kean holds Hoilett hope
Steve Kean is refusing to give up on Blackburn's efforts to get in-demand forward Junior Hoilett to commit his long-term future to the club.
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Rumours
- Premier League - Wigan ban fans after unrest
Wigan ban more than a dozen fans as a result of incidents during last weekend's derby victory at Bolton. A number of flares were set off in the Latics end at the Reebok Stadium and the club have responded by writing to 17 spectators to say they were no longer welcome at the DW Stadium.
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- World Cup - China jails former World Cup ref
A Chinese court has sentenced four referees, including a former World Cup match official, to up to seven years in jail for involvement in match-fixing and gambling.
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- World Football - Copa Libertadores results
Group One: The Strongest (Bolivia) 2 Santos (Brazil) 1; Group Two: Lanus (Argentina) 1 Flamengo (Brazil) 1; Group Six: Deportivo Tachira (Venezuela) 1 Corinthians (Brazil) 1
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- Serie A - Atlanta 1-0 Genoa
Guido Marilungo scored the only goal of the game as Atlanta moved up to 14thin Serie A with a 1-0 win over Genoa.
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- Ayr 2-1 Falkirk
Mark Roberts' second-half penalty proved decisive as Ayr overcame Falkirk 2-1 in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.
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- Preston v Tranmere moved again
Preston's League One trip to Tranmere has been re-arranged once again for Tuesday, March 13. The original fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch on Saturday and rescheduled for Tuesday, February 28 earlier this week.
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- Champions League - Milan 4-0 Arsenal
Milan thrashed a hapless Arsenal side 4-0 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash at the San Siro. Kevin-Prince Boateng, Robinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were on target as Arsenal played dreadfully on Thierry Henry's last game for the club.
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- Ligue 1 - Dijon 0-1 Paris St Germain
A first-half goal by Nene earned Paris St Germain a clinical 1-0 win at Dijon and a place in the quarter-finals of the French Cup on Wednesday.
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- Serie A - Parma 0-0 Juventus
Juventus missed out on the chance to go top of Serie A, after a 0-0 draw with Parma at Stadio Tardini on Wednesday. Antonio Conte’s team could only take a point from the fixture postponed from Week 21 because of snow, so Milan remain on top of the Italian league with Juve in second, one point behind Massimiliano Allegri's team with a game in hand. Parma remain unbeaten under new manager Roberto Donadoni, and climb up to 12th place with 28 points from 22 games. Parma were indebted to their goalkeeper Nicola Pavarini for a share of the spoils, with saves from Alessandro Matri and Andrea Pirlo in the second half. As expected, Juventus started with a 3-5-2 formation, with Marcelo Estigarribia and Stephan Lichtsteiner on the flanks, and Mirko Vucinic and Matri up front. Home side Parma also went 3-5-2, with debutant Stefano Ferrario selected in defence ahead of Fabiano Santacroce. Sebastian Giovinco, who is half-owned by Juventus, started up front for Parma. The Bianconeri had an early chance to take the lead in the fourth minute, when Alessandro Lucarelli tripped Matri on the right 30 yards from goal. Pirlo's delivery from the free-kick was typically perfect, but Giorgio Chiellini's effort, a combination of head and shoulder, hit the post. In the 19th minute, Parma goalkeeper Pavarini did well to keep out a Matri header, the chance coming from a superb cross from Arturo Vidal down the right. Pirlo then saw a 21st minute free-kick from the edge of the area drift inches wide. Parma were clinging on at this point, and Vucinic perhaps should have done better when he dropped the shoulder on Lucarelli on the edge of the area to find a yard of space, but the Montenegrin wastefully blazed his shot over the bar. But the home side managed to get to the break on level terms, though they were indebted to their goalkeeper Pavarini, who saved bravely at Matri’s feet in injury-time. After Giovinco had gone close for Parma with a snapshot from the left-hand edge of the area four minutes after the break, Matri wasted a great chance for the visitors moments later. The Juventus striker got in front of Lucarelli as he attempted to convert Estigarribia's low cross from the left touchline, but then failed to get any connection on the ball at all. Juventus then thought that they should have had a penalty in the 64th minute, when substitute Emanuele Giaccherini was brought down by a Jonathan Biabiany challenge in the area. Six minutes later, it was the home fans calling for a penalty, when Giovinco went to ground under a Andrea Barzagli challenge in the box, but referee Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni waved play on. In the final ten minutes, Pavarini made a fine stop low to his right from Pirlo's snapshot from 30 yards, then denied Giaccherini from Pirlo's chip over the top. In between those two saves, Vucinic headed Pirlo's corner into the ground and wide when completely unmarked. It was not to be Juventus’ night, and Pirlo was reduced to pleading for a penalty from referee Mazzoleni in injury-time when he slumped to the floor under a challenge from Parma substitute Santacroce.
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