Manchester United thrashed Chelsea 3-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday as the Premier League champions moved an ominous step closer to leaders Liverpool.
David Beckham felt better than expected after being handed a surprise start and lasting 89 minutes on his AC Milan debut at AS Roma on Sunday.
Alex Ferguson said Manchester United were lucky to still be on course for five trophies this season after their shock 1-0 League Cup semifinal, first leg defeat against Derby County.
Former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi was sentenced to 18 months in prison after being found guilty in the Gea World transfer corruption trial on Thursday.
The Corinthians said Saturday they gave up Kleber, who played for Palmeiras last season and belongs to Kiev Dynamo from Ukraine, and eyed on retaining Argentine striker Herrera.
Brazilian soccer star Adriano returned on Saturday to catch the interest of the clubs from his home country, but Italian Serie A giants Inter Milan said Adriano could only be lent for the 2009 season.
Brazil's soccer club Vasco da Gama announced Saturday that its new target player for the 2009 season is former Botafogo midfiedler Carlos Alberto.
Chelsea's Didier Drogba said he lost his passion for football last summer after the death of his grandmother.
Brazilian forward Fred frustrated some Brazilian soccer clubs which wanted to bring him back home by saying on Tuesday that he intended to stay with his French club Lyon.
Aston Villa returned to the top four of the English Premier League with a 1-0 win at Hull on Tuesday.
England and Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard was charged with assault on Tuesday following an incident at a bar in Southport, northwest England, police said.
At least four people were killed during a raucous night of partying in the streets of Vietnam after the national soccer team won its first international title, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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