Tottenham returns to UEFA Cup action on Thursday against Dinamo Zagreb with its fortunes almost entirely reversed since its last European match two weeks ago.
Steven Gerrard scored a controversial penalty deep into injury time to earn Liverpool a 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid in Champions League Group D on Tuesday.
Soccer legend Diego Maradona said that he had "fulfilled a dream" after officially taking over Argentina's national soccer team on Tuesday.
Diego Maradona took over as Argentina coach on Tuesday and brushed aside the possibility of failure in the role.
Inter Milan will guarantee their place in the Champions League knockout stages if they win at Anorthosis Famagusta later on Tuesday.
Obafemi Martins scored twice as Newcastle United produced a stirring second-half performance to beat Aston Villa 2-0 on Monday to move off the bottom of the Premier League.
AC Milan went top of Serie A for the first time in four years after a late own-goal by Argentine forward German Denis gave them a 1-0 victory against 10-man Napoli at the San Siro on Sunday.
South Korea named Manchester United's Park Ji-sung on Monday and a goalkeeper once banned from its national team due to an embarrassing drinking binge to its squad for a World Cup qualifier this month against Saudi Arabia.
Sao Paulo, attempting to win their third successive Brazilian title, went top of the standings on Sunday after a stunning individual goal from Dagoberto helped them beat Internacional 3-0.
Liverpool suffered their first defeat of the season on Saturday when Roman Pavlyuchenko scored in injury time to give Tottenham Hotspur a 2-1 comeback win to complete a dream first week for new manager Harry Redknapp.
Champions Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw at Almeria on Sunday, missing their chance to draw level on points with leaders Barcelona, while Sevilla threw away a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 at Real Valladolid.
Germany coach Joachim Loew held talks with his captain Michael Ballack in Frankfurt on Thursday following their public disagreement over team selection.
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