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A football hooligan stormed a Dutch Cup match to try and Kung Fu kick the rival team’s goalkeeper – who himself was then sent off for flooring his would-be attacker. Chaos erupted 36 minutes into Ajax’s clash with AZ Alkmaar at the Amsterdam Arena stadium last night after the drunk 19-year-old ran onto the pitch. … Read more

Manchester United earned its biggest win in three months on Wednesday, routing Fulham 5-0 to keep the heat on leader Manchester City in the Premier League title race, but saw two key players pick up injuries. Dimitar Berbatov rounded off the victory with an audacious backheel in stoppage time after goals from Danny Welbeck, Nani, … Read more

Fernando Torres will have one last big chance to salvage his Chelsea career next month. Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou will be away with Ivory Coast at the African Nations Cup for at least four weeks. It means the £50million signing, who has flopped since quitting Liverpool last January, can expect an extended run in … Read more

Arsenal striker Carlos Vela struck a wonder goal for Real Sociedad on the weekend. The Mexico international is beginning to impress on-loan at Real and struck a stunning overhead strike in their clash with Malaga.

Southeast Asian Games champions Malaysia suffered a 2-0 defeat to Syria in Olympic qualifying Wednesday, just two days after clinching the regional crown in a highly charged final in Jakarta. Two second-half goals took Syria level on points with Group C leaders Japan in the Asian football qualifying for next year’s Olympics, as Malaysia and … Read more

Tuesday November 22, 2011 Kick off: 19:45 Group Phase: Group C Old Trafford Team news, manager quotes and match facts ahead of the Champions League Group C clash between Manchester United and Benfica at Old Trafford. Wayne Rooney should figure for Manchester United in Tuesday night’s Champions League match against Benfica. The England striker missed … Read more