This weekend violence erupted once again in Columbian soccer.

Manchester United players have claimed that Chelsea ground staff were reponsible for provoking the row that marred the end of the Premier League showdown between the two teams on Saturday by insulting Patrice Evra.

Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted as England´s Professional Footballers´ Association (PFA) Player of the Year for the second straight year.

Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard finally admitted that he expects his Brazilian superstar striker Ronaldinho to leave at the end of the season.

Frank Lampard is set for a return to action for Chelsea in Wednesday´s Champions League semi-final, return leg game away to Liverpool.

Carlos Cuellar was the toast of Scottish football two weeks ago when the Rangers midfielder was named the SPL Player of the Year but no one still seems to know his name in his native Spain.

This weekend violence erupted once again in Colombian soccer.

Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti claimed on Monday that Sunday´s Milan derby will be bigger than the Champions League final.

Sir Alex Ferguson has delivered a defiant response to suggestions his Manchester United side are faltering in their bid to complete a Premier League and Champions League double.

Italy World Cup winning coach Marcelo Lippi sympathised with England manager Fabio Capello on Monday, claiming he doesn´t have enough good players to choose from.

Ryan Giggs believes Sir Alex Ferguson´s trust in youth will be the key to Manchester United´s bid to defeat Barcelona and claim a place in the Champions League final.

Czech midfielder Jan Simak, whose career was on the rocks a few years ago as he battled alcohol addiction and depression, on Monday signed for 2007 Bundesliga champions VfB Stuttgart.

Al Ahly coach and former Czech Republic international Ivan Hasek on Monday pulled no punches in rejecting the job of national team coach when Karel Bruckner stands down after Euro 2008.

Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri heaped praise on evergreen forward Alessandro Del Piero a day after the Italian giants secured their place in next season´s Champions League.

Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard shrugged off mounting speculation about his future Monday as he said his side had prepared for a penalty shoot-out ahead of their Champions League semi-final second leg clash against Manchester United.

German national coach Joachim Loew admitted on Monday that he would be prepared to extend his preliminary squad for Euro 2008 to more than the obligatory 23 so as to give veterans Bernd Schneider and Christoph Metzelder time to prove their fitness.

Sunday, 27 April Dragan Stojkovic's Nagoya Grampus remain atop the J-League despite losing 2-0 away to lowly Verdy. Urawa Reds coach Gert Engels had a triumphant return to a former club when his team crushed Kyoto Sanga 4-0 in the ancient capital. Shimizu S-Pulse had a decent result winning 1-0 over visiting FC Tokyo to pull a little further away from the mire at the bottom. J1 Kyoto Sanga 0 Urawa Reds 4 Tokyo Verdy 2 Nagoya Grampus 0 Shimizu S-Pulse 1 FC Tokyo 0 Sapporo Consodole 0 Niigata Albirex 1 Oita Trinita 1 Yokohama F Marinos 0 Kawasaki Frontale 3 Kashiwa Reysol 2 JEF United 1 Iwata Jubilo 2 Omiya Ardija 1 Kashima Antlers 1 Vissel Kobe 2 Gamba Osaka 1 Leading Positions Grampus P8 Pts 19 Antlers P8 Pts 17 Urawa P8 Pts 16 FC Tokyo P8 Pts 14 Marinos P8 Pts 13 J2 In J2, Sanfrecce still lead the league followed by Bellmare and Sagan in hot persuit. Sagan Tosu 2 Tokushima Vortis 1 Yokohama FC 1 Cerezo Osaka 1 FC Gifu 2 Yokohama FC 3 Ehime FC 1 Vegalta 1 Montedio Yamagata 0 Avispa Fukuoka 0 Ventforet Kofu 1 Ehime FC 0 Roasso Kumamoto 1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 Vegalta Sendai 3 Mito Hollyhock 3 Shonan Bellmare 4 FC Gifu 2 Leading Positions Sanfrecce P8 Pts 17 Bellmare P8 Pts 15 Sagan P8 Pts 15 Yokohama FC P9 Pts 14 Vegalta P9 Pts 13 Last week's J.League results and standings Bet with Bet 365 World Soccer News Soccer betting tips Soccer Books & DVDs Tags J-League Results

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