Rubin Kazan beat Dinamo Moscow 1-0 in a match that may have decided this season's championship in Russia.

Australia international Tim Cahill marked his return to the Everton side with the winning goal in their 3-2 Premier League victory away to top-flight newboys Stoke City Sunday.

Barcelona must do without Belarus winger Alexander Hleb for at least three weeks with the club confirming the player picked up a left ankle sprain in Saturday´s 1-1 draw with Racing Santander.

Tout Puissant Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo scored early in each half to defeat Cotonsport Garoua of Cameroon 2-0 in the African Champions League on Sunday.

Tottenham are set to give debuts to Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko and Croatia defender Verdan Corluka when they look to climb off the bottom of the Premier League table against Aston Villa on Monday.

AC Milan, with superstars Kaka, Ronaldinho and Andriy Shevchenko in their line-up, lost 2-0 at Genoa on Sunday to plunge the seven-time European champions into crisis.

Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley announced Sunday he wanted to sell the troubled English Premiership club and revealed that he feared for his children´s safety if he turned up at matches.

Real Madrid got their title defence up and running on Sunday, grinding out a 4-3 home victory over newcomers Numancia who shocked the reigning champions by taking the lead twice.

LISBON (SW) – Move speculation continues to follow Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo.

The referee who gave Lyon a last-gasp penalty in the French champions´ controversial 3-2 win over rivals Nice on Saturday has admitted he made a blunder.

Sao Paulo FC earned three valuable points from their clash with Flamengo on Sunday. The home side scored twice and surpass Flamengo for fourth place.

Palmeiras are second in the Brazilian Serie A after an important 0-1 victory at Cruzeiro in Belo Horizonte.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Sunday he had no doubt that South Africa would host a successful World Cup, adding there was no 2010 plan B.

Serbian international Mateja Kezman scored an early penalty for Paris Saint Germain in their 1-0 home win over Nantes on Sunday which moved them up to third spot in the French championship.

ROME (SW) - Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo believes he changed the game by scoring 31 goals from midfield in the Premier League last season to win the European Golden Boot award.

Bayern Munich coach Jurgen Klinsmann said his side´s 3-0 win at Cologne this weekend was just as important for their opening Champions League match on Wednesday as their elevated place in the Bundesliga.

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