Chelsea captain John Terry will be able to play against Premier League champions Manchester United this Sunday after the red card he received during last weekend´s league win over Manchester City was overturned here on Tuesday.

Michael Carrick is to miss the start of title-holders Manchester United´s Champions League campaign after being ruled out on Tuesday for four to six weeks with a broken bone in his foot.

AC Milan playmaker Andrea Pirlo will miss Thursday´s UEFA Cup first round, first leg clash against FC Zurich after pulling a thigh muscle, his club said on Tuesday.

Scott McDonald has billed Celtic´s Champions League opener against Aalborg BK as a must-win encounter for the Scottish champions.

Players´ union chief Gordon Taylor has branded the horror challenge by Danny Guthrie which left Hull City´s Craig Fagan with a broken leg "clearly not acceptable" and predicted strong disciplinary action against the Newcastle United player by the Football Association.

MANCHESTER (SW) — Former Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldo claims he is set to join Manchester City.

Japan and Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura says he wants to return to his his old J-League home, Yokohama Marinos, and possibly as early as January, Japanese media reported Tuesday.

The 2008-09 UEFA Champions League starts tonight and Soccerway keeps you up to date with all the latest events, including goals, cards and other major incidents.

Colombia´s football federation announced the sacking of national football coach, Jorge Luis Pinto, Tuesday following the team´s poor results in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Former South African president Nelson Mandela was hailed as the ´architect´ behind his country´s hosting of the 2010 World Cup finals here on Tuesday as FIFA president Sepp Blatter presented him with a replica of the World Cup trophy.

The 2008-09 UEFA Champions League starts tonight and Soccerway keeps you up to date with all the latest events, including goals, cards and other major incidents.

Chelsea and CFR Cluj opened up their Champions League campaigns with Group A wins over Bordeaux and Roma on Tuesday evening.

With rising ticket prices and foreign investors pouring huge sums of money into Premier League sides, Germany midfielder Dietmar Hamann says English clubs are skating on thin ice.

Barcelona and Shakhtar Donetsk raced out in their Champions League Group C openers, taking down Sporting Lisbon and Basel, respectively.

Internazionale lead Champions League Group B following a 0-2 win at Panathinaikos while Anorthosis held Werder Bremen to a goalless draw.

Liverpool began their 2008-09 Champions League with a 1-2 win at Marseille, while Atlético Madrid impressed and won 0-3 at PSV Eindhoven.

Atletico Madrid´s first appearance in European club football´s elite competition for 11 years was lined with silver - and a 3-0 Champions League thrashing of PSV Eindhoven Tuesday.

Luiz Felipe Scolari has warned his Chelsea stars not to get carried away after their Champions League demolition of Bordeaux.

Pep Guardiola finally tasted his first competitive win as Barcelona manager with his side defeating Sporting Lisbon 3-1 in Tuesday´s Champions League Group C opener at the Nou Camp.

Champions League debutants CFR 1907 Cluj stunned AS Roma 2-1 in a Group A clash at the Stadio Olimpico here on Tuesday.