UEFA president Michel Platini on Tuesday called for a "zero-tolerance" approach to racism in European football, on the first day of UEFA´s two-day executive committee meeting here.

Wolfsburg´s strikers Edin Dzeko and Grafite both netted in the German league leader´s 3-0 win over Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday while title rivals Hertha Berlin and Bayern Munich also picked up wins.

Georgios Samaras believes Celtic can handle a tense Scottish Premier League finish after the Hoops piled the pressure on to rivals Rangers by beating Dundee United 2-1.

An eighth straight league title still looks beyond them but Lyon at least returned to form on Tuesday by swamping relegation-threatened Nantes 3-0 at the Gerland stadium.

Grzegorz Lato, president of the Polish Football Federation (PZPN), said Tuesday he expects UEFA to announce the final sites for the 2012 European Championship as planned on Wednesday.

Manchester United can move to within one point of wrapping up a third straight Premier League title by beating Wigan here on Wednesday.

Owen Coyle has warned his Burnley squad that they still have a mountain to climb if they are to reach the summit of the Premier League.

Asian Football Confederation chief Mohamed bin Hammam began his new four-year term as a FIFA executive committee member this week keen to mend fences with his most ardent critics.

Steve Coppell has resigned as manager of Reading after the club he has coached for the last five and a half years failed in its quest to secure an immediate return to the Premier League.

Steven Gerrard´s leadership of Liverpool´s most sustained title challenge in years has won him the Football Writers´ Association (FWA)´s player of the year award for the first time.

Rangers´ hopes of clinching their first Scottish Premier League title since 2005 suffered a setback on Wednesday when it was revealed that Kenny Miller has again succumbed to a hamstring problem.

In Korean football, you are nothing without a nickname. You don’t have to be called to the national team to get one but it helps. This season, we have seen the return to form of a number of old heads and the appearance of some long-unused aliases headlines in the huge portals.

The Belgian Football Federation (URBSFA) announced Tuesday they have held a second meeting with Dutch coach Dick Advocaat, who is a candidate for the vacant position of Belgian national coach.

AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has blamed coach Carlo Ancelotti for the club´s failure to win the Serie A title this season.

Newcastle United manager Alan Shearer praised the "courage" of his players after their morale-boosting 3-1 win over north-east rivals Middlesbrough here at St James´ Park.

West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola and first-team coach Steve Clarke accepted undisclosed libel damages from the BBC Tuesday over an interview in which it was claimed the pair were planning to become the new management team at Chelsea.

AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has sprung to the defence of beleaguered boss Carlo Ancelotti following a stunning attack on the coach by club president Silvio Berlusconi.

Bayern Munich striker Lukas Podolski admits confidence is returning to the defending Bundesliga champions after coach Jurgen Klinsmann was sacked last month.

Kenyan coach Antoine Hey on Wednesday said he was ready to axe players from the national team for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers if they failed to commit themselves to training.

German giants Bayern Munich confirmed on Wednesday that Dutch coach Louis van Gaal will take over as head coach on July 1 having signed a two-year contract to replace the fired Jurgen Klinsmann.