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Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes (R) vies with Zenit St Petersburg's Konstantin Zyryanov during their European Super Cup football match Manchester vs. St Petersburg, on August 29, 2008 in Monaco. Scholes is suspended for Manchester United's opening Champions League match next month after being sent off in their 2-1 European Super Cup defeat to Zenit St Petersburg here on Friday.(AFP/Valery Hache)

Scholes suspended for opening Champions League match

AFP - Fri Aug 29, 6:08 PM ET

MONACO (AFP) - Paul Scholes is suspended for Manchester United's opening Champions League match next month after being sent off in their 2-1 European Super Cup defeat to Zenit St Petersburg here on Friday.

  • Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (seen here on August 23) believes clubs who risk financial meltdown in the pursuit of success should be kicked out of Europe competitions.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)
    Wenger demands action against clubs in the red AFP - Fri Aug 29, 12:43 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes clubs who risk financial meltdown in the pursuit of success should be kicked out of Europe competitions.

  • Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez, seen here on August 16, 2008, insists he has buried the hatchet with Fabio Capello over Steven Gerrard's groin operation.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)
    Benitez buries hatchet with Capello AFP - Fri Aug 29, 12:55 PM ET

    LIVERPOOL, England (AFP) - Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez insists he has buried the hatchet with Fabio Capello over Steven Gerrard's groin operation.

  • Manchester United's Fraizer Campbell (left) vies with Newcastle's James Milner during the English Premier league match at Old Trafford in Manchester on August 17. Aston Villa have signed England Under-21 winger Milner from Newcastle for an undisclosed fee.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)
    Newcastle's Milner signs for Villa AFP - Fri Aug 29, 8:09 AM ET

    BIRMINGHAM, England (AFP) - Aston Villa signed England Under-21 winger James Milner from Newcastle for an undisclosed fee on Friday.

  • Dimitar Berbatov (seen here in action in April 2008) could still stay at Tottenham despite the Bulgaria striker's determination to join Manchester United, according to the club's sporting director Damien Comolli.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)
    Berbatov could stay, says Spurs sporting director AFP - Fri Aug 29, 10:09 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Dimitar Berbatov could still stay at Tottenham despite the Bulgaria striker's determination to join Manchester United, according to the club's sporting director Damien Comolli.

  • Premier League club Stoke signed Senegal defender Ibrahima Sonko from Reading, seen here in 2007, on Friday in a two million pounds (2.4 million euros).(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)
    Stoke snap up Sonko AFP - Fri Aug 29, 1:13 PM ET

    STOKE, England (AFP) - Premier League club Stoke signed Senegal defender Ibrahima Sonko from Reading on Friday in a two million pounds (2.4 million euros).

  • Former Turkish football player Can Bartu takes part in the draw of the first round of the 2008/2009 UEFA Cup in Monaco. Everton will head up a raft of English Premier League clubs going into the first round of the UEFA Cup, hoping to end an eight-year wait to bring the trophy back to British shores.(AFP/Stephane Danna)
    English clubs look to impress on UEFA Cup stage AFP - Fri Aug 29, 10:39 AM ET

    PARIS (AFP) - Everton will head up a raft of English Premier League clubs going into the first round of the UEFA Cup, hoping to end an eight-year wait to bring the trophy back to British shores.

  • Fulham said late Friday they had signed Nigerian international midfielder Dickson Etuhu (seen here in February) from fellow English Premier League club Sunderland for an undisclosed fee. The 26-year-old has signed a three-year contract with the London club to end manager Roy Hodgson's summer-long search for a defensive midfielder.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)
    Nigerian midfielder Etuhu signs for Fulham AFP - Fri Aug 29, 9:22 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Fulham said late Friday they had signed Nigerian international midfielder Dickson Etuhu from fellow English Premier League club Sunderland for an undisclosed fee.

  • Cologne's Turkish defender Umit Ozat, seen here in 2005, collapsed during Friday's win at Karlsruhe and was taken to hospital as a precaution.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)
    Cologne defender taken to hospital after collapse AFP - Fri Aug 29, 5:07 PM ET

    BERLIN (AFP) - Cologne's Turkish defender Umit Ozat collapsed during Friday's win at Karlsruhe and was taken to hospital as a precaution.

  • Former Sweden under-21 international defender Jonas Olsson, seen here in 2004, has joined Premiership side West Bromwich Albion from Dutch club Nijmegen.(AFP/SCANPIX/FIle/Jack Mikrut)
    West Brom snap up Olsson AFP - Fri Aug 29, 2:34 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Former Sweden under-21 international defender Jonas Olsson has joined Premiership side West Bromwich Albion from Dutch club Nijmegen.

  • Guatemala's Ricardo Trigueno Foster fights for the ball with U.S. Lewis Edward, right, during a World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer game in Guatemala City, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
    United States beats Guatemala 1-0 in WC qualifier AP - Thu Aug 21, 12:45 AM ET

    GUATEMALA CITY - Carlos Bocanegra scored on a header in the 69th minute, and the United States escaped from Guatemala with a chippy 1-0 victory Wednesday night in the Americans' opener in the semifinal round of World Cup qualifying.

  • Soccer-Rennes snatch 2-1 win over Lille with stoppage-time goals Reuters - Sun Aug 24, 12:35 PM ET

    PARIS, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Stade Rennes snatched a last-gasp 2-1 victory over Lille with two goals in stoppage time in their Ligue 1 match on Sunday.

  • Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, left, and UEFA General Secretary David Taylor, right, are seen during the UEFA Champions League draw in Monaco, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
    Man United gets Celtic in Champions League draw AP - Thu Aug 28, 7:57 PM ET

    MONTE CARLO, Monaco - Defending champion Manchester United was drawn Thursday into a group with Scotland's Glasgow Celtic, Spain's Villarreal and Denmark's Aalborg in the first round of the European Champions League.

  • Real Salt Lake acquires F Will Johnson from Fire AP - Fri Aug 22, 5:45 PM ET

    SALT LAKE CITY - Real Salt Lake filled its 28-man roster on Friday by acquiring the rights to 21-year-old forward Will Johnson from the Chicago Fire.

  • Former U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena, right, speaks to the media after it was announced the he has been hired as coach and general manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team, Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
    Bruce Arena hired as coach, GM of Beckham's Galaxy AP - Mon Aug 18, 5:59 PM ET

    CARSON, Calif. - Former U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena was hired Monday as coach and general manager of David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy, who haven't won a game in more than two months.

  • Gullit resigns as Galaxy coach; Lalas out as well AP - Mon Aug 11, 4:08 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Ruud Gullit has resigned as coach of the slumping Los Angeles Galaxy for personal reasons, and president/general manager Alexi Lalas also is out of a job.

  • DC United acquires Guerrero from Earthquakes AP - Thu Jul 31, 2:40 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - D.C. United has acquired midfielder-defender Ivan Guerrero of Honduras from the San Jose Earthquakes for a partial allocation.

  • Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand (left) and Ryan Giggs hold up the trophy after beating Chelsea in the final of the Champions League in Moscow in May 2008. Man Utd begin their defence of the European crown next month. They have been drawn in a relatively comfortable group with Scottish champions Celtic, Spain's Villarreal and Danish club Aalborg.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)
    Ferguson says Champions League is getting tougher AFP - Fri Aug 29, 6:27 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Alex Ferguson insists Manchester United won't be favourites to win the Champions League this season.

  • Tal Ben Haim(L) of Manchester City and Jonas Borring of Danish team FC Midtjylland vie for the ball in their UEFA Cup second round second leg qualification football match in Denmark. Manchester City won the match in a penalty shoot out.(AFP/SCANPIX/Henning Bagger)
    Man City's late show steals UEFA Cup qualification AFP - Thu Aug 28, 3:06 PM ET

    COPENHAGEN (AFP) - Manchester City avoided a tragedy of Hamlet proportions against Denmark's Midtjylland on Thursday after a last-gasp penalty shoot-out gave the English side a UEFA Cup lifeline.

  • Celtic striker Scott McDonald, seen her in July 2008, can't wait to savour the Battle of Britain atmosphere after his side were pitted against Manchester United in Thursday's draw for the Champions League group stages.(AFP/File/Miguel Riopa)
    Celtic star McDonald savours Battle of Britain AFP - Thu Aug 28, 2:44 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Celtic striker Scott McDonald can't wait to savour the Battle of Britain atmosphere after his side were pitted against Manchester United in Thursday's draw for the Champions League group stages.

  • Inter Milan's Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho, seen here on August 24, 2008, cannot wait to get started after his side drew Germans Werder Bremen, Panathinaikos of Greece and Cyprus's Anorthosis Famagusta in Thursday's Champions League group stage draw.(AFP/Damien Meyer)
    Mourinho looking forward to Champions League opener AFP - Thu Aug 28, 2:40 PM ET

    ROME (AFP) - Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho cannot wait to get started after his side drew Germans Werder Bremen, Panathinaikos of Greece and Cyprus's Anorthosis Famagusta in Thursday's Champions League group stage draw.

  • German FC Bayern Munich head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, seen here in July 2008, said he was relishing his first foray into the Champions League after the German giants drew Olympique Lyon, Fiorentina and Steaua Bucharest in the group stages.(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)
    Klinsmann relishing Champions League foray AFP - Thu Aug 28, 3:43 PM ET

    BERLIN (AFP) - Bayern Munich coach Jurgen Klinsmann said he was relishing his first foray into the Champions League after the German giants drew Olympique Lyon, Fiorentina and Steaua Bucharest in the group stages.

  • Chinese striker Dong Fangzhuo, seen here in 2007, left Manchester United on Thursday after his contract with the European champions was cancelled by mutual consent.(AFP/File/Goh Chai Hin)
    Dong released by United AFP - Thu Aug 28, 1:21 PM ET

    MANCHESTER, England (AFP) - Chinese striker Dong Fangzhuo left Manchester United on Thursday after his contract with the European champions was cancelled by mutual consent.

  • Liverpool's England midfielder Steven Gerrard (right) is challenged byStandard Liege Belgium midfielder Steven Defour during their UEFA Champions League third qualfying round second leg at Anfield, Liverpool, north-west England, on August 27. Gerrard will on Thursday undergo surgery on a groin problem that will keep the Liverpool captain out for ten to fifteen days.(AFP/Andrew Yates)
    Liverpool captain Gerrard to undergo groin surgery AFP - Thu Aug 28, 9:55 AM ET

    LIVERPOOL, England (AFP) - Steven Gerrard will on Thursday undergo surgery on a groin problem that will keep the Liverpool captain out for ten to fifteen days.

  • Germany defender Marcell Jansen practices during a training session on the eve of their first match of Euro 2008 against Poland in Klagenfurt, June 2008. Jansen has joined Hamburg for a reported fee of eight million euros (11.8 million US dollars) and been replaced at Bayern by Italian World Cup winner Massimo Oddo.(AFP/File/Damien Meyer)
    Bayern bid farewell to Jansen, welcome Oddo AFP - Thu Aug 28, 11:31 AM ET

    BERLIN (AFP) - Germany defender Marcell Jansen has joined Hamburg for a reported fee of eight million euros (11.8 million US dollars) and been replaced at Bayern Munich by Italian World Cup winner Massimo Oddo.

  • Michael Chopra (right) of Sunderland gets away from Titus Bramble of Wigan Athletic vies with during the Premier League match at the JJB Stadium, Wigan, north-west England, August 2007. Sunderland manager Roy Keane has promised to help striker Chopra as he "deals with some personal problems".(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)
    Keane vows to help Chopra deal with "personal problems" AFP - Thu Aug 28, 9:35 AM ET

    SUNDERLAND, England (AFP) - Sunderland manager Roy Keane has promised to help striker Michael Chopra as he "deals with some personal problems".

  • Chelsea's Shaun Wright-Phillips jumps for the ball against Reading during the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge in London. January 2008. Wright-Phillips has rejoined Manchester City as the Chelsea winger completed his move to Eastlands for an undisclosed fee.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)
    Wright-Phillips rejoins Manchester City AFP - Thu Aug 28, 10:16 AM ET

    MANCHESTER, England (AFP) - Shaun Wright-Phillips rejoined Manchester City on Thursday as the Chelsea winger completed his move to Eastlands for an undisclosed fee.

  • Bolton Wanderers' forward Kevin Davies (right) is challenged by Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha during an English Premier League match at The Reebok Stadium in Bolton, north-west England, March 2008. Davies has signed a new contract that will keep him at the Premier League club until 2011, according to the club's website.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)
    Davies signs Bolton contract extension AFP - Thu Aug 28, 11:36 AM ET

    BOLTON, England (AFP) - Bolton striker Kevin Davies has signed a new contract that will keep him at the Premier League club until 2011, according to the club's website Thursday.

  • Liverpool's Fernando Torres (right) challenges Derby's Tyrone Mears during their English Premiership match at Anfield in 2007. Mears faces disciplinary action after defying the Championship club to go on trial with Marseille.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)
    Derby's Mears in trouble after fleeing to Marseille AFP - Fri Aug 29, 7:16 AM ET

    DERBY, England (AFP) - Derby defender Tyrone Mears faces disciplinary action after defying the Championship club to go on trial with Marseille.

  • Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has decided to keep Chelsea target Robinho (seen here in action in June 2008) at the club, a Spanish sports newspaper has said.(AFP/File/Evaristo Sa)
    Real to keep Chelsea target Robinho: press AFP - Fri Aug 29, 6:53 AM ET

    MADRID (AFP) - Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has decided to keep Chelsea target Robinho at the club, a Spanish sports newspaper said Friday.

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