Football transfer rumours: Andrey Arshavin to Lazio?
Today's blurb isn't as bad as everyone might thinkThe Paris Saint-Germain manager Carlo Ancelotti has a list of big-name stars who are being touted around Europe this month. "You want the names? OK, now I tell you the players the agents are offering on...
Joe Cole bags hat-trick for French champions Lille at lowly Chantilly
• On-loan midfielder gets three in 6–0 win against amateurs• Cristiano Ronaldo slammed after goal-celebration stropJoe Cole scored a hat-trick as Lille began their defence of the French Cup with a 6-0 win away to the amateur side Chantilly in the...
European round-up: Real Madrid turn up the pressure on Barcelona
• Diego Milito at the double as Inter thrash Parma 5-0• Joe Cole scores a hat-trick for Lille against cup minnowsThe Spanish league leaders Real Madrid turned up the pressure on Barcelona on Saturday when the in-form Karim Benzema scored twice in a...
David Beckham a no-show as Paris St-Germain draw with Lille
• PSG in second place behind Montpellier• Bordeaux up to ninth with win over SochauxParis St-Germain missed out on an opportunity to claim top spot in Ligue 1 when they were held to a goalless draw by Lille on Sunday on a night when the Parc des Pr...
Lille 0-0 Trabzonspor | Champions League Group B match report
Trabzonspor were denied a place in the Champions League last 16 in their debut season after a battling goalless draw at Lille on Wednesday was rendered redundant by CSKA Moscow winning 2-1 at Internazionale.Going into the game, Lille knew only a win wo...
Ligue 1 round-up: Seventh successive win for leaders Montpellier
• Montpellier five points clear after 4-0 victory over Lorient• Lille move up to second place after 3-2 win at AjaccioMontpellier stretched their lead at the top of the Ligue 1 to five points, hammering Lorient 4-0 to record their seventh successiv...
Champions League: matchday five – in pictures
We bring you all the action from the matchday five matches including the games in Naples and Manchester where wins for the two Manchester sides will put them into the next round of the Champions LeagueSteven Bloor
CSKA Moscow 0-2 Lille | Champions League Group B match report
Lille scored twice in the second half to beat CSKA Moscow 2-0 in freezing conditions in the Russian capital and send Internazionale through to the Champions League last 16 from Group B.Vasili Berezutski skewed the ball into his own net shortly after th...
Internazionale 2-1 Lille | Champions League Group B match report
The Internazionale coach, Claudio Ranieri, stood by what he described as his "old guard" after fielding the oldest team the Champions League has ever seen in the 2-1 victory over Lille at the San Siro.Inter's side had a combined age of 347 and an avera...
Eden Hazard reveals desire to leave Lille and France at end of season
• Belgian 20-year-old alerts Arsenal and Manchester United• 'I feel ready to make it to the next level at a big club'The Lille midfielder Eden Hazard has revealed his desire to move abroad at the end of the season.The highly rated 20-year-old Belgi...
French League Cup round-up: Dijon come from behind to shock PSG
• Dijon fight back from two down to win 3-2• High-flying Montpellier lose at home to LorientThe Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain blew a two-goal lead when they were beaten 3-2 at Dijon in the last 16 of the French League Cup on Wednesday while play...
Lille 0-1 Internazionale | Champions League Group B match report
Giampaolo Pazzini's first-half goal gave Internazionale a 1-0 win at Lille and top spot in Champions League Group B. Pazzini volleyed home in the 21st minute to put Inter, who are 17th in Serie A after a terrible start to the season, on six p...
