December 11, 2002
Dacourt fined for branding Leeds a disgrace
French midfielder Olivier Dacourt has been fined by Leeds United after he branded the club a 'disgrace' in an interview with France Football magazine.
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December 11, 2002
French midfielder Olivier Dacourt has been fined by Leeds United after he branded the club a 'disgrace' in an interview with France Football magazine.
December 11, 2002
David Beckham is back in the Manchester United squad after recovering from a rib injury, but such is United's recent good form that there may not be a place for the England captain in the…
December 11, 2002
Spain's Football Federation has ordered Barcelona's Nou Camp to be closed for two games following last months crowd unrest during the league match against Real Madrid.
December 11, 2002
Lokomotiv Moscow will be looking to bounce back from their opening day defeat to Broussia Dortmund, but they could hardly have wished for a tougher assignment that a trip to the Bernabeu to face holders…
December 11, 2002
Juventus will be looking to return to winning ways when they meet Basle tonight after enduring a barren run which has seen them go four matches without a win.
December 10, 2002
Ajax will be without several key players when they play host to Roma in Amsterdam tonight.
December 10, 2002
Sir Bobby Robson's eagerly-awaited return to Barcelona was put on hold by torrential storms on Tuesday, but with the rain abataing, the match is scheduled to go ahead tonight.
December 10, 2002
Dennis Bergkamp has dropped his biggest hint yet that he will carry on playing for Arsenal, despite suggesting at the start of the season, that this would be his last campaign for the club.
December 10, 2002
Pablo Aimar is set to return to Valencia's starting line-up tonight for the first time since being sidelined since mid-November.
December 10, 2002
World Cup Final referee Pierluigi Collina will be in control of Real Madrid's centenary match next match despite being the centre of controversy in Italy.
December 10, 2002
Werner Lorant has resigned as coach of Fenerbahce and been replaced by his assistant Oguz Cetin.
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