Marseille staff and players were involved in a whip round to pay for fuel for their plane back to France in midweek after a bizarre incident because of an administrative error.
Straight from the dressing room
Bayern Munich striker Miroslav Klose on Thursday laughed off suggestions the German giants were bribed to lose last season's UEFA Cup semi-final to Zenit St Petersburg.
Wayne Rooney should be fit to play in England's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus, his club, Manchester United, said on Thursday.
Didier Drogba is expected to face only a short spell on the sidelines following the injury he sustained against Romanian side Cluj in the Champions League, the club announced on Thursday.
Latest Football News
- Nigerian group warn Newcastle they could look elsewhere
- Kinnear ready to let Newcastle results do the talking
- Ramos vows to fight on as Spurs hit new low
- Hughes to spend big after Liverpool underline City flaws
- Scolari expects Terry to play through pain barrier for England
- Belief is the key for Benitez
- Raul double fails to lift faltering Real
- Spanish league table
- Spanish league results - collated
- AS Roma and Juve reeling as minnows fly high
- Italian Serie A top goalscorers
- Italian Serie A table
- Italian Serie A results - collated
- Lacklustre Valencia reclaim top spot in Spain
- Croatia's Petric fires Hamburg three points clear
Barclays Premier League
- Nigerian group warn Newcastle they could look elsewhere
- Kinnear ready to let Newcastle results do the talking
- Ramos vows to fight on as Spurs hit new low
- Hughes to spend big after Liverpool underline City flaws
- Scolari expects Terry to play through pain barrier for England
- Belief is the key for Benitez
- Duff stops rot as Newcastle grab point
- Liverpool defender Skrtel faces long spell on sidelines
- Liverpool late show keeps Reds level with Chelsea
- Pompey's little and large choke Stoke
UEFA Champions League
- Marseille players in whip round for plane fuel
- We'll definitely qualify, vows Mourinho
- Keane will flourish after first goal says Benitez
- Drogba agony leaves Scolari facing an injury crisis
- Underdogs bare their teeth in Champions League
- Anorthosis notch historic victory to sink Panathinaikos
- Messi saves Barcelona blushes at Shakhtar
- Disappointing Inter held by dogged Bremen
- "The Beast" Baptista earns Roma win at Bordeaux
- Maximum points as Atletico delight patient fans
Spanish La Liga
- Raul double fails to lift faltering Real
- Spanish league table
- Spanish league results - collated
- Lacklustre Valencia reclaim top spot in Spain
- Spanish league results - 1st update
- Sevilla thrash Bilbao to bolster Champions League hopes
- Spanish league results
- Six-goal Barcelona demolish sorry Atletico
- Villarreal snatch top spot after dramatic comeback
- Sneijder handed Real Sunday return
Italian Serie A
- AS Roma and Juve reeling as minnows fly high
- Italian Serie A top goalscorers
- Italian Serie A table
- Italian Serie A results - collated
- Lippi calls on Rossi for Italy's World Cup qualifiers
- Italy squad for World Cup qualifiers
- Italy goes red card crazy
- As Roma and Juve rocking as minnows fly high
- Italian Serie A results
- Inter win to join uninspired Lazio at top
Word from the terrace
Lee Chan Wai from 6YARDBOX wants to know if anyone has noticed that Sir Alex Ferguson shares more than a canny resemblance to Kim Jong-il. Scary.
Racism is in the news again and Abhishek Mehrotra says it is our responsibility as football fans to keep speaking out until this ugly ideology has been completely stamped out.
Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has said that in "terms of entertainment" they are "as strong as anyone in Britain".
Poll
- What is the most damning problem of the English league at the moment?
- Clueless foreign owners
10% - Giant clubs riding on high debt
4% - Overinflated transfer demands
8% - Extravagant wage bills
6% - Disregard for youth development
4% - Rising cost in tickets and cable tv
6% - Kidding who? All of the above
62%
- Clueless foreign owners
Photo Galleries
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A real smashing set of pictures featuring the latest home and away kit offerings from Manchester United, Arsenal, Juventus, Inter Milan and Barcelona.
This catalogue was so well received during our Euro 2008 coverage we couldn't help but bring it back for one last hurrah.
