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Uefa Cup Group C round-up

Standard Liege qualified after beating Sampdoria 3-0, while Sevilla defeated Partizan Belgrade 2-0 to go second.

Intl Football: Real ready as United reach Wits end

Real Madrid are eying up a move for Standard Liege striker Milan Jovanovic but Man Utd have been told to forget about Axel Witsel.

£17m Witsel bid rejected

Standard Liege insist that they have no plans to sell starlet Axel Witsel in January.

Uefa Cup Group C round-up

Standard Liege maintained their 100 per cent start to the group stages while Sampdoria were held at home.

Middlesbrough: Belgian pair in fresh Boro link

Standard Liege's midfield duo Steven Defour and Axel Witsel have again been heavily linked with a January transfer window move to Boro.

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Arsenal and Aston Villa prepare to do battle for sevices of Liege star Defour

Belgian midfielder Steve Defour is reportedly attracting interest from Arsenal and Aston Villa. The Standard Liege captain is a high-energy midfield player.

Aston Villa: Battle on for £8m ace

Aston Villa face strong competition from Arsenal if they want to land Standard Liege midfielder Steven Defour in the January window.

Jackogate This is Not!

Storm in a tea cup has reached Tsunami proportions by Neil Gentleman-Hobbs.

Other News

Football: Ireland can finish ahead of Italy, claims Giovanni Trapattoni

Giovanni Trapattoni has suggested for the first time that the Republic of Ireland can challenge his native Italy for the automatic World Cup qualifying spot from Group Eight. The Ireland manager had previously said that his team was realistically in a battle with Bulgaria, Cyprus, Montenegro and Georgia for a play-off berth but as he hoped for a result against Poland in tonight's Croke Park friendly to round off an unbeaten first calendar year in the job, his attitude was more bullish. "Why not, why can't we win the group?" he said. "Italy has a very difficult situation. It has injured...

EXCLUSIVE: Manchester United step up their interest in Belgian starlet Witsel

Sir Alex Ferguson has stepped up his pursuit of Axel Witsel after asking how much it would cost to prise the teenage midfielder away from Standard Liege.

Manchester United: Standard bank on Manc midfield rivalry

Standard Liege are hoping to force a bidding war between Manchester rivals City and United for £15m-rated midfielder Axel Witsel.

Aston Villa: Villa target £8m swoop

Aston Villa are being linked with an £8million January move for Standard Liege midfielder Steven Defour.

Football: Paolo Bandini on the Rome derby and the weekend Serie A action

In the week before his first Rome derby, Julio Baptista knew one question was going to crop up sooner or later. "I think he exaggerated," opined Baptista when asked if he knew anything about Antonio Cassano's claim to have slept with 700 women - made in his new autobiography. "I certainly haven't reached that number."Nor does Baptista, a former team-mate of Cassano's, have any intention of playing catch-up, apparently, as he is now happily engaged. Which is a shame, really, because after scoring the only goal in Roma's 1-0 win over Lazio last night, he may find the number of women (and...

Manchester United: United eye Standard superstar

United are being tipped to make a £10million bid for Standard Liege midfielder Axel Witsel - before Arsenal and Inter move.

Man United in for Standard Liege's Witsel as price tag puts off Bolton

Manchester United have joined the chase for Axel Witsel after Sir Alex Ferguson sent one of his top scouts to watch the teenage midfielder in UEFA Cup action last week.

Standard to keep stars

Standard Liege insist they are unlikely to sell any of their prized assets in January.