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FC Porto 2-1 Arsenal

Arsenal departed Portugal last night with this tie apparently still very much within their grasp but with a depressing sense of realism pursuing them back to London. The wounds that sapped the conviction from this performance were self-inflicted. Cesc Fábregas's post-match assessment of...

Accountants meet high court deadline as Portsmouth fight for survival

• Breakdown of Pompey's financial state completed• High court to decide if Portsmouth can keep tradingVantis BRS, the accounting company charged with compiling Portsmouth's statement of affairs, completed their work in time. The SOA will now be analysed by HM Revenue and Customs, who...

Bin Hammam calls time on Sepp Blatter

• Two terms is enough for Fifa president, says Hammam• Hammam says his colleagues will propose amendmentSepp Blatter's authority as Fifa president faces its biggest challenge yet, with a move from within the world governing body's executive committee to limit the presidential office to...

All the nous of Arsenal's Sol Campbell fails to keep his keeper calm | Amy Lawrence

The veteran Arsenal defender supplied order and a goal but it was not enough to overcome a calamitous goalkeeping displayFor Sol Campbell it was all about having the experience to pull his team-mates over the line. That was how that rugged old warrior Martin Keown had put it. ­Campbell was...

Portsmouth chairman Sulaiman al-Fahim denies £65m Dubai debt claim

• Fahim: 'I rubbish the story of a penalty of £65m'• Former owner also denies being subject of an arrest warrantPortsmouth handed in the statement of affairs demanded by the high court before the 4pm deadline yesterday, but elsewhere it was reported that Sulaiman ­al-Fahim,...

Wigan 0-0 Bolton

For Owen Coyle and, indeed for any manager who switches clubs in midstream, there is always the spectre of Billy McNeill, who exchanged Manchester City for Aston Villa in 1986 and saw them both relegated.Coyle, in the six weeks since he turned from God to Judas at Turf Moor, has improved Bolton's...

Crystal Palace 1-3 Reading | Championship match report

Crystal Palace have shown defiance since going into administration but last night failed in arguably their most crucial battle since the creditors came calling. Having been hit by a 10-point deduction, the side could ill afford to lose against opponents who began the day one point and three places...

Newcastle United 4-1 Coventry City | Championship match report

Wayne Routledge breathed new life into a jaded Newcastle United. The right-winger, recently arrived from QPR, inspired tonight's unlikely victory, volleying a sublime equaliser before creating his side's third goal.Until Chris Coleman's Coventry came completely undone in the face of Routledge's...