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League Two round-up: Swindon beat Crawley as Morecambe stay top

• Crawley concede three more as top six fail to win • Morecambe draw but lead Rotherham and Port Vale Paolo Di Canio's Swindon Town dished out another harsh Football League lesson to Crawley Town on a night when none of the teams starting in the top six in League Two managed to win. On...

Football quiz: Champions League 1998-99

Today's questions won it with just seconds to spare Ian McCourt

AVB - Torres investigation over

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas says there is no longer an issue over critical comments made by Fernando Torres.

Torres problem 'solved', insists Villas-Boas after Chelsea win

The Chelsea manager, Andre Villas-Boas, said last night that he had resolved the issues around Fernando Torres' interview in which the striker appeared to criticise his team-mates, after a night in which Torres made both goals in his team's 2-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League but...

Mancini has points to prove at highest level

You could tell what the Champions League means to Roberto Mancini because he brought his dad along to watch Manchester City's final preparations for the tournament they were built to join.

Uefa rejects Sion appeal over expulsion

Uefa rejected Sion's appeal against their expulsion from the Europa League yesterday, allowing Celtic to remain in the competition and face Atletico Madrid tomorrow.

Youngest chief executive named at Mansfield

Mansfield Town have appointed the youngest chief executive in English football.

Barnsley failed to do their homework on O'Connor's drug ban

Garry O'Connor was not asked by Barnsley about his secret cocaine ban, it emerged yesterday. The Scottish striker was twice loaned to Barnsley from Birmingham last season, before signing permanently at Oakwell. Barnsley director Rod Dowling said on Channel 4's Dispatches on Monday that he did not...

Europa omission irks Van der Vaart

Rafael van der Vaart has gone public with his unhappiness at manager Harry Redknapp's decision to leave him out of Tottenham's Europa League squad, having recovered from injury faster than expected.