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Juventus 3-0 Napoli

Italian Cup: Juventus ended their poor run with a 3-0 home win over Napoli in the last 16

Cup experts Guingamp knock out PSG

French League Cup: Second division Guingamp again proved Cup specialists by beating PSG 1-0

Rafael Benítez's prospects are bleak as Liverpool search for someone to blame | Kevin McCarra

The FA Cup had become a key assignment for Liverpool, so where does their exit from the competition leave their manager?Just as well the Champions League place is "guaranteed". That pledge had not, of course, reassured everyone and Rafael Benítez's word looks even more suspect now. The FA Cup,...

Rafael Benítez under pressure as Liverpool crash out of FA Cup against Reading

• Championship Reading spring FA Cup shock at stunned Anfield• Gerrard and Torres both injured on bleak night for LiverpoolRafael Benítez was under renewed pressure as Liverpool manager last night after the club's torrid season reached a new nadir with an FA Cup third-round exit...

Arsène Wenger turns to Sol Campbell for to restore Arsenal Invincibles' touch

Arsenal's returning veteran explains his manager's reasons for looking to the past to help the futureArsène Wenger has never re-signed a player. Nor has the Arsenal manager brought anybody into his squad at the age of 35, while his views on the precarious nature of doing business in the...

England attack is not all that it seams, despite leading South Africa | Duncan Fletcher

England are very pleased with themselves at 1-0 in the series, but it is reasonable to question whether the selectors have been vindicatedThe two draws in this series have left England cock-a-hoop, and the most important aspect of this match is going to be how South Africa respond to the...

Southend slam 'confetti' effect of HMRC winding-up petitions

• League One club taken to task by tax authority• Southend to fight back with own legal actionSouthend United have accused Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs of distributing winding-up petitions to "like confetti" after becoming the latest club in the taxman's crosshairs. Southend have...

Time to blow Tom Hicks Jr's trumpet | Marina Hyde

The former Liverpool executive's earthy catchphrase could open up several new careers for himIs there a more covetable free agent than Tom Hicks Jr, Liverpool's smutty Marie Antoinette, whose "let them eat cock" email surely marks him out as this transfer window's breakout star? Strictly speaking,...