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Lucas Neill left out of Socceroos squad to face Ecuador

The Socceroos captain, Lucas Neill, has been left out of Australia’s pre-World Cup friendly against Ecuador

The smallest points gap between champs and chumps | The Knowledge

Plus: useful profligate front men; the first use of 'the Premier League era' in print; and the definitive birthday XI. Send your questions and answers to [email protected] and follow the Knowledge on Twitter "With the bottom of the Premier League so close this season and only eight points…

'Olympiakos defeat a new low for Moyes's Man Utd'

Pathetic, poor, flat, forlorn, awful - the damning verdict on Manchester United’s performance against Olympiakos in the Champions League

Van Persie turns on team-mates after United lose in Greece

• Dutchman defends the manager David Moyes • 'It's easy to point the finger, but I'm not like that' Robin van Persie criticised some of his Manchester United team-mates for "sometimes occupying the spaces I want to play in" following their wretched 2-0 defeat to Olympiakos in the…

David Moyes takes responsibility for Olympiakos defeat

Manager David Moyes takes the blame for Manchester United's Champions League last-16 first-leg defeat to Olympiakos.

Chelsea '80% certain to go through'

Galatasaray boss Roberto Mancini believes Chelsea have "an 80% chance" of beating his side in their Champions League tie.

Olympiakos 2 Manchester United 0: David Moyes stops short of Roy Keane's take on Champions League defeat

David Moyes vows that Manchester United "will put it right" after a chastening defeat in Athens        

Chelsea fans stabbed in Istanbul

• Unrest in Turkey spills over before tie with Galatasaray • Warnings issued to fans before Champions League game At least two Chelsea supporters were stabbed in clashes around Istanbul's Taksin Square on Tuesday night, the eve of the first leg of the club's Champions League knockout…

Touts in Hillsborough memorial scam

Tickets for the annual Hillsborough memorial service have been sold as bogus match tickets for £100 in a touting scam, it emerges.