Portsmouth 2 - 2 AC Milan

Filippo Inzaghi scored deep in injury time to complete a stunning late AC Milan comeback at Portsmouth FC and secure a draw which proved enough to qualify the Rossoneri for the last 32 from Group E.

Second-half goals from Younes Kaboul and former FC Internazionale Milano striker Nwankwo Kanu seemed to have earned a famous win for European debutants Portsmouth but Ronaldinho's superb free-kick with six minutes left turned the tide and Inzaghi pounced at the death. VfL Wolfsburg's last-gasp Group E win at SC Braga later made sure of Milan's place in the knockout stages, while Portsmouth now need a good result at the Bundesliga club in a week's time.

Portsmouth are two points further adrift and though SC Heerenveen are not yet off the mark they are still in contention. Wolfsburg will be through with a draw against Portsmouth next Thursday, and if the German side avoid defeat Braga would join them with victory at Heerenveen.

Schalke 0 - 2 Manchester City

Manchester City FC are through to the UEFA Cup Round of 32 with goals from Benjani Mwaruwari and Stephen Ireland capping a well-measured away display.

With Brazilian star Robinho left back in Manchester nursing a minor injury, City put in a controlled performance in Gelsenkirchen. Benjani scored after a quick break in the first half before Ireland gained consolation for an effort ruled offside before the interval with the second goal for Mark Hughes's side, as Schalke were kept well shackled at home.

The 2-2 draw between Paris Saint-Germain FC and Real Racing Club ensured City would at worst finish third in the group; Schalke will aim to join them in qualifying with a win at FC Twente next Wednesday. If Schalke win at Twente next Wednesday they are through while PSG will aim to pick up points in Manchester.

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NEC Nijmegen 0 - 1 Tottenham

Jamie O'Hara's early goal proved all Tottenham Hotspur FC needed for a victory at NEC Nijmegen that puts them in a strong position to go through from UEFA Cup Group D.

O'Hara pounced in the box after 14 minutes to send the two-time competition winners to the top of the group, level on six points with Udinese Calcio. Tottenham know a good result at home to FC Spartak Moskva on 18 December will take them through to their third straight knockout campaign. NEC, yet to earn a point, seek victory in Moscow 15 days before.

Tottenham, revived since Harry Redknapp's appointment as manager last month, kick-started their campaign three weeks ago with a 4-0 win against NK Dinamo Zagreb, who beat NEC in their only previous group game. They wasted little time on Thursday, breaking the deadlock when lively Gareth Bale was sent free on the left and although Fraizer Campbell turned the ball on to the underside of the bar, O'Hara was on hand to head in the rebound.

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Rosenborg 0 - 4 Valencia

Valencia CF look in good shape to progress from UEFA Cup Group G after turning up the heat on Rosenborg BK on a freezing night in Norway.

Juan Mata's fortuitous opener gave the visitors the half-time lead and in the last 14 minutes Pablo Hernández and substitutes Rubén Baraja and Joaquín boosted Valencia's goal difference as well as their points tally. Second-placed Valencia know a home win against Clube Brugge KV next Thursday would send them through while Rosenborg must prevail at FC København and hope other results go their way.

The 2004 UEFA Cup winners had been held at home by København in their opening game but things started to go their way on 21 minutes, albeit in bizarre fashion. Edu's cross was met by the head of Mata and the ball struck the crossbar and then the arm of luckless Rosenborg goalkeeper Rune Jarstein before deflecting in. Mata had another goal disallowed for offside, and it was not until the 76th minute that Valencia struck again. Pablo picked up the ball on the left and burst past two defenders into the box before firing into the top corner.

Rosenborg had struggled to create chances and two further goals in the last three minutes ended any hopes of a comeback. Baraja made it three when he shot in after a corner from Joaquín, who grabbed the fourth himself after being set up by Fernando Morientes. EUFA

Full results;

Group A
Schalke 0 - 2 Manchester City
Paris S.G 2 - 2 Racing Santander

Group B
Galatasaray 0 - 1 Metalist Kharkiv
Olympiakos Piraeus 5 - 1 Benfica

Group C
Partizan Belgrade 0 - 1 Standard Liege
Sampdoria 1 - 1 Stuttgart

Group D
NEC Nijmegen 0 - 1 Tottenham
Dinamo Zagreb 0 - 1 Spartak Moscow

Group E
Portsmouth 2 - 2 AC Milan
Braga 2 - 3 Wolfsburg

Group F
Zilina 0 - 0 Slavia Prague
Hamburger SV 0 - 1 Ajax Amsterdam

Group G
Club Brugge 1 - 1 Saint-Etienne
Rosenborg 0 - 4 Valencia

Group H
CSKA Moscow 2 - 1 Lech Poznan
Deportivo La Coruna 3 - 0 Feyenoord Rotterdam

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French and Chelsea striker, Nicolas Anelka tied to a chair in a pink room with a sexy woman only wearing her pink bra and underwear standing over the footballer, keeping guard.

The women then (reportedly) says the following into the camera:

“This is a message from the FRFQAHR - the Front révolutionnaire des femmes qui aiment les hommes en rose (the Revolutionary Front Of Women who love Men in Pink). Mr Luiz Felipe Scolari, we hold hostage your best striker, Nicolas Anelka. He will be released on one condition: that you authorise him to play wearing his new pink boots. Otherwise, we will not hesitate in sending him back to Paris. You must take your decision before the Champions League match against Bordeaux. It is in your interest, Mr Scolari.” <- translated to English. 101greatgoals

But, this is actually only a advert released by PUMA for their new boot - new pink boot. Here the advert



While NIKE released Pink Mercurial Rosa boot and now PUMA with Pink Pro Direct, we just wait for pink boot from their rivals, of course ADIDAS.

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A club sponsor of FC Copenhagen has provided a unique way to motivate the players – for every Danish league game they win, they are rewarded with two porno films!

The sponsor, an adult film company, confirmed this on the Belgian site ‘hln.be’:

“Yes, it’s true” a representative said. “The players always receive the latest films.”

And the unusual bribe seems to be working – the Copenhagen players have been desperate to win! Out of 14 games this season, the team have won nine and sit just a point behind the first division leaders, Odensee BK. bild.de

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THE latest shock tactic in football has been unveiled by Nike: the pink Mercurial Rosa boot.

And you can see what reaction it has caused among football's finest — including Rio Ferdinand, Cesc Fabregas, Gabby Agbonlahor and Theo Walcott — in the latest Nike video viral.

You also might not catch no-nonsense midfielder Mark van Bommel wearing pink boots, but the FC Bayern München captain will forgive Franck Ribéry his latest fashion statement due to Frenchman continues his scintillating form for the club.

Ribéry gave a debut to his Pink Panthers in Saturday's 4-1 Bundesliga victory over FC Energie Cottbus, scoring his sixth goal in seven outings for Bayern.

"I'm more of a classic guy, but when you're that good you can get away with wearing them," Van Bommel conceded.

But who is man enough to be pretty in pink in the new Nikes? Arsenal's Nicklas Bendtner!
Nicklas Bendtner has got the whole world talking about his Pink Nike Mercurial Vapor Rosa football boots after striking an excellent late winning goal for Arsenal in the Champions League!

Bendtner has announced to the world Nike's ground-breaking Mercurial Vapor Rosa football boots, a boot packed with innovation. Flying out of Nike's speed range the Mercurial Vapor football boots boast such superstars as Cristiano Ronaldo, Robinho and Franck Ribery!

To find out more about the Nike Mercurial Rosa, which uses Nike Mercurial Vapor IV technology, go to www.nikefootball.com

See the new Nike Mercurial Vapor Rosa Pink Berry Football Boots in action on the Pink Panther himself, Franck Ribery

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Liverpool 1 - 0 Marseille

Steven Gerrard celebrated his return from injury by firing Liverpool into the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League with a 1-0 win over Marseille on Wednesday. The Liverpool captain's first-half header from Xabi Alonso's cross proved enough to secure a victory over opponents who deserved better after a display every bit as spirited as the one that had seen them become the first French club to win at Anfield 13 months ago.

Ultimately it was the sloppy marking that allowed Gerrard to claim his fifth goal in as many games in this season's competition that snuffed out Marseille's last chance of progress to the last 16. But Erik Gerets' men could also count themselves unfortunate not to have enjoyed the breaks that would have enabled them to capitalise on a string of good chances as they put Liverpool under intense pressure after the interval.

It was a night of milestones for Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez. His 66th European match in charge of the club eclipsed Bill Shankly's record while a 39th victory on the European stage saw him draw level with Bob Paisley's mark. The Spaniard, though, could scarcely have been satisfied with another lacklustre display from his side which, even with Gerrard returning at the expense of Robbie Keane, lacked the attacking intensity he had promised in the wake of Saturday's sluggish display against Fulham.

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Sporting Lisbon 2 - 5 Barcelona

Barcelona coasted to a 5-2 victory over 10-man hosts Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday to win UEFA Champions League Group C after running riot at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon on Wednesday. Both sides had already ensured their passage to the last 16 inside their first four games, leaving makeweights Shakhtar Donetsk and Basel trailing in their wake.

Henry, starting out as a lone spearhead with fellow former Arsenal man Alex Hleb and Messi foraging wide, put them ahead on the quarter hour. Messi, a candidate for the prestigious Ballon d'Or awarded by French magazine France Football in December, tore down the right flank and set Henry up on a plate barely three metres out. Three minutes later Gerard Pique bundled in the second after Eidur Godjohnsen unwittingly deflected a loose ball to him in a melee.

Four minutes after the restart Messi poached the third, gliding in to score unmarked following a Daniel Alves freekick to all but end the contest. Barca then endured a sloppy few moments as Miguel Veloso smacked home a ferocious freekick in the 65th minute and Liedson then netted almost straight after the restart. But within a minute Caneira screwed the ball into his own net under pressure and the roof then fell in on Sporting as Rui Patricio was red-carded for fouling Krkic, who coolly dispatched the resulting penalty in the 73rd minute.

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Bordeoux 1 - 1 Chelsea

Chelsea must wait on a seventh straight appearance in the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League after Bordeaux held them 1-1 while the Blues also had Frank Lampard sent off on a night of European drama. Alou Diarra headed home from a corner with seven minutes remaining to cancel out Nicolas Anelka's opener as the French side carved out a well-deserved point to send Group A down to the final round of action on 9 and 10 December.

It was not a virtuoso performance from last season's finalists and they were somewhat fortunate to escape with a point despite taking the lead on the hour mark. The West Londoners had to wait until the 60th minute for their first shot on goal but when it came, Anelka made Bordeaux pay for all their wasted first half chances in the most clinical fashion. It was harsh on the French runners-up, who had given their more illustrious opponents a torrid time up to Anelka's strike. The goal rattled Bordeaux as Scolari's side sensed the perfect away win that would send them into the next round and they settled back into their possession game, assuming the hard work had been done.

But Diarra sent the Bordeaux faithful home happy with his near post header that also keeps Laurent Blanc's side in the chase for a place in the last 16. Chelsea must now get a result at home to CFR Cluj in their final match while Bordeaux travel to Roma to determine who claims the top two spots in the pool. However, the London side will be without Lampard who was sent off for a second bookable offence with four minutes left.

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CFR Cluj 1 - 3 AS Roma

A resurgent AS Roma moved to the top of UEFA Champions League Group A with a 3-1 win at CFR Cluj that eliminated the Romanians from the competition. The result, coupled with Chelsea's 1-1 draw at Bordeaux, means Roma can book their place in the knockout phase with a draw against the French side in their remaining group game.

Cluj claimed a shock 2-1 win when the sides met in the reverse fixture in September but it was Roma who drew first blood at the Dr Constantin Radulescu stadium when Simone Perrotta galloped onto a pass down the inside-right channel and centred for midfielder Matteo Brighi to convert from close range. Eugen Trica should have restored parity 10 minutes later, but somehow contrived to place the ball wide from eight yards after being picked out at the back post by Sebastian Dubarbier.

And within minutes his side were 2-0 down. Cluj conceded a free-kick 25 yards from goal in a central position and Roma skipper Francesco Totti stepped up to shape a superb strike into the top-right corner.But just as Roma were beginning to look assured, Cluj responded on the half-hour mark. Roma keeper Doni made a real mess of Alvaro Pereira's tame toe-poke and Burkina Faso striker Yssouf Kone was on hand to nod home the rebound and halve the deficit.

Kone then spurned two chances to level either side of half-time, but in the 64th minute Brighi put the game beyond the hosts when he controlled Rodrigo Taddei's square pass before finishing into the bottom-left corner. fifa

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Other results;

Group A
Bordeaux 1 - 1 Chelsea
CFR Cluj 1 - 3 AS Roma

Group B
Anorthosis 2 - 2 Werder Bremen
Inter Milan 0 - 1 Panathinaikos

Group C
Shakhtar Donetsk 5 - 0 Basel
Sporting Lisbon 2 - 5 Barcelona

Group D
Atletico Madrid 2 - 1 PSV Eindhoven
Liverpool 1 - 0 Marseille

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