Football

Former Liverpool manager Benitez has been appointed until the end of the season in place of Italian Roberto Di Matteo who was sacked this week.

Alex Ferguson said that Rafael Benitez was lucky to be appointed as the new Chelsea manager.

Clattenburg will be fourth official for Tottenham's home match against West Ham.

Thierry Henry could be on his way back to the north London club for another spell on loan from New York Red Bulls in January.

A 10-man Valencia team drew 1-1 at home against last season's finalist, with both the teams progressing to the Round of 16.

Manchester United's first European loss of the season came after manager Alex Ferguson left key players at home.

Three second-half goals saw Sunderland pick up their first Premier League win.

Unbeaten Barcelona's 11th victory in 12 rounds opened an 11-point gap over defending champions Real Madrid.

Ibrahimovic's memorable goal against England has sparked worldwide debate about its place in all time great goals.

The Swede scored an audacious overhead kick from 30 yards to cap his four-goal display in Sweden's 4-2 win.

The enigmatic Ibrahimovic punished England with a stand-out all-round performance scoring 4 goals.

Chelsea lodged a complaint last month over language allegedly directed at Nigerian John Obi Mikel by Clattenburg during a Premier League defeat to Manchester United.

Manchester City moved within two points of league leaders Manchester United after securing a dramatic late 2-1 victory over Tottenham.

Arsenal wasted a two-goal lead for the second time this week, with a 3-3 draw against Fulham.

Puyol returned to training after dislocating his left elbow six weeks back.

The giants from Kolkata earned just one point in their away game, and missed the services of star striker Tolgay Ozbey.