Chelsea have begun the tricky process of trying to identify those fans responsible for taunting Anton Ferdinand during their Champions League game at Genk.

Rangers manager Walter Smith expects to name a similar squad to the one who faced Manchester United in midweek for their Clydesdale Bank Premier League game against Dundee United.

Chelsea have launched an investigation into a number of incidents involving Marseille fans amid claims by the French club’s security chief that he was thrown out of Stamford Bridge ahead of their Champions League game.

I USED to like Scott Parker and was disappointed we let him go. He’s the kind of player who gives 100% and that effort usually wins over the majority of fans.

Arsenal’s young Mexican striker Carlos Vela has travelled to Manchester ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League game after spending a day in quarantine due to fears over the swine flu outbreak.

Celtic welcomed Benfica to Parkhead for tonight’s Champions League game in desperate need of a win to boost their Group D hopes.

AC Milan goalkeeper Dida has had his ban following the Champions League game with Celtic in Glasgow reduced by UEFA to one match.

ARSENAL could be without leading scorer Robin van Persie for a month after the Holland striker suffered a knee injury on international duty.

AC Milan today confirmed they have appealed against UEFA’s decision to ban goalkeeper Dida for two Champions League games.

AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi has admitted that goalkeeper Dida’s over-reaction to being struck by a Celtic fan towards the end of the recent Champions League game at Parkhead was a “mistake”.

Former Celtic captain Neil Lennon has urged AC Milan goalkeeper Dida to “take a long, hard look at himself” after his widely-criticised theatrics during the Champions League game at Parkhead.

Manchester United fans caught up in a crush scare during their Champions League game in France today blamed the police for over-reacting.

UEFA disciplinary chiefs are expected to impose a one-match or two-match ban on Michael Essien tomorrow for his dangerous lunge at Liverpool’s Dietmar Hamann.

THOUGH brave faces were plentiful in public, one suspects that behind the scenes, the power brokers of the Premiership must be left a little bewildered by the imprint of Lady Luck at Nyon, Switzerland, yesterday.

Stilian Petrov declared today that Celtic would not fear going to the Nou Camp in three weeks’ time for their next daunting Champions League game.

Football star Roy Keane flew out of the UK today, refusing to answer questions over an alleged assault.

Anderlecht and the Belgian Police have reached an agreement to house the overflow of Celtic supporters expected in Brussels for the Champions League game on Tuesday.

RANGERS manager Alex McLeish has sought advice from his mentor Alex Ferguson about how to reach the next stage of the Champions League.

UEFA today signalled their intent to take a tough line on racism by attempting to overturn their own disciplinary panel’s feeble punishment of PSV Eindhoven for their fans’ abuse of Arsenal’s black players in last month’s Champions League game.

England midfielder Steven Gerrard returned to the Liverpool line-up for the crucial Champions League game against the Bundesliga leaders tonight.

Juan Sebastian Veron has been defended by Sir Alex Ferguson following a lacklustre start to his Manchester United career.

Phil Thompson admitted that Barcelona gave his Liverpool side a Champions League lesson.