Guimaraes 2 Portsmouth 2 (Portsmouth win 4-2 on aggregate aet)

SOL CAMPBELL has been backed by boss Harry Redknapp and his Portsmouth teammates to lead Portsmouth into the second round group stage of the UEFA Cup tonight (9.35pm) — and show his detractors that bad mouthing cannot damage his enduring ability.

Portsmouth 2 Vitoria Guimaraes 0

Porto will play in the Champions League this coming season after an appeal by Benfica and Guimaraes against their reinstatement was dismissed.

Alexandre Guimaraes has announced his resignation as coach of the Costa Rican national team.

Ecuador 3 Costa Rica 0

ECUADOR coach Luis Fernando Suarez will not announce his starting XI for the game against Costa Rica until the last minute. The Tricolor take on Los Ticos today in Hamburg in what is set to be the biggest game in their history.

CSKA Moscow’s UEFA Cup defence is hanging by a thread after they lost 1-0 at Dinamo Bucharest last night.

Fulham 2 Bolton 1

Guimaraes 1 Bolton 1

Guimaraes 1 Bolton 1

Bolton defender Nicky Hunt returns to action for the reserves against Wigan tonight after a nine-match absence with a broken leg.

Luis Figo made his much-heralded return to the Portugal squad on Thursday ahead of the World Cup qualifiers with Slovakia and Estonia next month.

Italy beat Bulgaria but their worst nightmare was realised when Denmark and Sweden drew 2-2 to knock the Azzurri out of Euro 2004.

Denmark 0 Italy 0

BARCELONA president Joan Laporta revealed yesterday he would not get involved in an auction with Manchester United to sign Ronaldinho.

Costa Rica coach Alexander Guimaraes paid tribute to China’s battling performance after his side’s 2-0 win in Gwangju.

Costa Rica coach Alexander Guimaraes paid tribute to China’s battling performance after his side’s 2-0 win in Gwangju.

China coach Bora Milutinovic has installed Costa Rica as firm favourites to claim the spoils in their opening Group C clash in Gwangju.