Porto threw Champions League Group G wide open with a deserved away win over CSKA Moscow in the Lokomotiv Stadium last night, but their stay at the top was short-lived.

Porto threw Champions League Group G wide open with a deserved away win over CSKA Moscow in the Lokomotiv Stadium tonight, but their stay at the top was short-lived.

Copenhagen 1 Man Utd 0

FC Copenhagen striker Marcus Allback insists his team-mates were unimpressed with Celtic midfielder Thomas Gravesen during the Champions League tie on Tuesday.

Dennis Rommedahl was they key man for Denmark tonight as they started their Group F campaign in style away to Iceland.

Sven-Goran Eriksson insists he is “not married” to David Beckham and not afraid to axe the England skipper if he plays badly.

Michael Owen is expected to be ruled out of the rest of the World Cup after undergoing a scan on his injured right knee today.

England 2 Sweden 2

Freddie Ljungberg believes Sweden have broken their scoring hoodoo – just in time for their meeting with England next week.

Sweden 1 Paraguay 0

SWEDEN captain Olof Mellberg has already conceded top spot in Group B to England and is viewing tonight’s match against Paraguay as the decider for who takes the runners-up place.

Sweden coach Lars Lagerback has confirmed he will pick the strongest squad available ahead of the March 1 clash with the Republic of Ireland at Lansdowne Road, Dublin.

Gareth Barry is convinced rookie striker Luke Moore will develop as a player after finally breaking his scoring duck for Aston Villa.

Scotland 1 Sweden 4

FRANCESCO TOTTI scored twice as Italy got their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a 4-3 victory over Belarus in a remarkable Group Five game.

Ruud van Nistelrooy struck twice as Holland got their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a 3-1 win over Group One leaders Finland.

Aston Villa boss David O’Leary has clashed with Trevor Brooking over Luke Moore’s inclusion in the England Under-19 squad for Thursday’s friendly against the Republic of Ireland.

Marcus Allback has completed a move from Aston Villa to Hansa Rostock, according to the German club’s official website.

Aston Villa manager David O’Leary has resigned himself to losing out in his attempt to sign Southampton striker James Beattie before the transfer window closes on August 31.

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Aston Villa striker Marcus Allback hopes he will face club-mates Thomas Sorensen and Martin Laursen again at Euro 2004 – in the final a week on Sunday.

DENMARK coach Morten Olsen last night insisted claims that his side and Sweden had engineered the 2-2 draw here were "ridiculous".

This was the scoreline every Italian dreaded – but nobody who witnessed this cracker here will believe in any sort of conspiracy between the Scandinavian rivals.

Sweden 5 Bulgaria 0

Sweden 5 Bulgaria 0

Fredrik Ljungberg has warned Sweden have learned from their previous mistakes and are ready to make an impact on the European stage.

Aston Villa 0 Manchester United 2

Henrik Larsson’s return to the international fold was confirmed today when he was named in the Sweden squad for Euro 2004.

Aston Villa 1 Tottenham 0

Henrik Larsson insists he will still leave Celtic at the end of the season despite making a u-turn on his international career.

Sweden will give Celtic striker Henrik Larsson until the last possible minute to change his mind about playing at Euro 2004.

Aston Villa 0 Newcastle United 0

Peter Crouch will start his first game for Aston Villa for two and a half months in tomorrow’s Premiership clash at Bolton.

Gavin McCann’s hopes of returning to the Aston Villa side for tomorrow’s Barclaycard Premiership match with Blackburn have been ended.

David O'Leary is confident that Mark Delaney will be fit enough to provide an end of season boost to Aston Villa's push for a European spot.

Aston Villa manager David O’Leary has ruled out the possibility of his side entering the Intertoto Cup this summer.

Aston Villa goalkeeper Stefan Postma is poised to become the first of a number of players to pledge his long-term future to the club.

Aston Villa striker Marcus Allback is confident of a club and country double next month after undergoing a minor groin operation yesterday.

Aston Villa 2 Bolton 0 (Aggregate: 4-5)

DAVID O’LEARY will cite a famous example from 15 years ago to ensure that his Aston Villa side do not press the panic button if they fail to score an early goal in the Carling Cup semi-final clash with Bolton tonight.

Aston Villa 0 Arsenal 2

Lee Bowyer is definitely out of Newcastle’s St Stephen's Day trip to Leicester.

Aston Villa manager David O’Leary has admitted that he will look to sign a ‘proven’ striker if he is given the money to bolster his shot-shy squad by chairman Doug Ellis.