Alan Curbishley revealed Charlton were closing in on “three or four” players today as he reflected on centenary celebrations even the manager thought might never happen.

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.

Lyon did not play today but a fourth consecutive Ligue 1 title is virtually in the bag after disappointing results for both Marseille and Lille.

Paris St Germain president Francis Graille believes Chelsea could feel the backlash of the French club’s poor start to the season when they meet in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The Portuguese press reacted with a mixture of sadness and pride at the host nation’s 1-0 defeat by Greece in last night’s Euro 2004 final.

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There was dismay in the Portuguese press on Sunday as the host nation digested the 2-1 defeat by Greece in the Euro 2004 tournament opener that has severely compromised their hopes of qualification for the knockout stages.

Greece are fully prepared to poop the party tomorrow when they provide the opposition to host nation Portugal in the opening match of Euro 2004.

Football fever is reaching new heights in Portugal just 24 hours before the host nation play Greece in the opening match of Euro 2004.

Nuno Gomes and Pedro Pauleta both scored to give Portugal a 2-0 victory over China in their final World Cup warm-up match.