Michael Ballack scored in injury time to give Bayer Leverkusen a 2-0 victory over Genk in their Champions League Group E encounter. The Germany midfielder Lars Bender had scored from long range to put Leverkusen ahead in the 30th minute after they had wasted a handful of chances. Bender beat the Genk goalkeeper, Laszlo Koteles, with a blast from a difficult angle on the right that went inside …

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Sportsmail’s team give their views on the best derby game they have ever seen. Old Firm, north London, Merseyside… there are some real corkers.

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Saturday debate: What is the best derby game you have ever seen?

If you’ve watched any of Bayern Munich this year, you’ve probably come away impressed. They’re currently in pretty dominant form, and I’m thoroughly impressed. They get another test this week with their travel to Hoffenheim where Holger Stanislawki’s side will be prepared to pull the upset. On Sunday we get a potential classic when Schalke heads to Hamburg. Friday, September 30 1

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German Bundesliga 2011, Week 8: Stuttgart Win Again Friday; Full Fixture List On Saturday

Stuttgart have recorded a 2-0 win over Kaiserslautern on Friday to move into fourth in the Bundesliga.

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Bundesliga: Kaiserslautern 0 Stuttgart 2

Heracles continue to build on their reputation after a 2-0 win over De Graafschap in the Eredivisie on Friday.

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Eredivisie wrap: Heracles 2 De Graafschap 0

Netherlands defender Khalid Boulahrouz scored only his second goal in 102 Bundesliga appearances to seal a 2-0 win for Stuttgart at Kaiserslautern on Friday. Boulahrouz scored in the 69th minute with a heavily deflected speculative effort from the right of the penalty area that gave goalkeeper Kevin Trapp no chance.

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Stuttgart beats Kaiserslautern 2-0 in Bundesliga (AP)

Netherlands defender Khalid Boulahrouz scored only his second goal in 102 Bundesliga appearances to seal a 2-0 win for Stuttgart at Kaiserslautern on Friday. Boulahrouz scored in the 69th minute with a heavily deflected speculative effort from the right of the penalty area that gave goalkeeper Kevin Trapp no chance.

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BERLIN (AP) — Netherlands defender Khalid Boulahrouz scored only his second goal in 102 Bundesliga appearances to seal a 2-0 win for Stuttgart at Kaiserslautern on Friday.

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Boulahrouz seals Stuttgurt win at Kaiserslautern

Khalid Boulahrouz scored and set up another to help Stuttgart win 2-0 at Kaiserslautern and lift them up to fourth in the Bundesliga.

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Bundesliga – Stuttgart go fourth with win at Kaiserslautern

Dutchman Khalid Boulahrouz scored and set up another to help VfB Stuttgart win 2-0 at Kaiserslautern on Friday and lift them up to fourth place in the Bundesliga.

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Stuttgart go fourth with win at Kaiserslautern (Reuters)

VFB Stuttgart leapt to fourth in the table following a 2-0 victory away at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, giving the visitors a win that will go some way to expelling the memories of last week’s disappointing defeat to Hamburger SV. On the whole it was a fair result, thought the home side’s play was no reflection of their position near the foot of the table.

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Stuttgart win away at luckless Kaiserslautern

The former Roma tactician has underlined the club’s significant ambitions for the current season as his side prepare to welcome a possible rival for domestic silverware

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SOFIA, Bulgaria, Sept. 30 (UPI) — An anti-Roma rally in the Bulgarian capital is expected to include “football fans, right-wing radicals and bikers,” a Roma leader said Friday.

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Large anti-Roma rally planned in Bulgaria

It is the classic rivalry. The North London Derby. Perhaps the second most significant rivalry in England, and one of the biggest in world sport. It is Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur . Ever since Arsenal moved north of the River Thames in 1913, and especially after they were promoted under extremely shadowy circumstances in six years later, the two clubs—and their fans—have detested each other …

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Arsenal FC: Top 10 Reasons to Hate Tottenham on Derby Day

The first two-round week of the season in the Italian Serie A was interesting, to say the least. There were only seven draws, but surprisingly six of them involved teams in the top five from the Round 2 rankings . A couple of upsets hurt some big clubs in the rankings this week, including last week’s top club. Normally, these rankings become available on Mondays, but due to conflicts, they were …

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Serie A Power Rankings: Rounds 3 and 4

Dutchman Khalid Boulahrouz scored and set up another to help VfB Stuttgart win 2-0 at Kaiserslautern on Friday and lift them up to fourth place in the Bundesliga.

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Stuttgart go fourth with win at Kaiserslautern

Accra, Sept. 30, GNA – Premier League champions, Berekum Chelsea hav= e vowed to halt FC Nania when the two sides face off in the Sly Tetteh Super Cup on Sunday, October 3 at the Accra Sports Stadium.

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Chelsea FC were denied all three points at the Mestalla Stadium on Wednesday night, as the hosts Valencia grabbed a late equalizer from the penalty spot. An unfortunate handball from substitute Salomon Kalou only minutes after coming on gifted Los Che a spot kick in the 86th minute, which was confidently tucked away by Roberto Soldado. Overall, manager Andre Villas-Boas can be happy with the …

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Valencia 1-1 Chelsea: Rating the Chelsea Players on Show

One word for it is nauseating. Opposing fans from two famous English soccer clubs mocking and taunting each other about death and each other’s suffering.

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Column: Can English soccer wipe out sick chants?

Greece coach Fernando Santos on Friday recalled veteran strike duo Fanis Gekas and Angelos Charisteas for the Euro 2012 Group F qualifiers at home against Croatia (October 7) and in Georgia (October 11).

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Greece recall veteran strikers for Euro qualifiers

Everton manager David Moyes on Friday underlined the gap in spending power between the Toffees and Liverpool since Kenny Dalglish returned to the Anfield hotseat.

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• Manager happy to take a break from the Championship • Stephen Carr and Curtis Davies to miss match The Birmingham City manager, Chris Hughton, has hailed his side’s European adventure as “a welcome release” from the rigours of the Championship. Hughton’s team face Maribor in Slovenia on Thursday night in their first Europa League Group H away fixture, determined to enjoy their European tour …

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Chris Hughton welcomes Birmingham City’s Europa League trip to Maribor

Munich – It was a good night for Frankfurt, as Eintracht went top of the league with victory over 1. FC Union Berlin, while FSV took all three points at bottom club Alemannia Aachen. Elsewhere FC Erzgebirge Aue held on to win at home against FC Hansa Rostock.

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A good night for Frankfurt teams

Banished Manchester City star Carlos Tevez added another well-documented chapter to a career fraught with acrimony after he infamously refused to play against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League. The 27-year-old has never been one to shy away from controversy, and he has slowly gone from being one of the most respected players in world football to one of the most hated. An angel-like …

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Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez: How Argentina Star Became Football’s Villain

Bayern Munich’s 2-0 win over Manchester City in the Champions League wasn’t quite as comfortable as the result suggested. Talk of “the invincibles” or of the team being an Bavarian answer to Barcelona is clearly premature. However, the quality of the performance against a top Premier League side did show that a run of 10 wins without conceding a goal (in all competitions) wasn’t merely a result …

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Raphael Honigstein: Bayern Munich revitalized under Jupp Heynckes

Frankfurt/Main – The DFL has rearranged four Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 games due to safety concerns in various states. The DFL accepted a petition from the police force to move the fixturesas they were concerned they would be over-extended on certain dates.

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DFL reschedules four games in November

They’re young, they’re brash and they’re just dumb enough to be thinking upsets.  Kids—you just can’t teach them a good lesson in humility. They have to go out and learn it all by themselves. Sometimes, they teach us all a lesson in self-confidence in the process.  The newly-promoted Canaries take on Manchester United on Saturday.

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Manchester United vs. Norwich: Red Devils Can’t Afford to Overlook Canaries

Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Rene Adler could be heading for the exit door as talks over an extension to his current deal have hit a snag.

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Bayer Leverkusen ready to cash in on Rene Adler and keep Stuttgart loanee Bernd Leno – report

Cologne defender Henrique Sereno was called up to the Portugal squad for the first time on Friday as coach Paulo Bento aims to plot a way past Denmark and Iceland and into the Euro 2012 finals.

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Portugal hand Sereno first call-up

KATUNITSA, Bulgaria (Reuters) – Nothing in the cool autumn morning suggests the sleepy village of Katunitsa would have been the flashpoint for Bulgaria’s worst outbreak of civil unrest for more than a decade.

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