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Rooney's goal was enough to help Manchester United edge Fulham and go three points clear at the top.

Juventus dismantled Fiorentina as a resounding 5-0 victory maintained their push for the Serie A title.

Everton and Sunderland produced a scintillating 1-1 draw in their FA Cup quarter-final.

Benfica topped their Champions League group featuring Manchester United, who were knocked out of the group stages.

A win against Wolves will extend United's lead to five points over Manchester City.

Other players older than 23 who made the 51-player list include Julio Cesar, Thiago Silva, David Luiz and Hulk.

Andre Villas-Boas was sacked as Chelsea manager after only eight months in the job.

It will be aimed at safeguarding the interest of the members and popularise the game in the country.

The 65-year-old coach has long been the firm favourite to land the England job.

Blatter said he was happy that India, which he termed as a sleeping giant in 2007, is slowly waking up.

Barca will appeal against the red card shown to Gerard Pique in Saturday's La Liga match against Sporting Gijon.

The midfielder is in his second season at the club and has scored 10 goals in 71 appearances.

Inter Milan, a point behind sixth-place Roma, are still winless in their past nine games.

Villas-Boas has been the subject of intense scrutiny in recent weeks with the London club in a form slump.

Lukaku has unable to secure a regular place at Chelsea, making just 10 appearances in total.

Bent underwent a scan on Monday after hurting his left ankle in Villa's 0-0 draw at Wigan.