Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praises the resolve of Nicklas Bendtner, who put recent media criticism behind him by scoring a hat-trick in the 5-0 Champions League win over Porto.

Darren Bent scores a hat-trick as Sunderland claim their first league win of 2010 against ten-man Bolton.

Adel Taarabt inspires QPR to a second successive victory under new boss Neil Warnock with a 2-0 win over Plymouth.

Steve Morison scores twice as Millwall beat Carlisle to extend their recent run to just one defeat in their last 12 league games.

Leeds boost their hopes of automatic promotion from League One with a deserved win over struggling Tranmere.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has tipped versatile defender Gareth Bale to be one of football's greats.

Sheffield United striker Ched Evans is in danger of missing the rest of the season with a suspected broken collarbone.

Manchester United host AC Milan and David Beckham at Old Trafford in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Slovenia head coach Matjaz Kek has backed group rivals England to win this summer's World Cup.

Burnley desperately need to break out of their alarming slump when they entertain Stoke on Wednesday.

Nicklas Bendtner grabbed a hat-trick as Arsenal cruised into the quarter-finals of the Champions League with an emphatic victory over Porto at the Emirates Stadium.

Fiorentina coach Cesare Prandelli admitted he was hugely disappointed with his team's elimination from the Champions League at the hands of Bayern Munich on Tuesday, but insisted his side has what it takes to recover their disappointing domestic season.

AC Milan coach Leonardo is not promising David Beckham a place in his starting line-up at Old Trafford tonight even though he is aware what a "special" occasion it is for the former Manchester United favourite.

Franck Ribery believes Bayern Munich's dramatic progression to the Champions League quarter-finals at the expense of Fiorentina on Tuesday underlines the unity in the ranks at the Bundesliga club.

Sir Alex Ferguson has dismissed reports that Manchester United's 'anti-Glazer' faction will disrupt the club's Champions League clash with AC Milan at Old Trafford on Wednesday, insisting he is confident supporters will unite to cheer on his players.

Steven Lenhart scored two second-half goals to rally the Columbus Crew to a 2-2 tie against Toluca of Mexico on Tuesday in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal series.

A federal mediator will be at the bargaining table when Major League Soccer's labor talks resume next week in Washington, D.C.

The Colorado Rapids signed forward Conor Casey to a three-year deal following a season in which he set a franchise record with 16 goals.

The New York Red Bulls have signed veteran Estonian midfielder Joel Lindpere.

For all that went right in the inaugural season of the Seattle Sounders FC, their inability to consistently score when opportunity presented itself was a constant frustration.