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Sunderland grabbed a last-minute equalizer against fierce local rival Newcastle.

Villarreal win provisionally lifted the Yellow Submarine five points clear of fourth-place Valencia.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 31st goal of the season as Real Madrid win against Atletico Madrid.

Hodgson's popularity is at an all-time low among the club's supporters.

AC Milan says the team has no plans to part with the striker "for the moment."

Japan will open its Asian Cup campaign on January 9 against Jordan.

United has started the season with a club-record 16-game unbeaten run.

Manchester United was drawn against Marseille, Madrid is up against Lyon.

Atletico Madrid are out of the Europa League after a 1-1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen.

He also praised current Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho.

Mohun Bagan failed to collect their first three points of the season yet again.

Chelsea still moved level on points with third-place Manchester United.

Alan Pardew celebrated his first match in charge of Newcastle with a 3-1 win over Liverpool.

Milan leads with 33 points, Lazio has 30 and Juventus and Napoli are level with 27 each.

Spanish airspace opened again later in the afternoon but Barca had set off by train to Zaragoza.

A newly established British subsidiary called Venky's London Limited paid 23 million pounds for a 99.9 percent stake.