Football Updates from Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)

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A fortuitous goal from Sulley Muntari clinched a 1-0 win for Inter Milan at Genoa and moved the reigning Italian champions into second place on the 2010/11 Serie A table.

Muntari sends Inter second

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Louis van Gaal has praised his Bayern Munich side for their performance in the second half of yesterday's 4-2 victory over Freiburg, with special praise singled out for Bastian Schweinsteiger who dictated the game from midfield.

Second-half display delights van Gaal

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Uruguay international Diego Godin is to receive surgery to deal with a bout of appendicitis which will rule him out of La Liga play for a month, meaning he will miss crucial Atletico Madrid games, include the derby with rivals Real.

Appendicitis sidelines Godin

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Werder Bremen found themselves on the wrong end of a 3-2 scoreline with Nuremberg, thanks to three second-half goals, which provides a poor warm-up for their make-or-break European clash with FC Twente.

Nuremberg beat Bremen as Twente loom

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After being given a new lease of life by interim coach Frank Schaefer, Cologne striker Milivoje Novakovic repaid his faith by scoring a hat-trick in the 3-2 victory over Hamburg, bagging the winner six minutes from time.

Novakovic hat-trick rewards Schaefer faith

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FC Copenhagen played out a five-goal-thriller with Lyngby which the side from the capital edged, but only thanks to two goals in the final two minutes, after the vistors thought they'd nicked a win five minutes from time.

Copenhagen win with late flurry

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An opportunistic late goal from Nani and a first-half header by Nemanja Vidic secured a 2-0 win for Manchester United against Tottenham at Old Trafford.

United too strong for Spurs

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Christian Gimenez's header was enough to give Cruz Azul a 1-0 win over Pueblas in the Mexican Apertura, while nine-man Queretaro managed to beat UNAM 2-1 thanks to goals from Sergio Blanco and Alen Skoro.

Gimenez nets for Cruz

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Karim Benzema has come in for praise from Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, after the French striker's late performance against Hercules helped Real on to a somewhat laboured 3-1 win.

Mourinho praises Benzema impact

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Cologne interim coach Frank Schafer looks to be in-line for a permanent position with the first team after their thrilling 3-2 victory over Hamburg yesterday, and Schafer is more than willing to take on the challenge.

Win puts Schafer in pole position

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