Football Updates from Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)

[rotadem]

Arles won their first match of the Ligue 1 season with a 3-2 home victory over Caen, Kabe Diawara scoring his second goal from a penalty to seal the win with 15 minutes remaining.

Arles claim first victory

[rotadem]

[rotadem]

A 1-0 win over Pacos Ferreira moved Nacional up to third in the Portuguese Liga table, Mateus scoring the winner, while Academica dropped to fourth after a 2-2 draw at Portimonense.

Nacional go third, Academica drop

[rotadem]

Steven Gerrard has backed Liverpool's new owners' plan to invest in young players for the future of the club but says he also hopes for success during the final years of his playing career.

Gerrard wants success soon

[rotadem]

A controversial goal gave Sydney FC a 1-0 victory against Newcastle Jets and moved the club off the foot of the A-League table, while Wellington Phoenix secured their first away win of the season at Perth Glory.

Sydney off bottom, Wellington win away

[rotadem]

A 3-2 victory at Bari ensured AC Milan remained in touch with the Serie A leaders, goals from Massimo Ambrosini, Mathieu Flamini and Alexandre Pato earning the points despite a late comeback from the home team.



Milan keep pace with Bari win

[rotadem]

Stuttgart moved out of the Bundesliga bottom three by slamming six past woeful Werder Bremen, who have now lost four games on the run as pressure grows on coach Thomas Schaaf.

Stuttgart hit six past Bremen

[rotadem]

Anderlecht moved to within two points of leaders Genk after a comeback 2-2 draw against rivals Club Brugge but were overtaken on the ladder on goal difference by AA Gent who won at Cercle Brugge.

Anderlecht slip to third with Club Brugge draw

[rotadem]

Branko Ivankovic and Miroslav Blazevic, colleagues in Croatia's management team at France 1998, went head-to-head in China, with the apprentice beating his master for Shandong Luneng's fourth title.

Ivankovic's Shandong to the four

[rotadem]

Franz Beckenbauer says Bayern Munich cannot complain about their lowly league position as they are not an "excellent" team without star players Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben.

Beckenbauer: We need star duo

[rotadem]

Panathinaikos defeated Atromitos 1-0 tonight, closing the gap on Super League leaders Olympiakos to just one point.

Panathinaikos close gap on leaders

[rotadem]