World Football News Headlines from FIFA

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Wayne Rooney scored a sensational overhead kick to give Manchester United a 2-1 victory over Premier League rivals Manchester City, who were the better side on the day at Old Trafford.

Source: Rooney strike wins Manchester derby

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Steve Gohouri scored a second-half equaliser to give Wigan Athletic a 1-1 draw against Liverpool, who had led through another Raul Meireles goal and saw Luis Suarez hit the woodwork twice.

Source: Wigan dent Reds' top four hopes

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AC Milan maintained their grip at the top of Serie A, ahead of chasers Inter Milan and Napoli, after a 4-0 thrashing of Parma at the San Siro today to bounce back after two consecutive draws.

Source: Milan resume winning ways

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Basel stretched their lead to four points at the top of Switzerland's Super League by stunning St Gallen 3-0 while a 64th-minute goal for FC Sion earned the club a 1-0 victory over Bellinzona.

Source: Basel widen gap at top

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Fabio Capello has declared his pleasure at the defensive options at England's disposal, having been without injured captain Rio Ferdinand, and has declared that the likes of Michael Dawson and Gary Cahill are the future.

Source: Capello buoyed by defensive options

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Al Hilal's unbeaten run increased to 17 games after a 2-1 win over Al Wahda thanks to goals from Nawaf Al Abed and Christian Wilhelmsson, while elsewhere Al Ittihad beat Al Hazm 3-0.

Source: Al Hilal maintain unbeaten run

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Olimpo came back from a goal down to stun Banfield with a last-minute winner from Carlos Salom to snatch a 2-1 victory, while San Lorenzo and Gimnasia La Plata played out a 1-1 draw.

Source: Salom strikes seals win

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Following Barcelona's surprise 1-1 draw with Racing Santander last night, coach Pep Guardiola has said he has "no complaints" at the end of their record-breaking 16-game winning streak, stating his side isn't unbeatable.

Source: Guardiola has "no complaints" after run ends

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Alvaro Gonzalez and Libor Kozak scored as a 2-0 victory over Brescia put Lazio back in UEFA Champions League contention and seven points behind Serie A leaders AC Milan.

Source: Lazio win boosts European hopes

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A 2-0 win for Rennes over struggling Nice, thanks to goals from Victor Montano and Abdoulrazak Boukari, pushed them up to second in the Ligue 1 standings, while Nice's are still yet to win away.

Source: Nice win keeps Rennes in touch