Bayer Leverkusen defender and former Liverpool captain Sami Hyypia announces his retirement at the age of 37. During his decade at Anfield Hyypia, a £2.5m signing from Dutch side Willem II in 1999, won the Champions League, UEFA Cup, two FA Cups, two League Cups and two European Super Cups.

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Bundesliga – Hyypia quits football

Previous Uefa Cup finalist Pablo Zabaleta believes Man City have a great chance of winning the Europa League.

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Zabaleta aims to go one better

The group stage of the Europa League (UEFA Cup) begins this Thursday. The qualifying rounds have all been completed, and we now have 12 groups of 4 teams each, all ready to compete to see who will progress to the knock-out stages next spring. The 48 teams entered into the groups consist of the defending

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The Road to Dublin – Europa League 2010/11 Preview

Manchester takes a deep breath on Tuesday night and welcomes Rangers to Old Trafford hoping the Scottish hordes leave Piccadilly in a better state than on the club’s last visit when 150,000 supporters arrived for the 2008 UEFA Cup Final. Fewer than 4,000 will make the trip south this week for the Champions League group tie. read more

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View from north of the border

I’VE got fantastic memories of the old UEFA Cup – now the Europa League – both as a player and as assistant manager with Gerard Houllier in the treble year of 2001.

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Phil Thompson: A top four finish for Liverpool FC matters much more than Europe

As the days go by it looks more and more likely that Javier Mascharano will not be with us. The Argentinean wasn’t in the squad for the UEFA cup game against Robatnicki and now it looks like everyone is bowing to the inevitable by lining up the Dane Christian Poulsen as a replacement. read more

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Mas to the Nou Camp and Poulsen edges nearer?

By Matt Johnson: Carlos Cuellar is a fantastic central defender. He won the Clydesdale Bank SPL Player of the Year award when playing for Rangers in 2008. In that same season he also featured in the heart of the defence to help them make it all the way to the Uefa Cup Final. And when the 6ft 3 Spaniard has played in that position for Villa, he has been well and truly outstanding.

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Martin, Cuellar is Not a Right Back

Roy Hodgson claims the new Europa League is a lot tougher on Fulham than when his former club Inter Milan reached the UEFA Cup final.

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Fulham: Europa League a tougher prospect – Hodgson

Fulham’s Paul Konchesky believes himself and striker Bobby Zamora could sneak into England’s squad for this summer’s World Cup.

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Fulham: Cottagers ace makes World Cup claim

Chris Coleman said he had ‘no excuses and no explanations’ after Coventry’s first half display in the 3-0 defeat at Reading on Monday.

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Coventry City: Coleman speechless after Royals rumble