Genoa preserved their Serie A status on the final day of the season with a 2-0 win over Palermo behind closed doors at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. Knowing they might need a point to avoid relegation, Genoa secured a more convincing outcome with two second-half goals downing Sicilians Palermo. Giuseppe Sculli and Alberto Gilardino scored for the Rossoblu, who will be happy to put this season beh...Full Story »

Everton extended their unbeaten run to eight league games on Sunday but had to settle for a point in a goalless draw away to already-relegated Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Toffees had the better of the chances at Molineux and only a dubious offside flag prevented Nikica Jelavic from registering the opener in the first half, while Denis Stracqualursi had a goal disallowed after the break. Evert...Full Story »

Napoli midfielder Gokhan Inler has urged his team-mates to put their poor form behind them ahead of the game against struggling Novara. The Naples outfit lost 3-1 to Atalanta last time out, their third consecutive defeat. The outcome dropped Napoli to sixth place and left them six points behind Lazio, who are third and hold the last Champions League qualifying spot. "On Saturday we will give ...Full Story »

Lecce and Cesena played out a goalless draw which did little for either side's Serie A survival hopes. The best chance of the match fell to Lecce's Colombian midfielder Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, who fired wide two minutes into injury time with just Francesco Antonioli to beat. The Puglia side have now failed to win any of their last five league games and are five points adrift of safety with ei...Full Story »

John Terry said this could be one of their greatest nights and so it was; a night when this ageing Chelsea side simply refused to die, to give up on a dream, on a quest for the ultimate prize. Amid the chaos that leaves them without a permanent manager, they mustered something truly special at Stamford Bridge to secure their place in the last eight of the  Champions League. What an incr...Full Story »

Giuseppe Sculli's second goal rescued a 2-2 draw for Genoa after they had slipped behind at Lecce with just nine minutes remaining. Sculli had opened the scoring in the 21st minute, a lead Genoa held until Luis Muriel levelled just after an hour's play. Davide Brivio thought he had won it for Lecce when he netted in the 81st minute but Sculli was on hand to claim the draw with five minutes to ...Full Story »

Substitute Jon Routledge's late equaliser salvaged a point for Hamilton in a 2-2 draw with Dundee. Steven Milne's penalty put the hosts ahead 11 minutes from time but Routledge had the last word by levelling in the 85th minute. Jon McShane slammed in a 12th-minute opener from close range to set Hamilton on their way as they looked to exact revenge for the 6-1 drubbing Dundee handed them back i...Full Story »

Genoa held on for a dramatic 3-1 win over Napoli, almost throwing away a three-goal lead as they returned to winning ways after their crushing defeat at Palermo last weekend. Rodrigo Palacio was on target twice with Alberto Gilardino opening his account for Genoa, who led 3-0 with nine minutes remaining. However, goals from Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi within the space of a minute gave ...Full Story »

Now that Tottenham Hotspur are done messing around in Europa League play, it's time for those who won't see time with the first choice lineup to move on for the time being. Don't get too nervous, Spurs supporters, as the club's big name stars won't be going anywhere this winter, or anytime soon if manager Harry Redknapp has his way. Spurs announced via the club's official website that both Harr...Full Story »

Napoli midfielder Gokhan Inler says his team is focussing on the league and not worrying about who they will draw in the Champions League second round. Napoli secured their place in the draw with a 2-0 win at Villarreal last week that ensured they pipped moneybags Manchester City to second place in Group A. They could face the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Cheslea or Arsenal in the draw b...Full Story »