England struggled to get another Group B victory that put them through to the second round.
The Chelsea captain's last ditch tackles and positional sense have been complemented by a decent eye for goal.
Frank Lampard, John Terry and Petr Cech have been nominated for the Professional Footballers' Association player of the year award.
Arsenal's young guns continued to shine as they dismantled Standard Liege 4-0 on a hectic night of Europa League action that produced a full house of Spanish victories on Thursday. A summary of the matches.
You don't like it. In fact, you can barely understand it. But one thing's for sure - over the next few Euro 2004 drenched weeks, you're not going to able to get away from it.
Phil Jagielka's stoppage-time thunderbolt earned Everton an unlikely 1-1 draw in the 223rd Merseyside derby on Saturday after Steven Gerrard's free kick appeared to have secured Liverpool a welcome victory.
Chelsea have made a British record 32 million pounds ($56.28 million) bid for Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard.
England great Frank Lampard will have to wait to make his Major League Soccer (MLS) debut after he was ruled out of New York City FC's match against Toronto FC on Sunday with a calf strain.
'This was a game to win. We are super happy,' said the Portugal goalkeeper after saving three penalties in the shootout
Liverpool eased past Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa while the Brazil side beat Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad in the semi-finals of the World Club Championship.
Goals from Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard gave England a 2-0 victory over Trinidad & Tobago in their second Group B match.
England ground out a 3-1 victory over Hungary in a World Cup warm-up on Tuesday
The defeat foiled Chelsea's bid for the league-Cup double.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers enjoyed a first ever victory over Everton with a thumping 4-0 triumph in the Merseyside derby on Tuesday but the former Swansea boss maintained the pursuit of a top-four finish meant more to him than regional superiority.
UEFA said on Monday it had lodged an appeal against the decision by its disciplinary body to clear him.
ICICI Bank has enhanced its international presence by opening two new branches, one in UK and another in Canada, as part of plans to increase share of its global business.
Arsenal enjoyed a 3-0 win in Azerbaijan against Qarabag in the Europa League on Thursday and AC Milan beat Greece's Olympiakos Piraeus 3-1 but Sevilla suffered a shock defeat by Russians Krasnodar.
Liverpool climbed to fourth place in the English Premier League after a 2-0 victory at bottom club Sunderland.
Rooney's deal is worth a reported 10 million, meaning he becomes the highest paid player in DC United's history.
Olympique de Marseille were the fall guys on a hectic opening night of Europa League group stage action as German club Eintracht Frankfurt returned from the south of France with a surprise 2-1 victory on Thursday.
Steven Gerrard's second-half goal gave Liverpool a 1-0 win over second division Watford in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final.
The England midfielder said his defensive qualities would be more useful than Frank Lampard's attacking skills against France in Euro 2004.
The Dutch side pipped Maccabi Tel Aviv for a place in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup because of a better head-to-head record.
"It's an honour to welcome Didier Drogba to the Impact," said team president Joey Saputo.
Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius accepted the blame for his team's 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League final in which he made two dreadful errors that both led to goals. The German gifted Real their opening goal in the 51st minute when, hurrying to start an attack, he threw the ball out in front of Real striker Karim Benzema, who stuck his leg out and turned the ball into the net.
The England captain took a bang on the ribs during the game against Austria on Saturday.
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique said on Wednesday that he considered quitting the Spanish national team over criticism for his views on the Catalan independence referendum, but decided against it because it would play into the hands of his detractors.
Some of the best midfielders in the world will cross swords when the two teams meet on Sunday.
The England midfielder is confident of filling a defensive midfield role, formerly taken by Nicky Butt.
Chelsea striker Diego Costa has denied he deliberately stamped on Liverpool's Emre Can.
Manager Gerard Houllier will hope his policy of continuity pays off after an unfulfilling 2002-03 season.
England striker Michael Owen's refusal to commit himself to Anfield beyond 2005.
