Brazilian Ronaldinho was named World Soccer magazine's Player of the Year on Thursday with Jose Mourinho winning Manager of 2004 and Greece taking the Team award.
PSV Eindhoven qualified for the Champions League knockout stage for the first time after a draw against a 9-man Arsenal team.
A round-up of the weekend's action in the major European leagues.
After 10 years and 128 caps the Real Madrid defender is stepping down to allow young talent to come through, he said on his official Web site on Monday.
France scored their first goal at a World Cup finals since beating Brazil in the final in 2002, but the 1-1 draw left Group G wide open.
Rooney, 18, is Euro 2004's top scorer with four goals, leading his normally understated coach Sven-Goran Eriksson to draw comparisons with Brazil's maestro.
Some of the best midfielders in the world will cross swords when the two teams meet on Sunday.
Manchester United were frustrated in their bid to secure second place in the EPL as they were held 0-0 by Middlesbrough
No less than nine French players play in the English premier league and many will be in direct opposition to club team mates.
Thierry Henry scored with a brilliant individual effort to give the English side a 1-0 victory in the first leg last 16 knock-out round.
A first-half Robert Pires goal earned them victory over Southampton.
The striker has scored more goals for France than Thierry Henry but lives in the shadow of his French strike partner.
The Dutch striker gave Manchester United a 4-1 premier league win at Leicester City.
Thierry Henry scored twice in a 3-2 victory in the English premiership.
The ace midfielder was named in the team for France's final two World Cup qualifiers next month despite a groin injury.
The Dutch striker scored twice in a 2-0 victory over Charlton Athletic in the English premier league.
The English title race will go down to the the two teams battled out a pulsating and ultimately ill-tempered 2-2 draw at Highbury.
The four-times European champions went through 3-2 on aggregate after losing 0-1 in the second leg Champions League quarter-final.
Chelsea beat Norwich City 3-1 as title rivals Manchester United stumbled to a 0-0 draw against a 10-man Crystal Palace.
France's golden age of soccer is over, perhaps not for good but certainly for now.
The World Player of the Year rallied France to a 2-1 victory in their opening Group B match.
A Thierry Henry special and two trademark free kicks from Ronaldinho earned Barcelona a 3-0 win at home to Real Betis that put them within a point of leaders Real Madrid at the top of the Primera Liga on Sunday.
The Dutch forward signed a one-year contract extension with champions Arsenal until the end of the 2004/5 season.
Cantona scored 70 goals and provided 56 assists in 156 Premier League matches for Leeds United and Man Utd, earning him the nickname "The King" among Man United fans.
Manchester United and Chelsea also won easily in the English Premier League.\n\n
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