Football News

The football news stories below are provided by BBC Sport.

Man City 4-0 FC Porto (6-1 agg)
Manchester City beat Portuguese side Porto 4-0 at Etihad Stadium and reach the Europa League last 16 with a 6-1 aggregate win.

Celtic 2-0 Dunfermline
Celtic beat Dunfermline 2-0 to move 20 points clear of nearest rivals Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premier League table.

Marseille 1-0 Inter Milan
Andre Ayew scores in injury time to give Marseille a slender advantage in their Champions League tie with Inter Milan.

Basel 1-0 Bayern Munich
Substitute Valentin Stocker's late goal gives Basel a stunning win over Bayern Munich in Switzerland.

Hull 0-0 Brighton
Hull City miss a host of chances as they draw with Brighton in the Championship clash at the KC Stadium.

Motherwell 4-3 Hibernian
Michael Higdon scores a hat-trick as Motherwell beat Hibs to move closer to second-top Rangers in the SPL.

Mancini ready to consider Tevez
Manchester City striker apologises "unreservedly" for his conduct following a touchline row with manager Roberto Mancini.

Wolves fail in new Curbishley bid
Wolverhampton Wanderers fail in a fresh attempt to make Alan Curbishley their new manager.

PM to 'crush' racism in football
David Cameron pledges to "crush" racism in football at the launch of an anti-discrimination summit at Downing Street.

Rangers ex-chief questions Whyte
A former chairman of Rangers suggests the debt the club owes Craig Whyte should be written off under the terms of the takeover contract.

Notts County 1-0 Stevenage
Jeff Hughes scores an injury-time winner as Notts County beat Stevenage in Keith Curle's first game in charge.

Crawley Town 1-1 Morecambe
Scott Neilson's second-half equaliser helps Crawley close the gap on the League Two promotion places to three points with a draw against Morecambe.

Mackay signs new Cardiff contract
Malky Mackay is rewarded for guiding Cardiff City to the Carling Cup final with a new three-and-a-half year contract.

Cahill critical of Chelsea errors
New Chelsea signing Gary Cahill says the players "need to pull their fingers out" after their 3-1 Champions League loss to Napoli.

Pompey finances prompt job losses
Chief executive David Lampitt and two board members are among 30 redundancies at Portsmouth.

Fifa wants handshakes after games
A Fifa panel set up to improve the image of football suggests players should gather to shake hands after games.

McDermott signs new Reading deal
Reading manager Brian McDermott signs a new contract with the Championship club, ruling him out of the running to take over at Wolves.

Coach accuses 'disrespectful' FAW
Raymond Verheijen accuses the Football Association of Wales of being "very disrespectful" for not inviting a former member of staff to Gary Speed's memorial match.

King meets Ibrox administrators
Rangers' administrators meet director Dave King and manager Ally McCoist as they ponder the club's future.

SPL probes Ibrox sectarian chants
The Scottish Premier League investigates sectarian chanting by Rangers fans during Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Kilmarnock at Ibrox.

Derby v Leicester
Preview followed by live coverage of Thursday's game between Derby and Leicester in the Championship.

VIDEO: Blackpool 1-4 West Ham
West Ham comfortably beat Blackpool 4-1 away from home despite having to play for 35 minutes with midfielder Henri Lansbury in goal after goalkeeper Robert Green is shown a red card. (UK only)

VIDEO: Millwall 1-3 Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough climb back into the Championship play-off places with a convincing 3-1 win over Millwall. (UK only)

VIDEO: Barnsley 1-3 Birmingham
Birmingham claim a priceless 3-1 victory away to a battling Barnsley at Oakwell to climb up to third in the Championship. (UK only)

VIDEO: Charlton 1-1 Rochdale
Charlton extend their lead at the top of League One to seven points with a 1-1 draw against Rochdale at The Valley. (UK only)

VIDEO: MK Dons 2-1 Bury
MK Dons boost their League One play-off ambitions as they come from behind to beat Bury 2-1 at Stadium MK. (UK only)

VIDEO: Oxford 2-1 Barnet
Barnet have a late penalty saved as Oxford claim a 2-1 victory to keep them in the League Two play-off places. (UK only)

VIDEO: Mancini accepts Tevez apology
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini reveals he has accepted the apology of Carlos Tevez following the Argentine striker's return from a period of absence without leave, lauding him as a "top striker".

VIDEO: Cardiff will be difficult - Dalglish
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish says victory in this Sunday's Carling Cup final against Cardiff City will be far from a "foregone conclusion".

AUDIO: Gallagher welcomes Tevez apology
Noel Gallagher tells BBC Radio 5 live that now Tevez has apologised to fans and to the club they can move forward.

AUDIO: Villas-Boas defends team selection
Manager Andre Villas-Boas defends his team selection as Chelsea lose 3-1 away to Napoli in the first leg of the Champions League last 16.

AUDIO: Tevez wants to be number one - Vickery
South American football expert Tim Vickery says Carlos Tevez has found it difficult to cope with not being the number one striker at Manchester City.

VIDEO: Arsenal can learn from Man City - Nasri
Manchester City's Samir Nasri says his former club Arsenal must learn to "win ugly" if they are to improve.

AUDIO: Huddersfield right for me - Grayson
New Huddersfield Town manager Simon Grayson tells BBC Radio Leeds that the Terriers are the 'right fit'.

Is history about to repeat itself?
Claudio Ranieri again faces Didier Deschamps on Wednesday - eight years after he was sacked when his Chelsea team was defeated by Monaco

FA 'responsible' for homophobia
The FA is responsible for a climate of homophobia in football, according to leading equality campaigner and ex-NBA star John Amaechi.

Lennon to push Stokes' cap case
Celtic manager Neil Lennon will consider talking to Liam Brady to strengthen Anthony Stokes' chances of Republic of Ireland inclusion.

Bellamy wary of Cardiff cup final
Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy is "not looking forward" to playing home-town club Cardiff City in Sunday's Carling Cup final at Wembley.

IFA and Linfield in Windsor deal
The Irish Football Association agree a new 41-year deal with Linfield for the future use of Windsor Park.

Tuesday's Champions league photos
Best of the action from Tuesday's Champions League matches

Man Utd v Ajax
Preview followed by live coverage of Thursday's game between Man Utd and Ajax in the Europa League.

Valencia v Stoke
Preview followed by live coverage of Thursday's game between Valencia and Stoke in the Europa League.