• In Group F, Galatasaray strolled to a 3-1 victory away to Panathinaikos in Athens as Brazilian summer signing Elano scored twice -- one a deflected free-kick -- and set up another goal for Czech striker Milan Baros.

    CNN: Hamburg humbled in Europa League by Rapid

  • Basle were furious that referee Stefan Johannesson waved away appeals for a free-kick in the build-up to the goal but there was no excuse for their woeful marking.

    BBC: FC Basle 2-3 Fulham

  • That's Williams-speak for a kick up the back-side.

    BBC: Younger Schumacher moves up a gear

  • Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty seemed to have sealed United's win but Barnes' superb free-kick set up a tense finale.

    BBC: Man Utd 4-2 Derby (4-3 agg)

  • Nasri, 23, limped off as he chased a long kick up-field from keeper Manuel Almunia in a game the Gunners won 2-1.

    BBC: Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri set for injury lay-off

  • Both teams have struggled so far this season and prior to kick-off propped up the Guinness Premiership table, with Gloucester just above bottom-placed Leeds.

    BBC: Leeds 10-26 Gloucester

  • But within the camp, we are happy to be the team no-one is talking about or taking much notice of in the build-up to the kick-off.

    BBC: Catrina Nicholas column

  • The replacement of winger Goran Pandev - apparently injured - with defender Christian Chivu in the Inter line-up minutes before kick-off caught everyone by surprise, while the visitors' high-pressure tactics and gamesmanship continually frustrated the hosts.

    BBC: Barcelona 1-0 Inter (agg 2-3)

  • After this initial foray into the mainstream, Heacock observes that usage of "kick ass", "kicking ass" and "kick-ass" picked up even more frequently from roughly the year 1990 onwards.

    BBC: Kentucky 'kicks ass': Taking pride in plain speaking

  • Morrison had been lucky to escape a red card earlier in the match after pushing Bolton's Nicky Hunt to the ground in the build-up to a Birmingham free-kick.

    BBC: Birmingham City 1-2 Bolton

  • Saadane's decision to delay his team's first World Cup warm-up until just a fortnight before kick-off now appears to have been misguided as his team looked rusty and disorganised in Dublin.

    BBC: World Cup 2010: Algeria face tough ask after Irish loss

  • However, it came far too late -- the last kick of the match -- as Vallecano moved up to fifth place on goal difference above Valencia thanks to first-half goals from Guinean striker Alhassane Bangoura and Brazilian forward Leo Baptistao.

    CNN: Six-star Barcelona enjoy all-day 'party'

  • Coffey's low drive on 52 minutes, Dickson's 10-yard shot five minutes later, plus the Kilmartion spot-kick on 65 wrapped up the convincing victory.

    BBC: SPORT | Football | Irish | Lis Distillery 6-0 Limavady Utd

  • The Baggies were all but up at kick-off and went into the game knowing that only a hugely unlikely combination of results would deny them a place in the Premier League after a two-season absence.

    BBC: QPR 0-2 West Brom

  • Smith is not named in the 19-man squad but could be drafted in up to an hour before kick-off if Lomax is ruled out.

    BBC: St Helens half-back Matty Smith stands by for recall

  • On-loan Celtic midfielder Carey stepped up to take the free-kick himself and Hearts keeper Jamie MacDonald had to divert his effort for a corner.

    BBC: St Mirren goalscorer Graham Carey

  • Olly Barkley struck back after Ryan Lamb's high kick and Morgan's follow-up piled on the pressure and forced the Blues into giving away a penalty.

    BBC: Blues 37-24 Gloucester

  • The Croat ghosted into the six-yard box to meet Elano's whipped free-kick but the ball bounced up off his knee and flew over the bar.

    BBC: Reading 2-0 Man City

  • But after Rosicky was denied a penalty, Falcao poked in a Ruben Micael free-kick after Fabianski had picked up a backpass from Campbell inside the box.

    BBC: FC Porto 2-1 Arsenal

  • The home side failed to clear their lines from a free-kick and Scott Arfield teed up Holden to fire into the top corner from 16 yards.

    BBC: Motherwell 1-1 Falkirk

  • Nations' ability to respond and recover, he reasons, will rely on their ability to set aside excess capacity and back-up systems that kick in during times of crisis.

    BBC: Governments urged to prepare for the worst

  • But Everton had other ideas and after they were awarded a free-kick on the edge of area, Baines stepped up to curl a delightful set-piece into Cech's top left-hand corner.

    BBC: Chelsea 1-1 Everton (aet)

  • Pent-up demand should kick in and inventories be rebuilt.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • The Bulls thought they scored the first try on 12 minutes through Chris Nero but video referee Richard Silverwood harshly ruled that Semi Tadulala knocked-on when palming back a cross-field kick in the build up.

    BBC: Wigan 30-14 Bradford

  • There are plenty of media moguls and would-be moguls out there who are always willing to kick the tires whenever a well-known brand comes up for sale and who like getting their names in the papers, whether they have any serious interest or not.

    FORBES: What If The New Republic Had a Sale and Nobody Came?

  • Danny Grainger's 20-yard free-kick forced United keeper Dusan Pernis into a save in the build-up to half-time, then Morais blasted a decent ball over the bar following a goalmouth scramble.

    BBC: David Goodwillie

  • Both teams needed a positive showing after difficult starts to this campaign, but Villa - for whom Kevin MacDonald is still the caretaker manager after Martin O'Neill's shock exit - were dealt a blow before kick-off as new signing Stephen Ireland got injured in the warm-up.

    BBC: Aston Villa 1-0 Everton

  • The fly-half also failed with his second conversion kick, but the Scots had still opened up a useful 16-6 lead.

    BBC: Celtic Warriors 9-19 Glasgow

  • Forbes also blazed over with a free-kick from 14 yards after Balogh had been penalised for picking up a Jose Goncalves back-pass.

    BBC: Motherwell 1-0 Hearts

  • Soon after Edison Mendez went close with a free-kick as the game really warmed up.

    BBC: PSV 0-1 Tottenham (1-1)

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