ENGLAND
Premier League
Dec. 29-30
Manchester Utd. 1 (Berbatov 69) Middlesbrough 0.
Hull 0 Aston Villa 1 (Own goal 88).
Standings
TEAM W T L GF GA P
Liverpool 13 6 1 35 13 45
Chelsea 12 6 2 40 9 42
Man. Utd. 11 5 2 29 10 38
Aston Villa 11 5 4 33 22 38
Arsenal 10 5 5 33 23 35
Everton 9 5 6 27 25 32
Wigan 8 4 7 24 21 28
Hull City 7 6 7 28 37 27
Fulham 6 8 5 18 14 26
West Ham 7 4 9 24 28 25
Bolton 7 2 11 22 28 23
Portsmouth 6 5 9 21 33 23
Man. City 6 4 10 38 30 22
Newcastle 5 7 8 26 32 22
Sunderland 6 4 10 21 29 22
Tottenham 5 5 10 20 25 20
Middlesbrough 5 5 10 17 29 20
Stoke City 5 5 10 18 33 20
Blackburn 4 6 10 22 36 18
West Brom 5 3 12 16 35 18
Leading Scorers: 1. Anelka (Chelsea) 14 goals; 2. Robinho (Manchester C.) 11; 3. Zaki (Wigan) 10; 4. Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) 9.
FA Cup
Third Round
Jan. 2
Tottenham 3 (Pavlyuchenko 52-pen, 90+2, Modric 76) Wigan 1 (Camara 88).
Jan. 3
Arsenal 3 (Van Persie 47, 85, own goal 50) Plymouth 1 (Duguid 53).
Cardiff 2 (McCormack 57, Ledley 83) Reading 0.
Charlton 1 (Shelvey 20) Norwich 1 (Lupoli 71).
Chelsea 1 (Kalou 31) Southend 1 (Clarke 90).
Coventry 2 (McKenzie 52, Best 82) Kidderminster 0.
Forest Green 3 (Smith 14, Lawless 20, Stonehouse 72) Derby 4 (Hulse 40, Albrechtsen 45, Green 76, Davies pen. 87).
Hartlepool 2 (Nelson 49, Foley 76) Stoke 0.
Hull 0 Newcastle 0.
Ipswich 3 (Walters pen. 50, Counago 53, Stead 88) Chesterfield 0.
Kettering 2 (Westcarr 24, Seddon 58) Eastwood Town 1 (Robinson 60).
Leicester 0 Crystal Palace 0.
Macclesfield 0 Everton 1 (Osman 43).
Manchester City 0 Nottingham Forest 3 (Tyson 38, Earnshaw 42, Garner 75).
Middlesbrough 2 (Alves 20, 62) Barrow 1 (Walker 80).
Millwall 2 (Laird 40, Frampton 45) Crewe 2 (Lawrence 12, Shelley 58).
Portsmouth 0 Bristol City 0.
Preston 0 Liverpool 2 (Riera 25, Fernando Torres 90).
QPR 0 Burnley 0.
Sheffield Wednesday 1 (Spurr 21) Fulham 2 (Johnson 12, 88).
Sunderland 2 (Jones 57, Cisse 67) Bolton 1 (Smolarek 79).
Torquay 1 (Green 32) Blackpool 0.
Watford 1 (Rasiak 67) Scunthorpe 0.
West Brom 1 (Olsson 64) Peterborough 1 (Mackail-Smith 87).
West Ham 3 (Ilunga 10, Noble pen. 39, Cole 68) Barnsley 0.
Jan. 4
Gillingham 1 (Jackson 57) Aston Villa 2 (Milner 13, pen. 79)
Southampton 0 Manchester United 3 (Welbeck 20, Nani pen. 48, Gibson 81)
Postponed:
Birmingham vs. Wolves
Cheltenham vs. Doncaster
Histon vs. Swansea
Leyton Orient vs. Sheffield United
FRANCE
Cup
Round of 64
Jan. 2
Sainte-Genevieve-des-Bois (IV) 0 Lille 3
Jan. 3
Alencon (V) 2 Lorient 2
(Lorient win 3-2 on penalties)
Bayonne (III) 0 Vitre (IV) 2
Grande Synthe (VI) 1 Calais (III) 1
(Grande Synthe win 4-2 on penalties)
Louhans-Cuiseaux (III) 0 Troyes (II) 1
Montpellier HSC (II) 0 Dunkerque (IV) 1
Port La Nouvelle (VI) 0 Rodez Aveyron (III) 3
US Saint-Omer (VI) 1 Guingamp (II) 3
Vannes OC (II) 1 Chateauroux (II) 0
Andrezieux SF (IV) 0 Sedan (II) 2
Raon-l’Etape (IV) 0 Grenoble 0
(Grenoble wins 4-3 on penalties)
Schirrhein (VII) 4 Clermont (II) 2
Alfortville (IV) 0 Le Havre 2
Jeanne d’Arc le Port (VI) 1 Tours (II) 7
Yzeure (IV) 0 Le Mans 0
(Le Mans wins 5-4 on penalties)
Niort (III) 1 US du Grand Boulogne (II) 2
Brest (II) 2 Croix Savoie (III) 2
(Brest wins 5-4 on penalties)
Ajaccio (II) 1 Auxerre 1
(Ajaccio wins 3-1 on penalties)
Arras (V) 1 Nice 3
Nantes 2 Caen 2
(Caen wins 5-3 on penalties)
Sochaux 0 Rennes 1
Girondins Bordeaux 0 St. Etienne 1
Romorantin (IV) 0 Nancy 0
(Romorantin wins 4-2 on penalties)
Toulouse 0 Valenciennes 0
(Toulouse wins 5-4 on penalties)
Jan. 4
Eclaron Valcourt (VI) 0 Dijon (II) 5
Evry (VI) 0 Creteil-Lusitanos (III) 5
Villefranche sur Saone (IV) 2 Orly (VI) 1
Blagnac (V) 0 Monaco 1
Montlucon (IV) 0 Paris SG 1
Besancon (IV) 1 Marseille 1
(Marseille wins 5-4 on penalties)
Postponed:
Concarneau (V) vs. Lyon
Pont de Roide Vermondans (VI) vs. Ajaccio GFCO (IV)
GREECE
Super League
Jan. 3-4
Ergotelis 0 Panthrakikos 1
Xanthi 0 Panionios 0
Tripolis 0 Olympiakos 1
Levadiakos 2 Aris 0
PAOK 2 OFI 0
Thrasivoulos 0 Larissa 0
Panathinaikos 0 AEK 0
Standings: Olympiakos 39 points; PAOK 33; Panathinaikos 30; AEK 25; Aris 23; Xanthi, Larissa, Panionios, Panthrakikos 21; Ergotelis, Levadiakos 19; Iraklis 18; Tripolis 14; OFI 11; Panserraikos 10; Thrasivoulos 9.
PORTUGAL
Superliga
Jan. 2-4
Academica 0 Leixoes 0.
Rio Ave 2 (Gaspar 9, Mendes 45) Vitoria 4 (Gregory 14, Luis Felipe 42, Desmarets 61, Roberto 70).
V. Setubal 0 Sp. Lisbon 2 (Leidson 17, Joao Moutinho 31).
Maritimo 4 (Diawara 3, Djalma 58, Paulo Jorge 88, Junior 90) Pacos Ferreira 1 (Cristiano 32).
Amadora 1 (Anselmo 44) Naval 0.
Nacional 2 (Edson 14, Fidalgo 77) Porto 4 (Hulk 51, 90, Rodriguez 71, Gonzalez pen. 90).
Trofense 2 (Reguila 45, Helder Barbosa 82) Benfica 0.
Standings
TEAM W T L GF GA P
Porto 8 3 2 24 11 27
Benfica 7 5 1 24 12 26
Sp. Lisbon 8 2 3 16 7 26
Leixoes 7 4 2 17 12 25
Maritimo 6 4 3 17 12 22
Nacional 6 3 4 19 16 21
Braga 5 5 2 12 5 20
Guimaraes 4 5 4 12 13 17
Amadora 4 3 6 10 18 15
Academica 3 5 5 7 11 14
Naval 3 4 6 11 14 13
Pacos Ferreira 3 3 7 15 22 12
Trofense 3 2 8 12 18 11
V. Setubal 3 2 8 7 17 11
Rio Ave 2 4 7 10 16 10
Belenses 2 4 6 11 20 10
Leading Scorers: 1. William (Pacos Ferreira) 8 goals; 2. Nene (Nacional), Wesley (Leixoes) 7.
SCOTLAND
Premier League
Jan. 3-4
Hearts 0 Hibernian 0.
St. Mirren 0 Motherwell 0.
Celtic 2 (Samaras 12, 58) Dundee Utd. 2 (Dixon 60, Feeney 77).
Falkirk 1 (Lovell 41) Kilmarnock 1 (Fernandez 68).
Hamilton 2 (Mensing pen. 52, Offiong 78) Aberdeen 0.
Inverness 0 Rangers 3 (Mendes 46, Boyd 81, 87).
Standings
TEAM W T L GF GA P
Celtic 16 3 2 47 20 51
Rangers 14 4 3 48 17 46
Dundee Utd. 9 8 4 30 22 35
Hearts 9 5 6 20 21 32
Aberdeen 9 3 8 23 21 30
Hibernian 7 6 8 26 28 27
Kilmarnock 8 2 10 21 26 26
St. Mirren 7 4 10 16 22 25
Motherwell 6 3 11 20 31 21
Hamilton 6 2 13 19 36 20
Falkirk 4 6 11 22 31 18
Inverness 5 2 14 20 37 17
Leading Scorers: 1. Boyd (Rangers) 18 goals; 2. Samaras (Celtic) 11; 3. Miller (Rangers), Porter (Motherwell), Lovell (Falkirk) 7.
SPAIN
La Liga
Jan. 3-4
Barcelona 3 (Henry 32, Iniesta 76, Toure Yaya 90) Mallorca 1 (Aduriz 15).
Valencia 3 (Villa pen. 34, Silva 39, 69) Atl. Madrid 1 (Forlan pen. 45).
Almeria 1 (Corona 35) Betis 0.
Ath. Bilbao 1 (Iraola 81) Espanyol 1 (Moises 37).
Real Madrid 1 (Robben 32) Villarreal 0.
Rec. Huelva 3 (Fuego 18, Camunas 46, Aitor 61) Numancia 1 (Brit 90).
Valladolid 0 Racing 1 (Zigic 65).
Malaga 1 (Lolo 34) Gijon 0.
Sevilla 1 (Navas 50) Osasuna 1 (Pandiani 90).
Gatafe 1 (Manu 16) Dep. Coruna 2 (Bodipo 7, Sergio pen. 81).
Standings
TEAM W T L GF GA P
Barcelona 14 2 1 51 11 44
Valencia 10 3 4 33 21 33
Real Madrid 10 2 5 35 26 32
Sevilla 9 5 3 24 15 32
Atl. Madrid 9 3 5 39 26 30
Dep. Coruna 9 3 5 22 19 30
Villarreal 8 5 4 27 22 29
Malaga 7 4 6 25 26 25
Valladolid 7 2 8 25 25 23
Getafe 5 6 6 24 27 21
Rac. Santander 5 6 6 19 22 21
Gijon 7 0 10 24 36 21
Ath. Bilbao 5 5 7 21 25 20
Almeria 5 4 8 17 25 19
Betis 5 3 9 21 23 18
Numancia 5 2 10 22 36 17
Rec. Huelva 4 4 9 14 27 16
Espanyol 3 5 9 15 26 14
Mallorca 3 5 9 18 32 14
Osasuna 2 7 8 17 23 13
Leading Scorers: 1. Eto’o (Barcelona) 15 goals; 2. Villa (Valencia) 13; 3. Forlan (Atl. Madrid), Higuain (Real Madrid) 11; 5. Messi (Barcelona) 10.