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French relief, Scandinavian success

France deservedly won in Bosnia-Herzegovina as fellow strugglers Portugal lost away to Norway, while Sweden, Italy and Germany posted emphatic victories and England saw off Switzerland.
Turkey edge five-goal thriller

Turkey made it two wins out of two in UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Group A thanks to a thrilling victory over battling 10-man Belgium.
Low: Ballack won't retire

Germany coach Joachim Low today insisted he was "100 per cent convinced" Michael Ballack was not considering retiring from international football.
Hungry minnows eye EURO upsets

Friday's batch of UEFA EURO 2012 qualifiers generally went as expected, but there are some tricky tests lying in wait for the continent's giants on Tuesday evening.

Liverpool lose injured Kuyt for four weeks
Dirk Kuyt will miss Liverpool FC's first two UEFA Europa League group games after being ruled out for four weeks with a shoulder injury, including a return to former club FC Utrecht.
Europa League contenders strengthen their hands
Mauro Camoranesi went from Juventus to VfB Stuttgart while Liverpool FC were also active on the last day of the transfer window as UEFA.com rounds up the key moves.
Salzburg await big-spending City boys
FC Salzburg won all six UEFA Europa League group games in 2009/10, but may struggle to repeat that feat after being paired with big-spending Manchester City FC in their Group A opener.