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Zenit St Petersburg appointed former Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini as its new manager on Thursday after failing to qualify for the Champions League for the second year in a row.

IMAGE: Wayne Rooney in action for Everton against MFK Ruzomberok. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images yne Rooney's Everton homecoming ended in a 1-0 win over Slovak side Ruzomberok with the former Manchester United striker having a quiet return to Goodison Park in the Europa League, third qualifying round, first-leg on Thursday.The 31-year-old re-signed with his boyhood club earlier this month after enjoying 13 years with Manchester United and was, of course, given a warm welcome from the ...

Adrien Silva scored an extra-time penalty as Portugal recovered from a goal down to beat Mexico 2-1 in Sundays third-place play-off at the Confederations Cup in Moscow. Luis Neto bundled into his own net to hand Mexico a 54th-minute lead, but Pepe stabbed ...