harry redknapp claims portsmouth star kanu is 49 but still king

... but when you think he played at inter milan, won the champions league with ajax and he'd had a heart problem

heart confirm worm signing

the 24-year-old has agreed to a multi-year deal to become the sixth player to sign with the a-league's newest team and is set to join from dutch eredivisie side nec nijmegen.a stylish winger, worm impressed head coach john van't schip with his technical ability and his creativity in the attacking half of the park.van't schip believes the signing of worm provides evidence of heart's commitment to an attacking minded approach when the club makes its debut next season.

hodgson: we won't play for a draw

... but a fine strike from bobby zamora, added to zoltan gera's opener, leaves cottagers fans dreaming of a clash with ajax or, more likely, juventus in the next round

english trio guard slender europa leads

... "in the pick of the other matches, juventus will hope to protect a 2-1 lead at home to dutch giants ajax, while psv eindhoven bid to overturn a 1-0 deficit at home to ruud van nistelrooy's new club, hamburg

shakhtar will unleash their brilliant brazilians as they aim to dump fulham out the europa league

shakhtar donetsk v fulham, europa league, february 25, 2010 shakhtar donetsk 8/15; draw 100/30; fulham 7/1 “they’re the holders, so it’s always going to be tough. we can’t sit back otherwise we’re going to create a lot of problems for ourselves. we’ll be looking to score – we always do when we’re away. hopefully we can progress.” - chris biard. fulham stand on the brink of a remarkable achievement as the west londoners head to the ukraine, 2-1 up from the first leg, to take on last season’s uefa cup holders shakhtar.

buffon ruled out for a month

... left-back fabio grosso - like buffon a member of the italy team that captured the 2006 world cup - also picked up a muscule injury and has been ruled out of thursday's europa league game against ajax in turin

random thoughts

... not only did the draw allow fc twente to pull to within a point of the farmers, but the former ajax striker's goal for willem ii also brought that amsterdam club back to within seven of the top ... ajax will "welcome" psv on march 14th

roma and milan close in on leaders inter

... juventus moved up to fourth and back into a champions league qualification place after their third win in a row, including thursday's 2-1 europa league triumph away to ajax, with a 2-1 success at bologna

twente close on psv in eredivisie

... third-placed ajax cruised to a 4-0 win over vitesse with first-half goals from siem de jong, luis suarez and paul verhaegh, who accidentally scored in his own goal

edwin poised for united deal

... the 39-year-old former ajax, juventus and fulham gloveman moved to old trafford in the summer of 2005 and has made just over 200 appearances for united in all competitions