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The Norwegian was axed by Blackburn's Indian owners after a 1-0 defeat at Middlesbrough on Wednesday.

The decision comes after the resignation of predecessor Steve Kean at the end of September following relegation and months of angry protests from fans.

The QPR manager also slammed the officials for not awarding a late penalty when West Brom defender Liam Ridgewell appeared to handle the ball inside the area.

Liverpool slumped to their sixth loss of the Premier League season on Wednesday, with a 3-1 collapse at Stoke.

With the European transfer window due to open January 1, the 18-year-old central defender should move to Turin in a matter of days, reports Xinhua.

The win propelled Mumbai FC to 19 points from 12 matches as they climbed one step in the I-League ladder to number five position.

Downing scored his first Premier League goal for Liverpool in a comfortable 4-0 victory over a lackluster Fulham .

Alex Ferguson has dismissed media reports that his long-serving trio of Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Rio Ferdinand will leave United.

Terry injured his knee against Liverpool last month in his first game back after serving a four-game ban.

Eibar, who eliminated Athletic Bilbao in the previous round, outplayed their topflight rivals on the Ipurua stadium.

Inter Milan moved into the Italian Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over second-tier Verona on Tuesday.

UEFA's FFP rules mean clubs have to curb their losses or risk exclusion from top European club competitions from 2014-15.

Arsenal, under pressure following their League Cup defeat at Bradford, produced an impressive attacking performance

Mohamed bin Hammam resigns from all football-related positions and is banned for life over corruption allegations, FIFA reveals.

Messi has scored the same as or more than 17 other sides in La Liga with 25 so far, and took his 2012 tally to 90.

East Bengal suffered their first loss in the I-League this year courtesy a 0-1 defeat to Prayag United SC.