By Chris Wright

Unbeaten going into the game, ten-man Stoke stumbled to defeat in Turkey in their final Group E game, though it mattered little with them having already booked their place in the knockout phase courtesy of a draw against Dinamo Kiev last time out.

Galatasary defender Emmanuel Eboue was on the receiving end of a hail of missiles by rumbustious Besiktas fans at the weekend. The former Arsenal defender cowed and ducked in terror as Turkish football – mired in a cloud of disappointment after the national team failed to qualify for Euro 2012 – once again showed its [.

A nondescript autumnal evening in a mousy part of north London. Monday night football, a game on the dullest day of a week that's barely got started. The ground's not quite full, acres of blue until 5 minutes or so before kick-off. A game we should win, and did, by a couple of goals at home against a mid-table side.

They only booed me at the Emirates Former Arsenal cult hero Emmanuel Eboue got a vicious welcome to Turkey from Besiktas fans at the weekend. Just a handful of games into his Galatasaray career, the Ivorian found out the hard way that matches between the two sides tend to get a bit tasty. A plastic [.

By Chris Wright

In which, during Galatasaray's goalless draw with rivals Besiktas yesterday, Emmanuel Eboue is pelted with lighters and empty bottles every time he ventures toward the touchline and reacts to the barrage in the manner you'd probably expect him to, like a complete wuss hitting the deck, feigning lower back injury, swatting away invisible projectiles and then cowering behind two Gala physios as the missiles continue to rain.

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Everton condemn supporters who threw missiles at Liverpool players in derby

Some supporters hurled objects when the Reds scored late on in front of the home support at Goodison Park, and the club have promised to take firm action against those found guilty

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Everton to take 'firm action' against fans who threw missiles

Everton will take firm action against any supporters found guilty of throwing missiles at Liverpool players in the Merseyside derby.

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Though football stadiums aren't the safest places on earth, there are certain things one would assume could be stricken from worry would be "pelted with human excrement". One would assume, anyway.

Turns out that wasn't the case in Gelsenkirchen this weekend, where Schalke fans, busy watching their team demolish Koln 5-1, were forced to do so while getting a bodily waste shower.

Premier League - Balotelli 'threw darts from window' - Yahoo! Eurosport This is just incredible. Manchester City are set to discuss Mario Balotelli's disciplinary issues after the striker was reportedly caught throwing darts from a first floor window. The People claims that Balotelli lobbed the missiles in the direction of youth team players because he was "bored".

With the league title slipping away from Real Madrid's hands, their two cup competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the Copa del Rey, could be the tournaments that they can realistically expect to win. Real can stamp its name in the final of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday night if they can navigate a more than tricky second leg tie against the current holders of the cup, Sevilla.