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Liverpool one-season wonder Milan Jovanovic was shown a red card in Anderlecht's 2-2 draw against Standard Liege for a laughable bit of revenge. After being knocked off the ball and into an advertising board by Daniel Opare, Jovanovic administered a shoulder barge of his own on the unsuspecting Opare.

The name Dieumerci Mbokani may not be too familiar with Spurs supporters but the 26 year old Congo international is the latest name to be linked with a striking berth at White Hite Lane.

Mbokani is currently playing his football at Anderlecht where he is hitting the ratio of a goal every other game but other stages of his career have not been so prolific.

EUROPA LEAGUE LAST 32 DRAW

Porto v Manchester City

Ajax v Manchester United

Lokomotiv Moscow v Athletic Bilbao

Salzburg v Metalist Kharkiv

Stoke City v Valencia

Rubin Kazan v Olympiacos

AZ Alkmaar v Anderlecht

Lazio v Atletico Madrid

Steaua Bucharest v Twente

Viktoria Plzen v Schalke

Wisla Krakow v Standard Liege

Braga v Besiktas

Udinese v PAOK

Trabzonspor v PSV Eindhoven

Hannover v Brugge

Legia Warsaw v Sporting

* First legs to be played February 16, second legs February 23

EUROPA LEAGUE LAST 16 DRAW

FC Salzburg/Metalist v Rubin Kazan/Olympiacos

Legia/Sporting v Porto/Manchester City

Steaua/Twente v Viktoria Plzen/Schalke

Wisla/Standard Liege v Hannover/Brugge

Stoke/Valencia v Trabzonspor/PSV Eindhoven

Alkmaar/Anderlecht v Udinese/PAOK

Lazio/Atletico Madrid v Braga/Besiktas

Ajax/Manchester United v Lokomotiv Moscow/Athletic Bilbao

* First legs to be played March 8, second legs March 15.

Word has begun circulating that Chelsea are expected to close the signing of Gary Cahill in the next 48 hours. More, after the jump:

English Recruits

So, this one looks like it'll finally be finished. The worst-kept secret of the winter is coming to its final hours, after an apparent break-through in negotiations took place Sunday evening, during which Chelsea representatives were able to reach a consensus with Cahill's agent.

UEFA Europa League Match Predictions 15 March 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

Below are predictions for all the Europa League matches on March 15, 2011. Times listed are GMT or local UK time.

Atletico Madrid v Besiktas, 19:00 Atletico wins 2-0

Athletic Bilbao v Man Utd, 19:00 Man Utd wins 2-1

Hannover 96 v Standard Liege, 19:00 Hannover wins 1-0

PSV Eindhoven v Valencia, 19:00 1-1 Draw

Udinese v AZ Alkmaar, 19:00 1-1 Draw

Besiktas v Atletico Madrid, 21:05 Besiktas wins 1-0

Man City v Sporting Lisbon, 21:05 Man City wins 3-1

Schalke v FC Twente, 21:05 Schalke wins 2-0

Olympiakos v Metalist Kharkiv, 21:05

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UEFA Europa League Match Predictions 15 March 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

By Alan Duffy

It may well be the preserve of Thursday nights and Channel Five, but the Europa League, now ready for the knock-out stages is still peppered with some of Europe's big guns. Probably the biggest in the competition, Manchester United, will face another all-time European great, Ajax, in the last 32, a tie which has more than a hint of glamour.

By Chris Wright

No doubt Chelsea fans will be eager to see a bit of this when Kevin de Bruyne turns up at the Bridge next season:Â a sweet-as-you-like first touch, swiftly followed by an even better second to flick the ball past his marker before rolling a measured pass out to set his Genk teammate barrelling off down the pitch against Standard Liege a couple of evenings ago.

Everton have confirmed club record signing in 2008 Marouane Fellaini has signed a new 5 year deal at Goodion Park with his current deal set to run out in 2013. The Belgian International moved from Standard Liege for £15m in 2008, and unlike many current player's has showed gratitude in signing for the club which has made him the player he is today.

U.S. Men's National Team forward Jozy Altidore has continued his offensive production, this time assisting both goals during AZ Alkmaar's 2-0 victory against Udinese in Europa League play on Thursday.

Several U.S. Men's National Team players could potentially take the pitch today in Europa League action.

UEFA Europa League TV Listings 8 March 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

Below are television listings for all the Europa League matches on March 8, 2011. Times listed are GMT or local UK time.

Atletico Madrid v Besiktas, 19:00 GolTV (USA), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), Sport+ (France), Digi Sport (Hungary), C+ (Spain/Sweden), Sport TV1 (Portugal), SuperSport (Africa), Viasat (Norway)

Metalist Kharkiv v Olympiakos, 19:00 DirecTV (USA), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), ANT 1 (Greece), C+ (Spain), Sport TV4 (Portugal), SuperSport (Africa)

Sporting Lisbon v Man City, 19:00 DirecTV (USA), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), ITV 4 (UK), Setanta Sports (Ireland), Sky Sport (Germany), SuperSport (Africa), TV3+ (Denmark), TV2 Sport 1 (Norway), C+ (Spain/Finland), TV4 Sport (Sweden)

Twente v Schalke, 19:00 DirecTV (USA), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), Kabel Eins (Germany/Austria/Switzerland), Sky Sport (Germany), Sport TV2 (Portugal), SuperSport (Africa), ESPN (UK), C+ (France)

AZ v Udinese, 21:05 GolTV (USA), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), ITV 4 (UK), Digi Sport (Hungary), Sport TV4 (Portugal), Sport+ (Russia), SuperSport (Africa)

Man Utd v Athletic Bilbao, 21:05 DirecTV (USA), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), Channel 5 (UK), 3e (Ireland), TV3+ (Denmark), TV4 (Poland/Sweden), Viasat (Norway), Sky Sport (Germany), C+ (France/Poland), SuperSport (Africa)

Standard Liege v Hannover 96, 21:05 DirecTV (USA), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), AB3 (Belgium), Kabel Eins (Germany/Austria/Switzerland), Sky Sport (Germany), SuperSport (Africa), C+ (Spain), TV2 Sport 1 (Norway)

Valencia v PSV Eindhoven, 21:05 DirecTV (USA), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), C+ (Spain/Sweden), Digi Sport (Hungary), ESPN (UK), SuperSport (Africa), Setanta Sports (Ireland), Sport TV2 (Portugal), Sport+ (Russia), TV2 Sport (Denmark)

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UEFA Europa League TV Listings 8 March 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

By Chris Wright

Here you go, Pies' pick of the ten best still exposures from the past two day's worth of Europa League action...

FC Vaslui supporters are silhouetted by burning flares during their game against Lazio in Piatra Neamt, Romania

FC Vaslui's Mike Temwanjera and Lazio's Modibo Diakite hit an isolated hotspot of weak gravity

Fulham's Bryan Ruiz waves to the Twente fans after receiving a hero's welcome on his return to the Dutch club

AEK Athens vs Anderlecht quickly descends into an all-out gurn-fest as a corner is swung into the Greek side's penalty area

Schalke 04′s Kyriakos Papadopoulos throws up the big twos after scoring against Steaua Bucharest in Gelsenkirchen

Ibrahim Toroman is not exactly enamoured with the view as Besiktas celebrate scoring against Maccabi Tel Aviv

Billy Conolly and Rod Stewart turn up at Parkhead to watch Celtic take on Atletico Madrid, and are seen here presumably discussing exactly why Beram Kayal felt to need to duck and let Arda Turan's shot fly in over his head

Hapoel Tel-Aviv's Abbas Mahmmoud watches on while Rapid Bucharest's Iulian Apostol endulges in a spot of light turf rotivation

Hannover 96 fans do their thing ahead of the German side's game against Standard Liege in Belgium

A lone Tottenham fan taunts the travelling PAOK Salonika supporters by holding a tenner aloft to mock Greece's debt crisis.

If you like soccer or, in particular, Belgian soccer, Gent plays Standard Liege today and the game is available for viewing live, online for free via the stream below at Noon PT/3pm ET today.

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