Marcus Rashford marked his return from World Cup duty with a brilliant solo goal as Manchester United advanced into the quarter-finals of the League Cup on Wednesday with a 2-0 win over Burnley

A draw vs Charlton Athletic guaranteed their return to the elite after a 51-year absence.

Jitendra Desai, husband of owner Anuradha, was hit in the face as he got out of their limos at the entrance to Ewood Park before last Saturday's defeat in new manager Michael Appleton's first game in charge.

Blackburn were held to a 1-1 draw at Charlton in the Championship club's first game since the resignation of manager Steve Kean.

Newcastle United has backed billionaire Mike Ashley's offer for the acquisition of the remaining shares in the Premier League soccer club.On May 23, Ashley's St James holdings announced it had bought 55 million Newcastle United shares, representing a stake of 41.6 per cent.

Wycombe upset Charlton 1-0 on Tuesday to earn a semifinal place in the English League Cup, while the Liverpool-Arsenal match was called off because of fog.

Arsenal rallied from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw with Portsmouth on Saturday in the English Premier League.

Although his team trails Manchester United by eight points, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says the Premier League title race is far from over.

Aston Villa was held to a 0-0 draw by Wigan on Sunday, missing the chance to move into third place in the English Premier League.

The English and Croatian soccer federations were fined by UEFA on Thursday for fan trouble.

Fulham posted a 2-1 victory at Craven Cottage over Charlton Athletic in a London derby.

Ten-man Chelsea lost two goalkeepers to head injuries in a 1-0 win against 10-man Reading in the Premier League.

Two-time reigning Premier League champions Chelsea returned to form with a hard-fought 1-0 victory on Sunday over Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.

Charlton Athletic have knocked Chelsea out of the Carling Cup.