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September 30, 2009 Mowbray insists Rapid row won't affect Celtic Tony Mowbray insists his players will be unaffected by the furore surrounding Thursday night's Europa League clash with Rapid Vienna at Parkhead.

August 28, 2009 British sides face stern tests in Europa League Everton, Fulham and Celtic were all handed tricky assignments as the draw for the group stage of the brand new Europa League took place in Monaco on Friday.

August 10, 2009 Moyes worried by lack of signings at Everton David Moyes is concerned by his failure to significantly add to his Everton squad ahead of the 2009/10 campaign.

June 22, 2009 Europa League: Motherwell handed Llanelli tie Scottish Premier League side Motherwell have been drawn to play Welsh side Llanelli in the first qualifying round of the Europa League.

May 21, 2009 Schaaf bemoans loss of suspended star Diego Werder Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf admitted Diego's absence from the UEFA Cup final cost his side dearly.

Lucescu aiming higher after UEFA glory Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu quickly switched his focus to the biggest prize in European club football after seeing his side become the last ever winners of the UEFA Cup.

May 20, 2009 Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Werder: Jadson's joy Shakhtar Donetsk became the last winners of the UEFA Cup by defeating Werder Bremen 2-1 in the final in Istanbul tonight.

UEFA Cup: Shakhtar braced for Bremen The last UEFA Cup final will be a clash of German brawn and Ukrainian technique, Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu said ahead of their clash with Werder Bremen in Istanbul on Wednesday.

Few fans travel to Istanbul for UEFA Cup final Fewer than 12,000 Werder Bremen and Shakhtar Donetsk supporters have travelled to Istanbul for Wednesday's UEFA Cup final as money worries and the long trip to Turkey seemed to have kept many at home.

May 19, 2009 Werder coach Schaaf grappling with injury crisis Werder Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf is assessing the walking wounded in his injury-hit squad ahead of Wednesday's UEFA Cup final against Shakhtar Donetsk.

May 13, 2009 On that day: Five great UEFA Cup finals John Brewin laments the loss of the UEFA Cup by looking back on its best finals.

May 11, 2009 Europa League race will earn an early start The battle for seventh place in the Premier League and a place in the Europa League could be the only top half issue to be resolved come the last day of the season, but a poisoned chalice lies in wait.

Norway, Denmark, Scotland get Fair Play awards Norway, Denmark and Scotland have each been given an extra place in next season's Europa League for taking the top three spots in UEFA's Fair Play table.

May 8, 2009 Bremen: Diego deal with Juventus not complete Werder Bremen confirmed talks with Juventus over the possible sale of Brazilian midfielder Diego on Friday but said no deal was yet in place.

May 7, 2009 Hamburg 2-3 W Bremen: Plastic cup riddle Werder Bremen can thank two outstanding goals and a plastic cup after coming from behind to book a place in the UEFA Cup final winning on away goals in a 3-3 aggregate draw with Hamburg.