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Group A: Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon Group B: Spain, Holland, Chile, Australia Group C: Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast, Japan Group D: Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy Group E: Switzerland, Ecuador, France, Honduras Group F: Argentina, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Iran, Nigeria Group G: Germany, Portugal, Ghana, United States Group H: Belgium, Algeria, Russia, South Korea

GROUP A - Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk,,Bayer Leverkusen, Real Sociedad GROUP B - Real Madrid, Juventus, Galatasaray, FC Copenhagen GROUP C - Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain, Olympiakos, Anderlecht GROUP D - Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow, Manchester City, Viktoria Plzen GROUP E - Chelsea, Schalke, Basle, Steaua Bucharest GROUP F - Arsenal, Marseille, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli GROUP G - Porto, Atletico Madrid, Zenit St Petersburg, Austria Vienna GROUP H - Barcelona, AC Milan, Ajax, Celtic

Manchester United have confirmed Alex Ferguson will retire at the end of the season after 27 years at the club. Fergie, 71, walks away from Old Trafford having secured United’s 13th Premier League title. Along with 13 league titles, Ferguson also guided United to two European Cups, five FA Cups and four League Cup triumphs. His last last game in charge will be at West Brom on May 19.

Draw for the 2012-13 Champions League group stage, held in Monaco on Thursday: Group A Porto Dynamo Kiev Paris St Germain Dinamo Zagreb Group B Arsenal Schalke 04 Olympiakos Piraeus Montpellier HSC Group C AC Milan Zenit St Petersburg Anderlecht Malaga Group D Real Madrid Manchester City Ajax Amsterdam Borussia Dortmund Group E Chelsea Shakhtar Donetsk Juventus Nordsjaelland Group F Bayern Munich Valencia Lille BATE Borisov Group G Barcelona Benfica Spartak Moscow Celtic Group H Manchester United Braga Galatasaray CFR Cluj

Arsenal have agreed terms to sell their captain Robin van Persie to Manchester United, the two Premier League rivals said on their websites on Wednesday. The Dutch striker, voted the league's player of the year last season, will travel to Manchester on Thursday to discuss personal terms and complete a medical ahead of the proposed move to Old Trafford. No financial details were immediately available from the clubs. Media reports said United would pay 24 million pounds ($37.67 million) for Van Persie who is poised to sign a four-year contract with them.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Apparently, the desire still burns in Landon Donovan. Days after wondering publicly how much longer he will have the hunger to play at an elite level, Donovan scored his first international hat trick in five years, leading the Americans over Scotland 5-1 in an exhibition game Saturday night. ''Now, we have Landon back and he gave us the goals,'' U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann said. ''We can't complain tonight.'' The U.S. has won five straight following an 1-4-1 start under Klinsmann, who replaced Bob Bradley after the 4-2 loss to Mexico in last year's Gold Cup final. Clint...

Sir Alex Ferguson has described Manchester United's 6-1 defeat at home to Manchester City as the worst he has experienced in over half a century in the game. "It was our worst ever day," Ferguson said. "It's the worst result in my history, ever. Even as a player I don't think I ever lost 6-1. That's challenge for me too." It was Manchester United's worst home defeat since the 1930-31 season, when they were beaten 6-0 by Huddersfield Town amid a run of 12 straight losses in the First Division.

Bradley's Tenure as Head Coach of U.S. Men's National Team Ends CHICAGO (July 28, 2011) — U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced today that Bob Bradley has been relieved of his duties as the head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team. “We want to thank Bob Bradley for his service and dedication to U.S. Soccer during the past five years,” said Gulati. “During his time as the head coach of our Men’s National Team he led the team to a number of accomplishments, but we felt now was the right time for us to make a change. It is...