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Hakan Ar?kan, the Turkish goalkeeper of Trabzonspor who conceded four goals against Napoli in the last 32-stage first leg game of the Europa League on Feb. 19, has uniquely bad memories with Napoli coach Rafael Benitez.

A black French man pushed off a Paris metro train and racially abused by Chelsea supporters on Feb. 18 made a criminal complaint to police and demanded that the fans be punished.
      
"These people, these English supporters, must be found, punished and locked up," the victim of the widely condemned assault told Le Parisien newspaper.
      

With a 8-0 loss in 2007 still in mind, Istanbul?s Black Eagles visit Liverpool in a first leg tie of the teams? Europe League last 32 clash. Turkey?s Trabzonspor, meanwhile, will test itself against Napoli Be?ikta?

Be?ikta? will be out to erase the painful memories of a humiliating defeat in 2007 against Liverpool when it visits the Premier League giant tonight for the first leg of a Europa League Last 32 clash.

Trabzonspor will also aim for European success and host Serie A?s Napoli.

The goalkeeper of Ludogorets Vladislav Stoyanov was declared the best Bulgarian football player of 2014.

Stoyanov was presented with the "Bulgarian Footballer of the Year" award at a ceremony in the Military Club in Sofia on Tuesday, daily Dnevnik reports.

Fresh from a rare weekend off, Chelsea recommence their bid for Champions League glory on Feb. 17 when they face injury-ravaged Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their last-16 tie at the Parc des Princes.
      

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England's Premier League clubs spent a record 950 million pounds ($1.43 billion) on the August and January transfers this season even though spending in the winter window matched last year's figure of 130 million, according to accountancy firm Deloitte.
   

BELGRADE - Partizan lost to Primorje from Rijeka 11-7 (3-2 2-2 3-2 3-1) in the 4th round of group B of the water polo Champions League at home in Belgrade on Wednesady.

This was Partizan's third defeat and Primorje's third victory in group B.

Partizan's next match is against Spandau in Germany, while Primorje will host the match against Jug from Dubrovnik.

KRAGUJEVAC - Radnicki Kragujevac beat Barceloneta 12-7 (2-2, 4-4, 3-1, 3-0) at home in a Round 3 match of the Men's Water Polo LEN Champions League Group A on Wednesday.

The Serbian side clinched their first win in the competition after defeats to Pro Recco and Olympiacos, handing the first defeat to Barceloneta, the reigning European champions.