Everton suffer their heaviest-ever defeat in Europe as they crash 5-1 at Dinamo Bucharest in the First Round of the UEFA Cup.

There’s better news for Middlesbrough and Bolton Wanderers who both record home first leg wins.

England drop out of the top ten in FIFA’s World Rankings.- Everton suffer their heaviest-ever defeat in Europe as they crash 5-1 at Dinamo Bucharest in the First Round of the UEFA Cup. There’s better news for Middlesbrough (vs Xanthi) and Bolton Wanderers (vs Lokomotiv Plovdiv) who both record home first leg wins. Hibs are held at Easter Road by Dnipro.

- For the first time since June 2004, England drop out of the top ten in FIFA’s World Rankings. Sven-Goran Eriksson’s side fell four places to 11th after losing 4-1 in their friendly in Denmark and 1-0 in their infamous World Cup qualifying match against Northern Ireland.