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Samuel Eto'o revelled in his role as a striker in the 4-0 win over Werder Bremen and then took a swipe at former boss Jose Mourinho for playing him as a "defender".

Hat-trick hero Jermain Defoe was quick to praise England strike partner Wayne Rooney as the Manchester United man returned to top form in his country's 4-0 win over Bulgaria.

Luis Suarez struck a hat-trick as Ajax continued their fine start to the Eredivisie season with a thumping 5-0 victory at lowly De Graafschap.

Peter Crouch is hoping Tottenham get Real Madrid and Inter Milan in Thursday's draw for the group stage of the Champions League after his hat-trick helped Spurs romp to a play-off victory over Young Boys.

Tottenham Hotspur cruised into the group stages of the Champions League as a Peter Crouch hat-trick inspired them to a 4-0 win over Young Boys, and a 6-3 victory on aggregate. Meanwhile, Auxerre overcame Zenit St Petersburg and Ajax defeated Dynamo Kiev.

Arsene Wenger has reiterated his belief that Theo Walcott will eventually develop into a quality striker after the 21-year-old scored an impressive hat-trick in Saturday's 6-0 win over Blackpool.

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Barcelona turned around a 3-1 first-leg deficit to claim the Supercopa with an impressive win over an under-par Sevilla side at the Nou Camp on Saturday.

Bolton Wanderers have announced the signing of Oldham Athletic's 18-year-old striker Tom Eaves on a three-year deal.

Former AC Milan coach Leonardo has thrown his hat in the ring to replace Dunga as Brazil's new boss.

The race for the newly vacant Liverpool manager's job is hotting up as Sven-Goran Eriksson threw his hat into the ring and former winger John Barnes gave his backing to Kenny Dalglish - if the Anfield legend wants to reprise his old role.

Salomon Kalou scored a hat-trick as Chelsea stormed back to the top of the Premier League following a 7-0 slaughter of Stoke City at Stamford Bridge.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini hailed hat-trick hero Carlos Tevez following an "important" 3-0 win against Wigan Athletic that keeps the Eastlands club in the race to finish fourth in the Premier League.

Javier Garrido has hailed Manchester City colleague Carlos Tevez as "one of the best strikers in the Premier League" and told Soccernet the Argentina star can make the difference in the race for fourth.

Barcelona beat Champions League hopefuls Valencia 3-0 at Camp Nou on Sunday thanks to a spectacular hat-trick from Lionel Messi.

Nicklas Bendtner may have scored a headline-grabbing hat-trick as Arsenal beat Porto 5-0 to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League but he still has much to learn, according to Danish legends Brian and Michael Laudrup.

Mauro Boselli hit a hat-trick as Estudiantes opened the defence of their Copa Libertadores title with a 5-1 win over Juan Aurich on Thursday. Boselli opened the scoring for the Argentinians from the spot after six minutes, with Luis Tejada levelling for the Peruvian side after 33 minutes.