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A look at what's happening in European football on Wednesday: ENGLAND Manchester United can move up to second place in the Premier League, z at least a day, beating Crystal Palace in all competitions for the tenth consecutive season. Confidence is high after a 2-1 win over Manchester City on Saturday and now United can pass City, who play Tottenham on Thursday, and Newcastle on , six points behind Arsenal. United play Arsenal on Sunday. Palace have lost five of their last six games. In the FA Cup, Leeds host second division side Cardiff in the final replay of the third round. SPAIN Atletico Madrid are looking to put their troubles in the Spanish league behind them when they take on second division side Levante in the Copa del Rey round of 16. Diego Simeone's side have drawn 1-1 in Almería and lost 1-0 at home to Barcelona in their last two league games. The cup is the only title Atlético can realistically fight for this season. They are 13 points behind leaders Barcelona. Levan...

Robert Lewandowski finally scored a goal in a World Cup game on Saturday, helping Poland beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 and increasing his team's chances of reaching the Round of 16. Lewandowski shed tears, after scoring in the 82nd minute ran into the corner with his arms outstretched and then slumped on the pitch as his teammates rushed over to congratulate him. He stood up, rubbed his face and blew a kiss to the crowd. Lewandowski's meager run from at the World Cup, arguably one of the best forwards in the world, was a little confusing. Now, after five previous games in the tournament, it's over. Lewandowski also set up the first goal in the 40th minute when he kept the ball in play after a first block from goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais and then returned him . for Piotr Zielinski. Lewandowski also hit the post and Al-Owais prevented the Barcelona player from scoring another goal towards the end of the game. Poland struggled for a long time at Education City Stadium while the Saudi...

 European football once again showed its public frustration with FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the World Cup on Wednesday, this time on Denmark's pitch. Denmark has vowed not to do so Vote for Infantino, who is running for re-election unopposed in March. The President of the Danish Football Association, Jesper Møller, has also indicated his desire to leave FIFA as a member. "I've reconsidered," Møller told Danish media on Qatar. “I can imagine that there could be challenges if Denmark is excluded. alone. But let's see if we can't have a dialogue." Denmark's troubles with the FIFA president date back to before the World Cup, said Møller, who is a member of UEFA's Executive Committee, but tensions with Europe have been aggravating lately. Infantino used a press conference on the eve of the tournament to accuse European society and the media of what he called hypocrisy in their criticism of World Cup hosts Qatar. The threats from FIFA, Captains ...