Democratic Republic of Congo and West Bromwich midfielder Youssouf Mulumbu played party pooper at the weeked in an amazing 5-5 English Premier League draw with Manchester United.

Mulumbu scored with nine minutes left and the Baggies equalised soon after at the Hawthorns to deprive Alex Ferguson of a victory in his final match as boss of the Red Devils.

Senegalese Demba Ba set up the opening goal as Chelsea won 2-1 at Stamford Bridge against Everton, whose goal was created by Nigerian Victor Anichebe.

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Ivory Coast striker Arouna Kone was among the stars as Wigan stunned Manchester City 1-0 at the weekend to lift the FA Cup trophy for the first time.

The African star with the blond dyed hair troubled City throughout with his running and now turns his attention to keeping the cup winners in the Premier League.

Unfashionable Wigan visit Arsenal on Tuesday and host Aston Villa on Sunday, needing to win both ganes to be sure of avoiding relegation.

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The Serie A match between AC Milan and Roma on Sunday was halted because of racist chanting inside the San Siro.

Play was stopped for about two minutes at the beginning of the second half after chants aimed at Milan's black players from the visiting supporters.

Roma captain Francesco Totti, who had complained to the referee about the chants, then went to speak to the fans.

An announcement was made ordering the chants to cease before play resumed, with the game going on to end goalless.

Former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli and Kevin-Prince Boateng were part of the Milan team.

Ivory Coast striker Arouna Kone scored as FA Cup finalists Wigan edged West Bromwich Albion 3-2 at the weekend to boost hopes of dodging relegation from the English Premier League.

Kone, who stands out with his dyed blond hair, was in the Ivorian squad that flopped at the 2013 Cup of Nations, losing to eventual champions Nigeria in the quarter-finals.

Lacina Traore was another happy Ivorian goal poacher, coming on as a late substitute for Russian outfit Anzhi Makhachkala to equalise and then set up the winner for Cameroonian Samuel Eto'o.

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Ivorian Yaya Toure, South African Steven Pienaar and Kenyan Dennis Oliech were among the African scorers in the top European football leagues at the weekend.

Reigning African Footballer of the Year Toure collected his ninth goal of the season and first since February for deposed English Premier League champions Manchester City with a late thunderbolt in a 2-1 home win over West Ham.

Retired South Africa captain and midfielder Pienaar scored the only goal as Everton edged Fulham while in France Kenya striker Oliech netted in stoppage time to earn struggling Ajaccio a key 2-1 win over Montpellier.

Juventus have been fined 30,000 euros (£25,685) for their fans' racist abuse of AC Milan players on Sunday.

Juve fans directed racist chants at Milan's black players and also displayed a racist banner during the Turin side's 1-0 victory.

Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng was targeted for jeers and responded by putting his finger to his lips.

Juventus fans' group the Drughi had appealed for supporters not to engage in racist behaviour before the game.

Former Portsmouth and Tottenham midfielder Boateng has become a key figure in the anti-racism campaign in Italy after walking off the pitch during a friendly with lower league side Pro Patria following racist abuse in January.

Record four-time African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto'o scored for Russian big spenders Anzhi Makhachkala at the weekend on his return from a knee injury.

However, the Cameroonian star could not prevent Dynamo Moscow fighting back to force a 3-3 draw and leave Anzhi third in the table, 10 points behind leaders CSKA Moscow with five rounds left.

Benin midfielder Stephane Sessegnon was on target for the second consecutive week, with his late first-half goal giving lowly Sunderland a 1-0 home victory over Everton.

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African stars had mixed luck in the FA Cup semi-finals at the weekend with Ivorian Arouna Kone helping Wigan triumph while a superb goal from Senegalese Demba Ba could not prevent Chelsea going out.

Kone burst clear of several defenders to create the first goal as Wigan took time off from an English Premier League relegation struggle to defeat second-tier Millwall 2-0 and earn a first FA Cup final appearance.

Ba scored with an acrobatic half-volley for Chelsea to halve a two-goal deficit against fellow giants Manchester City, but an equaliser eluded the title-holders at a packed Wembley stadium.

Ghanaian midfielder Amidu Salifu is expected to return to his Italian club Fiorentina when his loan deal with rivals Catania expires in June. 

The 20-year-old was sent out on loan to the Serie A side at the start of the season for him to gain more playing time.

But his loan stint has turned out to be a nightmare as he has only played in nine matches so far this season with the season set to end next month.

Salifu wanted more playing at Catania which prompted him to ask for the loan move but his stay at Fiorentina looks to have proven more fruitful.

Salomon Kalou, Arouna Kone, Gervinho and Lacina Traore were on target at the weekend as Ivory Coast stars made their mark across European leagues.

Striker Kone snatched a last-minute winner for lowly Wigan over Newcastle and an equally late goal from Arsenal midfielder Gervinho sealed a victory at Swansea that kept alive hopes of Champions League football next season.

Gangling goal poacher Traore salvaged a 1-1 draw for Anzhi Makhachkala against Samara in Russia while striker Kalou scored, conceded an own goal and missed a penalty as Lille fell 2-1 to Evian in France.