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MADRID -- Wayne Rooney finally made a difference for Manchester United this season, setting up Zlatan Ibrahimovics goal two minutes after being summoned off the bench to help them beat Ukraines Zorya Luhansk 1-0 in the Europa League on Thursday.Inter Milan fell 3-1 at Sparta Prague to lose its second in a row in the European competition, while Mario Balotelli scored again but couldnt prevent Nice from losing at Russian side Krasnodar 5-2. The Italian striker was substituted at halftime with an apparent knee injury.There was mixed reaction at Old Trafford when Jose Mourinho sent in the much-criticized Rooney in the 67th minute, but his misfired shot bounced to the far post, where Ibrahimovic nodded in.Rooney was in good position inside the area after a cross from the right flank, but the ball hit off his knee as he attempted a shot, going across the area toward Ibrahimovic.We deserved to win but it was difficult, Mourinho said. They were very well organized defensively as we expected. We had to play, I wont say amazingly well because we didnt, but we had to play well to win.Mourinho didnt start Rooney after saying he wanted to protect his captain from a media backlash if he had another poor performance.It was a crucial win for United, which was coming off a 1-0 loss at Feyenoord in its Europa League opener. The English side moved off the bottom of Group A. Turkeys Fenerbahce, which defeated Feyenoord 1-0 at home, led by a point after two matches.United controlled possession against Zorya but created very few scoring chances, with the best early on when Marcus Rashford struck the crossbar.SPARTA 3, INTER 1Inter Milans opening loss to Hapoel Beer-Sheva became less shocking when it fell at Sparta Prague and dropped to last in Group K.A three-time champion, Inter has lost four straight in European competitions. It arrived boosted by a come-from-behind win over Juventus in Serie A, but produced another poor performance in European competition at Generali Arena.We werent focused, Inter coach Frank de Boer said. We made too many mistakes, giving easy balls to our opponents. We need to get a lot better in that regard, otherwise were going to find every match very difficult.Forward Vaclav Kadlec scored twice in the first half for Sparta, which moved to second place in the group. Hapoel and Southampton, which drew 0-0 in Israel, lead by one point. Inter has yet to earn a point.Striker Rodrigo Palacio pulled Inter back into the game with a goal in the 71st, but defender Mario Holek sealed the victory for the hosts just a minute after Inter defender Andrea Ranocchia was sent off in the 75th for a second yellow card.KRASNODAR 5, NICE 2Balotelli scored but Nice lost at Russian side Krasnodar in Group I. 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LOUIS -- Heading into the final stretch of the season, the issues for the Chicago Bears banged-up defence only seem to be getting worse. Veteran forward Jay Schulz says he has a burning desire to continue his AFL career after being shown the door by Port Adelaide.The 31-year-old will play his final game for the Power when they face the Suns on Saturday on the Gold Coast after being told his contract will not be renewed.Schulz has played more than 100 games for Port and led their goalkicking four times since joining from Richmond ahead of the 2010 season.But the key forward has struggled with injury and form this season, managing just six games.Schulz says he wants to keep playing in 2017 and will seek a new home with the aim of eventually taking a coaching role.While I dont agree and Ill be sad and all that, I understand and I respect what the clubs doing, he said on Thursday.At the same time, I think that Ive still got a good couple of years of footy left.Ive still got that burning desire to continue to play football. My heads still very much in the game and I think my body can still be as well.I havent had a great run the last 12 months but, medically, I actually feel really good and I feel like I could really add some value to someone, somewhere.Schulz played 20 games for the Power in 2015, kicking 444 goals and taking 110 marks but injured his back this year in Ports season-opening win over St Kilda.ddddddddddddThe key forward underwent surgery in April to fix a prolapsed disc and did not return to the side until round 15.Port coach Ken Hinkley signalled ahead of last weeks Showdown that it might have been the last opportunity for fans to see him play at Adelaide Oval.Hinkley agonised over the decision not to retain Schulz but said it was the right call for the club.We took into account lots of things and obviously one part is Jays age and stage of his football career, Hinkley said.We understand that Jays body has probably taken a hammering more than most because of the way hes played the game and his speed at (this) level now looks a little bit off the pace that we think he perhaps needs to be at.Schulz enjoyed his strongest season in 2014 when he booted 66 goals.The decision to cast him adrift signals that Port intend following through on plans to make bold list-management decisions after failing to make the finals for a second year. 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