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World Soccer Headlines
Best suffers 'big setback' (AFP)
George Best, the former Northern Ireland and Manchester United soccer great, suffered a "big setback" in his battle with serious infections that put him near death last month, his doctor said.
Ballack to miss Bayern's match at Arminia Bielefeld
Bayern Munich midfielder Michael Ballack will miss Saturday's Bundesliga match at Arminia Bielefeld because of a hamstring strain. The Germany captain was hurt in last weekend's friendly 0-0 draw against France and has not trained all week.
Keane was sacked by United, says Irish media (Reuters)
(recasts after RTE says Keane was sacked)
FIFA launch probe into Turkey violence
FIFA presdient Sepp Blatter has called a news conference to discuss incidents at the end of the World Cup tie between Switzerland and Turkey.
Switzerland reached next year's finals despite losing 4-2 defeat, winning on aggregate 4-4 on the away goals rule.
But the game ended in turmoil with objetcs being thrown onto the pitch and reports of a brawl between the teams in the tunnel which left Swiss defender Stephane Grichting in hospital.
MLS Soccer Headlines
L.A.'s Hartman Becomes Winningest MLS Goalie
Landon Donovan scored on a late penalty kick to give the Los Angeles Galaxy a 1-0 victory last night over host Chivas USA, making teammate Kevin Hartman Major League Soccer's all-time winningest goalkeeper with his 102nd career victory.
MLS looks to expand into Toronto (AP)
The MLS is closer to expanding into Canada. The league's board of governors approved an expansion application from Toronto-based Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment on Saturday, the eve of the league's 10th championship. Officials also considered a proposal to allow a new Canadian team to include three U.S.-born senior international players.
All-Stars Are Announced For MLS-Fulham Game
Four members of FC Dallas will be in the starting lineup for the MLS all-star team that will take on English Premier League club Fulham.
MLS Is 'Magnificent' Over Fulham
Jeff Cunningham scores twice in the final five minutes as the Major League Soccer All-Stars' beat England's Fulham FC, 4-1, Saturday.
Salt Lake Knocks Off Chivas
Andy Williams scoreds the 5,000th goal in Major League Soccer history to help Real Salt Lake beat Chivas USA, 2-1, Saturday night in Salt Lake City.
Twellman an Honors Student
Former Terp Taylor Twellman, the 2005 MLS most valuable player, is hoping to add to his legend by leading the Revolution against the Galaxy in Sunday's MLS championship.
Distraction Aside, United Healthy, Ready for Playoffs
D.C. United is confident going into their first-round opener against the Chicago Fire on Friday night and are gunning for their fifth MLS title.
Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary
US Open Cup final: the Soccer Thoughts report
I took my place in Section 138 in the Home Depot Center, along with the Riot Squad for the second time (I was there for the semifinal as well). The turnout was higher than it was for the semifinal, and...
Spain Czech Rep Switzerland Australia and T&T QualifyWorld Cup Playoffs
As expected it was a pulsating match full of incident between Turkey and Switzerland in the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, Istanbul - starting from the very first minute when Ozalan Alpay handled the ball in the penalty area and Alexander Frei...
MLS CUP Final 2005 Ramirez Gives Galaxy Win In Extra Time
The 10th MLS Cup Final went to extra time after the New England Revolution and the Los Angeles Galaxy were locked in a goalless draw after 90 minutes regulation play. Los Angeles created abundant scoring opportunities in the first half...
"Grahame L. Jones doesn't care about Galaxy fans."
Where's Kanye when you need him? Anyway, if Jones did, he wouldn't be slandering us like he does in today's column. The bulk of the column is on the disappointing Galaxy season. No argument there. But he starts out by...
Peak at the right time
I said it before: because of MLS' playoff system, the regular season doesn't count for anything. Too bad Dominic Kinnear doesn't understand that. He says that he refuses to change his tactics for the playoffs, and doesn't regret not doing...
MLS notes
How great would it be if the Revolution and the Quakes were both eliminated this weekend? They've obviously been the best teams in the regular season, but you reap what you sow...having a playoff system to determine a champion means...
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