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Kranjcar set for Pompey switch
World champions Italy stumble but France win (Reuters)
(Updates with later matches)
Euro 2008 Qualifying Roundup, Sep. 2
Euro 2008 qualifying Roundup: World Cup champion Italy was held to a 1-1 draw by Lithuania on Saturday in European Championship qualifying, and Germany, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands struggled to beat underdog opponents.
Germany edges Ireland 1-0 in Euro qualifying
Lukas Podolski scored in the second half Saturday to give Germany a hard-fought 1-0 win over Ireland in European Championship qualifying.
Podolski scored in the 58th minute from a free kick that deflected off Ireland captain Robbie Keane to allow Germany to beat an opponent it has traditionally struggled against.
Joachim Loew, who replaced Juergen Klinsmann as coach after the World Cup, used 10 players from the side that delighted home fans by finishing third.
MLS Soccer Headlines
Ching Is Dynamite for Dynamo
Brian Ching scores four goals to lead host Houston to a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Rapids Sunday in the Dynamo's inaugural game.
Arena Draws Ire of MLS With Recent Comments
Some critics claim that Bruce Arena is trying to blame the MLS for the United States' first-round exit from Germany 2006.
Playoff Format Needs Changing
ESPN: Near the end of Major League Soccer's All-Star game earlier this month, Peter Nowak screamed at Freddy Adu for taking the ball toward goal and not the corner flag. Joe Cannon took so long to blast a stoppage-time goal kick upfield that Jose Mourinho comically mocked him afterward in his postgame presser. But perhaps the fist pumps, hugs and high fives MLS players shared following their 1-0 win over mighty Chelsea said it best: To them, this friendly match had been anything but meaningless.
United-CD Chivas USA Preview (AP)
Despite a season-high five-match winless streak, D.C. United can become the first MLS team to clinch a playoff spot with a win Sunday at CD Chivas USA. United (13-3-8) comfortably lead the Eastern Conference, but are hoping to avoid their first losing streak of the season. They are coming off their worst loss of 2006, a 5-2 defeat Saturday to the Los Angeles Galaxy.
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.
Cameron Scores 2 To Lead Columbus
Rookie Knox Cameron scored twice to lead the Columbus Crew to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Kansas City Wizards last night.
Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary
Soccer Shorts News and Rumors
Wednesday, 26 July 2006.
NEWS Birmingham's Jermaine Pennant is believed to be having a medical at Anfield and is expected to complete a $11 million move to Liverpool on
Wednesday....
Zidane and Materazzi Banned and Fined
FIFA have handed Zinedine Zidane a three-match ban and a $6000 fine for head-butting Italian Marco Materazzi in this month's World Cup final in Berlin. Materazzi has been...
This is what the World Cup is for
Soccer World Cup Equivalent to 64 Super Bowls : Italian Match-fixing Verdicts Due
According to figures released on Tuesday by media buying and planning firm Initiative - a company owned by Interpublic Group, the world's third largest advertising conglomerate - the 2006...
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