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Soccer News for September 30, 2006


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World Soccer Headlines

Champions League preview - Valencia v Roma

Still no place for van Nistelrooy

English FA recruits more bung-busters (AFP)
The English Football Association stepped up their battle against corruption by recruiting more 'bung-busters' for their compliance unit.

Gil Vicente agrees to play in Portuguese second division (AFP)
Gil Vicente, the club at the centre of a relegation dispute that almost led FIFA to ban Portugal from international competition earlier this month, has agreed to turn up for their second division match against Rio Ave on Sunday.

Rangers boss set to be French Euro spy (AFP)
Rangers boss Paul Le Guen is ready to face the wrath of Scotland by helping France coach Raymond Domenech plot the Scots' downfall in a crucial Euro 2008 qualifier next week.


MLS Soccer Headlines

Arena Takes Over Floundering Red Bulls
Bruce Arena took over the struggling New York Red Bulls yesterday, but also predicted that his former squad -- the U.S. soccer team -- would not win consistently at the World Cup until 2018.

Arena Working To Improve System
ESPN: What if D.C. United had kept most of its team intact after winning three of the first four MLS Cups? Would the team coach Bruce Arena built have established a dynastic dominance? Would parity have been put to rest? Would that have been bad for the MLS?

Guevara Lifts MetroStars Past Revolution in Game 1
Amado Guevara scores in the first half leading the host MetroStars to a 1-0 victory over New England in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

In Last and Losing Ground, Galaxy Fires Sampson
The Los Angeles Galaxy fire Coach Steve Sampson Tuesday with the team in last place and on a six-game losing streak.

MLS AWARDS
Pay no attention to those stuffy official postseason awards being handed out by MLS over the next few weeks. Here is all you need to know about the league's 10th season:

Bayern Munich Clinches Its 20th Bundesliga Title
Shalrie Joseph scores twice as the New England Revolution on Saturday beat the Los Angeles Galaxy, 4-0, in Foxborough, Mass.

U.S. Soccer's Latest Opportunity Poses a Quandary
Considering the usual dearth of national attention the sport receives, it was a monster week for soccer domestically.


Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary

Dumb footballer: Marvin Andrews

Juventus Take The Drop - Fiorentina and Lazio Stay in A
The appeals court in Italy delivered its final verdict on the Serie A match-fixing scandal Tuesday night. Juventus Turin have failed to avoid the drop to Serie B - but...

Italy Serie A : Revised Standings Season 2005-2006
The Revised standings for the 2005-2006 Serie A season after the verdict delivered by the Italian soccer court are as follows: 1. Inter Milan 2. AS Roma 3. AC Milan* 4. Chievo Verona 5. Palermo 6....

Soccer Shorts News and Rumors
UEFA Cup Newcastle United progressed from the Intertoto Cup to the Uefa Cup's second qualifying round 4:1 on aggregate goals after defeating Lillestrom 0:3 on Saturday. The draw for...

Gill says goodbye to the boundaries of believability

Europe it is, then

Who says there's no soccer after the World Cup?


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