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Soccer News for November 29, 2007


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World Soccer Headlines

Rijkaard looks for unity at Barcelona

Blatter keen to introduce EU quotas

Eight killed in Brazil

Werder Bremen beats Real Madrid 3-2
Werder Bremen beat Real Madrid 3-2 on Wednesday to keep alive its chance of advancing to the Champions League's second round. Bremen now has six points in Group C, while Madrid stayed on eight. Markus Rosenberg put Werder ahead after four minutes and Robinho tied the game in the 14th, before Boubacar Sanogo again put the home side ahead in the 40th.

PREVIEW-Soccer-Unfashionable Nancy emerge as Lyon's main rivals (Reuters)
When the season started, few would have put money on Nancy emerging as the side most likely to stop Olympique Lyon from claiming yet another Ligue 1 crown.

Bremen continue Real's German misery (AFP)
Werder Bremen upset nine-time titleholders Real Madrid 3-2 to leave Champions League Group C too close to call with one match remaining.


MLS Soccer Headlines

Seattle Lands an MLS Franchise for 2009 Season
Seattle may be losing its NBA team, but Major League Soccer hopes to fill that void with an expansion franchise to begin playing there in 2009.

U.S. Women Beat Japan; Galaxy Falls, Beckham Sits
Christian Gimenez scores on a penalty kick in the 87th minute to help CF Pachuca tie FC Dallas, 1-1, in the second match of SuperLiga 2007 Group A play for both teams.

In MLS, No Price On Team Continuity
Houston and New England eschew big-dollar acquisitions for a more fiscally responsible philosophy, an approach that pays off with a trip to Sunday's MLC Cup match at RFK Stadium.

Ianni Scores First Goal in Houston's Win
Patrick Ianni's headed goal off a corner kick by teammate Stuart Holden in the 81st minute gives the Dynamo a 1-0 victory over the Wizards on Sunday.

Germany Reaches Cup Semifinals
Defending champion Germany is too strong for North Korea, winning 3-0 in Wuhan, China, to reach the semifinals of the Women's World Cup.

United's Emilio Is MVP of MLS
Luciano Emilio's rookie season yields MLS' most valuable player trophy, the second year in a row a United star has won the award.

Dynamo Uses OT to Advance
HOUSTON, Nov. 2 -- Brian Ching and Brad Davis led Houston to the Western Conference final on Friday night, scoring in overtime after the Dynamo beat FC Dallas, 2-1, in regulation to tie the two-game, total-goals series.


Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary

Euro 2008 Qualifying Coming To A Great Conclusion
Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifiers saw some nations dreams go up in smoke and others lived to fight another day as we await the final games of the qualifying groups on...

Drogba Disgusted At Himself For Chelsea Move
What must Chelsea fans be thinking of striker Didier Drogba's behaviour towards their club over the past month? Firstly,they read a magazine article from France where the Ivory Coast striker...

How Many More Italian Football Fans Have To Die?
The world of football is again mourning another tragic loss of life tonight after Italian police shot dead a 26 year old Lazio supporter during a disturbance between rival sets...

Everyone loves transfer talk based purely on speculation

Brazil To Stage 2014 World Cup
Five times World Cup winners Brazil have won the unchallenged race to stage the 2014 World Cup, the first time they have had the honour since 1950. The Samba stars...

UEFA Champion's League - Group Week 4 Roundup
Champions AC Milan kept their quest for back-to-back Champion's League wins alive with a strong win over Shakhtar Donetsk while last year's beaten finalists Liverpool set a new Champion's League...

Kornheiser on the laws of the game


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