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Soccer News for January 9, 2008


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World Soccer Headlines

Berbatov annoyed by constant speculation

Liverpool set to complete Skrtel deal

SWP leads Chelsea past Toffees
Shaun Wright-Phillips helped Chelsea to a 2-1 win over Everton on Tuesday in the first leg of the Carling Cup semifinals.

South Africa demand punishment for Everton

Defoe told he can leave Spurs

Van Persie back for youthful Arsenal in semi-final (Reuters)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will resist any temptation to sideline his young guns in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.


MLS Soccer Headlines

Chivas goalkeeper Guzan in demand (PA SportsTicker)
By Ian Parker Special to PA SportsTicker

Norwegian Team Acquires United's Perkins
D.C. United agrees to transfer Troy Perkins to a Norwegian club, ending the goalie's four-year evolved from an undrafted rookie to one of the best ML S keepers.

United's Emilio Named Newcomer Of Year, All-Star
Luciano Emilio of D.C. United adds another award to his trophy case after being named MLS newcomer of the year and selected to the Best XI all-star team.

Dynamo Spoil Osorio's Debut for Fire
Houston's Nate Jaqua and Joseph Ngwenya each have a goal and an assist to spoil Juan Carlos Osorio's coaching debut for the Chicago Fire in the Dynamo's 4-0 win.

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.

Fire Hazard Blocking United's Playoff Path
The Chicago Fire hold off David Beckham and the L.A. Galaxy to set up a first round series with injury-riddled D.C. United, a pairing that will open Thursday in Illinois.


Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary

Milan Ready To Throw Pato Into The Serie A Deep End
There's nothing like a domestic crisis in form to bring the calls for young wannabe superstars to be pushed quickly into first team action and with Alexandre Pato's move to...

Kornheiser on the laws of the game

Dumb footballers: Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand

Everyone loves transfer talk based purely on speculation

Can we just forget this season?

Berbatov Tells His Agent To Stop Making Trouble For Him
Are there any more loathsome creatures crawling around the cesspit which makes up modern professional football at the top level than players' agents? If anyone can name me one class...


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