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Soccer News for November 9, 2008


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World Soccer Headlines

Plaudits for Del Piero
Alessandro Del Piero scored twice as Juventus beat Real Madrid 2-0 Wednesday and joined Barcelona and Sporting Lisbon in the knockout stages of the Champions League. The 33-year-old Italy striker received a standing ovation from the Bernabeu crowd when he was substituted in injury time after inspiring Juventus to their first win at Santiago Bernabeu since 1962.

Ferguson charged by FA
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association after a dispute with referee Mike Dean. The charge comes after Ferguson confronted Dean following United's 4-3 victory over of Hull at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Ronaldinho enjoying life in Milan

Late winner keeps Sao Paulo top in Brazil (Reuters)
Sao Paulo twice lost the lead before scoring a late winner to beat Portuguesa 3-2 and stay top of the Brazilian championship on Saturday.

Wenger a bad loser - Pulis

Benitez planning long-term future
Rafa Benitez has made it clear he is anxious for an early resolution to contract talks he hopes will secure his long-term future at Liverpool.

Rafa Benitez opens Liverpool contract talks


MLS Soccer Headlines

Star-Studded MLS Is an International Player
Major League Soccer opens up its 13th season as a full partner in the worldwide talent market.

Barca And Six Others Bid For New MLS Slots
Reuters: Two-times European champions Barcelona officially lodged their bid for a Major League Soccer franchise on Wednesday in a joint venture with a Bolivian-born businessman.

Cooper Sticks Around For FC Dallas' Run
Dallas Morning News: Striker Kenny Cooper, FC Dallas' leading scorer, declined an offer to play for the U.S. in today's World Cup qualifier at Trinidad and Tobago in order to focus on getting healthy for his club's key match Saturday at Real Salt Lake.

Klein scores winner in 2-1 Galaxy victory over FC Dallas
Chris Klein sends a 19-yard drive into the upper-right corner of the net to give Los Angeles (5-13-6) only its second MLS victory since Aug. 5.

MLS Will Investigate Racial Slur by Spectator
MLS will investigate an incident in which a spectator at a Columbus Crew home match directed a racial slur at a black player from the New England Revolution on Saturday night.

Red Bulls-Dynamo Preview (AP)
The Houston Dynamo are used to playing from behind in the playoffs, so their current position isn't making anyone on their squad nervous. The two-time defending MLS Cup champion Dynamo look to advance to the Western Conference finals Sunday when they host the New York Red Bulls in the second and deciding leg of the aggregate goal series.


Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary

Meaty Transfer Fee For Romanian Defender
Romanian lower league defender Marius Cioara gets the award for most unusual transfer fee after fourth division side Regal Horia paid Romanian second division club UT Arad 15 kilograms of...

Are Manchester City The New Chelsea?
The last day of the European summer transfer window 2008 will surely go down as the best example on record of how quickly things can change in football. For any...

Dumb footballers: Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand

Incredible Sulk Lands At Old Trafford
Probably the most despicable transfer saga of the summer was concluded late on deadline day as ultimately expected with the stroppy Bulgarian Dimitar Berbatov getting his "dream" move to Manchester...

Arshavin Giving Up On Spurs Move
Another of the summer's long and dragged out transfer sagas looks to be coming to a conclusion after Tottenham Hotspur and Zenit St. Petersburg were unable to agree terms for...


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