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World Soccer Headlines

Champions League preview - Liverpool v PSV

Champions League preview - Sporting v Basle

Liverpool beats PSV Eindhoven 3-1 at Anfield
Liverpool is enjoying a perfect Champions League start after defeating PSV Eindhoven 3-1 at Anfield.

Cahill appeal rejected

PREVIEW-Soccer-Lyon already have rivals chasing shadows (Reuters)
Olympique Lyon's rivals are already sporting an air of weary resignation after the seven-times champions made their best start to the season since their Ligue 1 title glut started.


MLS Soccer Headlines

MLS First-Round Playoff Pairings
D.C. United faces off with Chicago while New England and New York battle in the other Eastern Conference first round playoff series.

Crew president nixes talk of move to Vegas (PA SportsTicker)
Columbus Crew president Mark McCullers refuted speculation that the franchise was moving to Las Vegas.

Born In 'Invisible Town,' Marta Gains Life In Visible Ink
The Global Game: Diego Graciano makes clear in the title of his biography the struggle of Marta Vieira da Silva against cultural norms. Você é mulher, Marta! (You Are a Woman, Marta!)?the book that Graciano has self-published, following single-minded pursuit of the story of the world's greatest woman footballer?alludes to Marta's mother's reply when, as a girl, Marta asked her for a real ball.

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

United 0, FC Dallas 3 (AP)
Jeff Cunningham, Andre Rocha and Kenny Cooper scored in FC Dallas' 3-0 victory over D.C. United on Sunday. FC Dallas (8-9-9) has 33 points, one behind Colorado and Real Salt Lake for the final automatic playoff spot in the Western Conference. D.C. United (10-13-3) has a five-game winless streak. Cunningham scored his eighth goal of the year and FCD's second goal of the game in the 56th minute.


Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary

10on11

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...

Has Zola Made A Huge Career Destroying Mistake?
Never one to look at a half empty pint glass as half full, I'm maybe going a little overboard at the high stakes Gianfranco Zola is playing with regards his...

The Eyes of Borat

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...

Huckerby Overshadowing Beckham In California
There will have been few MLS fans who would have heard of Darren Huckerby before he signed for San Jose Earthquakes this summer and certainly quite a few million fewer...


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