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Soccer News for September 19, 2008


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World Soccer Headlines

AFC chief calls for improvement in refereeing standards (Reuters)
Asia's soccer chief is calling for the region's system of training and appointing referees to be overhauled in a bid to boost the standard of match officials.

AC Milan beats Zurich 3-1 in UEFA Cup
AC Milan snapped its two-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over FC Zurich on Thursday in the first leg of the UEFA Cup's opening round. Left back Marek Jankulovsi put Milan ahead by volleying in a rebound in first-half added time, Brazil forward Alexandre Pato found the target with a free kick in the 56th and second-half substitute Marco Borriello connected from beyond the area in the 74th.

Wilkins given Chelsea role

Barnes appointed new Jamaica boss

UEFA Cup Roundup, Sep. 18

Bent lifts White Hart Lane gloom
Darren Bent lifted the White Hart Lane gloom with the winner in Spurs' 2-1 UEFA Cup win over Wisla Krakow.

Ballack buoyed by big-gap incentive
Michael Ballack wants Chelsea to lead from the front to keep the pressure on Manchester United in the Premier League title race.


MLS Soccer Headlines

Arsenal, Liverpool Tie Again
Arsenal rallies to a 1-1 tie against Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday, three days after the teams played to the same result.

Fans Prefer Future In MLS
Canada.com: Caps work hard to fine-tune their bid for new franchise

FC Dallas Puts Out Hot Fire
Kenny Cooper scores in the 17th minute to lift FC Dallas to a 1-0 win over Chicago Sunday, ending FC Dallas' three-game losing streak.

Second-Half Surge Leads Fire Past Red Bulls
The Fire break open their match with the Red Bulls with four second-half goals on their way to a 5-1 win.

Real Salt Lake D Beltran has hernia surgery (PA SportsTicker)
Real Salt Lake rookie defender Tony Beltran had surgery to repair a sports hernia, the team announced on Wednesday.

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.

MLS Stars Top West Ham United
Chicago midfielder Cuauhtémoc Blanco scores one goal and sets up another as the MLS All-Stars get a 3-2 victory over English Premier League team West Ham United.


Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary

What's more fun than Oliver Kahn and a big stein of beer?

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...

Can we just forget this season?

Dumb footballers: Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand

Everyone loves transfer talk based purely on speculation

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...

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