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Manchester United's Anderson pulled out of burning car (Reuters)
Manchester United midfielder
Anderson was dragged out of a burning car but escaped with only
minor injuries after an early-morning crash in Portugal, local
media reported on Sunday.
Chicago Red Stars End Skid By Downing Sky Blue FC (Goal.com)
Chicago went on the road and outplayed the defending WPS champs en route to a 2-1 win Sunday night.
Fulham appoint Hughes
Mark Hughes has been confirmed as Fulham's new manager, signing a two-year deal with the London club. Hughes replaces Roy Hodgson, who left the club earlier this month to take charge of Liverpool.
Los Angeles Galaxy 2-3 Chicago Fire: Chicago Torches Hosts (Goal.com)
Galaxy unable to rally back.
Real still after Maicon
Real Madrid transfer consultant Ernesto Bronzetti says the club are still hopeful of signing Maicon - provided Inter lower their valuation of the player.
Lazio sign Garrido
Lazio sign Garrido
MLS Soccer Headlines
A Furious Final Flurry Leads to Fire's Victory
Gonzalo Segares and Wilman Conde scored in the final 10 minutes to lead the visiting Chicago Fire to a 2-1 win last night over the New England Revolution.
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 Drafts Midfielder Jacobson
With no first-round picks in the MLS draft, D.C. United drafts Andrew Jacobson, a 6-foot-2 midfielder from the University of California, in the second round.
Henry helps Red Bulls earn tie with Houston (AP)
Thierry Henry had a pair of assists in his Major League Soccer debut, setting up Juan Pablo Angel as the New York Red Bulls drew against the Houston Dynamo 2-2. The former Barcelona and Arsenal star passed to Angel for goals in the 10th and 58th minutes, twice putting New York ahead in his first competitive match since France's first-round World Cup exit in June.
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.
Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary
Cole Signing Shows Reds Ambition Joe Cole will reportedly earn over US$28 million after agreeing a four-year deal with Liverpool. The England star was out of contract with Chelsea and eyebrows were raised when it was announced on Monday that Liverpool had won the race for his signature.
Forlan a Surprise Choice I was pleasantly surprised when news filtered through that the Atletico Madrid star had won the Golden Ball award because the winner usually comes from one of the traditional superpowers who have either won the World Cup or reached the final.
Uruguay striker Diego Forlan was named the FIFA Player of the Tournament on Sunday after the World Cup final.
What's more fun than Oliver Kahn and a big stein of beer?
A Victory for the Sport Not even the most ardent Netherlands fan could argue that they deserved anything more than their 1-0 defeat to Spain in the World Cup final. Spain dominated for long spells in Soccer City before Andres Iniesta scored the winning goal four minutes from the end of extra-time. I was expecting a cagey performance from the Dutch, who knew before kick off that if they played an open game, they would simply be picked off by their more skilful opponents.
Dumb footballers: Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand
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