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America wins first match without Cabanas (AP)
Playing for the first time since the shooting of its star striker Salvador Cabanas, Club America defeated lowly Ciudad Juarez 1-0 Sunday in the third round of the Mexican Clausura tournament. Cabanas, the star striker for Paraguay's national team and Club America, was shot in the head at point-blank range a week ago at a Mexico City bar.
Australia to press 2018 case despite Blatter's Euro claim
Australia to press 2018 case
Ghana 1-0 Nigeria: African Nations Cup result
Ghana 1-0 Nigeria: African Nations Cup result
Ferdinand to appeal against charge
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand has denied a violent conduct charge and his appeal will be heard on Thursday.
Gudjohnsen completes Tottenham switch
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has confirmed that forward Eidur Gudjohnsen has joined on loan from Monaco until the end of the season.
ACL: Foolad Sepahan beats Al Ettifaq 3-0
Foolad Sepahan of Iran beat Al Ettifaq of Saudi Arabia 3-0 Tuesday in the Asian Champions League.
Hossein Papi scored in the second minute of the Group D match, Hadi Asghari found the net with a close-range header in the 62nd and Hamid Azizadeh made it 3-0 in the 82nd.
Al Ettifaq has already advanced to the knockout stage, while Sepahan cannot advance.
Uzbekistan's Bunyodkor and Al Shabab of the United Arab Emirates are also in Group D.
Why Cannavaro's Juve return might not be all bad
The news of Fabio Cannavaro's very likely return to Juventus has sparked heated debate amongst the Bianconeri faithful. While he's widely regarded as a traitor for leaving the club at its darkest hour in the aftermaths of the Calciopoli scandal when players such as Alessandro Del Piero, Gianluigi Buffon, Pavel Nedved, David Trezeguet and Muari Camoranesi became heroes for remaining, many also seem to welcome the news of the center back's return to the Old Lady.
MLS Soccer Headlines
Clear Choice for Potential Top Pick
Despite a strong pull desire to finish hisdegree, Partick Nyarko decided to turn pro and enter the MLS after a head-turning junior year at Virginia Tech.
Cooper Scores Twice to Lead FC Dallas to Win Over Los Angeles
An overflow sellout crowd of 21,020 turned out to see David Beckham, but Kenny Cooper steals the show in a 4-0 FC Dallas win.
MLS All-Stars vs. West Ham United
MLS seeks its fourth consecutive all-star victory over a European foe in preseason training when the All-Stars host West Ham United in Toronto.
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.
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.
Gallardo Is United's Highest-Paid Player Ever
Argentine midfielder Marcelo Gallardo is the highest-paid player in D.C. United history and has the third-largest salary in MLS this season.
Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary
Kornheiser on the laws of the game
Dumb footballers: Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand
Rafa’s Realization I was interested to read Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez's recent quotes about the importance of qualifying for the Champions League. The Spaniard suggested that the money garnered for making it into next season's group stages is key to keeping the club's best players. And by that he meant Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard. Rafa’s Realization originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 at 17:55:18.
Nakamura Should Tough it Out
I can see why Shunsuke Nakamura might be considering a return to Japan, but what a huge anti-climax it would be if he were to cut short his stay at Espanyol.
The Spanish side may be struggling and he is not getting many starts, but persistence pays off and I think he needs to stay in Catalonia. Read more...
Nakamura Should Tough it Out originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Saturday, December 26th, 2009 at 15:09:44.
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Soccer on Backburner as Tournament Kicks off The African Cup of Nations got underway in Angola on Sunday but rarely can a tournament have been so overshadowed by outside events. Captain Emmanuel Adebayor and his Togo national team are returning home after three people died when their bus was attacked, while nine others, including two players, were injured. The team bus driver, assistant coach and a spokesman all died in Friday's horrific attack. Soccer on Backburner as Tournament Kicks off originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Sunday, January 10th, 2010 at 15:49:42.
Everyone loves transfer talk based purely on speculation
Boot-Licking ‘N’ All Another tempestuous week in England has seen Carlos Tevez label Gary Neville "a boot-licker," Owen Coyle accuse William Gallas of "assault" and Steve Bruce brand Liverpool "disrespectful." Tevez's unique form of playground name calling came after Gary Neville reportedly said he was not worth the US$41 million Manchester City paid for him after he left United last summer. Tevez gestured at Neville - suggesting the latter talks too much - during the Carling Cup semi-final between the two sides, and Neville responded by raising his middle finger. Boot-Licking ‘N’ All originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at 18:45:43.
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