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World Soccer Headlines

Indonesia's Dreams Of 2022 World Cup Fading Due To Lack of Government Support (Goal.com)
Time is running out for Indonesia...

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.

AP INTL-International Headlines At 2 p.m.
Walcott gets hat trick in England rout Luxembourg shocks Swiss 2-1 in qualifier Klose's 3 goals salvage draw vs.

Deco to quit Portugal
Chelsea midfielder Deco has announced his decision to retire from international football after the 2010 World Cup.



Marcelo signs new Real deal
Marcelo has signed a new contract with Real Madrid tying him to the club until 2015.



Tunisia's Issam Jemaa: Fahid Ben Khalfallah Didn't Have The Right To Abandon Us (Goal.com)
The Tunisian striker is upset with his Carthage Eagles team-mate for refusing to partake in the African Cup of Nations.


MLS Soccer Headlines

United's Emilio Is MVP of MLS
Luciano Emilio's rookie season yields MLS' most valuable player trophy, the second year in a row a United star has won the award.

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.

RFK Could Be Site of World Cup Qualifying Match
With the U.S. national team's World Cup qualifying schedule set, RFK Stadium is among the candidates to host one of five home matches next year.

Seattle Lands an MLS Franchise for 2009 Season
Seattle may be losing its NBA team, but Major League Soccer hopes to fill that void with an expansion franchise to begin playing there in 2009.

Real Salt Lake Tie Eliminates Chivas USA
Dema Kovalenko and Javier Morales score and Real Salt Lake advances to the Western Conference final with a 2-2 tie against Chivas USA.


Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary

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

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.

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Soccer on Backburner as Tournament Kicks off originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Sunday, January 10th, 2010 at 15:49:42.

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Pitiful Punishment

So the Lega Calcio have closed a section of Juventus' Stadio Olimpico because of the racist behavior of the club's fans.

The Curva Sud, where the hardcore ultras sit and regularly vent their racist spleen will not be open when the club host Roma on January 23.

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Pitiful Punishment originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Saturday, January 16th, 2010 at 04:45:06.

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Nani Delivers at Last

I was at the Emirates Stadium to witness Manchester United's 3-1 destruction of Arsenal and a mesmeric display from Nani.

Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha, to give him his full name, was scintillating down the right, and his cross after a sensational piece of skill to bamboozle the hapless Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri, forced goalkeeper Manuel Almunia to push the ball into his own net, giving United the lead.

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Nani Delivers at Last originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Monday, February 1st, 2010 at 03:40:12.

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The Eyes of Borat

Berlusconi Wades in

Milan president Silvio Berlusconi's comments regarding the club's signing of Inter Milan winger Amantino Mancini intrigue me.

The Italian Prime Minister said he did not "understand" the loan deal, which will see the Brazilian stay with the rossoneri until the end of the season.

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Berlusconi Wades in originally appeared on About.com World Soccer on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 19:09:43.

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