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World Soccer Headlines

Queiroz banned for six months
The Portuguese Anti-doping Authority (AdoP) has suspended Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz for six months after decreeing that he disrupted a drugs test ahead of the World Cup. Queiroz is already serving a one-month ban handed out by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) for the same offence at a pre-World Cup training camp in May and was fined ��1,000 for misconduct when he was found to have acted aggressively towards the testers.



Liverpool, Man City have a lot to prove
Liverpool needs to reassert itself as a Premier League power vs. Manchester City.

Tottenham sign Van der Vaart



Champions League 2010-11 Group B (Reuters)
Facts and figures relating to Group B for the 2010-2011 Champions League:

PREVIEW-Soccer-Surprise trio make early season pace in Ligue 1 (Reuters)
Toulouse, Stade Rennes and Montpellier are enjoying a surprising view from the top of Ligue 1 four games into the season despite selling key players.


MLS Soccer Headlines

Arena Tapped To Coach Galaxy
Former U.S. and D.C. United coach Bruce Arena is hired as coach of David Beckham's L.A. Galaxy, which hasn't won a game in more than two months.

Dynamo Uses OT to Advance
HOUSTON, Nov. 2 -- Brian Ching and Brad Davis led Houston to the Western Conference final on Friday night, scoring in overtime after the Dynamo beat FC Dallas, 2-1, in regulation to tie the two-game, total-goals series.

Veron Spurns D.C. United, Will Remain In Argentina
D.C. United's pursuit of Argentine star Juan Sebastian Veron comes to a disappointing end Friday, when the World Cup midfielder announces he will remain with boyhood club Estudiantes.

MLS Will Investigate Racial Slur by Spectator
MLS will investigate an incident in which a spectator at a Columbus Crew home match directed a racial slur at a black player from the New England Revolution on Saturday night.

Blanco Is Banned From Open Cup In 2009 and 2010
Cuauhtémoc Blanco , a Chicago Fire standout who was named MVP of last week's MLS All-Star Game, will not be allowed to play in the U.S. Open Cup for at least two years because of his actions during a match against D.C. United this month, the U.S. Soccer Federation ruled yesterday.

Revolution Wins MLS Cup Rematch, 3-0
Steve Ralston and Adam Cristman score as the Revolution open the season with a 3-0 win over visiting Houston in a rematch of the MLS Cup final.

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.


Miscellaneous Soccer Commentary

You again?

Dumb footballers: Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand

10on11

FC United blog

Kornheiser on the laws of the game

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

Huntelaar Must Settle Down

When Klaas-Jan Huntelaar left Ajax for Real Madrid in 2008, he looked destined for big things.

A serial scorer in Holland, "The Hunter" only stayed at the Bernabeu for half a season, scoring eight goals in 13 Primera Liga starts.

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