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Chelsea are to strongly defend themselves against two Football Association charges relating to the conduct of their players and assistant coach Steve Clarke.

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For years, Cuauhtemoc Blanco has been Chivas de Guadalajara’s Public Enemy No. 1 as the icon for rivals Club America. Now, Blanco will introduce himself to a whole new audience as Chivas USA will play host to the Fire.

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Having ensured their place in the MLS Cup Playoffs for a second consecutive season, Chivas USA have set their sights on a bigger target in the marquee match of the weekend, when they play host to the Chicago Fire.

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I told you so.Manchester United improve their English Premier League standings to 18 points, and maintain second place behind Arsenal, after defeating Chelsea 2-0 on their home pitch at Old Trafford last Sunday.Chelsea had several of their star players on the injured list, such as Didier Drogba, Wayne Bridge, Frank Lampard, Ricardo Carvalho & Michael Ballack. Not only was that a disadvantage for them, but they also had to deal with new manager Avram Grant, who recently replaced Jose Mourinho. Let’s just say that the Chelsea players and management are still trying to iron out some differences to be on the same page…[read more]

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London Derbies dominate the fixture list

After the midweek Carling Cup matches that produced some glaring upsets, its back to another grueling weekend of premiership action.

The weekend kicks off with the much anticipated clash between Manchester City and Newcastle United, two teams who unexpectedly find themselves near the top of the table. Without doubt, these teams have been the surprise packages of the season after languishing in mid-table last year. The success of these teams can be largely attributed to their new managers, Sven-Goran Eriksson and ‘Big Sam’ Allardyce who have reinvigorated their squads. Both teams come into this game after unflattering performances in the cup, Newcastle going out to the in-form Arsenal and City only just squeezing past Norwich. This one promises to be a mouth-watering contest!

Later in the afternoon, Liverpool face a struggling Wigan team at the JJB stadium, desperately missing their England striker, Emile Heskey. Wigan come into this game with just two points and three goals from their five previous league outings. Liverpool’s great start to the season has been damped by a string of dull premierships draws. However, a morale boosting 4-2 victory at Reading in the Carling Cup which saw their super-signing Torres score a hattrick is the ideal preparation for this must-win game.

London will be drenched in passion on Saturday as the four capital-based premier league teams lock horns. The young stars of Arsenal go up against the ‘Hammers’ at Upton Park in what promises to be a stiff-test of the Gunners unbeaten record this season. Manager Arsene Wenger can take some comfort from the recent form of the Hammers, a crushing loss to the Magpies and an injury time victory against championship side Plymouth in the cup. Alan Curbishley knows his team will have to raise their game to get a result against the premiership leaders and we can expect a tough match with crunching tackles and bookings aplenty.

Avram Grant will lead the Chelsea team against Fulham in the other London derby in his first game at Stamford Bridge following the departure of Jose Mourinho. Chelsea fans have persistently voiced their displeasure at the shock exit of the ‘Special One’ for over two weeks and Grant can expect an unfriendly welcome at the Bridge. After the ill-tempered loss at Old Trafford, the new manager got his first victory with an impressive four goal drubbing of Hull in the cup. Fulham are just one point above the drop zone with just a solitary victory to their name after a terrible start to the season. However, Grant knows his side can have no room for complacency as he begins his uphill battle to win the hearts of Chelsea fans.

The Saturday evening game will feature the current premier league champions, Manchester United facing off against newly promoted Birmingham City. The champions will be looking to make amends after they were unceremoniously dumped from the Carling Cup by mid-table championship side Coventry. Although many changes were made to the side that clinically beat Chelsea only three days ago, there was no excuse for the abysmal performance of the players as Coventry became the first championship side to beat United at Old Trafford in over twelve years. Given that Birmingham are short of confidence after they were soundly beaten by Blackburn in their Carling Cup tie, they might well be on the receiving end of United’s fury.

Having finished in the top five in the two previous seasons, many believed that this would finally be the season that Tottenham break into the top four of English Football. However, seven games into the new season and Martin Jol finds his team in the bottom three scrapping for relegation. The calls for the manager to step down have only been gaining momentum as positive results continue to elude Jol’s men. This week they face Aston Villa, managed by former Celtics boss, Martin O’Neill at White Hart Lane. Having won their midweek Carling Cup tie against Middlesbrough, Jol will hope that they can carry this momentum into their premier league weekend fixture.

Three mid-table clashes round up the list of weekend fixtures; Roy Keane’s Sunderland host Blackburn Rovers at the Stadium of Light while Reading travel to Fratton Park to face Portsmouth. Ninth placed Everton host Middlesbrough, a side four places below them and manager David Moyes will demand nothing less than the full three points after his side’s inconsistent start to the season.

There’s plenty to look forward to this week – from the intense passion and rivalry of the derby matches to the scrappy and hard-fought battles in mid-table. The Premier League never fails to serve up something to quench the thirst of every football fan. One thing is for certain: a certain ‘Special One’ will be closely monitoring the game at Stamford Bridge as his successor surely faces a frosty welcome.

Bayern Munich had the home court advantage when they faced Schalke 04 at the Allianz Arena last Saturday for matchday5 of the German Bundesliga. However, it was Schalke who opened the scoring, marking the first time ever that Schalke had scored in the Allianz Arena.Bayern Munich looked to be the more comfortable team on the start of the match. In fact, they had a lot of opportunities to be the first to score with multiple attempts made by Miroslav Klose, Luca Toni and Christian Lell. However, nothing seemed to get past Schalke keeper Manuel Neuer.Eventually, Schalke took the lead with their first shot on target when Ivan Rakitic blasted the ball from 25 yards out to go past veteran goalkeeper and Bayern captain Oliver Kahn in the 36th minute. It could’ve been two goals for Schalke just before half time, but Rakitic was stopped by Oliver Kahn the next time around…[read more]

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The competition format of the UEFA Champions League is not like boxing. When you defend a title in boxing, you go through one match and wait to see the outcome after you slug it out. In the UEFA Champions League, defending the title means having to survive the Group stages of 32 teams, the elimination round of 16 teams, then 8, then 4, then the big dance in the finals of the top 2 teams where one can only be crowned champions of the UEFA Champions League.In the 2006-2007 UEFA Champions League, AC Milan went through that entire ladder until they were the only ones remaining on the top step. For this season, AC Milan have to go through the entire ordeal again beginning with the Group stages. In the 2007-2008 season of the UEFA Champions League, AC Milan have been grouped in Group D along with Ukranian football club FC Shaktar Donetsk, Scottish Premier League title holders Celtic FC and Portugese club Benfica. Only the top 2 of Group D will advance to the elimination round of 16…[read more]

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Arsenal FC are at the top of the English Premier League with 16 points in only 6 matches played. Their most recent victory was a 5-0 win over Derby County on the Arsenal home pitch at the Emirates Stadium.Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger was definitely in high spirits as his side delivered 5 impressive goals against Derby County, giving proof that Arsenal is ready to show the world some quality football.”We kept a good concentration on the quality of our game. It was really enjoyable to watch.” said Arsene Wenger…[read more]

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Pa - September 27 (Primera Liga) - - Real Madrid returned to the top of the Primera Liga table on Thursday night as second-half goals from Raul and Julio Baptista saw off battling Real Betis at the Bernabeu.

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi had an impressive performance for Barcelona FC when the Catalans hosted French Ligue 1 Champions Olympique Lyonnais at the Nou Camp in Barcelona for their 2007-08 UEFA Champions League group stage match. Lionel Messi was announced as the Man of the Match for his tireless efforts in attacking the Lyon goal. Messi was instrumental in providing the first Barca goal when he took a short corner from Ronaldinho and drove a low cross across the Lyon goal. Lyon defender Francois Clerc did his best to block the cross, but his touch diverted the ball into the back of the Lyon goal, giving Barcelona a 1-0 advantage due to the Lyon own goal in the 21st minuteBarcelona looked to be in control throughout the entire match from thereon. Barca’s Lionel Messi, Deco, Ronaldinho, Gianluca Zambrotta and Thierry Henry were relentless in their assult of the Lyon goal. Fortunately, Lyon keeper Remy Vercoutre made some impressive stops. Even Lyon defender Francois Clerc was able to redeem his early own goal blunder by blocking Messi’s shot just right at the goal line….[read more]

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Chelsea vs. Manchester United. That match is supposedly going to be an awesome display of football, but I don’t think that Chelsea will be up to the task of winning against Manchester United in their upcoming derby at Old Trafford. It’s not because Manchester United have the home pitch advantage either.Let’s just look at the facts, and what we know is that Chelsea has been not playing the level of football that’s expected of their star-studded squad. In Chelsea’s last home game at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea supporters were booed off the pitch when Norwegian champions Rosenborg made a 1-1 draw in their 2007-08 UEFA Champions League group stage match. before that, Chelsea hosted the Blackburn Rovers for an English Premier League match, and the two sides were scorless for a 0-0 draw. The week before that Chelsea were destroyed in Villa Park when Aston Villa creamed them 2-0. The last Premiership goal Chelsea scored was back in August 25 when they defeated Portsmouth 1-0…[read more]

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Netherlands striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who is also the striker for Spanish La Liga Champions Real Madrid, scored a late goal in their UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match against Albania in the Qemal Stafa at Tirana, Albania, to give them a 1-0 win, and tie Romania on top of Group G with 20 points each.Netherlands’ substitute Urby Emanuelson crossed the ball from the left wing to Ruud Van Nistelrooy, who made an acrobatic volley that sent the ball past Albanian goalkeeper Arian Beqaj in injury time. Van Nistelrooy’s goal gives him his 30th goal in 57 international matches for Netherlands…[read more]

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2006-2007 Spanish La Liga Champions Real Madrid look to be in championship form as they hope to become back-to-back champions of the Spanish La Liga. Real Madrid just recently won their 3rd consecutive match of the season against Almeria, and remain undefeated in the Spanish La Liga 2007-2008 season.The match of Real Madrid against Almeria at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid was a very slow start for the Los Galacticos home side probably because Real Madrid’s players were still recovering from their recent stint in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers where most of the squad had to fulfill their obligations for international match play with their respective countries. Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas and defender Sergio Ramos had to play for the Spanish National team; striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy and midfielder Wesley Sneijder had to represent the Netherlands; defenseman Fabio Cannavaro had to play with 2006 World Cup Champions Italy; and defender Christoph Metzelder had to play for Germany.Almeria, in its first season being promoted to La Liga from the 2nd Division in two decades, weren’t at all sluggish, and looked to pounce on Real Madrid early on. In fact, they had such a formidable defense that closed in on midfielders Guti and Sneijder to hold up any offense from the midfield…[read more]

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An Arrowhead Stadium record crowd for an MLS game of 32,867 and a national television audience watched the Wizards dominate much of the first half against the Los Angeles Galaxy, with 15-goal scorer Eddie Johnson as a constant threat.

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The Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid was in full capacity as Spanish La Liga Champions Real Madrid played host to German squad Werder Bremen in their Group C group stage match of the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League season. Real Madrid started the match with a bang, making an impressive goal in the 16th minute from Madrista captain Raul. Real Madrid striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy brought in the ball to the left side of the penalty area and flicked it to the near post past two Werder Bremen defenders. Raul was able to beat the Werder Bremen defense to the ball and headed it home past Werder Bremen keeper Tim Wiese. The goal by Raul improves his UEFA Champions League All-Time Leading Scorer record to 57 goals.However, the celebrations at the Santiago Bernabeu were short-lived when Werder Bremen scored an equaliser in the 17 th minute. Werder Bremen midfielder Dusko Tosic swung in a cross to the middle of the box, and striker Boubacar Sanogo was able to get a toe to put the ball past Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas…[read more]

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The Los Angeles Galaxy needed a win. After dodging some early bullets, then seeing the Kansas City Wizards have two players sent off, the Galaxy got just that.

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n May 2007, AC Milan defeated Liverpool in Athens, Greece, to be crowned as the champions of the UEFA Champions League.Whiel AC Milan hope to repeat their achievement with yet another Champions League title, oddsmakers are favoring Barcelona FC to become the champion of the UEFA Champions League in this upcoming 2007-2008 season. Barcelona FC seem to be the strongest squad on paper with Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard making improvements by adding French striker Thierry Henry, probably one of the most highlighted transfers of the season apart from David Beckham’s move to the LA GalaxyThe addition of Thierry Henry to Barcelona has given the Catalonian soccer superstars a new nickname - The Fantastic Four, which is composed of Thierry Henry, Samuel Eto-o, Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi. With such talented soccer names in the Barcelona squad, which also include the likes of Deco, Andres Iniseta, Edmilson, Gianluca Zambrota, Giovani Dos Santos, Lilian Thuram, Eric Abidal, Carlos Puyol and Xavi Hernandez, there is no doubt that Barcelona will be capable of producing the goals necessary to lead their side to the top of the UEFA Champions League….[read more]

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Spanish La Liga champions Real Madrid looked worn out when they visited the Estadio Jose Zorila on Sunday to face Real Valladolid for the 4th matchday of the 2007-08 Spanish Primera Liga season. Real Valladolid were last season’s Segunda Liga champions, which earned them the opportunity to join the Primera Liga this season. On paper, Real Madrid definitely looked the better side, and their recent football performance made them huge favorites to win the match against Real Valladolid.However, the Segunda Liga champions Real Valladolid put on an inspired performance in order to prove their metal against the Primera Liga champions Real Madrid. In this champion vs. champion match, it was Real Valladolid who took control at the start as Real Madrid struggled to find a consistent flow to their game. Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas had to make some heroic saves against the attempts of Valladolid’s Jose Antonio Garcia Calvo, Joseba Llorente, Borja Fernandez and Sisi Gonzales…[read more]

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Gavin Glinton came off the bench to head home a cross from defender Mike Randolph, keeping the Los Angeles Galaxy’s postseason hopes alive with a 1-0 victory against the Kansas City Wizards on MLS Primetime Thursday.

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England striker Michael Owen was in top form as he scored 2 goals in England’s UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifier against Russia held at the New Wembley Stadium in London, England. England won the match 3-0, and move up to the 2nd spot in Group E with 20 points, just a little behind group E leaders Croatia who have 23 points.Just last week, England had an impressive UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifer result over Israel, winning by 3-0. Michael Owen was also instrumental in providing a goal in that match. In the Euro 2008 qualifer match against Russia, Michael Owen was able to produce a goal in just 7 minutes from the start of the match. Michael Owen was able to collect the cross from England midfielder Gareth Barry inside the box amidst heavy traffic, and slotted it to the corner of the goal past Russian goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev…[read more]

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The Netherlands 2-0 victory over Bulgaria at the Amsterdam Arena saw goals from Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Wesley Sneijder who are also in the first squad of Spanish La Liga Champions Real Madrid.Bulgaria had an unbeaten run in Group G of the 2008 Euro Qualifers, and sat on 2nd place for the longest time. In the 2008 Euro Qualifiers, only the top 2 of each group will be advancing to the final tournament which will be hosted with the combined resources of Austria and Switzerland. However, Bulgaria failed to maintain their unbeaten streak and lost a crucial game versus Netherlands, and allowed the Dutch national team to overtake them and steal the 2nd place spot. With just a few matches left in the 2008 Euro Qualifiers, the 17 points of Netherlands in 2nd place over Bulgaria’s 15 points in 3rd are looking good. Netherlands looks to be a sure winner against Albania in next week’s 2008 Euro Qualifer match. However, Bulgaria are also favored to win against Luxembourg, so the race for the second spot in Group G behind group leaders Romania who lead Group G with 20 points…[read more]

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Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says his squad rotation will pay dividends at the end of the season.

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Sir Alex Ferguson is full of pride as he is inducted into the hall of fame at former club Dunfermline Athletic.

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York come back from 2-0 down to claim their first home win of the season against Halifax.

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Manchester United’s loss to Coventry City and Avram Grant’s first win as boss at Chelsea highlight the latest in the League Cup championship.

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After their midweek success in the first leg of their Copa Sudamericana adventure, D.C. United put their 10-game league unbeaten streak on the line when they take on Toronto FC at RFK Stadium.

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Just one short year ago, to FC Dallas fans and players alike, Adrian Serioux was the enemy. After all, the Canadian international was playing center back and defensive midfield for Houston Dynamo, FCD’s in-state rival who ended up winning the 2006 MLS Cup. But that was then and this is now.

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In just under two months playing in Major League Soccer, Mexican striker Cuauhtemoc Blanco has established himself as the indisputable leader of the Chicago Fire and as one the leauge´s overall brightest stars.

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Juan Pablo Angel was notified Wednesday afternoon by the New York Red Bulls media relations department that the Colombian was named to People En Espanol’s list of the 10 Sexiest Men in the United States for 2007 in its October issue.

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A pair of teams who have some ground to make up meet at Gillette Stadium when the Colorado Rapids pay a visit to the New England Revolution.

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Women’s World Cup 2007 - semifinal highlights between Germany and Norway.