Brazil are expected to start with three forwards against Chile in Sunday's crucial World Cup qualifying match in Santiago ...

Fluminense's Dodo (right) goes all Matrix to win the ball from LDU Quito's Vicente Ambrossi in last night's Copa Libertadores finale. The two-legged final finished 5-5 on aggregate, with LDU taking the trophy on penalties. Photo credit: AP Photo/Ricardo Moraes

Less than 10 days ago Marc Janko was a Name To Remember. Since then, he's gone from "hey, remember my name" to "hey, I think I'll make European history". Marc's played two games since that post (three technically, since it was amended to include the hat trick he scored that day) and in those two [..

My second favorite signing of the season- and I'm sure Cris' favorite- was realized on Monday. John Mensah is officially Lyon's new left-center back. After weeks of waiting for Sebastian Squillaci's transfer to FC Sevilla to be finalized, Mensah is Lyonnais.

Merritt Paulson wants to bring MLS to Portland, Oregon. He's willing to put up $40 million of his family's fortune to get it done, but he also needs a "non-negotiable" $85 million subsidy from taxpayers to get the proposed stadium renovated. In this time of economic crisis, that kind of public bailout is a pretty unpersuasive [.

Is the Premier League boring? Are the results too predictable? It does seem as though the 'Big Four' Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United, seem to own the top four spots. But what about the other big leagues in Europe? Top Four Finishers England 1 2 3 4 2008 Man U Chelsea Arsenal Liverpool 2007 Man U Chelsea Liverpool Arsenal 2006 Chelsea Man U Liverpool Arsenal 2005 Chelsea Arsenal Man U Everton Spain 1 2 3 4 2008 R.

TRADER MO HAS STRUCK AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!

Every year, you can always expect certain things to happen in the MLS

1. There is an Older European player who, underestimated the level of play in the MLS.

This year, we have had a number of examples to add to the growing list of euro washouts.

News out of Scotland today is reporting that American 22 year old Dominic Cervi will sign with Celtic in the next 48 hours.  The Scottish Sun writes: "The 6ft 6in ace then hopes to clinch a three-year deal by gaining the Italian passport he needs to meet UK visa requirements. Cervi was put through his paces [.

Several France supporters believe that manager Raymond Domenech is hiding in plain sight: that he will start the same 11 against Romania that started against Columbia. Coupet Sagnol Thuram Gallas Abidal Toulalan Makalele Malouda Ribery Benzema Henry It's great that Coupet is finally getting the run he deserves.

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To combat the number of clubs finding financial instability and even going belly up, Lega Pro, the new name for Serie C1 & C2 in Italian calcio conjured up to confuse people, have decided to put a cap on the number of players each team can employ (actual number still unclear), effectively "cutting jobs" for [.

Y es que con los Juegos Olímpicos, las grandes marcas buscan posicionar sus nombres en la mente de los consumidores, por lo que recurren a diversos recursos mercadológicos por tener participación y exposición mediática. Por ello, traigo alguno que otro comercial en los siguientes días para ver como se están moviendo las diversas marcas en torno [.

Now, winning in Guatemala is no easy task. Winning anywhere on the road isn't actually, so it's an excellent start to this World Cup qualifying round to pick up three points. In spite of the win though, I took away only one really positive thing from this match, the knowledge that Howard may be the best [.

It has been a crazy week in football with so much happening on and off the pitch. On this week's good, the bad and the ugly we feature Maradona, River Plate, Liverpool, Tottenham and, of course, Joey Barton. Click on the links to find out more about these stories Good Liverpool beat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge [.

Imagine, if you will, that you are dating a pretty, attractive woman (or man for the female readers out there). She vies for your attention and works hard to be a good girlfriend. Then you meet a new girl, who makes Marissa Miller look like a homeless drifter, but doesn't really give you the time of day.

Poor old Chelsea, nobody seems to want to play for them. Kaka is staying put at Milan, Torres likewise at Liverpool and Ribery doesn't want to leave Munich in a hurry. Time to scribble out the top names on the list and work on the secondary targets, which appear to include Robinho. The Times reports that [.

Seriously? Three goals for Hull? At Old Trafford? Now, I understand that United has a frustrating tendency to struggle against lower ranked/newly promoted teams (granted, Hull is actually higher than us in the standings), but this game was a far different animal. Generally, we scrap out a 1-0 victory over teams like Bolton and Reading, and only manager 0-0 draws against less than intimidating opponents.

According to French publication L'Equipe, Premier League club Portsmouth have attached a price tag of €20 million on their holding midfielder Lassana Diarra. Reigning Spanish champions and European giants Real Madrid have already declared their interest in the Frenchman and Portsmouth have seemingly agreed to sell the player for the right price, which now seems to [.

Michael Owen is learning very fast from his new mentor Kevin Keegan, and he was full of praise for both Geremi and goalkeeper Shay Given after yesterday's 1-0 win against Bolton Wanderers. Michael Owen - full of praise for his team-mates Owen said after the game: "Geremi is a fantastic crosser of the ball.

Stuff to read while you steal from the rich and give to the poor..... Tomas Rosicky's fantasy team. (uefa) Video of a scantily clad woman frolicking on the beach. (WAGs Offside) Time for a Bundesliga movement. (Bayern Offside) Volleyball doesn't work on a football pitch. (The Spoiler) A spot kick duel between Kroenke's stache & Usmanov.

Here are some words and phrases you can hear on languagecaster's Full Podcast's Good, Bad and Ugly section - a review of the footballing news. For more English practice check out our worksheets, football glossary and English for football phrases as well as the Learners' Podcast. (to) pick up: get, earn Example: The premier League newcomers (Hull) [.

It was all set up. Six points out of six, a crowd of 90,000 passionate and expectant fans and coming off the back of a fabulous 4-1 win in Croatia. The opponents? Kazakhstan, who have never qualified for anything and were at Wembley to just play a bit part as England showed the world that [...]

Not the most exciting game (due mostly to the absence of Manucho.... and that fact that it apparently was only broadcast in the Far East). Nevertheless, a win is a win, and I hope that this gives the youth brigade something to build on. As far as I can tell, the most noteworthy point of the game was that, as hard as Tevez was trying to score, Anderson seemed to be doing everything in his power to keep himself from hurting the back of the net.

Wow.  Jozy Altidore started today for Villarreal against Recreativo Huelva and that is the nail in the potential-loan coffin.  Josmer is now unable to go on loan to another club this year and that means he will stick around with the Yellow Submarines for the rest of the season. Hopefully their striker injury woes can [.

Damian increases his lead again! It looks like Damon will lose his Summer Podcast Predictions crown as well! Will the start of the quarter finals change his luck? 08 Summer Pod 3 DB DF RES France v Italy 1-1 1-2 (1) 0-2 Romania v Holland 1-1 1-2 0-2 Russia v Sweden 1-1 2-0 Brazil v Argentina 1-1 2-1 Portugal v germany 1-1 (Port pens) 1-2

While the leagues in Europe are just starting up there is still plenty of footballing news. This week transfers, Olympic football and Joey Barton all feature. The good The Olympics are in full swing and so is Olympic football. Not so important in Europe but taken very seriously by South America. So far it's been good [.

As far as I know, he's never lived there either. Why is this important? Well, Bradley seems to be quite fond of Californians. Or at least their soccer skills anyways. Of the 20 U.S. men he called in for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Cuba and Trinidad & Tobago, more than 1/2 are from the [.

If all you need in life is a Wolverhampton fan living in America writing about Red Devils and Yellow Submarines, then look no further... it's Daryl with TheOffside Live Blog!

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An unexpected side-effect of the Respect the Ref campaign has been the joy in pointing out examples of refereeing errors that are so bad that it makes respect impossible and just refraining from running onto the pitch and slapping him senseless with a sweaty shin pad. As examples of bad decisions go, they don´t get much [.

The game is about to start and I will be memorializing my thoughts, stream of consciousness style, as it unfolds. Bradley's starting eleven looks like I thought it would. Beasley and Hejduk are starting (why?). Altidore is the lone striker. Orozco and Torres are getting their first starts. Adu, Edu and Kljestan are in the middle with [.

With only one game left in the season for most teams (well, except for Colorado and Chivas, who play today), the playoff brackets are finally being filled in. San Jose lost by one goal to Houston on Wednesday, then dropped another one goal game to Kansas City on Saturday. The Quakes are no longer in playoff contention.

Club Atlético Platense are an Argentine football club based in Vicente López, in the north side of Greater Buenos Aires. Platense were founded on May 25, 1905, and are a staple of Argentine football, even though they have been relegated several times. They are currently campaigning in the second tier of Argentine football - the [.

With just four rounds remaining in the Campeonato Brasileiro, São Paulo took another decisive step towards retaining their title after a 3-2 win away at Portuguesa ...

I'll leave the report to Carter and Brooks over at USA WC Blog. But I'd like the throw it up here to generate some reaction from any MLSers over here. A preview of the MLS Cup is on its way, and I'm going to do my best to Live blog the match. More tomorrow.

Here are some words and phrases you can hear on this week's languagecaster's Good, Bad and Ugly section of the podcast - a review of the footballing news. For more English practice check out our worksheets, football glossary and English for football phrases. Cast off: Someone or thing that has been let go Example: Damon says that [.

Gunners take on manicures and homework Arsenal's squad have very kindly agreed to donate their wages from Sunday's match with Liverpool to the Teenage Cancer Trust, their chosen charity for the season. To encourage as many people as possible to follow suit by dipping into their pockets, the club has released this viral in which various [.

Glendale Falcons - 1
Hickman Kewpies - 0
Senior Megan Garrad got the game-winner for the Falcons. The Falcons finished the Sedalia Tournament with a 3-0-0 record and were awarded the first place trophy.

Ozark Tigers - 0
Hickman Kewpies - 0

Ozark Tigers - 2
Warrensburg - 0

Glendale Falcons - 4
Warrensburg Tigers - 2
The Falcons got past their small school opponent, the #15th ranked Class 1 Tigers.

David James (Portsmouth) Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd), Nemanja Vidic (Man Utd), Gael Clichy (Arsenal) Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd), Ashley Young (Aston Villa) Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal), Fernando Torres (Liverpool) This weeks PFA awards, which named Ronaldo as the best player in the Premiership for the second year, honoured those players who [.

This week's show reviews the games from the Copa Libertadores last 16 and focuses on the end of the Premier League season with the title race still on and relegation threatened clubs facing squeaky bum time. We also: Review the football week in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a football expression in English for Football Find [.

Anyone watch the San Jose match last night? All I'll say is, for a team that has 1/5 the on field talent as DC, that team fights for every ball, and to a man, has more heart than DC has combined. That, my friends, is sickening. I have almost no desire to write a preview for tomorrow's game, [...]