Zambia cruised past Sudan, 3-0 to the semi-finals of the ACN, the first time since 1996. Sudan made things difficult for themselves after Ali Saif Eldin was sent off for his second violation when he brought down Rainford Kalaba in the 63rd minute. By that time the Chipolopolos (The Copper Miners) were already a goal up from Sunzu Stoppila.

U.S. defender Ali Krieger underwent surgery this morning at Commonwealth Orthopedics in Fairfax, Va., to repair the torn ACL in her right knee suffered in the first match of the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Krieger also tore her MCL, but that ligament was not surgically repaired as it has the ability to heal naturally during the rehabilitation process.

by Maura Gladys

Five games, nine days and 39 goals. That's what it took for the U.S. women's national team to win the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying

One of the few negatives....

Tournament and book their ticket to this summer's London Olympic Games. The U.

Carli Lloyd scores a hat trick, Heather O' Reilly chips in with another as USA easily beat Mexico, 4-0, to secure a semi-final spot against Costa Rica in the Olympics qualifiers. This result reversed their shocking loss to Mexico in the World Cup qualifiers which forced them into a playoff match.

Germany's DFB Women's Indoor Cup took place over the weekend and as to be expected, FFC Frankfurt's enthusiastic squad picked up the trophy from the hands of the sad Bayern Munich girls. Next time, chicas!

But there's a reason behind all of this, of course.

The United States cruised to a 14-0 win over the Dominican Republic in Friday Olympic Qualifier but did not escape without a key loss to their backline in right back Ali Krieger. Krieger, 27, suffered a torn ACL and Grade 2 MCL sprain in her right knee when a Dominican Republic player recklessly tackled her [.

Bad news comes for the USWNT as star defender Ali Krieger will be sidelined for 6-8 months with tears in both her ACL and MCL. The injury occurred during the the first half the teams landslide victory against the Dominican Republic. After taking a shot on goal, Krieger was kicked hard in the knee when a DR player was trying to make a tackle.

Photo: Paul Rudderow.

I tried to tune in to watch the USWNT take on the Dominican Republic at the appointed 10:30 pm start time last night. In the 10 or so minutes it took me to update the stupid Silverlight player and get the game to load, I missed the opening 3 goals, which all happened inside the first 7 minutes of the game.

Here are the highlights of the USA vs Dominican Republic CONCACAF Olympics match played in Vancouver, BC. Abby Wambach and Co., made mincemeat of 88th seeded Dominican Republic. Amy Rodriguez scored five, Heather O' Reilly poured in another three as the US Women scored a record 14 goals to nil.

They scored, they scored again...and they scored again. In the opening game of the 2012 Olympic qualifying tournament, the United States women showed no mercy, completely showing up the Dominican Republic. The star of the night was Amy Rodriguez who despite not coming into the game until the second half, managed to score five goals, tying the tournament record.

By Alan Duffy

Wigan Athletic 0-1 Manchester City Premier League 16th January 2012

An Edin Dzeko header midway through the first-half was enough to give Manchester City a win at the DW Stadium on Monday night, a victory that puts them three points clear of rivals Man United at the top of the table.

The Oman international Saad-Al Mukhaini has arrived for a trial at Arsenal this week, and his fellow countryman Ali A Habsi believes the 24 year-old has all the qualities to become a star for the Gunners. The Wigan keeper told Sport360°: "I always said there was talent in Oman. When people start playing in the [.

Last week Brian Straus made it known that the USWNT got off too light. He said that if the women didn't choke in the World Cup final, well, then they "folded":

In the aftermath of the U.S. women's national team's heartbreaking penalty kick shootout loss to Japan in the Women's World Cup final, usage of the word "choke" was frowned upon.

Midfielder Charlie Adam has no qualms about taking Liverpool's next penalty despite squandering the spot-kick which saw his side lose ground on the Premier League's top five.
Having created a number of chances against Wigan on Wednesday night, Gary Caldwell's handball gave the Reds the perfect opportunity to break the deadlock just after half-time.

Kenny Dalglish has hailed the Liverpool fans that made the trip to Wigan for the support they showed controversial striker Luis Suarez in his side's 0-0 draw on Wednesday night.
Liverpool had released two club statements since the FA announced Suarez's eight-game ban for "misconduct" towards Patrice Evra, and the players warmed up in 'Suarez 7' t-shirts as a show of support.

20.12.2011 - Comenzada la "Copa Presidente", una especie de Copa Argentina en Dubai (donde participan equipos de ascenso), el Al Wasl hizo su presentación goleando (4-0) como local a Al Ahli para pasar a cuartos de final del torneo.
Dos goles de Mariano Donda y otros dos del uruguayo Juan Manuel Olivera sentenciaron el marcador final antes de que Easa Ali Al-Bloushi desperdiciara un penal a minutos del final.

The news just broke.

Liverpool here I come!

Landon Donovan going on loan to Everton this winter. Precisely what the Toffees need and frankly probably all they could afford. Everton are not awash in cash. There certainly not awash in goals.

The LA Galaxy announced on Thursday that Donovan will venture over to Everton on a two-month loan kicking off on on Jan.

Mais um jogo das eliminatórias da Copa Africana de Nações de 2012, foi realizado no dia 03/09/2011, na cidade de Dar es Salaam-TAN, onde jogaram as seleções da Tanzânia (125º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Argélia (46º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Continentais
Blida 03/09/2010 ALG1:1 (1:1)TAN Group matches1996Algiers 30/07/1995 ALG2:1 (1:1)TAN 1996Dar Es Saalam 21/01/1995 TAN2:1 (1:1)ALG
Oárbitro desse jogo, foi: Ali Leghairfy-MAU
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Mbwana Samata, aos 22 minutos do primeiro tempo.

Open Goal campaign: 'The colour of my skin has held me back for years but I aim to be the Prem's first British-Asian boss'

Arsenal trainee turned youth coach Judan Ali is determined to fight his way to the top of the managerial tree

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Open Goal campaign: 'The colour of my skin has held me back for years but I aim to be the Prem's first British-Asian boss'

Arsenal trainee turned youth coach Judan Ali is determined to fight his way to the top of the managerial tree

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Open Goal campaign: 'The colour of my skin has held me back for years but I aim to be the Prem's first British-Asian boss'

Arsenal trainee turned youth coach Judan Ali is determined to fight his way to the top of the managerial tree

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Open Goal campaign: 'The colour of my skin has held me back for years but I aim to be the Prem's first British-Asian boss'

Arsenal trainee turned youth coach Judan Ali is determined to fight his way to the top of the managerial tree

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Open Goal campaign: 'The colour of my skin has held me back for years but I aim to be the Prem's first British-Asian boss'

Arsenal trainee turned youth coach Judan Ali is determined to fight his way to the top of the managerial tree

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Open Goal campaign: 'The colour of my skin has held me back for years but I aim to be the Prem's first British-Asian boss'

Arsenal trainee turned youth coach Judan Ali is determined to fight his way to the top of the managerial tree

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Open Goal campaign: 'The colour of my skin has held me back for years but I aim to be the Prem's first British-Asian boss'

Arsenal trainee turned youth coach Judan Ali is determined to fight his way to the top of the managerial tree

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Open Goal campaign: 'The colour of my skin has held me back for years but I aim to be the Prem's first British-Asian boss'

Arsenal trainee turned youth coach Judan Ali is determined to fight his way to the top of the managerial tree

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Open Goal campaign: 'The colour of my skin has held me back for years but I aim to be the Prem's first British-Asian boss'

Arsenal trainee turned youth coach Judan Ali is determined to fight his way to the top of the managerial tree

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Open Goal campaign: 'The colour of my skin has held me back for years but I aim to be the Prem's first British-Asian boss'

Arsenal trainee turned youth coach Judan Ali is determined to fight his way to the top of the managerial tree

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Mais um jogo das eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo Brasil 2014, foi realizado no dia 02/09/2011, na cidade de Saitama-JPN, onde jogaram as seleções do Japão (15º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Coréia do Norte (114º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2006Bangkok 08/06/2005 PRK0:2 (0:0)JPN Third stage2006Saitama 09/02/2005 JPN2:1 (1:0)PRK Third stage1994Doha 21/10/1993 PRK0:3 (0:1)JPN Final round1990Pyongyang 25/06/1989 PRK2:0 (1:0)JPN First stage1990Tokyo 04/06/1989 JPN2:1 (0:0)PRK First stage1986Pyongyang 30/04/1985 PRK0:0JPN First stage1986Tokyo 21/03/1985 JPN1:0 (1:0)PRK First stage1982Hong Kong 30/12/1980 PRK1:0 (0:0)JPN First stage
Copa da Ásia
1992Hiroshima 01/11/1992 JPN1:1 (0:1)PRK Group matches
Eliminatórias Continentais
1976Hong Kong 17/06/1975 PRK1:0JPN
Amistosos
2007Chongqing 17/02/2008 JPN1:1 (0:1)PRK 2005Daejeon 31/07/2005 PRK1:0 (1:0)JPN 1990Beijing 31/07/1990 JPN0:1 (0:0)PRK 1979Pyongyang 23/08/1979 PRK0:0JPN
O árbitro desse jogo, foi:Ali Albadwawi-UAE
O único gol do jogo, foi de Maya Yoshida, aos 49 minutos do segundo tempo, sendo seu segundo gol pela seleção nacional.

In case you weren't in the Phoenix area on Nov. 17 and didn't get a chance to get to Tim Finnegans to see U.S. defenders Ali Krieger and Rachel Buehler do a Q&A with the fans and then sing some Karaoke, here are a few pics.
Highlights of the evening included Krieger singing "Shoop" with a fan while Buehler did "Single Ladies" with a couple of young supporters and the duo finished off with duet of "So What" by Pink.

Mais um jogo amistoso, foi disputado no dia 19/08/2011, na cidade de Doha-QAT, onde jogaram as seleções do Qatar (89º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do Iraque (108º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2010Dubai 22/06/2008 IRQ0:1 (0:0)QAT Third stage2010Doha 26/03/2008 QAT2:0 (1:0)IRQ Third stage1990Baghdad 10/02/1989 IRQ2:2 (1:1)QAT First stage1990Doha 20/01/1989 QAT1:0 (1:0)IRQ First stage1986Calcutta 05/05/1985 IRQ2:1 (1:1)QAT First stage1986Doha 05/04/1985 QAT3:0 (1:0)IRQ First stage1982Riyadh 18/03/1981 QAT0:1 (0:0)IRQ First stage
Eliminatórias Continentais
1976Baghdad 10/04/1975 IRQ3:0QAT 1976Baghdad 02/04/1975 IRQ1:0QAT
Amistosos
Doha 12/10/2010 QAT1:2 (1:1)IRQ 2007Doha 16/10/2007 QAT3:2 (1:1)IRQ 2007Abu Dhabi 18/01/2007 QAT0:1 (0:1)IRQ First stage2005Doha 11/10/2005 QAT0:0IRQ 2004Doha 13/12/2004 QAT3:3 (2:1)IRQ First stage2003Doha 21/12/2003 QAT0:0IRQ 2001Doha 20/11/2002 QAT2:1 (0:1)IRQ 2001Doha 13/01/2002 QAT1:3 (0:0)IRQ 2001Doha 14/09/2001 QAT0:0IRQ 1988Riyadh 13/03/1988 QAT0:3 (0:0)IRQ 1986Manama 27/03/1986 QAT1:1 (0:0)IRQ 1984Muscat 28/03/1984 IRQ0:0 a.

On Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m., two days before the USA faces Sweden at the University of Phoenix Stadium, the U.S. WNT will hold its second bar event of the year after a successful Handshake Contest judged by Lori Lindsey and Megan Rapinoe in Portland, Oregon at Kells back in September.
Here in Phoenix, U.

U.S. right back Ali Krieger played 90 minutes in FFC Frankfurt's 2-1 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of the Round of 16 of the UEFA Women's Champions League. Despite the loss in Paris, Frankfurt advanced to the quarter-finals on the strength of its 3-0 victory in the first leg in Germany, giving them a 4-2 aggregate goals victory.

Malaysia Cup Final
Terengganu v Negeri Sembilan 1-2 (Ashaari Samsuddin; S Kunalan, Hairuddin Omar)
The Negeri's second win in three years, they also reached last year's final but were beaten by Kelantan. Malaysian football done and dusted until January when we can expect to see foreign players line up for the first time in three years.

While the U.S. team was in Portland for its recent match against Canada, U.S. WNT defender Ali Krieger did a few spots for English, Baby!, a website dedicated to helping people learn English in a fun and "real life" way, applying words and phrases to how they are used in multiple ways in normal conversation.

Racing Santander's administrators have announced that the club has a total debt of almost €48m, a figure over €10m in excess of the one presented when the Cantabrians applied to enter bankruptcy in July.

The difference was explained by the fact that investment company Western Gulf Advisory (WGA), owned by Indian businessman Ahsan Ali Syed who purchased the club in January, 2011, is shown amongst the list of creditors as being owed €8.

Ali Krieger is the only U.S. Women's National Team player ever to win a UEFA Champions League title (2008) and she's going for another one.
Krieger, who recently returned to Germany for her fifth season at FFC Frankfurt, one of Europe's top women's clubs, should play a big part of Frankfurt's European run this season, but the first leg of Frankfurt's Round of 32 series with Norway's Stabæk didn't go exactly as planned.

Mais um jogo das eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo, Brazil 2014, foi realizado no dia 28/07/2011, na cidade de Hanói-VIE, onde jogaram, as seleções do Vietnã (143º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do Qatar (89º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Continentais
2014Doha 23/07/2011 QAT3:0 (1:0)VIE
1994Singapore 26/04/1993 VIE0:4 (0:2)QAT First stage1994Doha 11/04/1993 QAT4:0 (2:0)VIE First stage
Copa da Ásia
2007Hanoi 12/07/2007 VIE1:1 (1:0)QAT First stage
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Peter GREEN (AUS)
O primeiro assistente do jogo, foi: Matthew CREAM (AUS)
O segundo assistente do jogo, foi: Rodney ALLEN (AUS)
O quarto árbitro do jogo, foi: Hettikamkanamge PERERA (SRI)
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Yusef ALI, aos 17 minutos do primeiro tempo, ele que é jogador do Qatar.

Mais um jogo das eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo de 2014, Brazil, foi realizado no dia 28/07/2011, na cidade de Manilla-PHI, onde jogaram as seleções das Filipinas (162º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do Kuwait (95º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
2014Kuwait City 23/07/2011 KUW3:0 (1:0)PHI
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: LIU Kwok Man (HKG)
O primeiro assistente do jogo, foi: CHUNG Ming Sang (HKG)
O segundo assistente do jogo, foi: LAM Chi Ho (HKG)
O quarto árbitro do jogo, foi: NG Kai Lam (HKG)
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Stephan SCHROCK, aos 47 minutos do primeiro tempo, para a seleção das Filipinas, marcando seu primeiro gol pela seleçaõ nacional.

Newly promoted Mitra Kukar are looking to through down the gauntlet ahead of the new Indonesian season which starts soon. Probably.
With Simon McMenemy installed as coach they had already signed Hamka Hamzah, Isnan Ali and Jajang Maulyana. Now comes news they have added Ahmed Bustomi and Arif Suyono.