Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division (Primera División Peruana) football club from the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. The club is one of the most popular and successful in Peru with twenty-two league titles and two Copa Libertadores semi-final appearance to its credit. Over the years, Alianza has featured well-known players such [.

Club Alianza Lima is a Peruvian First Division (Primera División Peruana) football club from the La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. The club is one of the most popular and successful in Peru with twenty-two league titles and two Copa Libertadores semi-final appearance to its credit. Over the years, Alianza has featured well-known players such [.

Behind-the-scenes image via HotCelebsHome.com. Yeah, we know. But desperate times call for desperate, tacky measures.

"Why is closed set, are there naked beetches in here or someting?" - Irina Shayk questioning the rules and restrictions of a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit photoshoot.

According to media reports in Holland, AC Milan have decided to send U.S. international and A.C. Milan defender Oguchi Onyewu to defending Dutch champions FC Twente on loan for the remainder of the season. FC Twente will have the option of making an offer to permanently sign Onyewu in June.

Manchester United Chief Executive David Gill is set to open up contract talks with Ryan Giggs. The 37-year old made his 600th appearance for United against Tottenham at the weekend. Giggs'...
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"Dad, I simply must have that Prada cape."

GQ magazine says, when it comes to fashion Romeo Beckham (who is eight years old) is "frighteningly tuned in". Romeo made their 50 Most Stylish Men bullshit list, at No.26 no less.

David Walker-Smith, who works in menswear at Selfridges, agrees.

Kaka is back! Well... sort of. After a five-month layoff, he played his first 15 minutes of top-tier football last weekend against Getafe. It's too early to say whether Kaka has completely recovered, but during that brief appearance he looked sharp, lean, and hungry. We'll be able to make a more accurate assessment once he gets a full 90 minutes – although right now, it's hard to see when that might happen.

Benfica have completed their first move of the January transfer season, securing the acquisition of Argentinian Jose Luis Fernandez from Racing Club. The 23 year old winger is 5 foot 6 and has scored 3 goals in 39 appearances for Racing.Fernandez also earned his first cap for Argentina when he made an appearance against Haiti.

The U.S. veterans just can't stay away from camp. Shannon Boxx and Rachel Buehler, despite being given the camp off by Pia Sundhage, again joined training today while Heather Mitts also made an appearance (see below with her soccer twin Leslie Osborne).
Meanwhile, Pia Sundhage is in now in camp after fulfilling her duties to FIFA at the Gala Awards in Zurich.

In his second appearance back from an injury, Rangers midfielder Maurice Edu made a fine individual play to slam home the capper in a 4-0 win over hapless Hamilton. We've got full highlights with some club commentary, but if you're in a rush, Mo's goal play starts at about the 5:40 mark.And no, the Cut of the Day is not actually me on guitar - just some dude I found with the same name and a

Thai Port started their 2011 pre-season campaign with a 6-3 win over Ang Thong at Ang Thong Municipal Stadium. Details are a bit sketchy, but I believe that Steven Robb played some part in the game, and that Jacob Aikhionbare, Teerawut Sanphan & Sarawut Kongjareon each scored twice.
Teerawut (pic below) played plenty of games for Port in the 2009 season, including a substitute appearance in the FA Cup Final, so it came as a surprise when he was loaned to Trang for the 2010 season.

One big performance can earn Arsenal the ticket to Wembley for yet another final appearance that might be more cherished than previous ones due to the events of the past few years.

Ipswich Town bring a 1 – 0 lead to the Emirates. We can be sure the Tractor will be well anchored in front of their goal.

BARCELONA, Spain Pedro Rodriquez scored twice as Barcelona made heavy weather of beating promoted Levante 2-1 to move five points clear at the top of La Liga on Sunday. The champions, with 46 points from 17 matches, pulled away from second-placed Real Madrid which visits local rivals Getafe on Monday.

Swearing fun at the Bridge If Roman Abramovich thought ditching Ray Wilkins would give his bench a friendlier appearance, he had accounted for Aston Villa's late equaliser in the 3-3 draw on Sunday. Even the members of the supposedly fairer sex were giving the Blues' dugout a rough look at the end of the match.

Was having my weekly gander at the East Lothian Courier to see which of my erstwhile school mates were making an appearance in the courts pages when I came across another argument for summer football:
Davie McGlynn, manager of Superleague outfit Musselburgh Athletic, said a combination of dreadful winter weather, the economic downturn and cutbacks across Scottish football had created a "terrible situation" for clubs.

We kicked off the 2011 version of Trivia Time with a question on twitter this morning - yes, yes, we know you are following twitter.com/ussoccer and knew this already - but wanted to fill you in on the answer.
Given this is the first January camp of the 2014 World Cup cycle and there are a lot of fresh faces, we decided to go back to 2007 and ask this question: How many players on the 2007 January camp roster went on to represent the U.

I'm a bit late in the day thanks to the rude awakening of coming back to work, but I'm really chuffed that Forest did the not-entirely-unexpected and made Marcus Tudgay's signing from Sheffield Wednesday permanent yesterday. He's now on board with a two-and-a-half year contract after impressing in his loan spell, in which he notched three goals in three starts, and one sub appearance [.

I've steered clear of the whole transfer window so far and have only briefly mentioned Mr David Beckham once in passing, but with Redknapp stating on TalkSPORT that the deal is all but done now, with Levy just finalising some of the finer details with Beckham's advisers in California, I think it's safe to say we've made our first signing of 2011.

When Milan signed Antonio Cassano his arrival was met with much scepticism. Given Cassano's turbulent past that has seen him in trouble with managers, players and presidents alike, this scepticism was justifiable. The former Bari prodigy is an incredible talent but is also an equally volatile character.

Sunil Chhetri and the Indian national team get their AFC Asian Cup campaign started this week when they take on Australia. It appears that Chhetri will have another set of eyes looking at him in the game. Word out of Australia is that A-League side, Perth Glory, will be watching Chhetri with an eye towards signing the forward.

American defender Oguchi Onyewu has completed a loan move to Dutch side FC Twente. The towering defender hasn't enjoyed much playing time since signing for AC Milan in 2009, as he has recorded just a solitary appearance for the Serie A giants.

Onyewu's loan to Twente is for the remainder of the season, giving him five months to prove his worth.

Towering US defender Oguchi Onyewu has signed for Dutch club Twente on a loan deal for the remainder of the season.

The AC Milan defender has only made one appearance for the club in 18 months which has been Plaqued with Injuries.

Twente manager Michel Preud'Homme is no stranger to Onyewu having previously endured great success with the defender when at Standard Liege before his big move to Italy.

Photo: Nicolae Stoian

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With some time to recover from yesterday's SuperDraft excitement, we can now look at some of the early reaction.

A good place to start is our very own draft review. In addition to, well, reviews, the piece includes links to each players stats as well as video of them in action.

BERLIN — Borussia Dortmund were 13 points clear at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday after second-placed Mainz lost at Stuttgart and champions Bayern Munich drew 1-1 at Wolfsburg in a game where both sides missed penalties. Borussia had blitzed Leverkusen with three goals in six minutes on Friday as Jurgen Klopp's young side [.

DOHA, Qatar — Qatar stormed into the Asian Cup quarter-finals for only the second time in their history on Sunday with a commanding 3-0 victory over Gulf champions Kuwait, who were eliminated from the tournament. They went through after Uzbekistan drew 2-2 with China to top Group A, allowing Qatar to finish second and make [.

Footy peeps love their Cavalli, and Fiorentina's Adrian Mutu and wifey Consuelo are no diff. The chic couple made an appearance at Men's Fashion Week in Milan for the A/W 2011/12 show. Love Adri's boots.

Szczesny to continue after Fabianski setback | News Archive | News | Arsenal.com Wojciech Szczesny will continue in goal on Wednesday night after Lukasz Fabianski suffered a minor setback in his recovery from a shoulder injury. The younger Pole will make his fourth consecutive first-team appearance in the FA Cup replay at Leeds and looks set to keep goal for the home games against Wigan and

DOHA, Qatar Jordan came back from a goal down to beat Syria 2-1 Monday to qualify for the Asian Cup quarterfinals and deny Syria its first trip to the knockout stage. Striker Odai al-Saify scored the winning goal in the 59th minute, slipping past Syria defender Ali Dyab and chipping the ball over the [.

Honduras clinched their spot in this summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup by defeating Guatemala 3-1. Motagua's Jorge Claros scored the winner in the closing stages of the first half, and the insurance goal in the final minute of the match. Guatemala will face Nicaragua, who drew 1-1 with Belize to clinch third place in Group A on goal difference.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Forgotten American defender Oguchi Onyewu made his debut for the Dutch club Twente in a 5-0 league win over Heracles Almelo on Wednesday night. Onyewu was loaned to the Eredivisie champion for the rest of the season on Jan. 11 by AC Milan, where he failed to make a single appearance this [.

The Philadelphia Union continued the revamping of its second-year squad on Thursday with the announced signings of Colombian goalkeeper Faryd Mondragon and Colombian defender Carlos Valdes.

Mondragon, 39, joins the Union from German side Cologne while Valdes, 25, comes to MLS from Colombian club Independiente Santa Fe.

Kenny Dalglish has played down the significance of Joe Cole's appearance for Liverpool reserves, with the Anfield boss insisting the move was designed to improve the midfielder's fitness levels.
Cole's name appeared on the team sheet for a Lancashire Senior Cup tie on Wednesday, leading to speculation that Dalglish did not fancy the England international.

DOHA, Qatar — A dramatic last-minute goal from defender Masahiko Inoha saw 10-man Japan twice come from behind to snatch a 3-2 win over heartbroken hosts Qatar in their Asian Cup quarter-final on Friday. Inoha struck in the 90th minute at a nearly full Al Gharafa Stadium to keep alive Japan's bid for a fourth [.

Washington, D.C. (January 21, 2011) - D.C. United Head Coach Ben Olsen and Assistant Coach Chad Ashton, along with players Clyde Simms and Marc Burch will be making appearances at the Virginia Youth Soccer Association Convention in Crystal City, Va. beginning tonight.
On Friday, January 21, Olsen will be at the VYSA Convention from 6:45 p.

The Philadelphia Union introduced two new signings last week, Faryd Mondragon.and Carlos Valdes. So far, Mondragon has been saying all the right things, emphasizing his work ethic, preparation, and team spirit. He also seems like a character if his Republica Deportiva appearance and interaction with fans are any guide.

LONDON, England One of British soccer's leading television commentators was fired Tuesday, a day after being taken off the air and temporarily suspended for making sexist remarks about a female match official. Andy Gray, the face of Sky Sports' soccer coverage for the past two decades, was dismissed by the broadcaster after "new evidence [.

Liverpool has confirmed David Amoo has joined MK Dons on loan.
The powerful reserve-team forward has signed a deal with the League One side until 23 February, 2011
Amoo arrived at the Reds from Millwall in 2007 and spent two years with the club's Academy before progressing into John McMahon's second string.

BIRMINGHAM, England Birmingham's Craig Gardner booked a League Cup final showdown against Arsenal as his extra-time goal sealed a 3-1 victory over West Ham in Wednesday's semi-final second leg that secured a 4-3 aggregate win. Gardner, a boyhood Birmingham fan, capped an impressive fightback from Alex McLeish's side, who can now look forward to [.

This article originally appeared on this site in July 2007, but amongst you were reading this site then? As it's Friday night and our heads from a week of the world going crazy in the coconut on the subject of two football television anchors whose names have escaped us, we've spruced it up, replaced the images and have decided to give it a second run out.