It's been a nice return to club football this weekend after all 32 countries are now locked in & booked for South Africa next Summer. What a week it was though for memorable moments and unforgettable photos in world football. Long will football fans remember the handball heard 'round the world, the pain and dejection on the Irish players faces and moments of pure passion and joy from other countries who will be playing their part in 2010.

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21.11.2009 - Liga BBVA
Athletic Bilbao - Barcelona 1:1

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Bad news for Barca.They were held to a 1 - 1 draw by Athletic Bilbao.Messi received this kung fu kick in the face early on in the game. He was back on his feet in a while but not for long.He was substituted in the 75th minute with a suspected muscle tear in the thigh.

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FC Barcelona traveled to face Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, November 21, 2009 in the Spanish Primera Division (La Liga). With Real Madrid's win earlier in the day, Barcelona would need a victory to stay top of the table. Were they able to get it? Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

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Deportivo La Coruna-Atletico Madrid

Deportivo has remained strong early on in the year and the squad is currently in fifth place trailing four clubs that are all red hot.� They should remain a top five club by the end of the week as they play the very inconsistent (but bad in La Liga so far) Atletico Madrid.

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The Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) has four matches on Saturday, November 21, 2009 including Athletic Bilbao v FC Barcelona. Currently, FC Barcelona is top of the La Liga table with 26 points through 10 matches while Athletic Bilbao is 8th place with 16 points. The match will be covered live (streaming video) at our other site, Free Live Sports TV, at the link below.

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It's another full set of matches in the top European leagues on Saturday, November 21, 2009 and Sunday, November 22, 2009. Here's are the complete United States and United Kingdom TV listings for this weekend.

Spanish La Liga

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Tenerife v Sevilla FC 17:00 GMT, 12:00 EST GolTV (USA)

Real Madrid v Racing Santander 19:00 GMT, 14:00 EST -� Sky Sports 2 (UK)

Athletic Bilbao v FC Barcelona � 21:00 GMT, 16:00 EST -� Sky Sports 2 (UK), GolTV (USA)

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Malga v Real Zaragoza 18:00 GMT, 13:00 EST Sky Sports 2 (UK)

Osasuna v Valencia 21:00 GMT, 16:00 EST GolTV (USA)

Italian Serie A

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Fiorentina v Parma 19:45 GMT, 14:45 EST ESPN (UK), Fox Soccer Channel (USA)

Sunday, November 22, 2009

AC Milan v Cagliari 14:00 GMT, 09:00 EST Fox Soccer Channel (USA)

Juventus v Udinese 19:45 GMT, 14:45 EST ESPN (UK), Fox Soccer Channel (USA)

German Bundesliga

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Schalke 04 v Hannover 96 14:30 GMT, 09:30 EST GolTV (USA)

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Hamburg v Bochum 16:30 GMT, 11:30 EST ESPN (UK), GolTV (USA)

French Ligue 1

Saturday, November 21, 2009

AJ Auxerre v AS Moncao 20:00 GMT, 15:00 EST Setanta Sports (USA)

Sunday, November 22, 2009

St Etienne v Lorient 16:00 GMT, 11:00 EST Setanta Sports (USA)

Montpellier v Lille 20:00 GMT, 15:00 EST Setanta Sports (USA)

Scottish Premier League

Dundee United v Celtic 12:00 GMT, 07:00 EST ESPN (UK)

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Thierry Henry has backed calls for a replay of the Ireland-Italy World Cup playoff he helped decide with his now infamous handball, even though FIFA has already rejected a request for a replay.

"Naturally I feel embarrassed at the way that we won and feel extremely sorry for the Irish who definitely deserve to be in South Africa," said Henry.

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Thierry Henry has backed calls for a replay of the Ireland-Italy World Cup playoff he helped decide with his now infamous handball, even though FIFA has already rejected a request for a replay.

"Naturally I feel embarrassed at the way that we won and feel extremely sorry for the Irish who definitely deserve to be in South Africa," said Henry.

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Athletic Bilbao-Barcelona

Bilbao had one of the hottest starts of any La Liga squad, but the squad has not proven that they can consistently score with only eleven goals on the year as a team.� Barcelona has a few guys that are not too far from that total including newly acquired forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

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It is Friday, which means it is time to prepare for non-stop action from Spain with La Liga back in the fray.� After an intense week of World Cup qualifying playoffs, the focus turns back to the domestic responsibilities.

The times listed are Eastern Standard Time (EST) and include the pregame pleasantries, although sometimes the matches on the DIRECTV La Liga specific channels may not go to match coverage until right before kickoff.

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Bad news for Barcelona today as they revealed that striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss this weekend's game against Athletic Bilbao due to a hamstring injury.

Barcelona says the injury was discovered following medical tests Thursday after the Sweden striker felt discomfort on Wednesday.

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This is not a hoax. Atletico Madrid coach Quique Sanchez Flores has Contracted the dreaded Swine Flu virus. According to his clubs website, the former Valencia Coach was feeling a little bit under the weather on Monday and subsequent tests that were carried out to check if he was suffering from the common cold came back negative.

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Jogaram em Lagos, no Teslim Balogun Stadium, o segundo jogo das semi-finais, com uma temperatura de 30º C, as seleções da Nigéria (32º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Espanha (2º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
16-10-1968 - Espanha 3x0 Nigéria (Jogos Olímpicos)
09-08-1995 - Nigéria 2x1 Espanha (Mundial Sub-17)
13-06-1998 - Espanha 2x3 Nigéria (Copa do Mundo)
09-09-2007 - Espanha 0x0 Nigéria (Mundial Sub-17)
28-09-2009 - Nigéria 0x2 Espanha (Mundial Sub-20)
O quarteto de arbitragem para esse jogo, foi assim definido:
Árbitro: Ravshan IRMATOV-UZB
Primeiro Assistente: Rafael ILYASOV-UZB
Segundo Assistente: Bahadyr KOCHKAROV-KGZ
Quarto Árbitro: Carlos AMARILLA-PAR
Aos 23 minutos do primeiro tempo, entrou na seleção da Espanha, o camisa 11, Adria CARMONA, jogador do Barcelona-ESP, no lugar do camisa 7, Iker MUNIANIN, jogador do Athletic Bilbao-ESP. Click to continue reading...

The Spanish Copa del Rey has another set of matches on Wednesday, November 11, 2009. There has already been one huge upset as Alcorcon (third division) defeated Real Madrid 4-1 on aggregate. The following matches will be streamed live on our other site, Free Live Sports TV. The links for each match is below along with the match times (streams will be added shortly before the match and refresh the page if none are available yet).

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Goal highlights from the Barcelona vs Cultural Leonesa Spanish Copa Del Rey second leg game on November 10, 2009. Match KO time 21.00 UK at the Nou Camp. Barca won 2-0 in the first leg, and therefore win 7-0 on aggregate thanks to this thrashing. All five goals came in the second half of the [...] Related posts:

1. Cultural Leonesa vs Barcelona goals highlights Goal video highlights from the Cultural Leonesa vs Barcelona Copa.

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It's a light week of matches in Europe as there are international fixtures on the weekend and next week. The Spanish Copa del Rey wraps up its fourth round with the second legs while the English Football League Cup or Johnstone's Paint Trophy (JPT) had the quarterfinals for the Northern and Southern sections.

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The top two teams in England face off today, while four MLS teams battle to see which two will play in the Western Conference final in MLS.

Manchester United travels to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea, while the Home Depot Center Clasico and Seattle-Houston fill out the MLS portion of today's action.

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Call me crazy (because I am), but despite Tenerife loss last week to Villarreal 5-0� I still think the new boys will win this weekend.� Why you ask?� Because although Tenerife looked horrid last week this week they get to play Malaga who in nine games has lost seven.� Malaga is in last place and Tenerife sits just outside the relegation zone.

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07/11/2009Getafe - Deportivo La Coruna ore 18.00Tenerife - Malaga ore 20.00Barcellona - Maiorca ore 20.00Atletico Madrid - Real Madrid ore 22.0008/11/2009Valladolid - Xerez ore 17.00Sporting Gijon - Espanyol ore 17.00Racing Santander - Athletic Bilbao ore 17.00Almeria - Osasuna ore 17.00Valencia - Saragozza ore 19. Click to continue reading...

I don't care much for the JV competition in Europe. But here are the raw scores in case you have any interest.Anderlecht 3-1 FC Timisoara
Dinamo Zagreb 0-2 Ajax Amsterdam
Genoa 3-2 Lille
Slavia Prague 2-2 Valencia
Hamburg SV 0-0 Celtic
Rapid Vienna 0-3 Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Heerenveen 2-3 Hertha Berlin
Sporting Lisbon 1-1 FK Ventspils
AS Roma 2-1 Fulham
FC Basel 3-1 CSKA Sofia
Dinamo Bucuresti 0-3 Galatasaray
SK Sturm Graz 0-1 Panathinaikos
Levski Sofia 0-1 SV Salzburg
Villarreal 4-1 Lazio
Fenerbahce 3-1 Steaua Bucuresti
Twente Enschede 2-1 Sheriff Tiraspol
AEK Athens 2-2 BATE Borisov
Everton 0-2 Benfica
Partizan Belgrade 2-4 Club Brugge
Toulouse 0-2 Shakhtar Donetsk
CFR Cluj-Napoca 2-3 Sparta Prague
FC Copenhagen 1-1 PSV Eindhoven
CD Nacional de Madeira 1-1 Athletic Bilbao
Werder Bremen 2-0 Austria ViennaFun stuff. Click to continue reading...

With the confusing TV schedules for La Liga in the United States every week, it is quite difficult to figure out who is playing when and on what channel.� Every Friday, I will lay out the TV schedule so that every fan of La Liga has a place to go to see when and where their favorite team will play.

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Benfica and Nacional were in action today along with Sporting in the Europa League. Benfica scored two goals in the second half to defeat Everton on the road 2-0 on goals by Javier Saviola and Oscar Cardozo. Nacional took the lead once again against Athletic Bilbao on a goal by Edgar before Athletic tied it with eight minutes to draw Nacional 1-1. Click to continue reading...

Prior to last night's match against Chelsea at the Estadio Vicente Calderon, Footy Factor called in some favors from our Spanish counterparts and shot some telling footage of Atletico Madrid's pre-match warm-up. Do you notice who's missing?

PS. On a side note, check out Jose Antonio Reyes' hop-step-jump over the touchline.

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Liverpool youngster Mikel San Jose may be set to return from his loan spell in Spain ahead of schedule.
The 20-year-old defender agreed to join Athletic Bilbao on a season-long deal over the summer, but has grown frustrated at a lack of opportunities in his homeland.
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Apoel Nicosia vs FC Porto

FC Porto will look to lock up second place in Group D with a win against Nicosia. The 2-1 victory a fortnight ago did not represent the game. Porto out-played the Romanian side for the better part of the game and Hulk should have had a hat-trick at least.

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The top European Leagues are well into their 2009-10 seasons with the races starting to take shape. In England, Chelsea remains on top but Manchester United and Arsenal are close behind. In Spain, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are in a tight battle at the top of the table. The French Ligue 1 and German Bundesliga are very competitive and several teams still in position to make a run for the league titles.

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Video Info:
31.10.2009 - Liga BBVA
Athletic Bilbao - Atletico Madrid 1:0

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Friday 30th October
19:30 Dortmund v Hertha Berlin, Bundesliga, ESPN
Not a great offering from the Bundesliga this weekend. Hertha are awful and Dortmund got knocked out of the Cup in midweek. If you must get involved then have a butchers atBVB's Lucas Barrios who has scored four goals in four games. Click to continue reading...

Most of the top European leagues are more than a 1/3 into their 2009-10 season. In Spain, Barcelona is on top of the league table while Real Madrid are close behind. In France and Germany, the league tables are very close and no clear favorites so far. Inter Milan leads the Italian Serie A and are the favorites to repeat as champions.

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Jogaram em Kano, no Sani Abacha Stadium, com uma temperatura de 32º C., as seleções dos Emirados Arábes (115º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Espanha (2º no ranking da FIFA).
Esse foi o primeiro jogo, entre as 2 seleções, em jogos oficiais.
O quarteto de arbitragem desse jogo, foi assim escalado:
Árbitro: Wolfgang STARKS-ALE
Primeiro Assistente: Volker WEZEL-ALE
Segundo Assistente: Jan-Hendrik SALVER-ALE
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If the Copa del Rey is played, but hardly anyone cares about it, did it really happen?� To say that some of the La Liga teams think of the cup as a nuisance would be quite an understatement.� With the overloaded fixture list consisting of European and domestic matches, the Copa del Rey is near the bottom of the top teams' priorities.

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Atletico Madrid has struggled for positive results all this season.� Well they will be kicking themselves once again as they had a match in perfect position against Mallorca in extra time.� The squad achieved the draw though with a goal in the remaining minutes from Mallorca 1-1.� Sevilla proved once again to be an outstanding defensive minded squad against Espanyol.

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Goals and video highlights from the Sporting Gijon vs Real Madrid La Liga game on Saturday, October 24, 2009. Real were beaten 3-2 by AC Milan in their midweek Champions League game, while Sporting ran out 2-1 winners over Athletic Bilbao in their last La Liga game. Related posts:Real Madrid vs AC Milan goals highlights- October 21 [. Click to continue reading...

24/10/2009Atletico Madrid - Maiorca ore 18.00Sporting Gijon - Real Madrid ore 20.00Siviglia - Espanyol ore 22.0025/10/2009Valladolid - Deportivo La Coruna ore 17.00Getafe - Athletic Bilbao ore 17.00Racing Santander - Osasuna ore 17.00Tenerife - Xerez ore 17.00Villarreal - Malaga ore 17.00Almeria - Valencia ore 19. Click to continue reading...