Four more from the Arsenal. The first half ended 3-0.
Arsenal Captain Francesc Fabregas is in a rich vein of form, and he rounded out the first-half scoring.
Here are the Goals:
28' Eduardo/Wolves Own Goal
35' Eduardo/Wolves Own Goal
45' Cesc
66' Arshavin
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Goalkeeper: Hugo Lloris (Lyon)

Hugo Lloris showed Liverpool fans why he is France's number one keeper. While the Reds poured on the pressure he stood firm and made some brilliant saves early on against Kuyt, Torres, and Voronin. It took a wonder-strike from Babel to finally beat him.

Centre Back: Lucio (Internazionale)

Lucio showed why he is rated so highly around Europe.

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RSL was down on the strength of two Schelotto goals by the 35th minute and it appeared as if Crew would be able to get over the one goal disadvantage and advance to the quarter finals. But RSL struck back from a Javier Morales goal two minutes later. Ten minutes later, RSL were awarded a penalty by referee Baldemero Toledo, a dubious call on Frankie Hejduk as Espindola went down a bit too easily.

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Andy Williams Seals the Deal for Real in Win

Andy Williams seals the deal for RSL with a late goal in Real's 4-2 aggregate win to advance in the 2009 MLS Playoffs and move on to the Eastern Conference Final. Last week after Real Salt Lake beat Columbus at home in Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah, Jason Kreis said something interesting after the game. Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Europa League had a full set of group stage matches on Thursday, November 5, 2009 including AS Roma v Fulham. Here's a recap along with video highlights of the match.

AS Roma beats Fulham 2-1 Video Highlights

Roma had the advantage of a home crowd but Fulham was the one to take the lead in the first half.

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Robin Van Persie

Van Persie was the Gunners go-to-guy in the Match of the Week as Arsenal defeated Tottenham 3-0. Van Persie would score twice in the critical match and the result continues to push the Gunners towards the top of the league table. Van Persie has seven goals and six assists on the year putting him in the top five in total points of all Premier League players this season.

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The University of Colorado soccer team's season come to an end after a 1-0 double-overtime loss to Texas in the first round of the Big 12 tournament on Wednesday in San Antonio.

Texas came out with a spark in the game's second overtime, and Erica Campanelli headed a shot with 3 minutes, 30 seconds left that hit the crossbar and bounced back into play.

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Soccer Gears Up For Season Finale

11/4/09 –

Minnesota (11-5-3, 4-3-2) vs. Indiana (10-6-2, 2-5-2)

Grand Finale
The regular season finale is upon us, and the Gophers get the pleasure of playing at home. Minnesota hosts Indiana on Friday, Nov.

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Soccer Gears Up For Season Finale

11/4/09 –

Minnesota (11-5-3, 4-3-2) vs. Indiana (10-6-2, 2-5-2)

Grand Finale
The regular season finale is upon us, and the Gophers get the pleasure of playing at home. Minnesota hosts Indiana on Friday, Nov.

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Juventus were keen on showing their strength right from the word go, and had a couple of chances go without a goal early on. Bianconeri goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon made two consecutive saves that kept the visitors in the game, as a corner from Yaniv Katan eventually fell to Vladimer Dvalishvili, who produced a brilliant save from [. Click to continue reading...

Before yesterday's game, all Man United needed to do to qualify for the next stage of the Champions League was to win or draw. Last night there was a six-goal thriller at Old Trafford where things didn't go the way they were supposed to.
CSKA had got off to the better start but United were starting to control the game, when the visitors took the lead. Click to continue reading...

Bordeaux earned a 2-0 result at the Allianz Arena to cruise past Bayern Munich and ensure a place in the next round of the Champions League. The visitors' prowess at set-plays was evident throughout the game, as every time a decision went the French way, minor problems in the Bavarian box were never far away. Click to continue reading...

The Second round of the 2009 Minnesota State High School Soccer Tournament wrapped up today with the girls semifinals in class 2A.

Woodbury 3-0 Eagan

The first game saw the #1 seeded Woodbury Royals (20-0-1) take on the Eagan Wildcats (19-2-1).

The scoring got underway just 5 minutes into this match.

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The Second round of the 2009 Minnesota State High School Soccer Tournament wrapped up today with the girls semifinals in class 2A.

Woodbury 3-0 Eagan

The first game saw the #1 seeded Woodbury Royals (20-0-1) take on the Eagan Wildcats (19-2-1).

The scoring got underway just 5 minutes into this match.

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The UEFA Champions League had a full set of group stage matches on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 including Chelsea traveling to play Atletico Madrid in Spain. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

Chelsea draws with Atletico Madrid 2-2 Video Highlights

It was a quick start as Atletico Madrid came out with confidence playing at home.

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With stars like Conor Casey and Pablo Mastroeni, the Rapids should have done better in 2009. (Getty Images)

Consistent play was always an issue in 2008 for the Colorado Rapids, and it turned out 2009 wasn't much different. The Rapids looked like a team that could contend in early on in 2009 but the ladder part of the season tore this group apart as injuries were racked up and the offensive production that was one of the best in the league at times turned into a pumpkin.

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The Colorado School of Mines women's soccer team won its fourth straight match, posting a 2-0 victory over Colorado Christian on Sunday afternoon in Golden. The win helped the Orediggers secure the No. 2 seed in the RMAC tournament, the highest seed Mines has ever earned.

Dani Hering gave Mines a lead in the 10th minute of the match.

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In-stadium rivals Chivas USA and the L.A. Galaxy played to an exciting 2-2 draw Sunday night, setting the stage for what will be the most important MLS "Super Clasico" to date next Sunday.

Chivas USA got off to a hot start in the match and they took the lead in just the 4th minute when Maicon Santos drilled a right footed shot past L.

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The first leg of the MLS Playoffs Conference Semifinals occurred over the last week, and the games proved to be worth the long wait. While some international players and foreign fans may not understand the need for playoffs, the excitement this year's games have provided so far could very well make them all converts.

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Always expect the unexpected when it comes to the Superclasico. Only two goals were scored in the three regular season meetings between Chivas USA and the Los Angeles Galaxy (both by the Galaxy), but in the first leg of the first round playoff matchup between the two Home Depot Center tenants, both teams found the back of the net twice on Sunday afternoon, albeit it on strange circumstances. Click to continue reading...

Chivas USA 2 Galaxy 2

This is becoming a game when different players are making their worst errors of the season at the worst possible time.

The culprit this time was usually dependable Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez whose poor attempt at a back pass was gratefully intercepted and deposited in the back of the net by substitute Maykel Galindo who has knotted the game a two apiece.

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FC Barcelona takes on Osasuna looking to keep their lead atop the Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) table. Who won the match and was Barcelona able to win or did Osasuna get an upset? Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

FC Barcelona draws with Osasuna 1-1 Video Highlights

Barcelona once again dominated possession as they usually do every match but couldn't score in the first half.

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Stevenage will get home this evening and wonder how they didn't end up taking all 3 points after a dominant second half performance. Although Kettering had a couple of opportunities in added time, the second half was mostly at the other end as a host of Boro players missed chances to give the Hertfordshire side the victory.

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Manchester United looks to recover from last weekend's defeat to Liverpool as they face Blackburn Rovers. Were they able to win or did Blackburn get a result? Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

Manchester United beats Blackburn 2-0 Video Highlights

The match had a slow start as neither team really had any great chances in the first 20 minutes.

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The north London derby of Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur in recent years has been one of the marquee matches in the English Premier League. Both clubs have looked strong in the 2009-10 season and Saturday's match took place at the Emirates. Here's a recap of the EPL matches from Saturday, October 31, 2009 along with video highlights.

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Hermantown Hawks 5-1 Mankato West

First State Tournament for Hemantown provides motivation.

Gusty winds and a heavy mist that came in waves is what greeted fans and players in the first game of the night at Roseville HS. The boys State 1A Tournament quarterfinal matched the section 7A champion Hermantown Hawks (20-1-0) against the section 2A winner, the Mankato West Scarlets (18-2-0).

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Hermantown Hawks 5-1 Mankato West Scarlets

First State Tournament for Hemantown provides motivation.

Gusty winds and a heavy mist that came in waves is what greeted fans and players in the first game of the night at Roseville HS. The boys State 1A Tournament quarterfinal matched the section 7A champion Hermantown Hawks (20-1-0) against the section 2A winner, the Mankato West Scarlets (18-2-0).

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Until the 32nd started, things looked dull for Palmeiras. There was enormous pressure and the fear that the team had just lost the Brasileiro. But after the last mid-week round of Brasileirao, things changed again. Palmeiras won and all direct rivals, but one, lost precious points. With that, the hopes of Palmeiras fans have been renewed.

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Apparently, there are six other playoff teams out there fighting for second place. And, get this, they actually all will play their entire ties BEFORE Dynamo run the Greens on Nov. 8. (Homer? Me? What ya talkin' about?)
So now I turn my prediction energies to the postseason, and just to help myself out I will only predict the first legs (The more games I predict, the better my chance to finish with something approaching respectable. Click to continue reading...

After three consecutive years suffering playoff heartbreak against the Revolution, the Fire will try to extend their playoff winning streak against the Revs to two series this Sunday, when the two sides meet at Gillette Stadium for Game 1 (1 p.m. on FSC) of their two game Eastern Conference Semifinal matchup.

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The playoffs opened up last night in front of a raucous 30,000 + fans at Qwest Field in Seattle last night, but the expansion Sounders went home disappointed as they failed to find the back of the net in their 0-0 draw with the Houston Dynamo.

With the tie, Houston now only has to win at home when the series resumes on November 8th to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

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Woodbury 5-0 Lakeville North

First seed Woodbury (19-0-1) faced the 1AA section champions Lakeville North (12-5-3) in the second game Thursday night at Park High School. While Lakeville North was making their first appearance at the State tournament, Woodbury was trying to defend their State Champion title and make this year's their 6th in 11 years.

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Woodbury 5-0 Lakeville North

First seed Woodbury (19-0-1) faced the 1AA section champions Lakeville North (12-5-3) in the second game Thursday night at Park High School. While Lakeville North was making their first appearance at the State tournament, Woodbury was trying to defend their State Champion title and make this year's their 6th in 11 years.

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Egan 1-0 Centennial

The first game of the Girls class 2A State Quarterfinals at Park High School in Cottage Grove featured the 4th seed Egan (18-2-1) against 5AA champion Centennial (15-2-2). This year's is the first State tournament appearance for Centennial while Egan has participated 3 times before, but not since 2001.

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Eagan 1-0 Centennial

The first game of the Girls Class 2A State Quarterfinals at Park High School in Cottage Grove featured the 4th seed Eagan (18-2-1) against 5AA champion Centennial (15-2-2). This year's is the first State tournament appearance for Centennial while Eagan has participated 3 times before, but not since 2001.

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