Sacha Kljestan's run of form is turning out to be anything but temporary.

Kljestan continued his strong season for Anderlecht, scoring a goal in the club's 5-3 triumph over Lokomotiv Moscow in their UEFA Europa League battle. His curling effort to the far corner dug Anderlecht out of an early 1-0 deficit and helped the Belgian side win its group, which should make for a more favorable result during Friday's knockout round draw.

Liverpool: Maxi 53′
Blackburn: Adam (og) 45′

Liverpool drop points again at Anfield, failing convert their late surge into a winning goal against a stubborn Blackburn Rovers side. The return of Steven Gerrard and two late chances got our hopes up, but in the end it was the same frustrating story we've seen from Liverpool so many times in the past year.

Terrible night for Manchester United and City as both clubs crashed out of the Champions League tonight.

The bigger shock was Man United losing 2-1 to Basel on a night that saw United captain Nemanja Vidic carried off with a bad knee injury.

United only needed a draw to progress but went behind after only nine minutes when Marco Streller fired home after Xherdan Shaqiri's cross was kicked out by David De Gea.

By Alan Duffy

Yes it's a goal from practically the half-way line and yes it demonstrates impressive vision and technique from the goal-scorer. However, in this case, Ryan Jack's long-range goal for Abderdeen in their 2-1 win against St Johnstone is a rather tame affair, all things considered.

Expansion franchise Norfolk SharX are still winless in their inaugural MISL season following Thursday nights lopsided home loss to Rochester 16-2.
For fans planning to following the action via MISLlivesoccer.com unfortunately the live video feed fell victim to technical issues and was unavailable however WKFL Rochester did have an online radio feed of the match.

Despite the fact that David Villa has had a slightly tough time of late at the Nou Camp, it appears as though Kenny Dalglish will not be getting his hands on the Barcelona striker.
Speaking earlier today, the prolific Spain frontman, who has scored over 50 international goals, cooled rumours of an exit.

Yesterday, Dec. 5, was the National Day of the Ninja. To celebrate, we arranged some of our favorite shadow warriors into a Napoli-style, counter-attacking 3-4-3, capable of putting the ball in the back of the net before you even know what hit you.

Truly he is the Great White Ninja.

Fabregas with brace against Levante (Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images)

Barcelona continued their imperious form at the Camp Nou this season, hitting Levante for five goals in the latest manita under Pep Guardiola.

After suffering a shock defeat to Getafe last weekend, the champions responded the only way they know how, with goals.

Mexico's Carlos Vela scored a contender for the goal of the season not just in La Liga but the whole of Europe. Vela, a former Arsenal player, has failed to impress or hold a place not just with the Gunners but a couple of other European clubs.

His scoring record is rather unimpressive for an attacker but this stunning overhead goal could change everything for Vela.

Terrible night for Manchester United and City as both clubs crashed out of the Champions League tonight.

The bigger shock was Man United losing 2-1 to Basel on a night that saw United captain Nemanja Vidic carried off with a bad knee injury.

United only needed a draw to progress but went behind after only nine minutes when Marco Streller fired home after Xherdan Shaqiri's cross was kicked out by David De Gea.

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1. Manchester City will benefit from this experience

Regardless of the wealth spent on this team, this is City's first outing in the Champions League. Only a handful of players in the squad have participated before in Europe's elite competition.

Charlie Adam admits he was delighted to see Luis Suarez return to the scoresheet and help Liverpool return to winning ways with a 1-0 success over Queens Park Rangers on Saturday.
The Uruguay striker headed home the only goal of the game - his eighth of the season - early in the second half at Anfield to help the Reds collect three points and move up to sixth in the Barclays Premier League table.

The Rochester Lancers came out firing against the Milwaukee Wave Saturday night – the Major Indoor Soccer League expansion team found the back of the net just 6 seconds into the match and scored the game's first seven points.

But once the Wave got rolling, there was no stopping them.

Defender Joe Hammes (Cedarburg) sparked Milwaukee's comeback and capped an 11-point surge with a 3-pointer late in the first quarter as the Wave cruised to a 24-9 victory in front of 3,202 fans at U.

By FRANCO PANIZO

There were several noteworthy performances from the Americans Abroad contingent this weekend, but none was better than the match put in by Oguchi Onyewu.

Onyewu was the only American to find the back of the net this past weekend, as he hit the winner in Sporting CP's 1-0 victory over CD Nacional de Madeira.

North Carolina withstood a late-charge from Charlotte to hold onto a 1-0 win and capture its second College Cup in school history on Sunday afternoon at Regions Park in Hoover, Ala.

Ben Speas scored the decider in the 65th minute while the Tar Heel defenders barely kept the 49ers off the board in the waning minutes as the first-seeded squad ended the Cinderella run of their in-state opponent.

By: Brandon Arendt
At 6-0 the Wave have reason to celebrate.
The Milwaukee Wave showed the Rochester Lancers exactly what it means to take on the defending MISL champions. The Wave trounced the Lancers 24-9 after a hotly contested 1st quarter that saw a monstrous eight goals.

Younes couldn't have picked a worse time to roll out his Petr Cech impressionWWWWDWWWWWWFOY. Tottenham's remarkable run of winning form came to a shuddering end at Stoke yesterday but the controversial decisions made by referee Chris Foy left a particularly bitter taste in the mouth.
An inept first half showing from Spurs, unbecoming of a title-chasing team, had left them 2-0 and with the prospect of scaling a metaphorical mountain in order to get anything from the game.

Ben Speas scored the only goal in North Carolina's 1-0 win in the College Cup final against Charlotte on Dec. 11.
Youth National Team veteran Ben Speas, who played for the U-17, U-18 and U-20 Men's National Teams, scored the winning goal to help North Carolina beat Charlotte in the NCAA Division I Championship.

Andre Villas-Boas hailed his side's patience in coming from behind to defeat previously unbeaten Premier League leaders Manchester City 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.

A terribly shaky defensive start from the Blues allowed City's controversial striker Mario Balotelli to round Petr Cech and open the scoring for the visitors right after the first minute of play.

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The MLS Generation adidas side continued its tour of the Netherlands with a 3-2 victory over second-division club FC Volendam on Tuesday.

Columbus Crew midfielder Dilly Duka scored his second goal of the tour, tallying off a free kick much like he did against the Ajax reserves in a 4-2 loss last week.

United travel to London to take on QPR this weekend, and are a top priced 1.5 with Betfred and Paddy Power to win at a ground where they haven't lost for 22 years. They have won eight and lost none of the last 11 meetings with the Hoops in all competitions and come into the game on the back of thrashing Wolves 4-1 to extend their unbeaten run in the league to eight (won 5, Drawn 3).

by Shane Badger
Game after game the Lancers have proven that their learning curve is short. Each game a new lesson learned. Still the onlookers were apprehensive as the Lancers took the field against their league rivals the Silver Knights whom had just bested the Blast.

Liverpool have been alerted to the possible availability of Real Madrid star Mesut Ozil, after the creative midfielder was warned by manager that his performances needed to significantly improve or else he would be sold.
The German international was one of the stars of the 2010 World Cup and was signed by Madrid for €15million from Werder Bremen.

By FRANCO PANIZO

A week after enduring one of his worst performances of the season, Clint Dempsey responded in a big way.

Dempsey lifted Fulham to victory over Bolton Wanderes on Saturday, scoring a goal and assisting on another in the 2-0 affair. Dempsey found the back of the net with a well-placed header before sending Costa Rican teammate Bryan Ruiz in on goal with a nifty pass.

By Joel Greenwaldt
The Baltimore Blast entered this past weekend desperate for their first home win of the season, while at the same time seeking to regain some momentum as they prepare to head into a vital stretch of their schedule.
The Blast were successful on both fronts as they defeated the Missouri Comets on Friday evening 17-9 in front of 4,081 fans at the First Mariner Arena.

Being continuously close in getting a goal for his new team but still can't find the back of the net as just yet apparently frustrated Liverpool's Stewart Downing a bit as he can't seem to figure when will he finally have his shot not hitting the bar.

The former Aston Villa man, who arrived at Anfield for quite a lot of sum this summer, admitted his frustration but he vowed not to give up in trying as he believes his getting closer to open his account with the Reds.

Rochester Lancers dominated the Norfolk Sharks and won a well deserved holiday present, but if Rochester thought tonight's game against the Sharks was a pre-Wave tune-up, they are going to need to keep tuning.
Despite Salles' piercing three point direct kick at 54 seconds in, it would be another ten minutes before Nelly found net and a full twenty minutes into the game before the Lancers would spring to life.

In a day that saw Man City blanked, Man U crushed Wigan. "The Sulk" Berbatov nets a hat-trick while Park Ji-Sing and Valencia also find the back of the net as the Red Devils run out 5-0 winners at Old Trafford.Video: Fox Sports
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Former Liverpool defender Jason McAteer has jumped to the defence of Stewart Downing after the winger failed to score or create a goal in yet another game.Downing has not gone 19 games without hitting the back of the net or assisting; That's an incredible 28 hours of football without a specific creative contribution to the team.

Clint Dempsey found the back of the net in Fulham's draw with Chelsea, while Brad Guzan recorded his first Premier League clean sheet against Stoke City.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has piled the praise on Maxi Rodriguez ahead of Friday's Premier League clash with Newcastle.
The Argentinian attacker is expected to play a key role against the Magpies, with striker Luis Suarez missing due to a one-match suspension.
Rodriguez has been prolific at Anfield with 11 goals in his last 12 home starts, including finding the back of the net in their Boxing Day draw with Blackburn.

Photo by Bill Barrett/ISIphotos.com

By FRANCO PANIZO

Scoring was not the easiest of things for the U.S. men's national team in 2011. It found the back of the net just 16 times in 17 games for its lowest goal-scoring total in a decade.

That does not mean there weren't any nice goals, though.

Liverpool defender Daniel Agger directs a Cabaye header into the back of the net to give Newcastle a 1-0 lead at Anfield.