Saint Louis used their home field advantage and a 48th minute goal from Eniola Aluko to put themselves in second-lace in Women's Professional Soccer. "I could see the defender playing around with the ball a bit and I knew she was a bit uncomfortable so I pressed her," said Aluko. "(Saint Louis coach) Jorge Barcellos talked about how they would give up a ball if we pressed them. Click to continue reading...

Cruzeiro's 3-1 win over Gremio on Wednesday was marred by controversial circumstances surrounding Maxi Lopez's alleged "choice words" at their midfielder Elicarlos.

"Their striker Maxi Lopez called me a macaco (monkey)," Elicarlos declared after the game, adding that the matter would be reported to the police.

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Wow - I read today in the Swedish press that Pia has turned down an invitation from Dubya to visit the White House and be graced by his presence. I didn't actually think I could like him less today than I did on July 28 (just to select a random date).  But after watching his smirking [...] Click to continue reading...