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After the first-leg results, the odds were stacked against the National Teamers Abroad clubs looking to advance in the Europa League quarterfinals. Jermaine Jones's Schalke 04 drew Bilbao 2-2 on the night, exiting the tournament 6-4 on aggregate. Jones got the start with Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (28th) and Raul (52nd) scoring.

The dream of European silverware is still alive for four Americans, whose teams are locked in UEFA Europa League quarterfinal battles on Thursday.

U.S. national team stalwarts Jozy Altidore, Steve Cherundolo, Jermaine Jones and the injured Oguchi Onyewu all have their teams a result away from reaching the semifinals of the competition.

Steve Cherundolo started for Hannover 96, losing 2-1 to Atletico Madrid on the road at the Vicente Calderon stadium. Atletico opened the scoring in the 9th minute with Mame Biram Diouf equalizing in the 38th. Atletico got a late winner in the 89th minute. Better news for Jozy Altidore and AZ who beat Valencia 2-1 at home.

Athletic Bilbao's poor form didn't continue in Europe as they managed to pick up a massive 4-2 victory over Bundesliga representative, Schalke 04 on Thursday, in a very intense match from the kick off until final whistle.

Fernando Llorente was once again the important actor for Bilbao with his brace, while wonder kid Iker Muniain along with Oscar de Marcos added the goals for the Basque based outfit to cancel two Raul Gonzales' strikes.

By FRANCO PANIZO

Jozy Altidore and AZ Alkmaar's sucessful run in the Europa League continued on Thursday, as they defeated Spanish side Valencia in the first leg of their quarterfinals clash.

AZ played to a 2-1 home win over Valencia on goals from Brett Holman and Maarten Martens.

By now all Manchester United fans would have known that we've agreed to sell Mame Biram Diouf to Hannover 96. The question, I'm pondering over is Why? Diouf was signed from Molde FK in July 2009, and after a 30-month stay in English football, he's moving to Germany. I find his transfer really weird! During all this time, he has played lot of football, he has gained valuable experience and made

Reports this morning suggested that Mame Biram Diouf has agreed a loan move to Hannover, however, more recently, claims have been made that he has signed a two and a half.

German site, Kicker, claims he passed his medical this morning and is ready for a permanent move for around £1.5m. Hannover are currently 7th in the league, 10 points behind Bayern Munich, having scored just 21 goals in 19 games.

Mame Biram Diouf has claimed that Wigan are amongst several clubs who are interested in signing him on loan this January.

After an average loan spell at Blackburn last season, scoring 6 goals in 29 games, including a hattrick against Norwich in the League Cup and a goal against Arsenal, he is hoping to end the season well so he can get in United's team next year.

Dimitar Berbatov was the Premier League's top scorer seven months ago and lifted a record breaking 19th title with Manchester United. He has been fourth choice striker at the club this season though, behind Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Javier Hernandez.

The club tried to sell the striker in the summer following his omission from the Champions League final squad but the player wasn't having any of it, determined to stay on our books and fight for his place and has behaved admirably since.

The 2012 African Cup Of Nations is set to begin on the 21st of January until the 12th of February, so we thought with not long to go it may be worthwhile figuring out which teams are going to be most affected by players departing for this competition.

Players Involved In The African Cup Of Nations

Starting with the teams at the top end of the Premier League, Biram Diouf of Senegal appears to be the only Manchester United player affected which isn't likely to affect the club much at all as he is probably their 6th choice striker.

Rio Ferdinand, Danny Welbeck, Nani, Phil Jones, Jonny Evans, Michael Carrick, Michael Owen, Darron Gibson and Mame Biram Diouf visited the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.

Wayne Rooney, Park Ji-Sung, Patrice Evra and Tom Cleverley went to The Christie.

"Our Lads Show Their Christmas Spirit" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

Dimitar Berbatov has been ruled out of Manchester United's massive Champions League trip to Basle leaving Sir Alex Ferguson with limited options up front.

After Javier Hernandez suffered an ankle injury at Aston Villa on Saturday that is set to rule him out for a month, Ferguson expressed the hope Berbatov would have recovered from his own ankle problem to make the flight to Switzerland.

Ferguson punished for showing Palace a lack of respect

Bookies were offering odds of 12/1 on a Crystal Palace victory at Old Trafford last night, and Sir Alex Ferguson's shock following his side's 2-1 quarter final loss showed that he expected his Manchester United side to win as much as they did.

Following Manchester United's Carling Cup exit against Crystal Palace last night, OTP looks at five players on display night who are treading a tightrope if they want to continue their careers at Old Trafford. 1. Darron Gibson It looked like Fergie was going to ship Gibson out on the regular Manchester-Sunderland service during the summer.

Manchester United will continue their policy of fielding a youthful side in the Carling Cup when they take on Crystal Palace in this week's quarter-final tie. Sir Alex Ferguson revealed he would be making wholesale changes from the side that were held to a draw at home to Newcastle at the weekend, with the majority of senior players expected to be rested once again.

To celebrate Sir Alex Ferguson's 25th year in charge of Manchester United, he has named a youthful lineup for today's match against Sunderland. Wayne Rooney finds himself starting in the heart of the Premier League champions' midfield for a second straight match, partnering enforcer Darren Fletcher.

If you could choose one moment that best encapsulates the raw talent of Ravel Morrison, you'd go back a fortnight to a Manchester Senior Cup game against Bolton's Reserves. 93 minutes had passed on what was nothing more than a dour encounter and, with the score at 0-0, Morrison had shifted responsibility upon himself to put things right.

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If you could choose one moment that best encapsulates the raw talent of Ravel Morrison, you'd go back a fortnight to a Manchester Senior Cup game against Bolton's Reserves. 93 minutes had passed on what was nothing more than a dour encounter and, with the score at 0-0, Morrison had shifted responsibility upon himself to put things right.

By Chris Wright

Pies pick of the photos from last night's League Cup third round action...

The sun sets dramatically behind Elland Road before kick-off of Leeds' game against Manchester United

Wolves' Richard Stearman and Millwall's John Marquis do battle in the air over Molineux.

Dimitar Berbatov was left out of Manchester United's starting line-up again, much to the surprise of many fans who had been expecting the Bulgarian to make a return after barely getting on the pitch this season.

Sit Alex Ferguson still insists that the striker has a future at the club, although this is becoming more and more difficult to believe.

Now the international break is over, the games start coming thick and fast as Manchester United have additional Champions League and Carling Cup commitments.
Sir Alex Ferguson knows how best to utilise his squad and will reward those who have patiently watched the Reds rack up three consecutive victories in the Barclays Premier League.

A contrasting issues apparently being faced by Machester United' coach, Sir Alex Ferguson, as he is now facing a dilemma in choosing the attacking partnership up front especially after the fine performances of young guns such as Danny Wellbeck in the last few games.

Wellbeck along with Federico Macheda, and Mame Biram Diouf all returned from their loan this summer and simply adding the full packed rosters of forwards with Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, Javier "Chicarito" Hernandez and Dimitar Berbatov.

Ahead of today's highly anticipated Community Shield clash against Manchester City, Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists that he's happy with his deep pool of first team strikers. The defending Premier League champions have an overcrowded front line, with seven players vying for spots in the first team.

By Chris Wright

'Twas Paul Scholes' testimonial last night, and the United leg-end was sent merrily on his way by a sold-out Old Trafford, though not before the he opened the scoring against the Eric Cantona-helmed New York Cosmos (who boasted Fabio Cannavaro, Patrick Vieira, Brad Friedel, Michel Salgado and Robbie Keane amongst their number) with a trademark peach from the edge of the area after only eight minutes.

By Chris Wright

'Twas Paul Scholes' testimonial last night, and the United leg-end was sent merrily on his way by a sold-out Old Trafford, though not before the he opened the scoring against the Eric Cantona-helmed New York Cosmos (who boasted Fabio Cannavaro, Patrick Vieira, Brad Friedel, Michel Salgado and Robbie Keane amongst their number) with a trademark peach from the edge of the area after only eight minutes.

For the second consecutive game, Manchester United tore an MLS team apart in the second half to run out comfortable winners.

Last week United scored four goals in the second half to beat the New England Revolution 4-1 and last night they scored six (yes 6!) second half goals to beat the Seattle Sounders 7-0.

For the second consecutive game, Manchester United tore an MLS team apart in the second half to run out comfortable winners.

Last week United scored four goals in the second half to beat the New England Revolution 4-1 and last night they scored six (yes 6!) second half goals to beat the Seattle Sounders 7-0.

Mame Biram Diouf has been strongly linked with a move away from the club, with Blackpool and Blackburn apparently interested in signing him on a permanent basis.

Diouf joined the club 18 months ago but has spent a whole season on loan at Blackburn, with his highlights including a hattrick against Norwich in the League Cup and scoring against Arsenal in his first start for the club.

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By CALEB SONNELAND

In the second match of its preseason tour of the States, Manchester United made its dominance on the world soccer scene known with a demolition of the hosting Seattle Sounders ending at 7-0 in front of 67,052 attendees.

Despite only being on the field for 45 minutes, Wayne Rooney showed just why he is considered one of the premier strikers in the world, notching a hat trick and giving the Sounders back line a torrid night.

Prior to each match, New England Soccer Today will invite a reporter from the other side to provide insight regarding the Revolution's next opponent.

This week, The Busby Way editor Chudi Onwuazor shared his thoughts on the state of Manchester United and what the New England Revolution can expect when they face them at Gillette Stadium in an international exhibition on Wednesday night.

Man United have released their squad for their U.S.A. tour, and except for Chicharito, all of United's big stars will be in the U.S.

The United squad includes Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Nani, Dimitar Berbatov, Nemanja Vidic, Ji-Sung Park, Brazilian twins Fabio and Rafael, and Patrice Evra.

Going
Goalkeepers: Anders Lindegaard, Ben Amos, Sam Johnstone
Defenders: Rafael, Fabio, Nemanja Vidic, Jonny Evans, Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand
Midfielders: Michael Carrick, Nani, Anderson, Ryan Giggs, Ji-sung Park, Gabriel Obertan
Forwards: Mame Biram Diouf, Federico Macheda, Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, Dimitar Berbatov, Ashley Young.

Manchester United has released the travel roster for their upcoming U.S. tour which, of course, includes a match against the Seattle Sounders on July 20. Among the players that will be making the trip are Javier Hernandez (Chicharito), Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Ashley Young, Nani, Ji-Sung Park, Michael Carrick and Ryan Giggs.

There were whispers this morning that Blackburn's Phil Jones had signed for Manchester United for £18m. With it previously looking as though Liverpool were favourites to sign him, alongside Jordan Henderson who they have valued at £20m, the rumours seemed unlikely. Arsenal were reportedly also keen to sign him.

Mais um das eliminatórias da Euro 2012, foi realizada no dia 26/03/2011, na cidade de Jaffa-ISR, no Bloomfield Stadium, onde jogaram as seleções do Israel (58º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Letônia (75º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2010Tel Aviv 05/09/2009 ISR0:1 (0:0)LVA First stage2010Riga 15/10/2008 LVA1:1 (0:0)ISR First stage
Amistosos
1999Jerusalem 24/02/1999 ISR2:0LVA 1998Riga 17/05/1998 LVA1:5 (0:3)ISR
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Milorad Mazic-SRB
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Elyaniv Barda, aos 16 minutos do primeiro tempo, ele que é jogador do Genk-BEL, que marcou seu 12º gol pela seleção nacional.

Having several of their loaned out players becoming an important act for the clubs that they are currently playing at, Manchester United, are ready to take the successful boys back in the summer especially the likes of Tom Cleverly, Danny Welbeck and Mame Biram Diouf.

The confirmation about United's plan in getting those players back was revealed by the club's manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, who believes that next summer those loaned out players are ready to contribute for the Red Devils.

Chelsea dropped 2 more points yesterday. Looks like it's coming down to either us, City or Arsenal. I didn't get to watch the encounter against Fulham, but the consensus was that Torres looked a bit out of sorts again. Luiz on the other hand, looks to be a very solid signing and could be a permanent fixture in their backline for years to come.

Roy Hodgson has survived many low points in his short spell as Liverpool manager but Wednesday night's 3-1 defeat at Blackburn would seem to be one disaster too far and could hasten his exit from Anfield.
Even before Saturday's injury-time winner against Bolton the suggestion was club owners New England Sports Ventures were actively looking for a replacement.