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The final 2 MLS teams joined the US Open Cup action last night and again their success rate was only 50% as Portland was taken down by amateur team Cal FC managed by Eric Wynalda in one of the biggest upsets in modern Open Cup history! Seattle, who bought their home game, got the win over Atlanta Silverback of the NASL.

It took him eight weeks, but Fredy Montero finally notched his first goal and assist of the season during MLS Week Nine, and both of them proved worth the wait.

Montero's long-range blast of a goal in Seattle's 2-0 win against the LA Galaxy, and his brilliant game-winning assist in Seattle's 1-0 win against Philadelphia helped the Sounders register a six-point week.

Carroll celebrates with Bellamy and Henderson...Liverpool put three past a lacklustre Wolves side yesterday at a freezing cold Molineux. Andy Carroll got himself on the score sheet whilst Wolves struggled to find a goalscorer at all. The win moved Liverpool into 5th in the table.
Wolves had less worries than originally thought injury wise as Frimpong ended up being able to start in midfield for McCarthy's side.

The past two weeks have been very, very good for us. First of all the brilliant game against Chelsea will live long in the memory, it made people sit up and take notice of us again and most of all take notice of our captain currently one of the best best players in the world and probably the very best out and out striker.

The Denver Broncos are not the only recipients of the unbridled optimism of Colorado sports fans and writers.

Trailing Kansas City 2-0 on aggregate when they take the field tonight at Livestrong Sporting Park in Kansas, the Colorado Rapids have suddenly become the beneficiaries of miraculous hopes for improbable outcomes.

After the fluke round with five 0-0 draws, this weekend action was packed with several brilliant games and high scoring. AC Milan came back from three goals down to win 4-3 at Lecce. Juventus drew 2-2 at home against Genoa in a brilliant game and Udinese end top at the weekend after a brilliant home win over Novara Saturday October 23rd There were two games on Saturday evening, the first of which.

There were 22 players selected ahead of Michael Farfan in the 2011 MLS Draft. For the second straight week, the Philadelphia Union midfielder/defender showed many of those teams that passed on him just what a mistake they made.

Farfan's brilliant game-winning goal against D.

Could there be any more dire penalty taking than the Selecao display against Paraguay? Elano and Andre Santos were completely off target while Thiago Silva's effort was saved by Justo Villar. Each miss left the Brazilians in the stands looking incredulous.

At the other end Paraguay kept its nerve after Edgar Barreto dragged his shot wide left.

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Real Salt Lake has gone where no MLS team has gone before - The CONCACAF Champions League Final! But what does it mean if they don't win it all? We will all be watching and cheering Apr 20 in Mexico, and Apr 27 in Utah.
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The Whitecaps host New England tonight.

I have to say something about the Sian Massey 'offside' decision. I watched the game on tv and the decision she made was excellent, to the untrained eye Raul Meireles may have looked offside as he ran through to set up Torres for a Liverpool goal, but for Gray and Keys to say the things they did was well out of order.

DOHA, Qatar — Australia stormed into their first Asian Cup final on Tuesday with a 6-0 thrashing of 10-man Uzbekistan to set up a decider against three-time champions Japan. Galatasary forward Harry Kewell got the opener on five minutes and Asian player of the year Sasa Ognenovski doubled their lead 11 minutes before half-time.