For AC Milan in Saturday's fabled Derby della Madonnina, Gennaro Gattuso's nightmare came true. If not for Inter's new-look, new-effect attack, poor Captain Rino would be carrying all responsibility for the unbalanced result (AC Milan 0:4 Inter).

Inter earned three (and perhaps all four) of their strikes, yet more could not have gone wrong in one half of play for the feisty AC Milan defensive midfielder as he returns from long-term injury to snatch back his position from the interloping Galaxy star, a certain D Beckham.

Well that's certainly how it felt. I'll cut to the chase on this one because I've got my GNR preparations and an early night ahead of me. And frankly most of today's game was instantly forgettable. From Enrique's elaborations, to Joey Barton's wonky radar and then over to a lop-sided and blunted formation, there was [.

The road to the MLS Cup.
Things are starting to clear up in the MLS playoff race, chase, whatever you want to call it.
Columbus (East No. 1), Houston (West No. 1), Chicago (East No. 2) and Los Angeles (West No. 2) have a solid lead on the guarantee berths.
The wildcard berths at this point look headed to Seattle, Chivas USA, Colorado and D.

Usually if you are stuck at work on deadline day it can be an immensely frustrating time without Sky Sports News to keep you upto speed on the latest news, rumours and deals. Today however, if you missed the deadline coverage, consider yourself fortunate indeed.
Today, especially with the deadline being 5pm, transfer deadline day was as damp a squib as the Twenty20 games at Old Trafford.

It was a cracking weekend footballing wise. Full of bad blood, twisted blood, blood on face, all sorts of other blood, and it was bloody good. While there were many incidents around the houses this week, the main two occured in London and Manchester, and both between sides from those respective cities.

PFA chief Gordon Taylor has urged football fans, pundits, and the FA to put a stop to the lynch mob mentality that is surrounding Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor. The targetman stirred up controversy over the weekend by first stamping on Robin van Persie's face before scoring a goal and sprinting the length of the pitch to celebrate in front of the angry Gunners fans.

There is absolutely no doubt that Fulham's gritty displays of late are deserving of their newfound reputation as the people's club in the Premier League. The masses can relate to their mid-sized squad and down-to-earth players while tourists from all over the world simply cannot resist the amazing atmosphere at the conveniently located Craven Cottage.

The Galaxy (9-5-11, 38 points) are coming off the worst loss in franchise history a week ago, when they were routed 6-2 by FC Dallas. This Saturday's match against Toronto FC is crucial for the playoff chase.

Ivan Yeo previews the game from LA's viewpoint.

Mahmoud Shoblaq does likewise from Toronto.

The topic du jour for the last few days or so has been that despicable act known as diving, after Eduardo's antics brought it to the surface against Celtic last week. Arsene Wenger has labeled it a witch hunt, and he might have a point. But then I tend to think a chase might ensue [...]

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Real Salt Lake travels to Houston on Saturday looking to accomplish a rare feat in Major League Soccer: Win at Robertson Stadium. RSL needs three points to keep its playoff hopes alive, while the Houston Dynamo will be hoping to stay in the chase for the Supporters Shield. However, if the past two meetings this season are any indication, it will be tough for either side to collect all three points.

Last time KC and Dallas faced each other the Wizards took in 6 goals, alot of embarrassment and Curt Onalfo lost his job. Today, KC is looking for payback.

KC will be missing Jack Jewsbury who in all honesty needs a timeout since his level of play, just like Davy Arnaud's has been sub par.

English defender Sol Campbell quit a high-paying gig with Notts County due to what he claimed was a lack of fitness. That isn't stopping teams on both sides of the Atlantic from lining up to try and sign up the former Tottenham and Arsenal star.

According to the Daily Mail, the Los Angeles Galaxy and New York Red Bulls are among the teams interested in signing Campbell this winter.

This is your Goalie on a bad gameplan.

Columbus defeated the Galaxy on Saturday 2-0 thanks to a good bit of strategy and some nice play from some unusual suspects. The Crew were missing 5 regulars and yet they still came away with a victory.

"But the Galaxy were missing Beckham!