FC BARCELONA & Spanish International midfielder ANDRES INIESTAgives us a "Masterclass" on how he does his famous dribble. This isfor our young readers from around the global:To the sponsor that appears...please send me your cheque asap :) Click to continue reading...

The United States traveled to play Denmark for their second friendly of the international break. They lost to Slovakia 0-1 on Saturday and were looking to get a result on Wednesday's match. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

Denmark beats the United States 3-1 Video Highlights

The United States did not come out strong as Denmark had most of the possession and chances early.

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I have referred to these two as Substitutes in my tiering of Starter, Rotational, Substitute and Reserves, but honestly, Nathan Sturgis likely belongs here as well. All three are almost always on the available bench, but rarely see time. In Sanna's case he is still quite young, just entering the years where he would make or break in the US system.

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Although people actually made attempts to tackle Maradona Mads Hansen recently scored what is probably the best Norwegian Second Division goal we have ever seen. Then again, it might just be the only Norwegian Second Division goal we have ever seen. Nonetheless, enjoy Mads' mad dribble. Spotted on Norwegian Football Blog

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Fort Lewis defender Laurel Reinhardt cleans up the mess after Kayla Mitchell, right, got the ball behind FLC goalkeeper Christine Schmelzle. (photo by Tom Auclair/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

DENVER — Hayley Hollenga scored two goals, including the game winner with a little more than 6 minutes to play, as the Fort Lewis College women's soccer team knocked off the Colorado School of Mines 3-2 on Friday at Auraria Field in the semifinals of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament.

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AZ/DC We can only assume that Samir Nasri was humming the riff to Smoke On The Water during this dribble.

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The UEFA Champions League had a full set of group stage matches on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 including Manchester United hosting CSKA Moscow at Old Trafford. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

Manchester United draws with CSKA Moscow 3-3 Video Highlights

Neither team was able to score in the first 10 minutes but Man U started to take control of the match.

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Joe Cole - breathing out of mouth and wearing short shorts, as usual
Joe Cole is fit again - which means that not only are his extra short shorts back on the playing field, but his brilliant creativity and Benayoun-like awareness in close spaces is on display as well in the Chelsea attack. Click to continue reading...

The English Carling Cup's biggest fourth round had to be Arsenal v Liverpool. The two clubs have played some epic matches in their pasts and on Wednesday they played at the Emirates. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

Arsenal beats Liverpool 2-1 Video Highlights

Arsenal came out with confidence and would grab the lead just inside the 20 minute mark.

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First up, apologies for my absence over the last few days, I've come down with swine flu and it is not the most pleasant thing under the sun, my skins gone pink and Ive even started oinking too. Its not good.

Anyway tonight we need to get back to winning ways after two draws, it might only be the Carling Cup but at the moment any cup would do for us.

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I remember when top clubs began blooding youngsters and squad players en masses in the League Cup it had always been a competition for a little rotation, but the criticism ran wild when the likes of us and United played entirely different teams from the one that ran out at the weekend.

These days, it is noticeable how different the media message is.

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Imagine a world without coffee. It would be a truly dark and terrible place. When I was a younger chap I had a mate whose mother refused to buy coffee for some reason but insisted they drink chicory. I would imagine that is not at all pleasant. Like having beef stew but without beef and with chunks of gopher instead.

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by CARL ELDRIDGE� Samir Nasri looks set to make his comeback tonight in the Carling Cup clash against Liverpool at the Emirates, claims this morning's papers.

The Sun says the Arsenal ace is finally ready to make his first start of the campaign after he broke his right leg at the club's pre-season training camp in Austria and has spent more than three months on the sidelines.

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East Lansing, Mich. The University of Minnesota soccer team saw their 1-0 second half lead slip away this afternoon (Oct. 25), as host Michigan State answered with two goals in less than a 90� second span for the 2-1 win.

After a scoreless first half, Minnesota� (10-5-3, 3-3-2) was first to break through in the second when Tamara Strahota (Burnsville, Minn.

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East Lansing, Mich. The University of Minnesota soccer team saw their 1-0 second half lead slip away this afternoon (Oct. 25), as host Michigan State answered with two goals in less than a 90� second span for the 2-1 win.

After a scoreless first half, Minnesota� (10-5-3, 3-3-2) was first to break through in the second when Tamara Strahota (Burnsville, Minn.

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Arsenal fans love scapegoats, rightly or wrongly. � Invariably these have been players on the fringe who the fans can't wait to have a go at, from Perry Groves, Ray Parlour and last season Emanuel Eboue. � Towards the end of last season and for this season the bête noire of the fans has been Abou Diaby.

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Jonny Evans had a great opportunity to score for Manchester United at the weekend but Jussi Jaaskelainen did well to keep it out. This isn't the first time Evans has come close though, with him rattling the woodwork following a diving header against Villarreal early last season.

The 21-year-old defender regrets his miss and feels he's doomed to never scoring.

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You really can't argue with the title. Seriously you can't so don't even try.

As Arsenal return from the 2 week break with a good win if not spectacular over Alex McLeish's Birmingham, some opposition fans chose to greet Liam Ridgewell's crunching tackle on Theo Walcott with a distasteful chant of "there's only one Martin Taylor".

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A Petkovic brace sinks the leaders

Two goals from Flamengo's Petkovic ended Palmeiras' unbeaten run in the Palestra Itália and cut their lead at the top of the table to just four points.

The Greens dominated for most of the first-half but an excellent dribble and finish by the veteran Petkovic put Fla ahead.

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The English Premier League had a full weekend of matches including Aston Villa v Chelsea. Were Chelsea able to keep their lead in the league table or did Aston Villa get a result at home. Here's a recap of the Saturday, October 17, 2009 EPL match along with video highlights.

Aston Villa beats Chelsea 2-1 Video Highlights

1st Half

The match started out with good energy from both clubs and Villa trying to use width in the midfield against Chelsea.

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Arsenal midfielder Armand Traore was speaking to the club's official website about what he needs to do to fight for a regular place at the club, revealing a meeting with Arsene Wenger put him into the right direction.

The 19-year old said:

I've talked with the boss. He says I need to work hard and be patient and that's what I'm going to do.

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Arsenal midfielder Armand Traore was speaking to the club's official website about what he needs to do to fight for a regular place at the club, revealing a meeting with Arsene Wenger put him into the right direction.

The 19-year old said:

I've talked with the boss. He says I need to work hard and be patient and that's what I'm going to do.

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It's getting close to just saying "let's prepare for 2010". After today's result down in Houston, the Wizards playoff hopes get even more faint. Up a man for over 70 minutes, the Wizards had to fight back from a goal down to salvage a draw against the Houston Dynamo this afternoon.
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In less than 12 months, Russian midfielder Andrey Arshavin became a favourite amongst Arsenal supporters with the 28-year old a key in Arsenal's last season's quest for a Champions League spot.

Speaking about Arshavin, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger highlighted the intelligence of the player and the something extra he brings to the squad.

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In less than 12 months, Russian midfielder Andrey Arshavin became a favourite amongst Arsenal supporters with the 28-year old a key in Arsenal's last season's quest for a Champions League spot.

Speaking about Arshavin, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger highlighted the intelligence of the player and the something extra he brings to the squad.

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Hello people, hope your enjoying your weekend thus far, and are anticipating a good win� over� Blackburn� tomorrow. I think the team is performing well but we have to be consistent this season which wasn't the case last season, to the point where we had so many 0-0 draws in a row it was unbelievable.

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Although Liverpool started the new season with a disappointing two losses from their first three matches, football fans know that with a fit and in-form Fernando Torres, Liverpool possess a player who can drag them to the summit no matter how tall the order. � Torres' superb treble against this year's whipping boys Hull City, his fourth for Liverpool and third in the Premiership, thrusts Rafa's men emphatically back into the mix for silverware and reminds football cynics of Liverpool's threat.

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I should start off by saying that, no matter the performance, this is a fixture we lost last season and that Fulham looked more like the team they were last season down the stretch than a team currently in and around the relegation zone. It wasn't pretty, but these are the matches we need to win.

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Fernando Torres scored a hat-trick s Liverpool gained revenge for last season's 2-2 draw also at Anfield.
The Spaniard opened the scoring on 20mins with a bit of trickery before drilling home in the far corner.
Hull grabbed an instant equaliser when a poor headed clearance by Skrtel fell to Brazilian Geovanni whose low shot beat Reina. Click to continue reading...

Jimmy Conrad had a night to remember, and at the same time a night to forget. At the end the Wizards kept their hopes alive with a come from behind win against Dallas that puts them 7 points behind the last playoff spot with 5 games left.

The night started with the Wizards trying to win their first game at home since June 12th (yes, a 3 month drought, including Superliga).

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Slowly but surely, Major League Soccer is getting there. What started as a league with a countdown clock (90:00 to 00:00) and wacky dribble-at-the-keeper shootouts to resolve tied games, is inching its way towards doing everything regular leagues do. Like not playing league games while the World Cup is happening for example. Click to continue reading...

We're sure that we are part of a vast majority that was expecting alot from this match - be it in the form of goals, thrills, or on and off pitch tussles. It was the opening match of our Champions League title-defending campaign; it was Barca and Inter coming head to head after switching their star strikers; it was Eto'o and Ibrahimovic put to the test with thier new teams against the old, after having replaced one another; it was the facing off of two mega-hot and super-awesome coaches who are continuously compared to one another. Click to continue reading...

Not good enough. That is pretty much all I have to say about this match. The Reds did a great job of maintaining possession and limiting the opportunities their opponents had, but were horrendous when it came to accuracy in passing and shots taken. 10 corner kicks, 25 shots taken, and we managed a single goal.

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Fox Soccer's coverage of the Champions League games is something to behold. No longer are we tied to ESPN's choice of which game we are allowed to watch. 10 of this week's 16 matches are available either live or on a delay. That is unbelievable, and a massive step forward.

It poured rain throughout the game in Marseille on Tuesday, and Milan's white Champions League kits do not have a sponsor.

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Emmanuel Adebayor answered his critics in spectacular fashion Saturday afternoon in one of his best performances ever on any football pitch during Manchester City's incredible 4-2 win against Arsenal.

Adebayor had a lot to prove to Arsenal supporters after he left on bad terms this summer.

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