There are a number of International Friendlies on Saturday, November 14, 2009 as most nations are done with 2010 World Cup Qualification. Some of the friendlies including Brazil v England, Slovakia v USA, Spain v Argentina, and Italy v Netherlands. All of these matches and more will be covered live at our other site, Free Live Sports TV, at the links below.

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The English FA might have an expensive invoice sent to its mailbox soon.
Soccer star Frank Lampard injured his leg the other day while on international duty and the team signing his paycheck, Chelsea, wants compensation. The thigh strain he suffered in practice is possibly due in part to the lack of leg room on the English national team's cheap flight over to Qatar. Click to continue reading...

It's a busy weekend of international matches on Saturday, November 14, 2009 in the world of soccer. In UEFA there are playoff matches in 2010 World Cup Qualifying while other regions such as CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and AFC also have qualification matches taking place. Many matches will be televised and here's a full set of TV listings for the United States and United Kingdom.

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There are several international friendlies on Saturday, November 14, 2009 while the final 2010 World Cup Final spots are determined. One of the more high profile friendlies is England v Brazil which will be at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. Both nations have qualified for next summer's world cup and are two of the favorites to advance far into the tournament.

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The UEFA (Europe) region has finished its group stage of qualification on Wednesday with nine teams earning automatic qualification. The teams that have already qualifed from this region are England, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Serbia, Germany, Slovakia, Switzerland, and Denmark.

Here are the final Group Stage standings for the UEFA region along with the top 8 second place teams that have qualified for the play-off round where there are four additional spots available.

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The FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualification process is wrapping up as most regions will determine their automatic spots today. All that will remain is play-off matches for UEFA as well as matches in the CAF and a play-off between 5th place CONMEBOL and 4th place CONCACAF.

Here's a list of video highlights for all of the FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifying matches on Wednesday, October 14, 2009.

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England finished their UEFA 2010 World Cup Qualifying schedule on Wednesday against Belarus. Neither team had anything to play for as England has already qualified and Belarus' chances are all gone. The match was at Wembley Stadium. Here's a recap along with video highlights.

England cruises past Belarus 3-0 Video Highlights

England played an average match as they were never really pushed by Belarus.

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The UEFA (Europe) region has one match day left to determine the final qualification spots and the 2nd place teams who will participate in the play-off. Â The teams that have automatically qualified are England, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Serbia, Italy, and the Netherlands.

Out of the nine groups, the top eight second place teams will advance to a play-off round with the winners advancing.

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England wraps up its UEFA 2010 World Cup Qualifying on Wednesday, October 14, 2009. Neither team has anything play for as Belarus is out of contention for qualification and England has already clinched their ticket to South Africa. The match will be televised on ITV in the UK and Fox Soccer Channel in the USA.

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It was another full day of World Cup Qualifying including Ukraine hosting England on Saturday in the UEFA region. England has already clinched their spot next summer while Ukraine is looking to place 2nd to win a playoff spot. Here's a full recap of the match along with video highlights for the match on Saturday, October 10, 2009.

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England has already qualified for the FIFA 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa but looks to remain perfect against Ukraine on Saturday, October 10, 2009. Here's a preview of the UEFA 2010 World Cup Qualifying match along with a prediction. A video preview of the match can be found here.

Ukraine v England Match Preview and Prediction UEFA WCQ Saturday, October 10, 2009

England has already qualified but the Ukraine is in contention for 2nd place in the group.

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Fabio Capello, England National Team manager, has named the 24-man squad for the upcoming UEFA World Cup Qualifiers against Ukraine and Belarus. England has already qualified for next summer's 2010 World Cup Finals on South Africa. There's little change from the last few months. Here's the full roster.

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Just look at that smile.
He's beeming over the performance of his English national team. No, that's not it. This is a new-look happiness.
Ahhhhh, it must be because he was cleared in a tax evasion scandal.
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What do Steven Gerrard and John Terry have in common? They both play at the highest level of football; they've both captained the English national team; they've both played in a Champions league final; oh, and they're both arguably xenophobes.
In November 2007, Steven Gerrard hit out at ‘foreigners' in the Premiership, complaining that if a quota system is not introduced, ‘foreigners' will ‘take over'. Click to continue reading...

The UEFA (Europe) Region had another set of matches on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 with some key matches. The most notable was England who qualified for next year's FIFA 2010 World Cup Final with a 5-1 victory over Croatia. A few teams improved their chances while some lost all hope, such as Scotland.

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It was another full set of matches in UEFA 2010 World Cup Qualifying. While a few teams have already qualified, most of the spots are still up for grabs. Here's a recap of the all the matches on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 along with video highlights.

UEFA 2010 World Cup Qualifying Recap

In Group 3, the Czech Republic kept their hopes alive with a dominating 7-0 win over San Marino.

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The UEFA World Cup Qualifying had another set of matches on Wednesday with one of the marquee matches, England v Croatia. England were playing at home in front of a packed Wembley Stadium with a chance to clinch first place in the group and a spot in next summer's FIFA 2010 World Cup. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

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It's another set of FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifying matches on Wednesday with key matches. In Europe (UEFA), England can clinch an automatic spot while other countries such as Scotland (UEFA) look to keep their chances alive. Here's a list of the  matches to watch in all of the regions in World Cup Qualifying on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 (all times listed are USA Eastern Standard Time).

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Sol Campbell (left, age 34) is recently unretired and revealed some intentions to play on the English national team at the World Cup. He also said Notts County would give the Galaxy a good go.
Dwight Yorke (right, age 37) is recently retired and will be an assistant coach for the Trinidad & Tobago national team, the next opponent for the USMNT. Click to continue reading...

Qualifying for the FIFA 2010 World Cup continues on Wednesday with matches in most of the regions. There are only three matches left for most countries as there are several spots still up for grabs in every region. In CONCACAF and CONMEBOL it's still very close and top countries such as Argentina are on the fringe.

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After several matches on Saturday September 5, 2009, the Group Standings in the UEFA have changed a bit. Russia has closed the gap to one point behind Germany in Group 4 while Switzerland now leads Group 2 after their 2-0 win over Greece. Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland both got results to solidify their second place standings in their groups.

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England faced Slovenia on Saturday September 5, 2009 ahead of their UEFA World Cup Qualifier on Wednesday against Croatia. The match was a warm-up for both sides and took place in front of over 70,000 at Wembley Stadium.

England beats Slovenia 2-1 in friendly Video Highlights

England won 2-1 against Slovenia on Saturday but should have converted more chances.

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There's a full slate of 2010 World Cup Qualifiers in all of the regions on Saturday September 5, 2009. The biggest matchup this weekend has to be in South America (CONMEBOL) as Argentina hosts Brazil. In CONCACAF, Mexico and the United States look to get wins to inch closer towards automatic qualification.

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England will take on Slovenia in an Internation Friendly as they prepare for upcoming UEFA World Cup Qualifying. The English roster is full of Premier League players along with David Beckham who's been in MLS with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Live coverage of the match will begin about 15 minutes before kick-off or 17:15 GMT (12:15 EST).

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The latest FIFA World Rankings were released on Wednesday September 2, 2009 with not many changes. Brazil remains on top but Spain has closed the gap to less than 20 points. The rest of the top ten remains about the same with Italy moving up one spot to be tied with Germany for 4th and France slipped to 10th while Croatia moved up one to 9th.

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The English Football Association and specifically Fabio Capello has named his roster for the upcoming UEFA 2010 World Cup Qualifiers against Slovenia and Croatia. The roster has many of the players from the previous matches and Michael Owen was once again left out. Here's the full roster for both matches that will be at Wembley Stadium.

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I remember when this guy was supposed to be the next big thing on the English national team.
Now the 24-year-old is in trouble for driving drunk and smashing into a street lamp. Or light pole. Or street light. Whatever you call 'em. Click to continue reading...

I remember when this guy was supposed to be the next big thing on the English national team.
Now the 24-year-old is in trouble for driving drunk and smashing into a street lamp. Or light pole. Or street light. Whatever you call 'em. Click to continue reading...

While several regions had World Cup Qualifying, there were also many international friendlies. Some of the top countries playing in matches were France, England, Netherlands, Italy, and Brazil. Here's a recap of some of the top matches along with video highlights.

England and Netherlands draw 2-2 Video Highlights

The Netherlands took an early 2-0 lead only to see two second half goals from Jermain Defoe to make it 2-2 at full time.

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While some teams will continue World Cup 2010 Qualifying, other nations will play friendlies, including England v Holland. The England FA and manager Fabio Capello have named their roster for the match which has left out Michael Owen but includes players like David Beckham. Goalkeeper Ben Foster has been replaced because of injury.

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Several teams moved closer to clinching a spot in South Africa next summer as there were UEFA World Cup Qualifying matches on Wednesday. Here are links to full video highlights of each match.

England v Andorra - 2-1

Sweden v Malta - 4-1

Finland - Russia - 0-3

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It was another day of UEFA World Cup Qualifiers with England crushing Andorra, Sweden keeping their chances alive, and Russia with a strong win on the road. The Netherlands continued their good form with a win while Serbia and Macedonia both won.

England dominates Andorra 6-0 - England easily disposed of Andorra 6-0 in a lopsided match.

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England hosts Andorra in UEFA World Cup Qualifying on Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 20:15 local time or 15:15 EST.

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England v Andorra -Â England hosts Andorra with a chance to punch their ticket to South Africa next summer. The Brits have been perfect in their 6 matches and currently have a 2-0-0 record at home.

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It's another set of UEFA World Cup Qualifying matches on Wednesday with England hosting Andorra, Russia is at Finland, and Malta at Sweden. Here's a preview of these threee matches.

England v Andorra - England hosts Andorra with a chance to punch their ticket to South Africa next summer.

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England travels to Kazakhstan in UEFA World Cup Qualifying on Saturday June 6, 2009.

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Kazakhstan v England - Saturday - 11:00 EST -England can move another step closer to winning Group 6 with a victory as they travel to Kazakhstan. The English have been in great form during qualifying with a +12 goal differential.

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