Athletic Bilbao-Barcelona

Bilbao had one of the hottest starts of any La Liga squad, but the squad has not proven that they can consistently score with only eleven goals on the year as a team. Barcelona has a few guys that are not too far from that total including newly acquired forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

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A trip to the MLS Cup is on the line as the Chicago Fire and Real Salt Lake are almost set to face off in tonight's Eastern Conference Final at Toyota Park. Who will advance remains to be seen, but I'll be here to take you through the whole day with Fire Confidential's second All Day Blog.

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The 2009 NCAA Soccer Tournament gets heated up this weekend with a number of games taking place today.

Sadly, the University of Minnesota were bypassed on this years tournament even though they shared the Big Ten title last year and made it to the Sweet 16.

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The 2009 NCAA Soccer Tournament gets heated up this weekend with a number of games taking place today.

Sadly, the University of Minnesota were bypassed on this years tournament even though they shared the Big Ten title last year and made it to the Sweet 16.

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Episode 52: "Bluth's Frozen Banana Stand @ St. James' Park"
Host: Scott
Panel: Sarah Wilson, Brian Zygo, Mark Fishkin
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Ultimate Dynamo supporter recruiter Brian Zygo and everybody's favorite girl from Hull, Sarah Wilson, return to face off with WUR newbie Mark Fishkin. Click to continue reading...

The Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates face-off in the Soweto Derby. It ended 0-0..

Photo credit: ndofaya on Flickr, via the Pitch Invasion Photo Pool.

Related posts:

1. Photo Daily: Green Point Stadium, South Africa Green Point Stadium, one of the 2010 World Cup venues in South Africa, is almost complete.

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This weekend will make and break the careers of some coaches and players. The European play-offs which will begin on Saturday the 14th November and conclude on the following Wednesday, will definitely be a must win for the likes of France, Portugal and Russia.

A world cup without the reigning world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo is simply unimaginable.

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Let's get right to our favorite column of the week - the Premier League preview.
I. Manchester United @ Chelsea: The biggest match of the Premier League thus far this season sees Didier Drogba and Wayne Rooney go head-to-head in Sunday's meeting at the top of the table. Click to continue reading...

What language is this? The language of beautiful football
Despite his groin problem, Fernando Torres may feel a bit snubbed after Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti and midfielder Frank Lampard both claimed yesterday that Didier Drogba is the best striker in the world. Click to continue reading...

A young Torres in the good old days before incessant groin problems
Liverpool's star striker Fernando Torres faces 2 months out as he could be in line for a hernia option if the situation with his problematic groin does not improve.
While Torres will travel to France with the rest of his teammates to face off against Lyon in a crucial Champions League clash on Wednesday, Rafa Benitez has confirmed that surgery is a very realistic possibility. Click to continue reading...

The first boys 2A game of the night saw the Apple Valley Eagles (22-0-0) face off against the Northfield Raiders (14-4-3) and it only took 19 seconds for Apple Valley to exert its dominance by scoring a goal on their first trip down the field. Tom Obarski connected to put the Eagles up 1-0.

Northfields luck only got worse as they were called for a rather innocuous looking foul in the box just 5 minutes later.

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The first boys 2A game of the night saw the Apple Valley Eagles (22-0-0) face off against the Northfield Raiders (14-4-3) and it only took 19 seconds for Apple Valley to exert its dominance by scoring a goal on their first trip down the field. Tom Obarski connected to put the Eagles up 1-0.

Northfields luck only got worse as they were called for a rather innocuous looking foul in the box just 5 minutes later.

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Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea FC
English Premier League
Old Trafford
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Kick-off: 1500 GMT

Chelsea and Bolton face off for the second time this week, this time in the Premier League.

Their previous meeting saw Chelsea dump Bolton out of the Carling Cup thanks to a 4-0 thumping, and Ancelotti will be hoping for more of the same from his table-topping team.

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Liverpool and United fans face-off in the commentary box as part of SkySports' "Fanzone". Funny stuff!
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Welcome back... A few things to keep in mind...West Ham and Villa (despite not appearing as such on the Yahoo game) will be two-gamers next weekend; Stoke host Wolves; and ManYoo host Rovers. Arsenal and Spurs face-off so they'll be good candidates for you to drop them. Here's my line-up...Given, Verm, Heiti, Ivanovic, Fab4, Kranj, KPB, Bily (I don't know if he'll play but I'm willing to take Click to continue reading...

Evening, campers.

Perhaps noteworthy, tomorrow will see the loudest two sets of fans come head to head for the first time this season. According to those poindexters with the clipboards and ear horns, Stoke and Tottenham emit the highest level of decibels from their respective strongholds; with Stoke ahead by a whisper.

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The stakes for the season-ending rivalry tilt between Real Salt Lake and the Colorado Rapids get bigger every season, and this year will be no exception.

RSL and the Rapids face off on Saturday night at Rio Tinto Stadium, and each team will be gunning for all three points, as both are among seven teams fighting for the final three playoff spots.

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Rangers vs Unirea Urziceni

The two bottom feeders of group G are set to face off on Tuesday although I think it is unlikely either of them will go through to the next round. So, in essence, it is a fight for the Europa Cup spot.

Rangers have been in absolutely horrendous form of late and need a win to boost their confidence.

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Liverpool nation's hopes may ride on the back of Gerrard and Torres

Debrecen vs. Fiorentina

The Viola has to like their chances as Tuesday's game approaches. They have taken points from Liverpool and Juventus in recent matches and they face a team who haven't scored in their own two games in the Champions League this year.

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MO Elite FC, Kelsey Bartell (in blue)

Took in several High School girls matches late this afternoon. Wasn't it 70 degrees at this tournament last year? Regardless, the ladies came to play today as all three games were winning.

In the High School Girls Gold group
SPRINGFIELD 91/92 is 2-0 and at the top of their bracket, followed by MAMBAS who are 1-1.

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Replace Seedorf with Van Persie's face and Adebayor definitely connects
Alright, this is somewhat of a weak Funny Feeling Friday - because this player is a proven fantasy commodity - but just hear me out on this one.
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It can't get any better than this. The Fifa U-20 World Championships will come to an end today at the Cairo International stadium.Today either Ghana or Brazil will be crowned champions. Prolific striker Dominic Adiyiah (who is top scorer) and outstanding center-forward Alan Kardec will face off.

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Congratulations to Switzerland, Slovakia, Honduras and, drum roll please, Argentina on clinching World Cup berths Wednesday!
So that's 23 of 32 teams down.
And, of course, it means Maradona is vindicated. It didn't take him long to slam his country's journalists and even name a couple guys (not Messi) to the final World Cup roster. Click to continue reading...

Sergio Ramos and the Spanish National Team visit the Spanish troops deployed in Bosnia. Image via AS.com

Some observations:

1. Her haircare conditioning treatment is far superior to Sergio's;
2. Gillette Mach3 razors should seriously consider sponsoring the Spanish National Team;
3.

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Sergio Ramos and the Spanish National Team visit the Spanish troops deployed in Bosnia. Image via AS.com

Some observations:

1. Her haircare conditioning treatment is far superior to Sergio's;
2. Gillette Mach3 razors should seriously consider sponsoring the Spanish National Team;
3.

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The FIFA U-20 world cup has been taking place in Egypt for the past 2 weeks and tonight we will know two semi-finalists. Korea face off with Ghana while Italy play hungary.

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Ghana is the sole remaining African team and they will have a lot of pressure on their shoulders when they play the Koreans.

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Despite missing the last two games with a hamstring injury, Fire forward Cuauhtemoc Blanco could very well return to the field this Saturday night, when he and the rest of the Mexican National Team face off against El Salvador in an all-important World Cup Qualifier. Blanco, who injured his hamstring in the second half of the Fire's 2-2 draw with the Columbus Crew on September 20th, is no doubt looking to return to action this weekend - a prospect that makes some Fire personnel apprehensive.

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I mentioned this last week, but don't forget: there's one last chance to see the Aztex play in Austin this year. On Wednesday, Oct. 7, they will host Monterrey's Rayados, of Mexico's Primera División.
Monterrey is doing well in the current Apertura season. They are 2nd overall, with 23 points from 11 games (7-2-2). Click to continue reading...

Ghana and South Africa will face off for the third time this year in a second round knockout match at the Under-20 World Cup on Tuesday.

Amajita into Knockout for Under-20 World Cup

South Africa's Amajita are into the knockout stage of the Under-20 World Cup for the first time,

The Black Satellites of Ghana topped Group D after two wins against Uzbekistan and England and a draw against Uruguay, while South Africa finished third in their group after a well-deserved 2-0 win over Honduras on Saturday thanks to goals from Andile Jali and Sibusiso Khumalo.

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Tonight a 8 pm EDT, the CSRN TPL organizing committee (Jason and Zach) will convene to hold the draw for the group stage of the inaugural edition of the Twitterverse Players League.
Listen live via UStream (UStream link will be at Match Fit USA) as the draw happens; the audio player will be up at Match Fit USA and Ginge Talks the Footy, and there will be a live blog to accompany the audio stream. Click to continue reading...

Stuttgart host Bremen, Lukas Podolski returns to Munich and Prussians face off in Moenchengladbach in Round 8. Clark Whitney previews all the weekend action...
Friday
Schalke – Eintracht Frankfurt
Saturday
Hannover - Freiburg
Bayern Munich - Koeln
Bayer Leverkusen - Nuernberg
Bochum - Wolfsburg
Mainz - Hoffenheim
Borussia M'gladbach - Borussia Dortmund
Sunday
Stuttgart - Werder Bremen
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It's been a stellar start so far for the Yank picking games in La Liga, but at least I'm over 50% of my total picks with a 15-9 total record after three weeks. This weekend, much like every weekend, brings forth a batch of tough matches. Some of the best squads will face off and a few of the worst as well.

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Danny Califf and the Wolves will try to keep their upswing in motion while Benny Feilhaber and Jeremiah White face off against league leaders Esbjerg in an attempt to get back on track. Click to continue reading...

Portsmouth-Everton

Portsmouth manager Paul Hart knows that his 0-6 squad desperately needs a victory this weekend at home against Everton. If the manager doesn't win soon then he will be searching the classifieds for a new job. Everton's start doesn't exactly scream "Way to go!

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Matchday One in the Champions' League group stages had a familiar feel about it. All the English teams won, both Raul and Filipo Inzaghi scored for

Inzagi: Still Scoring Goals

their respective clubs, Real Madrid were involved in 7 goal humdinger, and only one of the record 8 newcomers managed a victory on their debut in the Champions League as it is today.

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