Liverpool FC secured its first trophy of the season in Spain at the weekend, but it was on the track rather than on the pitch.
A motorsport team backed and financed by the English soccer club won the 2009 Superleague Formula title, seeing off the challenge of Tottenham Hotspur. Liverpool's driver, Adrian Valles, secured a fourth-place finish in the final race, won by Anderlecht, to take the series. Click to continue reading...

I don't care much for the JV competition in Europe. But here are the raw scores in case you have any interest.Anderlecht 3-1 FC Timisoara
Dinamo Zagreb 0-2 Ajax Amsterdam
Genoa 3-2 Lille
Slavia Prague 2-2 Valencia
Hamburg SV 0-0 Celtic
Rapid Vienna 0-3 Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Heerenveen 2-3 Hertha Berlin
Sporting Lisbon 1-1 FK Ventspils
AS Roma 2-1 Fulham
FC Basel 3-1 CSKA Sofia
Dinamo Bucuresti 0-3 Galatasaray
SK Sturm Graz 0-1 Panathinaikos
Levski Sofia 0-1 SV Salzburg
Villarreal 4-1 Lazio
Fenerbahce 3-1 Steaua Bucuresti
Twente Enschede 2-1 Sheriff Tiraspol
AEK Athens 2-2 BATE Borisov
Everton 0-2 Benfica
Partizan Belgrade 2-4 Club Brugge
Toulouse 0-2 Shakhtar Donetsk
CFR Cluj-Napoca 2-3 Sparta Prague
FC Copenhagen 1-1 PSV Eindhoven
CD Nacional de Madeira 1-1 Athletic Bilbao
Werder Bremen 2-0 Austria ViennaFun stuff. Click to continue reading...

Für die Spielerwechsel gibt es ab sofort ein neues webbasiertes Transfersystem. Das so genannte FIFA Transfer Matching System, kurz "TMS" ist für alle Verbände und Clubs bei internationalen Transfers verbindlich. Verabschiedet wurde dieses neue System bereits vor mehr als zwei Jahren – am 30.

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It's Thursday, which means yet another round of Europa League Group matches this afternoon. Both Everton and Fulham have important games this afternoon, both of which are available to those who have GolTV.

First up, Tim Howard and Everton taking on Benfica (1pm) in Portugal. It's a clash the top two clubs in Group I, and if Everton grabs all three points they will be in a commanding position to advance out of their group.

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It's Thursday, which means yet another round of Europa League Group matches this afternoon. Both Everton and Fulham have important games this afternoon, both of which are available to those who have GolTV.

First up, Tim Howard and Everton taking on Benfica (1pm) in Portugal. It's a clash the top two clubs in Group I, and if Everton grabs all three points they will be in a commanding position to advance out of their group.

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Another week with your former Wizards update. The USL season is almost over with the finals coming up this next week. The MLS season as well is starting to get close to the end of the season. We do have a first time appearance for Chris Konopka as he made his debut for Sporting Fingal.
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Danny Murphy's 57th-minute goal was the difference in Fulham's 1-0 over FC Basel in the Europa League's Group E. Clint Dempsey got the start in a game where the losing team produced most of the shots on goal, but Fulham had the dangerous chances. Fulham keeper Mark Schwarzer needed seven saves for the shutout. Click to continue reading...

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01.10.2009 - Europa League
FC Fulham - Basel 1:0

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It wasn't easy, but Clint Dempsey's Fulham managed to grab the win and three points in the first-ever European match at Craven Cottage. Danny Murphy's goal in the 56th launched Fulham to the top of the Group E table and ended their three game losing streak with a 1-0 victory against FC Basel.

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With Champions League action done and dusted once again, attention turns to the Europa League today. Americans Tim Howard, Clint Dempsey, Eddie Johnson and perhaps even Dominic Cervi could all see action again as their respective clubs continue group play.

Tim Howard and Everton head to Borisov, Belarus to take on FC BATE.

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With Champions League action done and dusted once again, attention turns to the Europa League today. Americans Tim Howard and Clint Dempsey could all see action again as their respective clubs continue group play.

Howard and Everton head to Borisov, Belarus to take on FC BATE. The lengthy trip will certainly factor into the squad selection, though this second match could be critical for an Everton side that started off well with a 4-0 win against AEK Athens at home.

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The Uefa Europa League Fulham FC vs FC Basel : Live Stream here Fulham FC - FC Basel : Highlights here Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today Click to continue reading...

Group A
Ajax Amsterdam 0-0 FC Timisoara; Dinamo Zagreb 0-2 Anderlecht
Group B
Genoa 2-0 Slavia Prague; Lille 1-1 Valencia
Group C
Hapoel Tel-Aviv 2-1 Celtic; Rapid Vienna 3-0 Hamburg SV
Group D
Heerenveen 2-3 Sporting Lisbon; Hertha Berlin 1-1 FK Ventspils
Group E
CSKA Sofia 1-1 Fulham; FC Basel 2-0 AS Roma
Group F
Panathinaikos 1-3 Galatasaray; SK Sturm Graz 0-1 Dinamo Bucuresti
Group G
Lazio 1-2 SV Salzburg; Villarreal 1-0 Levski Sofia
Group H
Fenerbahce 1-2 Twente Enschede; Steaua Bucuresti 0-0 Sheriff Tiraspol
Group I
Benfica 2-0 BATE Borisov; Everton 4-0 AEK Athens
Group J
Club Brugge 1-4 Shakhtar Donetsk; Partizan Belgrade 2-3 Toulouse
Group K
CFR Cluj-Napoca 2-0 FC Copenhagen; Sparta Prague 2-2 PSV Eindhoven
Group L
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17.09.2009 - UEFA-Cup
Basel - Roma 2:0

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El neoexperimento del señor Platini se puso en marcha esta tarde noche. Adiós a la vieja y querida UEFA, hola Europa League. Admito que a un servidor le costó llevar el ritmo tras este vertiginoso comienzo, una docena de partidos a un horario y otra docena luego, muchos choques interesantes pero solamente un canal con un cotejo al azar a primera instancia y otro a su termino. Click to continue reading...

With the Europa League group stages starting today, it will likely translate into European action on a regular basis for Fulham and Everton regulars Clint Dempsey and Tim Howard. However, Dempsey is set to miss Fulham's opener against CSKA Moscow due to an injury. With Roy Hodgson set to rest a number of regular starters, there's a chance -- however slight -- that Eddie Johnson might see some action today against the Russian club.

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With the Europa League group stages starting today, it will likely translate into European action on a regular basis for Fulham and Everton regulars Clint Dempsey and Tim Howard. However, Dempsey is set to miss Fulham's opener against CSKA Sofia due to an injury. With Roy Hodgson set to rest a number of regular starters, there's a chance -- however slight -- that Eddie Johnson might see some action today against the Russian club.

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Here are several important updates for subscribers to Fox Soccer Channel, GolTV and ESPN2:

• The ratings for last Saturday's Liverpool against Burnley match on ESPN2 (10am ET kickoff) were a 0.2, according to Nielsen. The game was watched in 196,041 households for a total viewing audience of 253,779,
• Fox Soccer Channel will offer a free preview of its network on the following cable networks in areas of the country between September 14-20: Comcast Denver, Comcast Fort Wayne, Comcast Indianapolis, Comcast Portland, Comcast Salt Lake City, Comcast Seattle, Cox Phoenix, Cox Tucson, Time Warner Columbus and Time Warner Kansas City,
• GolTV has acquired the TV rights to many of the Europa League matches.

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1. FC Basel captain attacks his teammate -- Goalkeeper Franco Costanzo was fined for getting in a shouting match with defender Beg Ferati at the end of a league match Sunday, then pulling his hair. "I have made a big mistake which, of course, I cannot excuse,'' Costanzo said. "This will never happen to me again. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool new signings become like buses, wait around for ages for one, then three turn up at once, perhaps!

Udinese midfielder Gokhan Inler is the latest player to interest Liverpool as a replacement for Xabi Alonso.

The 25-year-old Turkish-born Switzerland international, Inler, is now understood to be high on Benitez's radar.

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A massive number of clubs are involved in the Second Qualifying Round (80 in total).

The winners of the 23 First Qualifying Round ties were joined in this round by a further 57 clubs that includes the domestic cup winners from the national associations ranked 30 to 53 in the UEFA coefficient, the runners-up from the associations ranked 19 to 34, the third-placed sides from the associations ranked 16 to 21, the fourth-placed sides from the associations ranked 10 to 15 and the fifth-placed sides from the associations ranked 7 to 9.

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Alles begann mit einem Gerücht im Schweizer Blick, auf das man im allgemeinen nicht viel geben muss. Doch erst einmal aufmerksam geworden, fragten auch seriöse Fachblätter wie der Kicker nach, und erhielten die überraschende Bestätigung: Der FC Basel will Alex Frei zurück in die Schweiz locken.

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Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. Basel is one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 12 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning [...] Click to continue reading...

There are some pivotal battles to be fought in the upcoming Matchday and while some groups look to have clear patterns emerging, others could go down to the wire. Let's take a whirlwind tour of the current state of the groups along with my speculations on the ties on Matchday 5. Group A A win for Chelsea [. Click to continue reading...

The Swiss 1. Liga is the third tier in the Swiss football league system. The league is split into three groups of 16 teams. The groups are categorized by region. Several of the bigger Swiss clubs have outfits in the league comprised of mostly U-21 players.
David Hasler, one of the most dynamic players in Lichtenstein competes for the FC Basel II club, but has also seen action with the senior club. Click to continue reading...

With the club's 2-0 victory over Sydney FC in round 12 of Australia's 2008-09 A-League, the club vaulted ahead of the Central Coast Mariners into second place.
The supporters at Hindmarsh Stadium were treated to goals from defender Sasa Ognenovski and club captain Travis Dodd. Click to continue reading...

The 32-year-old Australian left back/winger has scored four goals thus far for FC Basel in the 2008-2009 Swiss Super League. He has been with Basel since 2001 and has over 200 league appearance and over 40 goals for the club.
Chipperfield has also been active on the international stage since 1998. Click to continue reading...

Note: When we do our searches for the ever-elusive game highlights, we have to take what we can get. (And we do it with much gratitude to the people who manage to evade the Video Police and host them.) But the ones we find are not always perfect. There's a good chance that [...] Click to continue reading...

Two Greek teams surprised everyone last night scoring a combined six goals and picking up four points from stiff competition. Werder Bremen fell to Panathinaikos 3-0 while Inter Milan, down 3-2 to Anorthosis well into the match, managed to salvage a point and finish 3-3.
OK, so I blew the call on the Inter-Anonthosis match but I think keepers Julio Cesar (Inter) and Arian Begaj (Anorthosis) combined for one of the most noteworthy goalkeeping displays we've seen this year. Click to continue reading...

Matchday 4 should be a pivotal one as many groups may well be decided once the games are completed. Who needs a win and who can afford to slip? Let's take a look at Tuesday's games. Group A Roma need to win at home against Chelsea but that is looking to be a tall order considering the [...] Click to continue reading...

FC Barcelona are meeting FC Basel in the Champions League Group C. Watch the match LIVE here. Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today Click to continue reading...

Uefa Champions League,  Wednesday  October 22th FC Basel are meeting Barcelona in the Champions League Group C Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today  Watch the LIVESTREAM and Highlights here   Don`t forget to sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site    Click to continue reading...

Week 2: Group C: Uefa Champions League Sporting Lisbon are meeting FC Basel in the second round of the Champions League, wednesday 1st of october. Sign up 11×2.com - the next big football site        Watch the match LIVE here! Click to continue reading...

OK everyone, the season is still young but Fenandinho's 36 meter free kick for Shakhtar Donetsk against FC Basel last week is my first nomination for goal of the year. In case you missed it, watch it here. Click to continue reading...

Man, I never woulda had Roma losing to Cluj, a Romanian side, at home.
Christian Panucci had the favored side up 1-0 with a header in the 17th minute, but Emmanuel Culio bagged the next two with goals at 28' and 49' to give the visitors a shocking win.
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