The fourth round of group stage matches took place this week and a number of teams booked their places in the knockout stages. Although after this round of games there are no perfect sides left in the competition.

Bordeaux dominated Bayern Munich for a second time in a fortnight. They beat the Germans 2-0 with goals from Gourcuff and Chamakh which puts them in the knockout stages.

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The UEFA Europa League had another full set of matches on Thursday, November 5, 2009. There were a few Americans involved including Clint Dempsey for EPL club Fulham and Tim Howard with EPL club Everton. Both loss as the teams struggled. Here's a recap of Americans Abroad in the Europa League in the Europa League.

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The Republic of Ireland will take on France in the World Cup play-offs which commence next weekend in what will be an intriguing clash between the shrewd Italian coach Giovanni Trapattoni and the much-maligned French national team coach Raymond Domenech.

Trapattoni's record speaks for itself with successful spells almost everywhere he coached yet his most notable job prior to taking over Ireland ended in miserable failure with the Azzurri.

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Liverpool's hierarchy are piecing together a £100million rescue package to try to turn round a season that has been branded 'a disgrace' by one of their own players.
Anfield bosses hope to have the cash injection in place by January and will be eager to avoid any delays after keeper Pepe Reina turned on his own team-mates and berated their Champions League failings. Click to continue reading...

I'm not quite sure where this week has gone. It's absolutely motored past. However, I suspect I drifted along, basking a bit too much in derby delight, and before I could whistle, the Champions League game had been and gone, and Stan Kroenke had hoovered up yet more shares.

We continued our fine form, albeit against what turned out to be the limited AZ.

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The UEFA Europa League had a full set of group stage matches on Thursday, November 5, 2009 including Everton v Benfica. Here's a recap along with video highlights of the match.

Benfica beats Everton 2-0 Video Highlights

Everton hosted Benfica looking to avenge a 5-0 defeat in the last matchday.

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Portugal will most likely be missing Cristiano Ronaldo when it hosts Bosnia-Herzegovina on 11/14/09 as it looks to build some momentum prior to the return leg in Bosnia on the 18th of November. Unfortunately for the Portuguese the latest report claims Ronaldo will be out for about a month which means he will not feature in both matches for the national team.

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The UEFA Europa League had a full set of group stage matches on Thursday, November 5, 2009 including Hamburg SV v Celtic. Here's a recap along with video highlights of the match.

Celtic draws with Hamburg 0-0 Video Highlights

Celtic had only one point heading into the match while Hamburg with second in the group with six points.

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The UEFA Europa League had a full set of group stage matches on Thursday, November 5, 2009 including AS Roma v Fulham. Here's a recap along with video highlights of the match.

AS Roma beats Fulham 2-1 Video Highlights

Roma had the advantage of a home crowd but Fulham was the one to take the lead in the first half.

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They must fall. And so four games in, the Champions League contenders and pretenders have been separated fallen into place for the group stage which, a few spots aside, could've been drawn up in August by a blind chimp and his serf, a man who tans. Breaking down the likelies, unlikelies, and those who are already [. Click to continue reading...

Group E
Lyon 1-1 Liverpool -- The Reds took a late lead on a wonder-strike by Ryan Babel, but Rafa's side was pushed to the brink of elimination by an even-later Lisandro López equalizer. When is Rafa getting fired again?
Fiorentina 5-2 Debrecen -- The Italians had an offensive explosion, including four goals in the second half, in the easy home win. Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Europa League has a full set of group stage matches on Thursday, November 5, 2009. Some of the key matches include Genoa v Lille, Werder Bremen v Austria Vienna, Fenerbahce v Steaua Bucharest, and Toulouse v Shakhtar Donetsk. Free Live Sports TV will be providing live streams and coverage of all these matches.

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After last night's rout against AZ Alkmaar in the Champion's League Group stage, Arsene Wenger said that he does not need to buy new players when the transfer window re-open again in January.
Arsenal boast abundance of attacking options at their disposal, with the likes of Van Persie, Bendtner, Eduardo, Walcott, Vela, Rosicky, Nasri, Arshavin, Denilson, etc. Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Europa League has a full set of group stage matches on Thursday, November 5, 2009. Some of the key matches include Hamburg v Celtic, Roma v Fulham, Villareal v Lazio, and Everton v Benfica. Free Live Sports TV will be providing live streams and coverage of all these matches. The links for each match are listed below.

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The UEFA Champions League wrapped up match day four on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 with eight matches. There were some key matches as teams are needing results with only the top two teams in each group advancing to the knockout stage. Here's a recap of all the matches along with video highlights.

UEFA Champions League Recap Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Liverpool failed to win and their chances of advancing out the group stage took a major hit.

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Arsenal hosts AZ Alkmaar on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 in the UEFA Champions League. The two teams played last matchday as Alkmaar scored a late goal to get a draw. Arsenal will be looking to get three points playing at home and to put them in great position to advance to the knockout stage. Here's a recap and video highlights of the match.

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Lyon hosted Liverpool on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 in the UEFA Champions League. Liverpool has lost 6 of 7 matches and is looking to get a much needed win to improve their chances of qualifying for the knockout stage. Lyon is undefeated in the group stage entering the match and looks to continue their good form.

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Defending UEFA Champions League title holders FC Barcelona continued their 2009-10 season with a trip to face FK Rubin Kazan. In the last round the Russian club shocked Barcelona with a 2-1 win. Was Barcelona able to get some revenge or did Rubin Kazan get another surprise result? Here's a recap of the Wednesday, November 4, 2009 match along with video highlights.

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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has insisted that he would like to remain as the tactican of the Merseyside club for many more years to come.
The Reds are in a serious crisis, as six losses in seven games has threatened to throw the club's ambitions out the window. A seventh loss - against Olympique Lyonnais in the Champions League - would be catastrophic for the Anfield outfit, as it would be their worst run since the appointment of the legendary Bill Shankly as manager of the club. Click to continue reading...

The U17 World Cup from Nigeria
Round of 16
USA v Italy - see it live at 9am Central time only on ESPN360.com
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Lots of pregame info from US Soccer.
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USA starting 11:
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Earl Edwards
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Eriq Zavaleta
Zachary Herold
Jared Watts
Tyler Polak
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Luis Gil
Nick Palodichuk
Marlon Duran
Alex Shinsky
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Jack McInerney
Stefan Jerome
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The winner of this game will play the winner of Switzerland v Germany in the Quarterfinals on Sun Nov 8. Click to continue reading...

by CARL ELDRIDGE Arsenal fans are fearful for the future of the club after Stan Kroenke increased his stakeholding to 29.6 per cent — just short of the threshold for an obligatory takeover of 29.9 per cent, reports the Times.

Kroenke yesterday purchased another 427 shares in the parent company of the North London club from the estate of Ernest Harrison, a British industrialist, at a cost of £3.

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The UEFA Champions League wraps up its fourth set of group stage matches on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 with eight matches. Some of the clubs involved are Barcelona, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Lyon, and Arsenal. Can Liverpool get a win at Lyon to keep their knockout stage chances alive? Will Barcelona get revenge as they travel to Russia to play Rubin Kazan?

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A win tonight at Ashburton Grove will see Arsenal qualify for the from the first group stage of Champions League for the 10th consecutive seasons. Not even the great Barcelonas or Real Madrids or AC Milans can lay claim to such an impeccable consistency. Tonight sees the return fixture with AZ Alkmaar who pegged us back at the final minute of the game with an equalizer.

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Barcelona vs FK Rubin Kazan

Barcelona are on a revenge mission in Russia after being beaten at the Camp Nou a fortnight ago by the Russian champions.

Barca are dejected after Rubin's win.

Group F is the closest group in this year's group stage of the Champions League. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea's unstoppable striker Didier Drogba struck twice in the span of six minutes to silence over 50,000 Atletico Madrid fans at the Vicente Calderon stadium. Atletico's Argentine sensation Sergio Aguero netted either side of Drogba's brace, but that was not enough to prevent the Rojiblancos from UEFA Champions League elimination.

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FC Porto got a late goal in the 84th minute from striker Falcao to go on to defeat APOEL 1-0 in Champions League action. The goal by Falcao clinched a spot for Porto in the Round of 16 with two games remaining in the Group Stage. FC Porto will now look to fine tune their game in the next couple of rounds of play and look to fight Chelsea for the Group Title. Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Champions League had a full set of group stage matches on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. Real Madrid, AC Milan, Chelsea, and Manchester United were all in action on Tuesday. So, who win and what happened? Here's a recap of all the matches along with video highlights.

UEFA Champions League Recap Tuesday, November 3, 2009

There were several draws on Tuesday as some of the favorites struggled.

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The UEFA Champions League had a full set of group stage matches on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 including AC Milan hosting Real Madrid at the San Siro. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

AC Milan draws with Real Madrid 1-1 Video Highlights

Real Madrid started the match with most of the possession and chances early.

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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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The UEFA Champions League had a full set of group stage matches on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 including Chelsea traveling to play Atletico Madrid in Spain. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

Chelsea draws with Atletico Madrid 2-2 Video Highlights

It was a quick start as Atletico Madrid came out with confidence playing at home.

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Tonight Chelsea travel to Madrid for the reverse fixture in our Champions League group stage against Atletico Madrid. In our first game we totally outplayed Madrid and kept Forlan and Aguero quiet. Expect it to be alot different as they are unbeaten at home this season. It will be interesting to see if Ancelotti rotates the squad from our last game. Click to continue reading...

2:45pm, live in the US on FSC
Last 3 matches:
Liverpool: 1-3 Fulham (a); 1-2 Arsenal (a); 2-0 United (h)
Lyon: 1-0 St Etienne (a); 1-4 Nice (a); 2-1 Liverpool (a)
Group Stage:
Liverpool: 1-2 Lyon (h); 0-2 Fiorentina (a); 1-0 Debrecen (h)
Lyon: 2-1 Liverpool (a); 4-0 Debrecen (a); 1-0 Fiorentina (h)
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)
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Nobody would have ever imagined that Barca's travel to Russia would turn out to be this significant in terms of Barca proceeding to the group stage. A lose against Rubin tomorrow night will reduce Barca's chances of proceeding to next stage very much. A draw might not be bad, but may result in Barca seeking help from others in the group for qualification. Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Champions League continues its group stage round on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 with eight matches. The marquee match is AC Milan v Real Madrid in which it is a match-up of two teams going in opposite directions. Milan is on the rise while Madrid is struggling. Other teams in action are Chelsea and Manchester United of the English Premier League.

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Sam Story Samueltstory@gmail.com Staff Writer Ah, yes. Day four of the Champions League group stage beckons and there are some riveting story lines to tell. Why wait? -David Beckham is heading back to Milan on loan: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8326285.stm - Steven Gerrard misses the return match against Lyon in a near must-win match: http://news. Click to continue reading...