Robert Enke (32) the Hannover and Germany goalkeeper who was expected to be part of his country's 2010 World Cup squad, was killed after being hit by a train close to a level crossing near his home.

According to the Guardian, Jörg Neblung, a close friend and adviser of Enke, later said that the 32-year-old goalkeeper had killed himself.

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Sir Alex Ferguson has always enjoyed a good moan. Especially when it comes to England friendlies. So it wasn't a huge surprise to hear him complain about England's upcoming game vs Brazil in Doha, Qatar on November 14th.

Ferguson doesn't mention the Brazil game specifcially. But he may as well have.

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Handsy's brain on a Friday night
International breaks and Friday nights, there is nothing that will make a fantasy Premier League manager twitch faster...
Idle hands are the devil's playground, if I am anywhere near my computer after having an adult beverage or two there is nothing more tempting than adjusting my fantasy roster. Click to continue reading...

Do you know who the unofficial world football champions are? It's not Italy, they're the official world champions by virtue of being World Cup holders. The unofficial world champions are in fact the Netherlands. Who says? The Unofficial Football World Championships people says, that's who.

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Is this a mirage? Or are we about to see some exciting football return to our planet as the boredom and general dullness of international football is replaced by the hustle and bustle of the Premier League. I certainly hope so. God FIFA and UEFA have a lot to answer for. The international game is so bloody dull, we so so rarely see decent teams play each other, there are so many meaningless or Click to continue reading...

Steven Gerrard will miss England's final World Cup qualifying match against Belarus at Wembley tomorrow after limping out of training this morning.
Fabio Capello, the England manager, confirmed the Liverpool captain had been sent back to his club to have his troublesome groin injury assessed. Click to continue reading...

Sunday 4th October, 2000 BST. Many Arsenal fans are celebrating champagne football conquer Allardyce's Blackburn. A few with bottles of champagne or bottles of Cava if you're not as affluent like me. Could the day get even better? The England squad selection is revealed. Theo is not picked for the England senior team.

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England's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on saturday is going to make history.For the first time since the invention of television and live broadcasting an important international game between two footballing nations is not going to be telecast on TV.
People at home who want to watch the game have to see in on the net at a cost of £11.

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We're on the road to the World Cup, and this week languagecaster takes a look at one of the countries that has already qualified not a big name, but a country hoping for big things. Come along to the site at languagecaster.com to find out which country we are featuring and to read about many other footballing stories.

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Remember when I talked about the MLS strategy to win over its three target demographics? Yeah, Sean Michelle reported in the Columbus Dispatch today that the strategy is working:

Tailgaiting outside of Crew Stadium, Matt Beaven resembled a typical American soccer dad as he rounded up his kids an hour before a recent match.

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 Didier Drogba when away for the International game made a comment that made me think the other day. He said:"I often sacrifice myself for the good of the team," said the former Marseille man. "I don't look at my scoring statistics. Have you ever seen any other great striker do as much defending as I do? Click to continue reading...

 Didier Drogba when away for the International game made a comment that made me think the other day. He said:"I often sacrifice myself for the good of the team," said the former Marseille man. "I don't look at my scoring statistics. Have you ever seen any other great striker do as much defending as I do? Click to continue reading...

Twente has a first-time ever experience, when Oranje hosts Japan in the Grolsch Veste. The first ever international game in Enschede. Especially for the game, the stadium was even a tad refurbished. The press stands offers seats for 70 journalists, but Japan brings 92 (!) press people to the game. A Click to continue reading...

Despite taking a first-half lead over the NSCAA 10th ranked Florida Gators, the USF women wilted under a barrage of Gator shots and succumbed 2-1.
The Bulls (1-1-0) were out shot by UF 19-6 and it required senior goalkeeper Mallori Lofton-Malachi to make eight saves to keep the Gator scoreline to a pair. Click to continue reading...

Press notes available here. Here's the highlights:
• With two goals and one assist, Stuart Holden is tied on top of the scoring charts at the CONCACAF Gold Cup after group play with Panama's Blas Perez. Five other players have scored two goals.
• The U.S. has now been undefeated in group play at all 10 Gold Cups with a 23-0-2 record. Click to continue reading...

Last night the Rapids played Club America of Mexico in a friendly at the Dick. The game was scoreless despite America playing down a man for 2/3rds of the game. As you can tell from my lack of coverage I wasn't particularly interested in the game and didn't go. Club America isn't that interesting of an opponent. Click to continue reading...

One of the best parts about being a season ticket holder are the international games included in your package. And boy, has this area been spoiled to some great clashes in the past, including games against Bayern Munich and Barcelona. All inclusive baby!

This year features many great teams traveling the states, including Real Madrid facing DC United, Barcelona traveling the country, and AC Milan tapped to take on the Galaxy in a bout of highly ironic proportions.

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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) governs the footballing community of Asia and also now includes Australia, but it doesn't include a number of Asian (or part-Asian) countries, who are part of UEFA. The headquarters are located in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.

The AFC was formed in 1954 (believe it or not on the sidelines of a game), by Afghanistan, Burma, Republic of China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea Republic, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore & Vietnam.

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Okay, we are finally hitting rock bottom with the lack of world football on television. Only the need for continuity inspires me even to post this week's edition of the weekly football schedule. But OCD I am, so the list must go on.
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Don't tell the Brazilian players that the Confederations Cup doesn't matter. It's a football tournament, and that means it matters to them. And after being down 2-0 to the Americans at halftime, it really mattered to Brazil that they could overcome the deficit, and win this final, and they made the US look like they were playing at least a man down in the 2nd half, scoring 4, and having 3 of them officially recognized. Click to continue reading...

Any coach who can afford to leave Theo Walcott out of his team is a lucky one.

But when that team is the England U21s and Walcott has started the last two games for the National Team, the manager opens himself up to scrutiny. Is the team really that good? Or is there another reason?

Predictably, journalists have latched onto Pearce's sporadic use of his best player as a story to run with and them to interrogate him on at every opportunity.

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The Montreal Impact (USL First Division) will face Club Atlético River Plate from Argentina in a friendly on August 4th, 2009 at Saputo Stadium.

"We are glad to add this international game to our calendar," said Montreal Impact and Saputo Stadium President Joey Saputo. "River Plate is a great club in South America, among the two most prestigious in Argentina.

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Giovanni van Bronckhorst (34) looks back at his best international game of his career, the one against Italy on the last EC. And he looks to the upcoming WC in South Africa: "Of course I dream of playing there, but if there's a better player on my spot, he should Click to continue reading...

Welcome to the Some People Are On The Pitch Confederations Cup 2009 Preview. The tournament starts on Sunday in South Africa and features eight national teams from around the world. While regarded as a minor tournament it has grown in prestige and intensity since its inception in 1992. The coaches will field strong teams and it promises to act as the perfect tonic to football starved fanatics and aficionados of the international game. Click to continue reading...

The Confederations Cup, one year prior the World Cup, will be held in South Africa between the 14th June to the 28th June 2009, usually a crop of young, talented players pop up in this international cup, young players who have had enough reputation to be called up by the national manager - this article looks at the top 5.

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In perhaps one of the worst games played for the US National team since the loss to the Czech Republic in World Cup 2006, the boys in red, white and blue were outplayed in almost every aspect last night.

We didn't compete hard enough. We got beat to balls and they caused us problems we couldn't figure out.

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In perhaps one of the worst games played for the US National team since the loss to the Czech Republic in World Cup 2006, the boys in red, white and blue were outplayed in almost every aspect last night.

We didn't compete hard enough. We got beat to balls and they caused us problems we couldn't figure out.

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By DUANE ROLLINS

According to a report out of Toronto on Thursday, Toronto FC will be the second opponent for Real Madrid in their mini North American tour this summer. Toronto's Globe and Mail reported today that the game would take place Friday, Aug.

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By DUANE ROLLINS

According to a report out of Toronto on Thursday, Toronto FC will be the second opponent for Real Madrid in their mini North American tour this summer. Toronto's Globe and Mail reported today that the game would take place Friday, Aug.

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So there is a very credible rumor that has been ciculating for days that due to availability at the Community America Ballpark (CAB), the temporary home of the Wizards, one of the Superliga games against a Mexican team will be played in Saint Louis instead of KC. If this turns out to be true, Wizards fans, like myself, who show up at all home games, regardless of the weather (and if you were at the San Jose game you know what I'm talking about) will be denied an international match at home.

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So this is a rumor that's been making the rounds for a while now. Rumor has been that the Wizards were planning on hosting one of their "home" SuperLiga games in St. Louis at Hermann Stadium on the SLU campus. Now there is confirmation of that rumor from a news source, the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Tom Timmermann says that while the deal has not been finalized, it looks like it could be confirmed as early as tomorrow. Click to continue reading...

Thanks to FIFA's rules and the poaching of players nations such as France and Mexico have engaged in lately, more focus and emphasis than ever has been placed on players eligible to play for more than one nation recently. Obviously the United States has previously depended on naturalized players like Earnie Stewart, Tom Dooley, Hugo Perez and even the forgotten Brian Quinn and David Regis, but recently the US has become more defensive in stopping other nations from poaching players developed here at home.

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A familiar face returns to Marseille.

Deschamps was part of the Bernard Tapie revolution of the late 80s and early 90s that saw L'OM dominate Ligue football culminating in their CL triumph over AC Milan in 1993. The squads became a virtual who's who of the international game.

He takes over Eric Gerets who resigned a week ago.

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Just announced officially by the Rapids, SUM, and the Mexican and Bolivian FA's, the Mexican and Bolivian National Teams will play a friendly on March 11th at the Dick. Kickoff is 7pm. Tickets go on sale in 30 minutes if you use a VISA card, next week for all other orders. The Rapids are offering a two pack where you get a ticket to this game and the Rapids home opener as well. Click to continue reading...