Will David Beckham and Landon Donovan be celebrating on Sunday? (Getty Images)

This is a game I've gone back and forth with all week. Two western conference squads meeting in the league final is going to be interesting. Not many had picked both the LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake to make it this far back at the start of the season.

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Sunderland

Position: 8th, 5-2-5 (17 points, +1 goal differential)

Recent Form: DWLDL

Home Form: 4-1-1

Last Meeting: Arsenal 0-Sunderland 0 (2/21/09)

Back in action at the Stadium of Light tomorrow, for what I expect to be a very tricky match.

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The French Ligue 1 resumes on Friday, November 20, 2009 with a matchup of two of the top teams. Marseille will take on Paris Saint-Germain and live coverage will be provided by other site Free Live Sports TV, at the link below. Currently both of the teams are in the middle of the table. Marseille is 8th place with 19 points while Paris Saint-Germain has 16 points and is in 12th place.

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2009 NCAA Men's Tournament Bracket

The 2009 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament kicked off earlier today and while games are going on right now I felt it was worth previewing a little bit to give you all a heads up about who and what is out there to see. Some players have been mentioned on here for the 2010 SuperDraft watch and we may end up seeing others emerge as big names for the draft in January.

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Greetings, Dynamo fans. As we are all well aware, our beloved Orange fell short of the 2009 championship. It was a valiant effort against David Beckham and the LA Galaxy. Watching from Houston, the Dynamo played well on Friday night, but early Saturday was a different story.

As midnight passed, LA took advantage of two costly fouls by Ricardo Clark.

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Kyle Beckerman and RSL are going to MLS Cup 2009. (Getty Images)

Looking back on this past weekend that was the conference finals I must say the result isn't as shocking as it initially was. The thought of a LA Galaxy-Real Salt Lake MLS Cup final was something no one would have called back in March, hell or even back at the beginning of this very month.

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Portugal will walk into a packed house at the Estadio da Luz today as the play their first leg against Bosnia-Herzegovina and we at P.S.N.L will be bringing you live game breaking plays from the encounter which you can follow on our Twitter page or our Twittugal page , so even if you cant watch the game or hear it on the Radio page , we will keep you informed during the matchup. Click to continue reading...

The matches to watch after you realize- AHHH LOOK OUT GARETH BARRY THE FLYING GIANT IS GOING TO NINJA KICK YOU!!!

Saturday

Russia v Slovenia at Luzhniki Stadium The beginning of the end of the long, drawn out process that is World Cup qualifying is finally here with the first leg of the playoff fixtures.

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RSL and Chicago are going to square off on Saturday in a match where the Fire of Chicago have the unenviable task of playing the one team in the entire that no one wants a piece of anymore. If you asked me this is the perfect storm for the boys from Salt Lake and the worst storm for the Windy City squad.

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Houston travels to L.A. on Friday to take on the Galaxy for the Western Conference crown. This is the matchup of all matchups. The two best teams in the West (which makes it all the more funny that RSL is in the East and yet the city is farther west than Houston, but who's counting really?

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In my opinion, the two best teams in MLS already faced eachother during these playoffs. Forget the finals, the best matchup is/was Houston vs. Seattle.

What more can you say about Seattle and their fans? They are the pinnacle example of what every team strives for. Sure, there might be some exceptions, like a few over-zealous Sounders fans that chose to sing through the moment of silence for the Fort Hood tragedy.

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Richard Farley, the host of the Inside the Six podcast joins us to breakdown the top of the table matchup between Chelsea and Manchester United.

Be sure not to miss a single episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, the only Premier League interview show on the Internet. We have a long list of high-profile guests scheduled over the next weeks each with their own fascinating stories to tell.

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When I'm away from the blog, I work night shifts in the office. Often times I share the desk with a huge Manchester United fan. He's big into online betting.
Whenever there is a game on TV we talk about the matchup, the betting line and where the money should go. A couple clicks later and the bet is in. Click to continue reading...

If the round-of-16 matchup between the United States and Italy at the Under-17 World Cup (Wednesday, 10 a.m. ET, ESPN360.com) were to be decided in terms of soccer history, it would be over before it began. If the match turned on the number of international superstars produced by each country, the quality of the professional league or World Cup finishes, there would be no need to take the field. Click to continue reading...

The United forward became a father yesterday when wife, Coleen, gave birth to Kai Wayne Rooney.
Bookies are already setting the line at which EPL team he'll play for. Others are quick to make Baby Shrek jokes.
The Daily Mail had this factbox on the name "Kai":

* The Rooneys' intriguing choice of name for their son - Kai - was the 68th most popular baby name in Britain last year.

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The German Cup quarterfinal draw has been made, sending Jermaine Jones and Schalke 04 to visit 3. Liga club VfL Osnabruck in the early-February matchup. Click to continue reading...

Seriously, I've been so busy this fall that I think I've watched maybe one MLS match in the last two months. So take this look at the playoff picture for what it's worth, unless I get something right, in which case, yay me.

EASTERN CONFERENCE
#1 Columbus v. #4 Real Salt Lake
This, of course, completes the trade that saw New York compete in (and win) the Western Conference bracket a year ago.

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Thursday night the Sounders launch the league's second season as the Playoffs in many sports are called, but in this case it might be particularly important. Though Houston and Seattle faced off twice in League play and once in the late rounds of the US Open Cup, the teams have changed quite a bit from where they were in previous meetings.

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See, I told you I'm a bit good

Let's face it. We all remember Julio Baptista once played for Arsenal on a season long loan from Real Madrid. Jose Antonio Reyes went the other way in the same deal. I don't know about you but for the life of me, I can't remember much of his performance during that season bar for one.

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Can the Crew repeat yet again in 2009? (Getty Images)

The four first round series are set for the 2009 edition of the MLS Cup Playoffs. All four series should be really good ones. For the second straight season the wild card positions have benefited one of the conferences over the other as Real Salt Lake got into the playoffs as an eastern conference club.

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FC Porto have gained ground on Superliga leaders Braga after their 3-2 victory over last place Academica. The goals in this matchup all came after the 65th minute mark when Porto jumped to a 2-0 lead on goals by Mariano Gonzalvez and Ernesto Farias in a two minute span at the 65th minute mark. Academica cut the lead to one when M. Click to continue reading...

The Columbus Crew owes The Chicago Fire a favor. Actually, the Crew owes Eduardo Lillingston a favor. Maybe a beer next time Chivas comes to town.

Lillingston chalked up an own goal tonight when the Fire took on Chivas at Toyota Park. Chicago held on to win the affair, and in the process handed the MLS Supporters' Shield to Columbus for a second straight year.

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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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Oh man, do we have a barn burner on our hands tonight or what?!? It's going to be incendiary, a real slobber knocker. People of Earth, it's the Dynamo versus Isidro Metapan!

Approximately 10 hours from now, just 10 short hours, we can relive the glory, the passion, the edge-of-your-seat, non-stop heart-pounding action that once captivated the heavens above and the world below.

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Champions League matchup tomorrow against AZ Alkmaar, and for some reason I can't look at that name without thinking of Azkaban prison from Harry Potter. When I imagine what their home pitch is like, I picture it being a desolate little island in the middle of the cold sea. When you finally get there, with your ticket, you're led to your horrible, cramped little bleacher seat (amongst their fans, who I imagine are probably all Death Eaters) by a Dementor usher, and if you sit in the wrong seat or yell too loudly, the Dementor usher quickly comes to your seat and does that face-sucking thing, and leaves you a drooling vegetable with no soul.

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PSNL Fans were hoping to face Slovenia before this mornings draw, as 40% of all votes turned in the past few days here on P.S.N.L. supported this matchup for Portugal's knockout playoff game for a World Cup spot. The Portuguese will be taking on Bosnia-Herzegovina which was the second most popular choice from fans at 23%. Click to continue reading...

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Manager Pep Guardiola addressed the media on Monday regarding the team's matchup on Tuesday at home against Russian side Rubin Kazan in the Champions League. Guardiola called the match a "vital" one saying, "The group remains very complicated, but winning against Rubin would be a very important step and we would be three or four points in the standings.

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Drury Panthers, Sarah Goodman

Drury Panthers 3
Indianapolis Greyhounds 0
On Senior Day, fifth-year senior Sarah Goodman scored twice off penalty kicks, leading Drury to a 3-0 victory over Indianapolis Sunday in a matchup of Great Lakes Valley Conference contenders at Harrison Stadium. Click to continue reading...

Drury Panthers, Sarah Goodman

Drury Panthers 3
Indianapolis Greyhounds 0
On Senior Day, fifth-year senior Sarah Goodman scored twice off penalty kicks, leading Drury to a 3-0 victory over Indianapolis Sunday in a matchup of Great Lakes Valley Conference contenders at Harrison Stadium. Click to continue reading...

MONTEVIDEO - With only one game remaining in the schedule of the hardest qualifying continent in the world, the highly anticipated matchup of Uruguay vs. Argentina may boil down to the most crucial game in the history of international qualifiers. Not only because each team must win, but because an Ecuador win, will definitely seal the fate of one of them. Click to continue reading...

Portugal moves into Wednesdays qualifier against Malta with their destiny firmly in their own hands. The Portuguese made sure of this by defeating Hungary on Saturday after Denmark did them a favour in defeating Sweden, these two results have Portugal now sitting in second spot, one point in front of Sweden going into the last matchup of the round. Click to continue reading...

You've probably seen either the full match or highlights of Mexico's 4-1 demolition of El Salvador at the Azteca last Saturday by now. But have you seen the babes of the big matchup as yet? If not, look no further than here for some of the noteworthy female fans who were on hand to watch [...] Click to continue reading...

Nacional has defeated Belenenses from their Week 6 matchup that was postponed. Nacional took it to the home team early and were rewarded when Anselmo scored the lone marker of the game as Nacional held on the rest of the match for the 1-0 victory Click to continue reading...

Portugal walked into the field before the start of this matchup knowing that Denmark had defeated Sweden 1-0 to claim the automatic World Cup spot from the Group but Portugal with a victory would move one point clear of Sweden and into the coveted second spot in the Group. Portugal started strong and an inspired Cristiano Ronaldo set up Simao for the first Portuguese marker at the 18th Click to continue reading...