Chelsea beat West Ham 4-1 at the Bridge on Saturday with goals from Alex, Didier Drogba (2) and Florent Malouda. Drogba will grab some headlines with this double strike but it was Florent Malouda and his fantastic performance that earned a standing ovation from the Chelsea fans.
Malouda ran the show on Saturday, had plenty of the ball and although he scored he had a part to play in two of the other goals with sublime crosses for Alex to head home in the first half to put us 1-0 up and Didier Drogba header at the far post from point blank range after another superb Malouda cross. Click to continue reading...

The Columbus Crew dominated possession and were the better team for large portions of Tuesday night's CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal home leg. Yet after 45 minutes the Major League Soccer side found themselves down 2-0, with any hope of advancement withering on the vine. It is a testament to the character of Robert Warzycha's team that they were able to come back in the second half.

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Evening all.

Thank god for the fumblings of others, that's all I can say. Amazingly we're still in the hunt.

 That said, if we don't find ourselves sitting above the hallowed water-mark of Champions League infamy come the season's end, games such as this will be pencilled down as vital episodes in our downfall; where one point was secured, but two implausibly lost.

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Bayern Munich ralled for four straight goals at the Stadio Olimpico to upset Juventus Turin 4-1 and book an improbable advancement to the UEFA Champions League elimination round. The win completes a stunning turnaround for the Bavarian club, who appeared dead in the water in Group A just two matchdays ago. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool are determined to use the rest of this season to demonstrate to Europe that they are a team of UEFA Champions League quality, according to David Ngog.
The Reds have suffered a campaign to forget after being dumped out of the European Cup at the group stages, while they are also flailing in the Premier League. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool came off the Merseyside derby with a 2-0 victory, their third successive league wins at Goodison, but there was little to be proud of. In terms of entertainment value, the game was about as bleak as the rainy weather

For David Moyes, his club remains mired in a relegation battle but they can hold their heads up high.

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The only rival or derby match in the first round of the Major League Soccer Playoffs kicked off on Sunday as the LA Galaxy played Chivas USA. Both teams play at the Home Depot Center and are in based in Los Angeles. Who won the match? Here's a recap along with video highlights of the match.

Los Angeles Galaxy draws with Chivas USA 2-2 Video Highlights (will be added shortly)

1st Half

The match started out with chances for both teams but Chivas USA would strike first.

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International week is finally over and at last we can look forward to the return of the Premier League. The international break probably couldn't have come at a better time in fairness as most of the lads were afforded the opportunity to escape from the club environment following the pedestrian performance against Sunderland.

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A 1 Nil loss away to Xanthi on Monday night has brought the AEK players back down to earth after what will be our famous victory over Benfica,by the same scoreline in the Europa League,midweek.My comments are based on play between the 20th and 70th minute due to technical difficulties(no stream),so hopefully Aekbaltimore orAlexaek wiil have a more indepth review.

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Ei Yoaan! Quoi de neuf?!! It looks like the rain really worked in Bordeaux's favour last night as they held Juventus to a 1-1 draw at home. Amauri's Robin Hood bro, Iaquinta gave Juventus the lead in the second half but the visitors fought back in the 75th minute and Plašil shot from point-blank range to earn the visitors one point.

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Well, they tried. A banged up Colorado Rapids gave it all they got against a Dwayne De Rosario-inspired Toronto and almost came up with the goods in Canada. Instead, they return home defeated for a few days to regroup before a vital home and away series against San Jose.
Conor Casey, with his 13th goal of the season, equalized early in the second half after some rubbish defending from Toronto made Kosuke Kimura's floating cross much more dangerous than it should have been and Mike Holody, in only his second MLS game, notched a crucial goal very late on to give the Rapids some hope but it wasn't to be. Click to continue reading...

.Brazil have beaten Argentina 3-1 in Rosario to qualify for next year's World Cup finals. The first half was played at a breathless pace. Brazil took the lead in the 24th minute, Elano's free kick being headed home by Benfica centre-back Luisao. The Selacao doubled their lead in the 30th minute. Elano's free-kick being blocked, [. Click to continue reading...

For a game much anticipated, the loss to Spurs could be summed as an anti-climax. There was always the feeling of something was wrong somewhere. It felt like Liverpool has weakened by quite a bit. Players throughout displayed a team without much cohesion and looked not ready for the season opener.

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