We've got to post a quick recap of what we watched this past weekend but first, very briefly, here are two games today that you could tune in for, in case you're looking for something to watch this afternoon/evening (depending on your timezone):

African Cup of Nations, Côte d'Ivoire vs Angola (1pmET, Al-Jazeera Sports / Eurosport International): The group stage of AfCON2012 wraps up over the next couple days.

Right colour, wrong shirtIt's a Chile afternoon in Toronto! Great news for TFC supporters and pun-lovers alike as The Reds officially announced the signing of Chilean international defender Miguel Aceval today. The announcement concludes a signing-process that has been rumoured since December but spent the last few days floating around MLS red-tape limbo.

The U.S. MNT is training in Costa Rica

The U-23 Men's National Team is in Costa Rica for the conclusion of their January training camp, and Saturday they played the first of two scrimmages when they took on the reserves of perennial Costa Rican powerhouse Saprissa.
The teams dueled to a 0-0 draw at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, which U.

The 2012 African Cup of Nations begins this weekend with two host nations, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, which have such a limited record in this competition. The former has never qualified for an African Cup of Nations before and will be an unknown quantity to most observers of this year's tournament whilst the latter have competed in just four previous tournaments and have only progressed beyond the group stage on just one occasion when reaching the last eight in 1996.

The Philadelphia Independence have been keeping themselves busy, re-signing defenders Leigh Ann Robinson and Estelle Johnson this past Monday. Both players were key starters of the powerhouse backline last year, helping the Independence post a 1.0 GSA along with seven shutouts.

Last season, Robinson started in 19 of Philadelphia's games, notching two assists in her first season of play for the team.

News in the Sunday Sun today that Real Madrid have made an inquiry about Manchester United's 18 year-old striker/midfielder Ravel Morrison. Ravel Morrison - Real Madrid now interested Newcastle have put in a bid for the youngster that has been turned down by the Manchester club, but now there's news that the Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid [.

The Philadelphia Union selected Chandler Hoffman with the 13th overall pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. Chandler is a member of MLS' Generation Adidas program, having signed on as one of nine such players in this SuperDraft cycle.

Chandler was a standout striker at NCAA powerhouse UCLA, the former home of current Union midfielders Amobi Okugo and Kyle Nakazawa.

Aceval in the hole?The rumours are boiling out of Chile today that The Reds are about to add a new defender to their ranks. If the Santiago media are to be trusted, then 28-year old centre-left back Miguel Aceval has already agreed on a contract with TFC and the paperwork is in the midst of being finalized by Major League Soccer.

Bolton Wanderers currently sit bottom of the Barclay's Premier League table after accumulating just nine points out of a possible 48 in their opening 16 games.

All eyes are on tomorrow's derby match away at fellow strugglers Blackburn after rumours circulated that implied the losing manager would face the sack!

With the relegation of Colombian powerhouse America de Cali for the first time in the team's 84-year history, speculation was that Roger Torres' loan may finally turn into a permanent transfer to the Philadelphia Union. Instead, it appears that Cali's fall could bring in a different player to MLS and Philadelphia.

While his University of Wisconsin men's soccer team is in its offseason, John Trask will be working with some of U.S. Soccer's top young players.

The Milwaukee native was named an assistant for the U.S. Under-23 national team under coach Caleb Porter, the coach at NCAA powerhouse.

Josue Martinez has officially joined the Philadelphia Union on a transfer, according to a press release on the team's website. As per Union official policy, the club will not release the terms of either Martinez's contract or the transfer itself.

Martinez had been linked multiple times to the Union over the course of the last six months, particularly throughout late Novemember and into December.

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One to warm the cockles on this chill winter's morn, Emile Heskey going for a glorious equaliser against Manchester United yesterday, getting it wrong by about 90º and finding touch in the corner...

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The wait is over and the four groups have been unveiled for this coming summer's Euro 2012 event in Poland and Ukraine.

Friday's draw, hosted by the latter nation, saw Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal placed together with joint-favorites Germany and Netherlands in Group B, which has emerged as the clear 'group of death'.

With the Super Draft a little over a month away, it's time to start getting familiar with some of the prospects that will be available for selection. Every few days or so leading up to the draft we will be providing player profiles to give you some insight into each prospect. These previews will obviously have a Revolution-centric theme and feel to them, and we'll be looking at players that we feel will be a proper fit for the organization going forward.

The Montreal Impact (French: Impact de Montréal) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1992, the team will move from the North American Soccer League (NASL) to Major League Soccer (MLS) starting with the 2012 season. A longtime powerhouse in Canadian soccer with seven Voyageurs Cup / Canadian Championship [.

When Creighton hired Elmar Bolowich last February to be its men's soccer coach, this school of 4,000 undergraduates in Omaha, Neb., didn't just manage to land a respectable steward for its program. It basically upended the entire space-time continuum of college sports.
Not only did Bolowich win a 2001 national title, he was also the winningest men's soccer coach in the history of the school he came from.

Ecuadorians LDU Quito have managed to secure their place in another Copa Sudamericana final following their 1-0 second leg victory over Argentinians Vélez Sársfield on Tuesday evening.

The 2009 Sudamericana winners were already leading 2-0 from the first leg played in the Ecuadorian capital last week and it was first leg hero Hernan Barcos who made sure of Vélez's departure from the competition by scoring the only goal of last night's contest in the 48th minute.

U.S. Under-23 national team defender Greg Garza's search for a club team has led him to Mexico, where he recently secured a Mexican passport and is now beginning a trial with Mexican First Division side Club Tijuana.

A former youth player with Portuguese powerhouse Sporting Lisbon, Garza has been searching for a new club since leaving Portuguese second division side Estoril Praia earlier this year.

I think we all agree that the Chelsea job isn't exactly a bed of roses based on the levels of expectation put on you as manager. You would imagine that only the most confident, determined and focused managers would even entertain the idea of taking the hot seat here and a task of taking the club out of the shadows of the Jose Mourinho era at the club.

KSU Soccer Stadium will soon play host the the 2011 NCAA Division I Women's College Cup Finals. Sixty-Four teams started the tournament and are fighting towards a spot in Kennesaw, GA. The semifinal matches will be played on December 2nd at 5 & 7:30 PM followed by the championship match on Sunday, December 4th at 1 PM.

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Gervinho and Yaya Touré celebrate

Four Premier League stars have made the shortlist for the 2011 CAF African Player Of The Year awards, with the Ivorian trio of powerhouse Yaya Touré, fleet-footed wideman Gervinho and veteran hitman Didier Drogba all getting the nod along with QPR's Moroccan schemer Adel Taarabt

However, they'll be up against four-time winner Samuel Eto'o (FC New Russian Money & Cameroon), Kevin-Prince Boateng (Milan & Ghana), Seydou Keita (Barcelona & Mali), Asamoah Gyan (FC New Dubai Money & Ghana), Andre Ayew (Marseille & Ghana) and Moussa Sow (Lille & Senegal).

Liverpool has announced the signing of former U.S. Under-17 national team captain Marc Pelosi on Tuesday, making Pelosi the second American to sign with the English powerhouse this year.

Pelosi has spent months with Liverpool, but his move to the club had been held up as he and Liverpool awaited international clearance for the move.

U.S. Soccer has picked Caleb Porter to coach the under-23 men's national team that will try to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.
Porter currently is head coach at college powerhouse Akron, and will continue in that role while coaching the U.S. team.
"I am honored and feel extremely privileged to be given this once in a lifetime opportunity," Porter said.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0McFPYTCnXI He's been called many names before, but now he is known as The Powerhouse. A man who defies all odds, who can fall at the merest of touches. A man whose right foot drops like a thousand hammers. A ...
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It's a FIFA 12 parody video people, and very droll it is too...

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Yesterday was Robin van Persie's day. Just how important he is to the post-Cesc Arsenal was on display for all to see. His first goal, just half a minute into the game, saw him receive the ball from Gervinho on the edge of the penalty area, and work the space before getting off a shot that wrong-footed Mignolet in the Sunderland goal.

Porto's Brazilian beast Hulk has been targeted by Wenger as a new powerhouse up front. Now called up into his country's full squad, the striker has been in decent form yet again this season with 3 goals from 6 games already. However, is the Portuguese league big enough to prove that he is good enough [.

The Syracuse Silver Knights are looking to make a serious splash in their inaugural season as they continue to build their roster. Most recently the Silver Knights announced the signing of Andriy Budnyy, a Ukrainian forward who recently played for USL Pro Club Wilmington Hammerheads.

The Syracuse Silver Knights are looking to make a serious splash in their inaugural season as they continue to build their roster. Most recently the Silver Knights announced the signing of Andriy Budnyy, a Ukrainian forward who recently played for USL Pro Club Wilmington Hammerheads.

Creighton hopes to slow down Maryland. (Photo via Creighton Athletics Department)

In men's college soccer this weekend there is yet another big match that pits two of the top teams in the country against one another. A defensive powerhouse against an offensive juggernaut. For those who are keeping tabs of course I am talking about Maryland and Creighton's match tonight.

Novara Calcio caught the attention of soccer fans on Tuesday with its 3-1 win over powerhouse Inter Milan in their first Italian Serie meeting in 55 years. The club from the Piedmont region of Italy returned to Serie A after triumphing in the final of the 2010/11 Serie B playoff final. The promotion was Novara's [.

Novara Calcio caught the attention of soccer fans on Tuesday with its 3-1 win over powerhouse Inter Milan in their first Italian Serie meeting in 55 years. The club from the Piedmont region of Italy returned to Serie A after triumphing in the final of the 2010/11 Serie B playoff final. The promotion was Novara's [.

Argentine powerhouse Club Atlético Boca Juniors, known simply as Boca Juniors or Boca, is currently in first place in the Primera División Apertura 2011 tournament after six matches played. Boca Juniors recently launched their Nike 2011/12 away jersey (now available at World Soccer Shop and The Onionbag).

Galaxy 1 Colorado Rapids 0

It's not me, it's you: Landon Donovan acknowledges the teammates who set up a finely worked move he ended with a confidently taken finish for the win over Colorado Saturday in Carson (AP Photo).

*Notable: With the win the first place Galaxy became the first MLS team to clinch a playoff spot.

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Neville Southall. Neville. F**king. Southall former binman, mustachioed powerhouse, atavistic footballing throwback and one of, if not the finest goalkeeper of his generation...

To be honest, Big Nev deserves this afternoon's vid-tribute nod just for the sheer number of abhorrent jerseys he's been forced to sport down through the years.

Leeds United was a powerhouse in the early 1970′s and you can see why in the above video. Featuring stars such as Allan Clarke, Billy Bremner and Peter Lorimer, who scored a spectacular goal in the above video, Leeds went on to finish the season in...
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Finally Spurs have addressed their goal scoring problems of last season, with the loan signing of controversial striker Emmanuel Adebayor. Attackers from all over the world have been linked with Spurs this summer, but the club have decided to put their faith in the strong Togolese forward.

Of course it's sad to see a quality player like Nasri leave, but considering we got £25million of Man City's dirty money for a player they could've had for free in a year's time, I think Arsenal could be laughing. That's if the money is re-invested, that is.

Money is basically no object for City, so presumably they won't mind too much paying that much for something of a one-season wonder who, as far as I can see, has no obvious place in their team.

The 19th ranked University of Denver men's soccer team received another preseason recognition on Monday, this time on an individual level.

Senior midfielder Jarod Stigall was listed at No. 30 in Top Drawer Soccer's Preseason Top 100 Upperclassman list.

"This is a nice honor for Jarod, as well as his teammates that have helped him along the way," head coach Bobby Muuss said.