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Arsenal 2-1 Borussia Dortmund
A fine win against a very decent side means that our last group game (Matchday 6 aah, the romance
of the cup) will be all stations to Dead Rubbersville.
In fact, it will be a reprise of 2009 when an Arsenal side already assured of top spot sent out
the kids and lost 1-0 in Olympiakos.
Three points tonight will secure Arsenal's progression from the group stage of the Champions
League, with their opponents Marseille similarly looking for a way into the next round. Following
Aaron Ramsey's late, late winner at the Velodrome, it will undoubtedly be yet another tight
contest. The Gunners may have only lost once at home so [.
Photo by Rick Osentoski/ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - As far as the Gold Cup is concerned, the U.S. men's national team is
entering uncharted territory.
The Americans have never needed a result in a Gold Cup group stage finale as badly as they will
when they face Guadeloupe (9 p.
LONDON, England Roberto Mancini saw Manchester City clinch automatic qualification to the group
stages of the Champions League and immediately demanded a fresh injection of cash. Arsene Wenger
saw his side's season end on a low-key note with a draw against Fulham and promptly heaped more
frustration on Arsenal fans by admitting the club [.
BLACKPOOL, England Blackpool dealt a blow to Tottenham's hopes of securing Champions League
qualification on Tuesday, scoring their first win in seven matches with a 3-1 victory at Bloomfield
Road. First half goals from Charlie Adam and DJ Campbell and a late Brett Ormerod strike secured
three precious points for Ian Holloway's side, who [.
ROME, Italy — Roma have named youth coach Vincenzo Montella as their new manager, 24 hours after
the resignation of Claudio Ranieri, the Serie A club announced on Monday. Ranieri resigned on
Sunday in the aftermath of the Italian capital side's 4-3 loss at Genoa, despite having led 3-0,
for Roma's fourth straight loss.
NEW YORK, NY Five more amateur teams will earn berths into the US Open Cup tournament this year.
The PDL's allotment was raised to nine from eight and the NPSL will receive four automatic berths,
the first time since 2003 that teams from that fourth-division league will gain automatic entry.
NPSL teams used to [.
Frank Lampard reckons the Champions League should be Chelsea's number one aspiration for this
season. The England midfielder knows Chelsea are seemingly out of the Premier League title race
after some poor form that has seen them drop to fifth and sit 12 points behind leaders Manchester
United. Anyone looking to bet on Champions League [.
LONDON, England — Former Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson has been appointed head coach of West Brom,
the Premier League club confirmed Friday. West Brom, who fired Roberto Di Matteo earlier this week,
hired Hodgson just over a month after he was sacked by Liverpool. Hodgson, 63, was voted English
football's manager of the year last [.
LONDON, England — Fernando Torres's Chelsea debut ended in misery when his team lost 1-0 at home
to Liverpool on Sunday, wasting the chance to take advantage of Manchester United's first league
defeat of the season. Torres, who moved from Anfield to Chelsea last week for a reported 50 million
pounds ($80.
PALERMO, Italy Palermo put a huge dent in Juventus' Champions League qualification hopes after
beating the Turin giants 2-1 at Stadio Renzo Barbera in Serie A. In doing so Palermo leap-frog
Juventus in the table and look a good bet for European football next season. With this loss
Juventus' winless streak reached four matches.
DOHA, Qatar — Australia stormed into their first Asian Cup final on Tuesday with a 6-0 thrashing
of 10-man Uzbekistan to set up a decider against three-time champions Japan. Galatasary forward
Harry Kewell got the opener on five minutes and Asian player of the year Sasa Ognenovski doubled
their lead 11 minutes before half-time.
LONDON, England Aston Villa has signed Darren Bent from Premier League rival Sunderland for what it
says is a club-record transfer fee. Villa didn't disclose financial details Tuesday but announced
that the England striker has signed a contract through to June 2015. British media is reporting
that Bent's fee would be at least 18 [.
News is beginning to break that Sunderland striker Darren Bent has handed in a transfer
request admits rumours that Aston Villa have launched an £18 million bid for his
services...
It seems strange that the England International would want to leave Sunderland.
DOHA, Qatar — Uzbekistan reached the Asian Cup quarter-finals after drawing 2-2 with China in a
topsy-turvy and fiercely contested final Group A game at the Al Gharafa Stadium here on Sunday.
Having fallen behind early on, Uzbekistan equalised and then went ahead early in the second period
through a fine long-distance effort from one-time [.
DOHA, Qatar — Three-time champions Iran swept aside North Korea 1-0 at the Asian Cup Saturday to
become the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals in their bid to end a 35-year title
drought. Karim Ansari Fard struck the winner in the 62nd minute as Team Melli fought hard to crack
a tight North [.
LIVERPOOL, England - Manager Roy Hodgson left Liverpool on Saturday and the club appointed former
player and manager Kenny Dalglish until the end of the season to try to turn around a dismal run of
form. Hodgson, who joined England's most successful club from Fulham in July last year, had been
under intense pressure from fans in recent weeks after defeats by Wolverhampton Wanderers and
Blackburn Rovers.
