Despite Conor Casey's franchise record of 16 goals in a season, an incredibly productive year for Omar Cummings (eight goals, 12 assists), and a full complement of attacking defenders who didn't send the ball into the stands every other play, the Colorado Rapids limped through the final games with insufficient ammunition when the stakes were highest. Click to continue reading...

1 - Persela 5 4 1 0 5-1 13
2 - Persijap 5 3 2 0 6-1 11
3 - Persiba 7 3 2 2 11-7 11
4 - Arema 4 3 1 0 4-1 10
5 - Persebaya 5 3 1 1 15-13 10
Top Scorers
6 - Herman Dzumafo (PSPS)
5 - Andi Odang (Persebaya)
4 - Leonardo Zada Martins (Persela), Julio Lopez (Persiba), Kornius Fingkrew (Persebaya), Erick Weeks, Boakay Eddie Foday (Persiwa)
All a bit tits around arse in Indonesia at themoment. Click to continue reading...

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With the World Cup in sight, most of this weekend's attention will be towards the remaining qualifiers, but there are a few high-profile friendlies on tap today that might be just as exciting.

England-Brazil is one of those matches, as the Three Lions will took to topple Brazil for the first time since 1990, a stretch of seven games that includes a 2-1 loss in the quarterfinals of the 2002 World Cup.

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With the World Cup in sight, most of this weekend's attention will be towards the remaining qualifiers, but there are a few high-profile friendlies on tap today that might be just as exciting.

England-Brazil is one of those matches, as the Three Lions will took to topple Brazil for the first time since 1990, a stretch of seven games that includes a 2-1 loss in the quarterfinals of the 2002 World Cup.

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Darius Vassell is considering a return to England after he was evicted from his Turkish hotel because his club Ankaragucu failed to pay the bill.

The 29-year-old has voiced concerns over the club's financial problems following a recent change in ownership. Players' wages have frequently been paid late, training has been cancelled and now he has been thrown out of his hotel.

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The forthcoming season of world football is set to be the most thrilling in recent history concluding with one man holding aloft that hallowed golden trophy in Jo'berg next summer.

As top-flight action kicks off around the globe, who should we be looking out for? Which players are capable of bursting on to the international scene and emulating the famous exploits of an adolescent Owen during France '98?

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Bontang v Persiba 0-0
Persiba missed the chance to go to the top of the ISL after they could only draw against Bontang who have already played seven games this season and have yet to win.
Daniel Roekito's men have played three away games this season so far and have picked up two points on their travels. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has insisted that he would like to remain as the tactican of the Merseyside club for many more years to come.
The Reds are in a serious crisis, as six losses in seven games has threatened to throw the club's ambitions out the window. A seventh loss - against Olympique Lyonnais in the Champions League - would be catastrophic for the Anfield outfit, as it would be their worst run since the appointment of the legendary Bill Shankly as manager of the club. Click to continue reading...

Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday on the Soccerlens Show.

This week's episode focuses on the Premier League relegation battle (it's already started), and the spotlight is on Portsmouth (who lost their first seven games, just beat Wigan 4-0 and are still bottom of the table) and Hull (who have been lurching from weakness to weakness, but still have faith in their unfortunately named manager).

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Apoel Nicosia vs FC Porto

FC Porto will look to lock up second place in Group D with a win against Nicosia. The 2-1 victory a fortnight ago did not represent the game. Porto out-played the Romanian side for the better part of the game and Hulk should have had a hat-trick at least.

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Jamie Carragher admits he is 'hurt' by Liverpool's current plight, but has called on his team-mates not to be too downhearted.
Club stalwart Carragher was sent off on Saturday as a 3-1 defeat at Fulham condemned the Reds to a sixth loss in seven games in all competitions.
The setback at Craven Cottage has left Liverpool nine points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea and unlikely to mount a serious title challenge. Click to continue reading...

Big Story
The future of Rafa Benitez dominates the British press this morning, as Liverpool slumped to their sixth defeat in seven games and fingers are being jabbed once again: former Liverpool star Ronnie Whelan suggests Rafa does not care about the Premier League; Sam Wallace concludes that Rafa is too clever for his own good; John Ley looks at the facts unnecessarily needed to prove Liverpool have had a poor start; and David Hytner looks at the club's growing injury crisis, the one mitigating factor that seems to be saving Rafa.

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Rafael Benítez is facing renewed speculation over his future at Liverpool after his nine-man side collapsed to a humiliating sixth defeat in seven games. The 3-1 loss at Fulham, during which defenders Philipp Degen and Jamie Carragher were both sent off, was their fifth league defeat of the season. Click to continue reading...

Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea FC
English Premier League
Old Trafford
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Kick-off: 1500 GMT

Chelsea and Bolton face off for the second time this week, this time in the Premier League.

Their previous meeting saw Chelsea dump Bolton out of the Carling Cup thanks to a 4-0 thumping, and Ancelotti will be hoping for more of the same from his table-topping team.

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Dignified dialogue
8 Actors That Have Narrated Official FIFA World Cup Films
1. Patrick Allen ('The World at Their Feet' 1970)
2. Joss Ackland ('Heading For Glory' 1974)
3. Sean Connery ('G'olé!' 1982)
4. Michael Caine ('Hero' 1986)
5. Edward Woodward ('Soccer Shoot-Out' 1990)
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With J Hutcherson -- For those of you that spent last night in the company of the World Series, that was a pretty good lesson on the why for the best out of seven games. Aside from the extra revenue courtesy of extended playoffs, baseball, hockey, and basketball set it up so it takes more than just one dominant night or a fluke win. Click to continue reading...

Juan Carlos Osorio didn't help matters in New York. (Getty Images)

Not much was good in 2009 for the New York Red Bulls. Fresh off a trip to the MLS Cup in 2008 many thought this could be a break out season for the club. Instead the season got started with a bang in a bad way by losing to an expansion club on opening day 3-0 in Seattle.

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Franco Colomba had been waiting by the phone for what seemed like ages. Then the call came, and he said: "Yes". He was back in the game. The Menarini family wanted him to become Bologna's fourth manager in under a year. Colomba turned to his wife and said: "From this day forward you can call me ‘mister' again.

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Here are the results, scorers & images of the seven games playedtonight in Round 8 of "La Liga".VALENCIA CF travelled to ALMERIA & managed to wrap the game upafter the home team found itself with 10 men in the 63rd min with ared card to Alves. Valencia won 3-0 with all the goals coming in the2ºhalf starting with DAVID VILLA (54th m), PABLO HERNANDEZ(74th min) & JUAN MATA (87th min). Click to continue reading...

You can watch Atletico Madrid v Mallorca Live online here.

Atletico Madrid v Mallorca
La Liga
Saturday 24 October 2009
Kick-off: 17:00 BST

Atletico Madrid Preview

Atletico Madrid replaced Abel Resino with Quique Sanches Flores on Friday (Laudrup couldn't agree terms) after the embarrassing 4-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge and as such Atleti go into Saturday's game relying on the club's support staff to prepare them for this home game.

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Gary Neville is happy with our performance yesterday against CSKA Moscow but is already looking forward to Anfield.

"I think we were a constant threat," said Neville. "In the first half Fabio and Nani down the left were very difficult to play for them. And then in the second half Antonio started to get a lot of the ball and we were a constant threat behind them on the wings, and I think we had the better chances and most of the play as well.

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Courtesy of F365:

Arsenal
* The Gunners are scoring an incredible average of 3.37 goals per Premier League game this season.

* If games ended after 45 minutes, Arsenal would be top of the table with 19 points.

* All Arsenal's points have been won against bottom-half opposition.

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Last night was a lesson, a great one, and, luckily, it was one which didn't cost us anything. There were some serious freak results in the Champions League last night, and while we all know we should have won, when you see Barca getting beaten at home by Rubix Cube, Liverpool losing at home to Lyon after leading, and Rangers getting thrashed by Uzi or whatever they're called, a draw away at the home of the Dutch Champions doesn't seem too bad.

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Serie A giants Juventus will make a move for Arsenal wide-man Emmanuel Eboue in January, according to reports.

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Seven games today from Round 7 of the "Liga" with the following results, scorers & images.ATHLETICO DE BILBAO were outplayed by a surprising REAL SPORTINGDE GIJÓN who shifted up a gear in the 2º half to do the damage. Theend result was 1-2 with two goals from Sporting player DE LA CUEVASin the 65th from a free kick & the 77th min, to see Athletic get aconsolidation goal via TOQUERO late in the Click to continue reading...

You can watch Aston Villa v Chelsea Live online by signing up with us here on Live Sport Network, the leading source to watch live football on the web.

Aston Villa welcome Chelsea at Villa Park in an early Premier League kickoff on Saturday 17 October 2009 as both teams try to build upon their good starts to the season.

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1. The governing bodies have finally succeeded in stacking the deck so firmly in favour of the major footballing nations that it is almost impossible for them not to qualify. Portugal won just two of their first seven games, but still managed to reach the playoffs simply because over the course of such a long group, they had time to recover.

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Midfielder Freddy Adu got his first start of the Portuguese Liga on Monday, with Belenenses losing 1-0 to CD Nacional de Madeira. Adu played the first-half before being subbed off with an injured ankle. He isn't expected to need extended recovery time. Anselmo got the game's only goal in the 27th-minute. Click to continue reading...

In a week where several Major League Soccer clubs were idle and players were missing for international duty, it was once again Jeff Cunningham winning Player of the Week honors. Cunningham set the standard early, with an assist and the game-winner in Dallas's 2-1 win over San Jose on Wednesday. Cunningham has been the difference with the winning goal in seven games this season. Click to continue reading...

It was nearly the most satisfying of afternoons at Stamford Bridge last Sunday – until Didier Drogba decided to intervene.
There has never been a debate about Drogba's talent, the only question mark hanging over him, as we know, is his liking for acting the goat every now and again and there were signs of him doing the same again six days ago. Click to continue reading...

The less than welcome international break gives us an early chance to take stock. We're seven games in now and what have learned?CelticAtop the pile and Tony Mowbray seems confident that they'll be up there at the end of the season. That's the positive. The negatives are he doesn't yet have the players to play the kind of game he wants, he has not got any faith in the defenders Gordon Strachan Click to continue reading...

Former Real Madrid midfielder and all round football superstar David Beckham is planning a return to Serie A. The 34-year-old enjoyed a productive loan spell with AC Milan during the latter half of last season and Becks claims he is closing in on a move back to the San Siro.

Beckham, one of the Manchester United youth academy's most famous graduates, confirmed he has interest from England but admitted he would feel uncomfortable playing in the Premier League if it wasn't for United.

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With J Hutcherson -- Eight games in for the bulk of the teams, and it's arguably too early to even mention the English Premier League table. Then again, the gap between fourth and first is already six points. Chelsea leads with 21 from eight games played, with three teams sitting at 15 points. Fourth-place Arsenal have played seven games, fifth-place Liverpool eight, and this afternoon sixth-place Manchester City plays their seventh. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea welcome Liverpool to Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Chelsea will be hoping to bounce back from a shock defeat to Wigan last week while Liverpool will aim to continue their rich goalscoring form in recent games. It promises to be a cracker of a game, and you can watch Chelsea take on Liverpool live here.

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Premier League clubs, it should be remembered, enjoy every single advantage that the football world can throw at them. They have massive television contracts which give them an annual amount of money that would keep most lower league clubs going for years. They have the opportunity of European football.

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