by FRANCO PANIZO

Nine spots remain for the 2010 World Cup, and four of those will be decided through the UEFA playoffs, which are set to begin on Saturday.

Russia-Slovenia, Greece-Ukraine, Portugal-Bosnia Herzegovina and France-Ireland are the two-legged playoffs that will determine which remaining UEFA teams punch their tickets to South Africa next summer.

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News that Charlies Davies was released from the hospital this week was welcome news to U.S. Soccer fans. Now the long journey begins for the Sochaux striker as he battles back to save his career after suffering life-threatening injuries. With Davies likely sidelined for the 2010 World Cup, it's never too soon to speculate on who needs to step up and score in South Africa.

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United States striker Charlie Davies has left hospital nearly a month after being involved in a fatal car accident.

Davies, who plays for French side Sochaux, broke bones in his right leg and suffered a lacerated bladder and is almost certainly sure to miss next summers World Cup Finals in Sputh Africa as his injuries are expected to take to 12 months to recover from.

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United States and Sochaux striker Charlie Davies has been released from hospital after being injured in a car crash last month near Washington DC. Click to continue reading...

U.S. and Sochaux forward Charlie Davies has now left the National Rehabilitation Center about a month after being badly injured in a fatal Washington D.C.-Area car accident.The #9 shirt released a statement, and the chief of surgery at his original hospital gave an encouraging prognosis.- Greg Seltzer Click to continue reading...

November 8, 2009
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
3:00 EST (21:00CET, 20:00GMT)

Sunday evening it's back to work. But hopefully, it's not one of those usual Monday morning, sloping, sluggish, I need a liter of coffee to get through the day, back to works, because aside from the heart wrenching matches against Cesspool in the CL, Lyon have been afflicted with a general malaise probably since week eight in the PSG match, and need this victory to put some pep back in their step.

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Its a busy day of matches in Europe with many of the top clubs in action. These include Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus, and Paris St-Germain. Our other site, Free Live Sports TV will be providing live coverage of all these matches. The links are listed below with the match times.

FC Barcelona v Mallorca LIVE Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) Saturday, November 7, 2009 19:00 GMT, 14:00 EST

Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid LIVE Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) Saturday, November 7, 2009 21:00 GMT, 16:00 EST

Atalanta v Juventus LIVE Italian Serie A Saturday, November 7, 2009 19:45 GMT, 14:45 EST

Paris St-Germain v Nice LIVE French Ligue 1 Saturday, November 7, 2009 18:00 GMT, 13:00 EST

Sochaux v Lens LIVE French Ligue 1 Saturday, November 7, 2009 20:00 GMT, 15:00 EST

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Rennes travel south this weekend, while Charlie Davies' Sochaux play in front of their home crowd before the international break in Ligue 1 action. Click to continue reading...

With the swine flu doubt cleared up, Paris Saint Germain picked up their first win since the 30th August on Sunday, beating Sochaux 4-1.

After years of struggling the Paris side finally had a good season last year, finishing 6th and only missing out on a Champions League place due to their very poor form in the last league games, picking up only 4 points from a possible 15.

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Rennes hosted Valenciennes on Sunday afternoon and the visitors made the most of their visit thanks to three goals in the second half, while Sochaux was on the losing end of a game against Paris Saint-Germain. Click to continue reading...

The major non-event of last weekend was the cancellation of the Classico between Marseille and Paris SG. The supporters made up for it by rioting in downtown Marseille antagonizing locals and behaving like the idiots they are. Many arrests, mostly local fans when it seemed like the Parisians started it all. Click to continue reading...

Marouane Chamakh, Hull City's interested...
The major non-event of last weekend was the cancellation of the Classico between Marseille and Paris SG. The supporters made up for it by rioting in downtown Marseille antagonizing locals and behaving like the idiots they are. Many arrests, mostly local fans when it seemed like the Parisians started it all. Click to continue reading...

French Ligue 1 have become one of the strongest leagues in Europe during the last few years and it is constantly justifying its reputation. Round 10 this season was supposed to bring us the biggest derby of French football but the OM-PSG derby was postponed because two PSG players had contracted the swine flu.

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Rennes stunned first place Montpellier with Saturday with a sounded three-goal victory while Sochaux won their second game in a row. Click to continue reading...

You can watch Nice v Lyon Live online here.

Nice v Lyon
Ligue Un
Saturday 24 October 2009
Kick-off: 18:00 BST

Nice Preview

Nice are second from bottom in Ligue 1 after gaining just eight points from nine games.

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Paulo Duarte, treinador português do Le Mans, foi castigado pela Federação Francesa, por ter criicado o árbitro após o jogo com o Sochaux. O castigo compreende a participação numa acção pedagógica sobre o papel do educador na promoção e defesa dos valores do futebol. Paulo Duarte comentou o castigo dizendo que naturalmente o irá cumprir. Click to continue reading...

Ligue 1 continues to delight and mystify in equal measures. Last weekend's matches saw Bordeaux lose for a second successive match after such a long unbeaten run, and new leaders Lyon lost too but remained on top of the table.
Lyon's lead is down to just a single goal, never mind points. Their main challenger in second spot is Montpellier, a team that finds itself back in the top flight for the first time in five years and looking determined to make it six. Click to continue reading...

While USS S365 is on the fritz, I'll drop some bits. A few may be a little behind, but I'll include them just in case somebody missed one...#1 - ESPN ace Steve Davis looks at the state of the USMNT defense. And if you're unaware, Jay DeMerit needed eye surgery for an infection.Both owww and ewww. Get well, JayD! Click to continue reading...

Video goals highlights from the Liverpool vs Olympique Lyonnais ( OL/Lyon) Matchday 3 Champions League game on October 20, 2009. Kickoff at 19.45 UK time from Anfield, Liverpool. Liverpool go into this game having lost their last three games, while OL were shocked by Sochaux in Ligue 1 at the weekend. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool face a tricky Champions League tie at Anfield against French giants Olympique Lyonnais. Fernando Torres is the major absence for Rafa Benitez's side, but captain Steven Gerrard makes a return to the squad.

Liverpool

Team News:

• Steven Gerrard recovers in time for the match and is expected to start for Rafa's side.

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After a joyous weekend during which the US Men's National team clinched qualification for the 2010 World Cup, tragedy struck when Charlie Davies USMNT and Sochaux was involved in a horrific one-car collision on October 13th.
Elsewhere, Michael Bradley scored in Borussia Mönchengladbach's loss. Click to continue reading...

AC Milan are one of the most storied sides in Europe, but they could take a lesson in class from mid-table French side Sochaux. The tragic car accident involving rising US star Charlie Davies and the awful injury to defender Oguchi Onyewu during last week's World Cup qualifier revealed the true colors of the two players' domestic sides. Click to continue reading...

STARTERS
As we approach the final round of the regular season in MLS 7 teams are fighting for the remaining 3 playoff spots. Columbus, Houston, Los Angeles, Chivas USA & Seattle are all in, while only New York, San Jose & Kansas City are out. The list of scenarios for the seven teams still battling is endless. Click to continue reading...

As we move into the third Matchday of the UEFA Champions League group stage, teams are starting to feel the pressure to procure points and jockey for the top two spots in their groups.

One of those teams is Liverpool, which suffered a 2-0 defeat to Fiorentina on Matchday Two and now meets Lyon knowing a loss to the French club could drop them three points behind Fiorentina for second place in Group E.

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2:45pm, live in the US on Comcast Sports Northeast and MSG. The game is on Fox Sports regional networks. I've got DirecTV, and the game is on channels 630 or 635. And it's in HD! I wish I could be more help to those with cable. At the least, it's delayed on FSC at 10pm.
Last 3 matches:
Liverpool: 0-1 Sunderland (a); 0-2 Chelsea (a); 0-2 Fiorentina (a)
Lyon: 0-2 Sochaux (h); 2-0 Lens (a); 4-0 Debrecen (a)
Group Stage:
Liverpool: 0-2 Fiorentina (a); 1-0 Debrecen (h)
Lyon: 4-0 Debrecen (a); 1-0 Fiorentina (h)
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (SPA)
Guess at a squad:
Reina
Johnson Carragher Agger Insua
Lucas Mascherano
Benayoun Gerrard Riera
Kuyt
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Odd as it may sound, Clint Eastwood was Lyon's guest of honor for their match against Sochaux on Saturday. The elderly badass is in town for the first ever Lyon Film Festival, where he is to receive an award from French director Bertrand Tavernier for his contributions to cinema.

Eastwood probably won't be receiving any awards for his contributions to kicking a football anytime soon, though, as it appears he opted for the awkward high steppin' scoop kick on his ceremonial kickoff.

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Video Info:
17.10.2009 - Ligue 1
Olympique Lyon - Sochaux 0:2

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Home side Lyon fell to a shock defeat against Sochaux.

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Here's a short video tribute to Charlie Davies who was seriously injured in a car crash this last week. Charlie is a player who seemed to be really coming on and finding himself in the game. Our thoughts are with Charlie Davies, and his family and friends

Charlie Davies, No.9 Age 23 National Team USA Current Club Sochaux Current League France Ligue 1 Last Club Hammarby Last League Sweden Allsvenskan College Boston College Total Club Goals 29 Total Caps 17 Total International Goals as a Senior 4
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October 17, 2009
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
1 PM ET (19:00 CET, 18:00 GMT)

Well, after the short but much needed international break, Lyon head back to office. The break gave us some much needed time for the laundry list of players out due to injury, to continue their convalescences.

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Ghana win the U20 World Cup. The game against Brazil ended in a 0-0 draw after 120 minutes, and with both sides missing several Penalty chances, Ghana finally won the shootout 4-3.
-And the U17 World Cup in Nigeria starts on Oct 24. With the first USA game on Thu Oct 26 v Spain. Click to continue reading...

17/10/2009Auxerre - Bordeaux ore 19.00Le Mans - Boulogne ore 19.00Olympique Lyonnais - Sochaux ore 19.00Montpellier - Saint-Etienne ore 19.00Nancy - Olympique Marseille ore 19.00Valenciennes - Grenoble ore 19.00Lille - Rennes ore 21.0018/10/2009Lorient - Nice ore 17.00Monaco - Lens ore 17.00Toulouse - PSG ore 21. Click to continue reading...

The World Cup qualifiers handed two wins to France and a ticket to the playoffs in November. The feat was celebrated like a resounding success despite the overall weakness ofGroup 7. France will find out on Monday if they play Ukraine, Ireland, Slovakia or Bosnia Herzegovina...it could be 1993 all over again. Click to continue reading...

Reports in the French press have shed more light on Charlie Davies' accident earlier in the week and provided some encouraging news on the 22-year old's situation. Davies has most recently showed signs of improvement, says a Foot 01 report dated 3:13pm East Coast time on Thursday. The report quotes a Radio Monte Carlo interview with Pierre Barrieu, the French fitness coach of the U.

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French Ligue 1 returns into action after the international break and Olympique Lyon are leading the title race at the moment. Bordeaux and surprise package Montpellier are just behind the leaders, while Marseille and PSG are slowly falling behind. Monaco and Lorient are also exceeding expectations at the moment, while Toulouse, Nice and Lille are not doing as well as last season.

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