By Chris Wright

When 'super duper set-piece' penalties go wrong, you tend to end up looking like a bit of a massive great sopping tit as Uzbekistan U23 striker Aleksandr Geynrikh found out to his cost during a friendly game against Zenit St Petersburg last night.

Penalty FAIL As Thierry Henry and Robert Pires can testify, you really do have to be as good as Johan Cruyff to do this penalty routine because when it goes wrong, it goes very wrong. Uzbekistan U23 striker Aleksandr Geynrikh is the latest player to fall foul of attempting to follow in Cruyff's footsteps.

11 or 12/2 v Myanmar (A)24/02 v Uzbekistan (H)TPL All Stars (Yuck) v Sunderland (H)
New TPL begins March 17 with a charity shield type thing on March 11 between Buriram PEA now to be called Buriram United playing Chonburi for the King's trophy

While Indonesia Under 23s defeated Mitra Kukar 5-1 in their latest friendly, holders Malaysia were in Ha Noi, Vietnam competing in the VFF Cup alongside Vietnam, Myanmar and Uzbekistan's Under 23 squads.
Malaysia started the campaign poorly, losing 3-1 against the Uzbeks. Next up was Myanmar and they won 2-1 with a late winner from Baddrol Bakthiar.

Another month has come and gone and so it's time for another WCR Monthly International RPI Rankings. With all of the matches in September, I was expecting a lot of movement. I guess there was quite a bit but nothing as significant as I had expected. The most movement occurred with clubs in UEFA.

Video- Jordan Henderson goal vs Azerbaijan- England U21- September 2011 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Video- Jordan Henderson goal vs Azerbaijan- England U21- September 2011 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter This cracking Jordan Henderson goal vs Azerbaijan was one of six that England put past their hapless opponents in the Euro 2013 qualifier on 1st September 2011.

1º Spain 25.628,47 2º Netherlands 23.161,67 3º germany 20.936,54 4º Japan 12.061,19 5º Australia 11.023,82 6º Argentina 10.100,91 7º Korea Republic 9.586,72 8º England 9.538,95 9º Brazil 9.531,89 10º Uruguay 9.240,90 11º Italy 9.229,40 12º Panama 9.

Arsene has some fun.

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• Well this is a task. (The Football Pantheon)
• And the meek... (Back Page Football)
• Explanation. (Studs Up)
• Quiz time. (Avoiding The Drop)
• These are just excellent. (The Best Eleven)
• The story of Denis Bergamini.

With the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup now in the history books, the first FIFA Women's World Rankings since the completion of the tournament are out. Despite Japan's penalty kick triumph over the USA in the Final, there were no moves in the top five, with finalists the USA continuing to lead the pack, followed by Germany, Brazil, Japan and Sweden.

By Andrew Villegas If Mexico's U-17 World Cup win this week has shown us anything, it's that the gap between U.S. Soccer and FMF development has widened into a gulf. In that tournament, the U.S. lost to Uzbekistan in the group stage after beating the Czech Republic, tying New Zealand and ended taking 4 points [.

Marta, the Leo Messi of the women's game, lit up the World Cup with a stunning brace as Brazil swatted Norway aside 3-0.
After an unconvincing 1-0 opening win against Australia, the Brazilians, losing finalists in the last World Cup and Olympics, were on fire in Wolfsburg today.

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Cuartos de final Mundial sub 17 México 2011 3 Julio 2011

Inician los cuartos de final de esta copa del mundo, entre hoy domingo y mañana lunes conoceremos a los equipos que disputaran las semifinales del torneo

Uruguay vs Uzbekistán 15:00

en el volcán universitario se enfrentan uruguayos y usbekos, Uzbekistán es uno de los equipos sorpresas al eliminar en la primera ronda a la Republica Checa y después golea a los australianos en los octavos de final

Resultado Uruguay 2 vs 0 Uzbekistan puedes ver las fotos y videos aqui Japón vs Brasil 18:00

Sin duda el partido más interesante de la jornada, en la cancha de la corregidora de Querétaro se enfrentan japoneses y brasileños, estos dos equipos han sido de los que han mostrado mejor futbol a lo largo de la copa del mundo y será sin duda un partido muy atractivo.

The Round of 16 kicked off today across Mexico, and this afternoon's games were the talk of the U.S. team at the hotel. Japan quickly confirmed their place in the discussion of tournament favorites with a 6-0 demolition of New Zealand. They will face Brazil - 2-1 winners on top of Ecuador - in the quarterfinals on July 3.

El siguiente partido de México es ya en octavos de final en el mundial de la categoría. ¿Podran los pupilos del potro Gutierrez llegar al quinto partido y mas allá?

Miércoles 29 de Junio de 2011
Uzbekistan 4-0 Australia
Brasil 2-0 Ecuador
Congo vs Uruguay
Japón vs Nueva Zelanda

Jueves 30 de Junio de 2011
Alemania vs Estados Unidos
Inglaterra vs Argentina
Francia vs Costa de Marfil

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MatchDate - TimeVenue
Results
3729/06 17:00Torreon Uzbekistan - Australia3829/06 17:00Guadalajara Brazil - Ecuador3929/06 20:00Morelia Congo - Uruguay4029/06 20:00Monterrey Japan - New Zealand4130/06 17:00Queretaro Germany - USA4230/06 17:00Pachuca England - Argentina4330/06 20:00Queretaro France - Côte d'Ivoire4430/06 20:00Pachuca Mexico - Panama

-Ben McCormick After a promising start, the US U-17 National Team is in a tough spot. The Americans opened the 2011 U-17 World Cup with a satisfying 3-0 win against the Czech Republic before it was wiped out by an embarrassing 2-1 loss to Uzbekistan. On June 25, the Americans squared off against New Zealand, needing a win to clinch the group earning themselves a date with Australia, a manageable task in pursuit of returning to the quarterfinals for the first time since.

The U.S. U-17 MNT spent its morning at Estadio Corregidora watching the final match of the group stage - a game that was suspended last night between Australia and Denmark.
Denmark needed a win to advance to the Round of 16, and it looked like they had one locked up, but an 89th minute strike from Rochester Sorenson tied the game and sent the Aussies to the knock out round.

MatchDate - TimeVenue
Results
3729/06 17:00Torreon Uzbekistan - 3F 3829/06 17:00Guadalajara Brazil - Ecuador3929/06 20:00Morelia Congo - Uruguay4029/06 20:00Monterrey Japan - New Zealand4130/06 17:00Queretaro Germany - USA4230/06 17:00Pachuca England - Argentina4330/06 20:00Queretaro France - 2F 4430/06 20:00Pachuca Mexico - Panama

In the group stage, that is. Tonight's Group F match between Australia and Denmark was suspended due to heavy rains and lightning.
That means that there are still some teams waiting for their Round of 16 opponents. The match will be replayed in its entirety tomorrow morning at 10 a.m., and only then will Uzbekistan and France learn their first knock-out round opponents.

By CALEB SONNELAND

While the rest of the USMNT fan base was busy mourning the recent loss to Mexico in the Gold Cup final, the U-17 team was celebrating its progression in the Round of 16 at the U-17 World Cup in Mexico.

A scoreless draw against New Zealand was enough to see the United States finish Group D in second place behind Uzbekistan.

It was an interesting night for the U.S. U-17 MNT, which played to a scoreless draw against New Zealand this evening in Pachuca. The tie meant that both teams were both on four pointsn and deadlocked in every tiebreaker category, which meant .... a drawing of lots!

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La jornada 8 del mundial sub 17 México 2011 25 Junio 2011

Hoy cierran actividad los grupos C y D, el TSM de Torreón y el Estadio Hidalgo de Pachuca despiden la actividad de la fase de grupos, el grupo D está especialmente interesante ya que todos los equipos están empatados con tres puntos.

The U.S. (and New Zealand) packed up everything and traveled together today from Torreon to Pachuca via Mexico City. If you've ever wondered how more than 100 pieces of luggage and 35 people move from city to city in the middle of a tournament, here's a quick look at what a travel day looks like:
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BY ADAM SERRANO

The United States run for glory at the U-17 World Cup hit a major bump in the road on Wednesday.

Wilmer Cabrera's boys were unable to mount a comeback against Uzbekistan, falling 2-1 against the Central Asian nation.

Well, good luck making any sense of Group D. The US beat the Czech Republic 3-0, New Zealand beat Uzbekistan 4-1, then Uzbekistan beat the US 2-1, and the Czech Republic beat New Zealand 1-0. Huh? What that means is all teams in Group D are on 3 points, and the US is tied for first with New Zealand, with 4 goals scored and 2 goals allowed each.

Well, good luck making any sense of Group D. The US beat the Czech Republic 3-0, New Zealand beat Uzbekistan 4-1, then Uzbekistan beat the US 2-1, and the Czech Republic beat New Zealand 1-0. Huh? What that means is all teams in Group D are on 3 points, and the US is tied for first with New Zealand, with 4 goals scored and 2 goals allowed each.

Here's everything you need to know about tonight's 2-1 loss to Uzbekistan ...
-Game summary and statistics
-Quotes
-Possible advancement scenarios
-Watch highlights on FIFA.com

After the U.S. lost 2-1 to Uzbekistan this evening and Czech Republic topped New Zealand, all four teams in Group D of the FIFA U-17 World Cup are tied on three points. The U.S. and New Zealand are deadlock in all tiebreakers for the first-place in the group. Basically, everyone has a chance to finish either in first place or fourth place.

With the U-17 MNT already having dropped a 2-1 decision to Uzbekistan in their second World Cup group match today, the senior side is now less than an hour away from their Gold Cup final four battle with Panama.Bob Bradley has started the same eleven that worked the lion's share against Jamaica, with Landon Donovan again among the subs:Howard; Cherundolo, Goodson, Bocanegra, Lichaj, Bradley,

The United States Under-17 national team looks to take a step closer to the knockout stage of the FIFA U-17 World Cup as at faces Uzbekistan in its second Group D game at Estadio Corona in Torreon, Mexico (4 p.m., ESPN3.com, Galavision).

The Americans routed the Czech Republic, 3-0, in their opening game, behind goals from Alejandro Guido, Esteban Rodriguez and Alfred Koroma.

Join MFUSA for a full day of American soccer live blogging. Starting at 3:45 ET, MFUSA US Youth National Team writer Ben McCormick will host a live blog of the US U17 World Cup team's match against Uzbekistan (ESPN3, kickoff at 4 ET). *Update* Looks like Ben will be tied up until the 20th minute or so.

For the second time in two matches, Alfred Koroma scored on his first touch.

Unfortunately, the forward's effort was one of the few bright spots on Wednesday as the United States U-17 team fell 2-1 to Uzbekistan in their second group-stage match of the U-17 World Cup in Torre

The USA – Panama game is on Fox Soccer and Univision at 7pm. Univision has the Honduras – Mexico game at 10pm. The USA U-17's play Uzbekistan in the Under-17 World Cup on ESPNU and Galavision at 3:45pm. The second-leg of the Santos – Penarol Copa Libertadores final is on Fox Deportes at 8:30pm.

All 21 players hit the field this morning for a light training session ahead of tomorrow's important match against Uzbekistan. With just a two-day turnaround between games, the priority is getting every one back to 100 percent after spending a lot of energy during Sunday's 3-0 win against Czech Republic.

After everyone concluded their first game of the U-17 World Cup, here is how the six different confederations are doing ... CONCACAF, with five teams, is the only confederation with a winning record so far.
Africa (Burkina Faso, Congo Rwanda, Cote d'Ivoire): 1 win, 3 losses
Asia (Australia, Korea DPR, Japan, Uzbekistan): 2 wins, 2 losses
Europe (Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Netherlands): 3 wins, 3 losses
South America (Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay): 2 wins, 2 losses
North, Central America and Caribbean (USA, Canada, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama): 3 wins, 2 losses
Panama, in their first-ever FIFA World Cup, defeated African champion Burkina Faso in their opener yesterday

TORREON, Mexico (June 19, 2011) – The U.S. opened the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup with an emphatic 3-0 win against the Czech Republic on Sunday in Torreon, Mexico. Goals from midfielders Alejandro Guido and Esteban Rodriguez, as well as a late strike from substitute forward Alfred Koroma gave the USA a deserved three points in scorching three digit temperatures.

The U.S. got off to a dream start at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup with a 3-0 win against the Czech Republic. Alejandro Guido got the Americans on the board in just the fifth minute with a 25-yard blast, and Stevie Rodriguez and Alfred Koroma added second-half scores to make it a 3-0 final.

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Jornada 2 Mundial sub 17 México 2011 19 Junio 2011

Hoy inician actividad los grupos C y D, grandes cosas se esperan de estos equipos y una gran fiesta esta lista en el Estadio Hidalgo de Pachuca y en el TSM de Torreón

Ruanda vs Inglaterra 15:00

Ruanda llega a la copa como un misterio mientras los ingleses tienen el peso de la historia en sus espaldas, gran partido se vislumbra en la cancha del Estadio Hidalgo de Pachuca

Resultado Ruanda 0 vs 2 Inglaterra Uzbekistán vs Nueva Zelanda 15:00

sin duda el grupo que le toco al Territorio Santos Modelo de Torreón no es el más atractivo en cuanto a nombres, pero hay que esperar a ver que sorpresas traen estos chicos

Resultado Uzbekistan 1 4 Nueva Zelanda Uruguay vs Canadá 18:00

La garra charrúa llega a este torneo como buen equipo sudamericano, sino como favorito si como un equipo de mucho peligro, habrá que ver que tanto puede hacer Canadá para defenderse

Usa vs Republica Checa 18:00

Estados Unidos siempre tiene divisiones inferiores muy fuertes, pero la republica checa sin duda también es cuna de grandes futbolistas, un buen partido se espera en la cancha del TSM de Torreón

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BY ADAM SERRANO

The U.S. Under-17 men's national team has the talent to bring the United States its first men's World Cup title, but maximizing that talent will be the major issue for head coach Wilmer Cabrera's men at the U-17 World Cup in Mexico.

"Official Training Session" is a fancy phrase that FIFA uses for stadium training on Match Day -2 (two days before the game), but regardless, the U.S. team got to train for the first time on the brand-new grass at Estadio Corona.
This stadium? Sharp. It's all dressed up and ready to put on an excellent event on Sunday.