Wow, a huge upset in the first round of European World Cup qualifiers as Austria beat France 3-1. When you look at those lineups, there is no way that France should not at least have come out of Vienna without a draw, and even that would have to be considered an upset. I am sure that the pressure is now squarely on Raymond Domenech, but it really should be on the French FA for keeping Domenech after the debacle that was the French performance at Euro 2008. Click to continue reading...

http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/futbol-guille-franco-altidore-cogen/dasftb/20080906dasdaiftb_13/Tes Jozy Altidore nets a hat trick in Villareal's 7-1 victory over San Rafael in a friendly match played this saturday. With all the problems the US is having up front why not give Jozy a call? Click to continue reading...

Stevenage returned to winning ways beating Burton Albion 4-1 at Broadhall Way after the mid-week defeat at Kettering Town. A hat-trick from Steve Morison and Lee Boylan's first goal for the club sealed a good victory against a lacklustre Burton side. I went along to the pre-match "20-20″ talk with Graham Westley and found out the [. Click to continue reading...

Singapore Armed Forces poor form continues but this time they were lucky enough to get away with a victory.Winston Yap accidentally own goal in the 87 minute gave SAFFC an undeserved win. Sengkang has been containing their opponents well until they concede the goal.Overall,Wiston Yap,who played extremely well in that match,deserved to be given the man [. Click to continue reading...

After last nights victory over FC Dallas to put us back into contention for the playoffs, I decided to do a little analysis of players to see what kind of impact they have on the team. Now all these stats... Click to continue reading...

Interesting article from the Bangkok Post about how confusing the 2010 African World Cup qualifiers are. As they put it, 'FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) are on course to score an own goal' with their qualifier rules.

Basically, there's a situation where South Africa may have to lose or draw to make it to the next round (weird, I know. Click to continue reading...

Graham Westley needs points and quickly after the mid-week defeat to Kettering left Boro hovering over the relegation zone with just 5 points from their opening 7 games. Boro were in a confident mood going into the game at Rockingham Road after an impressive 3-1 victory at Barrow, but that will feel like a long time ago [. Click to continue reading...

With their 2-1 victory over ULS-1 team Charleston Battery, the D.C. United added another trophy to the cabinet, winning their second Dewar Cup, twelve years after the first success. Click to continue reading...

My blood bleeds red and white, the same as the next Gooner's. I love the club and always will through the good times and the bad. True, I've found it hard to accept that the squad hasn't been strengthened but that is the situation and I'm gonna have to deal with it.

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JORDY BROUWER scored the only goal of the game as champions Liverpool Reserves opened the defence of their FA Premiership Reserve League Northern Section title with victory over Middlesbrough Reserves at the Riverside Stadium last night.

Liverpool also saw new boy Phillip Degen come through 45 minutes of the match as the Swiss international right-back works his way back to full fitness following injury. Click to continue reading...

Newton-Conover 2 Bandys 0 Chris Jordan scored twice for the Red Devils within 3 minutes for the N-C victory. Jordan scored in the 70th and 72nd minute. St. Stephens 6 Maiden 1 Ben Watson had a hat trick in Wednesday's victory, Jackson Pitofsky, Addison Day and Caleb Watson each scored for St. Stepehens. Click to continue reading...

The Charleston Battery of the United Soccer League's Division 1 take on MLS' D.C. United tonight in the final of the 2008 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

With its official beginning dating back to 1914, the U.S. Open Cup is the oldest tournament in any sport in the United States. The Open Cup is America's version of the FA Cup by organization as it gives all US Soccer affiliated sides, both amateur and professional, an opportunity to play for the title. Click to continue reading...

After the recent run of disasters and defeats the majority of fans who voted in a poll conducted by Brazilian website Terra.com.br,expect Brazil to lose to Chile in a 2010 World Cup qualifier on the weekend.From the 9,118 votes, 50.26% voted for a Chile victory, 9.32% for a draw, and only 40.

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Who: Joe Public F.C. at New England Revolution
What: CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass.
When: Tuesday, 8:00 p.m. (Fox Soccer Channel)

After falling 2-1 last week in the away leg of the preliminary round of the CONCACAF Champions League, the New England Revolution need a victory against Joe Public F.

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Photo courtesy of Albirex Home United are still the current leader after Saffc failed to post victory.The warriors succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to underdogs Albirex Niigata.In what would be an easy outing for the warriors,luck was not on their side.Ryota Doi 69 minutes strike blew Saffc title hope.Shaiful Esah gave his side a perfect start [. Click to continue reading...

The former Celtic captain and club's current coach, Neil Lennon, was knocked unconscious and hospitalised by a street attack just hours after Rangers' Old Firm victory on Sunday.



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What can we really say about how things are going this season in Major League Soccer. From week to week we find a new club to move up the charts or a move down the charts. All it takes is a victory to do so with the jam packed standings these days. After 23 weeks [...] Click to continue reading...

GolTV's color commentator Ray Hudson poetically dissects Borussia Mönchengladbach's victory over Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich's impressive return to form. Click to continue reading...

Here are some words and phrases you can hear on languagecaster's Full Podcast's Good, Bad and Ugly section - a review of the footballing news. For more English practice check out our worksheets, football glossary and English for football phrases as well as the Learners' Podcast. Indian summer - warm weather late in the year, summer [. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie's ankle injury picked up in the 3-0 win over Newcastle at the Emirates on Saturday isn't as bad as first feared. The Dutch forward, who grabbed two goals in the victory should be able to meet up with the Holland squad, as they prepare to play their first match of their [. Click to continue reading...

Didier Drogba made his long awaited return for Chelsea on Monday night. He played 60 minutes in Chelsea Reserves victory away against Arsenal. Drogba didn't score but he made Chelsea's equaliser and then Chelsea went on to lead 3-1, before Arsenal scored a late consolation goal to make the final score 3-2 to Chelsea. Click to continue reading...

If you have never coached or managed a football team you will believe, like I did, that the fans feel the highs of victory and lows of defeat more than anyone else. You will believe that the players and staff just don't care as much as you do. I have always felt this way about my [...] Click to continue reading...

Missouri State - 1
Tulsa Golden Hurricane - 0
Another positive result at Plaster this afternoon as the Lady Bears got the job done against their regional foes from Oklahoma. The goal was scored from a set piece, when Christine Cross was taken down on a hard tackle in front of the Bears bench.

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Victory. A good game. Either Alex or I will have a game analysis later. Right now, it's time to celebrate. Click to continue reading...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- A depleted New England Revolution squad played to an entertaining 2-2 draw against a well rested Los Angeles Galaxy in front of nearly 40,000 at Gillette Stadium Saturday night.

Taylor Twellman scored his 96th career MLS regular season goal to give the Revs an early lead, but the Galaxy drew level through Landon Donovan 12 minutes later.

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