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Arsene Wenger took a chance when he brought Thierry Henry back to Arsenal after five years away,
but he was rewarded within ten minutes of putting Henry on the pitch against Leeds in last nights
FA Cup tie. But even Wenger thought that the Gunners legend wouldn't be able to score from that
position. He [.
I am feeling very generous this Christmas and I am looking to give away an Arsenal Blog to a
dedicated Arsenal Fan (or group of fans) that has always wanted his own blog, but doesn't know how
to set one up! I will supply the website, the hosting and help with promoting it to become a
successful [..
WASHINGTON, DC – Vurnon Anita's 87th minute goal earned Dutch champions Ajax a late 2-1 win over
D.C. United in a friendly match at RFK Stadium on Sunday evening. Anita's goal broke a 1-1 tie
after Miralem Sulejmani and D.C. forward Blake Brettschneider traded goals in the first friendly
pitting an MLS club against an [.
MOSCOW, Russia Seydou Doumbia struck in each half to secure CSKA Moscow a 2-1 win over second
division side Alania Vladikavkaz in the Russian Cup final on Sunday. The Ivory Coast striker opened
the scoring with a low shot following good work by Brazilian forward Vagner Love in the 13th minute
but Love's compatriot [.
TURIN, Italy — Luigi Delneri confirmed on Saturday that as expected he would not be Juventus
coach next season after he failed to guide them to either a trophy or barring a miracle a place in
European competition next season. The 60-year-old who arrived this season after a successful spell
with Sampdoria where he [.
PARIS, France — Lille claimed their first French league title since 1954 despite being held to a
2-2 draw at French Cup final victims Paris Saint-Germain in a heated encounter here on Saturday.
Victors over PSG in last weekend's cup showdown, Lille required just a point to complete the second
league and cup double in [.
MADRID — Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo broke the La Liga goal-scoring record with his 39th
and 40th league goals of the season as Real Madrid hammered relegated Almeria 8-1 at the Santiago
Bernabeu on Saturday. Ronaldo poked home from close range on four minutes for his record-breaking
goal to overtake the previous best of 38 [.
LONDON, England AFC Wimbledon won promotion to the Football League for the first time in their
history with a dramatic penalty shoot-out win over Luton at Eastlands. After a goalless 120
minutes, top scorer Danny Kedwell netted the winning kick after Dons keeper Seb Brown saved from
Alex Lawless and Jason Walker.
MANCHESTER, England Javier Hernandez has capped a phenomenal debut season for United by scooping
the prestigious Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year Award. The accolade is voted for by fans across
the world on the club's official websites and honours United's best player in the 2010/11 campaign.
Chicharito, who has scored 20 goals [.
DUBLIN, Ireland Colombia striker Radamel Falcao re-affirmed his desire to stay at Porto next season
after scoring his 38th goal of the season to seal a 1-0 victory over Braga in Wednesday's Europa
League final. The 25-year-old had broken Juergen Klinsmann's record 15-goal haul in the competition
during the semi-finals when he scored five [.
Hello all...I'd like you to meet David Browning, winner of the 2009 FCD team-signed jersey
from The Offside and WorldSoccerShop.com. A while back, we opened up a contest asking for readers
to submit their story of soccer in North Texas. We received many submissions, and this was our
favorite.
DALLAS, Texas The highest level of soccer competition in the world is coming to Dallas for the
Green Soccer Bowl tournament, Feb. 26-27 at the Cotton Bowl. The weekend tournament will pit the
national teams from Nigeria, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama against each other. Nigeria will be
using the tournament as a tune-up [.
BARCELONA, Spain — Argentine Lionel Messi scored a vital 77th-minute winner as Barcelona laboured
to a 2-1 home win over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday to restore their five-point lead over Real Madrid
at the Spanish first division summit. Barcelona looked set to drop two more points after Andoni
Iraola's penalty had cancelled out David Villa's [.
ROME, Italy— AC Milan maintained their grip on top spot in Serie A after Alexandre Pato scored a
late winner to earn them a 2-1 success at 10-man Chievo on Sunday. Robinho had given them a
controversial first-half lead before Gelson Fernandes equalised in the second period, but Pato came
off the bench to score [.
LONDON, England Arsenal were held to an embarrassing 1-1 draw by Leyton Orient in the FA Cup fifth
round after the League One (third-tier) side snatched a last-gasp equaliser at Brisbane Road on
Sunday. Arsene Wenger's team had enjoyed a famous 2-1 win over Spanish champions Barcelona in their
Champions League last 16 first [.
BRUSSELS, Belgium —Three-time winner Liverpool was fortunate to leave Sparta Prague with a 0-0
draw in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 match, but fellow former champions Ajax, FC
Porto and CSKA Moscow emerged with away wins on Thursday. Kenny Dalglish's first European match in
charge of the Reds was a dull affair [.
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 [.
WIGAN, England — Ivan Klasnic fired Bolton Wanderers to a 1-0 win over Wigan Athletic in their FA
Cup fourth-round replay at the DW Stadium on Wednesday. Owen Coyle's side can look forward to a
fifth-round trip to Fulham this weekend thanks to Croatian striker Klasnic's second-half winner.
While Wanderers' Wembley bid remains alive, Wigan [.
FIORENTINA, Italy — Inter Milan kept up their title challenge with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at
Fiorentina on Wednesday. An own goal from Michele Camporese gave the champions the lead before
Manuel Pasquale's cross trickled over the line to restore parity. But Giampaolo Pazzini struck the
winner from close range to keep Leonardo's team in [.
LONDON, England Arsenal struck two late goals to snatch an unlikely 2-1 win over Barcelona in the
first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash at The Emirates on Wednesday. Barcelona dominated
possession with wonderful passing, working tirelessly to harass the home side in their short spells
on the ball, and deservedly led through [.
BERLIN, Germany — Werder Bremen moved out of the relegation zone after Per Mertesacker equalized
in a fiery 1-1 draw at home to Hannover in the Bundesliga on Sunday. The defender's header in the
50th minute cancelled out a strike from Didier Ya Konan to leave Bremen 14th in the standings, one
point above relegation [.
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has dedicated his sensational winner
against Manchester City to his club's fans. Rooney knows some United supporters have become
disillusioned with the England international since he handed in a transfer request following a row
over the club's perceived lack of ambition.
GIJON, Spain — League leaders Barcelona saw their record winning run come to an end with a
shock 1-1 draw at Sporting Gijon and it could have been worse had David Villa not scored a
brilliant 79th-minute equaliser to salvage a point. Barcelona had won 16 consecutive league games
to beat the old mark of [.
LONDON, England At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal kept the pressure on United with a comfortable win
against Wolves. Van Persie put Arsene Wenger's team ahead in the 16th minute with an emphatic
volley from a Cesc Fabregas cross. Wolves had ended United's 29-match unbeaten run last week, but
they are back at the bottom [.
UTRECHT, Netherlands FC Twente passed up the chance to go two points clear at the Eredivisie summit
after being held in a 1-1 draw away to FC Utrecht. PSV's defeat to ADO Den Haag on Saturday gave
Twente an opportunity to head top of the league, but teenager Leon de Kogel put Utrecht ahead [...]
WOLVERHAMPTON, England Manchester United suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season
in a shock 2-1 loss at bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers. In a top vs bottom clash that all but
the most optimistic Wolves fan assumed would be a United walkover, two goals from George Elokobi
although Kevin Doyle will try [.
MANCHESTER, England Wayne Rooney returned to scoring form with two goals in Manchester United's 3-1
Premier League win over Aston Villa at Old Trafford. Rooney bookended the first half with a goal
after just 48 seconds and another in stoppage time. He came into the game with one goal from open
play since last [.
LONDON, England Arsenal kept the pressure on Premier League leaders Manchester United as they came
from behind to beat Everton 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium. Everton took the lead via Louis Saha's
contentious 24th minute strike but substitute Andrey Arshavin equalised 20 minutes from time before
Laurent Koscielny headed home the winner five minutes [.
ENSCHEDE, Netherlands Bryan Ruiz struck in the final minute to hand FC Twente a battling 2-1
victory over Feyenoord in the Eredivisie. Gill Swerts opened the scoring for the visitors on 51
minutes but Twente clawed their way back into contention when Wout Brama popped up with the
equaliser 14 minutes from full-time.
ROME, Italy — Giampaolo Pazzini scored a brace on his debut as Inter Milan fought back from a
two-goal half-time deficit to beat Palermo 3-2 on Sunday. The win kept the champions in the title
race following leaders AC Milan's 2-0 win at Catania on Saturday, leaving them nine points behind
but with a game [.
STUTTGART, Germany — Johannes Flum's first-half goal earned Freiburg a 1-0 win at Stuttgart in
the Bundesliga on Sunday, ending the home side's unbeaten start to 2011. Flum scored in the 24th
minute, when he latched onto a through ball from Maximilian Nicu to shoot with his right foot under
Sven Ulreich.
DOHA, Qatar — Billed as a dress rehearsal for the World Cup, the 2011 Asian Cup was nothing of
the sort. Qatar's win in the December vote for the 2022 World Cup hosting rights led to a storm of
criticism, and put the spotlight on the Asian Cup like never before. The Gulf nation looked [...]
BARCELONA, — Lionel Messi struck twice to take his league goals tally to 21 as champions
Barcelona beat Hercules 3-0 to move seven points clear of Real Madrid on Saturday. Spanish
international Pedro Rodriguez scored his 12th league goal of the season to open the scoring on 43
minutes before Ballon d'Or winner Messi struck [.
MILAN, Italy — Mark van Bommel was sent off on his AC Milan league debut but the Serie A leaders
still claimed the three points in a 2-0 win at Catania on Saturday. Despite playing most of the
second half with 10 men, goals from Robinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic sent Milan seven points clear at
[...]
The Carling Cup is still a much derided competition, scoffed at and labelled a 'Mickey Mouse' Cup.
And while I agree it doesn't have the charm of the FA Cup or the glamour of the Champions League,
that claim is usually made by those who are knocked out or see their reserve players play in [...]
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands FC Twente progressed as the top two in the Eredivisie met in the last eight
of the KNVB Beker, securing a 7-6 triumph over PSV Eindhoven in a penalty shootout after the game
had ended 1-1. Midfielder Theo Janssen put Twente ahead from the penalty spot after 70 minutes but
a last-gasp [.
BERLIN, Italy — German Cup holders Bayern Munich booked their semi-final berth on Wednesday with
a comfortable 4-0 win at second division Alemannia Aachen as the German giants began life without
Mark van Bommel. After their Dutch captain's shock exit on Tuesday, when he signed for AC Milan
until the end of the season, Germany [.
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.
MANCHESTER Dimitar Berbatov scored a hat trick as Manchester United dominated Birmingham, 5-0, in
English Premier League action on Saturday. With the win, United stays at the top of the table, all
alone after Manchester City's loss later in the day. Arsenal actually jumped into second, two
points back of the leaders.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Forgotten American defender Oguchi Onyewu made his debut for the Dutch
club Twente in a 5-0 league win over Heracles Almelo on Wednesday night. Onyewu was loaned to the
Eredivisie champion for the rest of the season on Jan. 11 by AC Milan, where he failed to make a
single appearance this [.
