The time has finally come to play out the reverse fixture of the 8-2 defeat that Arsenal suffered at the hands of Manchester United on that horrific August evening at Old Trafford. The memories of that mauling are fresh on the minds of not only the Gunners fans but also European bookies like Champions League betting, which is why Arsenal have been priced as the underdogs even though this Sunday's match is taking place in the North Londoners' own backyard.

Goals:
Agüero 10'
Yaya Toure 33'
Milner 75' (pen)
Mistakes punished by cruel, efficient competency combined with continued Liverpool impotence in front of goal. An added bonus of a referee error, a game-ending penalty given for Yaya Toure's dive, mere moments after fleeting good fortune when Barry saw red for two soft yellows.

Arsene Wenger made it clear that poor officiating has taken its toll on Arsenal's season but admitted that his own defense was 'stupid' in conceding twice at Fulham last night.

The Gunners were leading 1-0 through Laurent Koscielny's early goal but a disappointing second half performance allowed their opponents to bounce right back into the match.

Indonesia Super League
PSMS v Mitra Kukar 1-1 (Luis Pena; Pierre Njanka) 10,000PSAP v Persisam 1-2 (Syuti; Christian Gonzales 2) 15,300
Nine yellows and one red at Medan as Njanka scored a late qualiser for Mitra Kukar. Meanwhile in Banda Aceh Persisam came from behind to win the points against PSAP, who found things much easier in the old Divisi Utama.

Can Arsenal return to winning ways on the road? We have won away at last and once again should be playing in the red and white, so the portents are good. In fact, I have slaughtered, then disembowelled a rare, green resting frog and after studying it's grizzly entrails I am delighted to tell you that the augurs are well placed (the wife isn't too pleased about my using her best sabatier vegetable knife, but needs must).

Can Arsenal return to winning ways on the road? We have won away at last and once again should be playing in the red and white, so the portents are good. In fact, I have slaughtered, then disembowelled a rare, green resting frog and after studying it's grizzly entrails I am delighted to tell you that the augurs are well placed (the wife isn't too pleased about my using her best sabatier vegetable knife, but needs must).

By Chris Wright

Say what you like about Cristiano Ronaldo but the guy actually takes the fact that he tends to end every game with bloodied, knackered ankles rather well all things considered.

Saturday's Madrid derby, which Real won 4-1, was one of those occasions as Atletico ended the evening with two red cards and five yellows against their name while Ronaldo and several of his teammates endured what's known in technical terminology as 'a battering'.

Well that was better wasn't it. The game was over at half time and it was much more like the Chelsea performance we should be seeing week in, week out. Whether or not other sides would be as generous as Wolves were is another thing, but for once Chelsea took full advantage.
AVB had said prior to the game that there would be no dramatic changes to the side from Leverkusen and he made just two changes.

The best team won. Simple as that.

It was a tough game. Dortmund are a top class side. Klopp set his team up to defend and play on the break. It worked for large parts of the game as the visitors limited Arsenal to just 3 shots on target. But such was the Gunners' quality in the final third that two of those went in.

It's every schoolboy's dream. You're in the Cup Final, it's heading for stalemate. Then, right at the death, you pop up and score the winner. Arsenal are past masters of this; think Alan Sunderland in 1979 and Andy Linighan in 1993.
In yesterday's Singapore Cup Final it was the turn of Frederic Mendy to live the dream.

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OK so there was a lot of action in the first 30 minutes or so. But by the 2nd half the game had flatlined. Everyone was exhausted including the referee.
Someone wrote of one of my blogs, probably in season 1, 'don't read this if your name is Ben Williams.' Now I can see a bit more of what Williams is trying to achieve as a ref.

The second leg of the Galaxy/Red Bulls series started off with a bang. Luke Rodgers found the back of the net just four minutes in and brought the teams level on aggregate. From there, MLS fans were treated to a fantastic display worthy of the playoffs.
Mike Magee played hero in responding with his second goal of the series.

Ha ha ha ha... If you told me it was April Fools, I might have believed you. Especially after looking at the scoreline. 7 Yellows, 2 Reds, and a PK goal against send Chelsea to defeat. 1-0.Video: Foxsports
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The arrival of the beetle-headed dung-munching orcs from Stoke will be the first real test of our newly found confidence. Can Arsenal overcome these mutants and gain 3 points without a slew of injuries? Furthermore, can Arsenal get through 90+ minutes of battle with 11 players on the field another red card for the good guys would not be a huge surprise.

Three points, four goals, a red card, and a couple yellows to boot. All in a Saturday. More, after the jump:

"But I just scored! C'mon son..."

Apologies for the tardiness of this post. Your loyal CO scribes have been busy attending to any number of personal matters this weekend.

To say Charlie Adams wanted to get tossed out of this game was an understatement. Two yellows in the first 30 minutes saw 'pool go down a man and then another sending off for Liverpool in Skrtel saw Spurs crank up the screws. Modric scored early and then it was all cruise control as Spurs go on to win 4-0 with a brace from Adebayor.

ussoccer.com has put together a number of "Inside the Lines" over the years, giving fans the chance to see what they love the most: the team playing soccer. It's one of our most popular video series.

This time around, "Inside the Lines" worked out as one long take, which makes for a pretty cool look at training.

Well, the Quakes' 11 game winless streak continued after last night's 2-0 loss to the Galaxy. The Quakes have now not won in the last 12 games, since their 4-2 win against DC United on June 24. Los Angeles' newest signing, Robbie Keane, opened the scoring in the 21st minute and Mike Magee, who stymied the Quakes in July while in goal, put the nail in the coffin in the 90th minute.

In their short MLS lives the Seattle Sounders have not succeeded in Texas (no wins yet), and the latest chance at changing that bit of history is Saturday's match against FC Dallas. The Toros set their own history Tuesday evening when they became the first MLS team to beat a Mexican team in competition on Mexican soil.

MLS returned to action after the All-Star break with mixed results. Houston continued their domination at home against Seattle while Vancouver was schellacked by LA. Portland jumped out to an impressive lead before surrendering it to Toronto. Colorado made a statement to the league in a photo finish against the Union.

Sounders Academy U-16s get Electricy Yellows for first time ever today as they prepare for game one of the National Finals.

Follow @SoundersAcademy for updates.

The season is entering the wonderment of multiple competitions, electricity yellows and Mike Fucito goals. He put two up on the Kitsap Pumas in the last round of the US Open Cup, and will likely have another chance to work his Starfire magic against the Los Angelex Galaxy next week. Nestled around the Open Cup are league matches away at Portland, here against the Colorado Rapids and then the Ultimate Date with Mike Fucito - Manchester United.

While Palo Alto and Stanford Stadium hosted an impressive 4th of July fireworks show, albeit on July 2nd, the match itself also had its share of fireworks. The Quakes came off as a bit more feisty and had the majority of fouls on the night, resulting in Bobby Burling picking up 2 yellows and being forced out of the game.

In the third installment in our Conversations series, I speak to Scott Walkinshaw, Oxford supporter and curator of that fine Yellows blog, Oxblogger. It's been a busy summer thus far for the Us, and we speak about their recent transfer activity, as well as drilling a little deeper into ownership issues, the role of the Supporters' Trust and the ways in which a period out of the League can alter

Honduras put up a strong effort against Mexico down in Houston tonight, but in extra time Mexico proved too much, scoring twice to advance to the finals in LA where they will take on the USA who topped Panama. Espinoza playing in a more advanced roll than he does with Sporting KC, and had some very good plays setting up a few potential scoring chances for the Hondurans.

Toronto FC showed up in New England and played with some of the fire that was on display late Saturday night in Los Angeles. Not enough fire to score against the Revolution, but I give them credit for some ignition.
There seemed to be signs of cohesion from Toronto. Players seemed to know each other that much more.

Jamaica Stakes Early Claim to Gold Cup Group B - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Jamaica sent a statement Monday night that they're a force to be reckoned with in group B while popular favorite Honduras played to a less than stellar 0-0 draw against rival Guatemala Monday night at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles.

The Earthquakes kept their second half scoring trend alive by scoring 2 beautiful goals against New England Saturday night for their second win in a row. The Quakes are now 2-2-2 at home. The recent good home form will hopefully translate into another win at home tomorrow night as San Jose takes on Chicago in the Final Qualifying match for a US Open Cup berth.

The curtain comes down on domestic football for another season.
Yesterday's Scottish Cup will not perhaps be long remembered as a classic. Celtic too often seemed unable to click through the gears, that lent long periods of the game a scrappiness that seemed to offer Motherwell their best hope.

I came away from Wed night's fizzle of a game in Dallas more concerned and more convinced that this stage of TFC 2011 had better end soon. The soccer saying goes that you build a team from the back and allowing only one goal on the road is an indication that the keeper and back four can do the job. That the single Dallas goal was from a penalty kick on a phantom foul, further supports my view.

Recently crowned 2010/11 German Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund have unveiled their 2011/12 Kappa home kit. It will be used for the first time on Saturday when Die Schwarzgelben (The Black Yellows) host relegation-threatened Eintracht Frankfurt at Signal Iduna Park. Amongst Germany's best-supported teams, BVB's latest title is their first since the 2001/02 season and seventh overall.

Liga Primer Indonesia
Solo v Persebaya 0-2 (played in Surabaya)
SLeague
Young Lions v Geyang United 3-3 (Fazli Ayob, Nazrul Nazari, Haris Harun; Hafiz Rahim, Vasile, Kim Jae Hong) 523
Well, how about that?! Six goals, six yellows, one red, two penalties, two goals on half time, a penalty in the last minute.

Seattle Sounders Coach Sigi Schmid returns to the land where he last won the MLS Cup and the Supporters Shield, a land that he likes. The Sounders have done quite well against the Columbus Crew, not yet losing and even winning one of their two Lamar Hunt US Open Cups against the Yellows. While Robert Warzycha's team has significantly changed personnel, and wasn't expected to be a challenger this season, they have followed a Sigi profile building from the back winning through defense and one or two impressive offensive players.

Howard Webb will take charge of Sunday's potential title decider at Old Trafford. Now, before you sink your pain into some unlucky bloke's face, do we as Chelsea supporters even have reason to be upset?

Cordial debate

Webb is known for a pro-United bias.

Wow, I'm getting called out by name a lot these days.
Okay, fine - David Beckham came back in time to play against Dallas. I thought he wouldn't, and he did. Thanks.
Now, if you take that in a vacuum, Beckham did a Good Thing. However, the only reason he made such an effort to be back was because for several years now, he's made no effort for the Galaxy.

Mark Geiger managed 80 games, handing out 13 red cards and 26 penalty kicks prior to yesterday's Philadelphia Union and San Jose Earthquakes game. By the time he whistled for the end of the match, one of each was added to his career tallies.

In a league where referees have been the focal point of criticism since its inception, and the majority of this season, it seems almost idiotic that the level of officiating is left to rot at such a low standard.

The league handed Mullan a 10 game suspension and a $5000 fine today. That's 9 games on top of the 1 automatic game a player gets for a red card. This ties the 10 games given to Ricardo Clark for kicking Ruiz on the ground in a dead ball situation for longest suspension in league history. Mullan has chosen not to appeal.

There are many things that will be remembered about the 2010-2011 Serie A season, both fondly and infamously. Of course, people will remember Milan's Scudetto and Bari's relegation, Inter and Roma's thrashings in the Champions' League and Napoli's dramatic late goals. Here's a series that focuses on some of the other things that should be remembered about a fantastic season, full of both the bizarre and the unbelievable.

Tampines Rovers are left sitting pretty at the top of the SLeague after the champions from the last two seasons, Etoile and SAFFC, fought out a 1-1 draw last night at Jalan Besar.
Anthony Moulin gave Etoile the lead just after half time but Fazrul Nawaz levelled things on the hour mark.
Busy night for the ref with nine yellows and one red.