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Top Ten Dates in World Soccer 2009
10. December 4: The draw for next summer's World Cup finals places likely favorites into "groups of dearth" . . . as in "dearth of competition".Spain, Italy, Netherlands, and Brazil all seem safe bets to advance to knock-out stages, while hosts Sout...
Tevez Paying Dividend As City Make Noise
Manchester City, long the plain-Jane to United's belle-of-the-ball status, gunned down an (admittedly under-powered) Arsenal club last week to advance to the semi-finals of Carling Cup.City was led by Argentina's Carlos Tevez who scored the game winn...
Real Salt Lake Give Beckham Haters Fodder, Win MLS Cup 2009
The 2009 MLS Cup final came down to penalties yesterday and LA Galaxy's David Beckham gave his detractors little reason to think about shutting up as his side lost to Real Salt Lake, 1-1 a e t and 4-5 in the shootout.Beckham, purportedly ailing with ...
Henry Hands France A Ticket To World Cup 2010
Thierry Henry broke a lot of Irish hearts with some clever "ball-handling" last night (Nov. 18) as he manufactured the tying goal that qualified France for next summer's World Cup finals in South Africa.For his part Henry pointed out ("admitted") the...
FIFA Bans "la Boca del Diablo" (Maradona) For Two Months
FIFA banned Argentina coach, Diego Maradona, from competition for two months today (Sun. Nov. 15).The banning is in punishment for his "Boca del Diablo" incident last month following his side's victory over Uruguay, the same which secured Argentina's...
Beckham Contra Blanco: Green Light For MLS Blockbuster
Major League Soccer's highest hopes for a red carpet finale took one step closer to becoming a reality this past weekend.Landon Donovan converted a penalty kick in the 73d minute Sunday (Nov. 8) to send his LA Galaxy into the MLS Cup "semi-"finals ve...

