Gervinho netted twice to help Lille rout Nancy 4-0 and climb to second place in the French league on Wednesday. Lille, with 34 points, was six behind leader Bordeaux, which played Toulouse late Wednesday. Eden Hazard took a low cross from Gervinho and spun to score in the 42nd minute. Gervinho converted a rebound to make it 2-0 in the 51st. -- read full article
Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:09:19 PST - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Former Manchester United winger
Albert Scanlon, one of the 'Busby Babes' who survived the 1958
Munich air disaster that killed eight team mates, has died at
the age of 74.
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Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:01:54 PST - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Striker Jackson Martinez of Independiente Medellin has been voted football player of the year in Colombia following a ballot by local journalists. Martinez set a season record with 18 goals in 23 matches. He was followed in the vote by midfielder Giovanni Hernandez of Atletico Junior de Barranquilla and goalkeeper Edigson Velasquez of Deportivo Pereira. -- read full article
Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:25:29 PST - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Ipswich defender and former England youth international Tommy Smith will play for New Zealand at next year's World Cup after choosing this week to switch nationality. The 19-year-old Smith has e-mailed New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert to accept a place in his squad for the tournament in South Africa. -- read full article
Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:25:28 PST - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Aarhus midfielder Benny Feilhaber and Valerenga goalkeeper Troy Perkins were among five players based in Scandinavia invited to a U.S. training camp next month ahead of a World Cup warmup match against Honduras. -- read full article
Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:12:24 PST - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
