Seeking to follow in the footsteps of titleholders Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool set out Tuesday on their Champions League adventures with early French tests in their opening pool games. -- read full article
The fiercest soccer competition in the United States might be played out in television network conference rooms. The Fox Soccer Channel will be rated by Nielsen starting next month, measuring how many people tune in across the United States to games of the English Premier League and Italy's Serie A. At the same time, ESPN is considering a challenge Fox and its News Corp. -- read full article
Villarreal will be in high spirits ahead of Wednesday's Champions League trip to Old Trafford to face reigning champions Manchester United after a 1-0 home victory over Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday. -- read full article
Russian premier league leaders
Rubin Kazan moved a step closer to their first title by beating
Dynamo Moscow 1-0 in the top-of-the-table clash on Sunday.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admitted after his side's stunning 4-0 win at Blackburn that he almost left Theo Walcott out of the team following the teenager's heroics for England. -- read full article
Natasha Kai and Heather O'Reilly each scored to help the U.S. women's national soccer team beat Ireland 2-0 on Saturday night to kick off a 10-game post Olympic tour. It was the first match for the U.S. women since they won the Olympic gold medal with a 1-0 overtime triumph over Brazil on Aug. 21 in Beijing. -- read full article
After being honored prior to the match for earning her 100th cap, Heather O'Reilly scored in the 86th minute as the gold-medal winning United States women's national team recorded a 2-0 triumph over Ireland on Saturday in front of 13,176 at Lincoln Financial Field. -- read full article
Manchester United's Cristiano
Ronaldo believes he changed the game by scoring 31 goals from
midfield in the Premier League last season to win the European
Golden Boot award.
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Liverpool are
sweating on the fitness of key players Steven Gerrard and
Fernando Torres ahead of Tuesday's Champions League encounter
away to Marseille.
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