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  • Beckham's L.A. title dream dashed by Salt Lake

    Reuters - Monday, November 23

    By Simon Evans

  • Debrecen can deal Liverpool a knockout blow

    Reuters - Monday, November 23

    By Alan Baldwin

  • Illustrious trio in danger of early exit

    Reuters - Monday, November 23

    By Brian Homewood

  • Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (2nd R) runs with teammates during a training session in Madrid on November 22. Real Madrid may be out of the King's Cup but they have made their best league start in 17 years and go into Sunday's 'El Clasico' at Barcelona with a one-point advantage over the reigning champions.

    Real Madrid hold upper hand for 'El Clasico'

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    MADRID (AFP) - - Real Madrid may be out of the King's Cup but they have made their best league start in 17 years and go into next Sunday's 'El Clasico' at Barcelona with a one-point advantage over the reigning champions.

  • AC Milan's Brazilian forward Ronaldinho controls the ball during his team's Italian Serie A football match against Bari at San Siro Stadium in Milan. Milan won 4-3.

    Milan and Juve win to keep hold of Inter's coat-tails

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    ROME (AFP) - - AC Milan edged Cagliari in a 4-3 thriller and Juventus laboured to a 1-0 home win over Udinese on Sunday as both Italian giants kept leaders Inter Milan within their sights.

  • Valencia's David Villa (L) celebrates his goal against Osasuna with teammate Pablo Hernandez (R) during a Spanish league football match at Reyno de Navarra stadium in Pamplona. Valencia won 3-1.

    On-song Valencia outclass Osasuna

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    MADRID (AFP) - - Valencia reclaimed fourth place with a convincing 3-1 away victory at nine-man Osasuna on Sunday and are now just four points behind league leaders Real Madrid.

  • Picture taken on November 20, in Paris shows a computer screen showing a web site focused on French international football player Thierry Henry. France's controversial qualification for the 2010 World Cup has hit a sour note with the French public, with over eight out of 10 people disapproving according to a poll televised on France 2.

    Eight out of 10 French give thumbs down to France team

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    PARIS (AFP) - - France's controversial qualification for the 2010 World Cup has hit a sour note with the French public, with over eight out of 10 people disapproving according to a poll televised on France 2.

  • Rovers give Allardyce a boost with win over Bolton

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    BOLTON (AFP) - - Blackburn Rovers gave their absent manager Sam Allardyce something to cheer with a 2-0 win away to his former club Bolton Wanderers in the English Premier League on Sunday.

  • Stoke City's Jamaican forward Ricardo Fuller celebrates after scoring against Portsmouth during their English Premier League football match at The Britannia Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent. Stoke won 1-0.

    Fuller makes Pompey pay for penalty miss

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    STOKE, England (AFP) - - Jamaica striker Ricardo Fuller's neat finish was good enough to give Stoke City a 1-0 win over Premier League strugglers Portsmouth at the Britannia Stadium on Sunday.

  • Defoe scores five as Spurs demolish Wigan 9-1

    Reuters - Monday, November 23

    By Alan Baldwin

  • Tottenham Hotspur's Jermain Defoe (L) shoots past Wigan Athletic's Dutch player Mario Melchiot (R) during the Premiership match at White Hart Lane in London. Tottenham Hotspur won the game 9-1.

    Five-star Defoe as Spurs put nine past Wigan

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    LONDON (AFP) - - Jermain Defoe scored five goals as Tottenham Hotspur thrashed Wigan Athletic 9-1 at White Hart Lane here on Sunday, a record victory for the hosts in the top-flight.

  • France does not deserve to be in World Cup - poll

    Reuters - Monday, November 23

    PARIS (Reuters) - Most people in France do not think their soccer team deserves to be in the 2010 World Cup and did not approve of Thierry Henry's handball that helped secure a finals place, according to an opinion poll published on Sunday.

  • Fabrice Pancrate of PSG FC plays with a ball during a training session in Kiev in April. The French striker has signed for Championship highflyers Newcastle on a free transfer on a two-and-a-half year contract, his former club Paris Saint Germain has announced.

    Pancrate signs for Newcastle

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    PARIS (AFP) - - French striker Fabrice Pancrate signed for Championship highflyers Newcastle on Sunday on a free transfer on a two-and-a-half year contract, his former club Paris Saint Germain announced.

  • Blackburn beat Bolton 2-0 in Allardyce's absence

    Reuters - Monday, November 23

    LONDON (Reuters) - Blackburn Rovers shrugged off the absence of manager Sam Allardyce, who is awaiting heart surgery, to beat his former club Bolton Wanderers 2-0 in the Premier League Sunday.

  • A cameraman films the poster of French football player Thierry Henry outside FC Barcelona's Joan Gamper Sports Center near Barcelona on November 20. Manchester United's French international defender Patrice Evra has come out fighting in defence of teammate Thierry Henry, vilified for his handball in his country's World Cup qualifying win over Ireland.

    Evra fights Henry corner in handball row

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    PARIS (AFP) - - Manchester United's French international defender Patrice Evra has come out fighting in defence of teammate Thierry Henry, vilified for his handball in his country's World Cup qualifying win over Ireland.

  • A German paper says it has obtained details of some of the 200 matches under investigation in the match-fixing scandal that has rocked European football.

    German paper reveals match-fixing details

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    BERLIN (AFP) - - A German paper said Sunday it had obtained details of some of the 200 matches under investigation in the match-fixing scandal that has rocked European football.

  • Kawasaki Frontale forward Juninho (left) and Nagoya Grampus midfielder Yoshizumi Ogawa (right) fight for the ball during the first half of their quarter-final match at the AFC Champions League tournament in Tokyo in September. Kawasaki Frontale have failed to keep their J-League top spot as they crashed 1-0 to second division-bound Oita Trinita.

    Kawasaki fail to keep J-League lead

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    TOKYO (AFP) - - Kawasaki Frontale failed to keep their J-League top spot when they crashed 1-0 to second division-bound Oita Trinita on Sunday.

  • Liverpool's Steven Gerrard (right) runs with the ball under pressure from Manchester City's Gareth Barry during their Premier League match at Anfield, in Liverpool. The match ended in a 2-2 draw.

    Benitez backs Reds to secure top four finish

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    LIVERPOOL, England (AFP) - - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez brushed aside his team's stuttering form to insist that they will finish in the top four.

  • Chelsea's Joe Cole celebrates scoring the fourth goal during their Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge, London. Chelsea won 4-0.

    Ancelotti's kids can ease Chelsea's transfer burden

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    LONDON (AFP) - - Carlo Ancelotti believes Chelsea's much-criticised youth system is finally yielding fruit and can negate the need for a spending spree in the January transfer window.

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