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Established U.S skipper Carlos Bocanegra was not selected in the squad that will face Costa Rica in Denver on Friday and Mexico at the Azteca Stadium on Tuesday, and goalkeeper

Llambias was incensed after the Football Association (FA) said it would not be taking retrospective action against Wigan Athletic’s Callum McManaman following his knee-high tackle on Newcastle’s Massadio Haidara on

Jol managed Tottenham from 2004-07, during which time Bale arrived at White Hart Lane from Southampton. Speaking ahead of his return to North London with his current club for Sunday’s

Galvanised by a superb swerving strike by Hamit Altintop against his old club, the Turkish side dominated the first half, held on for grim life in the second and snatched

With an eye on AC Milan’s Champions League visit on Tuesday, Barca left World Player of the Year Messi and five Spanish internationals out of the starting line-up at the

Balotelli netted on the hour, after he had replaced the other scorer Giampaolo Pazzini in the first half, to give Milan the cushion they needed following the 65th-minute dismissal of

Big-spending Russian pairZenit St PetersburgandAnzhi Makhachkalafailed to manage a goal between them. Zenit lost 2-0 to late goals atFC Baseland Anzhi were held 0-0 byNewcastle United. Former European championsBenficabeatGirondins Bordeaux1-0

The German champions won 3-0 on the night for a 5-2 aggregate success with two first-half goals that killed off the tie and another on the hour to cap a

The Argentine produced a cool finish to punish a defensive mistake just before half-time and though not playing at full throttle City were rarely troubled as they claimed a victory

Union, the team against whom the 34-year-old Riquelme made his Boca debut 17 years ago, ended a run of 26 Argentine league matches without tasting victory in the most unlikely