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France: Marseille trips PSG 1-0; 15 fans arrested

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:21:08 EST

PARIS (AP) -- Defender Gabriel Heinze scored against his former teammates to give Marseille a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain on Friday in a French league match which was postponed from last month.

FIFA denies replay; Henry claims 'fairest solution'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:48:02 EST

LONDON (AP) -- Thierry Henry denied Friday that he was a cheat but said the "fairest solution" would be to replay the France-Ireland World Cup playoff that was decided by his handball.

Grant Wahl: Three burning questions heading into MLS Cup 2009

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:45:02 EST

Beckham, Donovan and L.A. can complete their epic turnaround with an MLS Cup title, says Grant Wahl. Can they stop Salt Lake?

FIFA bans Iraq from play for political interference

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:12:49 EST

ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) -- FIFA is preparing to suspend Iraq from world football after it missed a deadline to restore the national federation.

Barcelona says Abidal, Tour� both have swine flu

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:19 EST

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -Barcelona has confirmed that defender Eric Abidal and midfielder Yaya Toure have swine flu and could be out for the next three games.

17 arrests made in huge Euro match-fixing probe

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:19:06 EST

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- German prosecutors investigating match fixing in football say 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland have been arrested and that about 200 games in Europe -- including Champions League ties -- are affected in what an UEFA official called the biggest match-fixing scandal in Europe.

Scotland's Aberdeen targets Dynamo star Holden

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:13:28 EST

Stuart Holden will likely have plenty of suitors in the January transfer window, but one club has come out and said it is paying close attention to the Houston Dynamo star.

Galaxy-Dynamo Western final sets ESPN2 record

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:05:05 EST

ESPN2's broadcast of the MLS Western Conference -- the Los Angeles-Houston game that was stopped twice because the lights went out -- was seen in an average of 538,000 television homes (700,000 people), based on a 0.5 rating, making it the most-watched MLS telecast ever on the network.

U.S. falls to 14th in FIFA rankings; Spain at No. 1

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:51:48 EST

ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) -- Spain regained first place from Brazil in the FIFA rankings on Friday, while the United States dropped three places to 14th.

Luis Bueno: Real Salt Lake raises the bar for MLS expansion teams

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:05:57 EST

After the lean early years, Real Salt Lake has raised the bar for new franchises, says Luis Bueno.