Mexican Primera: 2010 Apertura Playoffs

The playoffs of the 2010 Mexican Apertura get started this midweek with the quarterfinal round. The first legs are this midweek followed up by the second legs this weekend. Here are some quick glances at the match-ups in the quarterfinals.

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United States vs. South Africa Preview

This is an interesting friendly as the United States compete in the Mandela Challenge Cup. The United States are bringing a very young squad as they left most of the regulars at home. The complete roster is listed here. There

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A Look At The International Friendlies

This is a short international break but there are plenty of games being fit into the middle week. The top match-ups are Brazil vs. Argentina in Qatar and Portugal vs. Spain. Here is a look at all of the games

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AC Milan 1, Internazionale 0: Ibrahimovic Provides The Class As Inter Struggle

AC Milan took back the lead of Serie A with a win in the Milan derby while sending Internazionale into further misery. The only goal came early when Marco Materazzi took down Zlatan Ibrahimovic into the box. It was a

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FC Dallas 3, Los Angeles 0: First Goal Opens Door To Rout

The final is set as Colorado will face FC Dallas next weekend in Toronto for the MLS Cup. FC Dallas were impressive getting there after a 3-0 defeat of Los Angeles at Home Depot Center. FC Dallas won with a

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Colorado 1, San Jose 0: Kimura Goal Sends Colorado To Final

Colorado advanced over San Jose to reach the MLS Cup finals. Kosuke Kimura got the winner right before halftime as a cross of his bounced into the net. Omar Cummings may have gotten a touch, but it was judged to

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European Leagues Recap

Here is a look at the action across the top leagues in Europe including a big weekend in Italy. England: Aston Villa 2-2 Manchester United Manchester City 0-0 Birmingham Newcastle 0-0 Fulham Tottenham 4-2 Blackburn West Ham 0-0 Blackpool Wigan

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Barcelona 3, Villarreal 1: Messi Brace Separates The Sides

This was one of the top match-ups of the weekend as Villarreal looked to keep themselves in the race of the La Liga title. However, they were defeated 3-1 by Barcelona at the Camp Nou. Barcelona took the lead through

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Major League Soccer: FC Dallas vs. Los Angeles Preview

This should be a good match-up. These teams both feature plenty of strength and midfield as well as two clinical strikers with Edson Buddle and Jeff Cunningham. Whoever wins this match will advance to play Colorado next weekend in the

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Borussia Dortmund 2, Hamburg 0: Dortmund Control Game

Borussia Dortmund maintained top spot in the Bundesliga getting a 2-0 victory over Hamburg on Friday. Dortmund got the opener just after halftime from Shinji Kagawa followed by a second goal in the 70th minute from Lucas Barrios. Hamburg started

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