Luis Fabiano scored twice as Brazil beat Chile 3-0 in South American qualifying for the World Cup on Sunday.
All football fans have had the same conversation at some point in their lives. You know the one: "If money was no object, what would your dream team be?"
England face their first big test under new manager Fabio Capello when they travel to Croatia for Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against the side that snuffed out their hopes of a place in the Euro 2008 finals last November.
The pressure is building on France coach Raymond Domenech after a humiliating 3-1 loss to Austria gave Les Bleus a dismal start in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.
World champions Italy snatched a fortunate 2-1 Group 8 World Cup qualifying victory in Cyprus when Antonio Di Natale scored his second goal in the second minute of added time in Larnaca.
Manchester United's Carlos Teves was sent off as Paraguay held Argentina to a 1-1 draw in Buenos Aires on Saturday to top South American qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.
Ilcho Naumoski's fifth minute goal gave Macedonia a great start to their World Cup qualifying campaign, as they went on to upset Scotland 1-0 in the Group 9 encounter in searing temperatures in Skopje.
Tuncay Sanli and Semih Senturk scored second-half goals to give Turkey a 2-0 win over Armenia in their World Cup qualifying Group 5 game in Yerevan.
Bayern Munich striker Lukas Podolski scored two goals on Saturday to help Germany get off to a winning start in World Cup qualifying with a 6-0 victory over Liechtenstein.
France made a disastrous start to their World Cup qualifying campaign as they went down 3-1 to Austria in Vienna in their Group 7 match on Saturday night.
Luis Fabiano scored twice as Brazil beat Chile 3-0 in South American qualifying for the World Cup on Sunday.
All football fans have had the same conversation at some point in their lives. You know the one: "If money was no object, what would your dream team be?"
England face their first big test under new manager Fabio Capello when they travel to Croatia for Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against the side that snuffed out their hopes of a place in the Euro 2008 finals last November.
The pressure is building on France coach Raymond Domenech after a humiliating 3-1 loss to Austria gave Les Bleus a dismal start in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.
World champions Italy snatched a fortunate 2-1 Group 8 World Cup qualifying victory in Cyprus when Antonio Di Natale scored his second goal in the second minute of added time in Larnaca.
Manchester United's Carlos Teves was sent off as Paraguay held Argentina to a 1-1 draw in Buenos Aires on Saturday to top South American qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.
Ilcho Naumoski's fifth minute goal gave Macedonia a great start to their World Cup qualifying campaign, as they went on to upset Scotland 1-0 in the Group 9 encounter in searing temperatures in Skopje.
Tuncay Sanli and Semih Senturk scored second-half goals to give Turkey a 2-0 win over Armenia in their World Cup qualifying Group 5 game in Yerevan.
Bayern Munich striker Lukas Podolski scored two goals on Saturday to help Germany get off to a winning start in World Cup qualifying with a 6-0 victory over Liechtenstein.
France made a disastrous start to their World Cup qualifying campaign as they went down 3-1 to Austria in Vienna in their Group 7 match on Saturday night.
A second half double from Joe Cole spared Fabio Capello's blushes as his first competitive game in charge of England saw his team beat minnows Andorra 2-0 on Saturday night.
Goals from Martin Skrtel and Marek Hamsik sent Slovakia to the top of World Cup Qualifying Group 3 with a 2-1 victory over Northern Ireland in Bratislava.
England will go into their World Cup qualifer against Andorra without Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, who has a back problem, but coach Fabio Capello said Ferdinand would probably be fit for Wednesday's daunting visit to Croatia.
Desperately needing a victory, Brazil will focus on attack when they meet Chile in Sunday's World Cup qualifier.
Newcastle United's England international midfielder Joey Barton has been banned for six matches, with another six suspended, by the Football Association, for his training ground assault on former teammate Ousmane Dabo.
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson isn't worried about the threat posed by newly rich local rival Manchester City.
Newcastle began their search for a new manager on Friday facing a fan revolt after the resignation of Kevin Keegan following an unhappy second spell at the crisis-torn Premier League club.
Kevin Keegan has resigned as manager of Premier League Newcastle United, the English League Managers Association (LMA) announced on Thursday.
France launch their 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign against Austria and Serbia determined to bounce back after failing to win a match at the European Championship.
Palermo's Stefano Colantuono became the first coach to be fired in this season's Serie A on Thursday, following an opening-weekend loss to Udinese.
Wow! I still can't get over it. A gazzilionaire I had never heard about comes out of nowhere to take over a Premier League football club, and just a handful of minutes later signs Robinho, one of the best players in the world.
Manchester United have ended their two-month search for a new assistant to manager Sir Alex Ferguson by appointing former player Mike Phelan to the position.
Fulham's Finnish goalkeeper Antti Niemi has retired from football after failing to recover from a wrist injury.
Alan Curbishley became the first English Premier League manager to leave his job this season after resigning as West Ham manager on Wednesday.
Kevin Keegan's future remained shrouded in mystery on Wednesday with the club still insisting he had not been sacked.
Newly-crowned European champions Spain retained their status as world number one in the latest FIFA world rankings.
Germany will be missing captain Michael Ballack and fellow midfielder Torsten Frings for their opening two World Cup qualifying matches against Liechtenstein and Finland.
English football clubs have always attracted wealthy owners. Traditionally, club chairmen were bluff local businessmen with a few spare millions in the bank, perhaps looking to put something back into their local community, somewhere to schmooze clients and colleagues, and seduced by the idea of being a player -- albeit at boardroom level -- in a sport that is an obsession for millions.
Manchester City have completed a sensational transfer deadline-day swoop for Brazilian forward Robinho in an estimated £32.5 million ($58 million) deal with Real Madrid, following the English Premier League club's takeover by an Abu Dhabi group on Monday.
Manchester United won the deadline day race to sign Tottenham Hotspur striker Dimitar Berbatov, despite rivals Manchester City having a British record fee of £34 million ($60.56m) accepted for the Bulgarian international.
Werder Bremen midfield player Torsten Frings will miss Germany's two opening World Cup qualifying matches against Liechtenstein and Finland with a broken nose.
Newcastle issued a statement on Tuesday insisting they have not sacked Kevin Keegan after a day of intense speculation over the manager's future.
Premier League Everton revealed on Tuesday the club record signing of Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini on a five-year deal from Standard Liege.
The big clubs in Spain and Italy were given rude awakenings, as the Primera Liga and Serie A finally got under way. Here, on CNN.com, we'll be bringing you a weekly review of all the previous weekend's action.
Veteran striker Henrik Larsson will captain Sweden in their bid to qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
Portuguese international winger Ricardo Quaresma has left Porto and signed a five-year deal with Italian champions Inter Milan.
Manchester City have agreed to a takeover by a United Arab Emirates business group, a deal that will end former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's brief ownership of the Premier League club.
England manager Fabio Capello has called up midfielder Jimmy Bullard for the first time to face Andorra and Croatia in World Cup qualifiers.
Rangers striker Kenny Miller scored twice in a 4-2 victory at former club Celtic in Sunday's Old Firm derby, with both teams reduced to 10 men.
Russia striker Roman Pavlyuchenko is set to join English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur from Spartak Moscow before Monday's transfer deadline.
Darren Bent delivered Tottenham's first point of the season in a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Chelsea, which ended Luiz Felipe Scolari's perfect start in the English Premier League.
Spanish champions Real Madrid were upset 2-1 at Deportivo La Coruna in the opening match of their bid for a third straight league title on Sunday, while bitter rivals Barcelona lost 1-0 at promoted Numancia in a major disappointment for new coach Pep Guardiola.
Newly-promoted Bologna beat AC Milan 2-1 on Sunday to spoil Ronaldinho's debut in the opening round of Serie A.
Luca Toni scored his first goal of the season and Juergen Klinsmann earned his first Bundesliga victory in charge of Bayern Munich when the defending champions routed Hertha Berlin 4-1 on Sunday.
Robinho repeated his desire to leave Real Madrid for Chelsea on Sunday, questioning the Spanish club's motives for retaining him and criticizing his coach Bernd Schuster.
Marseille regained their grip on top position in the French First Division when they beat Sochaux 2-1 in Saturday's late match.
Gennaro Delvecchio scored a 68th minute equalizer for Sampdoria to deprive new Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho of a winning start in Serie A.
Robin van Persie scored twice as Arsenal eased to a 3-0 home win over Newcastle and moved up to second place in the English Premier League table.
Schalke 04 went top of the Bundesliga after a superb header from Germany defender Heiko Westermann gave them a 1-0 win at home to Bochum.
Cologne's Turkish defender Umit Ozat has been given a clean bill of health by doctors and released from hospital on Saturday after collapsing during a Bundesliga game at Karlsruhe on Friday night.
Cologne overcame the shock of seeing captain Umit Ozat collapse during the game to earn their first win of the Bundesliga season with a 2-0 victory at Karlsruhe on Friday.
Zenit St Petersburg beat Manchester United 2-1 in Monaco on Friday to lift the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in their history.
Manchester United striker Louis Saha has joined Premier League rivals Everton for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal.
Liverpool have announced another delay to building a replacement for Anfield stadium, blaming global market conditions.
Seven-time European champions AC Milan have been drawn against Swiss side FC Zurich in the first round of this year's UEFA Cup.
Ryan Babel returned to the Netherlands squad on Friday for the first time since injury ruled him out of the European Championships.
England international winger Shaun Wright-Phillips has rejoined Manchester City from Chelsea in a four-year deal sealed on Thursday.
Manchester City avoided the embarrassment of a UEFA Cup exit to Danish minnows Midtjylland but needed extra time and penalties to reach the first round.
The draw for the Champions League group stages has become a bigger and bigger event in recent seasons and this year's ceremony proved no different.
Manchester United will begin their defense of the Champions League in a group containing Scottish champions Celtic, Spain's Villarreal and Danish newcomers Aalborg.
No sooner have we waved goodbye to the Euro 2008 finals, then World Cup qualifiers are on our doorstep once again.
French coach Raymond Domenech looks to have admitted defeat in his attempt to lure veteran midfielder Claude Makelele out of international retirement to play in crucial World Cup qualifiers against Austria and Serbia next month.
AC Milan's defender Massimo Oddo will join Bayern Munich on a season-long loan providing he passes a medical test.
Bayern Munich's German international Marcell Jansen has joined Bundesliga rivals SV Hamburg after falling out of favor with new coach Juergen Klinsmann.
Georgia's World Cup qualifier against Ireland will be played in the German city of Mainz, FIFA said on Thursday.
Dirk Kuyt struck the extra-time winner that will be worth millions to Liverpool as they secured their place in the Champions League group stages with a 1-0 aggregate win over Standard Liege.
Marseille reached the Champions League group stage Wednesday after Mamadou Niang profited from two defensive errors to score twice in a 2-1 home win over Norwegian team Brann.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will miss England's opening two World Cup qualifiers after a groin operation.
Chelsea expect to complete the signing of Brazil forward Robinho from Real Madrid before the close of European football's transfer window on Monday.
Real Madrid's hopes of signing Valencia's David Villa were dashed on Wednesday when the Spain striker signed a new contract with his Primera Liga club.
Croatia coach Slaven Bilic sent out a defiant message on Wednesday after naming an injury-hit squad for World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and England.
The Georgian Football Federation asked FIFA on Wednesday for permission to play its World Cup qualifier against Ireland in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Spanish champions Real Madrid have failed in their bid to sign international midfielder Santi Cazorla, who has renewed his contract with Villarreal.
Harry Kewell has been named in Australia's 27-man squad for the World Cup qualifier against Uzbekistan on September 10.
Parma have signed AC Milan's 18-year-old Alberto Paloschi in a co-ownership deal, the Serie B club announced on their Web site on Wednesday.
European giants Barcelona and Juventus took their places in this week's Champions League group draw after safely negotiating third qualifying round return ties on Tuesday.
Swiss international central defender Philippe Senderos is joining AC Milan on a loan, subject to passing a medical on Tuesday.
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has demanded his players step up their game to avoid elimination from the Champions League before the lucrative group stage.
Liverpool are finally set to strengthen their left flank with the signing of Espanyol midfielder Albert Riera.
Manchester United pocketed the first win of their Premier League title defense and only the second in the last six visits to Fratton Park with a 1-0 victory at Portsmouth.
Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko passed a medical examination Monday at the AC Milan's training camp to complete his transfer from Chelsea, the Italian club said.
Russian champions Zenit St. Petersburg signed Portuguese midfielder Danny from Dinamo Moscow on Monday for a national record euro30 million ($44m).
Everton look set to make their first signing since the end of last season after agreeing a deal with Denmark defender Lars Christian Jacobsen on Monday.
Serie A champions Inter Milan defeated Italian Cup holder AS Roma 6-5 on penalty kicks after a 2-2 extra-time draw to win their fourth Italian Super Cup on Sunday.
A nine-man Real Madrid rallied to beat Valencia 4-2 and lift the Spanish Supercup 6-5 on aggregate on Sunday.
Rennes scored twice in stoppage time to snatch a 2-1 home win against Lille in the French first division on Sunday.
Rapid Vienna goalkeeper Georg Koch went to hospital with hearing problems after a firecracker thrown from the stands exploded near his head in the first half of a domestic league match against Austria Vienna.
Barcelona's beleaguered president Joan Laporta is free to complete the remaining two years of his mandate after being ratified by the club's general assembly on Sunday.
Wolfsburg hit back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw at Bochum and Frankfurt also came from behind to draw 1-1 at Cologne in Sunday's matches in the Bundesliga.
Portuguese international Deco gave Chelsea a 1-0 Premier League victory at Wigan when he curled in a superb fourth minute free kick at the JJB Stadium on Sunday.
Steven Gerrard scored a superb injury-time winner to lift Liverpool to the top of English Premier League while title rivals Arsenal suffered an early setback as they lost 1-0 at Fulham in Saturday's late game.
Seven-time defending champions Lyon beat Grenoble 2-0 on Saturday with goals from Jean Makoun and Karim Benzema to share the lead in the French league standings with Marseille.
Georgios Samaras scored twice as reigning champions Celtic went top of the Scottish Premier League on goal difference with a 3-0 home win over Falkirk on Saturday..
Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko is to rejoin his former club AC Milan after two largely disappointing seasons at Stamford Bridge.
Newly-promoted Hoffenheim sit atop the Bundesliga after two rounds after beating Borussia Moenchengladbach 1-0 on Saturday for their second straight win.
Belgium defender Vincent Kompany has completed his move to Premier League side Manchester City from Hamburg on a four-year contract, with the 22-year-old lined-up to make an immediate debut against West Ham on Saturday.
Jo scored two goals and Diego added a third to give Brazil a 3-0 win over Belgium and the Olympic bronze medal in men's football.
In-demand Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz has committed himself to the Premier League club by signing a new four-year contract.
Brazilian international Robinho has pleaded with Real Madrid to sell him to Chelsea before the European transfer window closes at the end of the month.
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