South Africa or Asian champions Iraq could well be on course for a semifinal place if they can win their opening match in the Confederations Cup.
Barcelona deposed Manchester United as European champions with a 2-0 victory forged by a superb display of controlled attacking soccer.
Liverpool beat Newcastle United 3-0 at Anfield on Sunday to keep up their pursuit of Manchester United at the top of the Premier League table.
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/ 9 February 2009
Chelsea sacked Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Scolari on Monday after just seven months in charge of the Premier League club.
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/ 15 January 2009
Chelsea came from behind to beat Southend United 4-1 in an entertaining FA Cup third-round replay on Wednesday.
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/ 15 January 2009
Wayne Rooney scored the winner for Manchester United but suffered a hamstring injury in a 1-0 victory over Wigan Athletic on Wednesday.
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/ 22 December 2008
Liverpool stayed eight points clear of Arsenal in the race for the Premier League title after the two sides fought out an epic 1-1 draw on Sunday.
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/ 11 September 2008
Teenager Theo Walcott scored a hat-trick as England beat Croatia 4-1 on Wednesday to avenge the two defeats that cost them a place at Euro 2008.
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/ 5 September 2008
The departures of Newcastle United manager Kevin Keegan and West Ham United’s Alan Curbishley had nothing to do with results on the field.
John Terry of Chelsea was named as England’s permanent captain by coach Fabio Capello at a news conference on Tuesday.