Yossi Benayoun struck in injury time to give Liverpool a hugely important 1-0 victory at Fulham that took them top of the Premier League on Saturday. The win takes Liverpool to 67 points, two ahead of champions Manchester United, who have two games in hand and host Aston Villa on Sunday.
Germany expects 2.7 million people to attend matches in stadiums across the country and some 12 million in its fan zones for outdoor viewing, including on a long stretch of turf laid out in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
Images from the FIFA Women's World Cup matches played on Tuesday.
The big hitters of Asian soccer got their 2010 World Cup qualifying campaigns off to a flying start, with Australia, Japan and South Korea securing sizable wins. But there were sluggish starts for the top Gulf teams, with Iran held to a disappointing goalless draw with part-timers Syria and Asian Cup holders Iraq sharing the points in their home Group One match with China.
A ten-man Air India battled grimly to hold fancied Dempo Sports Club to a goalless draw in a 16th round I-League match at the Cooperage in Mumbai on Friday. The visitors won the first leg encounter 3-1. The defending champions, who move up to 23 points now, displace Mumbai FC, who have the same tally, from the fourth spot due to superior goal difference.
India suffered a 0-3 drubbing against defending champions Korea Republic and bowed out of the AFC Youth Championship.
The defending champions overcome strong contenders Bengal 2-0 in a quarter-final league match of the National football championship.
Juventus beat Napoli 4-3 on penalties at home on Wednesday after a goalless draw to book a meeting with Lazio in the Italian Cup semi-finals.
Barcelona and Sevilla claimed the final two places in the King's Cup semi-finals on Thursday, Barca knocking out city rivals Espanyol 3-2 and Sevilla coming through on away goals against holders Valencia. Sevilla, the 2007 winners, will play Athletic Bilbao for a place in May's final in Valencia, while Barca take on Real Mallorca.
Salgaocar Sports Club and Mahindra United played out a goalless draw in a sixth round match of the ONGC I-league at Nehru Stadium, in Margao, Goa, on Wednesday.
Premier League sides Arsenal, Southampton and Blackburn Rovers reached the FA Cup quarter-finals with victories over lower division opponents in fifth-round replays on Tuesday.
Roberto Martinez's Belgium collected two wins, including their first in the UEFA Nations League over Iceland earlier this month, to bring them level with France on 1729 points.
Joseph Pereira's goal enabled the Goa team consolidate their position atop the I-League table with 15 points from six matches.
Barcelona, who are struggling for goals, host Olympique Lyon in Wednesday's Champions League opener in Group E.
Striker Wayne Rooney was included in Manchester United's squad to play at Everton on Saturday after more than a month out with a broken bone in his foot.
Brazil advanced to the semi-finals of the football competition with a 2-0 win over Camerron after extra time.
Future World Cup hosts South Africa fielded 10 new caps as they edged past Malawi 5-4 on penalties in their Cosafa Castle Cup Group B semi-final at Swaziland's Somhlolo stadium.
Chelsea vs Manchester United was reduced to an appendix to the latter's title celebrations.
The defending champions' quest towards retaining the NFL crown suffered a setback after a goalless draw.
SCEB failed to make use of a numerical advantage to settle for a 1-1 draw against FC Goa
Balwant Singh slammed a brilliant brace in a magical two-minute display as Mohun Bagan bounced back from a goal down to beat DSK Shivajians FC 3-1 in the I-League, in Kolkata, on Saturday.
Valencia's last chance to take something positive from the season depends on them getting through their King's Cup semi-final, second leg at home to Barcelona with a goalless draw or a win on Thursday.
Mohun Bagan rode on a Jose Barreto hat-trick to blank Kolkata rivals Mohammedan Sporting 3-0 in the 113th IFA Shield tournament quarter-final group league matches in Kolkata on Saturday. In the day's other matches, Mahindra United beat East Bengal 2-0 while Churchill Brothers and Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting drew goalless.
Real Madrid took full advantage of slip-ups from the chasing pack by beating Villarreal 3-2 to move nine points clear in the Spanish Primera Liga.
Mahindra United made light of the controversial expulsion of their agitated coach, Derrick Pereira, before the start of the second session to record a heartwarming 3-1 come-from-behind victory over JCT in a 10th round I-League match at the Cooperage on Thursday.
Churchill Brothers' litmus test came on Sunday to prove that they are not a one-man team in the absence of their prolific goal getter Odafa Okolie who was booked out of their ninth round I-League clash against Air-India at the Cooperage.
In a big blow to Real Madrid's title hopes, Real Betis held them to a goalless draw in their La Liga encounter on Sunday.
Dempo's Ranty Martins, who was top scorer with 14 goals in the National Football League, was awarded the golden boot award along with a cash prize of Rs 50,000.
Inter Milan grabbed a slender advantage over Villarreal with a 2-1 comeback win the in Champions League first-leg quarter-final
Defending champions Brazil beat Ecuador 1-0 to complete the quarter-final line-up at the Copa America.
The goalless draw against Czech Republic ended Wales's hopes of making it to Euro 2008.
The fancied Mumbai side was beaten 0-2 in the quarter-finals of the Durand Cup football tournament.
AC Milan scored a 4-0 win over Fenerbahce with Andrei Shevchenko scoring all four goals in their Champions League Group E victory.
A 3-0 victory took Barcelona to the top of the Primera Liga.
Chelsea's hopes of catching leaders Arsenal suffered a setback after a 3-2 defeat at Aston Villa in the premier league.
An Argentine first division goalkeeper said he wanted to leave the country after supporters threatened to kidnap his son.
