Highlights Video Chelsea vs Tottenham

Chelsea 1 - 1 Tottenham
27' Juliano Belletti Goal 1 - 0
45' 1 - 1 Goal Darren Bent

Tottenham striker Darren Bent provided the attacking threat in the absence of Dimitar Berbatov by poaching a point and a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge to end Chelsea's perfect start to the season.

With Berbatov absent, deemed not focused as he edges towards a move to Manchester United, Spurs were soaking up the pressure and staring at defeat until Bent pounced just before the break to earn Juande Ramos' men their first Barclays Premier League point of the season.

Video Aston Villa vs Liverpool 31/08/08

Liverpool

Rafael Benitez suffered a torrent of abuse and saw his Liverpool side miss out on the chance to go top of the Barclays Premier League after a goalless draw at Villa Park.

Aston Villa fans taunted the Reds boss with chants of `There's only one Gareth Barry' after the collapse of the England midfielder's move to Liverpool, and some of the crowd aimed personal insults at the Reds manager.

Highlights Video Arsenal vs Newcastle

Arsenal 3 - 0 Newcastle
18' Robin Van Persie (pen) Goal 1 - 0
41' Robin Van Persie Goal 2 - 0
59' Denilson Goal 3 - 0

Robin van Persie netted twice as Arsenal silenced any talk of a club in crisis with a 3-0 romp over Newcastle at Emirates Stadium.

Dutchman van Persie - who endured an injury-plagued campaign last season - struck from the penalty spot after Charles N'Zogbia handled after 18 minutes, which was no more than the resurgent hosts deserved.

Fc Midtjylland vs Man City Video 08


Midtjylland 0 - 1 Man City
90' 0 - 1 Goal Danny Califf (og)
Shootout 2 - 4
120' 0 - 1 Goal Ched Evans (pen)
120' Winston Reid (pen) Goal 1 - 1
120' 1 - 2 Goal Martin Petrov (pen)
120' Christopher Poulsen (pen) Goal 2 - 2
120' 2 - 2 Michael Johnson (miss)
120' Jonas Borring (miss) 2 - 2
120' 2 - 3 Goal Dietmar Hamann (pen)
120' Kolja Afriyie (miss) 2 - 3
120' 2 - 4 Goal Vedran Corluka (pen)
Manchester City had goalkeeper Joe Hart to thank as they fortuitously progressed to the UEFA Cup first round with a penalty shoot-out victory over FC Midtjylland.

Lost in the first leg 1-0 in eastlands Earlier this month, the city know the size of the task ahead, in their second round of the Qualification return leg on the stage of the SAS in Haining.

However, after one of extreme poverty, in the normal time, this is just a own goal by Houweidanni califf in the first 89 minutes of extra-curricular time and was forced to extend their interest in the competition.

UEFA Highlights Video Man Utd vs Zenit

UEFA Super Cup (2008 UEFA Super Cup) Highlights Video Manchester United (Man Utd) vs Zenit St Petersburg 29/08/08

Manchester United 1 - 2 Zenit St Petersburg
UEFA Super Cup (2008 UEFA Super Cup)
44' 0 - 1 Goal Pavel Pogrebniak
59' 0 - 2 Goal Miguel Danny
73' Nemanja Vidic Goal 1 - 2
90' Paul Scholes Red Card

Ferguson is likely to use Friday's European Super Cup game in Zenit St. Petersburg as the perfect opportunity to revive his Manchester United team, a delicate start the season.

Zenit will be looking for another British scalp, in the traditional race between the winners of the previous season's European Champions League and the UEFA Cup, while Russia's performance and victory in the May final against Scotland's Rangers.

The United States has hit the injuries, the suspension of the Olympic Games and called on the UPS, this month, but Ferguson hopes the club captain Gary Neville, fit after a series of career under threat of injury, nani, who is suspended from the league, and Brazil Anderson, just back from the Olympic Games in Beijing, will play the part of the Friday.

Cup Southampton vs Birmingham Video







Southampton 2 - 0 Birmingham

Lee Holmes and Lloyd James will be handed late fitness checks ahead of Southampton's Carling Cup clash with Birmingham at St Mary's.

Midfielder Holmes limped out of Saturday's 1-0 win at his former club Derby with a slight hamstring problem and young full-back James suffered an ankle injury.

Stern John replaced Holmes at Pride Park and will be hoping for a start against his old employers, while on-loan Chelsea defender Jack Cork came on for James.

Liverpool vs Standard Liege Video 08


Liverpool vs Standard Liege
Benitez insisted that he is not even "as an option to consider the possibility that Liverpool are not eligible for the Champions League group stage.

The Anfield boss know that he is extremely expensive team is on the brink of financial disaster, if Liverpool fail to send standard Liege on Wednesday night.

Benitez no major injury worries, and take in the face with the captain Steven Gerrard, although consideration is still not 100 % fit after his groin problem, will be led by one side is almost certainly that beat Middlesbrough last Saturday at Anfield.

Arsenal vs Twente Enschede Video 08


Arsenal 4 - 0 Twente Enschede
Samir Nasri (27)
William Gallas (52)
Theo Walcott (66)
Nicklas Bendtner (89)
Arsenal ignored the challenge of Steve mcclaren FC Twente, to ensure that occurred in the lucrative group stage of the Champions League with 4-0 victory in the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal - who has been leading from 2 to 0 the first stop in the Netherlands - left a deep impression, from the opening of a well-off, it is not surprising that when they go to the next through the France midfielder Samir Nasri after 27 minutes.

William Gallas added another goal at start of second half before England hope Theo Walcott are the target and all his actions show that and Nicklas Bendtner tapped in late on to make it a miserable return home for former national-team head coach McClaren, who must now make do with the UEFA Cup.

EPL Portsmouth vs Man Utd Video 08


Portsmouth 0 - 1 Manchester United
Darren Fletcher (32)
Manchester United ended their Fratton Park jinx to grab a 1-0 win, their first Premier League victory of the season, with a scruffy goal in the 33rd minute which left Portsmouth still pointless.

Darren Fletcher claimed the goal after Patrice Evra's cross rebounded off Sol Campbell and then the Scot's shins before creeping beyond stranded goalkeeper David James.

Highlights Video Blackburn vs Hull 08


Blackburn 1 - 1 Hull
38' Jason Roberts Goal 1 - 0
40' 1 - 1 Goal Richard Garcia

Brett Emerton will return to the Blackburn squad as they look to build on their winning start to the season at home to Hull.

The Australia international missed Rovers' opening-day win at Everton with a foot injury sustained against Benfica in pre-season but is back in contention after a successful return to full training.

Manager Paul Ince has no other injury problems after his players returned unscathed from the mid-week internationals as he looks for a first success at Ewood Park.

Highlights Video Wigan vs Chelsea 08


Wigan 0 - 1 Chelsea
Deco continued his fine start to life in the Barclays Premier League, scoring his second goal in as many games to help Chelsea beat Wigan 1-0 at the JJB Stadium.

The Portugal midfielder lashed home a free-kick in the third minute to hand the Blues three points against a resilient Latics side.

Luiz Felipe Scolari's men were a shadow of the side that romped to a 4-0 victory over Portsmouth in last weekend's opener, but with two wins from two the Brazilian coach has already stolen a march on title rivals Arsenal and Manchester United.

Video Fulham vs Arsenal 08


Fulham 1 - 0 Arsenal
21' Brede Hangeland Goal 1 - 0

Fulham will once again be missing striker Andrew Johnson for the home clash against Arsenal.

Johnson is still receiving treatment for his thigh strain and is not expected to return for three weeks.

Seol Ki-Hyeon will continue his strike partnership alongside Bobby Zamora with Fulham enduring no fresh injuries following their 2-1 defeat by Hull.

Tottenham vs Sunderland Video 08


Tottenham 1 - 2 Sunderland
55' 0 - 1 Goal Kieran Richardson
73' Jermaine Jenas Goal 1 - 1
82' 1 - 2 Goal Djibril Cisse

Tottenham full-back Alan Hutton will miss the Premier League clash against Sunderland as he recovers from a stress fracture of his right foot.

Midfielder Jamie O'Hara is back in full training after a neck complaint, while Tom Huddlestone has been struggling with an ankle injury.

Head coach Juande Ramos will talk to Dimitar Berbatov, who has handed in a transfer request, before deciding whether the striker will play.

Highlights Video West Brom vs Everton


West Brom 1 - 2 Everton
65' 0 - 1 Goal Leon Osman
76' 0 - 2 Goal Ayegbeni Yakubu
89' Roman Bednar (pen) Goal 1 - 2

West Brom manager Tony Mowbray will make a late decision on whether to give a debut to £3.2million summer signing Gianni Zuiverloon against Everton at The Hawthorns.

The former Heerenveen defender has been suffering from jet lag since returning from Olympic Games action with Holland earlier this week.

Highlights Video Belgium vs Brazil 08


Belgium 0 - 3 Brazil
- Men's Olympic Tournament (Bronze Medal Final) -

Ribas da Cunha Diego (28)
Joao Alves Jo (45)
Joao Alves Jo (90)

Jo scored two goals and Diego added a third as Brazil beat Belgium 3-0 on Friday to win the bronze medal in men's soccer.

Diego opened the scoring in the 27th when he darted in front of defender Tom de Mul and knocked a cross from Rafinha past Belgium keeper Logan Bailly and inside the far post.

Jo added the second just before halftime, heading in a deflection after Bailly blocked a blast from Ramires from 10 meters out. The lanky striker then added an injury-time goal to finish off the scoring.

Liverpool vs Middlesbrough Video 08


Liverpool 2 - 1 Middlesbrough
Mido 70'
Jamie Carragher
Gerrad 92'

Highlights Video Newcastle vs Bolton 08


Newcastle 1 - 0 Bolton
71' Michael Owen Goal

WITH THREE points from a possible three, Bolton Wanderers head to St James' Park on Saturday afternoon in an assertive frame of mind.

Manager Gary Megson spoke to the press on Thursday afternoon in the build-up to what promises to be an intriguing clash up in the North East against Kevin Keegan's Magpies.

Highlights Video Denmark vs Spain 08


Denmark 0 - 3 Spain
50' 0 - 1 Goal Xabi Alonso
73' 0 - 2 Goal Xavi
90' 0 - 3 Goal Xabi Alonso
The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the Real Federación Española de Fútbol. They are the current European Champions, having won the 2008 UEFA European Championship. In July 2008, Spain rose to the #1 spot in the FIFA World Ranking for the first time in their history, becoming only the sixth nation (and the first who had never won the World Cup) to top these rankings.

Highlights Video Guatemala vs USA 08


Guatemala 0 - 1 United States
The journey to the 2010 FIFA World Cup resumes on Aug. 20 when the U.S. takes on Guatemala on MatchDay 1 of Semifinal Round qualifying for South Africa.

Kickoff at the Estadio Mateo Flores is set for 8 p.m. MT, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and Galavision. Fans can also follow the match live on ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker.

England vs Czech Republic Video-08


England 2 - 2 Czech Republic
Wes Brown (45) Milan Baros (22)
Joe Cole (90) Marek Jankulovski (48)
England faced uncertainty off the pitch and more questions on it as the Czech Republic taught them a lesson at Wembley before Joe Cole rescued them with a stoppage-time equaliser.

As Brian Barwick's future as Football Association chief executive was put in the spotlight, the man he appointed as England boss, Fabio Capello, saw his team fall behind twice between Wes Brown's first international goal.

Highlights Video Nigeria vs Belgium

Nigeria 4 - 1 Belgium
There are two strikers to watch out for in the potentially-explosive Beijing 2008 semi final soccer clash between Nigeria and Belgium in Shanghai Tuesday. Both Nigeria's Osaze Odemwingie and Belgium's Moussa Dembele began their professional career with Belgian clubsides. They are also almost sharing the same birth days.

Odemwingie switched from local side, Bendel Insurance of Benin, mid-western Nigeria, to Belgium's La Louviere shortly after being invited to the Nigerian World Cup squad in 2002.

Highlights Video Argentina vs Brazil



Argentina 2 - 0 Brazil
Argentina vs Brazil match is always something special to the football fans and the two sides have their unique fans all over the world. An ‘Argentina vs Brazil’ match is enough to bring a division among the football fans.

It is true that not all the star players of Brazil and Argentina are participating in the tournament because Olympic football is basically a tournament for U-23 players. However, each team can add three over-aged players in their Olympic squad.

However, that will not mar the attraction of the match because football fans are always fascinated by this high-rated football rivalry.

Video Japan vs USA Olympic


Japan 2 - 4 United States
Women's Olympic Tournament (Semi-finals)

After the USA dropped its Group G opener to Norway by a 2-0 score and Japan also went down by two goals to New Zealand in its first match before scraping back for a draw, no pundits would have predicted that these two teams would meet in one of the Olympic semifinals.

Goals Scored:
OHNO Shinobu (JapanJPN) 16' , HUCLES Angela (United StatesUSA) 41' , CHALUPNY Lori (United StatesUSA) 44' , O REILLY Heather (United StatesUSA) 70' , HUCLES Angela (United StatesUSA) 80' , ARAKAWA Eriko (JapanJPN) 93'

Highlights Video Brazil vs Germany


Brazil 4 - 1 Germany
Women's Olympic Tournament (Semi-finals)

After three weeks of pure magic involving 16 teams from every corner of the globe, the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup comes down to a battle of Europe vs. South America.

Sunday's final from Shanghai (CBC, 7:45 a.m. ET) pits defending champion Germany against Brazil, who is attempting to win its first World Cup title

Result
10' 0 - 1 Goal Birgit Prinz
43' Formiga Goal 1 - 1
49' Christiane Goal 2 - 1
53' da Silva Marta Goal 3 - 1
76' Christiane Goal 4 - 1

Aston Villa vs Man City Video


Aston Villa 4 - 2 Man City
47' John Carew Goal 1 - 0
64' 1 - 1 Goal Blumer Elano (pen)
69' Gabriel Agbonlahor Goal 2 - 1
74' Gabriel Agbonlahor Goal 3 - 1
76' Gabriel Agbonlahor Goal 4 - 1
89' 4 - 2 Goal Vedran Corluka
Gabby Agbonlahor admits he owes a huge debt of gratitude to Villa boss Martin O'Neill.

The England Under-21 international been a virtual ever-present since O'Neill succeeded David O'Leary in August 2006.

And, as he penned a new four-year deal yesterday, Erdington-born Agbonlahor vowed to keep producing the goods for the man who set him on the road to Barclays Premier League stardom.

Man Utd vs Newcastle Highlights







Manchester United 1 - 1 Newcastle

22' 0 - 1 Goal Obafemi Martins
24' Darren Fletcher Goal 1 - 1
Wayne Rooney will spearhead Manchester United's attack when the Barclays Premier League champions open their title defence against Newcastle at Old Trafford.

Rooney missed the last two weeks of pre-season with a virus but Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed the England man is fit and will partner Carlos Tevez in attack.

Chelsea vs Portsmouth video highlights







Chelsea 4 - 0 Portsmouth

12' Joe Cole Goal
26' Nicolas Anelka Goal
45' Frank Lampard (pen) Goal
89' Deco Goal

Nicolas Anelka will start as Chelsea's lone striker at home to Portsmouth as Didier Drogba is still recovering from a knee injury.

Fellow forward Andriy Shevchenko is still not fully fit following groin surgery and Salomon Kalou is away at the Olympic Games.

The game marks manager Luiz Felipe Scolari's first in charge and he is set to hand debuts to Portugal internationals Jose Bosingwa and Deco.

Middlesbrough vs Tottenham Video


Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Tottenham
David Wheater (71) Robert Huth (og 90)
Hossam Mido (86)

Tottenham's aspirations of challenging the Barclays Premier League's big four suffered an early setback as Middlesbrough claimed an opening-day 2-1 victory at the Riverside Stadium.

Defender David Wheater scored the first in the 71st minute after an Afonso Alves shot had come back off the underside of the crossbar and Mido, on for Alves, turned in a second with four minutes to go.

Sunderland vs Liverpool Video


Sunderland 0 - 1 Liverpool

Fernando Torres again proved his class by scoring Liverpool's 83rd minute winner at Sunderland. The game seemed destined for a stalemate until the Spaniard, who had done nothing all match, fired home a precise effort into the bottom corner of the net from outside the area. Manager Rafael Benitez, meanwhile, has denied rumours he threatened to quit the club last week over the Gareth Barry affair

FH Hafnarfjordur vs Aston Villa Video


FH Hafnarfjordur 1 - 4 Aston Villa
UEFA Cup (Qualifying Round) 19:00 uk

Gareth Barry has given Villa a massive boost ahead of the UEFA Cup qualifier against FH Hafnarfjordur by declaring himself 'ready, willing and able' to play.

Martin O'Neill admits Barry's future remains up in the air but the England star travelled out to Iceland this morning and trained with his team mates at the Laugardalsvöllur Stadium in Reykjavik this evening.

Video Standard Liege vs Liverpool


Standard Liege 0 - 0 Liverpool
UEFA Champions League (Qualifying Third Round )

Rafael Benitez admitted his side were lucky to escape with a draw after they produced a below-par display in the first-leg of the Champions League qualifier with Standard Liege.

The Reds boss was frustrated that his side could not reproduce their good pre-season form against the Belgian champions but feels the Anfield factor will play a vital role when the two sides meet at Anfield in a fortnight's time.

"I think we were lucky not to concede," said Benitez.

Highlights Video Nigeria vs USA


Nigeria 2 - 1 United States
The U.S. Men’s Olympic Team enters the third and final Group B game against Nigeria in first place and with a chance to win the group and advance to the quarterfinal stage. Wednesday’s decisive match can be seen live on Aug. 13 at 5 a.m. ET on the USA Network. Fans can also follow the match on ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker. The USA can claim the top spot in the group with a victory or a draw. They can also advance if Japan defeats or draws the Netherlands in their match, which kicks off simultaneously. Both the U.S. and Nigeria have four points from their first two matches, and have the same goal differential of +1, but the U.S. has the edge on the second tiebreaker – goals for.

Highlights Video Arsenal vs Sevilla


Arsenal 1 - 1 Sevilla
On the midfield...
"We missed Nasri tonight who has a little knock. We missed Diaby and we missed Song who's at the Olympics. I don't know if our midfield tonight was ideal but it's certainly not far from the midfield we'll play on Wednesday night.

Man City vs AC Milan Video Highlights


Man City 1 - 0 AC Milan
After retiring in 1992, Ancelotti moved into coaching, taking the helm at Reggina, Parma (winning the UEFA Cup in 1999) and then Juventus. After two trophyless years in Turin he moved to Milan, where he has masterminded one Serie A triumph and two Champions League wins, either side of the dramatic 2005 final where a three-goal lead was thrown away.

Huddersfield vs Arsenal Highlights


Huddersfield




Huddersfield 1 - 2 Arsenal

Pre-season Friendlies Matches
Wednesday 6th August

Arsenal's pre-season preparations continued on Wednesday night as a young Gunners outfit came from behind to win thanks to late goals from Sanchez Watt and Nacer Barazite.

The evening formed part of the Terriers centenary celebrations and had garnered a lot of interest in the local area with over 16,000 tickets sold prior to kick-off.

Highlights Video Arsenal vs West Brom


Arsenal 1 - 0 West Brom

Arsenal began their Premier League campaign with a 1-0 win at home to West Bromwich Albion, but after a pulsating start it was hardly vintage. Samir Nasri needed less than four minutes to score on his debut as the Gunners burst out of the blocks. But they barely tested Scott Carson after the break, although Tony Mowbray's side rarely threatened themselves

Highlights Video Valerenga vs Liverpool


Valerenga





Valerenga 1 - 4 Liverpool
Fernando Torres is confident his eye-catching front line partnership with Robbie Keane will go from strength to strength over the course of the new campaign.

Alonso opened the scoring middle of 1st half with a well shot which curled away from the Valerenga goalkeeper.

The Norwegians levelled early in the second period when Zajic fired home from close range - but their joy was short-lived as Torres latched onto a chance inside the box and finished with his customary style.

Yossi Benayoun added to his goals collections with a magical strike on the hour mark when he dribbled his way into space before clipping a brilliant chip over Troy Perkins in the home side's goal.

David Ngog has scored another goals when he slotted the ball into the far corner of the net.

Huddersfield vs Arsenal


Huddersfield




Huddersfield 1 - 2 Arsenal

Pre-season Friendlies Matches
Wednesday 6th August

Arsenal's pre-season preparations continued on Wednesday night as a young Gunners outfit came from behind to win thanks to late goals from Sanchez Watt and Nacer Barazite.

The evening formed part of the Terriers centenary celebrations and had garnered a lot of interest in the local area with over 16,000 tickets sold prior to kick-off.

Sparta vs Middlesbrough Video


Sparta






Sparta vs Middlesbrough
The Middlesbrough defender follows in the footsteps of Nicky Shorey in agreeing personal terms at Villa Park, signing a three-year deal.

Martin O'Neill has been on the lookout for a right-back following Olof Mellberg's move to Juventus and has now landed his man after luring England international Young from The Riverside.

Man City vs West Ham Video Highlights


Man City 0 - 3 West Ham
37' Red Card Mark Noble
65' Daniel Sturridge Goal 1 - 0
70' Blumer Elano Goal 2 - 0
76' Blumer Elano Goal 3 - 0

Manchester City were monitoring the progress of Micah Richards after a comfortable 3-0 victory against 10-man West Ham at Eastlands.

While Elano scored a brace following the opening goal from Daniel Sturridge, the mood of elation was tempered by the injury to the young England defender.

Richards, watched by national team manager Fabio Capello, was left in some distress a minute into the second half after being poleaxed following a collision with team-mate Tal Ben Haim.

Highlights Video Man Utd vs Espanyol

Manchester United 1 - 0 Espanyol
Pre-season Friendlies Matches
Saturday 2nd August 15:00

Highlights Video Rangers vs Liverpool

Rangers 0 - 4 Liverpool
Pre-season Friendlies Matches
Saturday 2nd August 15:00

Torres scoring midway through the first half Damien Plessis had seen a fine shot palmed away by the Rangers goalkeeper.

The Reds dominance was rewarded further after the break when French youngster Ngog opened his account for his new club with a terrific low drive into the corner of the net, and Benayoun added a third just a couple of minutes later when he slotted home from close range after Krisztian Nemeth had seen a shot saved.

Nemeth was instrumental in the fourth goal as well after winning a penalty which Xabi Alonso smashed home into the corner of the net.

Highlights Video Ac Milan vs Chelsea

Ac Milan 0 - 5 Chelsea
Pre-season Friendlies Matches
Sunday 3rd August 10:30 AM

The pre-season finished with a polished showing against a weakened Milan side, Nicolas Anelka helping himself to four goals after Frank Lampard's opener.

The France striker ends the pre-season with a morale-boosting seven goals while Lampard has three.

Chelsea (4-3-3): Cech (Cudicini 72), Ivanovic (Ferreira 61), Alex, Terry (c) (Carvalho 61), A Cole; Ballack (Deco h-t), Mikel, Lampard; Wright-Phillips (Sinclair 77), Anelka (Shevchenko 66), Malouda.

Scorers Lampard 2, Anelka 5, 17, 50, 57.

Milan(4-4-1-1): Kalac; Bonera (Paloschi 63), Simic (Digao h-t), Maldini (Kaladze h-t), Favalli (Antonini 63); Zambrotta, Flamini, Gattuso, Jankulovski; Pirlo; Ambrosini (Seedorf H-T).

Booked Jankulovski 77.