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Fiorentina's Peruvian defender Juan Manuel Vargas celebrates after scoring a penalty against Lyon during their UEFA Champion's League Group E football match at Artemio Franchi Stadium in Florence. Fiorentina beat Lyon 1-0 to book their place in the Champions League knock-out stages with a game to spare and send 2005 winners Liverpool crashing out on Wednesday.(AFP/Christophe Simon)

Fiorentina win sends Liverpool crashing out

AFP - Tue Nov 24, 5:28 PM ET

FLORENCE, Italy (AFP) - Fiorentina beat Lyon 1-0 to book their place in the Champions League knock-out stages with a game to spare and send 2005 winners Liverpool crashing out on Wednesday.

  • Liverpool's Jamie Carragher (R) fights for the ball with Hungarian Zsolt Laczko (L) of VSC Debrecen in the Puskas stadium of Budapest during their UEFA Champions League football match. Liverpool's miserable season continued as they were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage despite a 1-0 victory over Debrecen.(AFP/Attila Kisbenedek)
    Liverpool out of Champions League despite victory AFP - Tue Nov 24, 5:36 PM ET

    BUDAPEST (AFP) - Liverpool's miserable season continued as they were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage despite a 1-0 victory over Debrecen at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium here on Tuesday.

  • Barcelona's captain Carles Puyol (L) vies with Inter Milan's Cameroonian forward Samuel Eto'o (R) during the UEFA Champions League football match between Barcelona and Inter Milan at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. Barca won 2-0.(AFP/Lluis Gene)
    Barca outclass Inter to home in on qualification AFP - Tue Nov 24, 6:01 PM ET

    MADRID (AFP) - Barcelona showed why they are the current Champions of Europe producing a football masterclass to defeat Italian leaders Inter Milan 2-0 at Camp Nou on Tuesday and move within touching distance of qualification for the knockout phase.

  • Stuttgart's Sebastian Rudy (L) celebrates with teamates after scoring the opening goal against Rangers during the UEFA Champions League football match in Glasgow. Rangers' Champions League hopes were extinguished for another season here on Tuesday as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat to Stuttgart at Ibrox.(AFP/Derek Blair)
    Rangers suffer calamity as European dream ends AFP - Tue Nov 24, 5:53 PM ET

    GLASGOW (AFP) - Rangers' Champions League hopes were extinguished for another season here on Tuesday as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat to Stuttgart at Ibrox.

  • Arsenal's forward Carlos Vela (L) takes the ball past Standard Liege's Felipe (C) and goalkeeper Sinan Bolat during their Champions League Group H football match in London. Arsenal won 2-0.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)
    Gunners cruise into last 16 AFP - Tue Nov 24, 5:57 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Arsenal recovered the swagger that has characterised their best performances this season as they eased into the last 16 of the Champions League with a 2-0 win over Standard Liege.

  • Cristian Ansaldi(L) of Russia's Rubin Kazan vies with Andriy Shevchenko of Ukraine's Dynamo Kiev during their UEFA Champions league football match in Kazan. The match ended on a goalless draw.(AFP/Dmitry Kostyukov)
    Kazan give Barcelona breathing space after Dynamo draw AFP - Tue Nov 24, 2:57 PM ET

    MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian champions Rubin Kazan failed to really turn the pressure on Champions League holders Barcelona on Tuesday as they were held 0-0 by Dynamo Kiev in their Group F match.

  • AC Milan coach Leonardo, seen here on November 22, insisted on Tuesday that his team has been buoyed by a recent unbeaten run of nine games ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash against Marseille.(AFP/File/Damien Meyer)
    Milan feeling buoyant, says Leonardo AFP - Tue Nov 24, 12:29 PM ET

    MILAN, Italy (AFP) - AC Milan coach Leonardo insisted on Tuesday that his team has been buoyed by a recent unbeaten run of nine games ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash against Marseille.

  • Paul Hart, seen here in August 2009, has been "relieved of his duties as first-team manager" of Portsmouth, a statement issued by the Premier League basement club said on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)
    Premier League strugglers Portsmouth sack Hart AFP - Tue Nov 24, 2:05 PM ET

    PORTSMOUTH, England (AFP) - Paul Hart became the first English Premier League manager to lose his job this season after he was "relieved of his duties" by basement club Portsmouth on Tuesday.

  • Former Juventus bosses Luciano Moggi, seen here in 2006, Antonio Giraudo and Roberto Bettega were on Tuesday acquitted of any wrongdoing related to transfer dealings at the club.(AFP/File/Paco Serinelli)
    Former Juventus chiefs cleared of transfer irregularities AFP - Tue Nov 24, 12:24 PM ET

    ROME (AFP) - Former Juventus bosses Luciano Moggi, Antonio Giraudo and Roberto Bettega were on Tuesday acquitted of any wrongdoing related to transfer dealings at the club.

  • England's struggling bid to host the 2018 World Cup finals suffered another setback on Tuesday when English Premier League (EPL) chairman Dave Richards resigned from the board.(EPL)
    EPL chief quits England's 2018 World Cup bid team AFP - Tue Nov 24, 12:49 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - England's struggling bid to host the 2018 World Cup finals suffered another setback on Tuesday when English Premier League (EPL) chairman Dave Richards resigned from the board.

  • Real Salt Lake players celebrate after the team defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy in a penalty kick shootout to win the MLS Cup championship soccer match, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
    Real Salt Lake beats LA to win MLS Cup AP - Mon Nov 23, 4:05 AM ET

    SEATTLE - They were railed and criticized for reaching the championship of Major League Soccer despite a losing record in the regular season.

  • FC Barcelona's Thierry Henry, from France, controls the ball during a training session at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona , Spain, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. FC Barcelona will play against Inter Milan next Tuesday 24. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
    The silver lining in Thierry Henry's hand ball AP - Tue Nov 24, 5:09 PM ET

    PARIS - Thank you, Thierry Henry. If nothing else, your cheating against Ireland has shown that ordinary folks — those who are passionate about soccer and those who are not — remain, by and large, decent.

  • Defoe scores 5 in Tottenham's 9-1 win over Wigan AP - Sun Nov 22, 2:15 PM ET

    LONDON - Jermain Defoe scored five goals, including a seven-minute hat trick, to match a Premier League record in powering Tottenham to a 9-1 rout of Wigan on Sunday.

  • Wigan players offer ticket refund after 9-1 loss AP - Mon Nov 23, 12:50 PM ET

    WIGAN, England - The outcome was so embarrassing that Wigan's players want to refund the cost of tickets to their fans.

  • France's Thierry Henry, left, passes the ball as Ireland's goalkeeper Shay Given, right, tries to stop it, just before William Gallas (unseen) scored the goal for France during their World Cup qualifying playoff second leg soccer match at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis outside Paris, Wednesday Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
    France makes World Cup despite Henry controversy AP - Thu Nov 19, 2:28 AM ET

    SAINT-DENIS, France - France qualified for its fourth consecutive World Cup when officials missed an obvious hand ball by Thierry Henry that led to William Gallas' overtime goal in a 1-1 tie against Ireland on Wednesday night.

  • Kroenke moves closer to Arsenal takeover threshold AP - Mon Nov 23, 10:54 AM ET

    LONDON - American businessman Stan Kroenke has bought 10 more Arsenal shares to put him closer to the threshold that forces him to make a takeover bid.

  • Real Salt Lake reaches first MLS Cup final AP - Sat Nov 14, 11:20 PM ET

    BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - Real Salt Lake advanced to its first MLS Cup final by beating the Chicago Fire 5-4 on penalty kicks after 120 scoreless minutes in the Eastern Conference final Saturday night.

  • MLS commissioner Don Garber, right, talks to fans as he stands next to Seattle Sounders FC goalkeeper Kasey Keller, left, during a pre-match fan rally prior to the MLS Cup soccer match between Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles Galaxy, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
    MLS would like Montreal to become 19th team AP - Mon Nov 23, 8:42 AM ET

    SEATTLE - Major League Soccer would like Montreal to become its 19th team in 2012, if it can get a stadium remodeled.

  • New Zealand, Cameroon, Nigeria reach World Cup AP - Sat Nov 14, 3:45 PM ET

    New Zealand reached the World Cup for the first time since 1982, with Cameroon and Nigeria also qualifying Saturday for next year's soccer showcase in South Africa.

  • Houston Dynamo's Brian Ching, left, and Seattle Sounders' Jhon Kennedy Hurtado go up for a header during the first half Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Houston, in the second game of an MLS soccer Western Conference semifinal. (AP Photo/Bob Levey)
    Ching's goal lifts Dynamo to 1-0 win over Seattle AP - Sun Nov 8, 5:56 PM ET

    HOUSTON - Brian Ching scored six minutes into overtime and the Houston Dynamo advanced to the Western Conference final for the third time in four years with a 1-0 win over the Seattle Sounders on Sunday.

  • Real Salt Lake's Will Johnson, left, battles Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham, right, for the ball, in the first half of the MLS Cup soccer match, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
    Beckham promises to return to MLS, buy franchise AP - Mon Nov 23, 2:55 AM ET

    SEATTLE - A young woman in the first row behind the far corner flag was savoring prime views of the world's most recognizable player.

  • Chivas rallies to tie Galaxy 2-2 in playoff opener AP - Sun Nov 1, 9:21 PM ET

    CARSON, Calif. - Maykel Galindo scored in the 50th minute and Chivas USA rallied to tie the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-2 on Sunday in the first game of their Western Conference semifinal series.

  • Chicago Fire goalie Jon Busch is upended by New England Revolution's Shalrie Joseph during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. The Revolution won 2-1. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
    Revolution beat Fire in playoff series opener AP - Sun Nov 1, 5:27 PM ET

    FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Shalrie Joseph scored in the 75th minute to lift the New England Revolution to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Sunday in the opening game of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

  • Soccer hair-pulling fuels debate over sport sexism AP - Sat Nov 21, 2:37 PM ET

    NEW YORK - The vicious hair-pulling of an opponent was inexcusable. But prominent advocates of women's sports say that so, too, has been much of the commentary generated by the popular video of college soccer player Elizabeth Lambert's combative tactics in a recent game.

  • FAI Chief Executive John Delaney speaks during a press conference at the Football Association of Ireland headquarters in Abbottstown, Dublin Thursday Nov. 19, 2009. Ireland failed to qualify for the 2010 Soccer World Cup after a controversial goal scored against them by France on Wednesday ended their hopes for qualification. (AP Photo/ Julien Behal/PA)
    Ireland gives up on replay over Henry's hand ball AP - Sat Nov 21, 10:16 AM ET

    DUBLIN - Ireland has given up hope of a World Cup playoff replay against France because of Thierry Henry's hand ball.

  • France's Thierry Henry, second left, passes the ball as Ireland's goalkeeper Shay Given, right, tries to stop it, just before William Gallas (unseen) scored the goal for France during their World Cup qualifying playoff second leg soccer match at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis outside Paris, Wednesday Nov.18, 2009. At left is Ireland's Paul McShane and Liam Lawrence, (7), is second from the left.(AP Photo/Michel Euler)
    FIFA: No replay for France-Ireland WCup qualifier AP - Fri Nov 20, 4:54 PM ET

    LONDON - There will be no rematch.

  • Japanese footballer Yasuhito Endo (right) receives the Asian Football Confederation 2009 Men's Player of the Year award from AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam in Kuala Lumpur. Endo was voted Asian player of the year, while South Korean club Pohang Steelers and the country's national team both picked up prizes at the colourful ceremony.(AFP/Kamarul Akhir)
    Endo Asia player of the year, S.Korea team of year AFP - Tue Nov 24, 11:02 AM ET

    KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Japan's Yasuhito Endo was voted Asian player of the year, while club Pohang Steelers and South Korea's national team both picked up prizes at a colourful ceremony here on Tuesday.

  • FIFA suspends Iraq for political meddling AP - Fri Nov 20, 1:53 PM ET

    ZURICH - FIFA suspended Iraq from soccer because of political interference in the national federation.

  • France coach Raymond Domenech, seen here on November 17, on Monday dismissed claims that he had received a bonus of 862,000 euros for successfully guiding the side to next year's World Cup finals.(AFP/File/Franck Fife)
    Domenech ridicules bonus claims AFP - Mon Nov 23, 2:58 PM ET

    PARIS (AFP) - France coach Raymond Domenech on Monday dismissed claims that he had received a bonus of 862,000 euros for successfully guiding the side to next year's World Cup finals.

  • Police: 17 arrests in soccer match-fixing probe AP - Fri Nov 20, 12:47 PM ET

    FRANKFURT - German prosecutors investigating match-fixing in soccer say 15 people in Germany and two in Switzerland have been arrested and about 200 games in Europe are under suspicion.

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