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Liverpool crash out despite victory

Liverpool have crashed out of the Champions League despite a narrow 1-0 Group E win over Debrecen in Hungary.

Barca wait on Messi and Ibrahimovic

Barcelona are desperate to call on the services of Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Tuesday's vital Champions League group showdown with Inter Milan in the Camp Nou.

SI.com: Jonah Freedman: Real Salt Lake's MLS title a testament to the underdog

SEATTLE -- Bring up all the clichés you want: David over Goliath. Substance over style. Team over individual. They all fit Real Salt Lake, which outlasted the heavily favored Los Angeles Galaxy on penalty kicks Sunday night after a 1-1 draw and 120 minutes of last-man-standing soccer (RECAP).

Ireland outraged after French handball nixes World Cup hopes

Soccer star Thierry Henry became the villain of Dublin on Wednesday.

Salt Lake beat L.A. Galaxy to MLS title

Real Salt Lake sealed an upset win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday night with a 5-4 penalty victory, after extra-time in the Major League Soccer Cup final that ended with the score at 1-1.

SI.com: Andrea Canales: Hard-working center backs keyed Galaxy turnaround

CARSON, Calif. -- When the Los Angeles Galaxy needed a deciding goal last Friday to send them to a sixth MLS Cup final appearance, neither of the team's biggest stars -- David Beckham nor Landon Donovan -- scored the winner in overtime against Houston.

Juventus edge Milan for second

Juventus stayed ahead of a resurgent AC Milan in second place in Serie A with a 1-0 home victory over Udinese in Sunday's late match.

Beckham pledges future to L.A. Galaxy

David Beckham has pledged his future to the Los Angeles Galaxy and says that victory in Sunday's MLS Cup final against Real Salt Lake would rank alongside other career achievements such as winning the Champions League with Manchester United.

SI.com: Jonah Freedman: Plenty of intrigue heading into MLS Cup final

SEATTLE -- Still dubious David Beckham is making an impact in this country? More than 40,000 tickets have been sold for Sunday's MLS Cup final between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Real Salt Lake at Qwest Field (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, Galavisión), with another 2,000 made available late in the week. That would mark the biggest crowd for MLS' season-capper in seven years and the third-biggest ever for a game not featuring the local team.

Defoe gets five as Spurs score nine

Tottenham Hotspur humiliated Wigan 9-1 with England striker Jermain Defoe scoring five to move into the Champions League spots in the English Premier League.

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