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With Group A victories tonight, Real Salt Lake and Cruz Azul can punch their tickets to the knockout stage of the CONCACAF Champions League. Salt Lake travels to BMO Field to take on a desperate Toronto FC team (8 p.m., Fox Soccer Channel) that has had it's MLS playoff hopes slip away while its star player is concurrently upset with his contract situation. TFC needs a win to keep its CCL dreams alive. RSL, meanwhile, is in an ideal spot, having a rested lineup that is going for the jugular all while being in a comfortable situation in MLS play. Cruz Azul faces Group A's weakest team, Arabe Unido, knowing that a home win would eliminate the Panamanian side from contention. Elsewhere in the CCL, Monterrey takes on Saprissa (10 p.m., Galavision) in a Group C match. Monterrey is a perfect 4-0 in group play, and a win or draw would clinch the group's top spot for the Mexican club. If you will be watching any or all of these matches, please feel free to share your thoughts, opin...

Zalaegerszeg 1 Videoton 2 (Hungary Soproni Liga, September 28, 2010) Attila Polonkais opener was cancelled out by ZalaegerszegsRobert Varga, Andre Alves won the match with seven minutes to go. Football Betting Tips, Odds, Asian Handicap, Oicks, Preview & Prediction

Orebro 1 Kalmar 0 (Allsvenskan, September 28, 2010) Alejandro Bedoya scored the winner in the first minute and was later sent off for two bookable offences. Atvidabergs 3 Trelleborgs 1 (Allsvenskan, September 28, 2010) Paulus Roiha slid home the opener on 4 minutes, Andreas Drugge equalised for Trelleborgs 11 minutes later. Second half goals from Oscar Moller and Jesper Arvidsson secured the win for the home side. Landskrona 2 Assyriska FF 3 (Superettan, September 28, 2010) Xhevdet Llumnica and Kyle Konwea put Assyriska two-up within 40 minutes. Johan Persson and Thomas Raun levelled things up with two quick goals around the hour but on 86 Mikael Ishak scored the winner. World Soccer News | Video | Podcast | Gallery | Live Streaming

photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com By FRANCO PANIZO Alejandro Bedoya may have scored an early game-winner for Orebro SK on Tuesday, but his day did not end as well as it started. Bedoya enjoyed a dream start in Orebro SK's match against Kalmar on Tuesday by scoring a goal in the first minute of the 1-0 affair. While the one-goal lead held up for remainder of the match, Bedoya did not as he was sent off the 70th minute. Bedoya wasn't the only American Abroad in action on Tuesday.Here's how the rest of the players with games performed: England CHAMPIONSHIP Mike Grella did not dress in Leeds United's 6-4 loss vs. Preston North End. Zak Whitbread did not dress in Norwich City's 4-3 win vs. Leicester City. He is recovering from a calf injury. Conor Doyle dressed but did not play in Derby County's 3-1 win vs. Middlesbrough. LEAGUE ONE Frank Simek started and played 90 minutes in Carlisle United's 4-0 win vs. Hartlepool United. Anton Peterlin did not dress in P...

By JOHN BOSCHINI The Akron Zips have retained the top spot in the NSCAA/HendrickCars.com poll for the fifth-consecutive week after a 4-0 demolition of former No. 2 Tulsa last Friday. Akron, which has yet to concede a goal all season, again received all 25 first-place votes, and Tulsa dropped to No. 7 after the loss. North Carolina moved into the runner-up spot on the back of a five-game winning streak, which includes a 2-1 victory over now No. 8 Maryland. Connecticut moved up to No. 3, and Virginia crept up to No. 4. Southern Methodist, which started the season unranked, is now up to No. 5 after a blistering 9-0 start. News wasn't quite so good for the 2007 national champions. Wake Forest has tumbled from its preseason perch at No. 3 to out of the Top 25 after an uncharacterisitc start. The same goes for Harvard, which is no longer ranked after sitting comfortably in the Top 10 after the opening week. The Crimson are looking to rebound from a five-game winless streak. Monmouth fe...

Arsenal took the lead at Partizan Belgrade through Andrey Arshavin and whilst the Russian slammed home the finish the goal was made by Jack Wilshere who showed impressive presence of mind to backheel the ball into his path. Football Betting Tips, Odds, Asian Handicap, Oicks, Preview & Prediction

Spartak Moscow has already defeated MSK Zilina, 3-0, in the first match of the day, but seven more UEFA Champions League matches are slated for Tuesday afternoon, with Ajax-AC Milan being the headliner. Also in action, though, are Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid, 2009 runner-up Bayern Munich and English powers Chelsea and Arsenal. Here's the TV schedule for the day's remaining matches: 2:45 p.m. - Ajax Amsterdam vs. AC Milan (Fox Soccer Plus) 2:45 p.m. - Partizan Belgrade vs. Arsenal (Fox Soccer Channel) 2:45 p.m. - Chelsea vs. Olympique Marseille (FSN) 2:45 p.m. - AJ Auxerre vs. Real Madrid (DirecTV 482) 2:45 p.m. - AS Roma vs. CFJ 1907 Cluj (DirecTV 483) 2:45 p.m. - FC Basel vs Bayern Munich (DirecTV 484) 2:45 p.m. - Sporting Braga vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (DirecTV 485) If you will be watching any or all of these games either on television or via Internet feed, please feel free to share any thoughts, opinions and play-by-play in the comments section below. Enjoy the action...