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Manchester United's Wayne Rooney sets himself up to score against Kaizer Chiefs' goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune, in Pretoria during a friendly match at Loftus Stadium in South Africa during the European champion's tour. Manchester United won the game 4-0.(AFP/Alexander Joe)

Rooney recovers his cool in United romp

AFP - Sat Jul 26, 1:08 PM ET

PRETORIA (AFP) - Wayne Rooney showed he has heeded the advice of Brazilian great Pele by rounding off Manchester United's tour of South Africa with a dazzling performance in a 4-0 win against Kaizer Chiefs at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

  • Chelsea's new midfielder Deco (L) shields the ball from a Chengdu Blades player during a pre-season friendly match in Macau. Joe Cole struck twice as Chelsea hammered Chengdu 7-0 in a stylish rout which indicated new coach Luiz Felipe Scolari may be about to throw off the team's "boring" tag.(AFP/Philippe Lopez)
    7-Up Chelsea put Chengdu Blades to the sword AFP - Sat Jul 26, 12:08 PM ET

    MACAU (AFP) - Joe Cole struck twice as Chelsea hammered Chengdu Blades 7-0 on Saturday in a stylish rout which indicated new coach Luiz Felipe Scolari may be about to throw off the team's "boring" tag.

  • Barcelona's Lionel Messi (C) runs with the ball past Hibernian FC's Dean Shiels (3rdR) during a friendly football match at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. Messi, currently at the centre of an Olympic Games club-or-country row, hit a hat-trick in Barcelona's 5-1 pre-season friendly win over Scotland's Dundee United on Saturday.(AFP/Ed Jones)
    Messi hits hat-trick in friendly win AFP - Sat Jul 26, 3:18 PM ET

    MADRID (AFP) - Argentine star Lionel Messi, currently at the centre of an Olympic Games club-or-country row, hit a hat-trick in Barcelona's 5-1 pre-season friendly win over Scotland's Dundee United on Saturday.

  • French defender Pascal Chimbonda, seen here in action in March 2008, has joined Sunderland from Premier League rivals Tottenham on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, the north-east club announced Saturday.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)
    Spurs defender Chimbonda joins Sunderland AFP - Sat Jul 26, 5:06 PM ET

    SUNDERLAND, England (AFP) - French defender Pascal Chimbonda has joined Sunderland from Premier League rivals Tottenham on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, the north-east club announced Saturday.

  • Italian forward Antonio Di Natale shoots during the penalty shootouts at the Euro 2008 Championships in June 2008. Di Natale said on Saturday he has put June's costly Euro 2008 penalty miss against Spain well and truly behind him.(AFP/File/Alberto Pizzoli)
    Di Natale says penalty miss is forgotten AFP - Sat Jul 26, 1:12 PM ET

    ROME (AFP) - Udinese forward Antonio Di Natale said on Saturday he has put June's costly Euro 2008 penalty miss against Spain well and truly behind him.

  • Goalkeeper Brad Friedel, seen here in action in April 2008, completed his 2.5 million pound move from Blackburn to Aston Villa on Saturday and vowed to help the Midlands side break into the Premier League top four.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)
    Newboy Friedel predicts Villa top four place AFP - Sat Jul 26, 5:19 PM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Goalkeeper Brad Friedel completed his 2.5 million pound move from Blackburn to Aston Villa on Saturday and vowed to help the Midlands side break into the Premier League top four.

  • Inter Milan's Argentina defender and captain Javier Zanetti celebrates after scoring against AS Roma during an Italian Serie A match at San Siro Stadium in Milan, February 2008. Zanetti has said that he has been impressed with new boss Jose Mourinho's training methods since the Portuguese arrived at the San Siro.(AFP/File/Giuseppe Cacace)
    Zanetti impressed by Mourinho's training methods AFP - Sat Jul 26, 11:46 AM ET

    RISCONE DI BRUNICO, Italy (AFP) - Inter Milan's Argentinian captain Javier Zanetti said on Saturday that he has been impressed with new boss Jose Mourinho's training methods since the Portuguese arrived at the San Siro.

  • Rangers captain Barry Ferguson tries to control the ball against Celtic during the Scottish Premier League match at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow, March 2008. Ferguson has insisted he will come back "stronger and better than before" following ankle surgery.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)
    Rangers' Ferguson promises to overcome injury blues AFP - Sat Jul 26, 7:05 AM ET

    GLASGOW (AFP) - Rangers captain Barry Ferguson has insisted he will come back "stronger and better than before" following ankle surgery.

  • Nigeria's Seyi Olofinjana fights for possession with a Ghanaian player during the quarter-final of the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Accra. Olofinjana has joined Premier League newcomers Stoke City for three million pounds (six million dollars).(AFP/File/Abdelhak Senna)
    Stoke boss Pulis defends Olofinjana signing AFP - Sat Jul 26, 10:11 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - Nigeria midfielder Seyi Olofinjana joined Premier League newcomers Stoke City on Saturday for three million pounds (six million dollars) on Saturday.

  • Hamburg's new recruit Jonathan Pitroipa celebrated his debut with the winning goal as the Bundesliga side beat English Premier League side Manchester City 1-0 on Saturday in a pre-season friendly.(Hamburg)
    Hamburg beat Man City, Bayern held AFP - Sat Jul 26, 3:24 PM ET

    BERLIN (AFP) - Hamburg's new recruit Jonathan Pitroipa celebrated his debut with the winning goal as the Bundesliga side beat English Premier League side Manchester City 1-0 on Saturday in a pre-season friendly.

  • MLS All-Star's Cuauhtemoc Blanco, right, looks to pass to teammate David Beckham during first half action against West Ham United FC during the 2008 MLS All-Star soccer game at BMO Field in Toronto on Thursday, July 24, 2008. The MLS All-Stars beat the West Ham United FC 3-2. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Aaron Harris)
    Blanco's goal, assist help MLS stars top West Ham AP - Fri Jul 25, 2:39 AM ET

    TORONTO - Chicago midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored one goal and helped set up another, and Houston midfielder Dwayne DeRosario snapped a tie with a penalty kick to give the MLS All-Stars a 3-2 victory over English Premier League team West Ham United 3-2 on Thursday night.

  • MLS Allstar's David Beckham (C) of LA Galaxy plays the ball as he faces West Ham defenders (L-R) Carlton Cole, Scott Parker and Hayden Mullins in a soccer match in Toronto July 24, 2008. (Chris Young/Reuters)
    Beckham inspires MLS all-stars to win over West Ham Reuters - Fri Jul 25, 12:40 AM ET

    TORONTO (Reuters) - David Beckham treated the fans to what they came to see, flashing his trademark smile and curling free kicks to lead the Major League Soccer all-stars to a 3-2 win over West Ham United on Thursday.

  • AP Source: Toronto, Fire agree on McBride trade AP - Fri Jul 25, 4:29 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Brian McBride finally appears to be going home.

  • DC United game postponed due to power outage AP - Tue Jul 22, 5:22 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - D.C. United has announced that Tuesday's MLS match with the Houston Dynamo at RFK Stadium has been postponed because of a power outage.

  • Spanish players celebrate their 1-0 win at the end of the Euro 2008 final between Germany and Spain in the Ernst-Happel stadium in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, June 29, 2008, the last day of the European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
    Spain wins first major in 44 years AP - Mon Jun 30, 5:04 AM ET

    VIENNA, Austria - Spain, European champion.

  • Robbie Russell joins Real Salt Lake AP - Thu Jul 24, 3:19 PM ET

    SALT LAKE CITY - Real Salt Lake has acquired midfielder/defender Robbie Russell in a transfer with Danish club Viborg FF.

  • Spain's Fernando Torres, 2nd right, holds the trophy after the Euro 2008 final between Germany and Spain in the Ernst-Happel stadium in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, June 29, 2008, the last day of the European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland. Spain defeated Germany 1-0, Torres scoring the only goal. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
    Spain nicks Germany 1-0 in European Championship AP - Sun Jun 29, 10:52 PM ET

    VIENNA, Austria - A championship 44 years in the waiting is worth a special celebration. Spain made sure it didn't disappoint any of its fans Sunday night, both during its 1-0 victory over Germany to win the European Championship, and after it.

  • Crew plays down 'altercation' during weekend game AP - Tue Jul 22, 8:20 PM ET

    COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Crew officials are playing down a weekend incident that included punches and police, describing it as a brief "altercation."

  • Adu will move from Benfica to Monaco next season AP - Tue Jul 22, 5:41 AM ET

    LISBON, Portugal - American soccer star Freddy Adu will move from Portugal's Benfica to play with Monaco next season in the French league.

  • US star Wambach carried off field with leg injury AP - Wed Jul 16, 11:34 PM ET

    SAN DIEGO - Leading scorer Abby Wambach was carted off the field on a stretcher with an apparent left leg injury in the first half of the U.S. women's match against Brazil on Wednesday night.

  • Former US soccer captain Claudio Reyna retires AP - Wed Jul 16, 5:17 PM ET

    NEWARK, N.J. - Former U.S. national team captain Claudio Reyna retired Wednesday, less than two seasons after returning from Europe to join Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls.

  • Barcelona's Ronaldinho, from Brazil, enters in his car after a meeting in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, July 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
    Brazilian star Ronaldinho transfers to AC Milan AP - Tue Jul 15, 7:05 PM ET

    MILAN, Italy - Ronaldinho transferred to AC Milan late Tuesday, leaving FC Barcelona after the club's new coach declared the team would plan for next season without the Brazilian playmaker.

  • In this March 25, 2008 photo, New England Revolution defender Chase Hilgenbrinck (25) stands with head coach Steve Nicol during soccer practice at the team's media day in Foxborough, Mass. Hilgenbrinck, 26, announced his retirement from professional soccer Monday, July 14, 2008, to enter a Maryland seminary for training to become a Roman Catholic priest. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
    Pro soccer player retires to enter priesthood AP - Mon Jul 14, 9:27 PM ET

    BOSTON - When he was playing professional soccer in Chile, Chase Hilgenbrinck would seek comfort in the churches to satisfy his spiritual needs and remind him of childhood Sundays spent at Holy Trinity in his hometown of Bloomington, Ill.

  • David Beckham, seen here on July 24, 2008 and who sparked a wave of "Beckhamania" one year ago when he joined the Los Angeles Galaxy, has seen the fascination slow and Major League Soccer grow due in part to his arrival.(AFP/File/Geoff Robins)
    One year later, US Beckham-mania slows while MLS grows AFP - Fri Jul 25, 3:05 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (AFP) - David Beckham, who sparked a wave of "Beckhamania" one year ago when he joined the Los Angeles Galaxy, has seen the fascination slow and Major League Soccer grow due in part to his arrival.

  • Soccer gambling ring bust in Asia seizes $16M AP - Thu Jul 10, 8:31 AM ET

    PARIS - Interpol says police across Asia arrested 1,300 people and seized more than $16 million in an operation to break up illegal football gambling networks.

  • Ferguson distances himself from 2012 Olympics role AFP - Fri Jul 25, 1:23 PM ET

    JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Sir Alex Ferguson has cooled speculation linking him with a role as manager of Great Britain's football team at the 2012 London Olympics.

  • Frank Lampard, pictured celebrating a goal in May 2008. England coach Fabio Capello has urged Lampard to snub Inter Milan and stay at Chelsea.(AFP/File/Franck Fife)
    Capello wants Lampard to stay in England AFP - Fri Jul 25, 7:48 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - England coach Fabio Capello on Friday urged Frank Lampard to snub Inter Milan and stay at Chelsea.

  • Trinidad and Tobago's forward Dwight Yorke, seen here in June 2008, is likely to miss the rest of the Premier League club's pre-season programme after suffering a suspected fractured cheekbone.(AFP/File/Valery Hache)
    Yorke suffers suspected fractured cheekbone AFP - Fri Jul 25, 1:08 PM ET

    SUNDERLAND, England (AFP) - Sunderland midfielder Dwight Yorke is likely to miss the rest of the Premier League club's pre-season programme after suffering a suspected fractured cheekbone.

  • Ballack to start against Spain AP - Sun Jun 29, 2:09 PM ET

    VIENNA, Austria - Germany captain Michael Ballack passed a late fitness test Sunday and was in the starting lineup for the European Championship final against Spain.

  • Newcastle's Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins is pictured during a Premier League game against Portsmouth at their Fratton Park ground, April 2008. Martins is set to return to Nigeria following the death of his mother.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)
    Newcastle's Martins to miss pre-season after mother's death AFP - Fri Jul 25, 12:12 PM ET

    LAGOS (AFP) - Newcastle United striker Obafemi Martins will return to Nigeria on Friday following the death of his mother.

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