50 300 45 http://www.sportsnet.ca/ http://www.sportsnet.ca/includes/printer_friendly_header.gif Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:16:37 EST Getty Los Angeles midfielder David Beckham says he'll need an injection in his right ankle to reduce pain and allow him to play in Sunday night's MLS Cup final against Real Salt Lake.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:13:00 EST Getty FIFA ruled out the possibility of replaying the France-Ireland World Cup qualifier on Friday, rejecting an Irish appeal to stage the playoff again after Thierry Henry handled the ball to set up the deciding goal in extra time.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:38:00 EST Getty Thierry Henry says the "fairest solution" is to replay the France-Ireland World Cup soccer playoff after he set up the deciding goal with a hand ball.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:11:00 EST CP Predrag Radosavlijevic is the new head coach of Toronto FC. The Major League Soccer team made the announcement at a news conference Thursday.]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:26:00 EST AP Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger described Thierry Henry as the biggest loser in the controversy over the hand ball that helped France qualify for the World Cup and renewed his call for video technology to assist referees.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:04:00 EST Sportsnet.ca Adding another prestigious honor to his outstanding career, LA Galaxy forward Landon Donovan was named the 2009 Volkswagen MLS MVP.]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:36:00 EST Getty Manchester City's expensively assembled squad gets another chance to show it is a serious contender for a top-four finish in the Premier League when it travels to Liverpool on Saturday.]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:53:00 EST CP Canadian Pat Onstad of the Houston Dynamo was named the inaugural winner of Major League Soccer's Degree Men Save of the Year award Wednesday.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:31:00 EST Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:50:00 EST AP France striker Thierry Henry admits he intentionally handled the ball to set up William Gallas' equalizing goal, sending France to the World Cup at Ireland's expense after an intense 1-1 draw Wednesday.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:59:00 EST AP Portugal qualified for the World Cup for the third time in a row Wednesday, beating Bosnia 1-0 on Raul Meireles's second-half goal in the second leg.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:18:00 EST AP Greece qualified for the World Cup for just the second time, beating Ukraine 1-0 on Wednesday night behind Dimitrios Salpigidis's goal in the 31st minute.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:44:00 EST Sportsnet.ca Canada's men's national team fell 1-0 to Poland in an international friendly match in Bydgoszcz. Polish midfielder Maciej Rybus scored the lone goal in the first half.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:06:00 EST AP Croatia striker Eduardo da Silva signed a new five-year deal at Arsenal and said he is finally healthy after recovering from a career-threatening injury.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:46:00 EST AP Star forward Cristiano Ronaldo will soon resume full training after passing medical tests on his troublesome ankle. Madrid says that Ronaldo will continue with his planned recovery program until Friday when he will take part in a regular training session with the squad.]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:32:00 EST AP The only obstacle between David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy and a Major League Soccer championship is an MLS Cup opponent that barely made the playoffs after finishing the regular season with a losing record.]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:01:00 EST AP Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has launched a strong defence of his five-year reign, arguing that the increased value of the club and his squad showed that his tenure had been a success.]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:32:00 EST Sportsnet.ca Toronto FC midfielder Dwayne De Rosario has been named to the MLS Best XI, becoming the first Toronto player to earn the honour in the club's three seasons.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:26:00 EST CP While the Montreal Impact may not have realized its dream of joining Major League Soccer in 2011, MLS commissioner Don Garber still sees the Canadian team as the league's next franchise.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:44:00 EST Getty Arsenal striker Robin van Persie expects to be out for up to six weeks after tests in Holland confirmed that he tore ankle ligaments after a robust challenge from Giorgio Chiellini during a friendly between the Netherlands and Italy on Saturday night.]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:37:00 EST Getty FIFA has banned Argentina coach Diego Maradona from all football activities for two months for his expletive-filled rants aimed at journalists after his team qualified for the World Cup.]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:20:00 EST AP While the absence of so many key players gave coach Fabio Capello a reason for England's 1-0 loss to Brazil, the game exposed the lack of depth he will have to contend with when he picks his World Cup squad.]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:44:00 EST AP 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.]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:56:00 EST