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| Manchester City manager
Sven-Goran Eriksson suffered a humiliating end to his first
season in English club management when his side were thrashed
8-1 at Middlesbrough on Sunday.
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| Sven Goran Eriksson's hopes of staying on as manager of Manchester City suffered a devastating setback as his side ended the Premier League season with a humiliating 8-1 defeat at Middlesbrough on Sunday. |
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| Opening the season with a four-game unbeaten streak was enough to thrust FC Dallas to the top of the Western Conference. However, since that fantastic start, the Hoops have gone without a win in their last three. |
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| For nearly 75 minutes, it seemed the Columbus Crew would see their winning streak and stint atop the Eastern Conference come to an end. That all changed in 11 minutes. |
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| The Colorado Rapids had their chances Saturday night against the Houston Dynamo. But the game came down to a late call in the penalty area when Ugo Ihemelu was considered by referee Tim Weyland to have played the ball with a handball. |
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| Craig Levein launched a scathing attack on Scottish referees and claimed Rangers are protected from defeat after watching his Dundee United side lose 3-1 at Ibrox on Saturday. |
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| Chivas USA defender Jonathan Bornstein is expected to miss 6-8 weeks with a Grade 2 sprain of the lateral collateral ligament (LCL) in his left knee, suffered in training on Thursday. |
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| Manchester United has the superior goal difference. Chelsea has the momentum. The most thrilling English league title race in nine years comes down to the final day of the season Sunday with both clubs at 84 points and only 90 minutes of soccer to go. United is in first place, holding a better goal-differential of 56 to 39. |
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| Porto will keep the Portuguese
title after being stripped of six points for the alleged bribery
of referees in the 2003/4 season while former champions Boavista
have been relegated to the second division for similar offences.
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| In Portugal's biggest soccer scandal, FC Porto was deducted six points Friday for trying to bribe referees in two games during the 2003-04 season. The team is headed to a third straight league championship this weekend, and the punishment will not affect its title bid. The league disciplined two other first-division clubs for attempting to fix league matches. |
