The United States won for just the second time since Jurgen Klinsmann took over as coach, winning 3-2 over Slovenia after Clint Dempsey and Jozy Altidore scored in a three-minute spell late in the first half on Tuesday. Klinsmann, the former German star and coach, switched to a more attack-oriented 4-4-2 and was rewarded when Edson Buddle hit the opening goal.

Set to make 100 appearances for the United States a decade after his international debut, only now does captain Carlos Bocanegra know the value of leadership. The 32-year-old Bocanegra will become the 12th American -- and only fourth defender -- to achieve the feat when the team plays Slovenia in a friendly Tuesday night in Ljubljana.

The club's sporting director has dismissed rumors that the winger will be joining Fiorentina this summer

The team appointed by FIFA to run the Bosnia-Herzegovina football federation after it was suspended from international competition hopes to have the ban lifted by the end of May. The federation was suspended on April 1 after refusing to comply with a FIFA demand to replace its three-member leadership with a single president.

Spain and the Netherlands maintained their perfect starts to 2012 European Championship qualifying with victories on Friday while France and Italy also won to open up huge leads in their groups. Spain, the current world and European champion, rallied to a 2-1 victory over Czech Republic in Group I thanks to David Villa's double in the space of four second-half minutes in Granada.