31. New York Red Bulls : Greg Jordan, MF, Creighton The Red Bulls are in dire need of goalkeeping help, having released Bouna Coundoul and Greg Sutton , and with Frank Rost’s future uncertain. But I think they can find other ways to fill this need in a very weak year for college net minders. If Erik Soler and Hans Backe’s surprise selection of Tim Ream in the 2010 draft told us anything, it’s …

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2012 SB Nation MLS Mock SuperDraft: Red Bulls Select Greg Jordan

Thierry Henry came off the bench to score the winner for Arsenal and set up an FA Cup fourth round tie with Aston Villa.

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Arsenal 1 Leeds United 0

(AP) He’s become known in Italy as “General Bradley,” ”the midfield sergeant” and “the American Marine.”

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General Bradley gets respect in Italys Serie A

ANTOFAGASTA, Chile (AP) Joan Roma of Spain has won Monday’s eighth stage of the Dakar Rally in the car category, while Stephane Peterhansel finished fourth to keep the overall lead as the rally heads into the final week.

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Roma wins 8th Dakar leg , Peterhansel keeps lead

Inter Milan Argentine forward Diego Milito, right, heads the ball to score during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and Parma, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 7 2012.

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Parma fires Colomba and hires Donadoni as manager

11. FC Dallas : Matt Hedges, CB, North Carolina Schellas Hyndman and company can’t believe their luck when 6-foot-4, 185-pound monster center back Matt Hedges falls to them at No. 11. Paired with FCD Academy graduate Boyd Okwuono at center back, Hedges led the UNC Tar Heels to the national championship in his senior season and comes to an FC Dallas team thin at center back with the impending …

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Arsenal’s record goalscorer Thierry Henry enjoyed a fairytale return to the club tonight as his goal earned the Gunners an FA Cup third-round win over Leeds.

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Arsenal 1-0 Leeds United

The Chicago Fire continue to prepare for the 2012 MLS preseason, with the club’s attention shifting to Kansas City, Mo. this week for the league’s annual SuperDraft set for Thursday, January 12. The first round of the 2012 SuperDraft will be broadcast LIVE on ESPN2 beginning at 11:00 a.m. CT with continuing coverage on MLSsoccer.com.

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Hamburg – The initial fears have been confirmed: Hamburger SV winger Gökhan Töre has suffered a tear to the meniscus in his left knee. The bitter diagnosis was confirmed after the attacker was flown back from HSV’s training camp in Marbella after suffering the injury in a friendly match against Sporting Lokeren on Sunday .

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Töre sidelined with knee injury

Real Salt Lake defender Ned Grabavoy will reportedly be part of the team for the next three years. Grabavoy signed a three-year deal, the last a club option Monday.

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COLORADO RAPIDS HAVE 14th PICK IN THURSDAY’S MLS SUPERDRAFT: Rapids Technical Director Paul Bravo and Head Coach Oscar Pareja will travel to Kansas City for the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, which takes place this Thursday, January 12 at 10:00 a.m. MT live on ESPN2. Colorado’s first round pick is the 14th overall selection, while the team is without a second round pick, which was dealt in the trade to …

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Weekly Update: Rapids Own 14th Overall Selection in MLS SuperDraft

FC Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has said that he will “share this award with Xavi” after claiming the FIFA Ballon d’Or for the third year in succession.

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Messi vows to share Ballon d’Or with Xavi

Lionel Messi was named soccer’s best player for a record third straight time, beating Barcelona teammate Xavi Hernandez and Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Lionel Messi was crowned soccer’s best player for a record third straight time last night to cap a year in which his Barcelona team won the Champions League, the Spanish championship and the Club World Cup.

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Read Thom Gibbs’ live updates from the FA Cup third round match between Arsenal and Leeds United at the Emirates Stadium.

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Arsenal v Leeds United: live

Munich – Following a flood of friendlies over the weekend, the winter action continued on Monday as Werder Bremen and Kaiserslautern both kicked off their eleven-a-side preparations. bundesliga.de delivers the facts that matter…

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Werder lose to Anderlecht

CHICAGO, IL (Jan. 9, 2012) – The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced Monday the signing of Colombian midfielder Rafael Robayo from Club Deportivo Los Millionarios.

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Real Madrid are five points clear at the top of the Spanish League, taking advantage of a series of drawn among the other members of the pack, as Barcelona slip further behind.

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Soccer: Real Madrid looking like Champions

Horst started 11 games for the Timbers in 2011.

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Manchester City lodged an appeal with the Football Association on Monday as they sought to overturn the red card handed out to Vincent Kompany in their FA Cup defeat by Manchester United.

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Open an account with Sportingbet today and get up to £100 in free bets! Ruben Schaken has signed a new contract with Feyenoord which will keep him at De Kuip until 2014, with the club holding an option to extend the deal for one more season.

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PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers today announced that defender David Horst recently underwent successful surgery to repair a torn labrum and femoroacetabular (FAI) impingement in his left hip.

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Timbers Defender David Horst Undergoes Successful Hip Surgery

Foxborough, MA (Sports Network) – The New England Revolution announced on Monday that the club has signed a pair of Colombian players in defender John Lozano and midfielder/forward Fernando Cardenas.

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Revs add Colombian duo

The five members of the Newtown Board of Supervisors reappointed Joseph Catania as chairman of the board and four supervisors voted to appoint H. Ross Lambert, vice-chair during the recent reorganization meeting. Lambert voted against himself.

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Joseph Catania, H. Ross Lambert reappointed chair, vice-chair in Newtown Township

Open an account with Sportingbet today and get up to £100 in free bets! Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella believes that the pressure of playing in front of their own fans could be a burden for Brazil in the 2014 World Cup.

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Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella: Hosting the World Cup is a double-edged sword for Brazil

Preston North End chairman Peter Risdale has confirmed the club have approached Stevenage and says that he hopes to speak to manager Graham Westley within the next 24 hours.

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Preston North End to meet with Westley

Munich – It’s been a growing trend in Germany’s top flight over recent years and once again 16 out of the 18 Bundesliga sides have opted to travel abroad to take part in winter training camps. Portugal, Turkey and the Middle East were the favourite destinations this season as the teams seek better and less snow affected conditions to train in. 1899 Hoffenheim and FC Augsburg are the only two sides to have remained in Germany in order to avoid the arduous task of travelling.

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"It’s all about smoothing out the finer details"

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew was hoping to bring in a new young player in the January transfer window, so their latest signing may come as a surprise – Virgin group founder Sir Richard Branson.

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Is this Newcastle’s shock January transfer signing? Richard Branson pulls on the Magpies’ famous black and white shirt

Munich – Not many people have heard of Baichung Bhutia in Germany, but the veteran midfielder boasts one quality which potentially makes him a highly interesting proposition for FC Bayern Munich: He’s Indian.

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Bayern given a warm welcome in India

Doha – Despite the foggy conditions, Schalke fan favourite Teemu Pukki kept a clear view of goal to net twice in his side’s first friendly of the winter break against the Team of Qatar Army in Doha.

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Pukki: "The Bundesliga is a lot faster"