NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Edinson Cavani extended his goal-scoring streak and salvaged a 1-1 draw for Napoli against Bologna in the Italian league on Monday.

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Cavani pen earns Napoli 1-1 draw with Bologna

Sixth-placed Napoli lost valuable ground on the Serie A leaders with a 1-1 home draw against struggling Bologna.

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Napoli stumble against Bologna

FRISCO, Texas (Monday, Jan. 16, 2012) – FC Dallas begins the 2012 preseason this week with training sessions at 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. each day. Players reported to FC Dallas Stadium on Monday, Jan. 16, for physicals and a closed, light training session.

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Dallas opens 2012 preseason with double days at FC Dallas Stadium

Sixth-placed Napoli lost valuable ground on the Serie A leaders with a 1-1 home draw against struggling Bologna.

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Football: Napoli stumble against Bologna

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Edinson Cavani extended his goal-scoring streak and salvaged a 1-1 draw for Napoli against Bologna in the Italian league on Monday.

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Napoli draws 1-1 with Bologna in Serie A

The Chicago Fire are set to begin their 2012 MLS preseason this week, with players arriving to Toyota Park Wednesday, undergoing two days of medical exams before departing for the first leg of the club’s preseason on Friday, January 20 in Ave Maria, Fla. In conjunction with the Chicago Fire Juniors-Florida, based out of Naples, Frank Klopas’ side will spend 15 days training on the campus of Ave …

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Chicago Fire Release Full Preseason Schedule Ahead of Player Arrival on Wednesday

COLUMBUS- The Columbus Crew today announced the framework of its 2012 preseason schedule, which includes trips to Bradenton, Fla. and Charleston, S.C. Training begins this Thursday, Jan. 19, at 10 a.m., under head coach Robert Warzycha and his staff at the SuperKick/TeamZone facility in Lewis Center (409 Orangepointe Drive).

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Crew Opens 2012 Preseason Training on Thursday

Bayern Munich defender Breno has accused the Bavarians of “messing with him” after being demoted to the club’s B team. The 22-year-old Brazilian has made just 21 appearances for the Bundesliga leaders since arriving at the Allianz Arena in 2008.

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Breno hits out at Bayern Munich after being demoted to the reserves

Sixth-placed Napoli lost valuable ground on the Serie A leaders with a 1-1 home draw against struggling Bologna.

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Serie A: Napoli 1 Bologna 1

Match ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Manchester City 1. Second Half ends, Wigan Athletic 0, Manchester City 1. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Wigan Athletic 0 Manchester City 1 matchcentre 16/01/2012

SSC Napoli required a 71st-minute penalty by Edinson Cavani to salvage a 1-1 home draw against Bologna FC and move to within ten points of Serie A leaders Juventus.

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Cavani spares Napoli from defeat against Bologna

The 2010 World Cup has kicked off with 32 teams battling to be world champions. The four week tournament with 64 soccer games produces only one winner but within each match there are many sub-plots and Soccer 365 looks at some of these moments in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly column.

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World Cup – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Tottenham agree a deal with Juventus for the signing of Spanish midfielder Yago Falque, who will join Southampton on loan for the rest of the season.

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Spurs' Falque on loan to Saints

Hamburg – It never mattered who Ottmar Hitzfeld was in charge off, they were always at the top. Only Udo Lattek has collected more Bundesliga titles than the 62-year-old, lifting the coveted plate on eight occasions, while the “General”, as he is known due to his calm and objective approach, could ‘only’ manage the feat seven times.

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"BVB are Bayern’s fiercest competitors"

Kevin Davies has been linked with a move to Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club. The 34-year-old has been plying his trade at Bolton Wanderers since the summer of 2003, but this season he has started just fourteen of their 21 Premier League matches this term.

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Davies on Wolverhampton Wanderers radar

Despite an overnight frost, it was good to see that most games in the league went ahead with some clubs even delaying the kick-off to get the game played. Unfortunately though, three games were still called off before 9am and in two of these cases the pitches were found to be perfectly playable by 10.30am.

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Norwich and District Sunday League roundup: William Rovers end Bungay’s perfect record

Bologna have a relatively strong team compared to the other bottom-half teams in Serie A, so they’ll currently be disappointed to be in a relegation race. Napoli have a strong team even compared to the very high end of Serie A, as is indicated by their progression in the UEFA Champions League, so they’ll be disappointed to sit eight points off of a Champions League place. The Partenopei …

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Napoli Vs. Bologna, 2012 Serie A: Lineups

Hull KR chairman Neil Hudgell is to ask the RFL for an inquiry into the Hull FC drug bans.

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Hudgell demands Gleeson inquiry

Follow minute-by-minute commentary of the Premier League game between Wigan Athletic and Manchester at DW Stadium on Monday Jan 16, 2012, kick-off 20:00 GMT.

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Wigan Athletic v Manchester City: live

Blackpool beat Sheffield United to the signature of Rangers forward John Fleck on loan.

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Blackpool seal Fleck loan switch

Lazio coach Edy Reja is undaunted by the task facing his team as they bid to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in five years.

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Reja determined to halt Inter charge

Sochaux have agreed a deal to sign Udinese midfielder Thierry Doubai, meaning the club have dropped their interest in Rangers’ Maurice Edu.

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Serie A – Doubai to leave Udinese on loan

Düsseldorf – The anticipation is palpable as the Bundesliga restart draws ever closer, but nowhere more so than at Borussia Park where Borussia Mönchengladbach are eagerly anticipating kicking off the second half of the season with a top of the table clash against record title holders FC Bayern Munich.

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Borussia ready to battle with Bayern

The opening of a £1.5m gym at Barnsley Metrodome has been delayed after cold weather caused a water pipe to burst.

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Burst pipe delays opening of £1.5m gym

Leicester ‘keeper wants Foxes to re-find their form on Tuesday.

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Schmeichel looking for positives

Leverkusen – Following their nine-day training camp in the Algarve and a weekend off, Bayer 04 received some positive news on the injury front as captain Simon Rolfes returned to first team training on a sunny Monday afternoon.

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Rolfes returns to training

Swansea City AFC have come a long way in nine years and after outplaying Arsenal FC at their own game, Brendan Rodgers insists they have the “substance” to match the “swagger”.

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Swansea disproving the doubters with style

Published: Monday, 16. January, 2012 in category M.L.S. No MLS player capitalized on 2011 more than the Houston Dynamo’s Corey Ashe.

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Dynamo's Ashe returns with new set of responsibilities

The African Cup of Nations kicks off in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon next week and while Italy is losing fewer players than other leagues in Europe, the competition is a headache for one Serie A manager.

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Udinese's loss is Africa's gain

Germany and Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm has likened modern football to the gladiatorial arena due to the philosophy of those on the terraces. Lahm admits that the atmosphere in the stands makes it harder for gay footballers to come out of the closet.

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Bayern Munich's Philipp Lahm: Football is like gladiatorial combat