World Cup-winning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has been found not guilty of cursing at a referee in Brazil, escaping a suspension that could have reached 12 matches. Scolari had been accused of offending a referee in Palmeiras’ 2-0 win over Atletico Paranaense in a Brazilian league match on Aug. 14, when he was ejected in the second half after harsh complaints.
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Scolari allowed to coach after cursing accusation (AP)
Inter Milan picked up right where it left off from last season, winning another trophy with a 3-1 victory over AS Roma in the Italian Super Cup. Samuel Eto’o scored twice in the second half at the San Siro on Saturday to break a 1-1 deadlock in Inter’s first official match since Jose Mourinho departed for Real Madrid.
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Inter beats Roma 3-1 in Italian Super Cup (AP)
After a scoreless half, the Freedom scored twice early in the second half to capture a 2-0 win and the fourth spot in the WPS tables.
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Washington Freedom Grabs Hold Of Final Playoff Spot Beating Chicago Red Stars (Goal.com)
Factbox on the 20 Premier League clubs going into the second weekend of the season.
Former European champions Liverpool and Juventus will take slender leads into the second legs of their Europa League playoffs after narrow victories on Thursday. In unfamiliar territory after failing to qualify for the Champions League last season, fallen English giant Liverpool needed Ryan Babel’s 45th-minute goal to edge past Trabzonspor 1-0 at home, while Amauri’s injury-time strike…
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Liverpool, Juventus earn narrow Europa League wins (AP)
Werder Bremen scored three goals in the second half Wednesday to beat 10-man Sampdoria 3-1 in the playoffs for the Champions League. Clemens Fritz put Bremen ahead after 51 minutes before Stefano Lucchini was sent off with his second booking and gave away a penalty for pulling down Sebastian Proedl. Torsten Frings converted the 67th-minute kick.
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Werder Bremen beats 10-man Sampdoria 3-1 (AP)
Internacional will take a one-goal advantage into the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final against Guadalajara, which is attempting to become the first Mexican club to win Latin America’s most important club competition. The teams face off Wednesday with Internacional boosted by its home fans and a 2-1 first-leg win in Mexico last week.
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Inter, Guadalajara vie for Copa Libertadores title (AP)
Title holders Bayern Munich eased into the second round of the German Cup with a comfortable 4-0 win over amateurs Germania Windeck on Monday, with striker Miroslav Klose scoring once and setting up another goal.
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Title holders Bayern ease into German Cup second round (Reuters)
Defending champion Bayern Munich has advanced to the second round of the German Cup by thrashing fifth-division club Germania Windeck 4-0.
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Bayern advances to 2nd round of German Cup (AP)
Lionel Messi was the second best player of 2009-10, according to a panel of Goal.com experts…
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Goal.com 50: Lionel Messi (2) (Goal.com)
