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The 2010 Football World Cup News
England midfielder David Beckham seems set to miss the 2010 FIFA World Cup after limping out of AC Milan's match with a suspected torn Achilles. Lionel Messi bagged all three goals in a win over Valencia, but compatriot Gonzalo Higuain claimed a hat-trick also as Real thumped Valladolid 4-1. Wayne Rooney fired Manchester United top with a brace in a 3-0 home win against Fulham, while Manchester City edged a late draw at Sunderland. Stefan Kiessling scored twice to put Leverkusen back in the Bundesliga race and seal a 4-2 win over Hamburg while Bayern stayed top of the table. Everton confirmed on Sunday that USA forward Landon Donovan will return to the LA Galaxy after the club were unable to extend his loan spell. FIFA.com looks back on an 11-goal game between Brazil and Poland at France 1938 that was packed with emotion and eventually belonged to Leonidas. With the title battles wide open in England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, FIFA.com would like to find out which five teams you are tipping for glory. Al Jazira moved to within one point of leaders Al Wahda with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Emirates, while Al Ain remain third after overpowering Al Shabab. Saudi League champions Al Hilal edged past Al Shabab 2-1 in the penultimate round of the Saudi League on Sunday. Al Sadd scored a last-gasp winner against Al Siliya to triumph 2-1 and move just two points behind league leaders Al Gharafa. Anderlecht maintained their 12-point gap over nearest challengers Club Brugge with a 2-0 win over Genk with goals from Romelu Lukaku and Tom De Sutter. Benfica took a three point lead at the top of the standings but needed a lone strike from Oscar Cardozo to edge past Nacional. Sparta Prague maintained their unbeaten league run but needed late goals to win 2-1 at Mlada Boleslav and remain one point behind leaders Teplice. Clarence Seedorf's late goal gave AC Milan a win over Chievo to cut the gap with Inter Milan to a point, but an injury to David Beckham clouded the victory. Marseille missed a chance to move to third in France on Sunday after being held 1-1 at Toulouse, while Lille benefited from an own-goal by Grenoble defender Bostjan Cesar. Panathinaikos extended their lead at the top of the table to five points with a 1-0 win at 10-man Asteras Tripoli on an ill-tempered night of Greek football. At the end a busy weekend of FIFA Interactive World Cup 2010 qualification, Julien Dassonville became the fifteenth player to win a seat at the Grand Final. Manchester City rescued a 1-1 draw at Sunderland as Adam Johnson came off the bench to score a stoppage-time equaliser against his home-town club on Sunday. Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda scored the winner as CSKA Moscow warmed up for Tuesday's Champions League trip to Sevilla with a 1-0 win over Amkar Perm. Ajax gave their Eredivisie title hopes a huge boost by dismantling rivals PSV Eindhoven 4-1 on Sunday to move within six points of leaders FC Twente.
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England World Cup Qualifiers
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