Portsmouth 7 - Reading 4 (Premier League, September 29, 2007) Pompey went goal crazy, with Benjani netting a hat-trick in Premier League’s highest scoring game of all-time. After two early Benjani goals, Hunt struck on the stroke of half time and David James then gifted Kitson an equaliser. Hreidarsson restored the lead before James atoned for his error by keeping out a Shorey penalty. Benjani restored the two-goal lead and Niko Kranjcar, Sean Davis and Sulley Muntari sealed victory, with Shane Long and Shorey responding late on.
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Manchester United 0 - Coventry 2 (League Cup, September 26, 2007) Coventry, backed by 11,000 fans, went ahead when Michael Mifsud turned in Michael Doyle’s cross. And Mifsud killed off United, firing high into the net after Jay Tabb fashioned an opening.

Hull 0 - Chelsea 4 (League Cup, September 26, 2007) Hull managed to hold off a much-changed Chelsea side until the 37th minute when Scott Sinclair struck with a low drive - his first goal for the club. Kalou headed in the second just after half-time before Steve Sidwell’s swerving strike quickly made it three. Kalou completed a convincing win by crashing home a drive.

Tottenham 2 - Middlesborough 0 (League Cup, September 26, 2007) Spurs finally went ahead through Bale, as he sprung the offside trap before rounding Brad Jones and slotting home. The win was wrapped up as Huddlestone headed home after great work from Lennon down the right.

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GOLTV Match Schedule – September 29 - October 5, 2007

TORONTO, September 27, 2007 – Below is a list of soccer matches that will air live or on tape delay on GOLTV from September 29 to October 5, 2007. 

 Among this week’s highlights include:

• A total of four Bundesliga ( Germany ) matches, headlined by a LIVE contest between league-leading Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, September 29 at 9:30 a.m. ET. 

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The semifinalists are the three former champions — USA (won in 1991 and 1999), Norway (1995) and Germany (2003) — and the 2004 Olympic silver-medalist Brazil, who, in their first time ever making it this far in the World Cup, have won all four of their previous matches in this tournament. If you live outside of the U.S. and do not have the matches shown live in your area on TV, check for the free options available at http://FIFA.com including free live streaming webcasts in many territories around the world…

In U.S., the English-language programs are on ESPN networks;

plus Spanish-language on TeleFutura nationwide for some matches

Note: All times are EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) unless otherwise noted.All matches also streaming live on ESPN360.com
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TORONTO, September 20, 2007 – Below is a list of soccer matches that will air live or on tape delay on GOLTV from September 22 to 28, 2007.

Among this week’s highlights include:

• A total of seven La Liga (Spain) matches including a pair of LIVE contests featuring top-ranked Real Madrid as they play host to Valladolid on Sunday, September 23 at 3:00 p.m. ET before traveling to take on Betis on Thursday, September 27 at 4:00 p.m. ET. In addition, undefeated Sevilla will play host to Barcelona on Saturday, September 22 with LIVE action beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET.

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GOLTV Match Schedule – September 15-21, 2007

TORONTO, September 13, 2007 – Below is a list of soccer matches that will air live or on tape delay on GOLTV from September 15 to 21, 2007. 

Among this week’s highlights include:

• A total of five LIVE La Liga ( Spain ) matches headlined by a doubleheader on Sunday, September 16 featuring Murcia vs. Atl. Madrid at 11:00 a.m. ET and Sevilla vs. Recreativo at 1:00 p.m. ET.

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Match Capsule 07/08 - Euro 2008 Qualifying has been replaced with Match Capsule 06/07 – La Liga for Wednesday, September 12^th – Friday, September 14^th, 2007.  

Wednesday, September 12         @ 12:00am       Match Capsule 06/07 – La Liga

Thursday, September 13             @ 9:00am         Match Capsule 06/07 – La Liga (repeat)

                                                @ 8:00pm         Match Capsule 06/07 – La Liga (repeat)

                                                @ 12:00am       Match Capsule 06/07 – La Liga (repeat)

Friday, September 14                 @ 9:00am         Match Capsule 06/07 – La Liga (repeat)

Team Canada with highest-ever international ranking takes to the pitch at 7:45 a.m. ET

All 32 tournament games available live and on-demand at cbcsports.ca

CBC is heading to China! As the exclusive Canadian broadcaster of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, CBC will provide wall-to-wall soccer action, with a 12-game schedule of the prestigious 16-team tournament. After an incredible summer of soccer, including the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, World Cup fever continues to build on CBC.

CBC’s FIFA Women’s World Cup telecast schedule includes live coverage of all Team Canada games, beginning on September 12, with the team’s first match against Norway at 7:45 a.m. ET. After capturing the bronze medal at the Pan American Games in July 2007, the Canadians, led by world-renowned striker Christine Sinclair, head into the tournament seeded ninth, their highest-ever international ranking. For insight into Team Canada, the competition and what countries to expect to see in the finals, fans can tune into Preview 2007: FIFA Women’s World Cup on CBC Television on September 9 (read more for broadcast schedule).

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Australia 0 - Argentina 1 (International friendly, September 11, 2007) (Longer highlights here.) Martin Demichelis scored in the 49th minute when he found himself unmarked in the goalmouth and headed home a looping free-kick from Lionel Messi.

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This list was published in FourFourTwo’s latest issue - October 2007. The list comprises the top 100 World Footballers.

100 Shunsuke Nakamura
099 Alexandro Pato (watch out for this guy in 2007 - AC Milan)
098 Maicon
097 Jamie Carragher
096 Sergio Aguero
095 Nery Castilo
094 Javier Mascherano
093 Adrian Mutu
092 Kim Kallstrom
091 Filippo Inzaghi

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