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[ENGLAND] After 358 days on the sidelines with a broken leg and ankle, Eduardo played his first game with Arsenal and celebrated with two goals in a 4-0 win over Cardiff City in their FA Cup fourth-round replay, prompting Gunners manager Arsene Wenger to proclaim that the Brazilian-born Croatian international could jumpstart the Gunners’ season.

[USL-1] Former MLS coach Fernando Clavijo has been named the director of soccer of Traffic Sports USA, the owner of USL First Division club Miami FC.

[OFF THE POST] Players from Spanish third division club Galactico Pegaso used its match against Real Madrid farm team Real Madrid C to protest that they had not been paid for three months. In warmups, they wore tee-shirts that read “Con el culo al aire” (“With our buttocks in the arm”). After Galactico Pegaso’s two forwards kicked off and knocked the ball deep into the Real Madrid C half, they joined their teammates on the edge of their penalty area, and they all dropped their pants.

[SIGN OF THE TIMES] According to Finans, a Russian business magazine, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has lost almost $10 billion in the economic collapse, but such have been the losses of Russia’s oligarchs that Abramovich is still second on the list of Russia’s most wealthy individuals with assets valued at $13.9 billion.

[SPAIN] Raul became Real Madrid’s all-time leading scorer when he scored twice in Real’s 4-0 win over Sporting Gijon to give him  309 goals, two more than Alfredo di Stefano‘s long-standing record of 307 goals. More importantly, Real Madrid picked up two points on Barcelona with its eighth straight win and moved within 10 points of La Liga leader. Barca had to come back from two goals down to tie Real Betis, 2-2.

[ENGLAND] Manchester United remained in contention for a record five trophies in a single season when it beat Derby County, 4-1, Sunday in the FA Cup fifth round.

[ITALY] Jose Mourinho downplayed Inter Milan’s lead after Sunday’s thrilling 2-1 win over AC Milan, but its ever-increasing margin over challengers Juventus and AC Milan makes the Nerazzurri likely winner of four straight Serie A titles.

[GERMANY] Hertha Berlin upset Bayern Munich, 2-1, thanks to two goals by Ukrainian Andriy Voronin to claim the Bundesliga lead after 20 rounds. Hertha’s move came a day after surprise leader Hoffenheim fell to Bayer Leverkusen, 4-1.

Celtic was held to a 0-0 tie by visiting Rangers in their Old Firm derby but held on to its two-point lead in Scotland. Oguchi Onyewu’s Standard Liege remained in first in Belgium. For all the weekend results in major European leagues and Mexico …

[AMERICANS IN GERMANY] Returning from midweek national team duty during which he bagged both goals in the USA’s 2-0 win over Mexico, Michael Bradley scored with his chest for Borussia Moenchengladbach in a 1-1 tie with Werder Bremen. Landon Donovan made his longest Bundesliga appearance since joining Bayern Munich but came up empty in a 2-1 loss to Hertha Berlin.

It was a big weekend for the San Jose Earthquakes, who defeated the Seattle Sounders FC and Houston Dynamo at the MLS Central Coast Showcase. Ryan Johnson was the star with two goals in the 3-2 win over the Sounders and a goal and an assist in the 2-0 win over the Dynamo. For all the weekend results …

[MLS] On the day AC Milan’s hopes of winning the Serie A title suffered a serious blow, the hopes of David Beckham staying with the Italian club rather than return to MLS took a another new twist.

[AMERICANS ABROAD] Keepers Tim Howard and Brad Friedel faced off in the English FA Cup and Jay DeMerit battled against Chelsea. Jozy Altidore still hasn’t seen time for his new Spanish club. For how Americans fared in foreign leagues last weekend. …