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“Now [Manchester] City can point across the city and say they are at last on a level playing field: their Middle Eastern money is surely as good as the American dollars and borrowed euros of United.” James Lawton analyzes the latest takeover of Manchester’s second team.

Liverpool’s American co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett have been forced to delay plans for a new stadium because they do not have the required funds, reports Neil Johnston.

Oguchi Onyewu of Standard Liege is back on top form, according to Greg Lalas.

Newcastle United’s Kevin Keegan, 57, is set to leave the club as manager for the second time, reports Tom Bryant. Keegan reportedly met club owner Mike Ashley for talks Tuesday and did not take training. “After making his unhappiness with the club’s failure to sign three or four major targets this summer known,” Bryant writes, […]

Real Salt Lake’s Kyle Beckerman is a cool, laid-back figure off the field, but “a monster” on it, writes Randy Davis. Away from soccer, the dreadlocked surfer strums an acoustic guitar like the archetypal dude without a care, but when he plays “he gets carried away with adrenaline and has the yellow cards to show […]

Both Major League Soccer and the New York Red Bulls have denied an internet story that the league blocked the team’s bid for the Atlanta Silverbacks’ Macoumba Kandji because MLS felt the $200,000 asking price was too high for a player from the United Soccer Leagues. “I have no idea who the source is for […]

Rumors that Carlos Ruiz was unhappy about his trade from the L.A. Galaxy to Toronto FC have been greatly exaggerated. The Guatemalan striker told Dean McNulty that he is fine with the move, and has long wanted to work in tandem with TFC’s Honduran playmaker, Amado Guevara. “Toronto is a fantastic city,” he insisted. “I […]

Even England’s top-four elite has its upper and lower classes,” writes Kevin McCarra, noting that in the Champions League group phase draw both Arsenal and Liverpool “were assigned uncomfortable quarters.” One or possibly both of the teams could be eliminated before the knockout stage. Liverpool struggled to squeeze past Standard Liege in the qualifying round, […]

A look ahead to Sunday’s Scottish Premier League derby, in which both DaMarcus Beasley and Maurice Edu could feature for Glasgow Rangers.

Oguchi Onyewu’s Standard Liege head back to Merseyside to face Liverpool’s city rivals Everton. Neven Subotic and Borussia Dortmund will play Udinese of Serie A.

Hamburg’s U.S. striker Preston Zimmerman will move before the transfer deadline Sept. 1 to either another German team, or “one in another country,” according to his agent.