Argentina called up uncapped San Lorenzo pair Pablo Barrientos and Gonzalo Bergessio on Sunday for their World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Chile this month.
Michael Owen was left out again by England coach Fabio Capello when the 23-strong squad for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus was announced on Sunday.
Real Madrid's Raul celebrates his goal against Espanyol during their Spanish First Division soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid October 5, 2008.
Italy coach Marcello Lippi has included young Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi in his 23-man squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria on October 11 and Montenegro on 15 while veteran Alessandro Del Piero was left out.
Ecuador striker Christian Benitez notched his sixth goal of the campaign to give Mexican champions Santos Laguna a 1-0 win over Morelia on Sunday.
A rare header by Cesc Fabregas three minutes into injury time earned Arsenal a 1-1 draw on Saturday after hosts Sunderland seemed on course for an upset victory in the Premier League.
Two late goals from Lionel Messi gave Barcelona a 2-1 comeback win at Shakhtar Donetsk while Didier Drogba was stretchered off during Chelsea's lacklustre 0-0 draw against CFR Clujin the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.
Hull recorded one of the greatest shocks in English Premier League history with an astonishing 2-1 win at Arsenal on Saturday.
The polemic Brazilian soccer forward, Ronaldo, said on Saturday that he has high hopes of playing in the 2010 World Cup.
Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid grabbed last-gasp 2-1 victories after a rash of red cards and crowd trouble in the Primera Liga on Saturday.
Saudi Arabia plays Al-Rayyan in Qatar Stars League soccer match in Doha September 26, 2008.
Champions Porto won for the first time in three games in the Portuguese premier league with a 2-0 victory over Pacos Ferreira 2-0 on Friday.
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