FIFA denies Irish; Henry: rematch 'fairest solution'
FIFA rejected Ireland's request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on Friday, while Thierry Henry said a rematch would be 'the fairest solution' to resolve the furor over his extra-time hand ball that set up the deciding goal.
Galaxy's Donovan named MLS MVP for first time
Los Angeles forward Landon Donovan has been named the MLSMost Valuable Player after helping lead the Galaxy to the MLS Cupfinals for the first time since 2005.
Uruguay becomes last nation to qualify for World Cup
Uruguay has claimed the final spot in next year's 32-team World Cup in South Africa by drawing with Costa Rica 1-1 to take the two-leg playoff 2-1 on aggregate on Wednesday.
Portugal edges Bosnia to make third straight WC
Portugal qualified for the World Cup for the third time in a row on Wednesday, beating Bosnia 1-0 thanks to Raul Meireles' second-half goal in the second leg.
Slovenia upsets Russia to reach WC next year
A first-half goal from Zlatko Dedic earned Slovenia a place at next year's World Cup finals in South Africa, eliminating Russia on the away goals rule.
U.S. loses to Denmark 3-1 in last match of 2009
The United States wasted an early goal by Jeff Cunningham and lost a World Cup warmup 3-1 to Denmark on Wednesday night, the final match of 2009 for the Americans.
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