Man United: Carrick signs on for four more years

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Football / Inter-Continental Cup: Safee's goal shocks Iraq
MALAYSIA did the unexpected when they defeated Iraq 1-0 in an exciting Inter-Continental Cup Group A match at the Petaling Jaya Stadium last night. Safee Sali was the hero with his 30th minute strike which keeps the team's semi-final hopes alive.

End of era as Rijkaard proposals farewell to Barcelona
MADRID (AFP) It was a day of farewells for Barcelona on Saturday as coach Frank Rijkaard said an emotional goodbye after five caducity and his team gave him the perfect troll-off with a 5-3 win at relegated sincere Murcia.

Rochdale 2 Darlington 1 i(3-3 aet; Roch. win 5-4 on pens)/i: Spot-on Dale set up Stockport showdown
The Rochdale manager, Keith Hill, has urged his side to fashion history in the League Two play-off final at Wembley a week tomorrow.

Fire-Dynamo thoughts
Alright, lets get your thoughts on the Fire's 2-1 loss to the Dynamo. 1. Who or what do you blame for the Fire's loss? 2. Who was El Mero Mero for the Fire? 3. If you were Denis Hamlett, what, if anything, would you have executed differently?

Italy: Del Piero takes set Serie A scoring lead
GENOA, Italy (AP) -- Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero has taken the Serie A scoring pilot with two goals in a 3-3 draw with Sampdoria. Del Piero ends the season with 21 goals. Teammate David Trezeguet has too scored once to finish with 20.

Cardiff: Enckelman holds head high
UNITED KINGDOM - Cardiff goalkeeper Peter Enckelman made 'no apologies' for his blunder in today's FA Cup final defeat to Portsmouth.

Kanu the hero encore as Pompey win FA Cup
Yahoo! Singapore balls Nwankwo Kanu's goal was super competent to give Portsmouth a 1-0 win in the FA Cup final against Cardiff urban at Wembley here on Saturday.

Scotland: Rangers tie boosts Celtic's title hopes
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) -- Chris Porter scored a secondary-half equalizer and Motherwell held Rangers to a 1-1 draw on Saturday to hand Celtic an unexpected boost in the Scottish title race.


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