Johann Smith made his Rijeka debut in a losing effort while Ryan Guy and the Saints were unable to hold on for the win at home against their Luxembourg opponents.
Michael Parkhurst and Nordsjaelland try to take out reigning champions Copenhagen and Benny Feilhaber hopes to continue pre-season momentum as the Danish Superliga kicks off.
A short-handed United States team takes on Panama in the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup in Philadelphia on Saturday night, as the Yanks hope to advance towards their third straight continental title.
Each time the US national team takes the field at a FIFA U-20 World Cup, a handful of young prospects who enter the tournament in relative anonymity end up branded a large hope for the future of American soccer.
Contrary to earlier reports of gastrointestinal flu, it has been confirmed by Hannover 96 that a heart irregularity was responsible for delaying Sal Zizzo's loan to Fortuna Dusseldorf.
Financial heavyweights Manchester City and their boss Mark Hughes have intimated that their interest in Chelsea Captain and defender John Terry may not have cooled.
Liverpool's Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso is reportedly close to sealing a £30million plus transfer move to Real Madrid after Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez put a £30million price-tag on the talented midfielder.
Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has tried to quash rumours that Chelsea skipper John Terry is on the verge of a big-money move to Manchester City by stating that Terry is not for sale.
