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US 2 Mexico 0 (Oct 26, 2000)

A young US side won easily against an under strength Mexico in a Los Angeles friendly last night. . . . more . . .

Champions League - AS Monaco 4 Galatasary 2 (Oct 25, 2000)

AS Monaco are back in Champions League contention after holding out for a win with 9 men. . . . more . . .

Champions League - SS Lazio 5 Shakhtar Donetsk 1 (Oct 25, 2000)

Three goals from Claudio Lopez saw SS Lazio clinch a place in the second stage of the Champions League. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Real Madrid 4 Sporting Lisbon 0 (Oct 25, 2000)

Real Madrid won easily against struggling Sporting Lisbon. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Bayer Leverkusen 1 Spartak Moscow 0 (Oct 25, 2000)

New Bayer Leverkusen coach Rudi Voller won his first game as a club manager with a 1-0 victory over Spartak Moscow. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Olympiakos 1 Valencia 0 (Oct 25, 2000)

Olympiakos needed a penalty to hand Valencia their first defeat in the Champions League this season. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Heerenveen 0 Olympique Lyon 2 (Oct 25, 2000)

Olympique Lyon are still chasing a place in the second stage of the Champions League with this convincing win in Holland. . . . more . . .

Champions League - SK Sturm Graz 2 Glasgow Rangers 0 (Oct 25, 2000)

Sturm Graz continued their great home form in the Champions League by beating Glasgow Rangers 2-0. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Arsenal 4 Sparta Prague 2 (Oct 25, 2000)

Arsenal used this as a training game and hammered Sparta Prague. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Anderlecht 2 Manchester United 1 (Oct 24, 2000)

Anderlecht produced a great first half display to shock Manchester United with a 2-1 defeat. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Juventus 1 Hamburg SV 1 (Oct 24, 2000)

Juventus had a disastrous night in Turin as they crashed to a 3-1 defeat against Hamburg SV with only nine men. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Deportivo La Coruna 1 Panathinaikos 0 (Oct 24, 2000)

Spanish champions Deportivo la Coruna needed an 82nd minute goal from Walter Pandiani to reach the second stage of the Champions League. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Paris Saint Germain 7 Rosenborg 2 (Oct 24, 2000)

Paris Saint Germain scored one of the biggest Champions League wins ever with a 7-2 thrashing of Norwegian champions Rosenborg at Parc des Princes. . . . more . . .

Champions league - Kyiv Dynamo 0 PSV Eindhoven 1 (Oct 24, 2000)

PSV Eindhoven are well placed to progress in the Champions League after this 1-0 win in the Ukraine. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Bayern Munich 0 Helsingborg 0 (Oct 24, 2000)

Bayern Munich made unspectacular progress into the second stage of the Champions League with a 0-0 draw against Helsingborg. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Besiktas 0 AC Milan 2 (Oct 24, 2000)

AC Milan found it easy in Istanbul against Besiktas and are now through to the last sixteen of the Champions League. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Leeds United 1 FC Barcelona 1 (Oct 24, 2000)

FC Barcelona saved themselves with a 1-1 draw thanks to a 93rd minute equaliser from Rivaldo at Leeds United. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Manchester United 3 PSV Eindhoven 1 (Oct 18, 2000)

Manchester United needed an 81st goal from Paul Scholes and an even later effort from Dwight Yorke to subdue the Dutch champions after an indifferent display. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Helsingborg 2 Rosenborg 0 (Oct 18, 2000)

Helsingborg crashed the Norwegian champions title winning party with a 2-0 victory. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Panathinaikos 0 Hamburg SV 0 (Oct 18, 2000)

Hamburg have little to hope for from the Champions League this season after this sterile draw in Athens. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Deportivo la Coruna 1 Juventus 1 (Oct 18, 2000)

Deportivo la Coruna dominated against Juventus but the Italian team held on for a draw. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Bayern Munich 2 Paris St Germain 0 (Oct 18, 2000)

Bayern Munich recovered from a recent poor run to beat Paris St Germain 2-0. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Anderlecht 4 Kyiv Dynamo 2 (Oct 18, 2000)

Anderlecht hammered Kyiv Dynamo 4-2 in their Champions League game with four first half goals. . . . more . . .

Champions League - AC Milan 3 FC Barcelona 3 (Oct 18, 2000)

A brilliant match brought the best out of Rivaldo whose three goals kept FC Barcelona in the Champions League. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Besiktas 0 Leeds United 0 (Oct 18, 2000)

Leeds United made a comfortable job of drawing in Istanbul with Besiktas. . . . more . . .

Champions League - SS Lazio 1 Arsenal 1 (Oct 17, 2000)

Arsenal sealed their place in the second stage of the Champions League with an 88th minute goal from substitute Robert Pires. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Shakhtar Donetsk 2 Sparta Prague 1 (Oct 17, 2000)

Shakhtar Donetsk recorded their first Champions League win by beating Sparta Prague 2-1 after coming from behind. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Heerenveen 1 Olympiakos 0 (Oct 17, 2000)

Dutch club Heerenveen managed their first Champions League win with a 1-0 victory over Olympiakos. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Real Madrid 5 Bayer Leverkusen 3 (Oct 17, 2000)

Real Madrid were sensational in a 5-3 win over Bayer Leverkusen at a thrilled Bernabeu stadium. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Olympique Lyon 1 Valencia 2 (Oct 17, 2000)

Valencia are through to the second stage of the Champions League after a 2-1 win at Lyon. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Sporting Lisbon 0 Spartak Moscow 3 (Oct 17, 2000)

Sporting Lisbon crashed out of the Champions League with a 3-0 home defeat against Spartak Moscow. . . . more . . .

Champions League - Glasgow Rangers 0 Galatasary 0 (Oct 17, 2000)

A draw suited both teams who expect to qualify from their group but Rangers started very well. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - US 0 Costa Rica 0 (Oct 12, 2000)

The US and Costa Rica missed out on a chance to seal a place in the CONCACAF play-offs with a sterile 0-0 draw in Columbus, Ohio. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Republic of Ireland 2 Estonia 0 (Oct 11, 2000)

After two good draws away from home the Irish team won well in front of their own Dublin fans to stay in touch with World Cup qualification. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Belarus 2 Armenia 1 (Oct 11, 2000)

Belarus won 2-1 in Minsk against Armenia thanks to two first half goals including the winner from Nikolai Ryndyuk. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Denmark 1 Bulgaria 1 (Oct 11, 2000)

Denmark dominated this game in Copenhagen but Bulgaria survived to draw it. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Poland 0 Wales 0 (Oct 11, 2000)

Wales came for the draw and they managed it with a well disciplined performance. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Slovakia 0 Sweden 0 (Oct 11, 2000)

A 0-0 draw in Bratislava helped neither side. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Albania 2 Greece 0 (Oct 11, 2000)

Greece crashed to an unprecedented defeat in Tirana against Albania. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Croatia 1 Scotland 1 (Oct 11, 2000)

Scotland survived a great start by Croatia to come from behind and draw 1-1 in Zagreb. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Norway 0 Ukraine 1 (Oct 11, 2000)

Super Andriy Shevchenko poured on the World Cup misery for Norway after scoring the winner in a 1-0 victory in Oslo. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Moldova 0 FYR Macedonia 0 (Oct 11, 2000)

A 0-0 draw in Chisinau did little to help either side. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Malta 0 Czech Republic 0 (Oct 11, 2000)

Malta have held the Czech Republic to a surprise 0-0 draw in Valletta. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Russia 3 Luxembourg 0 (Oct 11, 2000)

Russia won their second 2002 World Cup qualifier with an easy 3-0 beating of Luxembourg in Moscow. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Azerbaijan 0 Turkey 1 (Oct 11, 2000)

Hakan Sukur scored a good goal to earn Turkey a valuable away win in Baku. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Finland 0 England 0 (Oct 11, 2000)

Another disjointed performance from England saw them draw 0-0 in Helsinki against a Finland side who dealt comfortably with the England attacks until Ray Parlour hit the ball over the goal line in the 88th minute. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Iceland 1 Northern Ireland 0 (Oct 11, 2000)

Iceland needed a last minute goal to defeat Northern Ireland in Reykjavic. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Lithuania 1 Hungary 6 (Oct 11, 2000)

Three goals from Miklos Feher helped Hungary to hammer Lithuania 6-1 in Vilnius. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Italy 2 Georgia 0 (Oct 11, 2000)

Italy are closing in on the 2002 World Cup finals after their second home win in five days thanks to two penalty kicks from Alessandro Del Piero. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Austria 1 Spain 1 (Oct 11, 2000)

Austria gained some revenge for two heavy recent defeats by Spain with this 1-1 draw in Vienna. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Holland 0 Portugal 2 (Oct 11, 2000)

Home form is now a problem for the Dutch after this poor performance. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Slovenia 2 Switzerland 2 (Oct 11, 2000)

Slovenia went down to ten men but managed to draw in Ljubljana against Switzerland. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Israel 3 Bosnia-Hercegovina (Oct 11, 2000)

Israel scored a convincing win over Bosnia-Hercegovina in Tel Aviv. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Mexico 7 Trinidad and Tobago 0 (Oct 09, 2000)

Three goals from debut striker Jared Borgetti helped Mexico to crush Trinidad and Tobago 7-0 in the Azteca Stadium. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Argentina 2 Uruguay 1 (Oct 09, 2000)

This historic derby game saw Argentina edge closer to World Cup qualification with a 2-1 win in Buenos Aires. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Venezuela 0 Brazil 6 (Oct 09, 2000)

Four goals from Romario helped Brazil to destroy Venezuela in Maracaibo 6-0 and bury the memory of coach Wanderley Luxemburgo's reign. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Ecuador 1 Chile 0 (Oct 09, 2000)

Chile blew another chance to improve their chances of reaching the World Cup finals in 2002 by losing 1-0 in Quito to Ecuador. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Bolivia 1 Peru 0 (Oct 09, 2000)

Bolivia beat Peru 1-0 in La Paz but it did little to improve their chances of qualifying for the 2002 World Cup. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Moldova 0 Slovakia 1 (Oct 07, 2000)

A 79th minute goal from Inter Bratislava star Szillard Nemeth was enough for Slovakia to squeeze past Moldova in Chisinau. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Spain 2 Israel 0 (Oct 07, 2000)

Real Madrid captain Fernando Hierro helped Spain to beat Israel at the Bernabeu stadium with the second goal of the night. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Portugal 1 Republic of Ireland 1 (Oct 07, 2000)

The Republic of Ireland came from behind to draw with Portugal in the Stadium of Light thanks to great shot from substitute Matt Holland. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Italy 3 Romania 0 (Oct 07, 2000)

Italy cruised to a 3-0 win in Milan against Romania. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Liechtenstein 0 Austria 1 (Oct 07, 2000)

Austria won unconvincingly in Vaduz thanks to a Thomas Floegel goal. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Latvia 0 Belgium 4 (Oct 07, 2000)

Belgian scored two goals early in Riga and grabbed two more on the break for a good win over Latvia. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Cyprus 0 Holland 4 (Oct 07, 2000)

Holland needed two goals from substitute Clarence Seedorf to get ahead in Nicosia. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Poland 3 Belarus 0 (Oct 07, 2000)

Polish fans clashed with police and shots were fired over their heads in Lodz before a 3-1 win over Belarus thanks to a hat trick from Radoslaw Kaluzny. . . . more . . .

World Cup 2002 - Switzerland 5 Faroe Islands 1 (Oct 07, 2000)

Three goals - all of them penalty kicks - by Kubilay Tuerkyilmaz helped Switzerland to a 5-1 win in Zurich over an outclassed Faroe Islands team. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Bulgaria 3 Malta 0 (Oct 07, 2000)

Bulgaria found it easy against Malta in Sofia. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Luxembourg 1 Slovenia 2 (Oct 07, 2000)

Slovenia struggled to beat Luxembourg as the part timers produced one of their best displays in years. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Greece 1 Finland 0 (Oct 07, 2000)

Greece were handed a narrow win by a great goal from Nikos Liberopoulos. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - San Marino 0 Scotland 2 (Oct 07, 2000)

Scotland had to wait until the 70th minute to score against the part timers of San Marino in a game of high anxiety on the mountainside of the Atlantic Republic. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Armenia 2 Ukraine 3 (Oct 07, 2000)

Ukraine came from two goals down to beat Armenia in Yerevan led by AC Milan star Andriy Shevchenko. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Czech Republic 4 Iceland 0 (Oct 07, 2000)

The Czech Republic easily beat Iceland 4-0 in Teplice with two goals each from Jan Koller and Pavel Nedved. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Lithuania 0 Georgia 4 (Oct 07, 2000)

Georgia hammered Lithuania in Vilnius as their passing game realy came together with mpressive results. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Sweden 1 Turkey 1 (Oct 07, 2000)

An injury time penalty saw Turkey scramble a point in Gothenburg to deprive Sweden of a win. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Andorra 1 Estonia 2 (Oct 07, 2000)

Estonia scored two second half goals in Andorra who suffered an off day. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Wales 1 Norway 1 (Oct 07, 2000)

Wales got their first point of World Cup qualification but could not keep the lead against Norway in Cardiff. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Northern Ireland 1 Denmark 1 (Oct 07, 2000)

Denmark came from behind to get a draw in Belfast after a great effort and exceptional goal from Northern Ireland. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - England 0 Germany 1 (Oct 07, 2000)

England coach Kevin Keegan needs a win in Finland to keep England in World Cup contention after they played miserably to lose 1-0 to Germany at Wembley. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Macedonia 3 Azerbaijan 0 (Oct 06, 2000)

Macedonia won the first match of World Cup weekend in Europe with a 3-0 victory in Skopje over Azerbaijan. . . . more . . .

France 1 Cameroon 1 (Oct 05, 2000)

Olympic champions Cameroon were inspired by their gold medals at the weekend to hold France to a 1-1 draw in a Paris friendly. . . . more . . .