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Minnows humble Real Madrid in Cup

Real Madrid were knocked out of the Copa del Rey in humiliating fashion after crashing to a 4-1 aggregate defeat at the hands of Alcorcon.For the second year in a row, Real have been put out of Spain's domestic Cup, competition by a third-tier side.

Kaka, Raul and Ruud van Nistelrooy all played, but it took a late Rafael van der Vaart goal to seal a hollow win.The damage was done by their 4-0 first-leg loss and there have been calls for the head of coach Manuel Pellegrini.

"To lose to a team in the third division can't be considered an achievement," said the under-fire Pellegrini. Van der Vaart's 81st-minute goal at least spared Real's blushes on the night at home but the club's fans were far from impressed, booing off their players at half-time and the final whistle. But the home supporters were magnanimous enough to give Alcorcon a massive ovation at the end of the game.

Real director general Jorge Valdano tried to be positive, but it was cold comfort for one of the biggest clubs in the world, and a club that spent vast sums on new players in the summer.

"You can't say in the first leg, or the second, that we didn't try," said Valdano.

Following their first leg loss, Pellegrini had admitted there was "no reason or explanation" for the result. "We hope our fans can forgive us," he added.Valdano also apologised to fans for that defeat but backed Pellegrini, Madrid's eighth different coach in five years.

"It's difficult and I know how the Madrid supporters must be feeling," Valdano told the club's website.

"We have to take it as a lesson in humility that must serve as a starting point for a fresh beginning.

"We must stick together, and when I say 'together' I am also thinking about the coach."

Pellegrini's arrival at the club coincided with the return of club president Florentino Perez, the man who put together the original 'galactico' team featuring Zinedine Zidane and David Beckham, and once again he began recruiting the cream of the world's footballing talent.

Over the summer Perez brought in players including Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and Xabi Alonso, and Madrid's season began well, with seven straight victories. But since Ronaldo suffered an ankle injury, they have won just three out of eight matches. Perez has given Pellegrini his public backing, however, saying the coach would see out the season regardless of the team's performance in both domestic competition and in Europe.

After 10 games, they lie second in the league, one point behind bitter rivals Barcelona, and after four games in the Champions League, they are second in their group.

source: bbcsports

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Germany keeper dies in 'suicide'

Germany and Hannover 96 goalkeeper Robert Enke has died after being hit by a train in an apparent suicide, police have confirmed.

Enke, 32, was fatally injured at a level crossing northwest of Hannover. The German football federation (DFB) said in a statement: "The German team has learned of the death of Robert Enke with great shock."Germany team manager Oliver Bierhoff added: "We are in a state of shock. It is beyond words." Enke's daughter Lara died in 2006 of a rare heart condition when she was just two. He leaves behind his wife, Teresa, and an eight-month-old daughter the couple had adopted in May.

German police released a statement saying: "The victim is apparently national team goalkeeper Robert Enke from Hannover 96. The first police indications are that it was a suicide."

Enke was struck by a regional train travelling between Norddeich and Hannover at a railway crossing in Neustadt am Rubenberge and died at the scene.

He played eight times for Germany and also for clubs Carl Zeiss Jena, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Benfica, Barcelona, Fenerbahce and Tenerife, before returning to the Bundesliga with Hannover in 2004.

Enke made his international debut aged 29 and became Germany's number one keeper after Jens Lehmann retired from internationals at the end of Euro 2008.

He had missed Germany's last four matches with a virus but returned for his club at the weekend.

Germany coach Joachim Löw had indicated that Enke was in pole position for the number one jersey at next year's World Cup finals in South Africa.

Dr Theo Zwanziger, president of the DFB, said that the football community in Germany "are deeply distressed and in mourning", adding: "All our sympathy goes to the wife of Robert Enke and his family."

The Germany squad is currently in Bonn ahead of a friendly against Chile on Saturday, but Enke had not been called up, having only just returned to action for his club.

Hundreds of fans flocked to Hannover's Niedersachsen Stadion on Tuesday night to lay flowers and light candles for the captain of their club.

A news conference has been scheduled for 1230 GMT on Wednesday.

source: bbcsports

Liverpool Vs Birmingham

Liverpool dropped yet more Premier League points as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Birmingham City at Anfield.It could have been so much worse for Rafa Benitez, whose side trailed 2-1 before captain Steven Gerrard - who started the match on the substitutes bench - slotted home a penalty which was highly controversial.

David Ngog, who had given Liverpool an early lead, look to have dived with Lee Carsley sliding in and making no contact - but referee Peter Walton awarded the spot-kick which allowed Gerrard to slot home. Earlier Christian Benitez had headed The Blues level, before Cameron Jerome's stunning strike just before half-time gave Alex McLeish side the lead.

Gerrard, though, stepped up to slot home - but a draw will still be of huge frustration to Benitez - who is still yet to beat Birmingham in the Premier League.

The point means Liverpool remain in seventh, but some 11 points adrift of leaders Chelsea.

Final Score: Liverpool 2: Birmingham 2

source: skysports

World Cup Qualifying Nov 14, 2009 Fixture

14/11/09 15:00	Maputo		Mozambique	Preview	Tunisia
14/11/09 15:30	Fes		Morocco	Preview	Cameroon
14/11/09 15:30	Lome		Togo	Preview	Gabon
14/11/09 15:30	Kigali		Rwanda	Preview	Zambia
14/11/09 16:00	Nairobi		Kenya	Preview	Nigeria
14/11/09 16:00	Ouagadougou		Burkina Faso	Preview	Malawi
14/11/09 16:00	Abidjan		Côte d'Ivoire	Preview	Guinea
14/11/09 19:00	Moscow		Russia	Preview	Slovenia
14/11/09 19:30	Cairo		Egypt	Preview	Algeria
14/11/09 20:00	San Jose		Costa Rica	Preview	Uruguay
14/11/09 20:00	Wellington		New Zealand	Preview	Bahrain
14/11/09 20:00	Omdurman		Sudan	Preview	Benin
14/11/09 20:00	Dublin		Republic of Ireland	Preview	France
14/11/09 20:00	Athens		Greece	Preview	Ukraine
14/11/09 20:30	Lisbon		Portugal	Preview	Bosnia-Herzegovina
15/11/09 17:00	Kumasi		Ghana	Preview	Mali
18/11/09 20:00	Donetsk		Ukraine	-	Greece
18/11/09 20:45	Zenica		Bosnia-Herzegovina	-	Portugal
18/11/09 20:45	Maribor		Slovenia	-	Russia
18/11/09 21:00	Montevideo		Uruguay	-	Costa Rica
18/11/09 21:00	Saint-Denis		France	-	Republic of Ireland

source:fifa.com

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