Nashville Metros Soccer

Dr. Thomas Fleck, an icon in youth soccer coaching education, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 24, at the age of 74.

Manchester United added another sensational comeback to their Premier League repertoire, recovering from a three-goal deficit to salvage an unlikely 3-3 draw with rivals Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

PSV Eindhoven were held to a 1-1 draw at Heracles Almelo, missing the opportunity to lead the Eredivisie by five points, while defeat for Ajax allowed Feyenoord to climb to fifth in the standings.

Basel were held to a draw by FC Sion, but it was still enough for the leaders to extend their lead of Lucerne to seven points, while fourth-placed Young Boys beat Servette 3-1.

Werder Bremen twice threw away an advantage during their Bundesliga match at Freiburg, with the hosts cancelling out two Claudio Pizarro goals to salvage a much-needed 2-2 draw.

Udinese were left ruing their luck, and a fine performance by Fiorentina goalkeeper Artur Boruc, after two penalties converted by Stefan Jovetic saw the title-chasers lose ground with a 3-2 defeat.

Fabio Borini's double either side of half-time provided the killer blow to Inter Milan as Roma ran out comfortable 4-0 victors at the Stadio Olimpico, with Juan and Bojan Krkic scoring either side of the Italian's double.

Serie A leaders Juventus and second-placed AC Milan were both held to home goalless draws, by Siena and Napoli respectively, while Roma thrashed Inter Milan 4-0 at the Stadio Olimpico.

A difficult week for Rangers got even worse when they were dumped out of the Scottish Cup by Dundee United, who scored twice in the first half to record an impressive 2-0 victory at Ibrox.

Papiss Demba Cisse scored a stunning winner in front of his new fans to mark the perfect debut for Newcastle, as his half-volley from the edge of the box gave his new side the edge in a 2-1 win over Aston VIlla.

Utrecht took advantage of an injury-ravaged Ajax side as they left the Amsterdam ArenA with all three points, with Edouard Duplan getting both goals in a 2-0 win.

Heve Renard has said Zambia's 3-0 win over Sudan in the CAF Africa Cup of Nations was their toughest test so far, and now they have reached the semi's he feels they have every right to be targeting a medal.

Genoa pulled off a surprise in today's early match in Serie A, beating a Lazio side whose title tilt is firmly on the rocks, but the hosts almost let a three goal lead slip, with the Romans rallying, albeit futilely, to a 3-2 defeat.

Arsene Wenger has called for his Arsenal side to replicate their 7-1 demolition of Blackburn Rovers by eclipsing their poor start to 2012 and finding some consistency.

Sidney Sam's return to the Bayer Leverkusen squad looks to have been a short-lived one as the German forward suffered what is believed to be a muscle tear, having just recovered from a similar injury.

Marco Reus has apologised for missing a gilt-edged chance in Borussia Monchengladbach's 0-0 draw with Wolfsburg, but coach Lucien Favre has told the star he has nothing to be sorry about.

Holger Stanislawski has laid into his Hoffenheim side after their 'low-standard amateur' performance in the 2-2 draw with Augsburg yesterday, saying they are very much in a relegation battle now.

Thomas Muller has bemoaned Bayern Munich's dropped points against Hamburg, saying that the Bundesliga giants expect to win every game.

Sydney FC were on the wrong end of a five-goal haul as Newcastle Jets left the SFS with a 5-2 victory, with Nikolai Topor-Stanley opening the scoring and Jeremy Brockie both claiming a brace.

Santos Laguna remained top of the Torneo Clausura after a 2-1 win at Unam Pumas, despite Rodolfo Salinas scoring at both ends, while Atlante moved within three points of them after beating Queretaro.