Soccer - AP

BRUSSELS, Belgium - FIFA president Sepp Blatter says Poland has reached a deal to avoid suspension from World Cup qualifiers and loss of its co-hosting rights to the 2012 European Championship.

WASHINGTON - All 11 starters from the United States' previous two World Cup qualifying victories were selected to the roster for the Americans' match on Oct. 11 against Cuba.

BRASILIA, Brazil - The United States lost to Paraguay 5-0 Tuesday on the opening day of the Futsal World Cup, a five-per-team soccer tournament featuring 20 nations.

WARSAW, Poland - The governing bodies of world and European soccer will not recognize the new administrator of the troubled Polish soccer federation, possibly endangering the country's right to co-host the 2012 European Championship.

BERLIN - The women's World Cup in 2011 in Germany will open in Berlin, with the championship game in Frankfurt.

WARSAW, Poland - Polish soccer fans punched and kicked each other during a game, leading to 27 arrests.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Iraq has lost its last chance to get back into qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.

PORTSMOUTH, England - Portsmouth defeated Tottenham 2-0 Sunday, with Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch scoring against their former club. In another Premier League game, Manchester City was upset 2-1 at Wigan.

CARSON, Calif. - Alecko Eskandarian and Sasha Victorine scored first-half goals, and Chivas USA beat the Kansas City Wizards 2-1 on Saturday night.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Conor Casey's third goal of the game, a volley with a little more than a minute remaining, gave the Colorado Rapids a 5-4 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Chad Marshall scored his fourth goal of the season and the Columbus Crew held on for a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night.

TORONTO - Marvell Wynne scored for Toronto, but teammate Hunter Freeman had an own goal and Toronto FC had to settle for a 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo on Saturday, stretching Toronto's winless skid to seven games.

LONDON - Defending champion Tottenham will have to get past seven-time winner Liverpool to reach the League Cup quarterfinals.

LONDON - Texas businessman Ellis Short bought a significant stake in Sunderland, the English Premier League told The Associated Press on Friday.

BORDEAUX, France - Ukraine and Poland will remain co-hosts of the 2012 European Championship, but European soccer's governing body warned they could lose the tournament if preparations fall behind schedule.

GLASGOW, Scotland - Dominic Cervi will become the fourth American in the Scottish Premier League after agreeing to join Celtic.

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - Chris Rolfe scored two goals and Cuauhtemoc Blanco added a goal and an assist to lead the Chicago Fire to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Thursday night.

BORDEAUX, France - UEFA has agreed to expand the European Championship to 24 teams starting in 2016.

ZURICH, Switzerland - Georgia was cleared to host World Cup qualifiers again, with soccer's governing body saying Tuesday the country is safe to resume play

BAGHDAD - Iraq's national soccer team has resumed training in Baghdad for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. The decision reflects improved security in the country.

CARSON, Calif. - Landon Donovan had three goals and an assist to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 5-2 victory over D.C. United on Saturday night, giving Bruce Arena his first win as the Galaxy's coach.

NEW YORK - Kristine Lilly will play for Boston, Abby Wambach will be in Washington and Hope Solo will suit up for St. Louis in the new Women's Professional Soccer league.

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - Clint Dempsey scored his fourth goal in four games, Michael Bradley and Brian Ching padded the margin, and the United States beat Trinidad and Tobago 3-0 in World Cup qualifying Wednesday night.

HAVANA - With few fans in the stands and little light on the field, the United States hung on to win its first soccer game in Cuba since 1947, beating the hosts 1-0 in a sloppy, sleepy World Cup qualifier Saturday night.