Zac Lee Rigg: Owners joined the public discourse in the last few days, with San Jose's Lew Wolff piping in this morning.What does that mean about how bargaining is progressing?Kyle McCarthy: Well, it's tough to say considering the hush-hush nature of the talks.What it does mean is that the investors have decided to join the public discourse after meeting in Los Angeles earlier this week.The inves
Counterattack Will The MLS Players Union Strike?

TOLUCA, Mexico - Antonio Naelson scored two second-half goals and HectorRaul Mancilla added another as Mexico's Toluca rallied for a 3-2 victory onWednesday over MLS club Columbus Crew, advancing to the semifinals of theCONCACAF Champions League. Toluca advanced 5-4 on aggregate in the two-game quarterfinal series.Argentine forward Guillermo Schelotto scored both Crew goals.Toluca willface fell
Toluca rallies to defeat Crew 3-2

San Jose Earthquakes owner Lew Wolff became the third owner to speak publicly about the Major League Soccer collective bargaining agreement this morning.Earlier this week Los Angeles Galaxy's Tim Leiweke and Seattle Sounders FC's Joe Roth put their views on the public record.Wolff released a lengthy statement tackling the possibility of a strike and urging the MLS Players Union not to follow that
San Jose Owner Lew Wolff Discourages Potential MLS Strike

CHESTER, Pa. - Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union's will hostValencia of Spain's La Liga in an exhibition at PPL Park this summer.The expansion team announced the game Wednesday, saying the date had notbeen finalized. Valencia is in third place with 13 wins, five losses and eight ties, 18points behind Real Madrid and Barcelona.Its roster includes David Villa, DavidSilva and Juan Manuel Mat
Union to host exhibition against Spain's Valencia

* Gourcuff and Chamakh score as Bordeaux go through* Bordeaux join Lyon in quarter-finals(Adds quotes, detail)By Jean-Yves Saint CeranBORDEAUX, France, March 17 - Girondins Bordeauxsurvived a second-half scare to grab a 2-1 win over OlympiakosPiraeus on Wednesday and give France a second team in theChampions League quarter-finals. Bordeaux, leading 1-0 from the first leg, went further clearth
Bordeaux join Lyon in Champions League quarters

Carroll struck 10 minutes into either half to take his tally for the season to 14, a figure Lovenkrands had reached earlier with his 22nd-minute effort, as relegation-threatened Scunthorpe wilted in the face of an onslaught at St James' Park.The game might have been over by half-time but for Iron goalkeeper Joe Murphy, the crossbar and the offside flag which denied Kevin Nolan a 12th-minute heade
Magpies close in on Premier return

Messi struck a brilliant opener after just 12 minutes to put Barca 2-1 ahead in the last-16 tie, and he played a key role soon after as Pedro Rodriguez made it 2-0 on the night in the Nou Camp.Messi, who was a constant menace, added a third on the hour mark to take his tally to eight goals in the last four games before Bojan Krkic completed the romp late on as Barca became Spain's only representa
Stuttgart sunk by more Messi magic

Bristol City manager Gary Johnson is set to leave his position at Ashton Gate by mutual consent on Thursday, BBC Radio Bristol understands.Johnson, 54, has been in charge at Ashton Gate since September 2005, when the club were in League One.City were promoted to the Championship in 2007 and lost to Hull City in the play-off final in 2008.But they have won only twice in 12 league games and are cur
Johnson set to leave Bristol City

ROMAN ABRAMOVICH will launch a spectacular £150 million spending spree this summer to build a Chelsea team that can finally give him the Champions League - with Fernando Torres at the top of his wish list.

INTER MILAN boss Jose Mourinho was hailed by his club president, players and the Italian media after masterminding victory over his former club. the ‘Special One' oversaw "the Perfect night" according to Gazzetta dello Sport, while Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack admitted there was "no answer" to Inter's performance at Stamford Bridge on tuesday.

CARLO ANCELOTTI has had to work with a mishmash of other managers' players ever since he took control at -Chelsea last summer. That situation is now about to change.

FLORENT MALOUDA has revealed Roman Abramovich gave manager Carlo Ancelotti and Chelsea's players the silent treatment after they crashed out of the competition he is so desperate to win.

BARCELONA 4 STUTTGART 0 (Barcelona win 5-1 on agg)

IAIN DOWIE has been filling his time out of management taking skiing lessons and is now ready, Hull fans fear, to take their club downhill fast.

IF Arsenal's Nicklas Bendtner had not scored a last-minute winner against Hull City last Saturday would Phil Brown, who has been the Tigers most successful boss ever, still be in a job?

MANCHESTER United's Darren Fletcher has urged his team-mates not to take Liverpool for granted on Sunday.

RAFA BENITEZ has urged Liverpool players to follow the example of Pepe Reina and not allow one bad season to spark a stampede for the Anfield exit door.

BOBBY ZAMORA aims to turn world and European football aristocracy on its head tonight by toppling Juventus to achieve further self-vindication against the very Fulham fans who used to jeer him.

DEFIANT Mark McGhee last night insisted he doesn't deserve the sack at Aberdeen, and he won't quit the crisis-hit Pittodrie club.

(Adds teams, updates red cards)March 17 - Girondins Bordeaux 2 Olympiakos Piraeus1 - Champions League last 16 second leg result: At Chaban-Delmas stadiumGirondins Bordeaux win 3-1 on aggregateScorers:Bordeaux: Yoann Gourcuff 5, Marouane Chamakh 88Olympiakos: Piraeus: Kostas Mitroglou 65Red cards: Matt Derbyshire 60, Olof Mellberg 90+4 (bothOlympiakos), Alou Diarra 68 (Bordeaux)Halftime: 1-0Tea
Bordeaux 2 Olympiakos 1 - result