Stuttgart, Werder Bremen, Wolfsburg Win: Dortmund and Aachen Draw

A wrapup of the Tuesday action in Germany's Bundesliga:

At Stuttgart:

Mario Gomez (80') and Thomas Hitzisperger (85') scored second-half goals as rising VfB Stuttgart blanked visiting and struggling Hamburg 2-0.

At Nuremberg:

Torsten Frings (32') and Diego (79') propelled first-place Werder Bremen to a 2-1 road win over FC Nurnberg.

At Mainz:

Mike Hanke (PK-4') and Christopher Lamprecht (84') powered VfL Wolfsburg to their third straight win, a 2-1 road win over Mainz.

At Dortmund:

Borussia Dortmund and visiting Alemania Aachen battled to a 0-0 stalemate. Dortmund's Roman Weidenfeller and his Aachen counterpart Kristian Nicht came away with clean sheets.

FC Dallas Fires Coach

From Dallas:

FC Dallas canned head coach Colin Clarke on Tuesday after the regular-season Western Conference champions were knocked off in the first round of the MLS playoffs by Colorado.

Inverness and Aberdeen: Fit To Be Tied

At Inverness:

In a rare Monday Scottish Premier League face-off, Steve Lovell's equalizer in the 90th minute lifted Aberdeen to a 1-1 road draw with Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Graham Bayne had scored in the 78th minute for the Caley Thistle.

Sporting, FC Porto, Chalk Easy Wins

Two games on the Monday Portuguese BWINLiga schedule:

At Lisbon:

Three different goal talliers propelled Sporting Club Portugal to a 3-0 pasting of visiting Sporting Braga, who didn't feel like bragging.

At Setubal:

FC Porto used three different goal scorers as they manhandled Vitoria Setubal on the road, 3-0.

Revs, Dynamo, To Play For MLS Cup

The two conference finals in the Major League Soccer playoffs were played Sunday:

At Washington:

With Taylor Twellman scoring the only goal of the match in the 4th minute, the visiting New England Revolution shut down the DC United offense and blanked the hosts 1-0 on their way to the Eastern Conference championship and a spot in next Sunday's MLS Cup title match at Frisco, Texas.

At Houston:

Paul Dalglish scored twice (10', 20') and Ricardo Clark added one (17') as the homestanding Houston Dynamo won the Western Conference title with a 3-1 win over the Colorado Rapids. The Dynamo will face New England in the MLS Cup championship game next Sunday at 12:30 PM Pacific Time in Frisco, Texas.

Academica, CD Nacional, Maritimo, Benfica, Post Wins

Four games Sunday in Portugal's BWIN Liga:

At Coimbra:

Hosts Academica de Coimbra picked up a 2-0 home win over Estrela Amadora.

At Funchal:

Rodrigo Silva scored twice (17', 42') to help lead homestanding CD Nacional de Madeira to a 5-1 fistbeating of Pacos Ferreira.

At Figueira da Foz:

Kanu scored the only goal (71') in visiting Maritimo's 1-0 victory over Naval 1° de Maio.

At Lisbon:

Three different goal scorers helped SL Benfica win one at home over Beira Mar, 3-0.

Five Games On Eredivisie Sunday Slate

Five games Sunday in the Netherlands' top soccer division:

At Ultrecht:

FC Ultrecht and visiting Twente Enschede battled to a 0-0 tie.

At Almelo:

Ajax Amsterdam, with Kenneth Perez scoring twice (39', PK-81'), belted hosts SC Heracles Almelo 3-0.

At Rotterdam:

Theo Lucius scored the game winner in the 70th minute as Feyenoord Rotterdam edged visiting Vitesse Arnhem 2-1.

At Heerenveen:

SC Heerenveen picked up a 2-0 home win at the expense of hapless Sparta Rotterdam. Lasse Nielson (29') and Afonso Alves (54') scored for The Pride of Friesland.

At Waalwijk:

AZ Alkmaar, powered by goals from Moussa Dembele (6') and Danny Koevermans (31'), handled hosts RKC Waalwijk 2-0.

Nancy, Lens, Pick Up Wins

Two games Sunday in France's Ligue 1:

At Nancy:

Moncaf Zerka's 55th-minute penalty kick lifted AS Nancy Lorraine to a 2-1 home win over Bordeaux.

At Paris:

Daniel Cousin scored twice (50', 67') to help lead Lens to a 3-1 road win over Paris Saint Germain.

Dundee United Stun Rangers

At Dundee:

In Sunday's lone match in the Scottish Premier League, Dundee United shocked visiting Rangers with a 2-1, come-from-behind win. Craig Levein was successful in his first match as The Terror's new manager. Garry Kenneth (77') and Lee Mair (82') scored for the winners.

Frankfurt Wins; Schalke, Bayern Play To Stalemate

Two games Sunday in Germany's Bundesliga:

At Frankfurt:

Nakohiro Takahara provided the only goal (78') in Eintracht Frankfurt's 1-0 home win over Borussia Mochengladbach.

At Gelsenkirchen:

Bayern Munich came from two goals back to gain a 2-2 road deadlock with FC Schalke 04. Andreas Ottl (45') and Roy Makaay (52') scored for the visitors.

A Sunday Italian Eight-Pack

Eight games were played Sunday in Italy's Serie A:

At Bergamo:

Nicola Ventola (50') and Andrea Soncin (90') provided all the scoring as Atalanta racked up a 2-0 home win at AC Milan's expense.

At Leghorn:

Ibrahima Bakayoko notch the only goal (73') in Livorno's 1-0 win over visiting Udinese.

At Verona:

Chievo Verona remained winless on the season after a 0-0 home stalemate with Cagliari.

At Palermo:

Goals from Eugenio Corini (35') and Cristian Zaccardo (70') powered Palermo to a 2-0 home blanking of Sampdoria.

At Empoli:

Thanks to Igli Vanucchi's 88th-minute equalizer, Empoli gained a 1-1 home draw with Lazio.

At Turin:

Torino FC settled for a 1-1 home deadlock with 10-man Messina. Roberto Stellone scored the equalizer (61') for The Bull.

At Milan:

Inter Milan blanked visiting Ascoli 2-0 to stay at the top of the Serie A standings.

At Rome:

Rodrigo Taddei scored two second-half goals (49', 66') to help lead AS Roma to a 3-1 home win over Fiorentina.

Seven Games On Sunday In Spain

Seven games were played Sunday in Spain's Premiera Liga:

At Bilbao:

Athletic Bilbao settled for a 0-0 home deadlock with Racing Santander.

At Villarreal:

Homestanding Villarreal came back twice from behind to defeat Real Betis 3-2. Pacal Cygan scored the equalizer in the 57th minute, and Ruben Cani tallied the game winner in the 58th.

At Seville:

Thanks to goals from Frederic Kanoute (PK-50') and Adriano (88'), FC Sevilla defeated visiting Osasuna 2-0 to climb to the top of the Spanish Premier League standings.

At Madrid:

With goals from Anderson Nene (36') and Jorge Larena (82'), Celta Vigo handed Real Madrid their first home loss of the season, 2-1.

At Zaragoza:

With three different goal scorers, Real Zaragoza pinned a 3-1 defeat on visiting Getafe.

At Barcelona:

Espanyol and visiting Valencia battled to a 1-1 stalemate.

At Huelva:

Mario scored the game winner in the 90th minute as hosts Recreativo Huelva came from behind and defeated struggling Gimnastic de Tarragona 2-1.

Spurs, Villans, Hammers Win Sunday Games

Here now is a recap of Sunday's English Premiership action:

At London:

Marlon Harewood banged home the winning (and only) goal in the 89th minute of West Ham United's shocking 1-0 home win over Arsenal.

At Birmingham:

Aston Villa, with goals from Gareth Barry (PK-41') and Juan Pablo Angel (50'), picked up a 2-0 home win against Blackburn.

At London:

Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to knock off guests Chelsa 2-1. Michael Dawson (25') and Aaron Lennon (52') provided the scoring for the Spurs.

Panthers (Boavista) Top Deportivo Aves

At Porto:

Andre Ricardo Sousa (74') and Roland Linz (90') scored the equalizing and winning goals respectively to lead Boavista to a 2-1 home win over Deportivo Aves in the lone Saturday match in the Portuguese BWIN Liga.

PSV, Groningen Pick Up Wins; ADO Den Haag, Excelsior Draw

Three games were played Saturday in the Dutch Eredivisie:

At The Hague:

Ronildo Tininho's game-tying successful penalty kick in the 84th minute lifted ADO Den Haag to a 2-2 home draw with Excelsior of Rotterdam, as the hosts came back twice from one-goal deficits. Andwele Story scored both of Excelsior's goals (41', 60').

At Eindhoven:

Jefferson Farfan scored twice (27', 85') to help lead PSV Eindhoven to an easy 3-0 home win over NAC Breda.

At Groningen:

FC Groningen came from behind to defeat visiting Roda JC Kerdrade 2-1. Erik Nevland (71') and Luis Suarez (90') scored for the winners.

Rennes Hands Lyon First Loss

Eight games populated Saturday's schedule in France's Ligue 1:

At Rennes:

Stephane Moia scored the only goal of the match (13') at Rennes handed Lyon their first defeat of the current Ligue 1 season 1-0.

At Sedan:

Gregory Pujol's equalizer (62') enabled Sedan to gain a 1-1 draw with visiting Nantes.

At Auxerre:

Thanks to Ismael Bangoura's hat trick (15', PK-81', 90'), LeMans bounced back from a 2-1 deficit to post a 3-2 road win against AJ Auxerre.

At Montebeliard:

Homestanding Sochaux, on the strength of Guirane N'Daw's goal in the 67th minute, defeated visiting Troyes 1-0.

At Marseille:

Andre-Pierre Gignac powered visiting Lorient to a 1-0 win over Marseille with his 48th-minute tally.

At St. Etienne:

Bafetimbi Gomis scored twice (23', 87') to help lead St. Ettiene to a 3-0 home whitewashing of Toulouse.

At Monte Carlo:

Goalkeeper Flavio Roma's save of an Ederson penalty kick in the 86th minute preserved AS Monaco's 0-0 home draw with Nice.

At Valenciennes:

Lille used three different goal scorers to hand Valenciennes their first home defeat of the season, 3-0.

Bhoys Keep On Rolling

Four games were played Saturday in the Scottish Premier League:

At Glasgow:

League leading Celtic came back from a 1-0 deficit with two late second half goals (Jiri Jarosik [86'] and Craig Gordon [OG-90']) to defeat visiting Hearts 2-1, and stretch their league lead to 13 points.

At Dunfermline:

Anthony Stokes notched his second straight hat trick (1', 59', 80'), leading visiting Falkirk to a 3-0 whitewashing of Dunferline.

At Edinburgh:

Steven Naismith's 65th-minute equalizer propelled visiting Kilmarnock to a 2-2 deadlock with Hibernian.

At Motherwell:

Hosts Motherwell and St Mirren battled to a 0-0 stalemate.

A Saturday Six-Pack In Germany

Six games were played Saturday in Germany's Bundesliga:

At Aachen:

Marco Streller scored twice (46', 63') to help lead VfB Stuttgart to a 4-1 road win over Alemania Aachen and move into temporary possession of second place in the Bundesliga standings.

At Wolfsburg:

Mike Hanke scored the only goal (19') as VfL Wolfsburg pinned a 1-0 defeat on struggling visiting Hamburg, who were coming off being elimated from European competition.

At Leverkusen:

FSV Mainz 05 and homestanding Bayer Leverkusen battled to a 1-1 draw.

At Bremen:

Ivan Klasnic's goal in the 76th minute enabled Werder Bremen to gain a 1-1 home draw with Energie Cottbus. Francis Kioyo tallied in the 49th minute for the visitors.

At Dortmund:

Alexander Frei's successful 90th minute penalty kick allowed Borussia Dortmund to salvage a 1-1 home deadlock with Arminia Bielefeld. Artur Wichniarek scored first (68') for the Die Arminen.

At Berlin:

Thanks to goals from Marko Pantelic (29', 65') homestanding Hertha Berlin handed 1. FC Nurnberg their first loss of the season, 2-1.

Catania Wins; Siena and Parma Draw

Two Saturday matches in Italy's Serie A:

At Siena:

After being down 2-0 after 70 minutes, AC Siena ralled with two late goals from Erjon Bogdani (77', 90') to gain a 2-2 home draw with Parma.

At Reggio Calabria:

Giorgio Corona scored the only goal in the 68th minute of the match, propelling visiting Catania Calcio to a 1-0 win over Reggio.

Three Games On The Saturday Spanish Premiera Liga Sked

Three games dotted the Saturday schedule in Spain's top soccer division:

At Valencia:

On goals from Albert Meyong Ze (40') and Laurent Courtais (87'), Levante kept visiting Real Sociedad winless, 2-0.

At Mallorca:

Visiting Atletico Madrid and Mallorca battled to a 0-0 stalemate.

At La Coruna:

Deportivo La Coruna, thanks to Juan Rodriguez and his 73rd-minute equalizer, gained a 1-1 home deadlock with FC Barcelona. Ronaldinho scored in the 40th minute on a successful penalty kick for Barca.