Williams, who made 20 appearances for the U.S. national team from 1998-02, was hired Tuesday by the U.S. Soccer Federation and will oversee the under-17 residency program in Bradenton, Fla.

He had been coach of the under-18 team and was the Mid-Atlantic technical advisor for the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.

He spent five seasons as an assistant coach with Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls.

Second-half substitute Henry scored in the 77th minute to send the Emirates Stadium faithful into hysteria, and help Arsene Wenger’s side into the Cup’s fourth round.

The on-loan New York Red Bulls attacker scored with only his fifth touch since coming on midway through to second period to set up a home clash against fellow Premier League side Aston Villa in the next round.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger handed starts to talented youngsters Ignasi Miquel, Francis Coquelin and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in a strong starting line-up.

As for the visitors, on-loan Tottenham attacker Andros Townsend was given the chance to impress against his parent club’s bitter local rivals, while manager Simon Grayson opted for Argentinean striker Luciano Becchio to lead the line.

The home side started the match brightly, controlling possession against their Championship opponents, with Russian international Andrei Arshavin squandering a couple of presentable early chances on.

Former Sevilla man Sebastien Squillaci came close to breaking the deadlock in the 14th minute.

Mikel Arteta played in a wicked set piece which the French defender met with his head, but failed to test Andy Lonergan in the Leeds goal.

Leeds finally posed a threat midway through the first half after Arsenal failed to clear a free-kick.

Finland international Mika Vayrynen picked up the loose ball before driving to the byline.

His attempted cross deflected nicely into the path of Becchio who could only smash his close-range effort over the bar.

Wenger’s defensive injury problems took another turn for the worse after Coquelin picked up an apparent hamstring injury and was subsequently replaced by debutant Nico Yennaris.

Despite continuing to dominate possession, Arsenal failed to create another chance and the two sides headed into the half-time interval all square.

With less than 25 minutes remaining, Henry made his much-anticipated comeback as Wenger decided to add the Frenchman and Theo Walcott into the mix as he strived for the win, with the former Barcelona forward’s arrival sparking the previously reserved home supporters into frenzy.

The deadlock was finally broken 13 minutes from time with Henry getting on the end of an Alex Song pass, before bending a trademark finish past the hapless Lonergan.

Leeds almost managed to strike back instantly through a Ross McCormack header which the previously untested Wojciech Szczesny did well to hold.

The visitors continued to push for a goal and Szczesny was again called into action by a stinging effort by former Chelsea man Mikael Forssell, but the visitors could not find a way through.

The exclusion of the Myanmar Football Federation from taking part in the matches of the preliminary competition for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ was annulled, and the Myanmar Football Federation will therefore be reintegrated into the preliminary competition.

The Myanmar Football Federation will now be required to play all their home matches in the preliminary competition for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ on neutral ground in another country.

The fine of CHF 25,000 ordered by The FIFA Disciplinary Committee to be paid by the Myanmar Football Federation was upheld.

The Myanmar Football Federation were also informed that should they be liable for further breaches of Article 65 and 67 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, the case will be referred to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee for consideration, decision, and possible further sanctions (e.g. Article 28 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code).

Djokovic started looking rusty, but quickly clicked into gear as he cruised to the first set.

But Malisse struck back to win the second and force a decider which Djokovic won despite superb efforts by his relatively lowly opponent, the Serbian superstar closing out a 6-2 4-6 7-5 triumph.

James Blake was handed a walkover into the second round when fifth seed Mardy Fish pulled out after the opening game, denting Fish’s hopes of making it to the final event of the season at the O2.

Andreas Seppi of Italy came through one of the toughest matches of the day to beat Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-2, while Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen also won a three-setter, beating Brazil’s Thomaz Bellucci 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3.

Stanislas Wawrinka delighted his home crowd as he made the second round by beating Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-4 6-4 while Wawrinka’s compatriot Michael Lammer beat Mikhail Youzhny of Russia 6-4 6-3.

Everton made a faltering start to their English Premier League season last weekend when they slumped to a 1-0 loss to newly promoted Queens Park Rangers at Goodison Park, and their opening day clash with Spurs was postponed due to rioting in London.

They came from behind to complete a 3-1 win over Sheffield United in the Carling Cup on Wednesday, and Moyes said there was no doubt his squad had the quality to compete with the very best.

“We’ve got good players in the squad so that’s not in any way putting them down,” Moyes said.

“We’ve got really, really good players, international players from several countries and they have been here for a while.”

“We have a good level of stability at the club and because of that the group know what is expected and we hope to keep it going and finish as well as we have in recent seasons.”

With points at a premium on Saturday, Moyes said he expected a tough encounter at Blackburn, who have begun their campaign with successive losses against Wolves and Aston Villa.

“It’s a tough game going to Blackburn,” the Scot said. “They are one of the sides who have always had a good home record at Ewood.”

“I know they lost their first game but they tend to do well at Ewood, it’s a tough encounter and they need the points as much as we do.”

The big Swede suffered the injury in training and Milan say he will need two weeks to recover, meaning he should miss their first match.

Milan begin the defence of their title away to Cagliari on August 27.

Barca have announced the signing of Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas, in a five-year deal worth around 39 million euros.

The La Liga outfit will pay the English Premier League club an initial guaranteed fee of 29 million euros for the midfielder, with another 10 million euros paid dependent upon how many games the Spain international plays for Barca and the number of trophies he wins during his time at the club.

The midfielder completed his transfer to his boyhood club on Monday after drawn-out negotiations between Arsenal and the La Liga outfit.
Wenger said he wanted to keep the Spain international, but he feels the English Premier League club will move on despite their captain’s departure.

“We lost a world-class player and we are sad about it,” he said.
“We did try to keep him but, in the end, you have to respect the desire of the player, and this club is 125 years old this season and many big players left the club and the club went on, and that’s what we want to show – that we have the strength and unity to fight as ever.”

Another player who has been heavily linked with a move away from Emirates Stadium during the transfer window has been Samir Nasri, who has less than a year remaining on his contract and has attracted interest from Manchester City.

Wenger, who wants to keep the France international, said he does not think Nasri will leave just because Fabregas chose to do so.
“The two things are not linked,” Wenger said.

“Ideally I want Samir Nasri to stay but as much as we were in a strong position on the contract side with Cesc, the situation is a bit different (with Nasri), but hopefully we can sort the situation out.”

JS Kabylie dominated the first 30 minutes of the game without taking advantage in spite of two offensive moves by Hanifi and Younes at the 5th and 6th minutes respectively. However the Congolese that were solid at the defense, succeeded in opening scores at the 34th minute through Ngasanya who converted a penalty awarded following a foul on Tusili by Nessakh.

During the first 15 minutes of the second half, the players of Coach Moussa Saib went offensive, taking control of the ball. Younes, Nessakh and Rial took turns to raid the defense of Motema Pembe but could not succeed to score. Following a Congolese counter attack at the 68th minute, Ngasanya Ilongo took advantage of a JS Kabylie defensive lapse and dismissed Goalkeeper Asselah for the second goal.

This second goal completely demoralised the teammates of Rial that practically gave up till the Senegalese referee Ousmane Fall sounded the final whistle.
This third defeat seriously complicayes the chances of JS Kabylie’s qualification for the semi-final.

Spurs drew the Scottish Premier League side at the official draw in Nyon on Friday, while 2010 champions Atletico Madrid will take on Portugal’s Vitoria SC to try and earn their group stage spot.

Fulham – inaugural finalists in the second-tier European competition – face a battle with Ukrainian side Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, while Stoke City will go up against FC Thun, of Switzerland.

The other English club in the play-off – Championship side Birmingham City – will take on Portuguese club Nacional.

Fifth in La Liga last term, Sevilla will take on last season’s fourth-placed Bundesliga side Hannover 96, and their fellow Spanish club Athletic Bilbao will go up against Turkish side Trabzonspor.

Spanish giants Celtic will be keen to avoid any early exits after rivals Rangers’ embarrassing Champions League qualifying defeat in mid-week, when they face Swiss side Sion in their play-off.

In other notable play-off fixtures, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Panathinaikos will go head to head, AS Roma will take on Slovan Bratislava and 2011 finalists Sporting Braga will face Swiss outfit Young Boys.

A Cosmos team consisting of 12 special guests and eight Under-23 players will tackle Cantona’s old side on Friday, in a testimonial for the retired Paul Scholes.

Frenchman Cantona won four English Premier League titles and two FA Cups with United before hanging up his boots in 1997.

In January he was appointed director of soccer for the revamped Cosmos, a former National American Soccer League team hoping to orchestrate a return to action in Major League Soccer.

“Every time I come back to Manchester and go to Old Trafford it’s always special for me and this time it will be even more special,” Cantona said.

“For my comeback in football, the first game I will be involved in is with the Cosmos and at Old Trafford so it’s very special for me.”

Scholes called time on his United career in May after 17 seasons with the club, three of which he spent alongside Cantona, who has found memories of his former team-mate.

“I hope everybody will have a great time and especially Paul Scholes,” Cantona said.

“He has been a great player who can play anywhere in the midfield, upfront … he can score goals, assist, he can defend, he can tackle … so he’s a great player and I’m very proud to be here for him.”

Cantona was asked if he harboured any ambitions to take over from manager Sir Alex Ferguson in the United hot seat, a question the 45-year-old met with humour and diplomacy.

“Maybe I die before Alex Ferguson,” he said, jokingly. “I’m sure he will be on the bench for ever because this is his life.”

“He was a good player, he has been a great manager for decades and that’s his life. And me I’m involved in New York and I don’t want to move.”

Cantona also passed judgement on United’s cross-city rivals Manchester City, questioning the merits and sustainability of their big-spending transfer policy.

“United is the best team,” he said. “I don’t know how they (Manchester City) work now, maybe they work on an academy.”

“But for now they want to be the team spending millions to buy players for the team. And they have been successful because they won the FA Cup.”

“But if they only want to do that they will not be as strong as United, because United work on the long term, encouraging young talents.”

MC Algiers who have been facing difficulties since last season suffered due to poor preparation and stumbled on Saturday 4-0 against Wydad. It is a result which must ring alarm bells for the Algerian representative. Team coach Abdelhak Meguellati, inherited a poisoned chalice if you consider that he took over a team escaped relagation on the very last day of the championship. « The groups stage has come at a bad time for us and we have not been able to rest. Our championship ended at the start of July whic only gave us a week before kick off of the groups stage games. » said Mouloudia coach.

The Algerian club that occupies the bottom place of Group B with a single point it grabbed at home against Esperance of Tunis. They still have a difficult mission for their next match when they travel to Cairo to face Al Ahly on August 12th. The Egyptian side suffered a 1-0 defeat in Tunis against Esperance will be keen to register their first victory in this group stage. Ahly themselves need to start picking up points if they want to qualify for the semi-finals. This scenario does not favour the Algerian representative in their quest and makes it a difficult challenge lying ahead.

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