Martin Petrov scored a second-half equalizer to rescue a point for the Citizens in a 1-1 draw at Wigan’s DW Stadium.

Barca’s perfect record in the Spanish League ended after being held to a goalless draw at Valencia.

Raul scored two goals as Real Madrid beat Valladolid Saturday night at the Bernabeu. It was a great win for Los Blancos, who had no Ronaldo and played most of the game without Kaka.

The Red Devils beat Bolton 2-1 to return to the top of the Premier League on Saturday after previous leaders Chelsea crashed to a 2-1 defeat at Villa Park.

Darren Bent scored a freakish winning goal against Liverpool, in which a shot deflected into the net off a beach ball thrown onto the pitch by a fan.

The Gunners maintained their perfect home record this season with a 3-1 win over Birmingham. However, Theo Walcott was forced off before half-time after suffering a serious knee injury.

James Collins scored his first goal for the Villains to condemn Chelsea to a back-to-back away defeat following the 2-1 result at Villa Park.

[USA 2 Costa Rica 2] The Yanks, with their draw at RFK finished top of the table in CONCACAF. Honduras and Mexico will join them in South Africa next summer.

Brazil and Venezuela end 0-0 in Campo Grande. The Vinotinto are officially out of the running for football’s grandest showcase next year.

Albicelestes sealed their place at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa after securing a 1-0 victory in Uruguay.

CR9 was handed the chance to play in South Africa when Portugal completed the first stage of their unlikely qualification revival, crushing Malta 4-0 to secure a spot in the World Cup play-offs.