BERLIN (Ticker) - Hertha Berlin condemned Duisburg to the foot of the Bundesliga after easing to a 2-0 victory at a rain-sodden Olympic Stadium on Friday.

ARNHEM, The Netherlands (Ticker) - VVV Venlo hauled itself out of the Eredivisie’s drop zone with a spirited 3-1 victory on the road at Vitesse Arnhem on Friday night.

Landon Donovan became the U.S. career scoring leader Friday, one month after scoring the goal that broke a tie with Eric Wynalda. FIFA, soccer’s governing body, said Friday it had recognized the United States’ 3-1 victory over Denmark on Jan. 20, 2007, as a full “A” international game. Donovan converted a penalty kick in the 44th minute of the Denmark match 13 months ago, but before Friday FIFA had…

Argentina midfielder Javier
Mascherano signed a four-year contract with Liverpool on Friday.

Rangers have been denied the
chance by FIFA to transfer Gabon striker Daniel Cousin to
Fulham, the Scottish Premier League leaders said on Friday.

LONDON (Ticker) - Chelsea has denied claims it is discriminating against UK-based supporters with Greek surnames wanting to buy tickets for next week’s Champions League game with Olympiacos at Stamford Bridge.

Fiorentina centre-back Alessandro Gamberini said Friday his team would not be overawed when they travel to Turin to face Juventus on Sunday.

Brazil playmaker Kaka, who this
week extended his contract with AC Milan until 2013, wants to
spend the rest of his career at the club.

Brazilian striker Adriano
was in more trouble on Friday when he arrived late for training
with his club Sao Paulo, left early and threatened a cameraman.

Argentina is beginning to take notice of a once-forgotten striker who, with eight goals in seven matches for French league giants Bordeaux, is hoping for a dream call-up to the national squad.