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Two of the best teams in Mexico squared off Monday night at Robertson Stadium as CONCACAF Champions Pachuca defeated 2008 Apertura Champions Toluca, 1-0.

Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan has joined German Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich on a two-month loan spell, it was announced by the Galaxy on Monday. He will return to LA on March 8.

In a seemingly must-win game for both teams, Tecos UAG and Morelia met Monday night in Group A action in Interliga 2009. A controversial goal in the 71st minute gave Tecos a much-needed 1-0 victory.

It was an impressive week for former New England Revolution forward Clint Dempsey, whose Fulham club sits ninth in the Barclays Premier League standings.

U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley has called in a squad made up largely of Major League Soccer players for a training camp to prepare for a Jan. 24 friendly against Sweden at The Home Depot Center.

Boil it all down, and the year in soccer on our part of the globe finished like this: Columbus is on top of the MLS world, the United States is back on top of the women’s soccer world and the U.S. men are coiled for their shot at joining the rest of the world at South Africa 2010.