Supporters cheer during the opening ceremony of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Alexandria September 24, 2009.

An Universidad de Chile supporter cheers before their Copa Sudamericana football match against Inter of Brazil at Beira Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Close up of Liverpool’s English midfielder Steven Gerrard’s boots during the match between Liverpool and Hull City at Anfield in Liverpool, north-west England.

Darren Bent of Sunderland celebrates after scoring during the Barclays Premier League match between Sunderland and Hull City at the Stadium of Light.

A supporter runs down the stairs of an empty part of the stadium during the U-20 World Cup group A soccer match between Paraguay and Italy in Cairo.

Ronaldo from Corinthians reacts during his Brazilian Championship soccer match against Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo.

Egyptian policemen watch the U-20 World Cup group A soccer match between Paraguay and Italy in Cairo.

FC Luzern’s Hakan Yakin bleeds out of his nose during their Swiss Super League soccer match against AC Bellinzona in Emmenbruecke outside Lucerne.

Chelsea’s Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, and John Terry react after their English Premier League soccer match against Wigan.

Houston Dynamo Girls (via Houston Delta Niner at Flickr)

BSC Young Boys’ fans light torches during their Swiss Super League soccer match against FC St. Gallen (FCSG) in St. Gallen.

Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho leaves the pitch at the end of their match against Sampdoria in their Italian serie A soccer match at Marassi stadium in Genoa.

Liverpool’s co-owner George Gillett walks towards Saudi Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdullah as they take their seats in the crowd before their match against Hull City at Anfield in Liverpool. The Saudi prince is prepared to spend up to 350 million pounds ($558 million) to buy a 50 percent stake in English soccer club Liverpool, al-Riyadh newspaper quoted him as saying on Sunday

Borussia Dortmund’s supporters celebrate their team during the German Bundesliga soccer match against Schalke 04 in Dortmund.

Venezuelan fans celebrate the goal of Venezuela’s Jonathan Del Valle during the Nigeria vs Venezuela U-20 World Cup group B soccer match at the Al-Salam stadium in Cairo, Egypt.

Portland Timbers supporters (Courtesy Steven D. Lenhart at Flickr)