“Arsenal’s Emmanuel Adebayor has been called up to the Togo squad for this weekend’s World Cup qualifier against Cameroon, despite being injured.” (BBC)

Uruguayan football in turmoil (WorldSoccer)
“Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) president Jose Luis Corbo has resigned in the latest twist to the country’s football crisis. Corbo was said to be unhappy at a group of clubs – reportedly Liverpool, Danubio and Defensor Sporting – who he saw as trying to torpedo his administration.”

Iran scrape past Kuwait (AFC)
“Iran warmed up for their crucial FIFA World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia when they scraped past Kuwait 1-0 on Monday.”

El Salvador’s ’10 World Cup march marked by unsavory accusations (SI)
“Once considered the strongest team in Central America — before it was overtaken by Costa Rica and Honduras — El Salvador has reached the final stage of the CONCACAF regional World Cup qualifiers for the first time in 12 years. (El Salvador hosts the U.S. on Saturday in the second game of the Hexagonal.)”

Who should the USMNT start vs. El Salvador? (Soccer By Ives)
“The U.S. men’s national team is preparing for its road game of the Hexagonal Round of World Cup qualifying, with a trip to El Salvador slated for Saturday. With two qualifiers in five days, U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley could be looking to shake up his lineup a bit in one of those matches.”

Have Peru shot themselves in the foot over Guerrero and co? (Reuters UK)
“After watching a Bundesliga game in which all the goals are scored by Peruvians, it is hard to imagine that the South American country’s national team is in such a predicament.”

Weary Brückner steps out of the firing line (UEFA)
“Former Czech Republic and Austria coach Karel Brückner has decided to retire at the age of 69 due to his age and persistent health problems, saying: ‘My career as a coach is over. I’m definitively moving out of the front line.'”

Injured Valdivia to miss Chile qualifiers (ESPN)
“Chile playmaker Jorge Valdivia has been left out of the squad for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers away to Peru and at home to Uruguay because of injury.”

The Short List: Fresh Faces For Qualifiers (Yahoo!)
“Most of the names on the U.S. National Team’s roster for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers are givens. Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, Brian Ching, Carlos Bocanegra, Oguchi Onyewu, and all the usual suspects are in slated to be in camp.”