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Matias Vuoso had a goal off the bench in Santos's 2-0 win in Estadio Azul. (Photo: Newscom)

Cruz Azul’s Bicentenario struggles continues on Saturday, giving up two late goals at Estadio Azul in losing to Santos, 2-0.

Carlos Quintero’s 83rd minute goal would prove the match-winner, though Matias Vuoso’s 85th minute tally put the match away.

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Stefano Okaku Chuka celebrates scoring the fourth goal in Fulham's 4-0, Sunday win over Notts County. (Photo: ZumaPress)

Lately, Notts County has kept themselves in the headlines for both good and bad reasons, but with their FA Cup run coming to an end Sunday at Craven Cottage, the Magpies’ only claim to fame in the near future will reside with Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.

That’s because the League Two side’s FA Cup run came to a thundering halt at the boots of the Premier League’s Fulham, with Cottagers methodically dismissing their guests by a 4-0 score.

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The draw for the sixth round proper of England’s FA Cup took place Sunday afternoon, setting the field for the eight clubs that will have survived a competition that started with 762 entrants.

But with four weekend draws leaving half the field to be defined by February 24th replays, only one of the four quarterfinal fixtures was set.

Portsmouth, coming off a 4-1, fifth round, South Coast derby win over Southampton, is scheduled to host Birmingham City on the weekend of March 6 and 7. Birmingham City sits eighth in the Premier League, while Portsmouth is at the bottom of the same division, twentieth place, ahead of a mid-week date with the High Court which will determine their ability to fight off a winding-up order and stay active in both competitions.

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Shay Given looks on as Ricardo Fuller's equalizer forces a reply. (Photo: ZumaPress)

Manchester City was unable to capitalize on their earlier dominance at Eastlands, permitting Stoke City to equalize through a Rory Delap corner, forcing a replay after their 1-1 draw in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Ricardo Fuller was the player on the end of Delap’s second half throw, the Irish midfielder only playing as a result of two first half injuries suffered in the Stoke midfield. As assist, however, helped equalize a Shaun Wright-Phillips opener in the 11th minute that hinted at a lopsided tie.

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Second half substitute Quincy Owusu-Abeiye turned the South Coast Derby, helping Pompey to 4-1 win at the FA Cup Quaterfinals. (Photo: ZumaPress)

The South Coast Derby held an upset potential for seventy-five minutes, with Southampton looking to add to their rival’s troubles by pulling off a two-division-upset over Portsmouth. But for one day, Pompey was able to put the trials of a winding up order behind them, going to St. Mary’s to knock their local foes out of the FA Cup.

Second half goals from Quincy Owusu-Abeiye, Aruna Dindane, Nadir Belhadj and Jamie O’Hara left St. Mary’s stunned and put the 2007-08 FA Cup champions into the final eight, defeating Southampton 4-1.

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Holders Chelsea celebrate winning last season's FA Cup. (Photo: Newscom)

Holders Chelsea remain in a competition that has knocked out most of the other big clubs in England, giving all of Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool – the second through fourth place teams in the Premier League – the weekend off.

That is not to say the tournament lacks name clubs. Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa, and Birmingham City – occupants of places five through eight in the league, will all see action this weekend, with two of them involved in the only matches between top-flight sides.

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Bayer Leverkusen temporarily went clear of Bayern Munchen with their 21 win over Wolfsburg. (Photo: ZumaPress)

Though the scoreline won’t reflect the control Leverkusen had on Saturday’s match at the
BayArena, the Bundesliga leader’s 2-1 win over VfL Wolfsburg exhibited all the qualities you would want to see in a title contender: stars who can control a match, great organization in attack and defense, and the ability to overcome adversity – this time in the form of an opponent pushing the limits of the referee’s patience.

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Captain Ahmed Hassen lifts the African Cup of Nations. (Photo: ZumaPress)

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“Are we so used to Egypt’s African dominance that we can’t see history? More likely, we don’t care.

Regardless, Egypt’s 1-0 victory Sunday over Ghana made the nation the first to win three consecutive Cup of Nations titles. An 85th minute goal from Gedo – the tournament’s leading scorer, despite never starting a match – expended Egypt’s CAN unbeaten streak to 19 matches.”

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