International

Betting, Henry's Handball Force Emergency Meeting of FIFA Soccer Chiefs Soccer’s governing body called an emergency meeting of its executive panel to discuss the handball that helped send France to the World Cup finals and the arrest of suspects in Europe’s largest match-fixing investigation.

Rafael Nadal Beaten by Soderling in Straight Sets at Tennis's ATP Finals Robin Soderling, the Swede who ended Rafael Nadal’s unbeaten run at the French Open, defeated the Spaniard for a second time this year at the ATP World Tour Finals.

Rafael Nadal Lacks Calm in Second Loss to Swedish Nemesis Soderling Rafael Nadal lost his cool -- and his opening match in the ATP World Tour Finals.

Gambling, Henry's Handball Force Soccer Chiefs to Hold Emergency Meeting FIFA officials will hold an emergency meeting Dec. 2 to discuss the Thierry Henry handball that helped put France in the soccer World Cup finals. Gambling and referees’ decisions will also be discussed.

Chelsea Plans to Beat Real Madrid in Race for Ribery: Soccer Roundup The following is a roundup of soccer stories from U.K. newspapers, with clickable links to the Web:

David Beckham's L.A. Galaxy Are Denied MLS Championship by Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake won Major League Soccer’s championship on penalty kicks, denying David Beckham his first title with the Los Angeles Galaxy.