Women's Champions League draw and other news.

The results are in and the Quarter-final draw for the Women's UEFA Champions League is as follows: Russian side Zvezda-2005 will face-off with Olympique Lyonnais of France while Arsenal LFC from England are up against newcomers Linköpings FC from the Norse powerhouse of Sweden. English club side Everton against the Germans of FCR 2001 Duisburg should be a good set of games to watch while French side FCF Juvisy Essonne will have to battle it out with the German holders 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam. Potsdam shouldn't find FCF Juvisy too hard to defeat as the German's recent performances have been quite impressive. Duisburg will be hoping that Inka Grings is in form in their encounter with the English side Everton because if not they may find the going rougher. Arsenal may not know what to think of the Swedish side Linköpings FC as they haven't been to this stage yet. However, the Swedes should not be underestimated as they have performed well against the opposition they have faced. Arsenal are still the favorites at home however when they have to go away is when the Swedes may take the advantage. Finally, Lyon of France have performed better than their Russian opposition Zvezda-2005 however the Russians have two prolific strikers with 9 goals thus far in the tournament while the French "only" have the Swedish super-striker Lotta Schelin; providing for what looks like an enjoyable contest. In another demographic category, of the older generation, two old German sides will be celebrating reunification with a soccer match between the 1990 FIFA World Cup winning Germany XI and a specially selected number of East German legends. The match will take place in Leipzig and it will serve to illustrate that while West Germany won the World Cup, the Eastern Germans won Olympic gold, an experience that is not so widely remembered. In other news, the U.S.'s MLS league will have another new champion this year, as FC Dallas and the Colorado Rapids are the surprise finalists. It should be a great game though, as Dallas made their way thanks to an extremely attacking mentality which put the likes of the Los Angeles Galaxy to shame. Dallas's key players include the likes of play maker David Ferreira and veteran goalkeeper Kevin Hartman. The Rapids meanwhile are led by an English-man and so have a more traditional 4-4-2. That isn't to say that they are boring though, they have one speedy striker in Omar Cummings and a tank of goal-scorer in Conor Casey. Dallas may be able to overwhelm the Colorado team though, as they have done to their other opposition. Finally a look at the FIFA Women's world rankings, as the U.S. is having a bit of work to qualify for the World Cup in Germany 2011. They do still sit on top though, even leading the World Champions of Germany. Canada hold 4th place in the world , England have declined to 10th place, Denmark sit at 14th having failed to qualify for the World Cup. Equatorial Guinea have improved though, jumping to 62nd place, still quite low, but it shows their improvement. The Korea Republic (18), Colombia (32), Costa Rica (41), Chile (46), and Wales (47) are all at peek positions in their nation's histories of women's soccer. The top 5 include the U.S., Germany, Brazil, Sweden, and Japan. North Korea looks as if it could be making the jump soon as they hold 6th place, Italy hold 11th and China holds 13th.