By JEREMY INSON Associated Press Writer

Fans of Manchester United and Liverpool, the Premier League's fiercest rivals, are linked in a common cause: anger at American owners who have turned English soccer's most successful clubs into the most indebted. While a tight match Sunday kept the anti-American chants to a minimum during Manchester United's 2-1 victory over Liverpool, green-and-gold protest scarves were everywhere,...

Schalke missed a chance to knock Bayern Munich off the top of the Bundesliga on Sunday when it had to settle for a 2-2 draw at Hamburger SV. Bayern lost 2-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday and Schalke could have moved a point clear at the top with a win. Ruud van Nistelrooy scored for Hamburg late in the first half but Schalke turned the game around with a goal from Kevin Kuranyi and a penalty...

Park Ji-sung headed Manchester United back to the Premier League summit as the champions came from behind to beat Liverpool 2-1 on Sunday in an ill-tempered clash between the northwest rivals. While Park's 60th-minute goal restored United's two-point lead over Arsenal, Liverpool remains four points adrift of the final Champions League place.

Schalke 04 were denied top spot in the Bundesliga when they were held 2-2 at Hamburg SV on Sunday after substitute Jonathan Pitroipa scored a late equaliser for the hosts.

* Milan held 1-1 at home after Inzaghi equaliser

Luis Suarez scored twice and created another as Ajax routed RKC Waalwijk 5-1 Sunday to cut FC Twente's lead atop the Dutch league to four points. Suarez first provided a cross for Siem de Jong, who headed Ajax in front after nine minutes. De Jong then returned the favor, setting up the Ajax captain for the second in the 47th after Waalwijk had leveled through Marko Pantelic's own goal.