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Here is a big reason why I don't have any desire to see MLS follow the European trend of big clubs dominating - 18 months ago Manchester United was sold for 800 million pounds, and today West Ham was sold for 10 times less - 85 million pounds. They play in the same league? No wonder West Ham has absolutely no chance of EVER winning the title. What is the point? Not to mention Real Madrid selling their own TV rights for over a billion dollars!
-Rob Hughes of the International Herald Tribune looks at this very subject.
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Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated on the status of Clint Dempsey's move to Europe in January. Dempsey just fired his agent too. Has anyone asked what happens if he doesn't get a good offer and MLS turns down the transfer like they did last summer? Does he go all Mathis on us?
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Andrew Hush of Soccer New England talks to Rev's coach Steve Nicol about next season.
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Metrofanatic is reporting a strong rumor that Amado Guevara is on his way to Chivas USA from NYRB.
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Ives Galarcep of the North Jersey Herald looks at the value of Claudio Reyna leaving England to come home and play for the Red Bulls of NY/NJ. He makes a lot of good points.
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Red Bulls midfielder Mark Lisi is retiring due to long term injuries. Also by Ives.
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Marc Connolly of the US Players Assoc asks 20 questions about the just finished MLS season. Then answers them himself.
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Jeff Carlisle at Soccernet with a 2006 MLS season review.
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USA U20 coach Thomas Rongen is not pleased with the progress his boys are making. From Soccernet.
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USA keeper Marcus Hahnemann has started discussing a contract extension with his club team Reading.
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This rolled into my inbox today: New York City FC. Interesting. I am not sure how official this is though.
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Next up, it's the NCAA quarterfinals. Single elimidation. Here are the matches:
Fri 24th
Virginia v Notre Dame
Wake Forest v Santa Clara
Sat 25th
Northwestern v Santa Barbara
Sun 26th
Duke v UCLA
-The Semifinals & Finals will be played Dec 1 & 3 in St Louis.
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Boston College star striker Charlie Davies has left the school and is in Holland on trial with Ajax! He has the potential to be a great one.
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Champions League Matchday 5 is today & tomorrow. Here is the schedule:
Tues Nov 21:
-CSKA Moskva v Porto
-AEK Athens v AC Milan
-Celtic v Manchester United
-CSKA Moskva v Porto
-Arsenal v Hamburg
-Real Madrid v Lyon
-Benfica v Kobenhavn
-Steaua v Dynamo Kyiv
Wed Nov 22 TV sched:
ESPN2
-No games - there is a conflict with some kind of low level college basketball tournament that will supersede showing a real sporting event.
ESPN Classic
-Levski Sofia v Barcelona - delayed at 4pm
ESPN Deportes
-Spartak Moskva v Bayern Munich - live at 11:25am
-Levski Sofia v Barcelona - live at 1:30pm
-Inter Milan v Sporting - delayed at 10pm
Setanta
-Liverpeople v PSV Eindhoven - live at 1pm & delayed at 8pm
-Valencia v Olympiacos - delayed at 4pm & delayed at 10pm
-Levski Sofia v Barcelona - delayed at 6pm
Thur Nov 23 - more delayed games from Wed
ESPN2
-Werder Bremen v Chelsea - delayed at 12:30am
ESPN Deportes
-Werder Bremen v Chelsea - delayed at 1am
-Liverpeople v PSV Eindhoven - delayed at 11am
-Benfica v Kobenhavn - delayed at 1pm
-Valencia v Olympiacos - delayed at 3pm
Fri Nov 24
ESPN2
-Highlights Show - 9am
-You can see the full schedule and standings here
-Paul Doyle at the Guardian asks: Can Lyon Win The Champions League?
-Kevin McCarra, also from the Guardian, examines the quiet success of coach Gordon Strachan at Celtic.
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Andrew Downie of Soccernet writes about Werder Bremen's Brazilian star midfielder Diego who is playing in the deep shadow of Kaka and Robinho for his country.
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The Mexican Apertura playoffs, quarterfinals round (2 legs):
First Legs-
Wed 22nd
Guadalajara v Cruz Azul
Thur 23rd
Monterrey v Toluca
Atlas v America
Fri 24th
Pachuca v UNAM
Second Legs-
Sat 25th
Cruz Azul v Guadalajara
Sun 26th
UNAM v Pachuca
America v Atlas
Toluca v Monterrey
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Mexico's new coach Hugo Sanchez is a licensed dentist!!!
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Both Roberto Carlos (until '08) & Jose Maria Gutierrez aka Guti (until '10) have signed contract extensions with Real Madrid.
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Many of the biggest clubs in Europe are trying to buy the signature of young Argentine Gonzalo Higuain from River Plate. Gregory Sica of Sports Illustrated talks to him about his plans.
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And Sports Illustrated have named Zinedine Zidane as their "Turkey Of The Year". He beat out such notables as the US Ryder Cup Team, Floyd Landis, Ricky Williams, Barry Bonds and Terrell Owens. That is large company.
Here is a big reason why I don't have any desire to see MLS follow the European trend of big clubs dominating - 18 months ago Manchester United was sold for 800 million pounds, and today West Ham was sold for 10 times less - 85 million pounds. They play in the same league? No wonder West Ham has absolutely no chance of EVER winning the title. What is the point? Not to mention Real Madrid selling their own TV rights for over a billion dollars!
-Rob Hughes of the International Herald Tribune looks at this very subject.
~ ~ ~ ~
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated on the status of Clint Dempsey's move to Europe in January. Dempsey just fired his agent too. Has anyone asked what happens if he doesn't get a good offer and MLS turns down the transfer like they did last summer? Does he go all Mathis on us?
~ ~ ~ ~
Andrew Hush of Soccer New England talks to Rev's coach Steve Nicol about next season.
~ ~ ~ ~
Metrofanatic is reporting a strong rumor that Amado Guevara is on his way to Chivas USA from NYRB.
~ ~ ~ ~
Ives Galarcep of the North Jersey Herald looks at the value of Claudio Reyna leaving England to come home and play for the Red Bulls of NY/NJ. He makes a lot of good points.
~ ~ ~ ~
Red Bulls midfielder Mark Lisi is retiring due to long term injuries. Also by Ives.
~ ~ ~ ~
Marc Connolly of the US Players Assoc asks 20 questions about the just finished MLS season. Then answers them himself.
~ ~ ~ ~
Jeff Carlisle at Soccernet with a 2006 MLS season review.
~ ~ ~ ~
USA U20 coach Thomas Rongen is not pleased with the progress his boys are making. From Soccernet.
~ ~ ~ ~
USA keeper Marcus Hahnemann has started discussing a contract extension with his club team Reading.
~ ~ ~ ~
This rolled into my inbox today: New York City FC. Interesting. I am not sure how official this is though.
~ ~ ~ ~
Next up, it's the NCAA quarterfinals. Single elimidation. Here are the matches:
Fri 24th
Virginia v Notre Dame
Wake Forest v Santa Clara
Sat 25th
Northwestern v Santa Barbara
Sun 26th
Duke v UCLA
-The Semifinals & Finals will be played Dec 1 & 3 in St Louis.
~ ~ ~ ~
Boston College star striker Charlie Davies has left the school and is in Holland on trial with Ajax! He has the potential to be a great one.
~ ~ ~ ~
Champions League Matchday 5 is today & tomorrow. Here is the schedule:
Tues Nov 21:
-CSKA Moskva v Porto
-AEK Athens v AC Milan
-Celtic v Manchester United
-CSKA Moskva v Porto
-Arsenal v Hamburg
-Real Madrid v Lyon
-Benfica v Kobenhavn
-Steaua v Dynamo Kyiv
Wed Nov 22 TV sched:
ESPN2
-No games - there is a conflict with some kind of low level college basketball tournament that will supersede showing a real sporting event.
ESPN Classic
-Levski Sofia v Barcelona - delayed at 4pm
ESPN Deportes
-Spartak Moskva v Bayern Munich - live at 11:25am
-Levski Sofia v Barcelona - live at 1:30pm
-Inter Milan v Sporting - delayed at 10pm
Setanta
-Liverpeople v PSV Eindhoven - live at 1pm & delayed at 8pm
-Valencia v Olympiacos - delayed at 4pm & delayed at 10pm
-Levski Sofia v Barcelona - delayed at 6pm
Thur Nov 23 - more delayed games from Wed
ESPN2
-Werder Bremen v Chelsea - delayed at 12:30am
ESPN Deportes
-Werder Bremen v Chelsea - delayed at 1am
-Liverpeople v PSV Eindhoven - delayed at 11am
-Benfica v Kobenhavn - delayed at 1pm
-Valencia v Olympiacos - delayed at 3pm
Fri Nov 24
ESPN2
-Highlights Show - 9am
-You can see the full schedule and standings here
-Paul Doyle at the Guardian asks: Can Lyon Win The Champions League?
-Kevin McCarra, also from the Guardian, examines the quiet success of coach Gordon Strachan at Celtic.
~ ~ ~ ~
Andrew Downie of Soccernet writes about Werder Bremen's Brazilian star midfielder Diego who is playing in the deep shadow of Kaka and Robinho for his country.
~ ~ ~ ~
The Mexican Apertura playoffs, quarterfinals round (2 legs):
First Legs-
Wed 22nd
Guadalajara v Cruz Azul
Thur 23rd
Monterrey v Toluca
Atlas v America
Fri 24th
Pachuca v UNAM
Second Legs-
Sat 25th
Cruz Azul v Guadalajara
Sun 26th
UNAM v Pachuca
America v Atlas
Toluca v Monterrey
~ ~ ~ ~
Mexico's new coach Hugo Sanchez is a licensed dentist!!!
~ ~ ~ ~
Both Roberto Carlos (until '08) & Jose Maria Gutierrez aka Guti (until '10) have signed contract extensions with Real Madrid.
~ ~ ~ ~
Many of the biggest clubs in Europe are trying to buy the signature of young Argentine Gonzalo Higuain from River Plate. Gregory Sica of Sports Illustrated talks to him about his plans.
~ ~ ~ ~
And Sports Illustrated have named Zinedine Zidane as their "Turkey Of The Year". He beat out such notables as the US Ryder Cup Team, Floyd Landis, Ricky Williams, Barry Bonds and Terrell Owens. That is large company.
posted by brucio at 11:18
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