Some News for Thu May 14
STARTERS
Matt Scott at the Guardian has what appears to be a massive-future-chance-for-MLS article. He claims that the leagues long term plan is to merge with the FMF into one big league. Wow. The article is mostly about Mexico's fallout with CONMEBOL over Copa Libertadores matches being complicated by the Swine Flu Scare last week, and includes information that says MLS tried to offer sites in the USA where those now canceled games could have been played, but CONMEBOL said no. So how much of this article do you think is true, and how much is English hot air?
dN
Yesterday Barcelona won the Copa del Rey, and Lazio won the Coppa Italia. Congrats to both.
MLS
Week 9 Matches:
-Sat May 16
Toronto FC v Chicago Fire - 3pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: BML Field, Toronto ON
New England Revolution v Colorado Rapids - 6:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough MA
New York Red Bulls v Houston Dynamo - 6:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford NY
FC Dallas v Seattle Sounders FC - 7:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Pizza Hut Park, Frisco TX
Real Salt Lake v Kansas City Wizards - 8pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy UT
Chivas USA v DC United - 10pm Central on FSC
Venue: Home Depot Center, Carson CA
-Sun May 17
Los Angeles Galaxy v Columbus Crew - 2pm Central on Telefutura
Venue: Home Depot Center, Carson CA
dN
Luis Arroyave of the Chicago Tribune announced on this blog The Red Card today that he is taking a new job at the paper - nightlife/celebrity columnist. He is a very good guy, and good sport for my cheap shots. I will miss his hilarious insights too. Best of luck Luis. Vaya Con Dios mi Amigo.
-But before he slipped out the door Arroyave conducted this Q & A with Fire fullback Gonzalo Seagares.
dN
Bryan Alvarez of Soccer America has a profile on Toronto's surprising rookie goalkeeper Stefan Frei.
SUPERLIGA 2009
The schedule for SuperLiga 2009 was announced today. These games are always high fire power action.
Matches:
-Sat Jun 20
Chicago Fire v San Luis - 7pm Central
Venue: Toyota Park - Bridgeview IL
Chivas USA v UANL Tigres - 9pm Central
Venue: Home Depot Center - Carson CA
-Sun Jun 21
Kansas City Wizards v Atlas - 3:30pm Central
Venue: TBA
New England Revolution v Santos Laguna - 5:30pm Central
Venue: Gillette Stadium - Foxborough MA
-Tue Jun 23
Chicago Fire v Chivas USA - 7pm Central
Venue: Toyota Park - Bridgeview IL
San Luis v UANL Tigres - 9pm Central
Venue: Toyota Park - Bridgeview IL
-Wed Jun 24
New England Revolution v Kansas City Wizards - 6pm Central
Venue: Gillette Stadium - Foxborough MA
Santos Laguna v Atlas - 8pm Central
Venue: Gillette Stadium - Foxborough MA
-Sat Jun 27
Chicago Fire v UANL Tigres - 7pm Central
Venue: Toyota Park - Bridgeview IL
Chivas USA v San Luis - 9pm Central
Venue: Home Depot Center - Carson CA
-Sun Jun 28
New England Revolution v Atlas - 3:30pm Central
Venue: Gillette Stadium - Foxborough MA
-Sun Jun 28
Kansas City Wizards v Santos Laguna - 5:30pm Central
Venue: CommunityAmerica Ballpark - Kansas City KS
-Wed Jul 15
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Venue: TBD
-Wed Aug 5
Final
Venue: TBD
dN
Tom Timmerman of the St Louis Post Dispatch reports that the Kansas City Wizards will play a Super Liga game in St Louis. This must be the Sun Jun 21 game on that list that says TBA
SOCCER IN AMERICA
The NY Times with the obituary of Julio Mazzeiwho coached the end of the fabled era of the New York Cosmos in 79-80 with Pele at his side. (thanks to Joe for the heads up)
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
As each transfer window period nears the same question has been asked for 3 years now - Where is Oguchi Onyewu going to wind up? And other than that short stint at Newcastle the answer has always been, staying put at Standard Liege. Soccer By Ives asks it again.
MEXICO
Primera Liguilla Quarterfinals
1st Leg Matches:
-Wed May 13
Puebla Camoteros 3-1 Monterrey Rayados
UAdG Tecos 2-0 UNAM Pumas
-Thu May 17
Chiapas Jaguares v Pachuca Tuzos
Indios Juarez v Toluca Choriceros
2nd Leg Matches (with 1st leg scores included):
-Sat May 16
UNAM v UAG (0-2)
Monterrey v Puebla (1-3)
-Sun May 17
Toluca v Indios (-)
Pachuca v Jaguares (-)
CANADA
Canadian Championship
-The winner of the two legged round robin tournament gets a spot in the 09/10 CONCACAF Champions League.
Matches & Scores:
-Wed May 13
Toronto 1-0 Montreal - Tor goal by Chad Barrett.
-Wed May 20
Montreal v Vancouver
Standings (4 game home & away round robin):
6 Toronto (2 played)
0 (-1)Montreal (1 played)
0 (-1)Vancouver (1 played)
ENGLAND
It looks like Chelsea are quite serious about hiring AC Milan coach Carlos Ancelotti.
dN
Jonathan Wilson of the Guardian give us a great bit of English football history - Eighty years ago this week, England lost for the first time to continental opposition.
dN
Kevin McCarra of the Guardian says he picked Manchester United centerback Nemanja Vidic as the Footballer of the Year, not the winner Steven Gerrard. I voted for Crusty The Clown again.
EUROPE
Raphael Honigstein of the Guardian rounds up the midweek matches, and tell us how a bad referee job kept Bayern tied for the lead.
dN
Ben Lyttleton of the Guardian talks about the ultra tight race to crown a new champion (finally) in France.
dN
Other Cup competitions around Europe:
Coppa Italia Final
-Wed May 13
Lazio 1-1 Sampdoria - game ends tied after extra time, and Lazio wins on PK's 6-5.
SOUTH AMERICA
And just two days after I posted that nice story of Boca Juniors barra members helping touristas, the Global Post has this article on the violence of the Argentine ultras and the organizations that want to put an end to it. This is certainly not a new story, just timely.
COPA LIBERTADORES
Round of 16 1st Leg Matches:
-Thu May 14
Defensor SC (Para) v CA Boca Juniors (Arg)
2nd Leg Matches (with 1st Leg scores included):
-Tue May 12
Caracas 4-0 Cuenca (1-2) - Caracas advance 5-2 on aggregate - Car goals by Dario Figueroa, Rodrigo Prieto, Emilio Renteria & Jose Manuel Rey.
Sport Recife 1-0 Palmeiras - with series tied 1-1, Palmeiras advance 3-1 on Penalty Kicks - Spo goal by Wilson.
-Wed May 13
Gremio 2-0 Universidad San Martin Gremio advance 5-1 on aggregate - Gre goals by Jonas & German Herrera.
-Thu May 14
Cruzeiro v Universidad de Chile (2-1)
Libertad v Estudiantes (0-3)
-Thu May 21
Boca Juniors v Defensor (-)
dN
Gremio join Nacional, Sao Paulo, Caracas & Palmeiras in advancing to the Quarterfinals.
MIDDLE EAST
The old leg breaker himself Hristo Stoichkov has been hired as the new head coach of Abu Moslem from Mashhad Iran.
WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA 2010
A writer for the Los Angeles Times just spent some time roaming the streets of Johannesburg, took some interesting pictures and has some interesting observations that we should all take in before heading there. (thanks to Joe for this)
U17 WORLD CUP NIGERIA 2009
Below are listed the 24 finalists for the U17 World Cup to be played in Nigeria Oct24 - Nov 15. The draw will be held in late July.
Algeria
Argentina
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Colombia
Costa Rica
Gambia
Germany
Honduras
Iran
Italy
Japan
Korea Republic
Malawi
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
USA
dN
Matt Scott at the Guardian has what appears to be a massive-future-chance-for-MLS article. He claims that the leagues long term plan is to merge with the FMF into one big league. Wow. The article is mostly about Mexico's fallout with CONMEBOL over Copa Libertadores matches being complicated by the Swine Flu Scare last week, and includes information that says MLS tried to offer sites in the USA where those now canceled games could have been played, but CONMEBOL said no. So how much of this article do you think is true, and how much is English hot air?
dN
Yesterday Barcelona won the Copa del Rey, and Lazio won the Coppa Italia. Congrats to both.
MLS
Week 9 Matches:
-Sat May 16
Toronto FC v Chicago Fire - 3pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: BML Field, Toronto ON
New England Revolution v Colorado Rapids - 6:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough MA
New York Red Bulls v Houston Dynamo - 6:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford NY
FC Dallas v Seattle Sounders FC - 7:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Pizza Hut Park, Frisco TX
Real Salt Lake v Kansas City Wizards - 8pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy UT
Chivas USA v DC United - 10pm Central on FSC
Venue: Home Depot Center, Carson CA
-Sun May 17
Los Angeles Galaxy v Columbus Crew - 2pm Central on Telefutura
Venue: Home Depot Center, Carson CA
dN
Luis Arroyave of the Chicago Tribune announced on this blog The Red Card today that he is taking a new job at the paper - nightlife/celebrity columnist. He is a very good guy, and good sport for my cheap shots. I will miss his hilarious insights too. Best of luck Luis. Vaya Con Dios mi Amigo.
-But before he slipped out the door Arroyave conducted this Q & A with Fire fullback Gonzalo Seagares.
dN
Bryan Alvarez of Soccer America has a profile on Toronto's surprising rookie goalkeeper Stefan Frei.
SUPERLIGA 2009
The schedule for SuperLiga 2009 was announced today. These games are always high fire power action.
Matches:
-Sat Jun 20
Chicago Fire v San Luis - 7pm Central
Venue: Toyota Park - Bridgeview IL
Chivas USA v UANL Tigres - 9pm Central
Venue: Home Depot Center - Carson CA
-Sun Jun 21
Kansas City Wizards v Atlas - 3:30pm Central
Venue: TBA
New England Revolution v Santos Laguna - 5:30pm Central
Venue: Gillette Stadium - Foxborough MA
-Tue Jun 23
Chicago Fire v Chivas USA - 7pm Central
Venue: Toyota Park - Bridgeview IL
San Luis v UANL Tigres - 9pm Central
Venue: Toyota Park - Bridgeview IL
-Wed Jun 24
New England Revolution v Kansas City Wizards - 6pm Central
Venue: Gillette Stadium - Foxborough MA
Santos Laguna v Atlas - 8pm Central
Venue: Gillette Stadium - Foxborough MA
-Sat Jun 27
Chicago Fire v UANL Tigres - 7pm Central
Venue: Toyota Park - Bridgeview IL
Chivas USA v San Luis - 9pm Central
Venue: Home Depot Center - Carson CA
-Sun Jun 28
New England Revolution v Atlas - 3:30pm Central
Venue: Gillette Stadium - Foxborough MA
-Sun Jun 28
Kansas City Wizards v Santos Laguna - 5:30pm Central
Venue: CommunityAmerica Ballpark - Kansas City KS
-Wed Jul 15
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Venue: TBD
-Wed Aug 5
Final
Venue: TBD
dN
Tom Timmerman of the St Louis Post Dispatch reports that the Kansas City Wizards will play a Super Liga game in St Louis. This must be the Sun Jun 21 game on that list that says TBA
SOCCER IN AMERICA
The NY Times with the obituary of Julio Mazzeiwho coached the end of the fabled era of the New York Cosmos in 79-80 with Pele at his side. (thanks to Joe for the heads up)
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
As each transfer window period nears the same question has been asked for 3 years now - Where is Oguchi Onyewu going to wind up? And other than that short stint at Newcastle the answer has always been, staying put at Standard Liege. Soccer By Ives asks it again.
MEXICO
Primera Liguilla Quarterfinals
1st Leg Matches:
-Wed May 13
Puebla Camoteros 3-1 Monterrey Rayados
UAdG Tecos 2-0 UNAM Pumas
-Thu May 17
Chiapas Jaguares v Pachuca Tuzos
Indios Juarez v Toluca Choriceros
2nd Leg Matches (with 1st leg scores included):
-Sat May 16
UNAM v UAG (0-2)
Monterrey v Puebla (1-3)
-Sun May 17
Toluca v Indios (-)
Pachuca v Jaguares (-)
CANADA
Canadian Championship
-The winner of the two legged round robin tournament gets a spot in the 09/10 CONCACAF Champions League.
Matches & Scores:
-Wed May 13
Toronto 1-0 Montreal - Tor goal by Chad Barrett.
-Wed May 20
Montreal v Vancouver
Standings (4 game home & away round robin):
6 Toronto (2 played)
0 (-1)Montreal (1 played)
0 (-1)Vancouver (1 played)
ENGLAND
It looks like Chelsea are quite serious about hiring AC Milan coach Carlos Ancelotti.
dN
Jonathan Wilson of the Guardian give us a great bit of English football history - Eighty years ago this week, England lost for the first time to continental opposition.
dN
Kevin McCarra of the Guardian says he picked Manchester United centerback Nemanja Vidic as the Footballer of the Year, not the winner Steven Gerrard. I voted for Crusty The Clown again.
EUROPE
Raphael Honigstein of the Guardian rounds up the midweek matches, and tell us how a bad referee job kept Bayern tied for the lead.
dN
Ben Lyttleton of the Guardian talks about the ultra tight race to crown a new champion (finally) in France.
dN
Other Cup competitions around Europe:
Coppa Italia Final
-Wed May 13
Lazio 1-1 Sampdoria - game ends tied after extra time, and Lazio wins on PK's 6-5.
SOUTH AMERICA
And just two days after I posted that nice story of Boca Juniors barra members helping touristas, the Global Post has this article on the violence of the Argentine ultras and the organizations that want to put an end to it. This is certainly not a new story, just timely.
COPA LIBERTADORES
Round of 16 1st Leg Matches:
-Thu May 14
Defensor SC (Para) v CA Boca Juniors (Arg)
2nd Leg Matches (with 1st Leg scores included):
-Tue May 12
Caracas 4-0 Cuenca (1-2) - Caracas advance 5-2 on aggregate - Car goals by Dario Figueroa, Rodrigo Prieto, Emilio Renteria & Jose Manuel Rey.
Sport Recife 1-0 Palmeiras - with series tied 1-1, Palmeiras advance 3-1 on Penalty Kicks - Spo goal by Wilson.
-Wed May 13
Gremio 2-0 Universidad San Martin Gremio advance 5-1 on aggregate - Gre goals by Jonas & German Herrera.
-Thu May 14
Cruzeiro v Universidad de Chile (2-1)
Libertad v Estudiantes (0-3)
-Thu May 21
Boca Juniors v Defensor (-)
dN
Gremio join Nacional, Sao Paulo, Caracas & Palmeiras in advancing to the Quarterfinals.
MIDDLE EAST
The old leg breaker himself Hristo Stoichkov has been hired as the new head coach of Abu Moslem from Mashhad Iran.
WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA 2010
A writer for the Los Angeles Times just spent some time roaming the streets of Johannesburg, took some interesting pictures and has some interesting observations that we should all take in before heading there. (thanks to Joe for this)
U17 WORLD CUP NIGERIA 2009
Below are listed the 24 finalists for the U17 World Cup to be played in Nigeria Oct24 - Nov 15. The draw will be held in late July.
Algeria
Argentina
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Colombia
Costa Rica
Gambia
Germany
Honduras
Iran
Italy
Japan
Korea Republic
Malawi
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
USA
dN
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