Some News for Fri Sep 4, 2009
QUESTION ON MY MIND
Why didn't New England Revolution and FC Dallas change the start times of their games on Saturday night?
New England v Kansas city starts at the exact same time as the USA game and Dallas v DC just 30 minutes later.
The teams and the league should be completely embarrassed by this. And we should all make sure they know about it.
The most blame and ridicule of all should be heaped on the shoulders of US Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati because he also holds the position of President of Kraft Soccer, and the Kraft family owns the New England Revolution.
We all know that MLS is making a big mistake by playing on International weekends, but they have their reasons for doing so. However there should be no reason for MLS teams to play games at the same time as the USA, and basically forcing their fans to choose between the two.
STARTERS
The king is dead, long live the king - the Portland Timbers record run of 24 games without a loss is over. It was one hell of a streak! They lost the opening game of the season, and did not fall again until last night when they were beaten at home 1-2 by Rochester. I have no doubt they want to start another very long streak again as soon as possible. They will get there chance next Monday in Austin.
dN
Also in the First Division - you can see my Minnesota Thunder on FSC tonight at 7pm central take on the Vancouver Whitecaps. This is a must win for my team, as a win would eliminate them from a possible playoff opportunity.
dN
Word comes from the Oneonta Daily Star that due to a very poor financial situation the US National Soccer Hall of Fame will close its doors this weekend.
TEAM USA
So who starts at centerbacks on Saturday? Oguchi Onyewu is suspended, Carlos Bocanegra has been playing left fullback, and Jay DeMerit has a tweaked groin muscle?
dN
Ridge Mahoney of Soccer America looks at the USA roster and examines the positives and negatives.
dN
Beau Dure of USA Today on the pressure of this game. Is it a must win for the USA?
dN
Ives Galarcep of Soccer By Ives previews the Saturday game.
dN
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated on the quality of the USA roster.
dN
Articles from the Deseret News:
-Donovan continues to lead U.S. soccer team
-U.S. soccer team notebook: Defender suspended for game
-RSL's Seitz gets tutoring with U.S. squad
-Bocanegra captains U.S. team 'his' way
dN
Articles from the Salt Lake Tribune:
-World Cup qualifying: Young U.S. forward Davies blossoming
-World Cup notes: U.S in a tight spot
-Pastorino: Bocanegra flourishing with U.S. team
-World Cup qualifying: El Salvador calls three MLS players to squad
dN
The Daily Universe from BYU with an article on El Salvador who are training in Provo.
dN
The Provo Daily Herald with an article on Arturo Alvarez of El Salvador.
dN
Big Apple Soccer talks to El Salvador's Afreda Pachecho.
dN
Official Team Blog
dN
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Sep 5
USA v El Salvador - 6:30pm Central on ESPN Classic
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium - Sandy, UT
-Wed Sep 9
Trinidad & Tobago v USA - 6pm Central on ESPN Classic
Venue: Hasley Crawford Stadium - Port of Spain, Trinidad
MLS
Official Web Site
dN
Week 25
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Sep 5
New England Revolution v Kansas City Wizards - 6:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Gillette Stadium - Foxborough MA
FC Dallas v D.C. United - 7pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Pizza Hut Park - Frisco TX
Colorado Rapids v Toronto FC - 9pm Central on FSC & FSE
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Commerce City CO
dN
There is one very simple reason for New England to be storming up the standings - defense. After starting the season with a total makeshift unit due to departures and injuries they settled on Alston-Barnes-Osei-Heaps in front of Reis. And with a former great defender as their head coach (Steve Nicol) its not a surprise that after a while it clicked. A lesson for all struggling teams.
dN
Brian Strauss of Fanhouse talks to both Kasey Keller & Drew Carey of Seattle, about being a first year team, and the winning of their first trophy.
dN
The Washington Post blog Soccer Insider has a Q & A with DC players Josh "Yes, I Have Gone Psycho" Wicks and Santino Quaranta. Good stuff.
dN
Michael Lewis of Big Apple Soccer suggests that Wicks might want to look into some help with Anger Management.
dN
Daniel Girard of the Toronto Star with an article on TFC's young Gambian midfielder Amadou Sanyang.
dN
Ben Rycroft of Metro News Toronto says TFC is looking into the possibility of selling membership in the team to supporters. What would that entail? This article is a little on the fluffy side. But I love the idea.
MLS GOAL SCORING LEADERS
11 Conor Casey - CR (16 Games)
10 Landon Donovan - LAG (19 Games)
10 Guillermo Barros Schelotto - CC (19 Games)
10 Robbie Findley - RSL (21 Games)
10 Fredy Montero - SSFC (21 Games)
9 Jeff Cunningham - FCD (20 Games)
9 Dwayne De Rosario - TFC (21 Games)
9 Juan Pablo Angel - NYRB (22 Games)
USL FIRST DIVISION
Official Web Site
dN
Matches & Scores:
-Thu Sep 3
Portland Timbers 1-2 Rochester Rhinos
-Fri Sep 4
Minnesota Thunder v Vancouver Whitecaps - 7pm Central on FSC
-Sat Sep 5
Cleveland City Stars v Montreal Impact
Miami FC Blues v Austin Aztex
-Sun Sep 6
Charleston Battery v Minnesota Thunder
Puerto Rico Islanders v Rochester Rhinos
SOCCER IN AMERICA
Dylan Butler of the New York Post writes the story of one time USA prospect Ryan Soroka, what happened, and what comes next.
-According to this article, John Hackworth a member of the US Soccer coaching hierarchy is set to become an assistant coach to Petr Nowak.
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Coming Up:
ENGLAND - League One
Mike Grella - Leeds - Sat Sep 5 v Stockport County
Jemal Johnson - Milton Keynes - Sat Sep 5 v Huddersfield Town
Ian Joyce - Southend United - Fri Sep 4 v Leyton Orient
Jon-Paul Pittman - Wycombe - Sat Sep 5 at Brighton
IRELAND - Premier Division
Ryan Guy - St Patrick's Athletic - Fri Sep 4 at Shamrock
NETHERLANDS - Eerste Divisie
Charles Kazlauskas - Helmond Sport - Fri Sep 4 at BV Veendam
NORWAY - Adeccoligaen
Joe Lapira - Nybergsund - Sun Sep 6 v Skeid Oslo
Jay Needham - Alta - Sun Sep 6 v Haugesund
Chris Rodd - Bryne - Sun Sep 6 at Lov Ham Bergen
Connor Tobin - Nybergsund - Sun Sep 6 v Skeid Oslo
SWEDEN - Superettan
Sam Brill - Ljungskile - Sat Sep 5 at Mjallby Solvesborg
Colin Burns - Ljungskile - Sat Sep 5 at Mjallby Solvesborg
Ryan Miller - Ljungskile - Sat Sep 5 at Mjallby Solvesborg
Etchu Tabe - Ljungskile - Sat Sep 5 at Mjallby Solvesborg
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
Coming Up:
PRIMERA DIVISION
Edgar Castillo - UANL - Sat Sep 5 v America
Michael Orozco - San Luis - Fri Sep 4 at Atlas
Marco Vidal - Indios Juarez - Sat Sep 5 at Cruz Azul
CONCACAF WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Sep 5 - Matchday 7
Costa Rica v Mexico - 9pm Central on Telemundo
USA v El Salvador - 6:30pm Central on ESPN Classic
Honduras v Trinidad & Tobago
-Wed Sep 9 - Matchday 8
El Salvador v Costa Rica
Trinidad & Tobago v USA
Mexico v Honduras
dN
Current Standings after 6 of 10 matches:
12 Costa Rica (0 GD)
10 Honduras(+4 GD)
10 USA (+3 GD)
9 Mexico (-1 GD)
5 El Salvador (-2 GD)
5 Trinidad & Tobago (-4 GD)
dN
Friendly:
-Sat Sept 5
St Vincent & the Grenadines v St Kitts & Nevis
UEFA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Sep 5
Scotland v Macedonia
Ukraine v Andorra
Iceland v Norway
Russia v Liechtenstein
Moldova v Luxembourg
Denmark v Portugal
Hungary v Sweden
Azerbaijan v Finland
Armenia v Bosnia-Herzegovina
Croatia v Belarus
Austria v Faroe Islands
Bulgaria v Montenegro
Poland v Northern Ireland
Slovakia v Czech Republic
Switzerland v Greece
France v Romania
Israel v Latvia
Turkey v Estonia
Cyprus v Ireland
Georgia v Italy
Spain v Belgium
-Wed Sep 9
Faroe Islands v Lithuania
Czech Republic v San Marino
Malta v Sweden
Liechtenstein v Finland
Scotland v Netherlands
Northern Ireland v Slovakia
Wales v Russia
Bosnia-Herzegovina v Turkey
Andorra v Kazakhstan
Belarus v Ukraine
England v Croatia
Montenegro v Cyprus
Albania v Denmark
Norway v Macedonia
Hungary v Portugal
Slovenia v Poland
Germany v Azerbaijan
Romania v Austria
Italy v Bulgaria
Israel v Luxembourg
Armenia v Belgium
Serbia v France
Moldova v Greece
Latvia v Switzerland
Spain v Estonia
dN
Standings
dN
UEFA Friendly
-Fri Sep 4
Malta v Cape Verde Islands
-Sat Sep 5
England v Slovenia
SOUTH AMERICA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
With a win Brazil can clinch a spot at the World Cup.
dN
CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying
-Sat Sep 5
Colombia v Ecuador
Peru v Uruguay
Paraguay v Bolivia
Argentina v Brazil
Chile v Venezuela
-Wed Sep 9
Bolivia v Ecuador
Uruguay v Colombia
Paraguay v Argentina
Venezuela v Peru
Brazil v Chile
dN
Standings
ASIA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
The winner of this series takes on New Zealand for World Cup place.
Matches & Scores
-Sat Sep 5
Bahrain v Saudi Arabia
-Wed Sep 9
Saudi Arabia v Bahrain
dN
Friendlies:
-Sat Sept 5
Uzbekistan v Iran
Jordan v Malaysia
South Korea v Australia
AFRICA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
With a win on Sunday Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana can clinch spots at the World Cup.
dN
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Sep 5
Malawi v Guinea
Gabon v Cameroon
Rwanda v Egypt
Cote d'Ivoire v Burkina Faso
-Sun Sep 6
Mozambique v Kenya
Togo v Morocco
Benin v Mali
Nigeria v Tunisia
Ghana v Sudan
Algeria v Zambia
-Wed Sep 9
Cameroon v Gabon
dN
Standings
dN
Friendlies
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Sep 5
Angola v Senegal
Namibia v Swaziland
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Sep 5
Germany v South Africa
Netherlands v Japan
Why didn't New England Revolution and FC Dallas change the start times of their games on Saturday night?
New England v Kansas city starts at the exact same time as the USA game and Dallas v DC just 30 minutes later.
The teams and the league should be completely embarrassed by this. And we should all make sure they know about it.
The most blame and ridicule of all should be heaped on the shoulders of US Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati because he also holds the position of President of Kraft Soccer, and the Kraft family owns the New England Revolution.
We all know that MLS is making a big mistake by playing on International weekends, but they have their reasons for doing so. However there should be no reason for MLS teams to play games at the same time as the USA, and basically forcing their fans to choose between the two.
STARTERS
The king is dead, long live the king - the Portland Timbers record run of 24 games without a loss is over. It was one hell of a streak! They lost the opening game of the season, and did not fall again until last night when they were beaten at home 1-2 by Rochester. I have no doubt they want to start another very long streak again as soon as possible. They will get there chance next Monday in Austin.
dN
Also in the First Division - you can see my Minnesota Thunder on FSC tonight at 7pm central take on the Vancouver Whitecaps. This is a must win for my team, as a win would eliminate them from a possible playoff opportunity.
dN
Word comes from the Oneonta Daily Star that due to a very poor financial situation the US National Soccer Hall of Fame will close its doors this weekend.
TEAM USA
So who starts at centerbacks on Saturday? Oguchi Onyewu is suspended, Carlos Bocanegra has been playing left fullback, and Jay DeMerit has a tweaked groin muscle?
dN
Ridge Mahoney of Soccer America looks at the USA roster and examines the positives and negatives.
dN
Beau Dure of USA Today on the pressure of this game. Is it a must win for the USA?
dN
Ives Galarcep of Soccer By Ives previews the Saturday game.
dN
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated on the quality of the USA roster.
dN
Articles from the Deseret News:
-Donovan continues to lead U.S. soccer team
-U.S. soccer team notebook: Defender suspended for game
-RSL's Seitz gets tutoring with U.S. squad
-Bocanegra captains U.S. team 'his' way
dN
Articles from the Salt Lake Tribune:
-World Cup qualifying: Young U.S. forward Davies blossoming
-World Cup notes: U.S in a tight spot
-Pastorino: Bocanegra flourishing with U.S. team
-World Cup qualifying: El Salvador calls three MLS players to squad
dN
The Daily Universe from BYU with an article on El Salvador who are training in Provo.
dN
The Provo Daily Herald with an article on Arturo Alvarez of El Salvador.
dN
Big Apple Soccer talks to El Salvador's Afreda Pachecho.
dN
Official Team Blog
dN
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Sep 5
USA v El Salvador - 6:30pm Central on ESPN Classic
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium - Sandy, UT
-Wed Sep 9
Trinidad & Tobago v USA - 6pm Central on ESPN Classic
Venue: Hasley Crawford Stadium - Port of Spain, Trinidad
MLS
Official Web Site
dN
Week 25
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Sep 5
New England Revolution v Kansas City Wizards - 6:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Gillette Stadium - Foxborough MA
FC Dallas v D.C. United - 7pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Pizza Hut Park - Frisco TX
Colorado Rapids v Toronto FC - 9pm Central on FSC & FSE
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Commerce City CO
dN
There is one very simple reason for New England to be storming up the standings - defense. After starting the season with a total makeshift unit due to departures and injuries they settled on Alston-Barnes-Osei-Heaps in front of Reis. And with a former great defender as their head coach (Steve Nicol) its not a surprise that after a while it clicked. A lesson for all struggling teams.
dN
Brian Strauss of Fanhouse talks to both Kasey Keller & Drew Carey of Seattle, about being a first year team, and the winning of their first trophy.
dN
The Washington Post blog Soccer Insider has a Q & A with DC players Josh "Yes, I Have Gone Psycho" Wicks and Santino Quaranta. Good stuff.
dN
Michael Lewis of Big Apple Soccer suggests that Wicks might want to look into some help with Anger Management.
dN
Daniel Girard of the Toronto Star with an article on TFC's young Gambian midfielder Amadou Sanyang.
dN
Ben Rycroft of Metro News Toronto says TFC is looking into the possibility of selling membership in the team to supporters. What would that entail? This article is a little on the fluffy side. But I love the idea.
MLS GOAL SCORING LEADERS
11 Conor Casey - CR (16 Games)
10 Landon Donovan - LAG (19 Games)
10 Guillermo Barros Schelotto - CC (19 Games)
10 Robbie Findley - RSL (21 Games)
10 Fredy Montero - SSFC (21 Games)
9 Jeff Cunningham - FCD (20 Games)
9 Dwayne De Rosario - TFC (21 Games)
9 Juan Pablo Angel - NYRB (22 Games)
USL FIRST DIVISION
Official Web Site
dN
Matches & Scores:
-Thu Sep 3
Portland Timbers 1-2 Rochester Rhinos
-Fri Sep 4
Minnesota Thunder v Vancouver Whitecaps - 7pm Central on FSC
-Sat Sep 5
Cleveland City Stars v Montreal Impact
Miami FC Blues v Austin Aztex
-Sun Sep 6
Charleston Battery v Minnesota Thunder
Puerto Rico Islanders v Rochester Rhinos
SOCCER IN AMERICA
Dylan Butler of the New York Post writes the story of one time USA prospect Ryan Soroka, what happened, and what comes next.
-According to this article, John Hackworth a member of the US Soccer coaching hierarchy is set to become an assistant coach to Petr Nowak.
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Coming Up:
ENGLAND - League One
Mike Grella - Leeds - Sat Sep 5 v Stockport County
Jemal Johnson - Milton Keynes - Sat Sep 5 v Huddersfield Town
Ian Joyce - Southend United - Fri Sep 4 v Leyton Orient
Jon-Paul Pittman - Wycombe - Sat Sep 5 at Brighton
IRELAND - Premier Division
Ryan Guy - St Patrick's Athletic - Fri Sep 4 at Shamrock
NETHERLANDS - Eerste Divisie
Charles Kazlauskas - Helmond Sport - Fri Sep 4 at BV Veendam
NORWAY - Adeccoligaen
Joe Lapira - Nybergsund - Sun Sep 6 v Skeid Oslo
Jay Needham - Alta - Sun Sep 6 v Haugesund
Chris Rodd - Bryne - Sun Sep 6 at Lov Ham Bergen
Connor Tobin - Nybergsund - Sun Sep 6 v Skeid Oslo
SWEDEN - Superettan
Sam Brill - Ljungskile - Sat Sep 5 at Mjallby Solvesborg
Colin Burns - Ljungskile - Sat Sep 5 at Mjallby Solvesborg
Ryan Miller - Ljungskile - Sat Sep 5 at Mjallby Solvesborg
Etchu Tabe - Ljungskile - Sat Sep 5 at Mjallby Solvesborg
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
Coming Up:
PRIMERA DIVISION
Edgar Castillo - UANL - Sat Sep 5 v America
Michael Orozco - San Luis - Fri Sep 4 at Atlas
Marco Vidal - Indios Juarez - Sat Sep 5 at Cruz Azul
CONCACAF WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Sep 5 - Matchday 7
Costa Rica v Mexico - 9pm Central on Telemundo
USA v El Salvador - 6:30pm Central on ESPN Classic
Honduras v Trinidad & Tobago
-Wed Sep 9 - Matchday 8
El Salvador v Costa Rica
Trinidad & Tobago v USA
Mexico v Honduras
dN
Current Standings after 6 of 10 matches:
12 Costa Rica (0 GD)
10 Honduras(+4 GD)
10 USA (+3 GD)
9 Mexico (-1 GD)
5 El Salvador (-2 GD)
5 Trinidad & Tobago (-4 GD)
dN
Friendly:
-Sat Sept 5
St Vincent & the Grenadines v St Kitts & Nevis
UEFA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Sep 5
Scotland v Macedonia
Ukraine v Andorra
Iceland v Norway
Russia v Liechtenstein
Moldova v Luxembourg
Denmark v Portugal
Hungary v Sweden
Azerbaijan v Finland
Armenia v Bosnia-Herzegovina
Croatia v Belarus
Austria v Faroe Islands
Bulgaria v Montenegro
Poland v Northern Ireland
Slovakia v Czech Republic
Switzerland v Greece
France v Romania
Israel v Latvia
Turkey v Estonia
Cyprus v Ireland
Georgia v Italy
Spain v Belgium
-Wed Sep 9
Faroe Islands v Lithuania
Czech Republic v San Marino
Malta v Sweden
Liechtenstein v Finland
Scotland v Netherlands
Northern Ireland v Slovakia
Wales v Russia
Bosnia-Herzegovina v Turkey
Andorra v Kazakhstan
Belarus v Ukraine
England v Croatia
Montenegro v Cyprus
Albania v Denmark
Norway v Macedonia
Hungary v Portugal
Slovenia v Poland
Germany v Azerbaijan
Romania v Austria
Italy v Bulgaria
Israel v Luxembourg
Armenia v Belgium
Serbia v France
Moldova v Greece
Latvia v Switzerland
Spain v Estonia
dN
Standings
dN
UEFA Friendly
-Fri Sep 4
Malta v Cape Verde Islands
-Sat Sep 5
England v Slovenia
SOUTH AMERICA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
With a win Brazil can clinch a spot at the World Cup.
dN
CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying
-Sat Sep 5
Colombia v Ecuador
Peru v Uruguay
Paraguay v Bolivia
Argentina v Brazil
Chile v Venezuela
-Wed Sep 9
Bolivia v Ecuador
Uruguay v Colombia
Paraguay v Argentina
Venezuela v Peru
Brazil v Chile
dN
Standings
ASIA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
The winner of this series takes on New Zealand for World Cup place.
Matches & Scores
-Sat Sep 5
Bahrain v Saudi Arabia
-Wed Sep 9
Saudi Arabia v Bahrain
dN
Friendlies:
-Sat Sept 5
Uzbekistan v Iran
Jordan v Malaysia
South Korea v Australia
AFRICA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
With a win on Sunday Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana can clinch spots at the World Cup.
dN
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Sep 5
Malawi v Guinea
Gabon v Cameroon
Rwanda v Egypt
Cote d'Ivoire v Burkina Faso
-Sun Sep 6
Mozambique v Kenya
Togo v Morocco
Benin v Mali
Nigeria v Tunisia
Ghana v Sudan
Algeria v Zambia
-Wed Sep 9
Cameroon v Gabon
dN
Standings
dN
Friendlies
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Sep 5
Angola v Senegal
Namibia v Swaziland
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Sep 5
Germany v South Africa
Netherlands v Japan
posted by brucio at 16:21
1 Comments:
Amazing -- and not in a good way -- that MLS can't avoid scheduling conflictx with national team matches. Sorry to hear about the Hall of Fame's problems. It is a fascinating place to visit for anyone interested in the history of soccer in the U.S.
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