Some News for Wed Feb 3, 2009
STARTERS
The Glasgow Daily Record reports that DaMarcus Beasley has had his car deliberately set on fire and destroyed Monday night.
dN
Oh fine! Add Ricardo Clark to your Team USA injury list. German newspaper Hessischer Rundfunk says:
"Ricardo Clark has a right calf strain," said Eintracht spokesman Carsten Knoop on Tuesday evening. The injury had already contracted the player at the end of last week. Clark will probably have to pause three to four weeks before he can go into the team training.
USA WORLD CUP '98 SCANDAL
Well, its taken long enough but the story of the inside scandal with the USA 98 World Cup team has finally been told - and the tale is exactly what the speculators always thought it was.
Team Captain John Harkes had an affair with teammate Eric Wynalda's wife in the months leading up to the tournament, and coach Steve Sampson decided to remove Harkes from the team because of it. The rest is history as the team went on to a terrible performance in France. But, according to Sampson, this was not the first strike against Harkes, it was the last.
Monday night Wynalda told the basics of the story on his Fox Football Fone-in show. Which led to coach Sampson breaking his silence of all these years and talking to Ridge Mahoney of Soccer America, and then Wynalda (and more Sampson) talking to Ronald Blum of the Associated Press to fill out his side. Blum also got 2 sentences from Harkes, who has always denied the affair.
CLINT DEMPSEY/CHARLIE DAVIES INJURY
Charlie Davies had another surgery on his elbow yesterday to clean up the rest of the damage from the car accident. This has been scheduled for a while now and will not set back him rehab.
SALVADOR CABANAS
Listening to Ray Gallegos talk to the crew on the Orange Slice radio show last week, we learned that in addition to being shot Salvador Cabanas suffered 2 heart attacks. One while being stabilized at the scene, and a second after arriving at the hospital. This will surely add major complications to his recovery. Listen to download here.
dN
Doctors have been keeping Cabanas sedated and mostly in an induced coma to try and speed up the time to reduce swelling in his brain. They still have not removed the bullet.
dN
Cabanas is said to be talking and moving limbs when he is awake. And he has supposedly talked to police about the shooting.
dN
In a related story: Another Club America player was shot on Monday in a car-jacking crime. Juan Carlos Silva was held up and had his car taken, and for his efforts took a grazing bullet to his back side. Luckily it was a minor wound. But a majorly worrying incident.
STORY OF THE DAY
So you want to be a football star do ya?!?! Here is your chance. FC Olimpia of Moldova is SELLING a roster spot. It'll only cost you a 1 Million Euros! (thanks a ton to the reader who sent us this, I am sorry that I forgot your name, but I really appreciate it.)
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
The full 2010 MLS schedule is out, listed month by month. Hooray Beer! Get your road trips a plannin'.
dN
The PhilaUnionIzers plans to open their new stadium on June 27 against Seattle.
dN
For the first time in league history all teams will play each other just twice, home and away. Fair And Balanced as someone once said.
MLS NEWS
Chivas USA has officially signed Salvadoran midfielder Osael Romero from Vista Hermosa in San Francisco Gotera, El Salvador.
dN
Kansas City has signed their forward Kei Kamara to a new contract.
dN
KC has also sent forward Adam Cristman to DC in exchange for an international roster spot.
dN
The Galaxy now have their 3 Brazilians on loan from Sao Paulo in training camp - Alex, Juninho and Leonardo.
dN
TFC's Chad Barrett could miss all of preseason with a broken fifth metatarsal (small fragile foot bone, and a break that many football players suffer)
dN
The Seattle Post Intelligencer reports on Sounders coach Sigi Schmid's desire to have his team attack more.
-But that is just not they way we have always seen Sigi's teams play. He does not play razzle dazzle football.
dN
The Philadelphia Iquirer with an article new Union signing fullback Michael Orozco.
dN
Michael Lewis at the NY Daily News reports that Red Bull wants to host MLS Cup this year at their new stadium. I vote YES!
dN
John Molinaro of the CBC talks turkey with Preki, the new TFC coach.
-Includes a sidebar article with team captain Jim Brennen.
dN
Daniel Girard of the Toronto Star reports on TFC's 3 early injuries.
MLS RUMORS
Soccer 365 with their latest list featuring rumors on Ian Joy, Toni Kolehmainen, Kerry Baptiste & Maleagi Ngarizemo.
MLS STADIUM BUILDING
Houston ABC TV station with a video report on Dynamo stadium mumbo jumbo. Surprise, surprise, everyone is passing the buck. (thanks to @HaptonstallGrp for the link)
dN
The Wall Street Journal looks at how Kansas City put together the funding for their stadium.
-While I am happy that KCW got it done, I still hate the fact that it's out in the middle of nowhere.
dN
Let's see what PPL Park in Philadelphia is looking like today (Courtesy of the team's official web construction site cam):
dN
The Oregonian reports on the final vote for funding of a rehab of PGE Park in Portland. It was a 4-1 vote. Onward and upward.
USSF DIVISION 2
Tom Timmerman of the St Louis Post Dispatch on the return of Steve Ralston to the Gateway city, his hometown.
-I can't wait to see him play. He is a really nice guy too.
SOCCER IN AMERICA
This is how you can tell that we have not made it into even the bottom of the upper tier of sports in America: NFL Players Aassociation, MLB Players Aassociation, NHL Players Aassociation, NB Players Aassociation Release Joint PSA 'ONE TEAM 4 HAITI'
-No MLS
TEAM USA
Expect Bob Bradley to reconvene a team on Feb 10 to train for the game against El Salvador 2 weeks later.
dN
Soccer America fills us in on where the USA will hold court in South Africa. It's real close to Pretoria. MAP
dN
Soccer America has compiled their USA Team of the Decade (2000-9), and here it is. What do you think?
-Sorry for neglecting this a month ago when it was published.
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Sky Sports pundits believe that taking Jozy Altidore out of the game last Sunday may have cost Hull the win. (thanks to James for this one)
-Altidore is said to have had another very good game against Chelsea on Tuesday.
dN
Wolverhampton got knocked out of the FA Cup with Marcus Hahnemann watching from the bench.
dN
Devann Yao, who was featured in a great This Is American Soccer profile almost a year ago, has signed on with Ipswich in the English 2nd tier.
dN
Game Action: (only those that played are listed)
ENGLAND - Premier League
Jozy Altidore - Hull - started and went 86 minutes in a 1-1 home tie against Chelsea.
ENGLAND - Championship League
Jay DeMerit - Watford - went the full 90 as they beat Sheffield United 3-0 at home.
ENGLAND - FA Cup 4th Round
Mike Grella - Leeds - came on as a sub in the 86th minute but they were knocked out of the tournament 1-3 by Tottenham.
CANADA
Nigel Reed of the CBC looks at the present and future of Canadian soccer.
ENGLAND
The Liverpool derby is this weekend!
SCOTLAND
Ireland's big time goal scorer Robbie Keane has left Tottenham to return to Celtic.
SPAIN
Not everything is beautiful and exotic in Barcelona - Rueters reports on a heavy police crackdown on a FCB supporters club who are connected to violence and drugs.
dN
COPA DEL REY
Semifinals
1st Leg
-Wed Feb 3
Sevilla 2-0 Getafe
-Thu Feb 4
Atletico Madrid v Racing Santander
2nd Leg
-Tue Feb 9
Getafe v Sevilla (0-2)
Racing Santander v Atletico Madrid
FRANCE
COUPE DE FRANCE Round of 32
-Wed Feb 3
Villefranche 2-2 St Etienne - St E adv 3-1 in Penalty Kick Shootout
-Wed Feb 10
Toulouse v Brest
Lens v Marseille
Round of 16
-Tue Feb 9
Vesoul v Paris St Germain
Quevilly v Rennes
Boulogne v Guingamp
-Wed Feb 10
Auxerre v Plabennec
Bordeaux v Monaco
-Pairings TBD
St Etienne
Toulouse/Brest winner
Lens/Marseille winner
Sochaux
Vannes
Beauvais
dN
COUPE DE LA LIGUE - Quarterfinals
-Tue Feb 2
Bordeaux 1-0 Sedan
Semifinals
-Wed Feb 3
Toulouse v Marseille
-Wed Feb 17
Lorient v Bordeaux
GERMANY
The great St Pauli are putting themselves in a position to win promotion to the top flight for next season, and in May will celebrate their 100th anniversary. Quite the year. Here are some details on their party plans. (thanks to Nick for the heads up)
ITALY
COPPA ITALIA
Semifinals - Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Wed Feb 3
Inter 1-0 Fiorentina
-Thu Feb 4
Roma v Udinese
-Sun Feb 14
Udinese v Roma
-Wed Apr 14
Inter v Fiorentina (0-1)
BRAZIL
Reuters has words from Robinho on his happy return to Santos.
COPA LIBERTADORES
The Preliminary (Llave) Round is underway with 12 teams now into the 2nd Leg matches for the final 6 spots (Ganador) in the 8 groups.
dN
And Libertad of Paraguay have advanced to the Group Stage winning Ganador 1.
dN
Llave Matches & Scores:
2nd Leg
-Tue Feb 2
Libertad 3-1 Tachira (0-1) - Ganador 1 - Lib goals by Rodalfo Gamarra & Pedro Velazquez(2). Tac goal by Pedro Boada. - Lib advance 3-2 on aggregate.
-Wed Feb 3
Estudiantes Tecos v Juan Aurich (0-2) - Ganador 2
Cruzeiro v Real Potosi (1-1) - Ganador 4
-Thu Feb 4
Racing Club v Junior (2-2) - Ganador 6
-Tue Feb 09
Universidad Catolica v Colon (2-3) - Ganador 3
-Wed Feb 10
Emelec v Newell's Old Boys (0-0) - Ganador 5
ENDERS
I think everyone is going to dig this - a new Nike commercial for their special red shoelaces (to raise awareness of the AIDS battle in Africa) features many giant world sports superstars, which includes our very own Clint Dempsey! Oh yes. (Thanks to Bart for the link)
The Glasgow Daily Record reports that DaMarcus Beasley has had his car deliberately set on fire and destroyed Monday night.
dN
Oh fine! Add Ricardo Clark to your Team USA injury list. German newspaper Hessischer Rundfunk says:
"Ricardo Clark has a right calf strain," said Eintracht spokesman Carsten Knoop on Tuesday evening. The injury had already contracted the player at the end of last week. Clark will probably have to pause three to four weeks before he can go into the team training.
USA WORLD CUP '98 SCANDAL
Well, its taken long enough but the story of the inside scandal with the USA 98 World Cup team has finally been told - and the tale is exactly what the speculators always thought it was.
Team Captain John Harkes had an affair with teammate Eric Wynalda's wife in the months leading up to the tournament, and coach Steve Sampson decided to remove Harkes from the team because of it. The rest is history as the team went on to a terrible performance in France. But, according to Sampson, this was not the first strike against Harkes, it was the last.
Monday night Wynalda told the basics of the story on his Fox Football Fone-in show. Which led to coach Sampson breaking his silence of all these years and talking to Ridge Mahoney of Soccer America, and then Wynalda (and more Sampson) talking to Ronald Blum of the Associated Press to fill out his side. Blum also got 2 sentences from Harkes, who has always denied the affair.
CLINT DEMPSEY/CHARLIE DAVIES INJURY
Charlie Davies had another surgery on his elbow yesterday to clean up the rest of the damage from the car accident. This has been scheduled for a while now and will not set back him rehab.
SALVADOR CABANAS
Listening to Ray Gallegos talk to the crew on the Orange Slice radio show last week, we learned that in addition to being shot Salvador Cabanas suffered 2 heart attacks. One while being stabilized at the scene, and a second after arriving at the hospital. This will surely add major complications to his recovery. Listen to download here.
dN
Doctors have been keeping Cabanas sedated and mostly in an induced coma to try and speed up the time to reduce swelling in his brain. They still have not removed the bullet.
dN
Cabanas is said to be talking and moving limbs when he is awake. And he has supposedly talked to police about the shooting.
dN
In a related story: Another Club America player was shot on Monday in a car-jacking crime. Juan Carlos Silva was held up and had his car taken, and for his efforts took a grazing bullet to his back side. Luckily it was a minor wound. But a majorly worrying incident.
STORY OF THE DAY
So you want to be a football star do ya?!?! Here is your chance. FC Olimpia of Moldova is SELLING a roster spot. It'll only cost you a 1 Million Euros! (thanks a ton to the reader who sent us this, I am sorry that I forgot your name, but I really appreciate it.)
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
The full 2010 MLS schedule is out, listed month by month. Hooray Beer! Get your road trips a plannin'.
dN
The PhilaUnionIzers plans to open their new stadium on June 27 against Seattle.
dN
For the first time in league history all teams will play each other just twice, home and away. Fair And Balanced as someone once said.
MLS NEWS
Chivas USA has officially signed Salvadoran midfielder Osael Romero from Vista Hermosa in San Francisco Gotera, El Salvador.
dN
Kansas City has signed their forward Kei Kamara to a new contract.
dN
KC has also sent forward Adam Cristman to DC in exchange for an international roster spot.
dN
The Galaxy now have their 3 Brazilians on loan from Sao Paulo in training camp - Alex, Juninho and Leonardo.
dN
TFC's Chad Barrett could miss all of preseason with a broken fifth metatarsal (small fragile foot bone, and a break that many football players suffer)
dN
The Seattle Post Intelligencer reports on Sounders coach Sigi Schmid's desire to have his team attack more.
-But that is just not they way we have always seen Sigi's teams play. He does not play razzle dazzle football.
dN
The Philadelphia Iquirer with an article new Union signing fullback Michael Orozco.
dN
Michael Lewis at the NY Daily News reports that Red Bull wants to host MLS Cup this year at their new stadium. I vote YES!
dN
John Molinaro of the CBC talks turkey with Preki, the new TFC coach.
-Includes a sidebar article with team captain Jim Brennen.
dN
Daniel Girard of the Toronto Star reports on TFC's 3 early injuries.
MLS RUMORS
Soccer 365 with their latest list featuring rumors on Ian Joy, Toni Kolehmainen, Kerry Baptiste & Maleagi Ngarizemo.
MLS STADIUM BUILDING
Houston ABC TV station with a video report on Dynamo stadium mumbo jumbo. Surprise, surprise, everyone is passing the buck. (thanks to @HaptonstallGrp for the link)
dN
The Wall Street Journal looks at how Kansas City put together the funding for their stadium.
-While I am happy that KCW got it done, I still hate the fact that it's out in the middle of nowhere.
dN
Let's see what PPL Park in Philadelphia is looking like today (Courtesy of the team's official web construction site cam):
dN
The Oregonian reports on the final vote for funding of a rehab of PGE Park in Portland. It was a 4-1 vote. Onward and upward.
USSF DIVISION 2
Tom Timmerman of the St Louis Post Dispatch on the return of Steve Ralston to the Gateway city, his hometown.
-I can't wait to see him play. He is a really nice guy too.
SOCCER IN AMERICA
This is how you can tell that we have not made it into even the bottom of the upper tier of sports in America: NFL Players Aassociation, MLB Players Aassociation, NHL Players Aassociation, NB Players Aassociation Release Joint PSA 'ONE TEAM 4 HAITI'
-No MLS
TEAM USA
Expect Bob Bradley to reconvene a team on Feb 10 to train for the game against El Salvador 2 weeks later.
dN
Soccer America fills us in on where the USA will hold court in South Africa. It's real close to Pretoria. MAP
dN
Soccer America has compiled their USA Team of the Decade (2000-9), and here it is. What do you think?
-Sorry for neglecting this a month ago when it was published.
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Sky Sports pundits believe that taking Jozy Altidore out of the game last Sunday may have cost Hull the win. (thanks to James for this one)
-Altidore is said to have had another very good game against Chelsea on Tuesday.
dN
Wolverhampton got knocked out of the FA Cup with Marcus Hahnemann watching from the bench.
dN
Devann Yao, who was featured in a great This Is American Soccer profile almost a year ago, has signed on with Ipswich in the English 2nd tier.
dN
Game Action: (only those that played are listed)
ENGLAND - Premier League
Jozy Altidore - Hull - started and went 86 minutes in a 1-1 home tie against Chelsea.
ENGLAND - Championship League
Jay DeMerit - Watford - went the full 90 as they beat Sheffield United 3-0 at home.
ENGLAND - FA Cup 4th Round
Mike Grella - Leeds - came on as a sub in the 86th minute but they were knocked out of the tournament 1-3 by Tottenham.
CANADA
Nigel Reed of the CBC looks at the present and future of Canadian soccer.
ENGLAND
The Liverpool derby is this weekend!
SCOTLAND
Ireland's big time goal scorer Robbie Keane has left Tottenham to return to Celtic.
SPAIN
Not everything is beautiful and exotic in Barcelona - Rueters reports on a heavy police crackdown on a FCB supporters club who are connected to violence and drugs.
dN
COPA DEL REY
Semifinals
1st Leg
-Wed Feb 3
Sevilla 2-0 Getafe
-Thu Feb 4
Atletico Madrid v Racing Santander
2nd Leg
-Tue Feb 9
Getafe v Sevilla (0-2)
Racing Santander v Atletico Madrid
FRANCE
COUPE DE FRANCE Round of 32
-Wed Feb 3
Villefranche 2-2 St Etienne - St E adv 3-1 in Penalty Kick Shootout
-Wed Feb 10
Toulouse v Brest
Lens v Marseille
Round of 16
-Tue Feb 9
Vesoul v Paris St Germain
Quevilly v Rennes
Boulogne v Guingamp
-Wed Feb 10
Auxerre v Plabennec
Bordeaux v Monaco
-Pairings TBD
St Etienne
Toulouse/Brest winner
Lens/Marseille winner
Sochaux
Vannes
Beauvais
dN
COUPE DE LA LIGUE - Quarterfinals
-Tue Feb 2
Bordeaux 1-0 Sedan
Semifinals
-Wed Feb 3
Toulouse v Marseille
-Wed Feb 17
Lorient v Bordeaux
GERMANY
The great St Pauli are putting themselves in a position to win promotion to the top flight for next season, and in May will celebrate their 100th anniversary. Quite the year. Here are some details on their party plans. (thanks to Nick for the heads up)
ITALY
COPPA ITALIA
Semifinals - Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Wed Feb 3
Inter 1-0 Fiorentina
-Thu Feb 4
Roma v Udinese
-Sun Feb 14
Udinese v Roma
-Wed Apr 14
Inter v Fiorentina (0-1)
BRAZIL
Reuters has words from Robinho on his happy return to Santos.
COPA LIBERTADORES
The Preliminary (Llave) Round is underway with 12 teams now into the 2nd Leg matches for the final 6 spots (Ganador) in the 8 groups.
dN
And Libertad of Paraguay have advanced to the Group Stage winning Ganador 1.
dN
Llave Matches & Scores:
2nd Leg
-Tue Feb 2
Libertad 3-1 Tachira (0-1) - Ganador 1 - Lib goals by Rodalfo Gamarra & Pedro Velazquez(2). Tac goal by Pedro Boada. - Lib advance 3-2 on aggregate.
-Wed Feb 3
Estudiantes Tecos v Juan Aurich (0-2) - Ganador 2
Cruzeiro v Real Potosi (1-1) - Ganador 4
-Thu Feb 4
Racing Club v Junior (2-2) - Ganador 6
-Tue Feb 09
Universidad Catolica v Colon (2-3) - Ganador 3
-Wed Feb 10
Emelec v Newell's Old Boys (0-0) - Ganador 5
ENDERS
I think everyone is going to dig this - a new Nike commercial for their special red shoelaces (to raise awareness of the AIDS battle in Africa) features many giant world sports superstars, which includes our very own Clint Dempsey! Oh yes. (Thanks to Bart for the link)
posted by brucio at 16:49
2 Comments:
I wouldn't say the new Wizards stadium is in the middle of no where. It will be in an entertainment area that include the baseball park they currently play in the, the motor speedway, shopping, Great Wolf Lodge, etc. It only takes about 20 minutes to get there from Country Club Plaza. It's a lot better location than Pizza Hut Park.
thanks for the input but i have to disagree
I am a city boy, and 20 minutes outside the city is in the middle of nowhere to me
i have been to the baseball park that kc plays at in the same area 3 times now
yes there is plenty of that fake city mall crap built up all around it - the kind of that that looks like the built it overnight
its the new suburbs basically
and anything is better than where pizza hut park is, so that doesnt count
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