Some News for Tue Mar 23, 2010
CONTEST du NORD
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And watch for more give aways very soon.
STARTERS
Who let the dogs out - Sven Goran Eriksson is the new head coach for Ivory Coast. Good luck with that.
MLS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
The league has announced some of the key details of the new contract.
dN
More words on the subject of the new deal from several of our favorite writers:
-Jay Hipps at Center Line Soccer talks to San Jose reps Joe Cannon and Chris Leitch.
-Frank Dell'Apa of the Boston Globe talks to Rev's forward Taylor Twellman about the deal.
-The Tacoma News Tribune says the deal is good for all of soccer in our country.
-Joshua Mayers of the Seattle Times talks to Sounders rep James Riley about deal making.
MLS WEEK 1 MATCHES & SCORES
Fred won't be playing for Philly on opening night due to a red card suspension incurred at the end of last season.
dN
Matches & Scores:
-Thu Mar 25
Seattle Sounders v Philadelphia Union - 8:30pm Central on ESPN2
-Fri Mar 26
Chivas USA v Colorado Rapids - 9:30pm Central on Direct Kick
-Sat Mar 27
Columbus Crew v Toronto FC - 3pm Central on Direct Kick
FC Dallas v Houston Dynamo - 3pm Central on Telefutura
New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire - 6pm Central on ESPN
Kansas City Wizards v DC United - 7:30pm Central on Direct Kick
San Jose Earthquakes v Real Salt Lake - 8pm Central on FSC
LA Galaxy v New England Revolution - 10pm Central on FSC
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
Team roster compliance deadline is Wed Mar 26 at 4pm central. Each team has 24 spots.
dN
Steve Davis at Sports Illustrated gives us the definitive Western Conference season preview. Don't bother reading the others.
dN
Yes, goalkeeper Jon Busch was released by the Chicago Fire. They are going with an untested 2nd year guy instead.
dN
Orrin Schwarz of Chicago's Daily Herald on the surprising move to trim Busch.
dN
The Chicago Sun Times with an article on new Fire head coach The Conch - Carlos de los Cobos.
dN
Simon Elliot is going to the World Cup with New Zealand but was released by San Jose.
dN
Colorado cuts Pat Noonan loose.
dN
John Molinaro of the CBC on Toronto losing patience with forward Ali Gerba.
dN
Nick Green of the Daily Breeze previews the LA Galaxy and Chivas USA seasons, and thinks they look pretty good.
-More, mostly Chivas, notes from Green's blog 100 Percent Soccer.
dN
Phil Collin of the Daily Breeze on the rise of Chivas USA midfielder Michael Lahoud, and some other AmeriGoats news. (I missed this one when it ran 10 days ago.)
dN
Frank Dell'Apa of the Boston Globe reports on a Serbian midfielder that New England is chasing.
dN
Marc Narducci of the Philadelphia Inquirer looks at the Union's starting goalkeeper spot and see Chris Seitz standing in the net.
dN
Kerith Gabriel of the Philadelphia Daily News on the Union's roster to start the season.
dN
The Seattle Post Intelligencer knows that the Sounders offense must improve if the team is to move upward.
dN
Shawn Mitchell of the Columbus Dispatch with two blurbs on the Crew roster.
MLS/SUM BUSINESS
Tripp Mickle of Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal shows how Red Bull does things there own way.
MLS STADIUM BUILDING
The Houston Chronicle reports that the Dynamo have taken another political step forward in getting their own home.
dN
Ron Blum of the Associated Press reports on MLS commish Don Garber giving the city of DC the shiv for not helping United build a new stadium.
dN
Frank Giase of the Newark Star Ledger continues the raves about Red Bull Arena.
USL NEWS
The Top 25 USL First Division players of the past Decade:
#4 - Martin Nash
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
25-21
USA WORLD CUP 2010 SOUTH AFRICA
This Is Soccer looks at the world in 1950 and how that has built to the potential of our national team today.
dN
US Soccer sent out a list of FIFA roster rules:
-Preliminary list of 30 players by May 11.
-Final list of 23 players by June 1. Those 23 must come from the previous 30.
-Teams must include three goalkeepers.
-From June 1 on, a player may be replaced due to injury up to 24 hours prior to a team’s FIRST MATCH. That player is not required to come from the original 30.
-No one can be added after the first match.
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
World Soccer writes about Michael Bradley, and ditching the nepotism tag.
dN
Game Action: (only those that played are listed)
ENGLAND - Premier League
Marcus Hahnemann - Wolverhampton - played the whole match and they won 1-3 at West Ham.
Jonathan Spector - West Ham - came on as a half time sub but the lost 1-3 at home to Wolverhampton.
NORWAY - Eliteserien
Hunter Freeman - Start - went the full 90 as they drew 3-3 at Rosenborg.
Clarence Goodson - Start - played the whole match and got a Yellow Card as they tied 3-3 at Rosenborg.
SWEDEN - Allsvenskan Liga
Ryan Miller - Halmstad - started but was subbed out at halftime as they got drilled 6-0 at Elfsborg.
Micheal Thomas - Halmstad - went the full 90 but got destoryed 6-0 at Elfsborg.
SWEDEN - Allsvenskan Liga
Alejandro Bedoya - Orebro - played the entire game but lost 3-0 at Malmo.
dN
Coming Up: (all possible players are listed)
DENMARK - Superliga
Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland - Wed Mar 24 at Copenhagen
Chris Rolfe - AaB - Wed Mar 24 v Silkeborg
Marcus Tracy - AaB - Wed Mar 24 v Silkeborg
ENGLAND - FA Cup Quarterfinal replay
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - Wed Mar 24 at Tottenham
ENGLAND - Premier League
Brad Friedel - Aston Villa - Wed Mar 24 v Sunderland
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa - Wed Mar 24 v Sunderland
Tim Howard - Everton - Wed Mar 24 at Manchester City
ENGLAND - Championship League
Jay DeMerit - Watford - Wed Mar 24 at Sheffield Wednesday.
Frank Simek - Sheffield Wednesday - Wed Mar 24 v Watford.
SCOTLAND - Scottish Cup
DaMarcus Beasley - Rangers - Wed Mar 24 at Dundee United
Maurice Edu - Rangers - Wed Mar 24 at Dundee United
CONCACAF
International Friendly Matches & Scores:
-Wed Mar 24
Mexico v Iceland in Charlotte NC
ENGLAND
James Lawton of the Independent feels the real problem at Liverpool is not their muddling owners, but rather its manager Rafael Benetiz's ineptitude.
dN
FA CUP - Quarterfinals Replay
-Wed Mar 24
Fulham v Tottenham
FRANCE
COUPE DE FRANCE - Quarterfinals
-Tue Mar 23
Quevilly 3-1 Boulogne
Auxerre 0-0 Paris St Germain - game ends tied and PSG wins 5-6 in a Penalty Kick Shoot Out.
-Wed Mar 24
Lens v St Etienne
Monaco v Sochaux
GERMANY
DFB POKAL - Semifinals
-Tue Mar 23
Werder Bremen 2-0 Augsburg
-Wed Mar 24
Schalke v Bayern Munich
EUROPE
Gabriele Marcotti of the Wall Street Journal with an article on failed England manager Steve McClaren making things right at Twente in the Netherlands. They are the top team in the league, and have never been close before.
COPA LIBERTADORES
Sao Paulo & Alianza Lima have advanced to the knock out stages.
dN
Nacional of Paraguay has been eliminated.
dN
GROUP STAGE (runs through to Apr 22) - This Weeks Matches & Scores:
-Tue Mar 23
Estudiantes v Bolivar
Libertad v Universitario
-Wed Mar 24
Lanus v Blooming
Cruzeiro v Italia
Universidad Catolica v Caracas
-Thu Mar 25
Racing Club v Independiente
Quito v Emelec
Velez Sarsfield v Colo Colo
du Nord currently has 988 Twitter followers. And it's high time that number hits 1000! If you turn out to be thae person who becomes that magical number you will get a prize. What is it you ask? A Nike baseball-style cap from your choice of the following teams: Paris St Germain, Atletico Madrid, Manchester United, Barcelona, Werder Bremen or Inter Milan.
Don't hesitate. Join today. Or if you are already a follower then watch for the number to get close, then "unfollow" and sign up again to try to be the special one.
And watch for more give aways very soon.
STARTERS
Who let the dogs out - Sven Goran Eriksson is the new head coach for Ivory Coast. Good luck with that.
MLS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
The league has announced some of the key details of the new contract.
dN
More words on the subject of the new deal from several of our favorite writers:
-Jay Hipps at Center Line Soccer talks to San Jose reps Joe Cannon and Chris Leitch.
-Frank Dell'Apa of the Boston Globe talks to Rev's forward Taylor Twellman about the deal.
-The Tacoma News Tribune says the deal is good for all of soccer in our country.
-Joshua Mayers of the Seattle Times talks to Sounders rep James Riley about deal making.
MLS WEEK 1 MATCHES & SCORES
Fred won't be playing for Philly on opening night due to a red card suspension incurred at the end of last season.
dN
Matches & Scores:
-Thu Mar 25
Seattle Sounders v Philadelphia Union - 8:30pm Central on ESPN2
-Fri Mar 26
Chivas USA v Colorado Rapids - 9:30pm Central on Direct Kick
-Sat Mar 27
Columbus Crew v Toronto FC - 3pm Central on Direct Kick
FC Dallas v Houston Dynamo - 3pm Central on Telefutura
New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire - 6pm Central on ESPN
Kansas City Wizards v DC United - 7:30pm Central on Direct Kick
San Jose Earthquakes v Real Salt Lake - 8pm Central on FSC
LA Galaxy v New England Revolution - 10pm Central on FSC
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
Team roster compliance deadline is Wed Mar 26 at 4pm central. Each team has 24 spots.
dN
Steve Davis at Sports Illustrated gives us the definitive Western Conference season preview. Don't bother reading the others.
dN
Yes, goalkeeper Jon Busch was released by the Chicago Fire. They are going with an untested 2nd year guy instead.
dN
Orrin Schwarz of Chicago's Daily Herald on the surprising move to trim Busch.
dN
The Chicago Sun Times with an article on new Fire head coach The Conch - Carlos de los Cobos.
dN
Simon Elliot is going to the World Cup with New Zealand but was released by San Jose.
dN
Colorado cuts Pat Noonan loose.
dN
John Molinaro of the CBC on Toronto losing patience with forward Ali Gerba.
dN
Nick Green of the Daily Breeze previews the LA Galaxy and Chivas USA seasons, and thinks they look pretty good.
-More, mostly Chivas, notes from Green's blog 100 Percent Soccer.
dN
Phil Collin of the Daily Breeze on the rise of Chivas USA midfielder Michael Lahoud, and some other AmeriGoats news. (I missed this one when it ran 10 days ago.)
dN
Frank Dell'Apa of the Boston Globe reports on a Serbian midfielder that New England is chasing.
dN
Marc Narducci of the Philadelphia Inquirer looks at the Union's starting goalkeeper spot and see Chris Seitz standing in the net.
dN
Kerith Gabriel of the Philadelphia Daily News on the Union's roster to start the season.
dN
The Seattle Post Intelligencer knows that the Sounders offense must improve if the team is to move upward.
dN
Shawn Mitchell of the Columbus Dispatch with two blurbs on the Crew roster.
MLS/SUM BUSINESS
Tripp Mickle of Street & Smith's Sports Business Journal shows how Red Bull does things there own way.
MLS STADIUM BUILDING
The Houston Chronicle reports that the Dynamo have taken another political step forward in getting their own home.
dN
Ron Blum of the Associated Press reports on MLS commish Don Garber giving the city of DC the shiv for not helping United build a new stadium.
dN
Frank Giase of the Newark Star Ledger continues the raves about Red Bull Arena.
USL NEWS
The Top 25 USL First Division players of the past Decade:
#4 - Martin Nash
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
25-21
USA WORLD CUP 2010 SOUTH AFRICA
This Is Soccer looks at the world in 1950 and how that has built to the potential of our national team today.
dN
US Soccer sent out a list of FIFA roster rules:
-Preliminary list of 30 players by May 11.
-Final list of 23 players by June 1. Those 23 must come from the previous 30.
-Teams must include three goalkeepers.
-From June 1 on, a player may be replaced due to injury up to 24 hours prior to a team’s FIRST MATCH. That player is not required to come from the original 30.
-No one can be added after the first match.
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
World Soccer writes about Michael Bradley, and ditching the nepotism tag.
dN
Game Action: (only those that played are listed)
ENGLAND - Premier League
Marcus Hahnemann - Wolverhampton - played the whole match and they won 1-3 at West Ham.
Jonathan Spector - West Ham - came on as a half time sub but the lost 1-3 at home to Wolverhampton.
NORWAY - Eliteserien
Hunter Freeman - Start - went the full 90 as they drew 3-3 at Rosenborg.
Clarence Goodson - Start - played the whole match and got a Yellow Card as they tied 3-3 at Rosenborg.
SWEDEN - Allsvenskan Liga
Ryan Miller - Halmstad - started but was subbed out at halftime as they got drilled 6-0 at Elfsborg.
Micheal Thomas - Halmstad - went the full 90 but got destoryed 6-0 at Elfsborg.
SWEDEN - Allsvenskan Liga
Alejandro Bedoya - Orebro - played the entire game but lost 3-0 at Malmo.
dN
Coming Up: (all possible players are listed)
DENMARK - Superliga
Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland - Wed Mar 24 at Copenhagen
Chris Rolfe - AaB - Wed Mar 24 v Silkeborg
Marcus Tracy - AaB - Wed Mar 24 v Silkeborg
ENGLAND - FA Cup Quarterfinal replay
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - Wed Mar 24 at Tottenham
ENGLAND - Premier League
Brad Friedel - Aston Villa - Wed Mar 24 v Sunderland
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa - Wed Mar 24 v Sunderland
Tim Howard - Everton - Wed Mar 24 at Manchester City
ENGLAND - Championship League
Jay DeMerit - Watford - Wed Mar 24 at Sheffield Wednesday.
Frank Simek - Sheffield Wednesday - Wed Mar 24 v Watford.
SCOTLAND - Scottish Cup
DaMarcus Beasley - Rangers - Wed Mar 24 at Dundee United
Maurice Edu - Rangers - Wed Mar 24 at Dundee United
CONCACAF
International Friendly Matches & Scores:
-Wed Mar 24
Mexico v Iceland in Charlotte NC
ENGLAND
James Lawton of the Independent feels the real problem at Liverpool is not their muddling owners, but rather its manager Rafael Benetiz's ineptitude.
dN
FA CUP - Quarterfinals Replay
-Wed Mar 24
Fulham v Tottenham
FRANCE
COUPE DE FRANCE - Quarterfinals
-Tue Mar 23
Quevilly 3-1 Boulogne
Auxerre 0-0 Paris St Germain - game ends tied and PSG wins 5-6 in a Penalty Kick Shoot Out.
-Wed Mar 24
Lens v St Etienne
Monaco v Sochaux
GERMANY
DFB POKAL - Semifinals
-Tue Mar 23
Werder Bremen 2-0 Augsburg
-Wed Mar 24
Schalke v Bayern Munich
EUROPE
Gabriele Marcotti of the Wall Street Journal with an article on failed England manager Steve McClaren making things right at Twente in the Netherlands. They are the top team in the league, and have never been close before.
COPA LIBERTADORES
Sao Paulo & Alianza Lima have advanced to the knock out stages.
dN
Nacional of Paraguay has been eliminated.
dN
GROUP STAGE (runs through to Apr 22) - This Weeks Matches & Scores:
-Tue Mar 23
Estudiantes v Bolivar
Libertad v Universitario
-Wed Mar 24
Lanus v Blooming
Cruzeiro v Italia
Universidad Catolica v Caracas
-Thu Mar 25
Racing Club v Independiente
Quito v Emelec
Velez Sarsfield v Colo Colo
posted by brucio at 16:48
2 Comments:
Hey, Bruce. Following up on our Soccer Media chat last week... Looks like Jen Chang has resurfaced at SI.com as the "Soccer Editor":
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/jen_chang/03/22/mls.liverpool/index.html
To borrow a borrowed phrase:
Hooray, Beer!
The surprising move to trim Busch...nice.
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