Some News for Fri Oct 1, 2010
STARTERS
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and MLS will be playing with this very cool pink ball! Great idea. I hope they are selling them too.
dN
Michael C Lewis of the Salt Lake Tribune reports that CONCACAF is investigating an allegation that someone tried to buy the outcome of the RSL v Arabe Unido Champions League game last month.
-This is a very odd story. Arabe Unido was asked to "pay" to have the match fixed, when usually a team is "paid" to fix a match. Just odd.
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES COMING UP THIS WEEKEND
-Sat Oct 2
Mainz v Hoffenheim - the surprise #1 v 08/09 challenger
Saint-Etienne v Marsielle - the surprise leaders take on another of the teams that are expected to challenge for the title.
-Sun Oct 3
Chelsea v Arsenal - a great top of the table London derby.
Dortmund v Bayern Munich - #2 v the pernial presumed champs
Inter v Juventus - they really do hate each other
Sevilla v Atletico Madrid - both want to be seen as serious contenders
Stade Rennes v Toulouse - #2 v #3
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE
Plenty got decided this week in Round 5.
The last shot of the group stage, Round 6, will be played Oct 19-21.
dN
3 teams - Salt Lake, Cruz Azul and Monterrey have advanced to the knock out rounds.
5 teams - FAS, Joe Public, Toronto, Arabe and Seattle in the eliminated pile.
dN
Round Five Matches & Scores:
-Tue Sep 28
Toronto FC 1-1 Real Salt Lake - TFC goal by Jacob Peterson. RSL goal by Javier Morales.
Cruz Azul 2-0 Arabe Unido - CA goals by Emanuel Villa & Adrian Cortes.
Saprissa 2-2 Monterrey - Sap goals by Severo Meza(OG) & Jose Mena. Mon goals by Luis Rodriguez & Abraham Carreno.
-Wed Sep 29
Puerto Rico Islanders 3-2 Toluca - PR goals by David Foley & David Horst(2). Tol goal both by Hector Mancilla.
Municipal 2-1 Columbus Crew - Mun goals both by Guillermo Ramirez. CC goal by Andy Iro.
Santos Laguna 5-1 Joe Public - SL goals by Jose Reyes, Fransico Torres, Carlos Quintero, Jose Cardenas & Rafael Figueroa. JP goal by Kerry Baptiste.
Seattle Sounders 2-0 Marathon - SS goals both by Michael Fucito.
-Thu Sep 30
FAS 1-4 Olimpia - FAS goal by Gustavo Lopez. Oli goals by Ramiro Bruschi(2), Wilfredo Barahona & Antony Lozano.
dN
GROUP STANDINGS (5 rounds played):
Group A
ADV-10 Cruz Azul (Mexico) (+8)
ADV-10 Real Salt Lake (USA) (+4)
OUT-5 Toronto (Canada) (-3)
OUT-3 Arabe Unido (Panama) (-9)
Group B
10 Santos Laguna (Mexico) (+7)
9 Columbus Crew (USA) (+3)
8 Municipal (Guatemala) (+1)
OUT-1 Joe Public (Trinidad & Tobago) (-11)
Group C
ADV-13 Monterrey (Mexico) (+6)
7 Saprissa (Costa Rica) (+3)
6 Marathon (Honduras) (-5)
OUT-3 Seattle Sounders (USA) (-4)
Group D
10 Olimpia (Honduras) (+2)
8 Puerto Rico Islanders (Puerto Rico) (+1)
7 Toluca (Mexico) (+5)
OUT-2 FAS (El Salvador) (-8)
dN
Round 6
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Oct 19
Toronto FC v Arabe Unido - 7pm Central
Santos Laguna v Municipal - 7pm Central
Seattle Sounders v Saprissa - 9pm Central
Real Salt Lake v Cruz Azul - 9pm Central
-Wed Oct 20
Toluca v FAS - 7pm Central
Marathon v Monterrey - 9pm Central
Olimpia v Puerto Rico Islanders - 9pm Central
-Thu Oct 21
Joe Public v Columbus Crew - 7pm Central
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE
Match Day 3 (of 6 Group Stage games) will be played Oct 19/20.
dN
Group Standings.
DO YOU REALIZE
The Adidas Darth Vader Samba! "The Deadly Finisher"
MLS WEEK 27
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Sep 29
Colorado Rapids 4-1 Philadelphia Union - CR goals by Omar Cummings(2), Wells Thompson & Quincy Amarikwa. PU goal by Jack McInerney.
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Commerce City CO
Attendance: 10,165
San Jose Earthquakes 0-3 Chicago Fire - CF goals by Steven Kinney, Freddie Ljungberg & Patrick Nyarko.
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium - Santa Clara CA
Attendance: 9,829
-Sat Oct 2
Seattle Sounder FC v Toronto FC - 2:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Qwest Field - Seattle WA
Philadelphia Union v Houston Dynamo - 3:00pm Central on Telefutura
Venue: PPL Park - Chester PA
New York Red Bulls v Kansas City Wizards - 6:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Red Bull Arena - Harrison NJ
New England Revolution v Real Salt Lake - 6:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Gillette Stadium - Foxborough MA
Columbus Crew v San Jose Earthquakes - 6:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Columbus Crew Stadium - Columbus OH
FC Dallas v Chicago Fire SC - 7:30pm Central on FSC
Venue: Pizza Hut Park - Frisco TX
Colorado Rapids v DC United - 8:00pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Commerce City CO
-Sun Oct 3
CD Chivas USA v Los Angeles Galaxy - 7:00pm Central on ESPN2
Venue: The Home Depot Center - Carson CA
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
REAL SALT LAKE
The team will be without backup centerback Chris Schuler for the rest of the season after he suffered a broken foot at practice, and will need surgery to repair it.
USSF DIVISION 2
This weekend sees the final round of games in the regular season, and will firm up the playoff match ups.
dN
My NSC Minnesota Stars will play their first home playoff game on Wed Oct 6, with the opponent to be Carolina of Vancouver.
dN
Final Matches & Scores of the Regular Season:
-Fri Oct 1
Carolina RailHawks v Austin Aztex
FC Tampa Bay v Crystal Palace Baltimore
-Sat Oc 2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers
AC St Louis v Rochester Rhinos
Miami FC Blues v Puerto Rico Islanders
-Sun Oct 3
Montreal Impact v Austin Aztex
dN
Seeding-Standings (As of Sat Sep 25):
1 or 3 - 53 Austin - 28 played
1 or 3 - 51 Rochester - 29 played
4 - 48 Portland - 29 played
2 or 5 - 44 Vancouver - 29 played
2 or 5 - 44 Carolina - 29 played
6 - 40 Montreal - 29 played
7 - 40 Minnesota - 30 played
8 - 36 Puerto Rico - 29 played
- OUT OF THE RUNNING FOR PLAYOFFS -
32 Miami - 29 played
29 St Louis - 29 played
29 Tampa Bay - 29 played
24 Baltimore - 29 played
dN
All playoff rounds are home and away, with the higher seed choosing which leg they want to play at home.
The playoff match-ups will be:
1 v Puerto Rico
2 v Minnesota
3 v Montreal
Portland v 5
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Soccer America gives us their Top 5 Americans Abroad for September. Nice list.
ENDERS
They've got no team, but you can buy the brand new New York Cosmos jersey in December.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and MLS will be playing with this very cool pink ball! Great idea. I hope they are selling them too.
dN
Michael C Lewis of the Salt Lake Tribune reports that CONCACAF is investigating an allegation that someone tried to buy the outcome of the RSL v Arabe Unido Champions League game last month.
-This is a very odd story. Arabe Unido was asked to "pay" to have the match fixed, when usually a team is "paid" to fix a match. Just odd.
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES COMING UP THIS WEEKEND
-Sat Oct 2
Mainz v Hoffenheim - the surprise #1 v 08/09 challenger
Saint-Etienne v Marsielle - the surprise leaders take on another of the teams that are expected to challenge for the title.
-Sun Oct 3
Chelsea v Arsenal - a great top of the table London derby.
Dortmund v Bayern Munich - #2 v the pernial presumed champs
Inter v Juventus - they really do hate each other
Sevilla v Atletico Madrid - both want to be seen as serious contenders
Stade Rennes v Toulouse - #2 v #3
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE
Plenty got decided this week in Round 5.
The last shot of the group stage, Round 6, will be played Oct 19-21.
dN
3 teams - Salt Lake, Cruz Azul and Monterrey have advanced to the knock out rounds.
5 teams - FAS, Joe Public, Toronto, Arabe and Seattle in the eliminated pile.
dN
Round Five Matches & Scores:
-Tue Sep 28
Toronto FC 1-1 Real Salt Lake - TFC goal by Jacob Peterson. RSL goal by Javier Morales.
Cruz Azul 2-0 Arabe Unido - CA goals by Emanuel Villa & Adrian Cortes.
Saprissa 2-2 Monterrey - Sap goals by Severo Meza(OG) & Jose Mena. Mon goals by Luis Rodriguez & Abraham Carreno.
-Wed Sep 29
Puerto Rico Islanders 3-2 Toluca - PR goals by David Foley & David Horst(2). Tol goal both by Hector Mancilla.
Municipal 2-1 Columbus Crew - Mun goals both by Guillermo Ramirez. CC goal by Andy Iro.
Santos Laguna 5-1 Joe Public - SL goals by Jose Reyes, Fransico Torres, Carlos Quintero, Jose Cardenas & Rafael Figueroa. JP goal by Kerry Baptiste.
Seattle Sounders 2-0 Marathon - SS goals both by Michael Fucito.
-Thu Sep 30
FAS 1-4 Olimpia - FAS goal by Gustavo Lopez. Oli goals by Ramiro Bruschi(2), Wilfredo Barahona & Antony Lozano.
dN
GROUP STANDINGS (5 rounds played):
Group A
ADV-10 Cruz Azul (Mexico) (+8)
ADV-10 Real Salt Lake (USA) (+4)
OUT-5 Toronto (Canada) (-3)
OUT-3 Arabe Unido (Panama) (-9)
Group B
10 Santos Laguna (Mexico) (+7)
9 Columbus Crew (USA) (+3)
8 Municipal (Guatemala) (+1)
OUT-1 Joe Public (Trinidad & Tobago) (-11)
Group C
ADV-13 Monterrey (Mexico) (+6)
7 Saprissa (Costa Rica) (+3)
6 Marathon (Honduras) (-5)
OUT-3 Seattle Sounders (USA) (-4)
Group D
10 Olimpia (Honduras) (+2)
8 Puerto Rico Islanders (Puerto Rico) (+1)
7 Toluca (Mexico) (+5)
OUT-2 FAS (El Salvador) (-8)
dN
Round 6
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Oct 19
Toronto FC v Arabe Unido - 7pm Central
Santos Laguna v Municipal - 7pm Central
Seattle Sounders v Saprissa - 9pm Central
Real Salt Lake v Cruz Azul - 9pm Central
-Wed Oct 20
Toluca v FAS - 7pm Central
Marathon v Monterrey - 9pm Central
Olimpia v Puerto Rico Islanders - 9pm Central
-Thu Oct 21
Joe Public v Columbus Crew - 7pm Central
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE
Match Day 3 (of 6 Group Stage games) will be played Oct 19/20.
dN
Group Standings.
DO YOU REALIZE
The Adidas Darth Vader Samba! "The Deadly Finisher"
MLS WEEK 27
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Sep 29
Colorado Rapids 4-1 Philadelphia Union - CR goals by Omar Cummings(2), Wells Thompson & Quincy Amarikwa. PU goal by Jack McInerney.
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Commerce City CO
Attendance: 10,165
San Jose Earthquakes 0-3 Chicago Fire - CF goals by Steven Kinney, Freddie Ljungberg & Patrick Nyarko.
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium - Santa Clara CA
Attendance: 9,829
-Sat Oct 2
Seattle Sounder FC v Toronto FC - 2:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Qwest Field - Seattle WA
Philadelphia Union v Houston Dynamo - 3:00pm Central on Telefutura
Venue: PPL Park - Chester PA
New York Red Bulls v Kansas City Wizards - 6:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Red Bull Arena - Harrison NJ
New England Revolution v Real Salt Lake - 6:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Gillette Stadium - Foxborough MA
Columbus Crew v San Jose Earthquakes - 6:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Columbus Crew Stadium - Columbus OH
FC Dallas v Chicago Fire SC - 7:30pm Central on FSC
Venue: Pizza Hut Park - Frisco TX
Colorado Rapids v DC United - 8:00pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Commerce City CO
-Sun Oct 3
CD Chivas USA v Los Angeles Galaxy - 7:00pm Central on ESPN2
Venue: The Home Depot Center - Carson CA
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
REAL SALT LAKE
The team will be without backup centerback Chris Schuler for the rest of the season after he suffered a broken foot at practice, and will need surgery to repair it.
USSF DIVISION 2
This weekend sees the final round of games in the regular season, and will firm up the playoff match ups.
dN
My NSC Minnesota Stars will play their first home playoff game on Wed Oct 6, with the opponent to be Carolina of Vancouver.
dN
Final Matches & Scores of the Regular Season:
-Fri Oct 1
Carolina RailHawks v Austin Aztex
FC Tampa Bay v Crystal Palace Baltimore
-Sat Oc 2
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers
AC St Louis v Rochester Rhinos
Miami FC Blues v Puerto Rico Islanders
-Sun Oct 3
Montreal Impact v Austin Aztex
dN
Seeding-Standings (As of Sat Sep 25):
1 or 3 - 53 Austin - 28 played
1 or 3 - 51 Rochester - 29 played
4 - 48 Portland - 29 played
2 or 5 - 44 Vancouver - 29 played
2 or 5 - 44 Carolina - 29 played
6 - 40 Montreal - 29 played
7 - 40 Minnesota - 30 played
8 - 36 Puerto Rico - 29 played
- OUT OF THE RUNNING FOR PLAYOFFS -
32 Miami - 29 played
29 St Louis - 29 played
29 Tampa Bay - 29 played
24 Baltimore - 29 played
dN
All playoff rounds are home and away, with the higher seed choosing which leg they want to play at home.
The playoff match-ups will be:
1 v Puerto Rico
2 v Minnesota
3 v Montreal
Portland v 5
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Soccer America gives us their Top 5 Americans Abroad for September. Nice list.
ENDERS
They've got no team, but you can buy the brand new New York Cosmos jersey in December.
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