Some News for Thu Oct 28, 2010

STARTERS

The du Nord 2010 MLS Best 11. See it here!

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Why in the world does Brad Guzan stay at Aston Villa? This is year 3 and he is playing less than the previous two. He even sat on the bench in the League Cup game yesterday.

MLS PLAYOFFS

Here we go!

Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Thu Oct 28
Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew - 8pm Central on ESPN2
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Commerce City CO
-Sat Oct 30
FC Dallas v Real Salt Lake - 4pm Central on FSC
Venue: Pizza Hut Park - Frisco TX
San Jose Earthquakes v New York Red Bulls - 9pm Central on Telefutura
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium - Santa Clara CA
-Sun Oct 31
Seattle sounders FC v Los Angeles Galaxy - 7pm Central on ESPN2
Venue: Qwest Field - Seattle WA

COLORADO RAPIDS

John Meyer of the Denver Post previews tonight's game.
-What does Marcel Balboa think?

COLUMBUS CREW

Shawn Mitchell of the Dispatch previews tonight's game.
-More pregame notes.

Emilio Renteria did not travel to Denver for tonights game.

NEW YORK RED BULLS

Lots of hurtin units here: Thierry Henry (knee), Tony Tchani (hamstring) and Salou Ibrahim (hamstring) has all been left behind in Jersey.

REAL SALT LAKE

Steve Davis of Daily Soccer Fix on RSL owner Dave Checketts on RSL head coach Jason Kreis.

STORY OF THE DAY

Adam Spangler of This Is American Soccer gives us the second part of his interviews with the folks behind the new New York Cosmos. This time its executive director Joe Fraga.

PODCASTS

Pitch Pass has an audio interview with NYRB centerback Mike Petke who is always frank. Great interview as usual from Petke. And look out Rapids management, you are not liked.

AMERICANS IN EUROPE

Yanks Abroad reports that Jermaine Jones has suffered an ankle ligament injury in League Cup play. The severity is not known.

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Game Action: (only those that played are listed)

BELGIUM - League Cup
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - Wed Oct 27 - played the whole game as they drew 2-2 and then won on PK's at URS Centre.

DENMARK - Landspokal
Benny Feilhaber - Aarhus - Wed Oct 27 - won 0-1 at Varde.
Babajide Ogunbiyi - Viborg - Wed Oct 27 - drew 1-1 but lost on PK's at AaB.
Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland - Thu Oct 28 - won 2-3 at Odense.

ENGLAND - League Cup - 4th Round
Brad Friedel - Aston Villa - Wed Oct 27 - played the full game as they won 2-1 at home over Burnley.
Eric Lichaj - Aston Villa - Wed Oct 27 - got the start and went the full 90 in a 2-1 home win against Burnley.

GERMANY - DFB Pokal
Michael Bradley - Monchengladbach - Wed Oct 27 - played the entire game as they drew 1-1 and then won on PKs against Bayer Leverkusen.
David Yelldell - Duisburg - Wed Oct 27 - went the distance as they won 0-3 at Hallescher.

SCOTLAND - League Cup
Maurice Edu - Rangers - Wed Oct 27 - went the full 90 as they won 0-2 at Kilmarnock.

SPAIN - Copa Del Rey
Jozy Altidore - Villarreal - Wed Oct 27 - went the distance and scored their goal in a 1-1 road draw of the 1st Leg at Polideportivo Ejido.

AMERICANS IN MEXICO

Brian Sciaretta of Yanks Abroad with an article on Adrian Ruelas who is on a young-player exchange between his club Santos Laguna and Glasgow Celtic.

Games Action: (only those that played are listed)

PRIMERA DIVISION
Sammy Ochoa - Estudiantes Tecos - Wed Oct 27 - started and played 63 minutes as they lost 0-2 at home to Necaxa.
Miguel Ponce - Guadalajara - Wed Oct 27 - went the difference as they drew 0-0 at home against Toluca.

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Coming Up:

PRIMERA DIVISION
Isaac Acuna - America - Thu Oct 28 at San Luis
Edgar Castillo - San Luis - Thu Oct 28 v America

BRAZIL

FIFA.com has a Q & A with Internacional's Argentine playmaker Andres D'Alessandro. He is a big du Nord favorite.

AFRICA

FIFA.com does a Q & A with Ghana and Fulham centerback John Pantsil.