Some News for Tue Oct 19, 2010

STARTERS

Jose Manuel "Chepo" De La Torre of Toluca is now officially the new head coach of the Mexican national team.
-Brent Latham of The USA 10 Kit sees the hiring as a very "American" move by the FMF.

SCANDAL: BIDDING TO HOST WORLD CUP 2018 & 2022

Reuters tells us about the man behind the bribery investigation. Via Yahoo.

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Here is the full list of all 24 voters for the World Cup bids:
-Amos Adamu - Nigeria
-Jacques Anouma - Ivory Coast
-Franz Beckenbauer - Germany
-Sepp Blatter - Switzerland
-Chuck Blazer - United States
-Michel D’Hooghe - Belgium
-Senes Erzik - Turkey
-Mohamed bin Hammam - Qatar
-Julio Humberto Grondona - Argentina
-Issa Hayatou - Cameroon
-Chung Mong Joon - South Korea
-Marios Lefkaritis - Cyprus
-Nicolas Leoz - Paraguay
-Angel María Villar Llona - Spain
-Worawi Makudi - Thailand
-Vitaliy Mutko - Russia
-Junji Ogura - Japan
-Michel Platini - France
-Hany Abou Rida - Egypt
-Rafael Salguero - Guatemala
-Reynald Temarii - Tahiti
-Ricardo Terra Teixeira - Brazil
-Geoff Thompson - England
-Jack Warner - Trinidad & Tobago

CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE

Here is Round 6, the final round of the Group Stage.

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James Edward of the Deseret News writes that injuries & suspensions will dictate tonight's RSL line up, not resting for the playoffs as they would like.

Michael C Lewis of the Salt Lake Tribune on what tonight's game means to RSL.

Joshua Mayers of the Seattle Times previews the Sounders final CCL game.

Don Ruiz of the Tacoma News Tribune says the Sounders are treating tonight just like every other game - they come to win.

Gareth Wheeler of the Toronto Sun previews TFC.

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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.

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The draw for the knock out rounds will be held on Mon Nov 1.

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Round 6
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Oct 19
Toronto FC v Arabe Unido - 7pm Central on FSC
Real Salt Lake v Cruz Azul - 9pm Central on FSC
Seattle Sounders v Saprissa - 3am Central delay on FSC
Santos Laguna v Municipal
-Wed Oct 20
Toluca v FAS
Marathon v Monterrey
Olimpia v Puerto Rico Islanders
-Thu Oct 21
Joe Public v Columbus Crew - 7pm Central on FSC

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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)

PODCASTS

MLS Commissioner Don Garber was in Toronto today and you can listen to an interview he did on The Fan 590.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Matchday 3

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Today's recap: Roma got kalumped at home, Bayern needed 2 own goals to help them beat a minnow, Arsenal stormed in what was supposed to be a close game, and Chelsea & Real Madrid both won confidently like they are supposed to.

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Matches & Scores:
-Tue Oct 19
Roma 1-3 Basel - Rom goal by Marco Borriello. Bas goals by Alex Frei, Samuel Inkoom & Cabral.
Bayern 3-2 CFR Cluj - BM goals by Cadu(OG), Cristian Panin(OG) & Mario Gomez. CFR goals by Cadu & Emmanuel Culio.
Spartak Moskva 0-2 Chelsea - Che goals by Yuri Zhirkov & Nicolas Anelka.
Marseille 1-0 Zilina - Mar goal by Souleymane Diawara.
Ajax 2-1 Auxerre - Aja goals by Demy de Zeeuw & Luis Suarez. Aux goal by Valter Birsa.
Real Madrid 2-0 Milan - RM goals by Cristiano Ronaldo & Mesut Ozil.
Braga 2-0 Partizan - Bra goals by Lima & Matheus.
Arsenal 5-1 Shakhtar Donetsk - Ars goals by Alex Song, Samir Nasri, Cesc Fabregas(PK), Jack Wilshere & Maroune Chamakh. SD goal by Eduardo.
-Wed Oct 20
Inter v Tottenham
Twente v Bremen
Schalke v Hapoel Tel Aviv
Lyon v Benfica
Rangers v Valencia
Man United v Bursaspor
Panathinaikos v Rubin Kazan
Barcelona v Kobenhavn

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Group Standings

THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT

Nigel Reed of the CBC uses his best prose to describe the player and his historic goal - William Hesmer.

IMAGE OF THE DAY

If you arrive early enough to RFK Stadium on Saturday you could receive this beautiful poster:




















MLS WEEK 30

Matches & Scores:
-Wed Oct 20
San Jose Earthquakes v CD Chivas USA - 9:00pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium - Santa Clara CA
-Thu Oct 21
New York Red Bulls v New England Revolution - 6:30pm Central on ESPN2
Venue: Red Bull Arena - Harrison NJ
-Sat Oct 23
Houston Dynamo v Seattle Sounders FC - 3:00pm Central on Telefutura
Venue: Robertson Stadium - Houston TX
DC United v Toronto FC - 6:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: RFK Stadium - Washington DC
Kansas City Wizards v San Jose Earthquakes - 7:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: CommunityAmerica Ballpark - Kansas City KS
Colorado Rapids v Real Salt Lake - 8:00pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Commerce City CO
CD Chivas USA v Chicago Fire SC - 10:00pm Central on FSC
Venue: The Home Depot Center - Carson CA
-Sun Oct 24
Columbus Crew v Philadelphia Union - 3:00pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Crew Stadium - Columbus OH
Los Angeles Galaxy v FC Dallas - 7:00pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: The Home Depot Center - Carson CA

MLS PLAYOFF RACE

Los Angeles holds the reigns to the Supporters Shield. A win and its theirs. A Salt Lake loss and it belongs to LA as well. But if LA screws up and loses in the last game Sunday night, a Win by RSL will give them the regular season crown!

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The top 8 teams are playing for playoff seeding.

MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS

General News

Gerry Dobson of Sportsnet wonders how Toronto FC fans will react to the MLS Cup final being played in their city.

CD CHIVAS USA

Nick Green of the Daily Breeze talks to Jonathan Bornstein about the end of his days at Chivas USA.

FC DALLAS

FCD expects starting goalkeeper Kevin Hartman to be back in action for the last game of the regular season.

LOS ANGELES GALAXY

It looks like LA will play some exhibition games in Australia again this off-season.

NEW YORK RED BULLS

Michael Lewis of Big Apple Soccer reports that Thierry Henry will most likely not play again this weekend due to a bruised knee.

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

Jeffery King of Fanhouse looks at the surprisingly exciting season for Chris Wondolowski.

TORONTO FC

John Molinaro of the CBC writes about a visit from MLC Commissioner Don Garber to Toronto.

MLS EXPANSION

Portland makes their first batch of MLS contract signings:
-forward Bright Dike (DEE-kay)
-goalkeeper Steve Cronin
-midfielder Ryan Pore
-forward Eddie Johnson (No, not that Eddie Johnson, this is the English kid who played for Austin Aztex this season.)

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Marc Weber of the Vancouver Province sees the Caps moving into full MLS mode now.

Kent Gilchrist also of the Province says the Caps should follow the first year examples set by Chicago and Seattle.

Bruce Constantineau of the Vancouver Sun sees the Caps become a full time MLS team now.
-Obviously a very talented writer with a first name like that!

Sportsnet with quotes Whitecaps brass giving advice to Montreal who will shift to MLS in 2012.

USA U17 TEAM

Did you know that the 2011 U17 World Cup will be held in Mexico? I did not. Jun 18 to Jul 10, 2011.

AMERICANS IN EUROPE

Carlos Bocanegra has suffered a neck injury and is expected to miss 3 weeks. He fell awkwardly and sprained the neck muscles. Does that make sense?
-I would say that is injury leaves him very doubtful for the USA trip to South Africa on Nov 17.

AP reports that Marcus Tracy, who has spent the majority of his pro career injured, will be on the shelf for a lot longer with damage to both knees needing healing.

Yanks Abroad reports on a live broadcast in Norway where the announcers thought they were off the air, but were not, and said disparaging things about Steve Clark, an African teammate, and another player. The commentator was not punished, but did personally apologize.

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Game Action: (only those that played are listed)

FINLAND - Veikkausliiga
Daniel Antunez - Inter Turku - Mon Oct 18 - went the distance, getting a yellow card, as they drew 1-1 at home with MyPa.

GERMANY - 2 Bundesliga
David Yelldell - Duisburg - Mon Oct 18 - played the whole game as they won 1-3 at Arminia Bielefeld.

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Coming Up: (all possible players are listed)

ENGLAND - Championship League
Conor Doyle - Derby County - Tue Oct 19 at Doncaster Rovers
Zak Whitbread - Norwich - Tue Oct 19 v Crystal Palace

SWEDEN - Allsvenskan Liga
Alejandro Bedoya - Orebro - Wed Oct 20 at GAIS

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Group Stage
Maurice Edu - Rangers - Wed Oct 20 v Valencia
Jermaine Jones - Schalke - Wed Oct 20 v Hapoel Tel Aviv

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - Group Stage
Jozy Altidore - Villarreal - Thu Oct 21 v PAOK
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - Thu Oct 21 v Athen AEK

ITALY

Cagliari was given a token fine for some of their fans racists chanting last weekend against Inter.
-This is a clear sign that very little will be done about this problem in Italy. Very sad.

EUROPE

The Guardian looks at an insane new wave of hooliganism that is happening in Sweden, and the degradation of their domestic league.

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Phil Minshull of the BBC on 3 of the hottest topics in European football - Jose Mourinho, AC Milan and Wayne Rooney.