Some News for Wed Dec 1, 2010
STARTERS
Michael Lewis of the Salt Lake Tribune reports that RSL has bought the contract of their on-loan forward Alvaro Saborio, and signed him to a Designated Player sized contract.
-AS came to our big party in Toronto! And he was on the du Nord Best 11 list!
-Real Salt Lake is also saying that they are pulling out all the stops in an attempt to win the CONCACAF Champions League next Spring! Oh yeah!
dN
And the Seattle Times reports on the Sounders signing their forward Fredy Montero to a new 4 year deal. Huge for them. He is now making DP money are well, giving Seattle three.
USA WORLD CUP 2022 BID
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has traveled to Zurich to discuss the issue of travel visas with FIFA. That was one of the main points against the USA in the technical report.
dN
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated talks to Landon Donovan about his roll as spokesman for the game in America.
dN
Brian Straus of Fanhouse gets some tips from the Middle East on why the USA should NOT host the tourney.
dN
MLSsoccer.com gives us video Q & A with Landon Donovan in Zurich.
BIDDING TO HOST WORLD CUP 2018 & 2022
1 day now until the rights to host the next 2 World Cups will be awarded.
dN
The announcement of the 2 host countries will be made live Thu Dec 2 at 9am Central on FIFA.com.
-There will also be a live coverage starting at 8:30am Central on ESPN & Fox Soccer Channel.
dN
Sepp Blatter will cast the deciding vote if there is a tie for a winner.
STORY OF THE DAY
A real eye opener here: Raphael Honigstein of Sports Illustrated gives us the story on why Jermaine Jones has been sent to Schalke's reserve team.
-Remember, last season Jones was out injured as new manager Felix Magath came in, and they finished 2nd without Jones, now they are terrible with him in the lineup.
PICTURE OF THE DAY
Portland strikes again! Here's a photo of a very cool ad that popped in their city. There are several more that I have seen poor quality pictures of. TJ was kind enough to send me this one, thanks man. If you see a good quality shot of the others please send them my way.
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
Representatives of the Northwest teams - Portland, Seattle & Vancouver - and league personnel will meet on Thursday to figure out the best way to deal with an excellent new problem - how do we get enough tickets and security for away fans.
MLS Young All Stars in Spain
Matches & Scores:
-Thu Dec 2
MLS youth v Real Madrid Reserves
-Tue Dec 7
MLS youth v Rayo Vallecano Reserves
-Wed Dec 8
MLS youth v Atletico Madrid Reserves
MLS youth roster:
G:
Stefan Frei - Toronto
Sean Johnson - Chicago
D:
Jeremy Hall - Portland
Ike Opara - San Jose
M:
Corben Bone - Chicago
Danny Cruz - Houston
Dilly Duka - Columbus
Luis Gil - Salt Lake
Baggio Husidic - Chicago
Amobi Okugo - Philadelphia
Brek Shea - Dallas
Tony Tchani - New York
F:
Juan Agudelo - New York
Tristan Bowen - Los Angeles
Teal Bunbury - Kansas City
Peri Marosevic - Dallas
Jack McInerney - Philadelphia
Danny Mwanga - Philadelphia
Andrew Wiedeman - Dallas
-Head coach: Schellas Hyndman - Dallas
PORTLAND TIMBERS
The Timbers will unveil their new jersey's on Thu Dec 9.
NASL NEWS
The league set up for next season will be like this:
-8 teams
-28 games each - play other teams 4 times - 2 each home/away
-6 make post season playoffs
-#3-#6 play one game to move 2 on
-top 2 get a buy
-Semifinals will be home/away
-Final will be home/away
dN
Teams:
Atlanta Silverbacks
Carolina Railhawks
FC Edmonton
Miami FC (Ft Lauderdale Strikers?)
NSC Minnesota Stars
Montreal Impact
Puerto Rico Islanders
FC Tampa Bay
USA U17 TEAM
They will play 3 international friendlies in Phoenix AZ.
The games will be shown live on Fox Soccer Channel.
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Dec 1
USA v South Korea - 6pm Central on FSC
-Fri Dec 3
USA v Brazil - 6pm Central on FSC
-Sun Dec 5
USA v Turkey - 6pm Central on FSC
dN
An updated USA roster has been announced (6 changes):
G:
Kendall McIntosh - Mustang Academy
Fernando Pina - Houston Dynamo
D:
Kellyn Acosta - FC Dallas
Mobi Fehr - Tokyo Verdy 1969
Luis Martir - Guadalajara
Alessandro Mion - Kendall SC
Nathan Smith - Cal Odyssey
Andrew Souders - Crew Soccer Academy
M:
Joe Amon - South Carolina United FC
Alejandro Guido - Aztecs Premier
Matt Dunn - Koln
Nico Melo - Florida Rush
Marc Pelosi - De Anza Force
Esteban Rodriguez - Cosmos Academy West
Tarik Salkicic - Strictly Soccer
Dillon Serna - Colorado Rapids
F:
Paul Arriola - Arsenal
Daniel Flores - Cal Odyssey
Alex Muyl - Cosmos Academy East
Mario Rodriguez - Central Aztecs
US SOCCER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY
The 2010 Development Academy Winter Showcase begins to day in Phoenix AZ.
dN
Here is the full schedule of Matches & Scores.
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
The draw for England's FA Cup was held this week, and the 3rd Round games will begin on Sat Jan 8. Here is who the American player's teams will face:
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - v Peterborough United
Conor Doyle - Derby County - at Crawley Town/Swindon Town winner
Brad Friedel - Aston Villa - at Sheffield United
Mike Grella - Carlisle United - at Torquay United
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa - at Sheffield United
Marcus Hahnemann - Wolverhampton - at Doncaster Rovers
Stuart Holden - Bolton - v York City
Tim Howard - Everton - at Scunthorpe United
Eddie Johnson - Fulham - v Peterborough United
Eric Lichaj - Aston Villa - at Sheffield United
Jon-Paul Pittman - Wycombe - Hereford United/Lincoln City winner
Frank Simek - Carlisle United - at Torquay United
Jonathan Spector - West Ham - v Barnsley
Zak Whitbread - Norwich - v Droylsden/Leyton Orient winner
dN
Game Action: (only those that played are listed)
ENGLAND - League Cup - Quarterfinals
Brad Friedel - Aston Villa - Wed Dec 1 - went the full 90 but lost 2-1 at Birmingham.
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - Group Stage - Matchday 5
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - Wed Dec 1 - played the whole game, picking up a Yellow Card, but lost 3-1 at Zenit.
dN
Coming Up: (all possible players are listed)
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - Group Stage - Matchday 5
Jozy Altidore - Villarreal - Thu Dec 2 v Dinamo Zagreb
THE CARIBBEAN
Caribbean Cup 2010 - The final group stage is going on now and then the knock-out rounds through to the Final that will all be played in Fort-de-France, Martinique from Nov 26 - Dec 5.
-Grenada(H2) joins Jamaica(I1) & Cuba(H1) in the knock out stage.
-Trinidad & Tobago and Martinque are OUT.
-The last 2 group games are today, with 3 teams fighting for 1 spot.
dN
Group H
ADV-6 Cuba (+3)
ADV-5 Grenada (+1)
OUT-3 Trinidad & Tobago (-2)
OUT-1 Martinique (-2)
Group I
ADV-6 Jamaica (+4)
3 Antigua & Barbuda (-1)
1 Guyana (-1)
1 Guadaloupe (-2)
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Matches & Scores:
-Fri Nov 26
Trinidad & Tobago 0-2 Cuba
Martinique 1-1 Grenada
-Sat Nov 27
Guyana 1-1 Guadaloupe
Jamaica 3-1 Antigua & Barbuda
-Sun Nov 28
Grenada 1-0 Trinidad & Tobago
Martinique 0-1 Cuba
-Mon Nov 29
Antigua & Barbuda 1-0 Guyana
Guadaloupe 0-2 Jamaica
-Tue Nov 30
Cuba 0-0 Grenada
Martinique 0-1 Trinidad & Tobago
-Wed Dec 1
Guadaloupe v Antigua & Barbuda
Guyana v Jamaica
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Semifinals
-Fri Dec 3
Cuba v Runner Up I
Winner I v Grenada
ENGLAND
The League Cup Quarterfinals
-Ipswich & Birgmingham advanced on Wednesday.
-Arsenal & West Ham advanced on Tuesday.
-All 3 big teams from Birmingham are still in the tournament!
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Nov 30
Arsenal 2-0 Wigan Athletic
West Ham United 4-0 Manchester United
-Wed Dec 1
Birmingham City 2-1 Aston Villa
Ipswich Town 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
ITALY
The Serie A players have set a new strike date of Dec 11 if a new collective bargaining agreement is not reached. They had set a preliminary date back in Sep that got delayed due to negotiations, but there has been no movement on a new deal since.
EUROPE
Who are the top goal scorers so far:
Premier League
11 Dimitar Berbatov - Manchester United
9 Andrew Carroll - Newcastle United
9 Carlos Tevez - Manchester City
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Bundesliga
12 Theofanis Gekas - Eintracht Frankfurt
10 Papiss Demba Cisse - Freiburg
9 4 players tied
dN
Serie A
9 Samuel Eto'o - Inter
9 Edinson Cavani - Napoli
8 Antonio Di Natale - Udinese
8 Alessandro Matri - Cagliari
dN
Primera Division
14 Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid
13 Lionel Messi - Barcelona
9 Fernando Llorente - Athletic Bilbao
dN
Ligue 1
10 Moussa Sow - Lille
10 Youssef El Arabi - Caen
8 Dimitri Payet - St Etienne
8 Nene - Paris St Germain
dN
Eredivisie
12 Bjorn Vleminckx - NEC
11 Mounir El Hamdaoui - Ajax
11 Ricky van Wolfswinkel - Utrecht
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Premeira Liga
11 Hulk - Porto
7 Falcao - Porto
7 Joao Tomas - Rio Ave
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
Matchday 5 - The games will be played on Wed Dec 1 & Thu Dec 2.
dN
Matches & Scores
dN
Group Standings
COPA SUDAMERICANA
Final
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Dec 1
Goias v Independiente
-Wed Dec 8
Independiente v Goias
BRAZIL
Reuters with an article on leaders Fluminense. Via Four Four Two.
dN
Only 1 round left in the Campeonato Brazileiro Serie A, and 3 teams can will the title:
68 Fluminense - Next: Sun Dec 5 v Guarani (18th place)
67 Corinthians - Next: Sun Dec 5 at Goias (19th place)
66 Cruzeiro - Next: Sun Dec 5 v Palmeiras (10th place)
dN
-Flum last won this championship in 1984
-Corin last won this championship in 2005
-Cruz last won this championship in 2003
ARGENTINA
Just 3 rounds left in the Primera Apertura. Here are the leaders and who they face next:
36 Estudiantes - Next: Fri Dec 3 v Argentinos Juniors
34 Velez Sarsfield - Last: Tue Nov 30 W 2-1 v Tigre - Next: Sat Dec 4 at Godoy Cruz
28 Arsenal de Sarandi - Next: Wed Dec 1 at Olimpio
27 Godoy Cruz - Next: Sat Dec 4 v Velez Sarsfield
25 Racing Club - Next: Thu Dec 2 v Gimnasia la Plata
25 River Plate - Next: Fri Dec 3 at Colon
25 Newells Old Boys - Next: Sat Dec 4 at San Lorenzo
24 Lanus - Next: Sat Dec 4 v Independiente
Michael Lewis of the Salt Lake Tribune reports that RSL has bought the contract of their on-loan forward Alvaro Saborio, and signed him to a Designated Player sized contract.
-AS came to our big party in Toronto! And he was on the du Nord Best 11 list!
-Real Salt Lake is also saying that they are pulling out all the stops in an attempt to win the CONCACAF Champions League next Spring! Oh yeah!
dN
And the Seattle Times reports on the Sounders signing their forward Fredy Montero to a new 4 year deal. Huge for them. He is now making DP money are well, giving Seattle three.
USA WORLD CUP 2022 BID
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has traveled to Zurich to discuss the issue of travel visas with FIFA. That was one of the main points against the USA in the technical report.
dN
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated talks to Landon Donovan about his roll as spokesman for the game in America.
dN
Brian Straus of Fanhouse gets some tips from the Middle East on why the USA should NOT host the tourney.
dN
MLSsoccer.com gives us video Q & A with Landon Donovan in Zurich.
BIDDING TO HOST WORLD CUP 2018 & 2022
1 day now until the rights to host the next 2 World Cups will be awarded.
dN
The announcement of the 2 host countries will be made live Thu Dec 2 at 9am Central on FIFA.com.
-There will also be a live coverage starting at 8:30am Central on ESPN & Fox Soccer Channel.
dN
Sepp Blatter will cast the deciding vote if there is a tie for a winner.
STORY OF THE DAY
A real eye opener here: Raphael Honigstein of Sports Illustrated gives us the story on why Jermaine Jones has been sent to Schalke's reserve team.
-Remember, last season Jones was out injured as new manager Felix Magath came in, and they finished 2nd without Jones, now they are terrible with him in the lineup.
PICTURE OF THE DAY
Portland strikes again! Here's a photo of a very cool ad that popped in their city. There are several more that I have seen poor quality pictures of. TJ was kind enough to send me this one, thanks man. If you see a good quality shot of the others please send them my way.
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
Representatives of the Northwest teams - Portland, Seattle & Vancouver - and league personnel will meet on Thursday to figure out the best way to deal with an excellent new problem - how do we get enough tickets and security for away fans.
MLS Young All Stars in Spain
Matches & Scores:
-Thu Dec 2
MLS youth v Real Madrid Reserves
-Tue Dec 7
MLS youth v Rayo Vallecano Reserves
-Wed Dec 8
MLS youth v Atletico Madrid Reserves
MLS youth roster:
G:
Stefan Frei - Toronto
Sean Johnson - Chicago
D:
Jeremy Hall - Portland
Ike Opara - San Jose
M:
Corben Bone - Chicago
Danny Cruz - Houston
Dilly Duka - Columbus
Luis Gil - Salt Lake
Baggio Husidic - Chicago
Amobi Okugo - Philadelphia
Brek Shea - Dallas
Tony Tchani - New York
F:
Juan Agudelo - New York
Tristan Bowen - Los Angeles
Teal Bunbury - Kansas City
Peri Marosevic - Dallas
Jack McInerney - Philadelphia
Danny Mwanga - Philadelphia
Andrew Wiedeman - Dallas
-Head coach: Schellas Hyndman - Dallas
PORTLAND TIMBERS
The Timbers will unveil their new jersey's on Thu Dec 9.
NASL NEWS
The league set up for next season will be like this:
-8 teams
-28 games each - play other teams 4 times - 2 each home/away
-6 make post season playoffs
-#3-#6 play one game to move 2 on
-top 2 get a buy
-Semifinals will be home/away
-Final will be home/away
dN
Teams:
Atlanta Silverbacks
Carolina Railhawks
FC Edmonton
Miami FC (Ft Lauderdale Strikers?)
NSC Minnesota Stars
Montreal Impact
Puerto Rico Islanders
FC Tampa Bay
USA U17 TEAM
They will play 3 international friendlies in Phoenix AZ.
The games will be shown live on Fox Soccer Channel.
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Dec 1
USA v South Korea - 6pm Central on FSC
-Fri Dec 3
USA v Brazil - 6pm Central on FSC
-Sun Dec 5
USA v Turkey - 6pm Central on FSC
dN
An updated USA roster has been announced (6 changes):
G:
Kendall McIntosh - Mustang Academy
Fernando Pina - Houston Dynamo
D:
Kellyn Acosta - FC Dallas
Mobi Fehr - Tokyo Verdy 1969
Luis Martir - Guadalajara
Alessandro Mion - Kendall SC
Nathan Smith - Cal Odyssey
Andrew Souders - Crew Soccer Academy
M:
Joe Amon - South Carolina United FC
Alejandro Guido - Aztecs Premier
Matt Dunn - Koln
Nico Melo - Florida Rush
Marc Pelosi - De Anza Force
Esteban Rodriguez - Cosmos Academy West
Tarik Salkicic - Strictly Soccer
Dillon Serna - Colorado Rapids
F:
Paul Arriola - Arsenal
Daniel Flores - Cal Odyssey
Alex Muyl - Cosmos Academy East
Mario Rodriguez - Central Aztecs
US SOCCER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY
The 2010 Development Academy Winter Showcase begins to day in Phoenix AZ.
dN
Here is the full schedule of Matches & Scores.
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
The draw for England's FA Cup was held this week, and the 3rd Round games will begin on Sat Jan 8. Here is who the American player's teams will face:
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - v Peterborough United
Conor Doyle - Derby County - at Crawley Town/Swindon Town winner
Brad Friedel - Aston Villa - at Sheffield United
Mike Grella - Carlisle United - at Torquay United
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa - at Sheffield United
Marcus Hahnemann - Wolverhampton - at Doncaster Rovers
Stuart Holden - Bolton - v York City
Tim Howard - Everton - at Scunthorpe United
Eddie Johnson - Fulham - v Peterborough United
Eric Lichaj - Aston Villa - at Sheffield United
Jon-Paul Pittman - Wycombe - Hereford United/Lincoln City winner
Frank Simek - Carlisle United - at Torquay United
Jonathan Spector - West Ham - v Barnsley
Zak Whitbread - Norwich - v Droylsden/Leyton Orient winner
dN
Game Action: (only those that played are listed)
ENGLAND - League Cup - Quarterfinals
Brad Friedel - Aston Villa - Wed Dec 1 - went the full 90 but lost 2-1 at Birmingham.
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - Group Stage - Matchday 5
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - Wed Dec 1 - played the whole game, picking up a Yellow Card, but lost 3-1 at Zenit.
dN
Coming Up: (all possible players are listed)
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - Group Stage - Matchday 5
Jozy Altidore - Villarreal - Thu Dec 2 v Dinamo Zagreb
THE CARIBBEAN
Caribbean Cup 2010 - The final group stage is going on now and then the knock-out rounds through to the Final that will all be played in Fort-de-France, Martinique from Nov 26 - Dec 5.
-Grenada(H2) joins Jamaica(I1) & Cuba(H1) in the knock out stage.
-Trinidad & Tobago and Martinque are OUT.
-The last 2 group games are today, with 3 teams fighting for 1 spot.
dN
Group H
ADV-6 Cuba (+3)
ADV-5 Grenada (+1)
OUT-3 Trinidad & Tobago (-2)
OUT-1 Martinique (-2)
Group I
ADV-6 Jamaica (+4)
3 Antigua & Barbuda (-1)
1 Guyana (-1)
1 Guadaloupe (-2)
dN
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Nov 26
Trinidad & Tobago 0-2 Cuba
Martinique 1-1 Grenada
-Sat Nov 27
Guyana 1-1 Guadaloupe
Jamaica 3-1 Antigua & Barbuda
-Sun Nov 28
Grenada 1-0 Trinidad & Tobago
Martinique 0-1 Cuba
-Mon Nov 29
Antigua & Barbuda 1-0 Guyana
Guadaloupe 0-2 Jamaica
-Tue Nov 30
Cuba 0-0 Grenada
Martinique 0-1 Trinidad & Tobago
-Wed Dec 1
Guadaloupe v Antigua & Barbuda
Guyana v Jamaica
dN
Semifinals
-Fri Dec 3
Cuba v Runner Up I
Winner I v Grenada
ENGLAND
The League Cup Quarterfinals
-Ipswich & Birgmingham advanced on Wednesday.
-Arsenal & West Ham advanced on Tuesday.
-All 3 big teams from Birmingham are still in the tournament!
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Nov 30
Arsenal 2-0 Wigan Athletic
West Ham United 4-0 Manchester United
-Wed Dec 1
Birmingham City 2-1 Aston Villa
Ipswich Town 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
ITALY
The Serie A players have set a new strike date of Dec 11 if a new collective bargaining agreement is not reached. They had set a preliminary date back in Sep that got delayed due to negotiations, but there has been no movement on a new deal since.
EUROPE
Who are the top goal scorers so far:
Premier League
11 Dimitar Berbatov - Manchester United
9 Andrew Carroll - Newcastle United
9 Carlos Tevez - Manchester City
dN
Bundesliga
12 Theofanis Gekas - Eintracht Frankfurt
10 Papiss Demba Cisse - Freiburg
9 4 players tied
dN
Serie A
9 Samuel Eto'o - Inter
9 Edinson Cavani - Napoli
8 Antonio Di Natale - Udinese
8 Alessandro Matri - Cagliari
dN
Primera Division
14 Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid
13 Lionel Messi - Barcelona
9 Fernando Llorente - Athletic Bilbao
dN
Ligue 1
10 Moussa Sow - Lille
10 Youssef El Arabi - Caen
8 Dimitri Payet - St Etienne
8 Nene - Paris St Germain
dN
Eredivisie
12 Bjorn Vleminckx - NEC
11 Mounir El Hamdaoui - Ajax
11 Ricky van Wolfswinkel - Utrecht
dN
Premeira Liga
11 Hulk - Porto
7 Falcao - Porto
7 Joao Tomas - Rio Ave
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
Matchday 5 - The games will be played on Wed Dec 1 & Thu Dec 2.
dN
Matches & Scores
dN
Group Standings
COPA SUDAMERICANA
Final
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Dec 1
Goias v Independiente
-Wed Dec 8
Independiente v Goias
BRAZIL
Reuters with an article on leaders Fluminense. Via Four Four Two.
dN
Only 1 round left in the Campeonato Brazileiro Serie A, and 3 teams can will the title:
68 Fluminense - Next: Sun Dec 5 v Guarani (18th place)
67 Corinthians - Next: Sun Dec 5 at Goias (19th place)
66 Cruzeiro - Next: Sun Dec 5 v Palmeiras (10th place)
dN
-Flum last won this championship in 1984
-Corin last won this championship in 2005
-Cruz last won this championship in 2003
ARGENTINA
Just 3 rounds left in the Primera Apertura. Here are the leaders and who they face next:
36 Estudiantes - Next: Fri Dec 3 v Argentinos Juniors
34 Velez Sarsfield - Last: Tue Nov 30 W 2-1 v Tigre - Next: Sat Dec 4 at Godoy Cruz
28 Arsenal de Sarandi - Next: Wed Dec 1 at Olimpio
27 Godoy Cruz - Next: Sat Dec 4 v Velez Sarsfield
25 Racing Club - Next: Thu Dec 2 v Gimnasia la Plata
25 River Plate - Next: Fri Dec 3 at Colon
25 Newells Old Boys - Next: Sat Dec 4 at San Lorenzo
24 Lanus - Next: Sat Dec 4 v Independiente
posted by brucio at 18:45
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Thanks so much for all the interesting and accurate info el brucio!
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