Some News for Fri Feb 11, 2011
STARTERS
We should know by sometime tonight or Saturday afternoon if US Soccer will reverse their decision and sanction the NASL as the Second Division league in North America.
-The Fed had originally give the league provisional sanctioning last fall, then last month pulled it. They are scheduled to meet tomorrow and vote.
-IM Soccer News will have all the details either way when the news breaks.
dN
With just 3 days to go until the CONCACAF U17 World Cup qualifying tournament is to start the Trelawny Stadium where the games were supposed to be played has been rejected as unsuitable. WTF?? Who is in charge of this crap?
-The Jamaica Gleaner on CONCACAF's decision.
-The Gleaner reports on the desperate plans going down in Jamaica right now to find replacement fields.
-Two stadiums are preliminarily set up as new hosts, but neither has been given the full go ahead yet.
dN
The draw for the CONCACAF U20 World Cup qualifying tournament in Guatemala was held today. Here the are the groups:
Group A
Guatemala
Honduras
Jamaica
Group B
Panama
Suriname
United States
Group C
Canada
Costa Rica
Guadeloupe
Group D
Cuba
Mexico
Trinidad & Tobago
-The tournament will be played Mar 28-Apr 10 in Guatemala City.
dN
The Primera Division Clausura season in Argentina kicks off today! A full round of games this weekend.
-The Round 1 matches.
-Estudiantes won the most recent championship - the 2010 Apertura.
STORY OF THE DAY
I missed this last Friday - the great fansite for New York/New Jsery/MetroStars/Red Bulls - METROFANATIC - is now 10 years old!!!
Huge congrats for doing such a consistently great job loving your team.
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Feb 12
Manchester United v Manchester City - one of the most important Manchester derbies in history.
-Sun Feb 13
Juventus v Inter - Juve's last gasp for life this season & Inter's chance to keep up the pressure for the league lead.
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
Hot Damn! I love being surprised by soccer journalism!
Dan Loney of BigSoccer gives us a great history lesson in the politics of the 1978 World Cup.
Yes Dan, I called you a journalist!
MLS/USA & RELATED RUMORS
Today's ridiculous name in the hopper: Roberto Carlos!
dN
Today's grapevine full of rumors from Soccer 265.
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
3 young American players who have just signed with the league will be made available through a lottery in the next few days: Chris Agorsor (Monday) and Korey Veeder(Tuesday) next week.
-The first of the three is Cody Arnoux and he has landed at Real Salt Lake.
David Falk of the Examiner procured a Q & A with an anonymous MLS referee.
CD CHIVAS USA
The team has promoted coaching staff member Nick Theslof to the big role of Technical Director,
COLORADO RAPIDS
Brian Jennings of Soccer 365 on the Raps preseason so far.
LA GALAXY
LA drew 1-1 against San Jose on a goal by Mike Magee.
Scott French of ESPN tells us about youngster Paolo Cardozo who has been impressing everyone in preseason training. And some other notes on the game against that Earthquakes.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
The Revs have made official the signing of veteran French central midfielder Ousmane Dabo from Lazio in Italy.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Word from the Bulls is that Rafa Marquez will be slotted into this years starting line up as a centerback next to Tim Ream.
Finnish international midfielder Teemu Tainio is getting a try out with the Bulls.
PHILADELPHIA UNION
The U beat South Florida behind goals from Batman & Robin - Sebastien Le Toux & Danny Mwanga.
PORTLAND TIMBERS
The Oregonian with a video report from today's Timbers training including coach John Spencer, and new forward FrankenCooper.
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
The Quakes tied LA 1-1 getting their goal from Ike Opara.
USA U17 TEAM
CONCACAF World Cup qualifying in Jamaica starts on Monday!
dN
Noah Davis of MLSsoccer.com does a Q & A with USA head coach Wilmer Cabrera.
-Unfortunately its pretty much all "coach-speak."
dN
Group Stage
Matches & Scores: (still waiting for any kind of internet or broadcast info)
-Mon Feb 14
Cuba v USA - 2pm Central
Venue: Catherine Hall Stadium - Montego Bay
-Fri Feb 18
USA v Panama - 3:30pm Central
Venue: Jarrrett Park - Montego Bay
dN
USA Roster
G:
Kendall McIntosh - Mustang Academy
Fernando Pina - Houston Dynamo Academy
D:
Kellyn Acosta - FC Dallas Academy
Joe Amon - South Carolina United
Zach Carroll - Vardar
Mobi Fehr - Tokyo Verdy
Nathan Smith - Cal Odyssey
Andrew Souders - Crew Soccer Academy
M:
Jordan Allen - Empire United
Matt Dunn - Koln
Alejandro Guido - Aztecs Premier
Marc Pelosi - De Anza Force
Esteban Rodriguez - Cosmos Academy West
Tarik Salkicic - Strictly Soccer
Dillon Serna - Colorado Rapids Academy
F:
Paul Arriola - Arsenal FC
Alfred Koroma - Solar Chelsea
Jack McBean - LA Galaxy
Andrew Oliver - Westside United
Mario Rodriguez - Central Aztecs
dN
There are 4 groups of 3, with the top 2 from each group advancing, and the winners of the next round one off games qualifying for the World Cup.
dN
Quarterfinals
-Tue Feb 22
1: A1 v B2
2: B1 v A2
-Wed Feb 23
3: D1 v C2
4: C1 v D2
Semifinals
-Fri Feb 25
1 v 3
2 v 4
Final
-Sun Feb 27
dN
Here is the full match schedule.
ENGLAND
Tim Vickery of Sports Illustrated is convinced that Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez will make an impact in the Premier League.
dN
West Bromich Albion has NOT hired former Newcastle head coach Chris Houghton as I wrote yesterday, instead they have hired former Fulham and Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson.
dN
In-depth Barclay's Premier League match previews for the weekend of Feb 12-13.
dN
Top of the Table: (25 GP)
54 Man United - Sat Feb 12 v Manchester City
50 Arsenal - Sat Feb 12 v Wolverhampton
49 Man City - Sat Feb 12 at Manchester United (26 GP)
44 Chelsea - Mon Feb 14 at Fulham
44 Tottenham - Sat Feb 12 at Sunderland
SPAIN
Top of the Table: (22 GP)
61 Barcelona - Sat Feb 12 at Sporting Gijon
54 Real Madrid - Sun Feb 13 at Espanyol
45 Villarreal - Sun Feb 13 at Coruna
44 Valencia - Sat Feb 12 at Atletico Madrid
38 Athletic Bilbao - Mon FEb 14 at Mallorca
37 Espnayol - Sun Feb 13 v Real Madrid
FRANCE
Top of the Table: (22 GP)
42 Lille - Sun Feb 13 v Toulouse
37 PSG - Sat Feb 12 v Lens
37 Rennes - Sun Feb 13 v Nice
36 Marsielle - Sat Feb 12 at Sochaux
35 Lyon - Sat Feb 12 at St Etienne
GERMANY
Top of the Table: (21 GP)
51 Borussia Dortmund - Sat Feb 12 at Kaiserslautern
39 Bayer Leverkusen - Sat Feb 12 at Entracht Frankfurt
37 Mainz - Sun Feb 13 at Koln
37 Hannover - Sun Feb 13 at Werder Bremen
36 Bayern Munich - Sat Feb 12 v Hoffenheim
ITALY
Serie A's 20th place team Bari fired their head coach Giampiero Ventura today, and hired Bortolo Mutti as his replacement.
dN
Top of the Table: (24 GP)
49 Milan - Sat Feb 12 v Parma
46 Napoli - Sat Feb 12 at Roma
44 Inter - Sun Feb 13 at Juventus (23 GP)
42 Lazio - Sun Feb 13 at Brescia
40 Palermo - Sun Feb 13 v Fiorentina
We should know by sometime tonight or Saturday afternoon if US Soccer will reverse their decision and sanction the NASL as the Second Division league in North America.
-The Fed had originally give the league provisional sanctioning last fall, then last month pulled it. They are scheduled to meet tomorrow and vote.
-IM Soccer News will have all the details either way when the news breaks.
dN
With just 3 days to go until the CONCACAF U17 World Cup qualifying tournament is to start the Trelawny Stadium where the games were supposed to be played has been rejected as unsuitable. WTF?? Who is in charge of this crap?
-The Jamaica Gleaner on CONCACAF's decision.
-The Gleaner reports on the desperate plans going down in Jamaica right now to find replacement fields.
-Two stadiums are preliminarily set up as new hosts, but neither has been given the full go ahead yet.
dN
The draw for the CONCACAF U20 World Cup qualifying tournament in Guatemala was held today. Here the are the groups:
Group A
Guatemala
Honduras
Jamaica
Group B
Panama
Suriname
United States
Group C
Canada
Costa Rica
Guadeloupe
Group D
Cuba
Mexico
Trinidad & Tobago
-The tournament will be played Mar 28-Apr 10 in Guatemala City.
dN
The Primera Division Clausura season in Argentina kicks off today! A full round of games this weekend.
-The Round 1 matches.
-Estudiantes won the most recent championship - the 2010 Apertura.
STORY OF THE DAY
I missed this last Friday - the great fansite for New York/New Jsery/MetroStars/Red Bulls - METROFANATIC - is now 10 years old!!!
Huge congrats for doing such a consistently great job loving your team.
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Feb 12
Manchester United v Manchester City - one of the most important Manchester derbies in history.
-Sun Feb 13
Juventus v Inter - Juve's last gasp for life this season & Inter's chance to keep up the pressure for the league lead.
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
Hot Damn! I love being surprised by soccer journalism!
Dan Loney of BigSoccer gives us a great history lesson in the politics of the 1978 World Cup.
Yes Dan, I called you a journalist!
MLS/USA & RELATED RUMORS
Today's ridiculous name in the hopper: Roberto Carlos!
dN
Today's grapevine full of rumors from Soccer 265.
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
3 young American players who have just signed with the league will be made available through a lottery in the next few days: Chris Agorsor (Monday) and Korey Veeder(Tuesday) next week.
-The first of the three is Cody Arnoux and he has landed at Real Salt Lake.
David Falk of the Examiner procured a Q & A with an anonymous MLS referee.
CD CHIVAS USA
The team has promoted coaching staff member Nick Theslof to the big role of Technical Director,
COLORADO RAPIDS
Brian Jennings of Soccer 365 on the Raps preseason so far.
LA GALAXY
LA drew 1-1 against San Jose on a goal by Mike Magee.
Scott French of ESPN tells us about youngster Paolo Cardozo who has been impressing everyone in preseason training. And some other notes on the game against that Earthquakes.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
The Revs have made official the signing of veteran French central midfielder Ousmane Dabo from Lazio in Italy.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Word from the Bulls is that Rafa Marquez will be slotted into this years starting line up as a centerback next to Tim Ream.
Finnish international midfielder Teemu Tainio is getting a try out with the Bulls.
PHILADELPHIA UNION
The U beat South Florida behind goals from Batman & Robin - Sebastien Le Toux & Danny Mwanga.
PORTLAND TIMBERS
The Oregonian with a video report from today's Timbers training including coach John Spencer, and new forward FrankenCooper.
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
The Quakes tied LA 1-1 getting their goal from Ike Opara.
USA U17 TEAM
CONCACAF World Cup qualifying in Jamaica starts on Monday!
dN
Noah Davis of MLSsoccer.com does a Q & A with USA head coach Wilmer Cabrera.
-Unfortunately its pretty much all "coach-speak."
dN
Group Stage
Matches & Scores: (still waiting for any kind of internet or broadcast info)
-Mon Feb 14
Cuba v USA - 2pm Central
Venue: Catherine Hall Stadium - Montego Bay
-Fri Feb 18
USA v Panama - 3:30pm Central
Venue: Jarrrett Park - Montego Bay
dN
USA Roster
G:
Kendall McIntosh - Mustang Academy
Fernando Pina - Houston Dynamo Academy
D:
Kellyn Acosta - FC Dallas Academy
Joe Amon - South Carolina United
Zach Carroll - Vardar
Mobi Fehr - Tokyo Verdy
Nathan Smith - Cal Odyssey
Andrew Souders - Crew Soccer Academy
M:
Jordan Allen - Empire United
Matt Dunn - Koln
Alejandro Guido - Aztecs Premier
Marc Pelosi - De Anza Force
Esteban Rodriguez - Cosmos Academy West
Tarik Salkicic - Strictly Soccer
Dillon Serna - Colorado Rapids Academy
F:
Paul Arriola - Arsenal FC
Alfred Koroma - Solar Chelsea
Jack McBean - LA Galaxy
Andrew Oliver - Westside United
Mario Rodriguez - Central Aztecs
dN
There are 4 groups of 3, with the top 2 from each group advancing, and the winners of the next round one off games qualifying for the World Cup.
dN
Quarterfinals
-Tue Feb 22
1: A1 v B2
2: B1 v A2
-Wed Feb 23
3: D1 v C2
4: C1 v D2
Semifinals
-Fri Feb 25
1 v 3
2 v 4
Final
-Sun Feb 27
dN
Here is the full match schedule.
ENGLAND
Tim Vickery of Sports Illustrated is convinced that Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez will make an impact in the Premier League.
dN
West Bromich Albion has NOT hired former Newcastle head coach Chris Houghton as I wrote yesterday, instead they have hired former Fulham and Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson.
dN
In-depth Barclay's Premier League match previews for the weekend of Feb 12-13.
dN
Top of the Table: (25 GP)
54 Man United - Sat Feb 12 v Manchester City
50 Arsenal - Sat Feb 12 v Wolverhampton
49 Man City - Sat Feb 12 at Manchester United (26 GP)
44 Chelsea - Mon Feb 14 at Fulham
44 Tottenham - Sat Feb 12 at Sunderland
SPAIN
Top of the Table: (22 GP)
61 Barcelona - Sat Feb 12 at Sporting Gijon
54 Real Madrid - Sun Feb 13 at Espanyol
45 Villarreal - Sun Feb 13 at Coruna
44 Valencia - Sat Feb 12 at Atletico Madrid
38 Athletic Bilbao - Mon FEb 14 at Mallorca
37 Espnayol - Sun Feb 13 v Real Madrid
FRANCE
Top of the Table: (22 GP)
42 Lille - Sun Feb 13 v Toulouse
37 PSG - Sat Feb 12 v Lens
37 Rennes - Sun Feb 13 v Nice
36 Marsielle - Sat Feb 12 at Sochaux
35 Lyon - Sat Feb 12 at St Etienne
GERMANY
Top of the Table: (21 GP)
51 Borussia Dortmund - Sat Feb 12 at Kaiserslautern
39 Bayer Leverkusen - Sat Feb 12 at Entracht Frankfurt
37 Mainz - Sun Feb 13 at Koln
37 Hannover - Sun Feb 13 at Werder Bremen
36 Bayern Munich - Sat Feb 12 v Hoffenheim
ITALY
Serie A's 20th place team Bari fired their head coach Giampiero Ventura today, and hired Bortolo Mutti as his replacement.
dN
Top of the Table: (24 GP)
49 Milan - Sat Feb 12 v Parma
46 Napoli - Sat Feb 12 at Roma
44 Inter - Sun Feb 13 at Juventus (23 GP)
42 Lazio - Sun Feb 13 at Brescia
40 Palermo - Sun Feb 13 v Fiorentina
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