Some News for Thu Feb 3, 2011
STARTERS
From DC United: Charlie Davies is in Florida with DC United.
-And a Q & A with head coach Ben Olsen on Davies, and early training camp.
STORY OF THE DAY
Kabir Chibber of the New York Times with an article on the big success that Stuart Holden is having this season at Bolton in the English Premier League.
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES COMING UP THIS WEEKEND
After a dull couple of weeks we get a whole slew of great games to watch this weekend, including 2 classic derby matches.
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Feb 4
Borussia Dortmund v Schalke - The Revierderby sees the #1 team take on the strugglers who's coach may be out the door.
-Sat Feb 5
Barcelona v Atletico Madrid - #1 v a team that would love to be their rival but never is.
Stade Rennes v PSG - #4 v #2 in a very tight race.
-Sun Feb 6
Hamburg v St Pauli - The Hamburgderby!
Rangers v Celtic - The Old Firm!
Inter v Roma - Two teams who both think they can win the league.
Chelsea v Liverpool - Is either of these teams for real?
Lyon v Bordeaux - Lyon is back in the hunt, but where is Bordeaux?
HMMMMM, VERY INTERESTING
Honduras has hired former Chicago & Red Bulls head coach Juan Carlos Osorio to lead their national team.
PICTURE OF THE DAY
The NY Times has great images of all the official balls used at the World Cup.
PODCASTS
It's a triple for a Thursday!
Jimmy Conrad brings us his latest self-produced pod, and tells us all about leaving Kansas City to play for Chivas USA in Los Angeles. Download or listen here.
dN
Brian Balboa goes off on the Cosmos on this radio show The Orange Slice. Download or listen here.
dN
And Seeing Red, The New York soccer podcast hosted by Mark Fishkin is back from their offseason break. Download or listen here.
MLS/USA & RELATED RUMORS
Today's crazy name in the rumor hopper: Nicolas Anelka.
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
Jonah Freedman of MLSsoccer.com looks at the growing gang of Colombian players in the league.
CHICAGO FIRE
The Fire signed 25 year old Uruguayan forward Gaston Puerari from Wanderers of Montevideo.
FC DALLAS
Noah Davis of MLSsoccer.com talks to one of FCD's prodigies Moises Hernandez who is also shooting for a spot on the USA U20 World Cup qualifying team.
Jeff Carlisle of ESPN talks to Eric Alexander who begins the season with a spot in the first 11. Will he make it stick? (bottom portion of the column)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
Jeff Carlisle of ESPN talks to Omar Bravo.
-This is the first real interview I have seen with him in English speaking press.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Michael Lewis of Big Apple Soccer talks to centerback Carlos Mendes about what the player expects of himself this season.
PORTLAND TIMBERS
The Portland Tribune with an article on some of the young talents in Timberscamp.
REAL SALT LAKE
Kelsey Price of the Daily Utah Chronicle is not down with the Champions League, and thinks it will take away from RSL's regular season performance.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS
Joshua Mayers of the Times transcribes lots of Big Chief Sigi's latest press quotes.
Mayers also writes about whats been going on during the past few days of training camp.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
Marc Weber of the Province on promising forward Davide Chiumiento.
CANADA
Gerry Dobson of Sportsnet looks at the roster Canada has called in for their friendly next week against Greece.
dN
Match & Score:
-Wed Fab 9
Greece v Canada
dN
Here is that roster.
G:
Milan Borjan - Rad
Lars Hirschfeld - Valerenga
D:
David Edgar - Burnley
Dejan Jakovic - DC United
Kevin McKenna - Koln
Jaime Peters - Ipswich
Adam Straith - Energie Cottbus
M:
Atiba Hutchinson - PSV Eindhoven
Will Johnson - Real Salt Lake
Marcel de Jong - Augsburg
Nik Ledgerwood - Wehen Wiesbaden
Pedro Pacheco - Santa Clara
Tosaint Ricketts - Politehnica Timiþoara
Dwayne De Rosario - Toronto FC
Josh Simpson - Vestel Manisaspor
F:
Rob Friend - Hertha Berlin
Simeon Jackson -Norwich
Olivier Occean - Kickers Offenbach
ITALY
Paolo Bandini of the Guardian says Juventus is trying to blame referees for their rapidly failing season, but it just ain't so.
dN
With Wesley Sniejder back from injury and newly acquired forward Pazzini bagging yet another goal Inter rolled 0-3 today at Bari! Yes! They are now in 3rd place, still with a game in hand.
dN
Top of the Table: (23 GP)
48 Milan
43 Napoli
41 Inter - Thu Feb 3 W 0-3 at Bari
41 Lazio
39 Roma
COPA LIBERTADORES
Intial Round (to fill the final 6 spots in the Group Stage)
dN
Gremio, Tolima, Independiente and Jaguares have advanced to the groups. 4 more to go.
dN
Matches & Scores:
2nd Leg
-Tue Feb 1
#5 Quito (Ecuador) 1-0 Independiente (Argentina) - Ind advances 2-1 on aggregate - DQ goal by Michael Jackson Quinonez.
#2 Chiapas Jaguares (Mexico) 2-0 Alianza (Peru) - CJ advances 4-0 on aggregate - CJ goals by Michael Pedroza & Antonio Salazar.
-Wed Feb 2
#1 Tolima (Colombia) 2-0 Corinthians(Brazil) - Tol advances 2-0 on aggregate - Tol goals by Danny Santoya & Wilder Medina.
#6 Gremio (Brazil) 3-1 Liverpool (Uruguay) - Gre advances 5-3 on aggregate - Gre goals by Andre Lima & Vinicius Pacheco(2). Liv goal by Emiliano Alfaro.
-Thu Feb 3
#3 Petare (Venezuela) v Cerro Porteno (Paraguay) (0-1)
#4 Union Espanola (Chile) v Bolívar (Bolivia) (1-0)
From DC United: Charlie Davies is in Florida with DC United.
-And a Q & A with head coach Ben Olsen on Davies, and early training camp.
STORY OF THE DAY
Kabir Chibber of the New York Times with an article on the big success that Stuart Holden is having this season at Bolton in the English Premier League.
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES COMING UP THIS WEEKEND
After a dull couple of weeks we get a whole slew of great games to watch this weekend, including 2 classic derby matches.
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Feb 4
Borussia Dortmund v Schalke - The Revierderby sees the #1 team take on the strugglers who's coach may be out the door.
-Sat Feb 5
Barcelona v Atletico Madrid - #1 v a team that would love to be their rival but never is.
Stade Rennes v PSG - #4 v #2 in a very tight race.
-Sun Feb 6
Hamburg v St Pauli - The Hamburgderby!
Rangers v Celtic - The Old Firm!
Inter v Roma - Two teams who both think they can win the league.
Chelsea v Liverpool - Is either of these teams for real?
Lyon v Bordeaux - Lyon is back in the hunt, but where is Bordeaux?
HMMMMM, VERY INTERESTING
Honduras has hired former Chicago & Red Bulls head coach Juan Carlos Osorio to lead their national team.
PICTURE OF THE DAY
The NY Times has great images of all the official balls used at the World Cup.
PODCASTS
It's a triple for a Thursday!
Jimmy Conrad brings us his latest self-produced pod, and tells us all about leaving Kansas City to play for Chivas USA in Los Angeles. Download or listen here.
dN
Brian Balboa goes off on the Cosmos on this radio show The Orange Slice. Download or listen here.
dN
And Seeing Red, The New York soccer podcast hosted by Mark Fishkin is back from their offseason break. Download or listen here.
MLS/USA & RELATED RUMORS
Today's crazy name in the rumor hopper: Nicolas Anelka.
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
Jonah Freedman of MLSsoccer.com looks at the growing gang of Colombian players in the league.
CHICAGO FIRE
The Fire signed 25 year old Uruguayan forward Gaston Puerari from Wanderers of Montevideo.
FC DALLAS
Noah Davis of MLSsoccer.com talks to one of FCD's prodigies Moises Hernandez who is also shooting for a spot on the USA U20 World Cup qualifying team.
Jeff Carlisle of ESPN talks to Eric Alexander who begins the season with a spot in the first 11. Will he make it stick? (bottom portion of the column)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
Jeff Carlisle of ESPN talks to Omar Bravo.
-This is the first real interview I have seen with him in English speaking press.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Michael Lewis of Big Apple Soccer talks to centerback Carlos Mendes about what the player expects of himself this season.
PORTLAND TIMBERS
The Portland Tribune with an article on some of the young talents in Timberscamp.
REAL SALT LAKE
Kelsey Price of the Daily Utah Chronicle is not down with the Champions League, and thinks it will take away from RSL's regular season performance.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS
Joshua Mayers of the Times transcribes lots of Big Chief Sigi's latest press quotes.
Mayers also writes about whats been going on during the past few days of training camp.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
Marc Weber of the Province on promising forward Davide Chiumiento.
CANADA
Gerry Dobson of Sportsnet looks at the roster Canada has called in for their friendly next week against Greece.
dN
Match & Score:
-Wed Fab 9
Greece v Canada
dN
Here is that roster.
G:
Milan Borjan - Rad
Lars Hirschfeld - Valerenga
D:
David Edgar - Burnley
Dejan Jakovic - DC United
Kevin McKenna - Koln
Jaime Peters - Ipswich
Adam Straith - Energie Cottbus
M:
Atiba Hutchinson - PSV Eindhoven
Will Johnson - Real Salt Lake
Marcel de Jong - Augsburg
Nik Ledgerwood - Wehen Wiesbaden
Pedro Pacheco - Santa Clara
Tosaint Ricketts - Politehnica Timiþoara
Dwayne De Rosario - Toronto FC
Josh Simpson - Vestel Manisaspor
F:
Rob Friend - Hertha Berlin
Simeon Jackson -Norwich
Olivier Occean - Kickers Offenbach
ITALY
Paolo Bandini of the Guardian says Juventus is trying to blame referees for their rapidly failing season, but it just ain't so.
dN
With Wesley Sniejder back from injury and newly acquired forward Pazzini bagging yet another goal Inter rolled 0-3 today at Bari! Yes! They are now in 3rd place, still with a game in hand.
dN
Top of the Table: (23 GP)
48 Milan
43 Napoli
41 Inter - Thu Feb 3 W 0-3 at Bari
41 Lazio
39 Roma
COPA LIBERTADORES
Intial Round (to fill the final 6 spots in the Group Stage)
dN
Gremio, Tolima, Independiente and Jaguares have advanced to the groups. 4 more to go.
dN
Matches & Scores:
2nd Leg
-Tue Feb 1
#5 Quito (Ecuador) 1-0 Independiente (Argentina) - Ind advances 2-1 on aggregate - DQ goal by Michael Jackson Quinonez.
#2 Chiapas Jaguares (Mexico) 2-0 Alianza (Peru) - CJ advances 4-0 on aggregate - CJ goals by Michael Pedroza & Antonio Salazar.
-Wed Feb 2
#1 Tolima (Colombia) 2-0 Corinthians(Brazil) - Tol advances 2-0 on aggregate - Tol goals by Danny Santoya & Wilder Medina.
#6 Gremio (Brazil) 3-1 Liverpool (Uruguay) - Gre advances 5-3 on aggregate - Gre goals by Andre Lima & Vinicius Pacheco(2). Liv goal by Emiliano Alfaro.
-Thu Feb 3
#3 Petare (Venezuela) v Cerro Porteno (Paraguay) (0-1)
#4 Union Espanola (Chile) v Bolívar (Bolivia) (1-0)
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