Some News for Tue Mar 22, 2011
TEAM USA
It's a friendly match week, with the USA training for 2 games in Cary NC.
dN
The game next Tuesday in Nashville is at 17,000 tickets sold. Lets get this thing crankin! How about 25,000 minimum. I heard Jack White is playing a half time concert! OK, maybe not. But it would be cool.
dN
The Triangle Offensive in North Carolina were out at training yesterday. Words and photos.
dN
US Soccer gives us interviews with the two new guys coming in from the Bundesliga - Timothy Chander - and - David Yelldell.
-Guess who contacted Chandler about playing for the USA? None other than Tony Sanneh! Yes!
dN
The team's official blog.
dN
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Mar 26
USA v Argentina
Venue: New Meadowlands Stadium - East Rutherford NJ
-Tue Mar 29
USA v Paraguay
Venue: LP Field - Nashville TN
HMMMMM, VERY INTERESTING
FIFA with an article on the legacy of George Best.
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
The website Awful Announcing did a great 2 part interview with one of most admired online soccer people - The Gaffer - Chris Harris the mad behind the EPL Talk machine. Great stuff. Part 1 - and - Part 2.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Fulham gives us a clip of all 10 Clint Dempsey Premier League goals so far this season. That is the most goals ever scored by an American in one English top flight season. Lets hope he adds a lot more to that tally. (Thanks to Brian for the link)
-We know Clint is fearless but you don't really picture him as a guy with a lot of headers, so watch this and be amazed.
FACT OF THE DAY
Vancouver v Toronto last Saturday set a Canadian record for TV viewership. Great news.
WHY NOT!
Allen Hershkowitz of the Huffington Post on a new sports team initiative called the Green Sports Alliance.
-MLS is part of the movement.
MLS MATCHES, SCORES & STANDINGS
Week 2 will feature the cold reality of the league playing through another "International weekend" and losing dozens of stars to their national teams. Plus you have to chose whether or not you will watch MLS or the USA, or Canada, or whoever your team is. Its not a good choice.
dN
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Mar 25
Seattle v Houston - 9pm CT on FSC
Venue: Qwest Field - Seattle WA
-Sat Mar 26
Toronto v Portland - 1:00pm CT on TSN
Venue: BMO Field - Toronto ON
Columbus v New York - 3:00pm CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Crew Stadium - Columbus OH
Philadelphia v Vancouver - 3:00pm CT on Direct Kick
Venue: PPL Park - Chester PA
Chicago v Kansas City - 3:00pm CT on Telefutura
Venue: Toyota Park - Bridgeview IL
New England v DC - 3:30pm CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Gillette Stadium - Foxborough MA
Dallas v San Jose - 8:00pm CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Pizza Hut Park - Frisco TX
Salt Lake v LA - 8:00pm CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium - Sandy UT
Chivas v Colorado - 9:30pm CT on Direct Kick
Venue: The Home Depot Center - Carson CA
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
Mike Tierney of The National in the United Arab Emirates tells us that the David Beckham signing as a failure.
On the other hand....
Nick Green of the Daily Breeze feels the reality of MLS getting closer to the hype.
Ives Galarcep of Fox Sports calls the start to the season "sensational."
Tim Booth of the Associated Press writes that MLS is a league on the rise.
CD CHIVAS USA
Scott French of ESPN with lots of Chivas notes - Zarek Valentin, owner Jorge Vergara, International duty and more.
The LA Times sees the Goats as being better than expected in game 1.
-I concur.
DC UNITED
The team will play Everton in a friendly on Sat July 23 at RFK Stadium.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
KC has signed 25 year old French centerback Aurelien Collin from Viotria Setubal in Portugal.
LA GALAXY
Joseph D'Hippolito of the New York Times says hardcore LA supporters despise Beckman at this point.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Jack Bell of the New York Times on the "Red Bulls style of play."
The team cut forward Salou Ibrahim today.
PORTLAND TIMBERS
The Timbers will take on Ajax of Amsterdam on May 25.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS
Seattle plays on Friday night this week, meaning that when it ends they will have played 3 games already while most of the others will only have 1.
Stanley Holmes of Sportspress Northwest says the Sounders need a real striker up top.
TORONTO FC
Ryan Wolstat of the Sun feels that TFC ownership made the correct offseason moves.
Gareth Wheeler of the Sun sees TFC suddenly having problems selling tickets.
-Remember when we were told that they had a season ticket waiting list of several thousand?
Steve Buffery of the Sun did NOT see a disaster of a team last weekend - he sees potential.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
The Toronto Globe & Mail on Whitecaps owner Greg Kerfoot who avoids the spotlight.
Mike Beamish of the Sun sees a pretty damn good debut by the forward who looks like an old Eastern Block prison guard - Eric Hassli.
John Knox of the Sun talks about the long standing Whitecaps fan culture.
Luke Wileman of TSN calls the Caps debut impressive. You cannot argue with that.
USA U17 TEAM
US Soccer gives us a very interesting look at the U17 team in the recent qualifying tournament via assistant coach Paul Caffrey. He takes us through the roster selection and game by game analysis. Great stuff.
SPAIN
Barcelona has signed fullback Dani Alves to a new contract through the end of the 2014/15 season.
UEFA
Michel Platini was reelected for a 2nd term as UEFA president. No one challenged him for the position.
COPA LIBERTADORES
Group Stage
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Mar 22
Libertad v Once Caldas
Caracas v Univ Catolica
San Luis v Univ St Martin
-Wed Mar 23
Godoy Cruz v Independiente
Fluminense v America
-Thu Mar 24
Oriente Petrolero v Leon de Huanuco
Velez Sarsfield v Union Espanola
ENDERS
Did you need to accesorize your new stripped France shirt. Then let Colette help. How about an Iphone. With many more items to choose from. (Thanks to MO for the link)
It's a friendly match week, with the USA training for 2 games in Cary NC.
dN
The game next Tuesday in Nashville is at 17,000 tickets sold. Lets get this thing crankin! How about 25,000 minimum. I heard Jack White is playing a half time concert! OK, maybe not. But it would be cool.
dN
The Triangle Offensive in North Carolina were out at training yesterday. Words and photos.
dN
US Soccer gives us interviews with the two new guys coming in from the Bundesliga - Timothy Chander - and - David Yelldell.
-Guess who contacted Chandler about playing for the USA? None other than Tony Sanneh! Yes!
dN
The team's official blog.
dN
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Mar 26
USA v Argentina
Venue: New Meadowlands Stadium - East Rutherford NJ
-Tue Mar 29
USA v Paraguay
Venue: LP Field - Nashville TN
HMMMMM, VERY INTERESTING
FIFA with an article on the legacy of George Best.
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
The website Awful Announcing did a great 2 part interview with one of most admired online soccer people - The Gaffer - Chris Harris the mad behind the EPL Talk machine. Great stuff. Part 1 - and - Part 2.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Fulham gives us a clip of all 10 Clint Dempsey Premier League goals so far this season. That is the most goals ever scored by an American in one English top flight season. Lets hope he adds a lot more to that tally. (Thanks to Brian for the link)
-We know Clint is fearless but you don't really picture him as a guy with a lot of headers, so watch this and be amazed.
FACT OF THE DAY
Vancouver v Toronto last Saturday set a Canadian record for TV viewership. Great news.
WHY NOT!
Allen Hershkowitz of the Huffington Post on a new sports team initiative called the Green Sports Alliance.
-MLS is part of the movement.
MLS MATCHES, SCORES & STANDINGS
Week 2 will feature the cold reality of the league playing through another "International weekend" and losing dozens of stars to their national teams. Plus you have to chose whether or not you will watch MLS or the USA, or Canada, or whoever your team is. Its not a good choice.
dN
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Mar 25
Seattle v Houston - 9pm CT on FSC
Venue: Qwest Field - Seattle WA
-Sat Mar 26
Toronto v Portland - 1:00pm CT on TSN
Venue: BMO Field - Toronto ON
Columbus v New York - 3:00pm CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Crew Stadium - Columbus OH
Philadelphia v Vancouver - 3:00pm CT on Direct Kick
Venue: PPL Park - Chester PA
Chicago v Kansas City - 3:00pm CT on Telefutura
Venue: Toyota Park - Bridgeview IL
New England v DC - 3:30pm CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Gillette Stadium - Foxborough MA
Dallas v San Jose - 8:00pm CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Pizza Hut Park - Frisco TX
Salt Lake v LA - 8:00pm CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium - Sandy UT
Chivas v Colorado - 9:30pm CT on Direct Kick
Venue: The Home Depot Center - Carson CA
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
Mike Tierney of The National in the United Arab Emirates tells us that the David Beckham signing as a failure.
On the other hand....
Nick Green of the Daily Breeze feels the reality of MLS getting closer to the hype.
Ives Galarcep of Fox Sports calls the start to the season "sensational."
Tim Booth of the Associated Press writes that MLS is a league on the rise.
CD CHIVAS USA
Scott French of ESPN with lots of Chivas notes - Zarek Valentin, owner Jorge Vergara, International duty and more.
The LA Times sees the Goats as being better than expected in game 1.
-I concur.
DC UNITED
The team will play Everton in a friendly on Sat July 23 at RFK Stadium.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
KC has signed 25 year old French centerback Aurelien Collin from Viotria Setubal in Portugal.
LA GALAXY
Joseph D'Hippolito of the New York Times says hardcore LA supporters despise Beckman at this point.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Jack Bell of the New York Times on the "Red Bulls style of play."
The team cut forward Salou Ibrahim today.
PORTLAND TIMBERS
The Timbers will take on Ajax of Amsterdam on May 25.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS
Seattle plays on Friday night this week, meaning that when it ends they will have played 3 games already while most of the others will only have 1.
Stanley Holmes of Sportspress Northwest says the Sounders need a real striker up top.
TORONTO FC
Ryan Wolstat of the Sun feels that TFC ownership made the correct offseason moves.
Gareth Wheeler of the Sun sees TFC suddenly having problems selling tickets.
-Remember when we were told that they had a season ticket waiting list of several thousand?
Steve Buffery of the Sun did NOT see a disaster of a team last weekend - he sees potential.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
The Toronto Globe & Mail on Whitecaps owner Greg Kerfoot who avoids the spotlight.
Mike Beamish of the Sun sees a pretty damn good debut by the forward who looks like an old Eastern Block prison guard - Eric Hassli.
John Knox of the Sun talks about the long standing Whitecaps fan culture.
Luke Wileman of TSN calls the Caps debut impressive. You cannot argue with that.
USA U17 TEAM
US Soccer gives us a very interesting look at the U17 team in the recent qualifying tournament via assistant coach Paul Caffrey. He takes us through the roster selection and game by game analysis. Great stuff.
SPAIN
Barcelona has signed fullback Dani Alves to a new contract through the end of the 2014/15 season.
UEFA
Michel Platini was reelected for a 2nd term as UEFA president. No one challenged him for the position.
COPA LIBERTADORES
Group Stage
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Mar 22
Libertad v Once Caldas
Caracas v Univ Catolica
San Luis v Univ St Martin
-Wed Mar 23
Godoy Cruz v Independiente
Fluminense v America
-Thu Mar 24
Oriente Petrolero v Leon de Huanuco
Velez Sarsfield v Union Espanola
ENDERS
Did you need to accesorize your new stripped France shirt. Then let Colette help. How about an Iphone. With many more items to choose from. (Thanks to MO for the link)
posted by brucio at 17:45
1 Comments:
My guess is nobody thinks of Dempsey as scoring a lot off headers because he doesn't get that kind of service when he's with the Nats. Legit goals, the lot.
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