Some News for Fri Apr 8, 2011

STARTERS

Both Jozy Altidore and Alejandro Bedoya got goals for their clubs today.
-See details below in Americans In Europe section.

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NBA star LeBron James has purchased a small interest in the Liverpool FC.
-I am very curious to see where this goes. He is obviously the biggest name on the Nike roster, but LFC is an Adidas team. I don't think you will see LeBron sporting a Liverpool shirt any time soon.

STORY OF THE DAY

How is this for a flashback:

Minneapolis Morning Tribune with an article called Soccer Football Gaining Popularity in America. From 1912! (Thanks to D for this amazing find.)

BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES

Matches & Scores:
-Sat Apr 9
Udinese v Roma - Udi still think they have a shot at th title, and Roma wants Champs League
Hannover v Mainz - fighting for the last Champions League spot
-Mon Apr 11
Liverpool v Manchester City - Liverpool are desperate to get closer to the top, while Man City dream of becoming a dominant team

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Get the Portland Timbers IPhone app game - Timbers Axe, and start mowing down Sounders.

MLS MATCHES, SCORES & STANDINGS

Week 4

Highlight games this round include a rematch of the 2010 Cup final - Dallas v Colorado, Philly & New York meeting for the 3rd time ever, DC hosting their long
time nemesis LA, and red hot Salt Lake going to stingy New England.

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Matches & Scores:
-Wed Apr 06, 2011
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-1 New England Revolution - VW goal by Eric Hassli(PK). NER goal by Ilija Stolica.
Venue: Empire Field - Vancouver BC
Attendance:19,396
-Fri Apr 08, 2011
FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids - 8:00pm CT on FSC
Venue: Pizza Hut Park - Frisco TX
-Sat Apr 09, 2011
Seattle Sounders FC v Chicago Fire SC - 3:00pm CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Qwest Field - Seattle WA
Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls - 6:00pm CT on ESPN2
Venue: PPL Park - Chester PA
New England Revolution v Real Salt Lake - 6:30pm CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Gillette Stadium - Foxborough MA
DC United v LA Galaxy - 6:30pm CT on Direct Kick
Venue: RFK Stadium - Washington DC
CD Chivas USA v Columbus Crew - 9:30pm CT on Direct Kick
Venue: The Home Depot Center - Carson CA
San Jose Earthquakes v Toronto FC - 9:30pm CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium - Santa Clara CA
-Sun Apr 10, 2011
Houston Dynamo v Vancouver Whitecaps FC - 6:00pm CT on Galavision
Venue: Robertson Stadium - Houston TX

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EJECTIONS:
Gershon Koffie - Vancouver - red card
Eric Hassli - Vancouver - two yellow cards
AJ Soares - New England - red card

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Portland & Kansas City are off this week.

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Standings (3 Games Played):
EASTERN CONFERENCE
6 Philadelphia Union (+1 GD)
6 New England Revolution (+1 GD) (4 GP)
5 New York Red Bulls (+1 GD)
4 Chicago Fire SC (+1 GD) (2 GP)
4 Columbus Crew (0 GD)
4 Sporting Kansas City (0 GD)
4 Toronto FC (0 GD)
3 DC United (-2 GD)
2 Houston Dynamo (-1 GD)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
9 Colorado Rapids (+6 GD)
7 LA Galaxy (-1 GD) (4 GP)
6 Real Salt Lake (+4 GD) (2 GP)
5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (+1 GD) (2 GP)
4 San Jose Earthquakes (+1 GD)
2 Seattle Sounders FC (-2 GD) (4 GP)
1 CD Chivas USA (-2 GD)
1 FC Dallas (-4 GD)
1 Portland Timbers (-4 GD)

MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS

General News

Jonah Freedman of MLSsoccer.com with an article on the aura of the older American goalkeepers.
-Every time I start to really despise the way Matt Ries plays on the field, I read an article and says such great things that I let it all go again.
-“We’re a little more outgoing and accessible to fans than most players. That usually brings the fans back to your bosom, where they suck at the teat.”

SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC

Mexican star striker Omar Bravo got injured this week, suffering a sports hernia which will require surgery. He could be out as many as 6 weeks. Damn.

MLS RESERVE LEAGUE

3 games this weekend.

Matches & Scores:
-Sat Apr 9
FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids
-Sun Apr 10
Philadelphia Union v New York Red Bulls
Chivas USA v Seattle Sounders
-Mon Apr 11
Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City

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MLS Reserve League

NASL NEWS

Opening weekend of the 2011 season!

Matches & Scores:
-Sat Apr 9
Carolina RailHawks v Puerto Rico Islanders
FC Tampa Bay v Montreal Impact
Atlanta Silverbacks v NSC Minnesota Stars
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v FC Edmonton

US OPEN CUP

MLS Qualifying:

2nd Stage
-Tue Apr 26
DC United v New England Revolution
-Tue May 3
Portland Timbers v San Jose Earthquakes

CONCACAF U20 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

The Semifinals down in Guatemala.

Semifinals
-Fri Apr 8
Costa Rica v Mexico
Guatemala v Panama

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Final
-Sun Apr 10
Championship

AMERICANS IN EUROPE

Alejandro Bedoya got the games only goal as Orebro won today!

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Jozy Altidore got his first goal in Turkey today, in a losing effort.

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Game Action:

GERMANY - Bundesliga
Ricardo Clark - Eintracht Frankfurt - Fri Apr 8 - on the bench as they drew 1-1 v Werder Bremen.

GERMANY - 2.Bundesliga
David Yelldell - Duisburg - Fri Apr 8 - went the distance getting a yellow card and won 3-2 v Alemannia Aachen.

NETHERLANDS - Eerste Divisie
Charles Kazlauskas - Helmond Sport - Fri Apr 8 - came on as a sub in the 63rd min as they drew 1-1 at Zwolle.

NORWAY - Eliteserien
Eric Benjaminsen - Stabaek - Fri Apr 8 - on the bench as they won 1-0 v Valerenga.
Mix Diskerud - Stabaek - Fri Apr 8 - started and went 65 min as they won 1-0 v Valerenga.

SWEDEN - Allsvenskan
Alejandro Bedoya - Orebro - Fri Apr 8 - started and went 89 min scoring the games only as they won 1-0 v Syrianska.

TURKEY - Super Lig
Jozy Altidore - Bursaspor - Fri Apr 8 - started and went 88 min scoring a goal and getting a yellow card but they lost 2-3 v Antalyaspor.

ENGLAND

Top of the Premier League Table: (31 of 38 GP)
66 Man United - Sat Apr 9 v Fulham
59 Arsenal - Sun Apr 10 at Blackpool (30 GP)
56 Man City - Mon Apr 11 at Liverpool
55 Chelsea - Sat Apr 9 v Wigan (30 GP)
50 Tottenham - Sat Apr 9 v Stoke (30 GP)

SPAIN

Top of the Primera Division Table: (30 of 38 GP)
81 Barcelona - Sat Apr 9 v Almeria
73 Real Madrid - Sat Apr 9 at Athletic Bilbao
54 Villarreal - Sun Apr 10 at Valencia
57 Valencia - Sun Apr 10 v Villarreal
45 Sevilla - Sat Apr 9 at Mallorca

FRANCE

Top of the Ligue 1 Table: (29 GP of 38)
58 Lille - Sat Apr 9 at Monaco
54 Marsielle - Sun Apr 10 v Toulouse
51 Rennes - Sat Apr 9 at Brest
50 Lyon - Sun Apr 10 v Lens
46 PSG - Sat Apr 9 at Caen

GERMANY

Top of the Bundesliga Table: (28 of 34 GP)
65 Borussia Dortmund - Sat Apr 9 at Hamburg
58 Bayer Leverkusen - Sun Apr 10 v St Pauli
51 Bayern Munich - Sat Apr 9 at Nurnberg
50 Hannover - Sat Apr 9 v Mainz
45 Mainz - Sat Apr 9 at Hannover

ITALY

Top of the Serie A Table: (31 of 38 GP)
65 Milan - Sun Apr 10 at Fiorentina
62 Napoli - Sun Apr 10 at Bologna
60 Inter - Sat Apr 9 v Chievo
56 Udinese - Sat Apr 9 v Roma
54 Lazio - Sun Apr 10 v Parma

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE

Round of 16 2nd Leg matches will be played next Thursday.

Matches & Scores:
-Thu Apr 14
2nd Leg
Spartak Moscow v Porto (1-5)
PSV v Benfica (1-4)
Twente v Villarreal (1-5)
Braga v Dynamo Kyiv (1-1)

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Matches & Scores.

COPA LIBERTADORES

Gremio of Brazil has advanced to the knock out rounds.

Union Espanola of Chile was eliminated last night.

The teams in Group 5 are the only ones who have still played just 4 games. Everyone has played 5 of the 6.

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Advanced:(6 of 16) Cruzeiro, Estudiantes, Gremio, Junior, Libertad, Penarol

Out:(6 of 16) Guarani, Jorge Wilstermann, Leon de Huanuco, Oriente Petrolero, Depor Tolima, Union Espanola

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Group Stage
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Apr 5
Independiente 1-1 LDU Quito - Ind goal by Leonel Nunez(PK). LDU goal by Julian Velazquez(OG).
-Wed Apr 6
Union Espanola 1-2 Caracas - UE goal by Sebastian Jaime. Car goals by Angel Pena & Josef Martinez.
Deportivo Tachira 0-2 Cerro Porteno - CP goals by Roberto Nanni & Ivan Torres.
Jaguares 1-0 Internacional - Jag goal by Antonio Salazar.
Nacional 2-0 Fluminense - Nac goals both by Santiago Garcia.
Santos 3-2 Colo Colo - San goals by Elano, Danilo da Silva & Neymar. CC goals by Patricio Jerez & Diego Rubio.
America 2-1 Argentinos Juniors - Ame goals by Vicente Vuoso & Daniel Marquez. AJ goal by Franco Niell.
-Thu Apr 7
Gremio 2-0 Junior - Gre goals by Lucio & Borges.
Jorge Wilstermann 0-0 Emelec
Univ Catolica 0-0 Velez Sarsfield

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Standings:
Group 1
ADV-11 Libertad (Paraguay) (+6 gd) (5 gp)
6 Univ San Martin (Peru) (-2 gd) (5 gp)
5 San Luis (Mexico) (-1 gd) (5 gp)
4 Once Caldas (Colombia) (-3 gd) (5 gp)
Group 2
ADV-12 Junior (Colombia) (+2 gd) (5 gp)
ADV-10-Gremio (Brazil) (+6 gd) (5 gp)
OUT-4 Leon de Huanuco (Peru) (-4 gd) (5 gp)
OUT-3 Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia) (-4 gd) (5 gp)
Group 3
9 America (Mexico) (+1 gd) (5 gp)
7 Argentinos Juniors (Argentina) (+1 gd) (5 gp)
7 Nacional (Uruguay) (0 gd) (5 gp)
5 Fluminense (Brazil) (-2 gd) (5 gp)
Group 4
9 Caracas (Venezuela) (0 gd) (5 gp)
9 Univ Catolica (Chile) (+1 gd) (5 gp)
8 Velez Sarsfield (Argentina) (+2 gd) (5 gp)
OUT-4 Union Espanola (Chile) (-3 gd) (5 gp)
Group 5
8 Cerro Porteno (Paraguay) (+5 gd) (4 gp)
6 Colo-Colo (Chile) (-1 gd) (4 gp)
5 Santos (Brazil) (0 gd) (4 gp)
2 Depor Tachira (Venezuela) (-4 gd) (4 gp)
Group 6
10 Internacional (Brazil) (+9 gd) (5 gp)
9 Chiapas Jaguares (-1 gd) (5 gp)
8 Emelec (Ecuador) (+1 gd) (5 gp)
OUT-1 Jorge Wilstermann (Bolivia) (-9 gd) (5 gp)
Group 7
ADV-13 Cruzeiro (Brazil) (+16 gd) (5 gp)
ADV-10 Estudiantes (Argentina) (+1 gd) (5 gp)
OUT-5 Depor Tolima (Colombia) (-5 gd) (5 gp)
OUT-0 Guarani (Paraguay) (-12 gd) (5 gp)
Group 8
ADV-9 Penarol (Uruguay) (-4 gd) (5 gp)
7 Liga Quito (Ecuador) (+6 gd) (5 gp)
7 Gody Cruz (Argentina) (0 gd) (5 gp)
5 Independiente (Argentina) (-2 gd) (5 gp)