Some News for Thu Aug 25, 2011
STARTERS
MLS has POSTPONED 2 East Coast games this Sunday to avoid any danger from Hurricane Irene. New York v LA and Philadelphia v New England have both been rescheduled.
-The DC v Portland game is going ahead on Saturday but the start time has been moved ahead from 6:30pm CT to 1pm CT.
dN
A complete disaster for Scottish football today as both Rangers and Celtic were knocked out of the UEFA Europa League. Both had already been dumped from the Champions League, and now this. It might be a new all-time low point.
dN
With a win last night Portland has climbed into a tie on points (trailing in goal differential tie breaker) with the last team currently in the play off bracket New York. Wow!
dN
The players strike in Spain has ended and the season will begin this weekend with Round 2. The first week of games is still being rescheduled.
-Will there be a strike in Italy to stop their opening round this weekend?
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
The roster was announced today for the 2 upcoming International friendlies v Costa Rica (Sep 2 in LA) & Belgium (Sep 6 in Brussels).
24 Players have been called in by USA head coach Jurgen Klinsmann.
15 players are back from the last roster(*).
6 are new call-ins for the new head coach. 4 midfelders and 2 forwards.
3 are players who were called in last time but ended up being out injured.
The #1 shocker on this list is 23 year old Fabian Johnson. Raise your hand if you have heard of him before. And if you have, now raise your hand again if you have heard of him before this week. I sure hadn't. My first introduction to the player was via an article by Brian Sciaretta at Yanks Abroad on Sat Aug 20. Wow. Great scoop by Sciaretta!
-Johnson is listed as a fullback by his club team Hoffenheim. But he is listed as a midfielder on this roster.
-The opposite is true of Timmy Chandler who plays in an attacking wing midfield/forward position for Nurnburg but is listed as a defender here.
The #2 shock on this list is NO Michael Bradley.
-No Jermaine Jones either.
-Ricardo Clark, Freddy Adu, DaMarcus Beasley and Edson Buddle were left off as well.
ROSTER
G:
*Bill Hamid - DC United
*Tim Howard - Everton
D:
*Carlos Bocanegra - Rangers
*Edgar Castillo - America
Timmy Chandler - Nurnberg - Called in last time up out injured
*Steve Cherundolo - Hannover
Clarence Goodson - Brondby - Called in last time up out injured
*Zach Loyd - Dallas
*Michael Orozco Fiscal - San Luis
*Heath Pearce - Chivas USA
*Tim Ream - New York Red Bulls
M:
*Kyle Beckerman - Real Salt Lake
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - NEW
Maurice Edu - Rangers - Called in last time up out injured
Fabian Johnson - Hoffenheim - NEW
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - NEW
Jeff Larentowicz - Colorado Rapids - NEW
*Robbie Rogers - Columbus Crew
*Brek Shea - Dallas
*Jose Torres - Pachuca
F:
*Juan Agudelo - New York Red Bulls
Jozy Altidore - AZ - NEW
Teal Bunbury - Sporting Kansas City - NEW
*Landon Donovan - Los Angeles Galaxy
Assistant Coaches:
Thomas Dooley
Tab Ramos
Martin Vasquez
Ian Feuer - Costa Rica
Chris Woods – Belgium
6 players who were on the previous roster have been left off this time around:
M:
Michael Bradley - no club
Ricardo Clark - Eintracht Frankfurt
Jermaine Jones - Schalke
F:
Freddy Adu - Benfica
DaMarcus Beasley - Puebla
Edson Buddle - Ingolstadt
I am truly amazed that we are not seeing more new players this time around, especially in defense where the USA needs the most help as we move forward.
-Here are some possible players that I came up with who deserve a serious look:
Alejandro Bedoya
Tony Beltran
Nat Borchers
Geoff Cameron
Bobby Convey
Brad Davis
Benny Feilhaber
Herculez Gomez
Omar Gonzalez
Ugo Ihemelu
Chad Marshall
Michael Parkhurst
Chris Rolfe
Who do you think should have been called in for this roster?
dN
USA fans are invited to attend practice on Wed Aug 31 from 5-6 pm at The Home Depot Center in Carson CA. Admission and parking are free.
-IMPORTANT NOTE FROM US SOCCER: Fans wishing to attend the training session are requested to register by emailing rsvp@ussoccer.org. In the email, please include your name and the number of people who will be in attendance. U.S. Soccer will send out additional information about the session via email 24-248 hours prior to the event. All training times and locations are subject to change.
dN
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Sep 2
USA v Costa Rica - 10:00pm CT on ESPN2, ESPN3.com and Galavision
Venue: The Home Depot Center - Carson CA
-Tue Sep 6
Belgium v USA - 1:30pm CT on ESPN and ESPN3.com
Venue: King Baudouin Stadium - Brussels
STORY OF THE DAY
Jeff Carlisle of ESPN tell us the story of Joe Benny Corona who plays in Tijuana but has USA connections too.
-Which national team would he play for if he were chosen?
2011-12 CONCACACHAMPIONS
With Dallas leading 0-1 in Toronto on Wednesday night the lightning strikes and heavy rain forced the game to be canceled at half time. The game was then replayed on Thursday morning from the beginning with all of Wednesday's stats wiped out.
Unfortunately for TFC the result was exactly the same. A 0-1 win to the visitors. Jack Stewart who just arrived in Dallas on loan from the NSC Minnesota Stars put in a header for the only goal.
dN
Video highlights from all the games. Via CONCACAF.
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Group Stage - Round robin, home & away - matches played Aug 16 to Oct 20
Matchday 2
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Aug 23
Monterrey v Seattle Sounders - SS goal by Alvaro Frenandez.
Real Espana v Colorado Rapids - Esp goal by Julio Rodriguez. CR goal by Jeff Larentowicz.
-Wed Aug 24
Metapan 2-0 Santos Laguna - Met goals by Paolo Suarez & Cristian Bautista.
Comunicaciones 2-0 Herediano - Com goals by Marvin Ceballos & Bryan Ordonez.
-Thu Aug 25
Toronto 0-1 Dallas - Dal goal by Jack Stewart
LA Galaxy v Alajuelense - 9pm CT Live on Fox Soccer
Tauro v Pumas
Morelia v Motagua
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Standings:
GROUP A
3 LA Galaxy (USA) (+2)
3 Alajuelense (Costa Rica) (+1)
0 Monarchas Morelia (Mexico) (-1)
0 Motagua (Honduras) (-2)
GROUP B
4 Colorado Rapids (USA) (+1)
3 Isidro Metapan (El Salvador) (+1)
3 Santos Laguna (Mexico) (-1)
1 Real Espana (Honduras) (-1)
GROUP C
6 Dallas (USA) (+2)
3 Toronto (Canada) (0)
0 Tauro (Panama) (-1)
0 UNAM Pumas (Mexico) (-1)
GROUP D
6 Seattle Sounders (USA) (+4)
3 Monterrey (Mexico) (+4)
3 Comunicaciones (Guatemala) (-1)
0 Herediano (Costa Rica) (-7)
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Aug 27
Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund
Lyon v Montpellier
-Sun Aug 28
Tottenham v v Manchester City
Manchester United v Arsenal
Lille v Marseille
-Mon Aug 29
Barcelona v Villarreal
MLS MATCHES, SCORES & STANDINGS
WEEK 24
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Aug 24
Portland Timbers 1-0 CD Chivas USA - PT goal by Eric Brunner.
Venue: JELD-WEN Field
Atten: 18,627
-Sat Aug 27
DC United v Portland Timbers - 1PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: RFK Stadium
Seattle Sounders FC v Columbus Crew - 3:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: CenturyLink Field
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Houston Dynamo - 6:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Empire Field
Toronto FC v San Jose Earthquakes - 6:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: BMO Field
Sporting Kansas City v FC Dallas - 7:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Chicago Fire SC v Colorado Rapids - 7:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Toyota Park
CD Chivas USA v Real Salt Lake - 9:30PM CT on FOX Soccer
Venue: The Home Depot Center
-Sun Aug 28
POSTPONED New York Red Bulls v LA Galaxy
Venue: Red Bull Arena
POSTPONED Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution
Venue: PPL Park
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Standings:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
40 Columbus Crew (25 GP) (+5 GD)
36 Sporting Kansas City (25 GP) (+5 GD)
35 Houston Dynamo (26 GP) (+2 GD)
34 Philadelphia Union (25 GP) (+7 GD)
32 New York Red Bulls (26 GP) (+4 GD)
31 DC United (24 GP) (-1 GD)
24 Chicago Fire SC (25 GP) (-5 GD)
23 New England Revolution (26 GP) (-13 GD)
23 Toronto FC (27 GP) (-23 GD)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
51 LA Galaxy (26 GP) (+17 GD)
45 Seattle Sounders FC (26 GP) (+9 GD)
43 FC Dallas (26 GP) (+7 GD)
41 Colorado Rapids (27 GP) (+5 GD)
36 Real Salt Lake (23 GP) (+12 GD)
32 Portland Timbers (26 GP) (-8 GD)
31 CD Chivas USA (26 GP) (+3 GD)
25 San Jose Earthquakes (25 GP) (-8 GD)
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (25 GP) (-16 GD)
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
CD CHIVAS USA
Chivas was forced to make 2 subs for injured players in the first half of their loss in Portland last night.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
Shavar Thomas has been called in by the Jamaican national team for their friendly on Fri Sep 2 at Ecuador.
And Kei Kamara has been called in by the Sierra Leone national team for their African Cup of Nations qualifier v Egypt on Sat Sep 3rd.
LA GALAXY
Chris Birchall has been called in by the Trinidad & Tobago national team for their CONCACAF World Cup qualifying games on Fri Sep 2 v Bermuda and Tue Sep 6 at Barbados.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
The Toronto Globe & Mail tells us about Caps forward Eric Hassli's happiness at being in Vancouver. He is loving life.
NASL SCOREBOARD
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Aug 27
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v FC Tampa Bay
Atlanta Silverbacks v Carolina RailHawks
Puerto Rico Islanders v FC Edmonton
NSC Minnesota Stars v Montreal Impact
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Standings (as of Wed Aug 17):
*48 Carolina RailHawks (+24 GD) (22 GP)
*41 Puerto Rico Islanders (+8 GD) (22 GP)
31 FC Tampa Bay (+3 GD) (22 GP)
29 NSC Minnesota Stars (0 GD) (22 GP)
29 FC Edmonton (-4 GD) (22 GP)
28 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (0 GD) (22 GP)
- - - OUT OF PLAYOFFS - - -
22 Montreal Impact (0 GD) (22 GP)
12 Atlanta Silverbacks (-31 GD) (22 GP)
*Secured playoff birth
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Jozy Altidore scored twice to help AZ advance to the group stage of the Europa League.
Carlos Bocanegra scored for Rangers, but they were still knocked out of the Europa League.
Steve Cherundolo, Clint Dempsey, Brad Friedel, Sacha Kljestan, Jermaine Jones, Oguchi Onyewu and Jonathan Spector all saw their teams advance in the Europa League today.
But Alejandro Bedoya, Dominic Cervi, Mo Edu and Michael Parkhurst were all eliminated from the tournament.
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Game Action:
UEFA - Europa League - Playoff Round - 2nd Leg
-Aug 25
Jozy Altidore - AZ - started and went 63 min scoring 2 goals as they won 6-0 v Aalesund and advance 7-2 on aggregate.
Alejandro Bedoya - Rangers - did not suit up as they drew 1-1 v Maribor and are knocked out 3-2 on aggregate.
Carlos Bocanegra - Rangers - went the full 90 scoring a goal as they drew 1-1 v Maribor and are knocked out 3-2 on aggregate.
Dominic Cervi - Celtic - didn't suit up as they lost 3-1 at Sion and are knocked out 3-1 on aggregate.
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - played the whole game as they drew 1-1 at Sevilla and they advance 3-2 on aggregate.
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - started and played 80 min as they lost 1-0 at Dnipro but advance 3-1 on aggregate.
Mo Edu - Rangers - played the full 90 as they drew 1-1 v Maribor and are knocked out 3-2 on aggregate.
Brad Friedel - Tottenham - on the bench as they drew 0-0 v Heart of Midlothian and advance 5-0 on aggregate.
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - went the distance as they drew 2-2 v Bursaspor and advance 4-3 on aggregate.
Jermiane Jones - Schalke - did not suit up as they won 6-1 v HJK and advance 6-3 on aggregate.
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting - on the bench as they won 2-1 v Nordsjaelland and advance 2-1 on aggregate.
Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland - played the full 90 but lost 2-1 at Sporting and are knocked out 2-1 on aggregate.
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham - played the full 90 as they win 3-0 v Nacional and advance 3-0 on aggregate.
CANADA
The national team begins World Cup qualifying next week with two games:
-Fri Sep 2
Canada v St. Lucia
Venue: BMO Field - Toronto
-Tue Sep 6
Puerto Rico v Canada
ROSTER
G:
Lars Hirschfeld - Valerenga
Milan Borjan - Sivasspor
D:
Nik Ledgerwood - Wehen Wiesbaden
Kevin McKenna - Koln
Andre Hainault - Houston Dynamo
Ante Jazic - Chivas USA
Dejan Jakovic - DC United
Jaime Peters - Ipswich Town
Mike Klukowski - Manisaspor
M:
Julian de Guzman - Toronto FC
Terry Dunfield - Toronto FC
Will Johnson - Real Salt Lake
Josh Simpson - Manisaspor
Atiba Hutchinson - PSV Eindhoven
Dwayne De Rosario - DC United
F:
Tosaint Ricketts - Politehnica Timisoara
Simeon Jackson - Norwich City
Olivier Occean - Greuther Furth
Iain Hume - Preston North End
ENGLAND
League Cup 2nd round are being played on Aug 23, 24, 25, 30 and Sep 13. Here are the matches & scores.
SPAIN
The strike by the Primera players has ended with a new collective bargaining agreement. So the season can begin with Round 2.
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Aug 27
Sporting Gijon v Real Sociedad
Valencia v Racing Santander
Granada v Real Betis
-Sun Aug 28
Atletico Madrid v Osasuna
Athletic Club Bilbao v Rayo Vallecano
Mallorca v Espanyol
Getafe v Levante
Real Zaragoza v Real Madrid
Sevilla v Malaga
-Mon Aug 29
Barcelona v Villarreal
ITALY
If the Serie A players do not strike over the lack of a new collective bargaining agreement, then these are the first round matches of the new season this weekend.
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Aug 27
Siena v Fiorentina
Cagliari v Milan
-Sun Aug 28
Napoli v Genoa
Atalanta v Cesena
Bologna v Roma
Inter v Lecce
Lazio v Chievo
Novara v Palermo
Parma v Catania
Udinese v Juventus
UEFA
Lionel Messi of Barcelona was name the Best Player in Europe by UEFA today.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
The draw for the group stage took place today.
Matchday 1 will begin on Sep 13.
All the Group Stage matches & scores.
Group A
Bayern Munich
Villarreal
Manchester City
Napoli
Group B
Internazionale Milan
CSKA Moscow
Lille Metropole
Trabzonspor
Group C
Manchester United
Benfica
Basel
Otelul Galati
Group D
Real Madrid
Olympique Lyon
Amsterdam Ajax
Dinamo Zagreb
Group E
Chelsea
Valencia
Bayer Leverkusen
Racing Genk
Group F
Arsenal
Olympique Marseille
Olympiacos Piraeus
Borussia Dortmund
Group G
Porto
Shakhtar Donetsk
Zenit St Petersburg
APOEL
Group H
Barcelona
AC Milan
BATE Borisov
Viktoria Plzen
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
Playoff Round - the final round before the group stage. 2nd leg of Aug 25. Matches & Scores.
Big names Rangers, Celtic, Roma and Sevilla are all OUT of the tournament.
The draw for the group stage will be held on Fri Aug 26.
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Aug 24
Guyana 2-1 India
-Thu Aug 25
United Arab Emirates 3-1 Qatar
-Sat Aug 27
Oman v Kuwait
Jordan v Indonesia
Angola v Congo DR
Papua New Guinea v Cook Islands
Solomon Islands v Guam
Fiji v Tahiti
New Caledonia v Vanuatu
MLS has POSTPONED 2 East Coast games this Sunday to avoid any danger from Hurricane Irene. New York v LA and Philadelphia v New England have both been rescheduled.
-The DC v Portland game is going ahead on Saturday but the start time has been moved ahead from 6:30pm CT to 1pm CT.
dN
A complete disaster for Scottish football today as both Rangers and Celtic were knocked out of the UEFA Europa League. Both had already been dumped from the Champions League, and now this. It might be a new all-time low point.
dN
With a win last night Portland has climbed into a tie on points (trailing in goal differential tie breaker) with the last team currently in the play off bracket New York. Wow!
dN
The players strike in Spain has ended and the season will begin this weekend with Round 2. The first week of games is still being rescheduled.
-Will there be a strike in Italy to stop their opening round this weekend?
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
The roster was announced today for the 2 upcoming International friendlies v Costa Rica (Sep 2 in LA) & Belgium (Sep 6 in Brussels).
24 Players have been called in by USA head coach Jurgen Klinsmann.
15 players are back from the last roster(*).
6 are new call-ins for the new head coach. 4 midfelders and 2 forwards.
3 are players who were called in last time but ended up being out injured.
The #1 shocker on this list is 23 year old Fabian Johnson. Raise your hand if you have heard of him before. And if you have, now raise your hand again if you have heard of him before this week. I sure hadn't. My first introduction to the player was via an article by Brian Sciaretta at Yanks Abroad on Sat Aug 20. Wow. Great scoop by Sciaretta!
-Johnson is listed as a fullback by his club team Hoffenheim. But he is listed as a midfielder on this roster.
-The opposite is true of Timmy Chandler who plays in an attacking wing midfield/forward position for Nurnburg but is listed as a defender here.
The #2 shock on this list is NO Michael Bradley.
-No Jermaine Jones either.
-Ricardo Clark, Freddy Adu, DaMarcus Beasley and Edson Buddle were left off as well.
ROSTER
G:
*Bill Hamid - DC United
*Tim Howard - Everton
D:
*Carlos Bocanegra - Rangers
*Edgar Castillo - America
Timmy Chandler - Nurnberg - Called in last time up out injured
*Steve Cherundolo - Hannover
Clarence Goodson - Brondby - Called in last time up out injured
*Zach Loyd - Dallas
*Michael Orozco Fiscal - San Luis
*Heath Pearce - Chivas USA
*Tim Ream - New York Red Bulls
M:
*Kyle Beckerman - Real Salt Lake
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - NEW
Maurice Edu - Rangers - Called in last time up out injured
Fabian Johnson - Hoffenheim - NEW
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - NEW
Jeff Larentowicz - Colorado Rapids - NEW
*Robbie Rogers - Columbus Crew
*Brek Shea - Dallas
*Jose Torres - Pachuca
F:
*Juan Agudelo - New York Red Bulls
Jozy Altidore - AZ - NEW
Teal Bunbury - Sporting Kansas City - NEW
*Landon Donovan - Los Angeles Galaxy
Assistant Coaches:
Thomas Dooley
Tab Ramos
Martin Vasquez
Ian Feuer - Costa Rica
Chris Woods – Belgium
6 players who were on the previous roster have been left off this time around:
M:
Michael Bradley - no club
Ricardo Clark - Eintracht Frankfurt
Jermaine Jones - Schalke
F:
Freddy Adu - Benfica
DaMarcus Beasley - Puebla
Edson Buddle - Ingolstadt
I am truly amazed that we are not seeing more new players this time around, especially in defense where the USA needs the most help as we move forward.
-Here are some possible players that I came up with who deserve a serious look:
Alejandro Bedoya
Tony Beltran
Nat Borchers
Geoff Cameron
Bobby Convey
Brad Davis
Benny Feilhaber
Herculez Gomez
Omar Gonzalez
Ugo Ihemelu
Chad Marshall
Michael Parkhurst
Chris Rolfe
Who do you think should have been called in for this roster?
dN
USA fans are invited to attend practice on Wed Aug 31 from 5-6 pm at The Home Depot Center in Carson CA. Admission and parking are free.
-IMPORTANT NOTE FROM US SOCCER: Fans wishing to attend the training session are requested to register by emailing rsvp@ussoccer.org. In the email, please include your name and the number of people who will be in attendance. U.S. Soccer will send out additional information about the session via email 24-248 hours prior to the event. All training times and locations are subject to change.
dN
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Sep 2
USA v Costa Rica - 10:00pm CT on ESPN2, ESPN3.com and Galavision
Venue: The Home Depot Center - Carson CA
-Tue Sep 6
Belgium v USA - 1:30pm CT on ESPN and ESPN3.com
Venue: King Baudouin Stadium - Brussels
STORY OF THE DAY
Jeff Carlisle of ESPN tell us the story of Joe Benny Corona who plays in Tijuana but has USA connections too.
-Which national team would he play for if he were chosen?
2011-12 CONCACACHAMPIONS
With Dallas leading 0-1 in Toronto on Wednesday night the lightning strikes and heavy rain forced the game to be canceled at half time. The game was then replayed on Thursday morning from the beginning with all of Wednesday's stats wiped out.
Unfortunately for TFC the result was exactly the same. A 0-1 win to the visitors. Jack Stewart who just arrived in Dallas on loan from the NSC Minnesota Stars put in a header for the only goal.
dN
Video highlights from all the games. Via CONCACAF.
dN
Group Stage - Round robin, home & away - matches played Aug 16 to Oct 20
Matchday 2
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Aug 23
Monterrey v Seattle Sounders - SS goal by Alvaro Frenandez.
Real Espana v Colorado Rapids - Esp goal by Julio Rodriguez. CR goal by Jeff Larentowicz.
-Wed Aug 24
Metapan 2-0 Santos Laguna - Met goals by Paolo Suarez & Cristian Bautista.
Comunicaciones 2-0 Herediano - Com goals by Marvin Ceballos & Bryan Ordonez.
-Thu Aug 25
Toronto 0-1 Dallas - Dal goal by Jack Stewart
LA Galaxy v Alajuelense - 9pm CT Live on Fox Soccer
Tauro v Pumas
Morelia v Motagua
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Standings:
GROUP A
3 LA Galaxy (USA) (+2)
3 Alajuelense (Costa Rica) (+1)
0 Monarchas Morelia (Mexico) (-1)
0 Motagua (Honduras) (-2)
GROUP B
4 Colorado Rapids (USA) (+1)
3 Isidro Metapan (El Salvador) (+1)
3 Santos Laguna (Mexico) (-1)
1 Real Espana (Honduras) (-1)
GROUP C
6 Dallas (USA) (+2)
3 Toronto (Canada) (0)
0 Tauro (Panama) (-1)
0 UNAM Pumas (Mexico) (-1)
GROUP D
6 Seattle Sounders (USA) (+4)
3 Monterrey (Mexico) (+4)
3 Comunicaciones (Guatemala) (-1)
0 Herediano (Costa Rica) (-7)
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Aug 27
Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Dortmund
Lyon v Montpellier
-Sun Aug 28
Tottenham v v Manchester City
Manchester United v Arsenal
Lille v Marseille
-Mon Aug 29
Barcelona v Villarreal
MLS MATCHES, SCORES & STANDINGS
WEEK 24
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Aug 24
Portland Timbers 1-0 CD Chivas USA - PT goal by Eric Brunner.
Venue: JELD-WEN Field
Atten: 18,627
-Sat Aug 27
DC United v Portland Timbers - 1PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: RFK Stadium
Seattle Sounders FC v Columbus Crew - 3:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: CenturyLink Field
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Houston Dynamo - 6:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Empire Field
Toronto FC v San Jose Earthquakes - 6:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: BMO Field
Sporting Kansas City v FC Dallas - 7:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Chicago Fire SC v Colorado Rapids - 7:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Toyota Park
CD Chivas USA v Real Salt Lake - 9:30PM CT on FOX Soccer
Venue: The Home Depot Center
-Sun Aug 28
POSTPONED New York Red Bulls v LA Galaxy
Venue: Red Bull Arena
POSTPONED Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution
Venue: PPL Park
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Standings:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
40 Columbus Crew (25 GP) (+5 GD)
36 Sporting Kansas City (25 GP) (+5 GD)
35 Houston Dynamo (26 GP) (+2 GD)
34 Philadelphia Union (25 GP) (+7 GD)
32 New York Red Bulls (26 GP) (+4 GD)
31 DC United (24 GP) (-1 GD)
24 Chicago Fire SC (25 GP) (-5 GD)
23 New England Revolution (26 GP) (-13 GD)
23 Toronto FC (27 GP) (-23 GD)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
51 LA Galaxy (26 GP) (+17 GD)
45 Seattle Sounders FC (26 GP) (+9 GD)
43 FC Dallas (26 GP) (+7 GD)
41 Colorado Rapids (27 GP) (+5 GD)
36 Real Salt Lake (23 GP) (+12 GD)
32 Portland Timbers (26 GP) (-8 GD)
31 CD Chivas USA (26 GP) (+3 GD)
25 San Jose Earthquakes (25 GP) (-8 GD)
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (25 GP) (-16 GD)
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
CD CHIVAS USA
Chivas was forced to make 2 subs for injured players in the first half of their loss in Portland last night.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
Shavar Thomas has been called in by the Jamaican national team for their friendly on Fri Sep 2 at Ecuador.
And Kei Kamara has been called in by the Sierra Leone national team for their African Cup of Nations qualifier v Egypt on Sat Sep 3rd.
LA GALAXY
Chris Birchall has been called in by the Trinidad & Tobago national team for their CONCACAF World Cup qualifying games on Fri Sep 2 v Bermuda and Tue Sep 6 at Barbados.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
The Toronto Globe & Mail tells us about Caps forward Eric Hassli's happiness at being in Vancouver. He is loving life.
NASL SCOREBOARD
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Aug 27
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v FC Tampa Bay
Atlanta Silverbacks v Carolina RailHawks
Puerto Rico Islanders v FC Edmonton
NSC Minnesota Stars v Montreal Impact
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Standings (as of Wed Aug 17):
*48 Carolina RailHawks (+24 GD) (22 GP)
*41 Puerto Rico Islanders (+8 GD) (22 GP)
31 FC Tampa Bay (+3 GD) (22 GP)
29 NSC Minnesota Stars (0 GD) (22 GP)
29 FC Edmonton (-4 GD) (22 GP)
28 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (0 GD) (22 GP)
- - - OUT OF PLAYOFFS - - -
22 Montreal Impact (0 GD) (22 GP)
12 Atlanta Silverbacks (-31 GD) (22 GP)
*Secured playoff birth
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Jozy Altidore scored twice to help AZ advance to the group stage of the Europa League.
Carlos Bocanegra scored for Rangers, but they were still knocked out of the Europa League.
Steve Cherundolo, Clint Dempsey, Brad Friedel, Sacha Kljestan, Jermaine Jones, Oguchi Onyewu and Jonathan Spector all saw their teams advance in the Europa League today.
But Alejandro Bedoya, Dominic Cervi, Mo Edu and Michael Parkhurst were all eliminated from the tournament.
dN
Game Action:
UEFA - Europa League - Playoff Round - 2nd Leg
-Aug 25
Jozy Altidore - AZ - started and went 63 min scoring 2 goals as they won 6-0 v Aalesund and advance 7-2 on aggregate.
Alejandro Bedoya - Rangers - did not suit up as they drew 1-1 v Maribor and are knocked out 3-2 on aggregate.
Carlos Bocanegra - Rangers - went the full 90 scoring a goal as they drew 1-1 v Maribor and are knocked out 3-2 on aggregate.
Dominic Cervi - Celtic - didn't suit up as they lost 3-1 at Sion and are knocked out 3-1 on aggregate.
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - played the whole game as they drew 1-1 at Sevilla and they advance 3-2 on aggregate.
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - started and played 80 min as they lost 1-0 at Dnipro but advance 3-1 on aggregate.
Mo Edu - Rangers - played the full 90 as they drew 1-1 v Maribor and are knocked out 3-2 on aggregate.
Brad Friedel - Tottenham - on the bench as they drew 0-0 v Heart of Midlothian and advance 5-0 on aggregate.
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - went the distance as they drew 2-2 v Bursaspor and advance 4-3 on aggregate.
Jermiane Jones - Schalke - did not suit up as they won 6-1 v HJK and advance 6-3 on aggregate.
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting - on the bench as they won 2-1 v Nordsjaelland and advance 2-1 on aggregate.
Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland - played the full 90 but lost 2-1 at Sporting and are knocked out 2-1 on aggregate.
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham - played the full 90 as they win 3-0 v Nacional and advance 3-0 on aggregate.
CANADA
The national team begins World Cup qualifying next week with two games:
-Fri Sep 2
Canada v St. Lucia
Venue: BMO Field - Toronto
-Tue Sep 6
Puerto Rico v Canada
ROSTER
G:
Lars Hirschfeld - Valerenga
Milan Borjan - Sivasspor
D:
Nik Ledgerwood - Wehen Wiesbaden
Kevin McKenna - Koln
Andre Hainault - Houston Dynamo
Ante Jazic - Chivas USA
Dejan Jakovic - DC United
Jaime Peters - Ipswich Town
Mike Klukowski - Manisaspor
M:
Julian de Guzman - Toronto FC
Terry Dunfield - Toronto FC
Will Johnson - Real Salt Lake
Josh Simpson - Manisaspor
Atiba Hutchinson - PSV Eindhoven
Dwayne De Rosario - DC United
F:
Tosaint Ricketts - Politehnica Timisoara
Simeon Jackson - Norwich City
Olivier Occean - Greuther Furth
Iain Hume - Preston North End
ENGLAND
League Cup 2nd round are being played on Aug 23, 24, 25, 30 and Sep 13. Here are the matches & scores.
SPAIN
The strike by the Primera players has ended with a new collective bargaining agreement. So the season can begin with Round 2.
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Aug 27
Sporting Gijon v Real Sociedad
Valencia v Racing Santander
Granada v Real Betis
-Sun Aug 28
Atletico Madrid v Osasuna
Athletic Club Bilbao v Rayo Vallecano
Mallorca v Espanyol
Getafe v Levante
Real Zaragoza v Real Madrid
Sevilla v Malaga
-Mon Aug 29
Barcelona v Villarreal
ITALY
If the Serie A players do not strike over the lack of a new collective bargaining agreement, then these are the first round matches of the new season this weekend.
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Aug 27
Siena v Fiorentina
Cagliari v Milan
-Sun Aug 28
Napoli v Genoa
Atalanta v Cesena
Bologna v Roma
Inter v Lecce
Lazio v Chievo
Novara v Palermo
Parma v Catania
Udinese v Juventus
UEFA
Lionel Messi of Barcelona was name the Best Player in Europe by UEFA today.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
The draw for the group stage took place today.
Matchday 1 will begin on Sep 13.
All the Group Stage matches & scores.
Group A
Bayern Munich
Villarreal
Manchester City
Napoli
Group B
Internazionale Milan
CSKA Moscow
Lille Metropole
Trabzonspor
Group C
Manchester United
Benfica
Basel
Otelul Galati
Group D
Real Madrid
Olympique Lyon
Amsterdam Ajax
Dinamo Zagreb
Group E
Chelsea
Valencia
Bayer Leverkusen
Racing Genk
Group F
Arsenal
Olympique Marseille
Olympiacos Piraeus
Borussia Dortmund
Group G
Porto
Shakhtar Donetsk
Zenit St Petersburg
APOEL
Group H
Barcelona
AC Milan
BATE Borisov
Viktoria Plzen
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
Playoff Round - the final round before the group stage. 2nd leg of Aug 25. Matches & Scores.
Big names Rangers, Celtic, Roma and Sevilla are all OUT of the tournament.
The draw for the group stage will be held on Fri Aug 26.
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Aug 24
Guyana 2-1 India
-Thu Aug 25
United Arab Emirates 3-1 Qatar
-Sat Aug 27
Oman v Kuwait
Jordan v Indonesia
Angola v Congo DR
Papua New Guinea v Cook Islands
Solomon Islands v Guam
Fiji v Tahiti
New Caledonia v Vanuatu
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