Some News for Mon Sep 12, 2011
STARTERS
ALL UEFA Champions League games are shown live on Direct TV.
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
A second October friendly is now official - Tue Oct 11 v Ecuador at Red Bull Arena in Harrison NJ.
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US Soccer gives us a recap of part of Jurgen Klinsmanns recent European scouting trip.
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International friendlies
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 8
USA v Honduras - 5pm CT on Fox Soccer
Venue: Sun Life Stadium, Miami
-Tue Oct 11
USA v Ecuador - 6pm CT on ESPN2
Venue: Red Bull Arena, Harrison NJ
STORY OF THE DAY
John Ourand & Daniel Kaplan of Sports Business Journal are reporting that MLS is negotiating to sell approx 25% of their marketing company SUM for upwards of $150 million.
We have sensed for quite some time now that SUM was a real cash cow for the MLS team owners who control the company, and now we have confirmation.
STORY OF THE DAY 2
Gerry Whitman of IMSoccer News does a rare Q & A with US Soccer CEO/Secretary General Dan Flynn.
2011-12 CONCACACHAMPIONS
The pressure goes up another notch for MLS teams on Matchday 3 as their hunt for league playoff spots occupies their minds just as much as this tournament. And with relatively small squads how do they pick and choose so as to avoid burnout?
-Remember, no MLS Cup winner has been simultaneously been involved in the CONCAChamps.
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Group Stage - Round robin, home & away - matches played Aug 16 to Oct 20
Matchday 3
-Tue Sep 13
Morelia v LA Galaxy - 7pm CT on Fox Soccer
Colorado Rapids v Santos Laguna - 9pm CT on Fox Soccer
Real Espana v Metapan
-Wed Sep 14
Dallas v Tauro - 7pm CT on Fox Soccer
Herediano v Seattle Sounders - 9pm CT on Fox Soccer
Pumas v Toronto - Delayed - 10am CT Wed Sep 15 on Fox Soccer
Comunicaciones v Monterrey
-Thu Sep 15
Motagua v Alajuelense - 9pm CT
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Standings:
GROUP A
6 LA Galaxy (USA) (+4)
3 Monarchas Morelia (Mexico) (+3)
3 Alajuelense (Costa Rica) (-1)
0 Motagua (Honduras) (-6)
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)
1 Tauro (Panama) (-1)
1 UNAM Pumas (Mexico) (-1)
GROUP D
6 Seattle Sounders (USA) (+4)
3 Monterrey (Mexico) (+4)
3 Comunicaciones (Guatemala) (-1)
0 Herediano (Costa Rica) (-7)
FIFA SCANDALIZATIONINGS
The AP has words from another former bobo of Sepp Blatter who now says the FIFA leader is a dictator.
-Of course that's NOT what Chung Mong-Joon was saying a year ago before he was booted out of soccer. Luckily for us he has found his speaking voice. Bitter and jealous are two words that come to my mind when I read this stuff.
-Don't you love watching rats take chunks out of each other.
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Sep 10
Villarreal 2-2 Sevilla - neither claim supremacy in the battle of the Spanish also-rans Pt.1.
Valencia 1-0 Atletico Madrid - but someone did reign supreme in the battle of the Spanish also-rans Pt.2 And with Barca stumbling Val are actually in 2nd place.
Real Madrid 4-2 Getafe - not as easy a win as you might be expecting in the mini Madrid derby.
-Sun Sep 11
Istanbul BB 2-0 Galatasaray - the "Nobodies" are victorious in a minor Istanbul derby! Woo hoo for the little guy!
HMMMMM, VERY INTERESTING
Seth Mydans of the New York Times takes us to the Dagestan region of Russia and to Makhachkala specifically to show us the new home of Samuel Eto.
Samuel Eto'o has played 2 games for Anzhi Makhachkala in Russia so far, and has scored a goal in each.
FACT OF THE DAY
If I heard the TV announcer correctly, San Jose got their first penalty of the season. Then saw it swatted away by Chicago's Sean Johnson in fairly easy fashion. Could that be correct?
-San Jose also finally ended a streak dating back to June 11 in which they had not won a single game!
OOF
Michael Lewis of Big Apple Soccer calls this year's New York Red Bulls team the biggest underachievers in MLS history!
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Did you ever imagine you would see Kasey Keller spin and literally throw the ball into his own net? Well it happened. Brutally embarrassing for such an accomplished goalkeeper. Just shows that EVERYTHING is possible. See the vid clip here.
-The announcer even thinks it went wide! And Salt Lake doesn't even celebrate. Its that bad for Keller!
MLS MATCHES, SCORES & STANDINGS
WEEK 26
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Sep 7
Philadelphia Union 4-4 New England Revolution - PU goals by Roger Torres, Freddy Adu & Sebastian Le Toux(2 - 1 via PK). NER goals by AJ Soares, Rajko Lekic(PK), Moncef Zerka & Benny Feilhaber.
Venue: PPL Park
Atten: 16,148
-Fri Sep 9
LA Galaxy 1-0 Colorado Rapids - LAG goal by Landon Donovan.
Venue: The Home Depot Center
Atten: 20,068
-Sat Sep 10
Seattle Sounders FC 1-2 Real Salt Lake - SS goal by Fredy Montero. RSL goals by Kasey Keller(OG) & Alvaro Saborio.
Venue: CenturyLink Field
Atten: 35,940
Sporting Kansas City 3-0 Houston Dynamo - SKC goals by Teal Bunbury(2) & CJ Sapong.
Venue: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Atten: 14,791
Columbus Crew 2-4 Toronto FC - CC goals by Tom Heinemann & Andres Mendoza. TFC goals by Nick Soolsma, Ryan Johnson, Julian De Guzman & Danny Koevermans.
Venue: Crew Stadium
Atten: 13,058
New York Red Bulls 1-1 Vancouver Whitecaps - NYRB goal by Juan Agudelo. VW goal by Davide Chiumiento.
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Atten: 19,684
Philadelphia Union 0-0 Portland Timbers
Venue: PPL Park
Atten: 18,504
New England Revolution 2-0 FC Dallas - NER goals by Shalrie Joseph & Rajko Lekic.
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Atten: 15,498
San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 Chicago Fire SC - SJE goals by Chris Wondolowski & Ramiro Corrales.
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium
Atten: 10,525
CD Chivas USA 0-3 DC United - DCU goals all by Charlie Davies.
Venue: The Home Depot Center
Atten: 12,245
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EJECTIONS:
Tony Beltran - Salt Lake - 2 yellow cards
Jhon Kennedy Hurtado- Seattle - red card
Carlo Costly - Houston - red card
Jan Gunnar Solli - New York - red card
David Junior Lopes - Chivas - red card
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Standings:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
40 Columbus Crew (27 GP) (-1 GD)
40 Sporting Kansas City (28 GP) (+7 GD)
36 Philadelphia Union (27 GP) (+5 GD)
35 Houston Dynamo (28 GP) (-2 GD)
34 DC United (25 GP) (+2 GD)
33 New York Red Bulls (27 GP) (+4 GD)
27 Chicago Fire SC (27 GP) (-5 GD)
27 New England Revolution (28 GP) (-11 GD)
27 Toronto FC (29 GP) (-21 GD)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
*55 LA Galaxy (28 GP) (+18 GD)
48 Seattle Sounders FC (28 GP) (+12 GD)
46 FC Dallas (28 GP) (+5 GD)
45 Real Salt Lake (26 GP) (+15 GD)
41 Colorado Rapids (29 GP) (+2 GD)
33 Portland Timbers (27 GP) (-8 GD)
31 CD Chivas USA (28 GP) (-1 GD)
29 San Jose Earthquakes (27 GP) (-6 GD)
22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (27 GP) (-15 GD)
*Playoff berth
MLS SUPPORTERS SHIELD STANDINGS
55 LA Galaxy (28 GP) (+18 GD)
48 Seattle Sounders FC (28 GP) (+12 GD)
46 FC Dallas (28 GP) (+5 GD)
45 Real Salt Lake (26 GP) (+15 GD)
41 Colorado Rapids (29 GP) (+2 GD)
40 Columbus Crew (27 GP) (-1 GD)
40 Sporting Kansas City (28 GP) (+7 GD)
36 Philadelphia Union (27 GP) (+5 GD)
OUT-35 Houston Dynamo (28 GP) (-2 GD)
34 DC United (25 GP) (+2 GD)
OUT-33 New York Red Bulls (27 GP) (+4 GD)
OUT-33 Portland Timbers (27 GP) (-8 GD)
OUT-31 CD Chivas USA (28 GP) (-1 GD)
OUT-29 San Jose Earthquakes (27 GP) (-6 GD)
OUT-27 Chicago Fire SC (27 GP) (-5 GD)
OUT-27 New England Revolution (28 GP) (-11 GD)
OUT-27 Toronto FC (29 GP) (-21 GD)
OUT-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (27 GP) (-15 GD)
IF THE MLS PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
The 10 teams:
WEST
1 LA Galaxy
2 Seattle Sounders
3 FC Dallas
EAST
1 Columbus Crew
2 Sporting Kansas City
3 Philadelphia Union
WILD CARD
1 Real Salt Lake
2 Colorado Rapids
3 Houston Dynamo
4 DC United
New York has dropped out of the play off race for the first time this season, and DC is currently in.
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
Steve Davis of Sports Illustrated with five things we learned in Week 26.
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Charlie Davies of DC United was named Player Of The Week.
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Several teams near the bottom of the standings did a great job of playing spoiler as they did damage to teams dreaming of the playoffs:
-Toronto went to Columbus and beat the Crew for the first time ever.
-Chicago thought they had turned things around but San Jose stiffed them.
-Vancouver went to New York and sent the Red Bulls into further chaos and a record tying 15th tie of the season.
-New England beat Dallas by continuing the strong offense, and this time not letting the opponent back into the game.
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Luke Wileman of TSN saw big improvements for both Vancouver and Toronto this weekend.
COLORADO RAPIDS
The team has signed defender Miguel Comminges from Guadeloupe.
-No further word on his preferred position.
-He most recently played for Southend United in England's League Two - fourth division.
DC UNITED
Steven Goff of the Washington Post gives us the update - Chris Pontius is done for the season with a broken right tibia.
HOUSTON DYNAMO
Brian Ching's broken down body failed him again this weekend as they left the game with a groin strain. Damn.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
KC became the 7th team this season to clear 40 points.
LA GALAXY
The Galaxy will play a friendly in Australia against the Melbourne Victory on Tue Dec 6 at Etihad Stadium.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
Frank Dell'Apa of the Globe sees the input of new signing Monsef Zerka as very positive indeed.
-And some of the other factors that played a part in an impressive win on Saturday.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Bruce Constantineau of the Vancouver Sun with an article on the Red Bulls marketing plans for the future.
TORONTO FC
TFC has clearly got their offense finally headed in the right direction, but that defense still needs a ton of work.
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Nigel Reed of the CBC has been a borderline cheerleader for TFC for nearly 5 years - and in his new column he just kills em. Wow.
-Nice to see you on this side of the fence Nige.
MLS RESERVE LEAGUE
Matches & Scores:
-Sun Sep 11
Columbus Crew 4-2 Toronto FC - CC goals by Justin Meram, Kevin Burns & Jeff Cunningham(2). TFC goals by Javier Martina & Doneil Henry.
-Sun Sep 18
Real Salt Lake v Sporting Kansas City
Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew
-Tue Sep 20
FC Dallas v Chicago Fire SC
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Standings Etc.
MLS EXHIBITION GAMES
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Sep 14
Chicago Fire v Guadalajara Chivas (Mexico)
Venue: Toyota Park
NASL NEWS
Ft Lauderdale has claimed playoff spot #5. Leaving only 1 place left and Minnesota and Montreal will go down to the wire fighting for it.
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Minnesota broke out of a long and horrible slump with a home win over hapless Atlanta. But now the tough part begins as they finish the season at Tampa Bay and at Carolina.
NASL SCOREBOARD
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Sep 10
PSTPD Puerto Rico Islanders v FC Tampa Bay
NSC Minnesota Stars 2-0 Atlanta Silverbacks
-Sun Sep 11
Montreal Impact 1-0 Carolina RailHawks
FC Edmonton 1-2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers
-Sat Sep 17
FC Tampa Bay v NSC Minnesota Stars
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Atlanta Silverbacks
Puerto Rico Islanders v Carolina RailHawks
Montreal Impact v FC Edmonton
-Wed Sep 21
Puerto Rico Islanders v FC Tampa Bay
-Sat Sep 24
FC Tampa Bay v Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Carolina RailHawks v NSC Minnesota Stars
Atlanta Silverbacks v Montreal Impact
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Standings (as of Sun Sep 11):
%*54 Carolina RailHawks (+26 GD) (26 GP)
%*46 Puerto Rico Islanders (+7 GD) (26 GP)
*37 FC Tampa Bay (+4 GD) (25 GP)
*37 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (+1 GD) (26 GP)
*36 FC Edmonton (-3 GD) (27 GP)
32 NSC Minnesota Stars (-3 GD) (26 GP)
- - - OUT OF PLAYOFFS - - -
29 Montreal Impact (+2 GD) (26 GP)
#15 Atlanta Silverbacks (-34 GD) (26 GP)
*Secured playoff berth
%First playoff round bye
#Eliminated from playoff berth
US SOCCER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY
US Soccer gives us an autopsy of the season just ended, and what we can expect to see next year. (thanks to BQ for the link)
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Edson Buddle and his teammates at Ingolstadt visited a local brewery last Friday, then he promptly got hurt just 15 minutes into their game on Sunday. No word on the extent of his injury.
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Charles Kazlauskas got a rare goal in Holland.
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Game Action:
BELGIUM - Pro League
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - played the whole game getting a yellow card as they won 2-0 v Kortrijk.
BELGIUM - Second Division
Tristan Bowen - Roeselare - went the distance as they drew 0-0 v Standaard Wetteren.
DENMARK - Superliga
Clarence Goodson - Brondy - played the whole game as they won 5-0 v Koge.
Conor O'Brien - SonderjyskE - started and went 77 min as they lost 1-3 v Horsens.
Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland - went the full 90 and won 1-2 at AaB.
Chris Rolfe - AaB - started and lasted 73 min but lost 1-2 v Nordsjaelland.
ENGLAND - Premier League
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - went the distance as they drew 1-1 v Blackburn.
Brad Friedel - Tottenham - played the entire game as they won 0-2 at Wolverhampton.
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa - on the bench as they drew 2-2 at Everton.
Tim Howard - Everton - in goal as usual as they drew 2-2 v Aston Villa.
ENGLAND - Championship League
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham - played the whole match as they won 3-0 v Millwall.
ENGLAND - League One
Mike Grella - Brentford - on the bench as they won 0-1 at Wycombe.
Anton Peterlin - Wallsall - on the bench but they lost 2-1 at Notts County.
FINLAND - Veikkausliiga
Etchu Tabe - RoPS - Thu Sep 8 - played the whole game as they lost 0-2 v Jaro.
Mason Trafford - Mariehamn - Thu Sep 8 - played the entire match as they won 0-1 at MYPA.
Mason Trafford - Mariehamn - Sun Sep 11 - went the full 90 as they won 5-2 v RoPS.
Josh Wicks - Mariehamn - Thu Sep 8 - played the whole game as they won 0-1 at MYPA.
Josh Wicks - Mariehamn - Sun Sep 11 - went the distance as they won 5-2 v RoPS.
FINLAND - Ykkonen
Kyle Luetkehans - PS Kemi Kings - on the bench as they won 4-0 v KPV.
Dan Stevens - PS Kemi Kings - played the full game scoring a goal as they won 4-0 v KPV.
Jeremy Vuolo - AC Oulu - went the full 90 as they won 7-0 v Espoo.
Kellan Wilson - HIFK - played the entire game as they drew 0-0 at Jippo.
GERMANY - Bundesliga
Timmy Chandler - Nurnberg - played the whole game as they won 1-2 at Koln.
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - went the distance but lost 3-0 at Stuttgart.
Fabian Johnson - Hoffenheim - started and played 73 min as they won 0-4 at Mainz.
Daniel Williams - Hoffenheim - came on as a sub in the 57th min as they won 0-4 at Mainz.
David Yelldell - Bayer Leverkusen - on the bench as they won 1-4 at Augsburg.
GERMANY - 2 Bundesliga
Edson Buddle - Ingolstadt - started but only played 15 minutes as they lost 4-1 at Union Berlin.
Ricardo Clark - Eintracht Frankfurt - on the bench as they tied 3-3 at Energie Cottbus.
Luis Robles - Karlsruher - on the bench as they lost 4-2 at Fortuna Dusseldorf.
Matt Taylor - Paderborn - started and played 67 min of a scoreless draw v Alemannia Aachen.
ITALY - Serie A
Michael Bradley - Chievo - on the bench as they tied 2-2 v Novara.
NETHERLANDS - Eredivisie
Jozy Altidore - AZ Alkmaar - started and played the first half as they won 4-0 v Vitesse.
NETHERLANDS - Eerste Divisie
Charles Kazlauskas - Helmond Sport - Mon Sep 12 - went the full 90 scoring a goal and getting a yellow card as they won 3-1 v Zwolle.
NORWAY - Eliteserien
Joe Bendik - Sogndal - on the bench for a 0-0 tied v Aalesund.
Erik Benjaminsen - Stabaek - on the bench as they lost 2-4 v Tromso.
Mikkel Diskerud - Stabaek - went the full 90 but lost 2-4 v Tromso.
Josh Gatt - Molde - came on as a sub in the 66th min as they drew 2-2 v Brann.
NORWAY - 1 Divisjon
Jonathan Borrajo - Hamarkameratene - played the entire game as they won 0-2 at Sandnes Ulf.
Colin Burns - Sandefjord - on the bench as they won 1-5 at Randaberg.
Steve Clark - Honefoss - in goal as usual and they tied 0-0 at Strommen.
Kyle Helton - Mjondalen - went the distance as they drew 0-0 at Bryne.
Kenneth Di Vita Jensen - Honefoss - on the bench as they tied 0-0 at Strommen.
PORTUGAL - Primeira Liga
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting - played the entire game as they won 2-3 at Pacos de Ferreira.
RUSSIA - Premier Division
Yevgeni Starikov - Tom' Tomsk - came on as a sub at half time but lost 2-0 at Krylya Sovetov.
SCOTLAND - Premier League
Carlos Bocanegra - Ragners - played the full 90 getting a yellow card as they won 0-1 at Dundee United.
Mo Edu - Rangers - started and played 75 min as they won 0-1 at Dundee United.
SWEDEN - Allsvenskan Liga
Ryan Miller - Halmstad - Mon Sep 12 v Gefle.
SWEDEN - Superettan
Lester Dewee - Angelholms - came on as a sub in the 79th min but lost 1-2 v Landskrona
Brian Edwards - Degerfors - played the entire game as they won 3-5 at Vasteras.
Nick Noble - Ljungskile - in goal for the full 90 but lost 1-0 at Jonkopings Sodra.
Matt Pyzdrowski - Angelholms - played the entire match but lost 1-2 v Landkrona.
Michael Thomas - Ljungskile - went the distance as they lost 1-0 at Jonkopings Sodra.
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
Game Action:
PRIMERA DIVISION
DaMarcus Beasley - Puebla - went the distance as they drew 3-3 v Monterrey.
Joe Benny Corona - Tijuana - on the bench as they drew 1-1 at Toluca.
Edgar Castillo - America - played the entire match but lost 0-1 v Atlante.
Herculez Gomez - Estudiantes Tecos - came on as a sub in the 71st min but lost 0-2 v Jaguares.
Michael Orozco Fiscal - San Luis - went the distance as they drew 1-1 at Atlas.
Jose Torres - Pachuca - played the whole 90 min of horror as they lost 5-0 at Tigres.
LIGA DE ASCENSO (2nd division)
Marco Vidal - Leon - played the entire game as they drew 1-1 v Universidad Guadalajara.
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Coming Up:
PRIMERA DIVISION
Isaac Acuna - America - Wed Sep 14 v San Luis
Edgar Castillo - America - Wed Sep 14 v San Luis
Michael Orozco Fiscal - San Luis - Wed Sep 14 at America
MEXICO
Recap du Nord: Guadalajara stays at #1 even though they only tied, Cruz Azul lost and drops from 2nd to 3rd. Tigres got a big win and take over that 2nd spot only 1 point behind the leaders. A draw for Monterrey drops them from 4th to 5th, and a win for Jaguares does the opposite for them.
Mexico - Primera Top 5 Standings (8 of 17 games played):
17 Guadalajara - LAST: Sat Sep 10 D 1-1 at Santos Laguna - NEXT: Sat Sep 17 v Puebla
16 Tigres - LAST: Sat Sep 10 W 5-0 v Pachuca - NEXT: Sat Sep 17 at Atlante
14 Cruz Azul (+2) - LAST: Sat Sep 10 L 0-1 v Morelia - NEXT: Sat Sep 17 at Monterrey
14 Jaguares (+1) - LAST: Fri Sep 9 W 0-2 at Estudiantes Tecos - NEXT: Sat Sep 17 v America
13 Monterrey - LAST: Sun Sep 11 D 3-3 at Puebla - NEXT: Sat Sep 17 v Cruz Azul
ENGLAND
The Guardian with five things we learned from the Premier League this weekend.
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After 4 rounds there are five teams that still have not won a game - Blackburn, Fulham, Norwich, Sunderland and Swansea.
SPAIN
Sid Lowe of the Guardian on the balance of teams within La Liga and a review of the weekend's matches.
FRANCE
Ben Lyttleton of Sports Illustrated tells us about the strange disappearing act of Steed Malbranque.
GERMANY
Raphael Honigstein of the Guardian sees Bayern rollin' rollin' rollin' rawhide (were they gifted a lite early season schedule?) and the rest of the round in the Bundesliga.
ITALY
Recap du Nord: A wild wild ride kicked off the official start of the new Serie A season. Juve, Napoli and Udinese all charged into the lead, while Milan & Lazio stumbled against each other, and Roma and Inter took ugly falls.
Paolo Bandini of the Guardian writes about Inter's new coach is already getting beat up (he lined them up in a 3-4-3) and the rest of the opening day reviews across Serie A.
Opening Day
Matches & Scores:
Milan 2-2 Lazio
Cesena 1-3 Napoli
Juventus 4-1 Parma
Catania 0-0 Siena
Chievo 2-2 Novara
Fiorentina 2-0 Bologna
Genoa 2-2 Atalanta
Lecce 0-2 Udinese
Roma 1-2 Cagliari
Palermo 4-3 Inter
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Matchday 1
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Sep 13
Chelsea v Leverkusen
Genk v Valencia
Olympiacos v Marseille
Dortmund v Arsenal
Porto v Shakhtar
APOEL v Zenit
Barcelona v Milan
Plzen v BATE
-Wed Sep 14
Man. City v Napoli
Villarreal v Bayern
Lille v CSKA Moskva
Inter v Trabzonspor
Basel v Otelul Galati
Benfica v Man. United
Dinamo Zagreb v Real Madrid
Ajax v Lyon
CONMEBOL
Copa Roca - Special Home & Home Friendly Series:
(only players from the domestic leagues are used)
-Wed Sep 14
Argentina v Brazil
-Wed Sep 28
Brazil v Argentina
BRAZIL
Recap du Nord: What a botched weekend for everyone at the top: Corinthians, Sao Paolo, Botafogo & Flamengo all lost! Cor stays #1, but SP fall to #3. Vasco moves up to #2 with only a tie. Bota remain where they are. But we have a new #5 as Fluminense beat #1 Corinthians and leap over losing Flam. Wow!
Brazil - Serie A Top 5 Standings (23 of 38 games played):
43 Corinthians (+11) - LAST: Sun Sep 11 L 1-0 at Fluminense - NEXT: Sun Sep 18 v Santos
42 Vasco (+6) - LAST: Sun Sep 11 D 1-1 at Figueirense - NEXT: Sat Sep 17 v Gremio
41 Sao Paulo (+7) - LAST: Sun Sep 11 L 1-0 at Gremio - NEXT: Sat Sep 17 v Ceara
40 Botafogo (22 GP) - LAST: Sun Sep 11 L 5-0 at Coritiba - NEXT: Sun Sep 18 v Flamengo
37 Fluminense - LAST: Sun Sep 11 W 1-0 v Corinthians - NEXT: Sun Sep 18 at Bahia
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36 Flamengo - LAST: Sun Sep 11 L 1-2 v Atletico PR
ENDERS
Former Valencia, Liverpool and Inter Milan head coach Rafa Benitez has launched his own website.
ALL UEFA Champions League games are shown live on Direct TV.
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
A second October friendly is now official - Tue Oct 11 v Ecuador at Red Bull Arena in Harrison NJ.
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US Soccer gives us a recap of part of Jurgen Klinsmanns recent European scouting trip.
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International friendlies
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 8
USA v Honduras - 5pm CT on Fox Soccer
Venue: Sun Life Stadium, Miami
-Tue Oct 11
USA v Ecuador - 6pm CT on ESPN2
Venue: Red Bull Arena, Harrison NJ
STORY OF THE DAY
John Ourand & Daniel Kaplan of Sports Business Journal are reporting that MLS is negotiating to sell approx 25% of their marketing company SUM for upwards of $150 million.
We have sensed for quite some time now that SUM was a real cash cow for the MLS team owners who control the company, and now we have confirmation.
STORY OF THE DAY 2
Gerry Whitman of IMSoccer News does a rare Q & A with US Soccer CEO/Secretary General Dan Flynn.
2011-12 CONCACACHAMPIONS
The pressure goes up another notch for MLS teams on Matchday 3 as their hunt for league playoff spots occupies their minds just as much as this tournament. And with relatively small squads how do they pick and choose so as to avoid burnout?
-Remember, no MLS Cup winner has been simultaneously been involved in the CONCAChamps.
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Group Stage - Round robin, home & away - matches played Aug 16 to Oct 20
Matchday 3
-Tue Sep 13
Morelia v LA Galaxy - 7pm CT on Fox Soccer
Colorado Rapids v Santos Laguna - 9pm CT on Fox Soccer
Real Espana v Metapan
-Wed Sep 14
Dallas v Tauro - 7pm CT on Fox Soccer
Herediano v Seattle Sounders - 9pm CT on Fox Soccer
Pumas v Toronto - Delayed - 10am CT Wed Sep 15 on Fox Soccer
Comunicaciones v Monterrey
-Thu Sep 15
Motagua v Alajuelense - 9pm CT
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Standings:
GROUP A
6 LA Galaxy (USA) (+4)
3 Monarchas Morelia (Mexico) (+3)
3 Alajuelense (Costa Rica) (-1)
0 Motagua (Honduras) (-6)
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)
1 Tauro (Panama) (-1)
1 UNAM Pumas (Mexico) (-1)
GROUP D
6 Seattle Sounders (USA) (+4)
3 Monterrey (Mexico) (+4)
3 Comunicaciones (Guatemala) (-1)
0 Herediano (Costa Rica) (-7)
FIFA SCANDALIZATIONINGS
The AP has words from another former bobo of Sepp Blatter who now says the FIFA leader is a dictator.
-Of course that's NOT what Chung Mong-Joon was saying a year ago before he was booted out of soccer. Luckily for us he has found his speaking voice. Bitter and jealous are two words that come to my mind when I read this stuff.
-Don't you love watching rats take chunks out of each other.
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Sep 10
Villarreal 2-2 Sevilla - neither claim supremacy in the battle of the Spanish also-rans Pt.1.
Valencia 1-0 Atletico Madrid - but someone did reign supreme in the battle of the Spanish also-rans Pt.2 And with Barca stumbling Val are actually in 2nd place.
Real Madrid 4-2 Getafe - not as easy a win as you might be expecting in the mini Madrid derby.
-Sun Sep 11
Istanbul BB 2-0 Galatasaray - the "Nobodies" are victorious in a minor Istanbul derby! Woo hoo for the little guy!
HMMMMM, VERY INTERESTING
Seth Mydans of the New York Times takes us to the Dagestan region of Russia and to Makhachkala specifically to show us the new home of Samuel Eto.
Samuel Eto'o has played 2 games for Anzhi Makhachkala in Russia so far, and has scored a goal in each.
FACT OF THE DAY
If I heard the TV announcer correctly, San Jose got their first penalty of the season. Then saw it swatted away by Chicago's Sean Johnson in fairly easy fashion. Could that be correct?
-San Jose also finally ended a streak dating back to June 11 in which they had not won a single game!
OOF
Michael Lewis of Big Apple Soccer calls this year's New York Red Bulls team the biggest underachievers in MLS history!
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Did you ever imagine you would see Kasey Keller spin and literally throw the ball into his own net? Well it happened. Brutally embarrassing for such an accomplished goalkeeper. Just shows that EVERYTHING is possible. See the vid clip here.
-The announcer even thinks it went wide! And Salt Lake doesn't even celebrate. Its that bad for Keller!
MLS MATCHES, SCORES & STANDINGS
WEEK 26
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Sep 7
Philadelphia Union 4-4 New England Revolution - PU goals by Roger Torres, Freddy Adu & Sebastian Le Toux(2 - 1 via PK). NER goals by AJ Soares, Rajko Lekic(PK), Moncef Zerka & Benny Feilhaber.
Venue: PPL Park
Atten: 16,148
-Fri Sep 9
LA Galaxy 1-0 Colorado Rapids - LAG goal by Landon Donovan.
Venue: The Home Depot Center
Atten: 20,068
-Sat Sep 10
Seattle Sounders FC 1-2 Real Salt Lake - SS goal by Fredy Montero. RSL goals by Kasey Keller(OG) & Alvaro Saborio.
Venue: CenturyLink Field
Atten: 35,940
Sporting Kansas City 3-0 Houston Dynamo - SKC goals by Teal Bunbury(2) & CJ Sapong.
Venue: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Atten: 14,791
Columbus Crew 2-4 Toronto FC - CC goals by Tom Heinemann & Andres Mendoza. TFC goals by Nick Soolsma, Ryan Johnson, Julian De Guzman & Danny Koevermans.
Venue: Crew Stadium
Atten: 13,058
New York Red Bulls 1-1 Vancouver Whitecaps - NYRB goal by Juan Agudelo. VW goal by Davide Chiumiento.
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Atten: 19,684
Philadelphia Union 0-0 Portland Timbers
Venue: PPL Park
Atten: 18,504
New England Revolution 2-0 FC Dallas - NER goals by Shalrie Joseph & Rajko Lekic.
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Atten: 15,498
San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 Chicago Fire SC - SJE goals by Chris Wondolowski & Ramiro Corrales.
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium
Atten: 10,525
CD Chivas USA 0-3 DC United - DCU goals all by Charlie Davies.
Venue: The Home Depot Center
Atten: 12,245
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EJECTIONS:
Tony Beltran - Salt Lake - 2 yellow cards
Jhon Kennedy Hurtado- Seattle - red card
Carlo Costly - Houston - red card
Jan Gunnar Solli - New York - red card
David Junior Lopes - Chivas - red card
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Standings:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
40 Columbus Crew (27 GP) (-1 GD)
40 Sporting Kansas City (28 GP) (+7 GD)
36 Philadelphia Union (27 GP) (+5 GD)
35 Houston Dynamo (28 GP) (-2 GD)
34 DC United (25 GP) (+2 GD)
33 New York Red Bulls (27 GP) (+4 GD)
27 Chicago Fire SC (27 GP) (-5 GD)
27 New England Revolution (28 GP) (-11 GD)
27 Toronto FC (29 GP) (-21 GD)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
*55 LA Galaxy (28 GP) (+18 GD)
48 Seattle Sounders FC (28 GP) (+12 GD)
46 FC Dallas (28 GP) (+5 GD)
45 Real Salt Lake (26 GP) (+15 GD)
41 Colorado Rapids (29 GP) (+2 GD)
33 Portland Timbers (27 GP) (-8 GD)
31 CD Chivas USA (28 GP) (-1 GD)
29 San Jose Earthquakes (27 GP) (-6 GD)
22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (27 GP) (-15 GD)
*Playoff berth
MLS SUPPORTERS SHIELD STANDINGS
55 LA Galaxy (28 GP) (+18 GD)
48 Seattle Sounders FC (28 GP) (+12 GD)
46 FC Dallas (28 GP) (+5 GD)
45 Real Salt Lake (26 GP) (+15 GD)
41 Colorado Rapids (29 GP) (+2 GD)
40 Columbus Crew (27 GP) (-1 GD)
40 Sporting Kansas City (28 GP) (+7 GD)
36 Philadelphia Union (27 GP) (+5 GD)
OUT-35 Houston Dynamo (28 GP) (-2 GD)
34 DC United (25 GP) (+2 GD)
OUT-33 New York Red Bulls (27 GP) (+4 GD)
OUT-33 Portland Timbers (27 GP) (-8 GD)
OUT-31 CD Chivas USA (28 GP) (-1 GD)
OUT-29 San Jose Earthquakes (27 GP) (-6 GD)
OUT-27 Chicago Fire SC (27 GP) (-5 GD)
OUT-27 New England Revolution (28 GP) (-11 GD)
OUT-27 Toronto FC (29 GP) (-21 GD)
OUT-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (27 GP) (-15 GD)
IF THE MLS PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
The 10 teams:
WEST
1 LA Galaxy
2 Seattle Sounders
3 FC Dallas
EAST
1 Columbus Crew
2 Sporting Kansas City
3 Philadelphia Union
WILD CARD
1 Real Salt Lake
2 Colorado Rapids
3 Houston Dynamo
4 DC United
New York has dropped out of the play off race for the first time this season, and DC is currently in.
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
Steve Davis of Sports Illustrated with five things we learned in Week 26.
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Charlie Davies of DC United was named Player Of The Week.
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Several teams near the bottom of the standings did a great job of playing spoiler as they did damage to teams dreaming of the playoffs:
-Toronto went to Columbus and beat the Crew for the first time ever.
-Chicago thought they had turned things around but San Jose stiffed them.
-Vancouver went to New York and sent the Red Bulls into further chaos and a record tying 15th tie of the season.
-New England beat Dallas by continuing the strong offense, and this time not letting the opponent back into the game.
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Luke Wileman of TSN saw big improvements for both Vancouver and Toronto this weekend.
COLORADO RAPIDS
The team has signed defender Miguel Comminges from Guadeloupe.
-No further word on his preferred position.
-He most recently played for Southend United in England's League Two - fourth division.
DC UNITED
Steven Goff of the Washington Post gives us the update - Chris Pontius is done for the season with a broken right tibia.
HOUSTON DYNAMO
Brian Ching's broken down body failed him again this weekend as they left the game with a groin strain. Damn.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
KC became the 7th team this season to clear 40 points.
LA GALAXY
The Galaxy will play a friendly in Australia against the Melbourne Victory on Tue Dec 6 at Etihad Stadium.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
Frank Dell'Apa of the Globe sees the input of new signing Monsef Zerka as very positive indeed.
-And some of the other factors that played a part in an impressive win on Saturday.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Bruce Constantineau of the Vancouver Sun with an article on the Red Bulls marketing plans for the future.
TORONTO FC
TFC has clearly got their offense finally headed in the right direction, but that defense still needs a ton of work.
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Nigel Reed of the CBC has been a borderline cheerleader for TFC for nearly 5 years - and in his new column he just kills em. Wow.
-Nice to see you on this side of the fence Nige.
MLS RESERVE LEAGUE
Matches & Scores:
-Sun Sep 11
Columbus Crew 4-2 Toronto FC - CC goals by Justin Meram, Kevin Burns & Jeff Cunningham(2). TFC goals by Javier Martina & Doneil Henry.
-Sun Sep 18
Real Salt Lake v Sporting Kansas City
Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew
-Tue Sep 20
FC Dallas v Chicago Fire SC
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Standings Etc.
MLS EXHIBITION GAMES
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Sep 14
Chicago Fire v Guadalajara Chivas (Mexico)
Venue: Toyota Park
NASL NEWS
Ft Lauderdale has claimed playoff spot #5. Leaving only 1 place left and Minnesota and Montreal will go down to the wire fighting for it.
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Minnesota broke out of a long and horrible slump with a home win over hapless Atlanta. But now the tough part begins as they finish the season at Tampa Bay and at Carolina.
NASL SCOREBOARD
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Sep 10
PSTPD Puerto Rico Islanders v FC Tampa Bay
NSC Minnesota Stars 2-0 Atlanta Silverbacks
-Sun Sep 11
Montreal Impact 1-0 Carolina RailHawks
FC Edmonton 1-2 Fort Lauderdale Strikers
-Sat Sep 17
FC Tampa Bay v NSC Minnesota Stars
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Atlanta Silverbacks
Puerto Rico Islanders v Carolina RailHawks
Montreal Impact v FC Edmonton
-Wed Sep 21
Puerto Rico Islanders v FC Tampa Bay
-Sat Sep 24
FC Tampa Bay v Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Carolina RailHawks v NSC Minnesota Stars
Atlanta Silverbacks v Montreal Impact
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Standings (as of Sun Sep 11):
%*54 Carolina RailHawks (+26 GD) (26 GP)
%*46 Puerto Rico Islanders (+7 GD) (26 GP)
*37 FC Tampa Bay (+4 GD) (25 GP)
*37 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (+1 GD) (26 GP)
*36 FC Edmonton (-3 GD) (27 GP)
32 NSC Minnesota Stars (-3 GD) (26 GP)
- - - OUT OF PLAYOFFS - - -
29 Montreal Impact (+2 GD) (26 GP)
#15 Atlanta Silverbacks (-34 GD) (26 GP)
*Secured playoff berth
%First playoff round bye
#Eliminated from playoff berth
US SOCCER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY
US Soccer gives us an autopsy of the season just ended, and what we can expect to see next year. (thanks to BQ for the link)
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Edson Buddle and his teammates at Ingolstadt visited a local brewery last Friday, then he promptly got hurt just 15 minutes into their game on Sunday. No word on the extent of his injury.
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Charles Kazlauskas got a rare goal in Holland.
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Game Action:
BELGIUM - Pro League
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - played the whole game getting a yellow card as they won 2-0 v Kortrijk.
BELGIUM - Second Division
Tristan Bowen - Roeselare - went the distance as they drew 0-0 v Standaard Wetteren.
DENMARK - Superliga
Clarence Goodson - Brondy - played the whole game as they won 5-0 v Koge.
Conor O'Brien - SonderjyskE - started and went 77 min as they lost 1-3 v Horsens.
Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland - went the full 90 and won 1-2 at AaB.
Chris Rolfe - AaB - started and lasted 73 min but lost 1-2 v Nordsjaelland.
ENGLAND - Premier League
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - went the distance as they drew 1-1 v Blackburn.
Brad Friedel - Tottenham - played the entire game as they won 0-2 at Wolverhampton.
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa - on the bench as they drew 2-2 at Everton.
Tim Howard - Everton - in goal as usual as they drew 2-2 v Aston Villa.
ENGLAND - Championship League
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham - played the whole match as they won 3-0 v Millwall.
ENGLAND - League One
Mike Grella - Brentford - on the bench as they won 0-1 at Wycombe.
Anton Peterlin - Wallsall - on the bench but they lost 2-1 at Notts County.
FINLAND - Veikkausliiga
Etchu Tabe - RoPS - Thu Sep 8 - played the whole game as they lost 0-2 v Jaro.
Mason Trafford - Mariehamn - Thu Sep 8 - played the entire match as they won 0-1 at MYPA.
Mason Trafford - Mariehamn - Sun Sep 11 - went the full 90 as they won 5-2 v RoPS.
Josh Wicks - Mariehamn - Thu Sep 8 - played the whole game as they won 0-1 at MYPA.
Josh Wicks - Mariehamn - Sun Sep 11 - went the distance as they won 5-2 v RoPS.
FINLAND - Ykkonen
Kyle Luetkehans - PS Kemi Kings - on the bench as they won 4-0 v KPV.
Dan Stevens - PS Kemi Kings - played the full game scoring a goal as they won 4-0 v KPV.
Jeremy Vuolo - AC Oulu - went the full 90 as they won 7-0 v Espoo.
Kellan Wilson - HIFK - played the entire game as they drew 0-0 at Jippo.
GERMANY - Bundesliga
Timmy Chandler - Nurnberg - played the whole game as they won 1-2 at Koln.
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - went the distance but lost 3-0 at Stuttgart.
Fabian Johnson - Hoffenheim - started and played 73 min as they won 0-4 at Mainz.
Daniel Williams - Hoffenheim - came on as a sub in the 57th min as they won 0-4 at Mainz.
David Yelldell - Bayer Leverkusen - on the bench as they won 1-4 at Augsburg.
GERMANY - 2 Bundesliga
Edson Buddle - Ingolstadt - started but only played 15 minutes as they lost 4-1 at Union Berlin.
Ricardo Clark - Eintracht Frankfurt - on the bench as they tied 3-3 at Energie Cottbus.
Luis Robles - Karlsruher - on the bench as they lost 4-2 at Fortuna Dusseldorf.
Matt Taylor - Paderborn - started and played 67 min of a scoreless draw v Alemannia Aachen.
ITALY - Serie A
Michael Bradley - Chievo - on the bench as they tied 2-2 v Novara.
NETHERLANDS - Eredivisie
Jozy Altidore - AZ Alkmaar - started and played the first half as they won 4-0 v Vitesse.
NETHERLANDS - Eerste Divisie
Charles Kazlauskas - Helmond Sport - Mon Sep 12 - went the full 90 scoring a goal and getting a yellow card as they won 3-1 v Zwolle.
NORWAY - Eliteserien
Joe Bendik - Sogndal - on the bench for a 0-0 tied v Aalesund.
Erik Benjaminsen - Stabaek - on the bench as they lost 2-4 v Tromso.
Mikkel Diskerud - Stabaek - went the full 90 but lost 2-4 v Tromso.
Josh Gatt - Molde - came on as a sub in the 66th min as they drew 2-2 v Brann.
NORWAY - 1 Divisjon
Jonathan Borrajo - Hamarkameratene - played the entire game as they won 0-2 at Sandnes Ulf.
Colin Burns - Sandefjord - on the bench as they won 1-5 at Randaberg.
Steve Clark - Honefoss - in goal as usual and they tied 0-0 at Strommen.
Kyle Helton - Mjondalen - went the distance as they drew 0-0 at Bryne.
Kenneth Di Vita Jensen - Honefoss - on the bench as they tied 0-0 at Strommen.
PORTUGAL - Primeira Liga
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting - played the entire game as they won 2-3 at Pacos de Ferreira.
RUSSIA - Premier Division
Yevgeni Starikov - Tom' Tomsk - came on as a sub at half time but lost 2-0 at Krylya Sovetov.
SCOTLAND - Premier League
Carlos Bocanegra - Ragners - played the full 90 getting a yellow card as they won 0-1 at Dundee United.
Mo Edu - Rangers - started and played 75 min as they won 0-1 at Dundee United.
SWEDEN - Allsvenskan Liga
Ryan Miller - Halmstad - Mon Sep 12 v Gefle.
SWEDEN - Superettan
Lester Dewee - Angelholms - came on as a sub in the 79th min but lost 1-2 v Landskrona
Brian Edwards - Degerfors - played the entire game as they won 3-5 at Vasteras.
Nick Noble - Ljungskile - in goal for the full 90 but lost 1-0 at Jonkopings Sodra.
Matt Pyzdrowski - Angelholms - played the entire match but lost 1-2 v Landkrona.
Michael Thomas - Ljungskile - went the distance as they lost 1-0 at Jonkopings Sodra.
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
Game Action:
PRIMERA DIVISION
DaMarcus Beasley - Puebla - went the distance as they drew 3-3 v Monterrey.
Joe Benny Corona - Tijuana - on the bench as they drew 1-1 at Toluca.
Edgar Castillo - America - played the entire match but lost 0-1 v Atlante.
Herculez Gomez - Estudiantes Tecos - came on as a sub in the 71st min but lost 0-2 v Jaguares.
Michael Orozco Fiscal - San Luis - went the distance as they drew 1-1 at Atlas.
Jose Torres - Pachuca - played the whole 90 min of horror as they lost 5-0 at Tigres.
LIGA DE ASCENSO (2nd division)
Marco Vidal - Leon - played the entire game as they drew 1-1 v Universidad Guadalajara.
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Coming Up:
PRIMERA DIVISION
Isaac Acuna - America - Wed Sep 14 v San Luis
Edgar Castillo - America - Wed Sep 14 v San Luis
Michael Orozco Fiscal - San Luis - Wed Sep 14 at America
MEXICO
Recap du Nord: Guadalajara stays at #1 even though they only tied, Cruz Azul lost and drops from 2nd to 3rd. Tigres got a big win and take over that 2nd spot only 1 point behind the leaders. A draw for Monterrey drops them from 4th to 5th, and a win for Jaguares does the opposite for them.
Mexico - Primera Top 5 Standings (8 of 17 games played):
17 Guadalajara - LAST: Sat Sep 10 D 1-1 at Santos Laguna - NEXT: Sat Sep 17 v Puebla
16 Tigres - LAST: Sat Sep 10 W 5-0 v Pachuca - NEXT: Sat Sep 17 at Atlante
14 Cruz Azul (+2) - LAST: Sat Sep 10 L 0-1 v Morelia - NEXT: Sat Sep 17 at Monterrey
14 Jaguares (+1) - LAST: Fri Sep 9 W 0-2 at Estudiantes Tecos - NEXT: Sat Sep 17 v America
13 Monterrey - LAST: Sun Sep 11 D 3-3 at Puebla - NEXT: Sat Sep 17 v Cruz Azul
ENGLAND
The Guardian with five things we learned from the Premier League this weekend.
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After 4 rounds there are five teams that still have not won a game - Blackburn, Fulham, Norwich, Sunderland and Swansea.
SPAIN
Sid Lowe of the Guardian on the balance of teams within La Liga and a review of the weekend's matches.
FRANCE
Ben Lyttleton of Sports Illustrated tells us about the strange disappearing act of Steed Malbranque.
GERMANY
Raphael Honigstein of the Guardian sees Bayern rollin' rollin' rollin' rawhide (were they gifted a lite early season schedule?) and the rest of the round in the Bundesliga.
ITALY
Recap du Nord: A wild wild ride kicked off the official start of the new Serie A season. Juve, Napoli and Udinese all charged into the lead, while Milan & Lazio stumbled against each other, and Roma and Inter took ugly falls.
Paolo Bandini of the Guardian writes about Inter's new coach is already getting beat up (he lined them up in a 3-4-3) and the rest of the opening day reviews across Serie A.
Opening Day
Matches & Scores:
Milan 2-2 Lazio
Cesena 1-3 Napoli
Juventus 4-1 Parma
Catania 0-0 Siena
Chievo 2-2 Novara
Fiorentina 2-0 Bologna
Genoa 2-2 Atalanta
Lecce 0-2 Udinese
Roma 1-2 Cagliari
Palermo 4-3 Inter
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Matchday 1
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Sep 13
Chelsea v Leverkusen
Genk v Valencia
Olympiacos v Marseille
Dortmund v Arsenal
Porto v Shakhtar
APOEL v Zenit
Barcelona v Milan
Plzen v BATE
-Wed Sep 14
Man. City v Napoli
Villarreal v Bayern
Lille v CSKA Moskva
Inter v Trabzonspor
Basel v Otelul Galati
Benfica v Man. United
Dinamo Zagreb v Real Madrid
Ajax v Lyon
CONMEBOL
Copa Roca - Special Home & Home Friendly Series:
(only players from the domestic leagues are used)
-Wed Sep 14
Argentina v Brazil
-Wed Sep 28
Brazil v Argentina
BRAZIL
Recap du Nord: What a botched weekend for everyone at the top: Corinthians, Sao Paolo, Botafogo & Flamengo all lost! Cor stays #1, but SP fall to #3. Vasco moves up to #2 with only a tie. Bota remain where they are. But we have a new #5 as Fluminense beat #1 Corinthians and leap over losing Flam. Wow!
Brazil - Serie A Top 5 Standings (23 of 38 games played):
43 Corinthians (+11) - LAST: Sun Sep 11 L 1-0 at Fluminense - NEXT: Sun Sep 18 v Santos
42 Vasco (+6) - LAST: Sun Sep 11 D 1-1 at Figueirense - NEXT: Sat Sep 17 v Gremio
41 Sao Paulo (+7) - LAST: Sun Sep 11 L 1-0 at Gremio - NEXT: Sat Sep 17 v Ceara
40 Botafogo (22 GP) - LAST: Sun Sep 11 L 5-0 at Coritiba - NEXT: Sun Sep 18 v Flamengo
37 Fluminense - LAST: Sun Sep 11 W 1-0 v Corinthians - NEXT: Sun Sep 18 at Bahia
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36 Flamengo - LAST: Sun Sep 11 L 1-2 v Atletico PR
ENDERS
Former Valencia, Liverpool and Inter Milan head coach Rafa Benitez has launched his own website.
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