Some Soccer News for Thu Sep 29, 2011
STARTERS
During surgery yesterday to clean Stuart Holden's knee that he injured last spring more damage was found and more extensive surgery was needed. Do to this Holden wil not be out for 6 more MONTHS, not weeks as originally thought. Damn.
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Americans went an incredible 7W-0L-1D in the Europa League today, including 4 road wins!
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LA Galaxy can win the Supporters Shield this weekend with a win and Sounders loss.
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Who says mid-week MLS games don't draw crowds? 2 games last night both sold out - In Salt Lake and Kansas City. Can you believe that?!?!?!
-And odds are very good for a big crowd tonight in Philadelphia too.
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Javier Morales of Salt Lake made his return to the field last night for the first time since suffering a very badly broken ankle back on May 7. And if he can get himself back into top form it could be just the boost his up and down team needs to try and claim the title again.
-Great video of the incident, his recovery and return.
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
ALL NEW: du Nord at the Controls - Spotify Music Mix #4 - Tue Sep 27, 2011
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
The initial USA Roster for the 2 upcoming friendlies has been released. We are seeing a fairly similar group of players to the two previous bouts of friendlies under Klinsmann. I was hoping we would see more diversity as he took a look at more players, but that does not seem to be the case.
G:
Bill Hamid - DC United
Tim Howard - Everton
Nick Rimando - Real Salt Lake
D:
Carlos Bocanegra - Rangers
Timmy Chandler - Nurnberg
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting
Michael Orozco Fiscal - San Luis
Tim Ream - New York Red Bulls
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham
M:
DaMarcus Beasley - Puebla
Kyle Beckerman - Real Salt Lake
Michael Bradley - Chievo
Clint Dempsey - Fulham
Maurice Edu - Rangers
Jeff Larentowicz - Colorado Rapids
Brek Shea - FC Dallas
Danny Williams - Hoffenheim
F:
Juan Agudelo - New York Red Bulls
Jozy Altidore - AZ
Teal Bunbury -Sporting Kansas City
Landon Donovan - LA Galaxy
Another young German-American added to the mix - Daniel Williams.
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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
-2 more friendly games coming in November.
2011-12 CONCACACHAMPIONS
Matchday 5
Recap du Nord: Santos Laguna got the point they needed last night to become the second team to advance to the knockout rounds! LA (in stoppage time) and Taura (rolling) both got big home wins to keep them in the thick of things. Even though Dallas lost they still sit in 2nd place in their group and control their own destiny. And Colorado powered their way to a very important road win and also kept themselves right in the middle of the hunt for advancement. The final matchday will be big for a lot of teams.
Scott French of ESPN on LA's "poetic justice."
Video highlights from all the games.
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Group Stage - Round robin, home & away - matches played Aug 16 to Oct 20
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Sep 27
Toronto 1-1 Pumas UNAM - Tor goal by Peri Marosevic. UP goal by Marco Palacios.
Comunicaciones 2-2 Seattle Sounders - Com goals by Transito Montepeque & Rafael Morales. SS goals both by Osvaldo Alonso.
Monterrey 1-0 Herediano - Mon goal by Aldo De Nigris.
-Wed Sep 28
Real Espana 1-1 Santos Laguna - RE goal by Mario Martinez. SL goal by Carlos Ochoa.
Tauro 5-3 Dallas - Tau goals by Luis Moreno, Auriel Gallardo, Temistocles Perez(2) & Marcos Sanchez. Dal goals by Jair Benitez(PK) & Ruben Luna(2).
LA Galaxy 2-1 Morelia - LAG goals by Mike Magee & Juninho. Mor goal by Rafa Marquez Lugo.
Isidro Metapan 1-3 Colorado Rapids - IM goal by Alredo Pacheco. CR goals by Eddie Ababio, Quincy Amarikwa & Omar Cummings.
-Thu Sep 29
Alajuelense v Motagua
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Advanced: Santos Laguna, Seattle
Eliminated: Herediano, Motagua
Standings:
GROUP A
9 Monarchas Morelia (Mexico) (+5)
9 LA Galaxy (USA) (+3)
9 Alajuelense (Costa Rica) (+2)
OUT-0 Motagua (Honduras) (-10)
GROUP B
ADV-10 Santos Laguna (Mexico) (+8)
7 Colorado Rapids (USA) (-1)
6 Isidro Metapan (El Salvador) (-6)
5 Real Espana (Honduras) (-1)
GROUP C
8 UNAM Pumas (Mexico) (+5)
7 Dallas (USA) (-2)
7 Toronto (Canada) (-3)
5 Tauro (Panama) (0)
GROUP D
ADV-10 Seattle Sounders (USA) (+4)
9 Monterrey (Mexico) (+6)
7 Comunicaciones (Guatemala) (-2)
OUT-3 Herediano (Costa Rica) (-8)
The next matchday is Oct 18/19/20.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Matchday 2 is this week.
Recap du Nord: (Wednesday) Big teams like Barca, Milan and Arsenal all won, while Zenit bounced back from an opening round loss, and Marseille got a strong win over a Dortmund team that many people thought could be one of the new leaders in Europe but are struggling in this and their domestic competitions.
Rob Hughes of the New York Times with a round up of Wednesday's games featuring Arsenal's Alex Oxlade Chamberlain.
After 2 rounds here are some of the group leaders: Trabzonspor, Basel, Marseille & APOEL. Who had those bets placed?
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Sep 28
Zenit 3-1 Porto - Zen goals by Roman Shirokov(2) & Danny. Por goal by James Rodriguez.
Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 APOEL - SD goal by Jadson. APO goal by Ivan Trickovski.
BATE 0-5 Barcelona - Bar goals by A Volodko(OG), Pedro, Lio Messi(2) & David Villa.
Milan 2-0 Plzen - Mil goals by Zlatan Ibrahimovic(PK) & Antonio Cassano.
Valencia 1-1 Chelsea - Val goal by Soldado(PK). Che goal by Frank Lampard.
Leverkusen 2-0 Genk - - Lev goals by Lars Bender & Michael Ballack.
Arsenal 2-1 Olympiacos - Ars goals by Alex Oxlade Chamberlain & Andre Santos. Oly goal by David Fuster.
Marseille 3-0 Dortmund - Mar goals by Andre Ayew(2, 1 via PK) & Loic Remy.
Group Standings
The next matchday is Oct 18/19.
CONMEBOL
Copa Roca - Special Home & Home Friendly Series: (only players from the domestic leagues are used)
Brazil are the winners!
Matches & Scores:
2nd Leg
-Wed Sep 28
Brazil 2-0 Argentina (0-0) - Bra goals by Lucas & Neymar.
WHAT???
Brian Lewis of the NY Post reports that Rafa Marquez of the Red Bulls now claims his quotes last week in which he trashed his teammates were not taken as he meant them. Then he says that the crowds boos upset him. This after he said last week that he didn't hear the crowd booing.
-So which quotes should we believe now. Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop. I just see a flop.
-I would suspend him another game for that lame explanation.
TWITTERVERSE/FACEBOOKING
@stuholden - Stuart Holden reflecting on his new knee injury/surgery setback via Twitter:
-Obviously I'm disappointed as I've worked so hard the last 6 months, but in the grand scale of things its only a minor blip :) ! Thx every1!
-Floored, devastated, gutted, just a few words I can think of. I will continue to fight and I'm ready for another tough journey.....
-Not looking 4 sympathy but rather your support as I get through another setback. Thx for all your heartfelt messages of encouragment
-Someone has a bigger plan for me and I look forward to keeping you updated over the next 6 months as I beat the odds once again .. Much love
-Time to head back up North, knee feeling good and I'm glad its all sorted! Heads back up and ready to rock and roll. Bring it on......
Holden's brother comes to visit post-surgery:
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Manchester City can confirm that striker Carlos Tevez has been suspended until further notice for a maximum period of two weeks.
The player’s suspension is pending a full review into his alleged conduct during Tuesday evening’s 2-0 defeat to Bayern Munich.
The player will not be considered for selection or take part in training whilst the review is under way."
-Official statement from Manchester City Football Club.
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 1
Everton v Liverpool - the Liverpool derby - blue v red
Hoffenheim v Bayern Munich - is #4 Hoff strong enough to stop the Red & White Machine?
Inter v Napoli - a big test for the newly rejuvenated Inter
-Sun Oct 2
Juventus v Milan - now we find out if Juve is for real
Tottenham v Arsenal - the North London derby
PSG v Lyon - tied for first place in France
Atletico Madrid v Sevilla - is one of these two going to at least try and stay with the leaders?
Official preview of the weekend ahead in the Barclays Premier League.
QUESTION OF THE DAY
When is the last time that a guy on an MLS team scored a goal and you said to yourself, "Who the hell is that guy?"
It happened to me last night when Eddie Ababio scored a goal for Colorado in the CONCAChampions. I have never heard of him.
STAT OF THE DAY
Javier Zanetti has played in 758 games for Inter Milan! And now over 1000 in his pro career.
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
Buzz Carrick of 3rd Degree reports that MLS will be using a pink ball during October to raise awareness for breast cancer. Many other signifiers are planned as well.
PICTURE OF THE DAY
Another amazing looking MLS stadium is taking shape quickly. This one in Houston Texas. Here is a shot from the webcam today.
MLS MATCHES, SCORES & STANDINGS
WEEK 29
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Sep 28
Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Columbus Crew - SKC goals by Kei Kamara(PK) & Own Goal(Julius James). CC goal by Emilio Renteria.
Venue: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Atten: 17,838
Real Salt Lake 0-3 Chicago Fire SC - CF goals all by Marco Pappa.
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium
Atten: 20,762
-Thu Sep 29
Philadelphia Union v DC United - 7:00PM CT on ESPN2
Venue: PPL Park
-Sat Oct 1
Houston Dynamo v Chicago Fire SC - 3:00PM CT on Telefutura
Venue: Robertson Stadium
Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls - 6:30PM CT on FOX Soccer
Venue: BMO Field
New England Revolution v Seattle Sounders FC - 6:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Colorado Rapids v FC Dallas - 8:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
LA Galaxy v Real Salt Lake - 9:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: The Home Depot Center
San Jose Earthquakes v Sporting Kansas City - 9:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium
-Sun Oct 2
Columbus Crew v DC United - 3:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Crew Stadium
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers - 3:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: BC Place
CD Chivas USA v Philadelphia Union - 7:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: The Home Depot Center
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EJECTIONS:
Kyle Beckerman - Salt Lake - red card
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Standings:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
44 Sporting Kansas City (31 GP) (+7 GD)
42 Houston Dynamo (31 GP) (0 GD)
41 Columbus Crew (31 GP) (-4 GD)
40 Philadelphia Union (29 GP) (+6 GD)
39 New York Red Bulls (30 GP) (+5 GD)
38 DC United (28 GP) (+2 GD)
36 Chicago Fire SC (30 GP) (0 GD)
30 Toronto FC (31 GP) (-23 GD)
27 New England Revolution (30 GP) (-15 GD)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
*61 LA Galaxy (30 GP) (+22 GD)
*54 Seattle Sounders FC (30 GP) (+17 GD)
51 Real Salt Lake (30 GP) (+12 GD)
46 FC Dallas (30 GP) (+3 GD)
42 Colorado Rapids (31 GP) (+1 GD)
37 Portland Timbers (30 GP) (-7 GD)
35 CD Chivas USA (31 GP) (+1 GD)
31 San Jose Earthquakes (30 GP) (-7 GD)
22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (29 GP) (-20 GD)
*Playoff berth
MLS SUPPORTERS SHIELD STANDINGS
61 LA Galaxy (30 GP) (+22 GD)
54 Seattle Sounders FC (30 GP) (+17 GD)
51 Real Salt Lake (30 GP) (+12 GD)
IF THE MLS PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
The 10 teams:
WEST
1 LA Galaxy
2 Seattle Sounders
3 Real Salt Lake
EAST
1 Sporting Kansas City
2 Houston Dynamo
3 Columbus Crew
WILD CARD
1 FC Dallas
2 Colorado Rapids
3 Philadelphia Union
4 New York Red Bulls
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
Kansas City tops the East for real this time, while Salt Lake's loss put the Galaxy on the verge of the Supporters Shied. Not to mention Chicago is still in the race in the East where 7 teams are separated by 8 points.
Marco Pappa hadn't scored a goal for Chicago in 3 months until he hit the hat-trick last night. I guess he was saving them up for drama-time.
COLUMBUS CREW
Stretching back to Aug 27 the Crew is 0W-1D-5L. An awful run toward the end of the regular season.
FC DALLAS
Since Sep 1 FCD has 1 win, 1 draw and 5 losses in all competitions. Not the trajectory you want with the playoffs approaching.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
Davy Arnaud returned to the KC starting lineup last night for the first time since he had hernia surgery nearly 3 months ago.
LA GALAXY
Capacity at last night's CCL game was limited to just 7500 in a deal the team has with the college who's land the stadium stands.
PHILADELPHIA UNION
Kerith Gabriel of the Daily News sees the playoff implication in tonight's Union game against DC United.
-Freddy Adu talks about facing his old team.
REAL SALT LAKE
Captain Kyle Beckerman will be lucky if he does not get a longer suspension from his red card last night - that was a pretty vicious looking head-butt he laid on Daniel Paladini.
-See video of the incident here.
Martin Renzhofer of the Tribune has quotes from a very unhappy head coach Jason Kreis.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated takes a deeper look into one of this season's contenders for several trophies - The Sounders.
Joshua Mayers of the Times describes a giant corn maze with an image and name of Kasey Keller in the design!
MLS EXHIBITION GAMES
Tucson AZ announced that they will host another MLS preseason tournament next winter.
-The Tucson Citizen has the details.
-More on the soccer foundation Tucson is trying hard to build.
MLS STADIUMS
The Globe & Mail examines the newly refurbished and ready for business BC Place stadium in Vancouver.
NASL NEWS
The NASL announced (seemingly in secret) their Best 11 for the 2011 season: (as picked by the head coaches)
F:
Mike Ambersley, FC Tampa Bay
Etienne Barbara, Carolina RailHawks
M:
David Foley, Puerto Rico Islanders
Pascal Millien, FC Tampa Bay
Shaun Saiko, FC Edmonton
Matt Watson, Carolina RailHawks
D:
Hassoun Camara, Montreal Impact
Lance Laing, Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Kupono Low, Carolina RailHawks
Toni Stahl, Fort Lauderdale Strikers
G:
Brad Knighton, Carolina RailHawks
I agreed on both forwards, 2 of the midfielders (Foley & Saiko), 1 defender (Camara) and the keeper.
NASL SCOREBOARD
Playoffs - Quarterfinals
One-Off Series
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 1
FC Tampa Bay (3) v NSC Minnesota Stars (6) - 6:30 CT
Ft Lauderdale Strikers (4) v FC Edmonton (5) - 6:30 CT
US SOCCER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY
Mike Woitalla of Soccer America does a Q & A with NSCAA CEO Joe Cummings about the growing friction high school soccer coaches are directing at academy teams.
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Game Action:
UEFA - Europa League - Group Stage - Matchday 2
Jozy Altidore - AZ - Thu Sep 29 - started and played 82 min getting a goal and a yellow card as they drew 1-1 at Metalist.
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - Thu Sep 29 - played the full 90 getting a yellow card as they won 1-2 at Vorskla.
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - Thu Sep 29 - went the distance as they won 0-2 at OB.
Brad Friedel - Tottenham - Thu Sep 29 - did not suit up as they won 3-1 v Shamrock Rovers.
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - Thu Sep 29 - played the full 90 as they won 0-2 at Lokomotiv Moskva.
Jermiane Jones - Schalke - Thu Sep 29 - came on as a sub in the 77th min as they won 3-1 v Maccabi Haifa.
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting - Thu Sep 29 - went the full 90 winning 2-1 v Lazio.
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham - Thu Sep 29 - played the whole game as they won 1-2 at Maribor.
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
Tom Marshall of MLSsoccer.com tells us about the road traveled by Daniel Antunez at Tecos.
ITALY
Roberto Gotta of ESPN says that what Claudio Ranieri brings to the Inter Milan's head coaches role is simple common sense.
EUROPE
Russian team Anzhi Makhachkala has named Brazilian player Roberto Carlos as their new co-head coach. He plays regularly for them as well.
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
Matchday 2 - Thu Sep 29 - a full slate of games.
Group Standings
During surgery yesterday to clean Stuart Holden's knee that he injured last spring more damage was found and more extensive surgery was needed. Do to this Holden wil not be out for 6 more MONTHS, not weeks as originally thought. Damn.
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Americans went an incredible 7W-0L-1D in the Europa League today, including 4 road wins!
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LA Galaxy can win the Supporters Shield this weekend with a win and Sounders loss.
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Who says mid-week MLS games don't draw crowds? 2 games last night both sold out - In Salt Lake and Kansas City. Can you believe that?!?!?!
-And odds are very good for a big crowd tonight in Philadelphia too.
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Javier Morales of Salt Lake made his return to the field last night for the first time since suffering a very badly broken ankle back on May 7. And if he can get himself back into top form it could be just the boost his up and down team needs to try and claim the title again.
-Great video of the incident, his recovery and return.
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
ALL NEW: du Nord at the Controls - Spotify Music Mix #4 - Tue Sep 27, 2011
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
The initial USA Roster for the 2 upcoming friendlies has been released. We are seeing a fairly similar group of players to the two previous bouts of friendlies under Klinsmann. I was hoping we would see more diversity as he took a look at more players, but that does not seem to be the case.
G:
Bill Hamid - DC United
Tim Howard - Everton
Nick Rimando - Real Salt Lake
D:
Carlos Bocanegra - Rangers
Timmy Chandler - Nurnberg
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting
Michael Orozco Fiscal - San Luis
Tim Ream - New York Red Bulls
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham
M:
DaMarcus Beasley - Puebla
Kyle Beckerman - Real Salt Lake
Michael Bradley - Chievo
Clint Dempsey - Fulham
Maurice Edu - Rangers
Jeff Larentowicz - Colorado Rapids
Brek Shea - FC Dallas
Danny Williams - Hoffenheim
F:
Juan Agudelo - New York Red Bulls
Jozy Altidore - AZ
Teal Bunbury -Sporting Kansas City
Landon Donovan - LA Galaxy
Another young German-American added to the mix - Daniel Williams.
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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
-2 more friendly games coming in November.
2011-12 CONCACACHAMPIONS
Matchday 5
Recap du Nord: Santos Laguna got the point they needed last night to become the second team to advance to the knockout rounds! LA (in stoppage time) and Taura (rolling) both got big home wins to keep them in the thick of things. Even though Dallas lost they still sit in 2nd place in their group and control their own destiny. And Colorado powered their way to a very important road win and also kept themselves right in the middle of the hunt for advancement. The final matchday will be big for a lot of teams.
Scott French of ESPN on LA's "poetic justice."
Video highlights from all the games.
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Group Stage - Round robin, home & away - matches played Aug 16 to Oct 20
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Sep 27
Toronto 1-1 Pumas UNAM - Tor goal by Peri Marosevic. UP goal by Marco Palacios.
Comunicaciones 2-2 Seattle Sounders - Com goals by Transito Montepeque & Rafael Morales. SS goals both by Osvaldo Alonso.
Monterrey 1-0 Herediano - Mon goal by Aldo De Nigris.
-Wed Sep 28
Real Espana 1-1 Santos Laguna - RE goal by Mario Martinez. SL goal by Carlos Ochoa.
Tauro 5-3 Dallas - Tau goals by Luis Moreno, Auriel Gallardo, Temistocles Perez(2) & Marcos Sanchez. Dal goals by Jair Benitez(PK) & Ruben Luna(2).
LA Galaxy 2-1 Morelia - LAG goals by Mike Magee & Juninho. Mor goal by Rafa Marquez Lugo.
Isidro Metapan 1-3 Colorado Rapids - IM goal by Alredo Pacheco. CR goals by Eddie Ababio, Quincy Amarikwa & Omar Cummings.
-Thu Sep 29
Alajuelense v Motagua
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Advanced: Santos Laguna, Seattle
Eliminated: Herediano, Motagua
Standings:
GROUP A
9 Monarchas Morelia (Mexico) (+5)
9 LA Galaxy (USA) (+3)
9 Alajuelense (Costa Rica) (+2)
OUT-0 Motagua (Honduras) (-10)
GROUP B
ADV-10 Santos Laguna (Mexico) (+8)
7 Colorado Rapids (USA) (-1)
6 Isidro Metapan (El Salvador) (-6)
5 Real Espana (Honduras) (-1)
GROUP C
8 UNAM Pumas (Mexico) (+5)
7 Dallas (USA) (-2)
7 Toronto (Canada) (-3)
5 Tauro (Panama) (0)
GROUP D
ADV-10 Seattle Sounders (USA) (+4)
9 Monterrey (Mexico) (+6)
7 Comunicaciones (Guatemala) (-2)
OUT-3 Herediano (Costa Rica) (-8)
The next matchday is Oct 18/19/20.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Matchday 2 is this week.
Recap du Nord: (Wednesday) Big teams like Barca, Milan and Arsenal all won, while Zenit bounced back from an opening round loss, and Marseille got a strong win over a Dortmund team that many people thought could be one of the new leaders in Europe but are struggling in this and their domestic competitions.
Rob Hughes of the New York Times with a round up of Wednesday's games featuring Arsenal's Alex Oxlade Chamberlain.
After 2 rounds here are some of the group leaders: Trabzonspor, Basel, Marseille & APOEL. Who had those bets placed?
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Sep 28
Zenit 3-1 Porto - Zen goals by Roman Shirokov(2) & Danny. Por goal by James Rodriguez.
Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 APOEL - SD goal by Jadson. APO goal by Ivan Trickovski.
BATE 0-5 Barcelona - Bar goals by A Volodko(OG), Pedro, Lio Messi(2) & David Villa.
Milan 2-0 Plzen - Mil goals by Zlatan Ibrahimovic(PK) & Antonio Cassano.
Valencia 1-1 Chelsea - Val goal by Soldado(PK). Che goal by Frank Lampard.
Leverkusen 2-0 Genk - - Lev goals by Lars Bender & Michael Ballack.
Arsenal 2-1 Olympiacos - Ars goals by Alex Oxlade Chamberlain & Andre Santos. Oly goal by David Fuster.
Marseille 3-0 Dortmund - Mar goals by Andre Ayew(2, 1 via PK) & Loic Remy.
Group Standings
The next matchday is Oct 18/19.
CONMEBOL
Copa Roca - Special Home & Home Friendly Series: (only players from the domestic leagues are used)
Brazil are the winners!
Matches & Scores:
2nd Leg
-Wed Sep 28
Brazil 2-0 Argentina (0-0) - Bra goals by Lucas & Neymar.
WHAT???
Brian Lewis of the NY Post reports that Rafa Marquez of the Red Bulls now claims his quotes last week in which he trashed his teammates were not taken as he meant them. Then he says that the crowds boos upset him. This after he said last week that he didn't hear the crowd booing.
-So which quotes should we believe now. Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop Flip Flop. I just see a flop.
-I would suspend him another game for that lame explanation.
TWITTERVERSE/FACEBOOKING
@stuholden - Stuart Holden reflecting on his new knee injury/surgery setback via Twitter:
-Obviously I'm disappointed as I've worked so hard the last 6 months, but in the grand scale of things its only a minor blip :) ! Thx every1!
-Floored, devastated, gutted, just a few words I can think of. I will continue to fight and I'm ready for another tough journey.....
-Not looking 4 sympathy but rather your support as I get through another setback. Thx for all your heartfelt messages of encouragment
-Someone has a bigger plan for me and I look forward to keeping you updated over the next 6 months as I beat the odds once again .. Much love
-Time to head back up North, knee feeling good and I'm glad its all sorted! Heads back up and ready to rock and roll. Bring it on......
Holden's brother comes to visit post-surgery:
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Manchester City can confirm that striker Carlos Tevez has been suspended until further notice for a maximum period of two weeks.
The player’s suspension is pending a full review into his alleged conduct during Tuesday evening’s 2-0 defeat to Bayern Munich.
The player will not be considered for selection or take part in training whilst the review is under way."
-Official statement from Manchester City Football Club.
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 1
Everton v Liverpool - the Liverpool derby - blue v red
Hoffenheim v Bayern Munich - is #4 Hoff strong enough to stop the Red & White Machine?
Inter v Napoli - a big test for the newly rejuvenated Inter
-Sun Oct 2
Juventus v Milan - now we find out if Juve is for real
Tottenham v Arsenal - the North London derby
PSG v Lyon - tied for first place in France
Atletico Madrid v Sevilla - is one of these two going to at least try and stay with the leaders?
Official preview of the weekend ahead in the Barclays Premier League.
QUESTION OF THE DAY
When is the last time that a guy on an MLS team scored a goal and you said to yourself, "Who the hell is that guy?"
It happened to me last night when Eddie Ababio scored a goal for Colorado in the CONCAChampions. I have never heard of him.
STAT OF THE DAY
Javier Zanetti has played in 758 games for Inter Milan! And now over 1000 in his pro career.
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
Buzz Carrick of 3rd Degree reports that MLS will be using a pink ball during October to raise awareness for breast cancer. Many other signifiers are planned as well.
PICTURE OF THE DAY
Another amazing looking MLS stadium is taking shape quickly. This one in Houston Texas. Here is a shot from the webcam today.
MLS MATCHES, SCORES & STANDINGS
WEEK 29
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Sep 28
Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Columbus Crew - SKC goals by Kei Kamara(PK) & Own Goal(Julius James). CC goal by Emilio Renteria.
Venue: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Atten: 17,838
Real Salt Lake 0-3 Chicago Fire SC - CF goals all by Marco Pappa.
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium
Atten: 20,762
-Thu Sep 29
Philadelphia Union v DC United - 7:00PM CT on ESPN2
Venue: PPL Park
-Sat Oct 1
Houston Dynamo v Chicago Fire SC - 3:00PM CT on Telefutura
Venue: Robertson Stadium
Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls - 6:30PM CT on FOX Soccer
Venue: BMO Field
New England Revolution v Seattle Sounders FC - 6:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Colorado Rapids v FC Dallas - 8:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
LA Galaxy v Real Salt Lake - 9:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: The Home Depot Center
San Jose Earthquakes v Sporting Kansas City - 9:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium
-Sun Oct 2
Columbus Crew v DC United - 3:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Crew Stadium
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers - 3:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: BC Place
CD Chivas USA v Philadelphia Union - 7:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: The Home Depot Center
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EJECTIONS:
Kyle Beckerman - Salt Lake - red card
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Standings:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
44 Sporting Kansas City (31 GP) (+7 GD)
42 Houston Dynamo (31 GP) (0 GD)
41 Columbus Crew (31 GP) (-4 GD)
40 Philadelphia Union (29 GP) (+6 GD)
39 New York Red Bulls (30 GP) (+5 GD)
38 DC United (28 GP) (+2 GD)
36 Chicago Fire SC (30 GP) (0 GD)
30 Toronto FC (31 GP) (-23 GD)
27 New England Revolution (30 GP) (-15 GD)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
*61 LA Galaxy (30 GP) (+22 GD)
*54 Seattle Sounders FC (30 GP) (+17 GD)
51 Real Salt Lake (30 GP) (+12 GD)
46 FC Dallas (30 GP) (+3 GD)
42 Colorado Rapids (31 GP) (+1 GD)
37 Portland Timbers (30 GP) (-7 GD)
35 CD Chivas USA (31 GP) (+1 GD)
31 San Jose Earthquakes (30 GP) (-7 GD)
22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (29 GP) (-20 GD)
*Playoff berth
MLS SUPPORTERS SHIELD STANDINGS
61 LA Galaxy (30 GP) (+22 GD)
54 Seattle Sounders FC (30 GP) (+17 GD)
51 Real Salt Lake (30 GP) (+12 GD)
IF THE MLS PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
The 10 teams:
WEST
1 LA Galaxy
2 Seattle Sounders
3 Real Salt Lake
EAST
1 Sporting Kansas City
2 Houston Dynamo
3 Columbus Crew
WILD CARD
1 FC Dallas
2 Colorado Rapids
3 Philadelphia Union
4 New York Red Bulls
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
Kansas City tops the East for real this time, while Salt Lake's loss put the Galaxy on the verge of the Supporters Shied. Not to mention Chicago is still in the race in the East where 7 teams are separated by 8 points.
Marco Pappa hadn't scored a goal for Chicago in 3 months until he hit the hat-trick last night. I guess he was saving them up for drama-time.
COLUMBUS CREW
Stretching back to Aug 27 the Crew is 0W-1D-5L. An awful run toward the end of the regular season.
FC DALLAS
Since Sep 1 FCD has 1 win, 1 draw and 5 losses in all competitions. Not the trajectory you want with the playoffs approaching.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
Davy Arnaud returned to the KC starting lineup last night for the first time since he had hernia surgery nearly 3 months ago.
LA GALAXY
Capacity at last night's CCL game was limited to just 7500 in a deal the team has with the college who's land the stadium stands.
PHILADELPHIA UNION
Kerith Gabriel of the Daily News sees the playoff implication in tonight's Union game against DC United.
-Freddy Adu talks about facing his old team.
REAL SALT LAKE
Captain Kyle Beckerman will be lucky if he does not get a longer suspension from his red card last night - that was a pretty vicious looking head-butt he laid on Daniel Paladini.
-See video of the incident here.
Martin Renzhofer of the Tribune has quotes from a very unhappy head coach Jason Kreis.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated takes a deeper look into one of this season's contenders for several trophies - The Sounders.
Joshua Mayers of the Times describes a giant corn maze with an image and name of Kasey Keller in the design!
MLS EXHIBITION GAMES
Tucson AZ announced that they will host another MLS preseason tournament next winter.
-The Tucson Citizen has the details.
-More on the soccer foundation Tucson is trying hard to build.
MLS STADIUMS
The Globe & Mail examines the newly refurbished and ready for business BC Place stadium in Vancouver.
NASL NEWS
The NASL announced (seemingly in secret) their Best 11 for the 2011 season: (as picked by the head coaches)
F:
Mike Ambersley, FC Tampa Bay
Etienne Barbara, Carolina RailHawks
M:
David Foley, Puerto Rico Islanders
Pascal Millien, FC Tampa Bay
Shaun Saiko, FC Edmonton
Matt Watson, Carolina RailHawks
D:
Hassoun Camara, Montreal Impact
Lance Laing, Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Kupono Low, Carolina RailHawks
Toni Stahl, Fort Lauderdale Strikers
G:
Brad Knighton, Carolina RailHawks
I agreed on both forwards, 2 of the midfielders (Foley & Saiko), 1 defender (Camara) and the keeper.
NASL SCOREBOARD
Playoffs - Quarterfinals
One-Off Series
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 1
FC Tampa Bay (3) v NSC Minnesota Stars (6) - 6:30 CT
Ft Lauderdale Strikers (4) v FC Edmonton (5) - 6:30 CT
US SOCCER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY
Mike Woitalla of Soccer America does a Q & A with NSCAA CEO Joe Cummings about the growing friction high school soccer coaches are directing at academy teams.
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Game Action:
UEFA - Europa League - Group Stage - Matchday 2
Jozy Altidore - AZ - Thu Sep 29 - started and played 82 min getting a goal and a yellow card as they drew 1-1 at Metalist.
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - Thu Sep 29 - played the full 90 getting a yellow card as they won 1-2 at Vorskla.
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - Thu Sep 29 - went the distance as they won 0-2 at OB.
Brad Friedel - Tottenham - Thu Sep 29 - did not suit up as they won 3-1 v Shamrock Rovers.
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - Thu Sep 29 - played the full 90 as they won 0-2 at Lokomotiv Moskva.
Jermiane Jones - Schalke - Thu Sep 29 - came on as a sub in the 77th min as they won 3-1 v Maccabi Haifa.
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting - Thu Sep 29 - went the full 90 winning 2-1 v Lazio.
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham - Thu Sep 29 - played the whole game as they won 1-2 at Maribor.
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
Tom Marshall of MLSsoccer.com tells us about the road traveled by Daniel Antunez at Tecos.
ITALY
Roberto Gotta of ESPN says that what Claudio Ranieri brings to the Inter Milan's head coaches role is simple common sense.
EUROPE
Russian team Anzhi Makhachkala has named Brazilian player Roberto Carlos as their new co-head coach. He plays regularly for them as well.
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
Matchday 2 - Thu Sep 29 - a full slate of games.
Group Standings
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1 Comments:
Wow. What does Hercules Gomez have to do to get a call-up? I'm really disappointed he isn't on Klinsy's roster.
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