Some Soccer News for Fri Oct 14, 2011
STARTERS
Its official - France v USA - Fri Nov 11 in Paris at Stade de France - 2pm CT on ESPN2.
-Alright, who out there in du Nord land has frequent flyer miles to get you & me to Paris for this game. I will get us the game tix.
dN
Ticket sales in Seattle for the Sounders final regular season home game on Saturday have now topped 61,000!
dN
Manchester United head coach Alex Ferguson has told his team's supporters that they need to stop singing songs about the Liverpool tragedy at Hillbrough.
-It always amazes me that people have to be told things like this cross the line.
-The two giants meet tomorrow in Liverpool, and LeBron James who owns a small piece of LFC will be in attendance.
STORY OF THE DAY
John Canzano of the Oregonian, a classic soccer-bashing buffoon if there ever was one, does an about-face and heaps praise on the Portland Timbers organization for their efforts during the first year in MLS.
NASL SCOREBOARD
Playoffs
If you are in the Twin Cities please join us at the Sweetwater for a big NSC Minnesota Stars viewing party on Saturday night!
Semifinals
Matches & Scores:
2nd Leg (1st Leg scores included)
-Sat Oct 15
Carolina RailHawks v NSC Minnesota Stars (0-1)
Ft Lauderdale Strikers v Puerto Rico Islanders (3-1)
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
International Friendly
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Nov 11
France v USA
No players from any MLS team in the Cup final will be chosen for this roster.
2011-12 CONCACACHAMPIONS
Matchday 6 - The final round of the Group Stage - Oct 18/19/20
dN
Group Stage - Round robin, home & away - matches played Aug 16 to Oct 20
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Oct 18
Morelia v Alajuelense - 7pm CT
Dallas v Toronto - 7pm CT
Seattle Sounders v Monterrey - 9pm CT
-Wed Oct 19
Santos Laguna v Colorado Rapids - 7pm CT
Pumas v Tauro - 9pm CT
Herediano v Comunicaciones - 9pm CT
-Thu Oct 20
Isisro Metapan v Real Espana - 7pm CT
Motagua v LA Galaxy - 9pm CT
dN
Advanced: Santos Laguna, Seattle
Eliminated: Herediano, Motagua
Standings:
GROUP A
12 Alajuelense (Costa Rica) (+3)
9 Monarchas Morelia (Mexico) (+5)
9 LA Galaxy (USA) (+3)
OUT-0 Motagua (Honduras) (-11)
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)
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Matchday 3 - is Oct 18 & 19
Matches & Scores:
-Tue OCt 18
CSKA Moskva v Trabzonspor
Napoli v Bayern Munchen
Manchester City v Villarreal
Lille v Inter
Otelul Galati v Manchester United
Basel v Benfica
Real Madrid v Lyon
Dinamo Zagreb v Ajax
-Wed Oct 19
Bayer Leverkusen v Valencia
Chelsea v Genk
Marseille v Arsenal
Olympiakos Piraeus v Borussia Dortmund
Shakhtar Donetsk v Zenit
Porto v APOEL
Milan v BATE
Barcelona v Viktoria Plzen
Group Standings
Matchday 4 will be played Nov 1 & 2
FIFASCANDALIZATIONINGS
The AP reports that all the Caribbean federation officials charged with corruption by FIFA were found guilty. 3 received suspensions & fines, including Jamaica's Horace Burrell, 2 got fines, 1 a reprimand and the others got official warnings.
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Oct 14
Werder Bremen 0-2 Borussia Dortmund - last seasons champs Dortmund are finally getting it rolling again this season and did it today with 10 men.
-Sat Oct 15
Liverpool v Manchester United - an old fashioned hatred
Milan v Palermo - the favorites v the surprisers
Zenit v Dinamo Moskva - #1 v #3 with 3 points between them and just 4 games left in the season
Ajax v AZ - the standard bearer v the hot shot league leaders
AEK Athens v Olympiakos Piraeus - old war horses do battle
-Sun Oct 16
Lazio v Roma - The Roman derby, always fierce
Levante v Malaga - the early season surprise #2 hosts the new oil money team
FACT OF THE DAY
Spanish newspaper AS posted this amazing graphic showing the passing Spain put together to create their first goal on Tuesday against Scotland - 42 consecutive passes!!! And it happened in the 5th minute of the game. Amazing. (click image to enlarge)
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
The 700 Level sports website in Philly tells the locals why a Union game is the place to be. Great stuff.
MLS MATCHES, SCORES & STANDINGS
Week 31
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Oct 12
Chicago Fire SC 1-2 FC Dallas - CF goal by Sebastian Grazzini. FCD goals by Jackson & Daniel Cruz.
Venue: Toyota Park
Atten: 10,362
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-1 DC United - VW goals by Camillo Sanvezzo & Long Tan. DCU goal by Brandon McDonald.
Venue: BC Place
Atten: 17,288
-Fri Oct 14
Colorado Rapids v Real Salt Lake - 9:30PM CT on ESPN2
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo - 9:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: JELD-WEN Field
-Sat Oct 15
Sporting Kansas City v New York Red Bulls - 3:00PM CT on Telefutura
Venue: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC - 3:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: PPL Park
DC United v Chicago Fire SC - 6:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: RFK Stadium
New England Revolution v Columbus Crew - 6:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Gillette Stadium
FC Dallas v Vancouver Whitecaps FC - 7:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Pizza Hut Park
Seattle Sounders FC v San Jose Earthquakes - 9:30PM CT on FOX Soccer
Venue: CenturyLink Field
-Sun Oct 16
LA Galaxy v CD Chivas USA - 8:00PM CT on ESPN
Venue: The Home Depot Center
dN
EJECTIONS:
Pavel Pardo - Chicago - red card
dN
Standings:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
E1-47 Philadelphia Union (32 GP) (+9 GD) (Max 53)
E2-45 Sporting Kansas City (32 GP) (+7 GD) (Max 51)
E3-44 Columbus Crew (32 GP) (-3 GD) (Max 50)
WC-43 New York Red Bulls (32 GP) (+7 GD) (Max 49)
WC-43 Houston Dynamo (32 GP) (0 GD) (Max 49)
38 DC United (31 GP) (-1 GD) (Max 47)
37 Chicago Fire SC (32 GP) (-1 GD) (Max 43)
OUT-31 Toronto FC (32 GP) (-23 GD)
OUT-27 New England Revolution (32 GP) (-17 GD)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W1-*64 LA Galaxy (32 GP) (+21 GD) (Max 70)
W2-*57 Seattle Sounders FC (32 GP) (+16 GD) (Max 63)
W3-*51 Real Salt Lake (32 GP) (+8 GD) (Max 57)
WC-*49 FC Dallas (32 GP) (+3 GD) (Max 55)
WC-45 Colorado Rapids (32 GP) (+2 GD) (Max 51)
40 Portland Timbers (31 GP) (-6 GD) (Max 49)
OUT-36 CD Chivas USA (32 GP) (+1 GD)
OUT-35 San Jose Earthquakes (32 GP) (-6 GD)
OUT-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (32 GP) (-17 GD)
* - Playoff berth secured
E1/2/3 - Eastern Conference seeds
W1/2/3 - Western Conference seeds
WC - Wild Card (next best 4)
The first tiebreaker between two team tied on points is Head-to-Head record.
IF THE MLS PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
The 10 teams (and the 3 remaining challengers):
WEST
64 LA Galaxy - NEXT: Sun Oct 16 v Chivas USA
57 Seattle Sounders - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 v San Jose
51 Real Salt Lake - NEXT: Fri Oct 14 at Colorado
EAST
47 Philadelphia Union - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 v Toronto
45 Sporting Kansas City - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 v New York
44 Columbus Crew - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 at New England
WILD CARD
49 FC Dallas - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 v Vancouver
45 Colorado Rapids - NEXT: Fri Oct 14 v Salt Lake
43 New York Red Bulls - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 at Kansas City
43 Houston Dynamo - NEXT: Fri Oct 14 at Portland
- - - - -
40 Portland Timbers - NEXT: Fri Oct 14 v Houston
38 DC United - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 v Chicago
37 Chicago Fire - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 at DC
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
COLORADO RAPIDS
John Meyer of the Denver Post says the Raps veterans are rested and ready for tonight's big game and the end of season/playoff push.
FC DALLAS
Mark Young of ESPN writes that Dallas needs to do everything it can to hang on to Brek Shea for a few more years.
HOUSTON DYNAMO
Jose de Jesus Ortiz of the Chronicle previews tonight's Dynamo game in Portland.
-More on the match.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
Charles Gooch of the Star checks on the playoff scenarios for SKC.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Michael Lewis of Big Apple Soccer shows us the Red Bulls playoff possibilities.
PHILADELPHIA UNION
Kerith Gabriel of the Daily News reports that veteran keeper Faryd Mondragon is finally healthy again after a badly broken hand and is ready if called upon this weekend.
Marc Narducci of the Inquirer says the Union are hoping to avoid complacency.
-How can you be complacent when you have achieved nothing so far this season?
PORTLAND TIMBERS
Geoffrey Arnold of the Oregonian reports that for 90 minutes tonight Timbers head coach John Spencer and Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear will stop being close friends.
REAL SALT LAKE
James Edward of the Deseret previews the Lakers game in Denver tonight.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
Marc Weber of the Province writes that John Thorrington has played a large part in the Caps late season upswing.
-Its not surprising considering its injuries that have always derailed his career, not a lack of talent.
MLS RESERVE LEAGUE
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 15
Colorado Rapids v Real Salt Lake
-Sun Oct 16
Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC
New England Revolution v Columbus Crew
-Tue Oct 18
Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo
CD Chivas USA v Vancouver Whitecaps
-Tue Oct 25
LA Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes
END OF SEASON
dN
Standings Etc.
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
Brian Sciaretta of Yanks Abroad talks to DaMarcus Beasley about his career resurgence.
MEXICO
Mexico - Primera Top 8 Standings (12 of 17 games played):
21 Tigres (+10) - NEXT: Fri Oct 14 at Morelia
21 Cruz Azul (+4) - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 at San Luis
20 Santos Laguna (11 GP) (+6) - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 v Toluca
20 Pachuca (0) (18 gf) - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 at Tijuana
20 Pumas (0) (16 gf) - NEXT: Sun Oct 16 v Atlas
19 Jaguares (+2) - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 v Atlante
19 Guadalajara (0) - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 v Tecos
17 Monterrey (+5) - Next: Sat Oct 15 v America
EUROPE
Top Goal Scorers In Europe's Biggest Leagues: (as of Thu Oct 13, 2011)
Premier League
9 Wayne Rooney - Manchester United
8 Sergio Aguero - Manchester City
6 Edin Dzeko - Manchester City
Primera Division
8 Lionel Messi - Barcelona
7 Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid
5 three players tied
Serie A
5 Sebastien Giovinco - Parma
5 Rodrigo Palacio - Genoa
4 German Denis - Atalanta
4 Antonio Di Natale - Udinese
Bundesliga
8 Mario Gomez - Bayern Munich
7 Klass Jan Huntelaar - Schalke
6 three players tied
Ligue 1
6 Bafetimbi Gomis - Lyon
6 Alain Traore - Auxerre
5 Kevin Gameiro - Paris St Germain
5 Javier Pastore - Paris St Germain
Eredivisie
11 Dries Mertens - PSV Eindhoven
7 Luuk de Jong - Twente
7 Marc Janko - Twente
Primeira Liga
5 Nolito - Benfica
5 Oscar Cardozo - Benfica
5 Papa Diawara - Maritimo
Others
14 Artoms Rudnevs - Lech Poznan - Poland
13 David Lafata - Jablonec - Czech Republic
10 Jeremy Perbet - Mons - Belgium
9 Maicon - Volyn - Ukraine
8 Tomasz Frankowski - Jagiellonia Bialystok - Poland
8 Alexander Frei - Basel - Switzerland
8 Gilberto Macena - Horsens - Denmark
8 S Naismith - Rangers - Scotland
8 Ivan Santini - Zadar - Croatia
Summer Leagues
44 Aleksanders Cekulajevs - Trans - Estonia
21 Timo Furuholm - Inter Turku - Finland
21 Mattias Ranegie - Malmo - Sweden
16 Alexander Kershakov - Zenit - Russia
15 Teteh Bangura - AIK - Sweden
15 Seydou Doumbia - CSKA Moscow - Russia
15 Tobias Hysen - IFK Goteborg - Sweden
15 Mika Ojala - Inter Turku - Finland
15 Rade Prica - Rosenborg - Norway
BRAZIL
There was a full round of midweek games Wednesday and Thursday.
Recap du Nord: #2 Vasco da Gama was the only contender to play on Thursday and there draw tied them on points with first place Corinthians. None of the top teams play each other this weekend.
Serie A Top 5 Standings (29 of 38 games played):
51 Corinthians (+12) - NEXT: Sun Oct 16 at Cruzeiro
51 Vasco (+10) - LAST: Thu Oct 13 D 2-2 at Atletico PR - NEXT: Sun Oct 16 v Atletico Mineiro
49 Botafogo (28 GP) - NEXT: Sun Oct 16 v Atletico PR
48 Sao Paulo - NEXT: Sun Oct 16 at Atletico GO
48 Flamengo - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 at Ceara
ARGENTINA
Primera Division - Apertura - Top 5 Standings (10 of 19 played)
24 Boca Juniors - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 v Belgrano
19 Atletico Rafaela - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 at Estudiantes
18 Racing Club - NEXT: Fri Oct 14 at San Martin San Juan
17 Colon - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 at Argentinos Juniors
16 Godoy Cruz - NEXT: Fri Oct 14 at Independiente
CONCACAF 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Matchday 4
Matches & Scores:
-Oct 15
Grenada v St Vincent/Grenadines
Group Standings
-The 6 group winners advance to the next round.
ASIA 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 15
Indonesia v Iran
Jordan v Iraq
Kuwait v United Arab Emirates
Lebanon v S Korea
N Korea v Japan
Qatar v Bahrain
Saudi Arabia v Oman
Singapore v China
Thailand v Australia
Uzbekistan v Tajikistan
Group Standings
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 15
Algeria v Cameroon
Brazil v Egypt
Costa Rica v Spain
Italy v Uruguay
Its official - France v USA - Fri Nov 11 in Paris at Stade de France - 2pm CT on ESPN2.
-Alright, who out there in du Nord land has frequent flyer miles to get you & me to Paris for this game. I will get us the game tix.
dN
Ticket sales in Seattle for the Sounders final regular season home game on Saturday have now topped 61,000!
dN
Manchester United head coach Alex Ferguson has told his team's supporters that they need to stop singing songs about the Liverpool tragedy at Hillbrough.
-It always amazes me that people have to be told things like this cross the line.
-The two giants meet tomorrow in Liverpool, and LeBron James who owns a small piece of LFC will be in attendance.
STORY OF THE DAY
John Canzano of the Oregonian, a classic soccer-bashing buffoon if there ever was one, does an about-face and heaps praise on the Portland Timbers organization for their efforts during the first year in MLS.
NASL SCOREBOARD
Playoffs
If you are in the Twin Cities please join us at the Sweetwater for a big NSC Minnesota Stars viewing party on Saturday night!
Semifinals
Matches & Scores:
2nd Leg (1st Leg scores included)
-Sat Oct 15
Carolina RailHawks v NSC Minnesota Stars (0-1)
Ft Lauderdale Strikers v Puerto Rico Islanders (3-1)
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
International Friendly
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Nov 11
France v USA
No players from any MLS team in the Cup final will be chosen for this roster.
2011-12 CONCACACHAMPIONS
Matchday 6 - The final round of the Group Stage - Oct 18/19/20
dN
Group Stage - Round robin, home & away - matches played Aug 16 to Oct 20
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Oct 18
Morelia v Alajuelense - 7pm CT
Dallas v Toronto - 7pm CT
Seattle Sounders v Monterrey - 9pm CT
-Wed Oct 19
Santos Laguna v Colorado Rapids - 7pm CT
Pumas v Tauro - 9pm CT
Herediano v Comunicaciones - 9pm CT
-Thu Oct 20
Isisro Metapan v Real Espana - 7pm CT
Motagua v LA Galaxy - 9pm CT
dN
Advanced: Santos Laguna, Seattle
Eliminated: Herediano, Motagua
Standings:
GROUP A
12 Alajuelense (Costa Rica) (+3)
9 Monarchas Morelia (Mexico) (+5)
9 LA Galaxy (USA) (+3)
OUT-0 Motagua (Honduras) (-11)
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)
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Matchday 3 - is Oct 18 & 19
Matches & Scores:
-Tue OCt 18
CSKA Moskva v Trabzonspor
Napoli v Bayern Munchen
Manchester City v Villarreal
Lille v Inter
Otelul Galati v Manchester United
Basel v Benfica
Real Madrid v Lyon
Dinamo Zagreb v Ajax
-Wed Oct 19
Bayer Leverkusen v Valencia
Chelsea v Genk
Marseille v Arsenal
Olympiakos Piraeus v Borussia Dortmund
Shakhtar Donetsk v Zenit
Porto v APOEL
Milan v BATE
Barcelona v Viktoria Plzen
Group Standings
Matchday 4 will be played Nov 1 & 2
FIFASCANDALIZATIONINGS
The AP reports that all the Caribbean federation officials charged with corruption by FIFA were found guilty. 3 received suspensions & fines, including Jamaica's Horace Burrell, 2 got fines, 1 a reprimand and the others got official warnings.
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Oct 14
Werder Bremen 0-2 Borussia Dortmund - last seasons champs Dortmund are finally getting it rolling again this season and did it today with 10 men.
-Sat Oct 15
Liverpool v Manchester United - an old fashioned hatred
Milan v Palermo - the favorites v the surprisers
Zenit v Dinamo Moskva - #1 v #3 with 3 points between them and just 4 games left in the season
Ajax v AZ - the standard bearer v the hot shot league leaders
AEK Athens v Olympiakos Piraeus - old war horses do battle
-Sun Oct 16
Lazio v Roma - The Roman derby, always fierce
Levante v Malaga - the early season surprise #2 hosts the new oil money team
FACT OF THE DAY
Spanish newspaper AS posted this amazing graphic showing the passing Spain put together to create their first goal on Tuesday against Scotland - 42 consecutive passes!!! And it happened in the 5th minute of the game. Amazing. (click image to enlarge)
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
The 700 Level sports website in Philly tells the locals why a Union game is the place to be. Great stuff.
MLS MATCHES, SCORES & STANDINGS
Week 31
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Oct 12
Chicago Fire SC 1-2 FC Dallas - CF goal by Sebastian Grazzini. FCD goals by Jackson & Daniel Cruz.
Venue: Toyota Park
Atten: 10,362
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2-1 DC United - VW goals by Camillo Sanvezzo & Long Tan. DCU goal by Brandon McDonald.
Venue: BC Place
Atten: 17,288
-Fri Oct 14
Colorado Rapids v Real Salt Lake - 9:30PM CT on ESPN2
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo - 9:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: JELD-WEN Field
-Sat Oct 15
Sporting Kansas City v New York Red Bulls - 3:00PM CT on Telefutura
Venue: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC - 3:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: PPL Park
DC United v Chicago Fire SC - 6:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: RFK Stadium
New England Revolution v Columbus Crew - 6:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Gillette Stadium
FC Dallas v Vancouver Whitecaps FC - 7:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Pizza Hut Park
Seattle Sounders FC v San Jose Earthquakes - 9:30PM CT on FOX Soccer
Venue: CenturyLink Field
-Sun Oct 16
LA Galaxy v CD Chivas USA - 8:00PM CT on ESPN
Venue: The Home Depot Center
dN
EJECTIONS:
Pavel Pardo - Chicago - red card
dN
Standings:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
E1-47 Philadelphia Union (32 GP) (+9 GD) (Max 53)
E2-45 Sporting Kansas City (32 GP) (+7 GD) (Max 51)
E3-44 Columbus Crew (32 GP) (-3 GD) (Max 50)
WC-43 New York Red Bulls (32 GP) (+7 GD) (Max 49)
WC-43 Houston Dynamo (32 GP) (0 GD) (Max 49)
38 DC United (31 GP) (-1 GD) (Max 47)
37 Chicago Fire SC (32 GP) (-1 GD) (Max 43)
OUT-31 Toronto FC (32 GP) (-23 GD)
OUT-27 New England Revolution (32 GP) (-17 GD)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W1-*64 LA Galaxy (32 GP) (+21 GD) (Max 70)
W2-*57 Seattle Sounders FC (32 GP) (+16 GD) (Max 63)
W3-*51 Real Salt Lake (32 GP) (+8 GD) (Max 57)
WC-*49 FC Dallas (32 GP) (+3 GD) (Max 55)
WC-45 Colorado Rapids (32 GP) (+2 GD) (Max 51)
40 Portland Timbers (31 GP) (-6 GD) (Max 49)
OUT-36 CD Chivas USA (32 GP) (+1 GD)
OUT-35 San Jose Earthquakes (32 GP) (-6 GD)
OUT-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (32 GP) (-17 GD)
* - Playoff berth secured
E1/2/3 - Eastern Conference seeds
W1/2/3 - Western Conference seeds
WC - Wild Card (next best 4)
The first tiebreaker between two team tied on points is Head-to-Head record.
IF THE MLS PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
The 10 teams (and the 3 remaining challengers):
WEST
64 LA Galaxy - NEXT: Sun Oct 16 v Chivas USA
57 Seattle Sounders - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 v San Jose
51 Real Salt Lake - NEXT: Fri Oct 14 at Colorado
EAST
47 Philadelphia Union - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 v Toronto
45 Sporting Kansas City - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 v New York
44 Columbus Crew - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 at New England
WILD CARD
49 FC Dallas - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 v Vancouver
45 Colorado Rapids - NEXT: Fri Oct 14 v Salt Lake
43 New York Red Bulls - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 at Kansas City
43 Houston Dynamo - NEXT: Fri Oct 14 at Portland
- - - - -
40 Portland Timbers - NEXT: Fri Oct 14 v Houston
38 DC United - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 v Chicago
37 Chicago Fire - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 at DC
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
COLORADO RAPIDS
John Meyer of the Denver Post says the Raps veterans are rested and ready for tonight's big game and the end of season/playoff push.
FC DALLAS
Mark Young of ESPN writes that Dallas needs to do everything it can to hang on to Brek Shea for a few more years.
HOUSTON DYNAMO
Jose de Jesus Ortiz of the Chronicle previews tonight's Dynamo game in Portland.
-More on the match.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
Charles Gooch of the Star checks on the playoff scenarios for SKC.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Michael Lewis of Big Apple Soccer shows us the Red Bulls playoff possibilities.
PHILADELPHIA UNION
Kerith Gabriel of the Daily News reports that veteran keeper Faryd Mondragon is finally healthy again after a badly broken hand and is ready if called upon this weekend.
Marc Narducci of the Inquirer says the Union are hoping to avoid complacency.
-How can you be complacent when you have achieved nothing so far this season?
PORTLAND TIMBERS
Geoffrey Arnold of the Oregonian reports that for 90 minutes tonight Timbers head coach John Spencer and Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear will stop being close friends.
REAL SALT LAKE
James Edward of the Deseret previews the Lakers game in Denver tonight.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
Marc Weber of the Province writes that John Thorrington has played a large part in the Caps late season upswing.
-Its not surprising considering its injuries that have always derailed his career, not a lack of talent.
MLS RESERVE LEAGUE
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 15
Colorado Rapids v Real Salt Lake
-Sun Oct 16
Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC
New England Revolution v Columbus Crew
-Tue Oct 18
Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo
CD Chivas USA v Vancouver Whitecaps
-Tue Oct 25
LA Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes
END OF SEASON
dN
Standings Etc.
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
Brian Sciaretta of Yanks Abroad talks to DaMarcus Beasley about his career resurgence.
MEXICO
Mexico - Primera Top 8 Standings (12 of 17 games played):
21 Tigres (+10) - NEXT: Fri Oct 14 at Morelia
21 Cruz Azul (+4) - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 at San Luis
20 Santos Laguna (11 GP) (+6) - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 v Toluca
20 Pachuca (0) (18 gf) - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 at Tijuana
20 Pumas (0) (16 gf) - NEXT: Sun Oct 16 v Atlas
19 Jaguares (+2) - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 v Atlante
19 Guadalajara (0) - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 v Tecos
17 Monterrey (+5) - Next: Sat Oct 15 v America
EUROPE
Top Goal Scorers In Europe's Biggest Leagues: (as of Thu Oct 13, 2011)
Premier League
9 Wayne Rooney - Manchester United
8 Sergio Aguero - Manchester City
6 Edin Dzeko - Manchester City
Primera Division
8 Lionel Messi - Barcelona
7 Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid
5 three players tied
Serie A
5 Sebastien Giovinco - Parma
5 Rodrigo Palacio - Genoa
4 German Denis - Atalanta
4 Antonio Di Natale - Udinese
Bundesliga
8 Mario Gomez - Bayern Munich
7 Klass Jan Huntelaar - Schalke
6 three players tied
Ligue 1
6 Bafetimbi Gomis - Lyon
6 Alain Traore - Auxerre
5 Kevin Gameiro - Paris St Germain
5 Javier Pastore - Paris St Germain
Eredivisie
11 Dries Mertens - PSV Eindhoven
7 Luuk de Jong - Twente
7 Marc Janko - Twente
Primeira Liga
5 Nolito - Benfica
5 Oscar Cardozo - Benfica
5 Papa Diawara - Maritimo
Others
14 Artoms Rudnevs - Lech Poznan - Poland
13 David Lafata - Jablonec - Czech Republic
10 Jeremy Perbet - Mons - Belgium
9 Maicon - Volyn - Ukraine
8 Tomasz Frankowski - Jagiellonia Bialystok - Poland
8 Alexander Frei - Basel - Switzerland
8 Gilberto Macena - Horsens - Denmark
8 S Naismith - Rangers - Scotland
8 Ivan Santini - Zadar - Croatia
Summer Leagues
44 Aleksanders Cekulajevs - Trans - Estonia
21 Timo Furuholm - Inter Turku - Finland
21 Mattias Ranegie - Malmo - Sweden
16 Alexander Kershakov - Zenit - Russia
15 Teteh Bangura - AIK - Sweden
15 Seydou Doumbia - CSKA Moscow - Russia
15 Tobias Hysen - IFK Goteborg - Sweden
15 Mika Ojala - Inter Turku - Finland
15 Rade Prica - Rosenborg - Norway
BRAZIL
There was a full round of midweek games Wednesday and Thursday.
Recap du Nord: #2 Vasco da Gama was the only contender to play on Thursday and there draw tied them on points with first place Corinthians. None of the top teams play each other this weekend.
Serie A Top 5 Standings (29 of 38 games played):
51 Corinthians (+12) - NEXT: Sun Oct 16 at Cruzeiro
51 Vasco (+10) - LAST: Thu Oct 13 D 2-2 at Atletico PR - NEXT: Sun Oct 16 v Atletico Mineiro
49 Botafogo (28 GP) - NEXT: Sun Oct 16 v Atletico PR
48 Sao Paulo - NEXT: Sun Oct 16 at Atletico GO
48 Flamengo - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 at Ceara
ARGENTINA
Primera Division - Apertura - Top 5 Standings (10 of 19 played)
24 Boca Juniors - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 v Belgrano
19 Atletico Rafaela - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 at Estudiantes
18 Racing Club - NEXT: Fri Oct 14 at San Martin San Juan
17 Colon - NEXT: Sat Oct 15 at Argentinos Juniors
16 Godoy Cruz - NEXT: Fri Oct 14 at Independiente
CONCACAF 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Matchday 4
Matches & Scores:
-Oct 15
Grenada v St Vincent/Grenadines
Group Standings
-The 6 group winners advance to the next round.
ASIA 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 15
Indonesia v Iran
Jordan v Iraq
Kuwait v United Arab Emirates
Lebanon v S Korea
N Korea v Japan
Qatar v Bahrain
Saudi Arabia v Oman
Singapore v China
Thailand v Australia
Uzbekistan v Tajikistan
Group Standings
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 15
Algeria v Cameroon
Brazil v Egypt
Costa Rica v Spain
Italy v Uruguay
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