Some Soccer News for Mon Oct 17, 2011
STARTERS
64,140 in attendance in Seattle for the Sounders final regular season home game.
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"His biorhythms are vibrating at a frequency that would deafen a bat."
-Ray Hudson of GolTV describing another amazing performance by Lionel Messi of Barcelona this weekend.
STORY OF THE DAY
You are gonna love this one - The Trinidad Guardian talks to Jack Warner about why he was run out of FIFA and you are not gonna believe who he blames for his downfall - that's right, the Jews. I kid you not.
The newspaper says that tomorrow they will publish Slappy Jack's full expose.
I can't wait to read that.
NASL SCOREBOARD
Playoffs
Stars Win! Stars Win!
The most dramatic game I have ever seen and the Stars were victorious. On to the Finals!
Here is video of the game highlights courtesy of Carolina.
And here's my mental replay of the whole game.
Bring on Ft Lauderdale.
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Semifinals
Matches & Scores:
2nd Leg (1st Leg scores included)
-Sat Oct 15
Carolina RailHawks 4-3 NSC Minnesota Stars (0-1) - series ends tied 4-4 and NMS advances 5-3 in Penalty Kick Shootout - CR goals by Pablo Campos (3, 1 via PK) & Nick Zimmerman. NMS goals by Andrei Gotsmanov, Lucas Rodriguez & Neil Hlavaty(PK).
Ft Lauderdale Strikers 2-1 Puerto Rico Islanders (3-1) - FLS advances 5-3 on aggregate - FLS goals both by Brian Shriver. PRI goal by David Foley.
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Finals
1st Leg
-Sat Oct 22
NSC Minnesota Stars v Fort Lauderdale Strikers - 7:30pm CT
2nd Leg
-Sat Oct 29
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v NSC Minnesota Stars - 6:30pm CT
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
du Nord at the Controls - Sat Oct 15, 2011 - brand new music mix on Spotify
2011-12 CONCACACHAMPIONS
Matchday 6 - The final round of the Group Stage is this week.
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Group Stage
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Oct 18
Morelia v Alajuelense - 7pm CT
Dallas v Toronto - 7pm CT on Fox Soccer
Seattle Sounders v Monterrey - 9pm CT on Fox Soccer
-Wed Oct 19
Santos Laguna v Colorado Rapids - 7pm CT on Fox Soccer
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 on Fox Soccer
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Advanced: Santos Laguna, Seattle
Eliminated: Herediano, Motagua
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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
And remember that if you are like me and have Direct TV then you can see all 16 games live!
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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
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Group Standings
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Oct 14
Werder Bremen 0-2 Borussia Dortmund - Bremen fall to 3rd as last seasons champs finally get things rolling with a third straight win.
-Sat Oct 15
Liverpool 1-1 Manchester United - the tie is almost as good as a win for Liverpool.
Milan 3-0 Palermo - the favorites rolled over one of the early season surprises.
Zenit 0-0 Dinamo Moskva - #1 v #3 end tied and remain the same in the standings.
Ajax 2-2 AZ - Ajax got a point although a win would have helped a lot more, but AZ got it done on the road and are still #1.
AEK Athens 1-1 Olympiakos Piraeus - old war horses end in a tie.
-Sun Oct 16
Lazio 2-1 Roma - The Roman derby, always fierce, saw Lazio come storming back to win late.
Levante 3-0 Malaga - the early season surprise continue to hold steady at #2 and destroyed the team with big money from Qatar.
DID YOU KNOW?
The LA Times reviewed the Jay DeMerit documentary Rise & Shine.
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 0-0 Real Salt Lake
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Atten: 16,272
Portland Timbers 0-2 Houston Dynamo - HD goals by Andre Hainault & Danny Cruz.
Venue: JELD-WEN Field
Atten: 20,323
-Sat Oct 15
Sporting Kansas City 2-0 New York Red Bulls - SKC goals by Teal Bunbury & CJ Sapong.
Venue: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Atten: 19,921
Philadelphia Union 1-1 Toronto FC - PU goal by Sevastien Le Toux. TFC goal by Ryan Johnson.
Venue: PPL Park
Atten: 19,178
DC United 1-2 Chicago Fire SC - DCU goal by Dwayne DeRosario(PK). CF goals by Sebastian Grazzini & Diego Chaves.
Venue: RFK Stadium
Atten: 16,548
New England Revolution 0-3 Columbus Crew - CC goals by Andres Mendoza(2) & Dilly Duka.
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Atten: 16,285
FC Dallas 2-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC - FCD goals by Marvin Chavez & Brek Shea.
Venue: Pizza Hut Park
Atten: 10,222
Seattle Sounders FC 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes - SS goals by Sammy Ochoa & Fredy Montero. SJE goal by Chris Wondolowski.
Venue: CenturyLink Field
Atten: 64,140
-Sun Oct 16
LA Galaxy 1-0 CD Chivas USA - LAG goal by Chad Barrett.
Venue: The Home Depot Center
Atten: 27,000
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EJECTIONS:
Pavel Pardo - Chicago - red card (Wed)
Thierry Henry - New York - red card
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Week 32
-Wed Oct 19
DC United v Portland Timbers - 7:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: RFK Stadium
-Thu Oct 20
New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union - 7:00PM CT on ESPN2
Venue: Red Bull Arena
-Sat Oct 22
Toronto FC v New England Revolution - 11:30AM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: BMO Field
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Colorado Rapids - 6:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: BC Place
DC United v Sporting Kansas City - 6:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: RFK Stadium
Chicago Fire SC v Columbus Crew - 7:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Toyota Park
Real Salt Lake v Portland Timbers - 8:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium
San Jose Earthquakes v FC Dallas - 9:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium
CD Chivas USA v Seattle Sounders FC - 9:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: The Home Depot Center
-Sun Oct 23
Houston Dynamo v LA Glaxay - 6:00PM CT on Galavision
Venue: Robertson Stadium
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Standings:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
E1-*48 Sporting Kansas City (33 GP) (+9 GD) (Max 51)
E2-*48 Philadelphia Union (33 GP) (+9 GD) (Max 51)
E3-*47 Columbus Crew (33 GP) (0 GD) (Max 50)
WC-*46 Houston Dynamo (33 GP) (+2 GD) (Max 49)
WC-43 New York Red Bulls (33 GP) (+5 GD) (Max 46)
40 Chicago Fire SC (33 GP) (0 GD) (Max 43)
38 DC United (32 GP) (-2 GD) (Max 44)
OUT-32 Toronto FC (33 GP) (-23 GD)
OUT-27 New England Revolution (33 GP) (-20 GD)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W1-*67 LA Galaxy (33 GP) (+22 GD) (Max 70)
W2-*60 Seattle Sounders FC (33 GP) (+17 GD) (Max 63)
W3-*52 Real Salt Lake (33 GP) (+8 GD) (Max 55)
WC-*52 FC Dallas (33 GP) (+5 GD) (Max 55)
WC-*46 Colorado Rapids (33 GP) (+2 GD) (Max 49)
40 Portland Timbers (32 GP) (-8 GD) (Max 46)
OUT-36 CD Chivas USA (33 GP) (0 GD)
OUT-35 San Jose Earthquakes (33 GP) (-7 GD)
OUT-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (33 GP) (-19 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
No one dropped out of or climbed in to a playoff spot this weekend, but 6 teams qualified for the playoffs, leaving only 1 playoff spot still available now, the final Wild Card spot, and 4 teams have a shot at it.
The 10 teams (and the 3 remaining challengers):
WEST
*#67 LA Galaxy
*#60 Seattle Sounders
*52 Real Salt Lake
EAST
*48 Philadelphia Union
*48 Sporting Kansas City
*47 Columbus Crew
WILD CARD
*52 FC Dallas
*46 Colorado Rapids
*46 Houston Dynamo
43 New York Red Bulls (1 game left - v Philadelphia)
- - - - -
40 Portland Timbers (2 games left - at DC, at Salt Lake)
40 Chicago Fire (1 game left - v Columbus)
38 DC United (2 games left - v Portland, v Kansas City)
*In Playoffs
#Playoff Seed is sealed
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
Steve Davis of Sports Illustrated with 5 things we learned from Round 31.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
SKC announced their team awards on Saturday:
-Most Valuable Player: Jimmy Nielsen
-Defensive Player of the Year: Matt Besler
-Humanitarian of the Year: Kei Kamara
-Junior Player of the Year: Nate Opperman
MLS RESERVE LEAGUE
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 15
Colorado Rapids 0-2 Real Salt Lake - RSL goals by Arturo Alvarez & Jean Alexandre.
-Sun Oct 16
Philadelphia Union 1-3 Toronto FC - PU goal by Zach Pfeffer. TFC goals by Javier Martina & Own Goal(2).
New England Revolution 1-5 Columbus Crew - NER goal by Andrew Sousa. CC goals by Tommy Heinemann(3, 1 via PK), Kevin Burns(PK) & Justin Meram.
-Tue Oct 18
Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo
CD Chivas USA v Vancouver Whitecaps
-Tue Oct 25
LA Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes
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Standings Etc.
USA U17 TEAM
The team is in Spain for the Albir Garden Sports Cup.
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 15
USA 1-1 Mexico- USA goal by Chris Lema (PK).
Match report from US Soccer.
-Mon Oct 17
USA v U.A.E.
-Wed Oct 19
USA v Russia
-Thu Oct 20
Spain v USA
Roster
G:
Paul Christensen - Seattle Sounders FC - Woodinville WA
Evan Louro - New York Red Bulls - South River NJ
D:
Conor Donovan - NC Alliance - Fuquay Varina NC
Elijah Martin - Cal Odyssey - Fresno CA
Shaquell Moore - Cobb FC - Powder Springs GA
Matt Nance - Vardar SC Freiburg - Washington MI
Kevin Politz - New York Red Bulls - Morganville NJ
John Requejo Jr. - Real So Cal - Carpinteria CA
Tyler Turner - South Central Premier - West Haven CT
M:
Steven Echevarria - New York Red Bulls - Slate Hill NY
Angel Heredia - San Jose Earthquakes - San Jose CA
Guyllain Kabala - New England Revolution - Manchester NH
Christopher Lema - New York Red Bulls - Ridgefield NJ
Declan McCabe - New England Revolution - Weston MA
Herber Mejia-Flores - McLean Youth Soccer - Manassas Park VA
Thomas Ziemer - Atletico Santa Rosa - Glen Allen CA
F:
Corey Baird - San Diego Surf - Escondido CA
Bradford Jamieson - CD Chivas USA - Los Angeles CA
Danya Kafai - Juventus Sports Club - Redwood City CA
DeAndre Robinson - Concorde Fire - Atlanta GA
Rubio Rubin - Westside Metros - Beaverton OR
Wesley Wade - New York Red Bulls - South Orange NJ
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Josh Gatt of Molde suffered a hamstring injury in the 12th min and was pulled from the game.
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Charles Kazlauskas scored his 4th goal of the season in the Dutch 2nd division.
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Striker Kenneth Di Vita Jensen led his Honefoss team by scoring their 1st & 3rd goals (his first two goals ever for the team) in a 0-5 rout they put on Nybergsund.
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Game Action:
BELGIUM - Pro League
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - played the whole time as they won 5-0 v Standard Liege.
CZECH REPUBLIC - CZECH LIGA
Stefan Jerome - Sigma Olomouc - came on as a sub in the 86th min as they drew 1-1 v Mlada Boleslav.
DENMARK - Superliga
Clarence Goodson - Brondy - went the distance but lost 1-0 at Midjylland.
Conor O'Brien - SonderjyskE -came on as a sub in the 87th min getting a yellow card 1 min later as they won 1-3 at Koge.
Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland - played the full game as they won 1-0 v AaB.
Chris Rolfe - AaB - played the whole match but lost 1-0 at Nordsjaelland.
Brad Rusin - HB Koge - came on as a sub in the 60th but lost 1-3 v Sonderjyske.
ENGLAND - Premier League
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - went the full 90 but lost 2-0 at Stoke.
Brad Friedel - Tottenham - in goal as they tied 2-2 at Newcastle.
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa - on the bench as they lost 4-1 at Manchester City.
Tim Howard - Everton - played the whole game but lost 3-1 at chelsea.
ENGLAND - Championship League
Conor Doyle - Derby County - on the bench as they tied 1-1 v Southampton.
Robbie Findley - Nottingham Forest - came on as a sub in the 76th min but lost 1-0 at Coventry.
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham - on the bench as they won 2-0 v Leicester.
ENGLAND - League One
Mike Grella - Brentford - came on as a sub in the 66th min in a 0-0 tie game v Scunthorpe.
Anton Peterlin - Wallsall - played the whole game as they won 1-0 v Preston.
FINLAND - Veikkausliiga
Etchu Tabe - RoPS - went the full 90 as they won 3-1 v TPS.
Mason Trafford - Mariehamn - played the whole game as they won 5-2 v Jaro.
Josh Wicks - Mariehamn - went the distance and won 5-2 v Jaro.
FINLAND - Ykkonen
Kyle Luetkehans - PS Kemi Kings - played the whole game but lost 1-3 v KooTeePee.
Dan Stevens - PS Kemi Kings - went the distance as they lost 1-3 v KooTeePee.
Jeremy Vuolo - AC Oulu - played the full game as they won 0-2 at PK-35.
GERMANY - Bundesliga
Timmy Chandler - Nurnberg - played the whole game but lost 2-1 at Wolfsburg.
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - on the bench as they lost 2-0 at Koln.
Jermaine Jones - Schalke - came on at half time but lost 1-2 v Kaiserslautern.
Alfredo Morales - Hertha Berlin - came on as a sub in the 61st min but they lost 4-0 at Bayern Munich.
Daniel Williams - Hoffenheim - started and went 62 min but they lost 2-0 at Stuttgart.
David Yelldell - Bayer Leverkusen - on the bench as they drew 2-2 at Monchengladbach.
GERMANY - 2 Bundesliga
Edson Buddle - Ingolstadt - came on as a sub in the 76th min but lost 3-1 at Duisburg.
Luis Robles - Karlsruher - on the bench and lost 2-0 at Union.
Matt Taylor - Paderborn - on the bench as they won 1-0 v Eintract Braunschweig.
Bobby Wood - 1860 Munich - came on as a sub in the 88th but they lost 2-0 at Hansa Rostock.
ISRAEL - Ligat Al
Ryan Adeleye - Hapoel Be'er Sheva - came on as a sub in the 69th min but lost 0-1 v Maccabi Haifa.
Bryan Gerzicich - Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona - played the entire game getting a yellow card as they won 2-1 v Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Leo Krupnik - Maccabi Netanya - played the whole game as they drew 1-1 at Hapoel Haifa.
ITALY - Serie A
Michael Bradley - Chievo Verona - went the full 90 getting a yellow card as they drew 0-0 v Juventus.
NETHERLANDS - Eredivisie
Jozy Altidore - AZ Alkmaar - started and went 72 min as they drew 2-2 at Ajax.
NETHERLANDS - Eerste Divisie
Charles Kazlauskas - Helmond Sport - went the full 90 scoring yet another goal as they drew 3-3 at MVV.
NORWAY - Eliteserien
Joe Bendik - Sogndal - on the bench as they drew 1-1 v Stromsgodset.
Mikkel Diskerud - Stabaek - played the full game as they tied 1-1 at Lillestrom.
Josh Gatt - Molde - started and played just 13 minutes as they drew 0-0 v Odd Grenland.
NORWAY - 1 Divisjon
Colin Burns - Sandefjord - on the bench as they drew 1-1 v Sandnes Ulf.
Steve Clark - Honefoss - went the distance as they won 0-5 at Nybergsund.
Kyle Helton - Mjondalen - went the full 90, scoring a goal and getting a yellow card as they won 4-3 v Asker.
Kenneth Di Vita Jensen - Honefoss - started and went 77 min scoring 2 goals as they won 0-5 at Nybergsund.
PORTUGAL - Taca de Portugal
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting - won 0-2 at Famalicao.
Alex Zahavi - Vitoria Setubal - lost 1-0 at Mirandela.
RUSSIA - Premier Division
Yevgeni Starikov - Tom' Tomsk - started but got pulled in the 29th min when a defender was red carded and they lost 3-0 at Lokomotiv Moscow.
SCOTLAND - Premier League
Carlos Bocanegra - Ragners - played the full 90 but they drew 1-1 v St Mirren.
Mo Edu - Rangers - started and went 72 min but they drew 1-1 v St Mirren.
SWEDEN - Superettan
Brian Edwards - Degerfors - played the whole game but lost 1-3 v Falkenberg.
Nick Noble - Ljungskile - went the distance but lost 1-2 v Brage.
Matt Pyzdrowski - Angelholms - played the entire game as they drew 1-1 at Varnamo.
Michael Thomas - Ljungskile - on the bench as they lost 1-2 v Brage.
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
Game Action:
PRIMERA DIVISION
Isaac Acuna - America - came on as a sub in the 90th min as the won 0-3 at Monterrey.
DaMarcus Beasley - Puebla - went the full 90 as they won 1-0 v Queretaro.
Jonathan Bornstein - Tigres UANL - on the bench but they lost 2-0 at Jaguares.
Joe Benny Corona - Tijuana - on the bench as they won 3-2 v Pachuca.
Herculez Gomez - Estudiantes Tecos - came on as a sub in the 69th min scoring a goal but they lost 5-2 at Guadalajara.
Michael Orozco Fiscal - San Luis - on the bench as they drew 1-1 v Cruz Azul
MEXICO
Recap du Nord: Lots of movement - Tigres lost which will cost them 3 spots as they fall from #1 to #4. Cruz Azul could not capitalize though as they only drew and remain 2nd. Santos Laguna is the big winner jumping up to the top spot after a victory (and have 1 game in hand.) Guadalajara is the other big mover after winning and going from 7th to 4th. Pachuca and Pumas both lost and drop 2 places to 6th and 7th, while Jaguares drew and with just 1 new point moves up to 5th in the standings. Monterrey also lost but stay in 8th.
Mexico - Primera Top 8 Standings (12 of 17 games played):
23 Santos Laguna (12 GP) (+7) - LAST: Sat Oct 15 W 3-2 v Toluca - NEXT: Sat Oct 22 at Tecos
22 Cruz Azul (+4) - LAST: Sat Oct 15 D 1-1 at San Luis - NEXT: Sat Oct 22 at Queretaro
22 Guadalajara (+3) - LAST: Sat Oct 15 W 5-2 v Tecos - NEXT:
21 Tigres (+8) - LAST: Fri Oct 14 L 2-0 at Morelia - NEXT: Sat Oct 22 v Monterrey
20 Jaguares (+2) - LAST: Sat Oct 15 D 1-1 v Atlante - NEXT: Sat Oct 22 v Jaguares
20 Pachuca (-1) - LAST: Sat Oct 15 L 3-2 at Tijuana - NEXT: Sat Oct 22 v Pumas
20 Pumas (-3) - LAST: Sun Oct 16 L 1-4 v Atlas - NEXT: Sat Oct 22 at Pachuca
17 Monterrey (+2) - LASt: Sat Oct 15 L 0-3 v America - NEXT: Sat Oct 22 at Tigres
ENGLAND
Evan Fanning, Ian McCourt and Gregg Roughley of the Guardian give us five things we learned from the Premier League this weekend.
SPAIN
Sid Lowe of the Guardian tell us all about the great start to the season for Levante and the rest of the weekend in La Liga.
GERMANY
Raphael Honigstein of the Guardian on the building strength of Stuttgart and the rest of the round in the Bundesliga.
ITALY
Paolo Bandini of the Guardian looks at Lazio's big big win over rivals Roma, and a review of the rest of the weekend in Serie A.
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
Matchday 3 - Thu Oct 20.
BRAZIL
Recap du Nord: 1, 2 & 3 Corinthians, Vasco and Botafogo all won and kept their places, but 4th place Sao Paolo lost and fell to 6th. Flam won and moved up to 4th, while Flum rejoin the top 5.
Serie A Top 5 Standings (30 of 38 games played):
54 Corinthians (+13) - LAST: Sun Oct 16 W 0-1 at Cruzeiro - NEXT: Sun Oct 23 at Internacional
54 Vasco da Gama (+12) - LAST: Sun Oct 16 W 2-0 v Atletico Mineiro - NEXT: Sun Oct 23 at Bahia
52 Botafogo (29 GP) - LAST: Sun Oct 16 W 2-0 v Atletico PR - NEXT: Wed Oct 19 at Santos
51 Flamengo - LAST: Sat Oct 15 W 0-1 at Ceara - NEXT: Sun Oct 23 v Santos
50 Fluminense - NEXT: Sat Oct 22 v Atletico Mineiro
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48 Sao Paulo - LAST: Sun Oct 16 L 3-0 at Atletico GO
ARGENTINA
Recap du Nord: NO ONE in the top 5 won this weekend. Oof. Boca remain at #1 with a tie. Atletico Rafaela lost and fall from 2 to 3. Racing Club then move up to #2 with a tie. Colon stays at #4 with a tie of their own. But Godoy Cruz lost and fall all the way down to 8th. Tigre is the new 5th place team.
Primera Division - Apertura - Top 5 Standings (11 of 19 played):
25 Boca Juniors - LAST: Sat Oct 15 D 0-0 v Belgrano - NEXT: Tue Oct 25 at Colon
19 Racing Club (+6) - LAST: Sat Oct 15 D 0-0 at San Martin San Juan - NEXT: Wed Oct 26 v Lanus
19 Atletico Rafaela (+1) - LAST: Sat Oct 15 L 3-0 at Estudiantes - NEXT: Tue Oct 25 v Argentinos Juniors
18 Colon - LAST: Sat Oct 15 D 0-0 at Argentinos Juniors - NEXT: Tue Oct 25 v Boca Juniors
17 Tigre - NEXT: Wed Oct 26 v Belgrano
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16 Godoy Cruz - LAST: Fri Oct 14 L 2-1 at Independiente
CONCACAF 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Matchday 4
Matches & Scores:
-Oct 15
Grenada 1-1 St Vincent/Grenadines
Group Standings
-The 6 group winners advance to the next round.
VERY OFF TOPIC
We may have heard the last from one of my favorite bands of all time - Sonic Youth. The married couple who front the band, Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon, along with Lee Ronaldo, have seperated after 27 years of marriage. Damn.
BIG PIMPIN
Paul Demko and I had a great conversation about Memphis BBQ last night. He had been to the Rendezvous which I agreed was quite nice, while I have also been to the Interstate which was great, and then my fave of them all Payne's. Below is a picture of their pulled pork sandwich with weird yellow slaw on top.
Always remember this about Payne's: When they runs outta slaw, they close down fo da day.
ENDERS
RIP Danny Wheldon
64,140 in attendance in Seattle for the Sounders final regular season home game.
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"His biorhythms are vibrating at a frequency that would deafen a bat."
-Ray Hudson of GolTV describing another amazing performance by Lionel Messi of Barcelona this weekend.
STORY OF THE DAY
You are gonna love this one - The Trinidad Guardian talks to Jack Warner about why he was run out of FIFA and you are not gonna believe who he blames for his downfall - that's right, the Jews. I kid you not.
The newspaper says that tomorrow they will publish Slappy Jack's full expose.
I can't wait to read that.
NASL SCOREBOARD
Playoffs
Stars Win! Stars Win!
The most dramatic game I have ever seen and the Stars were victorious. On to the Finals!
Here is video of the game highlights courtesy of Carolina.
And here's my mental replay of the whole game.
Bring on Ft Lauderdale.
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Semifinals
Matches & Scores:
2nd Leg (1st Leg scores included)
-Sat Oct 15
Carolina RailHawks 4-3 NSC Minnesota Stars (0-1) - series ends tied 4-4 and NMS advances 5-3 in Penalty Kick Shootout - CR goals by Pablo Campos (3, 1 via PK) & Nick Zimmerman. NMS goals by Andrei Gotsmanov, Lucas Rodriguez & Neil Hlavaty(PK).
Ft Lauderdale Strikers 2-1 Puerto Rico Islanders (3-1) - FLS advances 5-3 on aggregate - FLS goals both by Brian Shriver. PRI goal by David Foley.
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Finals
1st Leg
-Sat Oct 22
NSC Minnesota Stars v Fort Lauderdale Strikers - 7:30pm CT
2nd Leg
-Sat Oct 29
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v NSC Minnesota Stars - 6:30pm CT
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
du Nord at the Controls - Sat Oct 15, 2011 - brand new music mix on Spotify
2011-12 CONCACACHAMPIONS
Matchday 6 - The final round of the Group Stage is this week.
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Group Stage
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Oct 18
Morelia v Alajuelense - 7pm CT
Dallas v Toronto - 7pm CT on Fox Soccer
Seattle Sounders v Monterrey - 9pm CT on Fox Soccer
-Wed Oct 19
Santos Laguna v Colorado Rapids - 7pm CT on Fox Soccer
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 on Fox Soccer
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Advanced: Santos Laguna, Seattle
Eliminated: Herediano, Motagua
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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
And remember that if you are like me and have Direct TV then you can see all 16 games live!
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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
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Group Standings
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Oct 14
Werder Bremen 0-2 Borussia Dortmund - Bremen fall to 3rd as last seasons champs finally get things rolling with a third straight win.
-Sat Oct 15
Liverpool 1-1 Manchester United - the tie is almost as good as a win for Liverpool.
Milan 3-0 Palermo - the favorites rolled over one of the early season surprises.
Zenit 0-0 Dinamo Moskva - #1 v #3 end tied and remain the same in the standings.
Ajax 2-2 AZ - Ajax got a point although a win would have helped a lot more, but AZ got it done on the road and are still #1.
AEK Athens 1-1 Olympiakos Piraeus - old war horses end in a tie.
-Sun Oct 16
Lazio 2-1 Roma - The Roman derby, always fierce, saw Lazio come storming back to win late.
Levante 3-0 Malaga - the early season surprise continue to hold steady at #2 and destroyed the team with big money from Qatar.
DID YOU KNOW?
The LA Times reviewed the Jay DeMerit documentary Rise & Shine.
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 0-0 Real Salt Lake
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Atten: 16,272
Portland Timbers 0-2 Houston Dynamo - HD goals by Andre Hainault & Danny Cruz.
Venue: JELD-WEN Field
Atten: 20,323
-Sat Oct 15
Sporting Kansas City 2-0 New York Red Bulls - SKC goals by Teal Bunbury & CJ Sapong.
Venue: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Atten: 19,921
Philadelphia Union 1-1 Toronto FC - PU goal by Sevastien Le Toux. TFC goal by Ryan Johnson.
Venue: PPL Park
Atten: 19,178
DC United 1-2 Chicago Fire SC - DCU goal by Dwayne DeRosario(PK). CF goals by Sebastian Grazzini & Diego Chaves.
Venue: RFK Stadium
Atten: 16,548
New England Revolution 0-3 Columbus Crew - CC goals by Andres Mendoza(2) & Dilly Duka.
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Atten: 16,285
FC Dallas 2-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC - FCD goals by Marvin Chavez & Brek Shea.
Venue: Pizza Hut Park
Atten: 10,222
Seattle Sounders FC 2-1 San Jose Earthquakes - SS goals by Sammy Ochoa & Fredy Montero. SJE goal by Chris Wondolowski.
Venue: CenturyLink Field
Atten: 64,140
-Sun Oct 16
LA Galaxy 1-0 CD Chivas USA - LAG goal by Chad Barrett.
Venue: The Home Depot Center
Atten: 27,000
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EJECTIONS:
Pavel Pardo - Chicago - red card (Wed)
Thierry Henry - New York - red card
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Week 32
-Wed Oct 19
DC United v Portland Timbers - 7:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: RFK Stadium
-Thu Oct 20
New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union - 7:00PM CT on ESPN2
Venue: Red Bull Arena
-Sat Oct 22
Toronto FC v New England Revolution - 11:30AM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: BMO Field
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Colorado Rapids - 6:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: BC Place
DC United v Sporting Kansas City - 6:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: RFK Stadium
Chicago Fire SC v Columbus Crew - 7:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Toyota Park
Real Salt Lake v Portland Timbers - 8:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium
San Jose Earthquakes v FC Dallas - 9:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium
CD Chivas USA v Seattle Sounders FC - 9:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: The Home Depot Center
-Sun Oct 23
Houston Dynamo v LA Glaxay - 6:00PM CT on Galavision
Venue: Robertson Stadium
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Standings:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
E1-*48 Sporting Kansas City (33 GP) (+9 GD) (Max 51)
E2-*48 Philadelphia Union (33 GP) (+9 GD) (Max 51)
E3-*47 Columbus Crew (33 GP) (0 GD) (Max 50)
WC-*46 Houston Dynamo (33 GP) (+2 GD) (Max 49)
WC-43 New York Red Bulls (33 GP) (+5 GD) (Max 46)
40 Chicago Fire SC (33 GP) (0 GD) (Max 43)
38 DC United (32 GP) (-2 GD) (Max 44)
OUT-32 Toronto FC (33 GP) (-23 GD)
OUT-27 New England Revolution (33 GP) (-20 GD)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W1-*67 LA Galaxy (33 GP) (+22 GD) (Max 70)
W2-*60 Seattle Sounders FC (33 GP) (+17 GD) (Max 63)
W3-*52 Real Salt Lake (33 GP) (+8 GD) (Max 55)
WC-*52 FC Dallas (33 GP) (+5 GD) (Max 55)
WC-*46 Colorado Rapids (33 GP) (+2 GD) (Max 49)
40 Portland Timbers (32 GP) (-8 GD) (Max 46)
OUT-36 CD Chivas USA (33 GP) (0 GD)
OUT-35 San Jose Earthquakes (33 GP) (-7 GD)
OUT-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (33 GP) (-19 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
No one dropped out of or climbed in to a playoff spot this weekend, but 6 teams qualified for the playoffs, leaving only 1 playoff spot still available now, the final Wild Card spot, and 4 teams have a shot at it.
The 10 teams (and the 3 remaining challengers):
WEST
*#67 LA Galaxy
*#60 Seattle Sounders
*52 Real Salt Lake
EAST
*48 Philadelphia Union
*48 Sporting Kansas City
*47 Columbus Crew
WILD CARD
*52 FC Dallas
*46 Colorado Rapids
*46 Houston Dynamo
43 New York Red Bulls (1 game left - v Philadelphia)
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40 Portland Timbers (2 games left - at DC, at Salt Lake)
40 Chicago Fire (1 game left - v Columbus)
38 DC United (2 games left - v Portland, v Kansas City)
*In Playoffs
#Playoff Seed is sealed
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
Steve Davis of Sports Illustrated with 5 things we learned from Round 31.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
SKC announced their team awards on Saturday:
-Most Valuable Player: Jimmy Nielsen
-Defensive Player of the Year: Matt Besler
-Humanitarian of the Year: Kei Kamara
-Junior Player of the Year: Nate Opperman
MLS RESERVE LEAGUE
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 15
Colorado Rapids 0-2 Real Salt Lake - RSL goals by Arturo Alvarez & Jean Alexandre.
-Sun Oct 16
Philadelphia Union 1-3 Toronto FC - PU goal by Zach Pfeffer. TFC goals by Javier Martina & Own Goal(2).
New England Revolution 1-5 Columbus Crew - NER goal by Andrew Sousa. CC goals by Tommy Heinemann(3, 1 via PK), Kevin Burns(PK) & Justin Meram.
-Tue Oct 18
Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo
CD Chivas USA v Vancouver Whitecaps
-Tue Oct 25
LA Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes
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Standings Etc.
USA U17 TEAM
The team is in Spain for the Albir Garden Sports Cup.
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 15
USA 1-1 Mexico- USA goal by Chris Lema (PK).
Match report from US Soccer.
-Mon Oct 17
USA v U.A.E.
-Wed Oct 19
USA v Russia
-Thu Oct 20
Spain v USA
Roster
G:
Paul Christensen - Seattle Sounders FC - Woodinville WA
Evan Louro - New York Red Bulls - South River NJ
D:
Conor Donovan - NC Alliance - Fuquay Varina NC
Elijah Martin - Cal Odyssey - Fresno CA
Shaquell Moore - Cobb FC - Powder Springs GA
Matt Nance - Vardar SC Freiburg - Washington MI
Kevin Politz - New York Red Bulls - Morganville NJ
John Requejo Jr. - Real So Cal - Carpinteria CA
Tyler Turner - South Central Premier - West Haven CT
M:
Steven Echevarria - New York Red Bulls - Slate Hill NY
Angel Heredia - San Jose Earthquakes - San Jose CA
Guyllain Kabala - New England Revolution - Manchester NH
Christopher Lema - New York Red Bulls - Ridgefield NJ
Declan McCabe - New England Revolution - Weston MA
Herber Mejia-Flores - McLean Youth Soccer - Manassas Park VA
Thomas Ziemer - Atletico Santa Rosa - Glen Allen CA
F:
Corey Baird - San Diego Surf - Escondido CA
Bradford Jamieson - CD Chivas USA - Los Angeles CA
Danya Kafai - Juventus Sports Club - Redwood City CA
DeAndre Robinson - Concorde Fire - Atlanta GA
Rubio Rubin - Westside Metros - Beaverton OR
Wesley Wade - New York Red Bulls - South Orange NJ
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Josh Gatt of Molde suffered a hamstring injury in the 12th min and was pulled from the game.
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Charles Kazlauskas scored his 4th goal of the season in the Dutch 2nd division.
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Striker Kenneth Di Vita Jensen led his Honefoss team by scoring their 1st & 3rd goals (his first two goals ever for the team) in a 0-5 rout they put on Nybergsund.
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Game Action:
BELGIUM - Pro League
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - played the whole time as they won 5-0 v Standard Liege.
CZECH REPUBLIC - CZECH LIGA
Stefan Jerome - Sigma Olomouc - came on as a sub in the 86th min as they drew 1-1 v Mlada Boleslav.
DENMARK - Superliga
Clarence Goodson - Brondy - went the distance but lost 1-0 at Midjylland.
Conor O'Brien - SonderjyskE -came on as a sub in the 87th min getting a yellow card 1 min later as they won 1-3 at Koge.
Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland - played the full game as they won 1-0 v AaB.
Chris Rolfe - AaB - played the whole match but lost 1-0 at Nordsjaelland.
Brad Rusin - HB Koge - came on as a sub in the 60th but lost 1-3 v Sonderjyske.
ENGLAND - Premier League
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - went the full 90 but lost 2-0 at Stoke.
Brad Friedel - Tottenham - in goal as they tied 2-2 at Newcastle.
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa - on the bench as they lost 4-1 at Manchester City.
Tim Howard - Everton - played the whole game but lost 3-1 at chelsea.
ENGLAND - Championship League
Conor Doyle - Derby County - on the bench as they tied 1-1 v Southampton.
Robbie Findley - Nottingham Forest - came on as a sub in the 76th min but lost 1-0 at Coventry.
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham - on the bench as they won 2-0 v Leicester.
ENGLAND - League One
Mike Grella - Brentford - came on as a sub in the 66th min in a 0-0 tie game v Scunthorpe.
Anton Peterlin - Wallsall - played the whole game as they won 1-0 v Preston.
FINLAND - Veikkausliiga
Etchu Tabe - RoPS - went the full 90 as they won 3-1 v TPS.
Mason Trafford - Mariehamn - played the whole game as they won 5-2 v Jaro.
Josh Wicks - Mariehamn - went the distance and won 5-2 v Jaro.
FINLAND - Ykkonen
Kyle Luetkehans - PS Kemi Kings - played the whole game but lost 1-3 v KooTeePee.
Dan Stevens - PS Kemi Kings - went the distance as they lost 1-3 v KooTeePee.
Jeremy Vuolo - AC Oulu - played the full game as they won 0-2 at PK-35.
GERMANY - Bundesliga
Timmy Chandler - Nurnberg - played the whole game but lost 2-1 at Wolfsburg.
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - on the bench as they lost 2-0 at Koln.
Jermaine Jones - Schalke - came on at half time but lost 1-2 v Kaiserslautern.
Alfredo Morales - Hertha Berlin - came on as a sub in the 61st min but they lost 4-0 at Bayern Munich.
Daniel Williams - Hoffenheim - started and went 62 min but they lost 2-0 at Stuttgart.
David Yelldell - Bayer Leverkusen - on the bench as they drew 2-2 at Monchengladbach.
GERMANY - 2 Bundesliga
Edson Buddle - Ingolstadt - came on as a sub in the 76th min but lost 3-1 at Duisburg.
Luis Robles - Karlsruher - on the bench and lost 2-0 at Union.
Matt Taylor - Paderborn - on the bench as they won 1-0 v Eintract Braunschweig.
Bobby Wood - 1860 Munich - came on as a sub in the 88th but they lost 2-0 at Hansa Rostock.
ISRAEL - Ligat Al
Ryan Adeleye - Hapoel Be'er Sheva - came on as a sub in the 69th min but lost 0-1 v Maccabi Haifa.
Bryan Gerzicich - Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona - played the entire game getting a yellow card as they won 2-1 v Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Leo Krupnik - Maccabi Netanya - played the whole game as they drew 1-1 at Hapoel Haifa.
ITALY - Serie A
Michael Bradley - Chievo Verona - went the full 90 getting a yellow card as they drew 0-0 v Juventus.
NETHERLANDS - Eredivisie
Jozy Altidore - AZ Alkmaar - started and went 72 min as they drew 2-2 at Ajax.
NETHERLANDS - Eerste Divisie
Charles Kazlauskas - Helmond Sport - went the full 90 scoring yet another goal as they drew 3-3 at MVV.
NORWAY - Eliteserien
Joe Bendik - Sogndal - on the bench as they drew 1-1 v Stromsgodset.
Mikkel Diskerud - Stabaek - played the full game as they tied 1-1 at Lillestrom.
Josh Gatt - Molde - started and played just 13 minutes as they drew 0-0 v Odd Grenland.
NORWAY - 1 Divisjon
Colin Burns - Sandefjord - on the bench as they drew 1-1 v Sandnes Ulf.
Steve Clark - Honefoss - went the distance as they won 0-5 at Nybergsund.
Kyle Helton - Mjondalen - went the full 90, scoring a goal and getting a yellow card as they won 4-3 v Asker.
Kenneth Di Vita Jensen - Honefoss - started and went 77 min scoring 2 goals as they won 0-5 at Nybergsund.
PORTUGAL - Taca de Portugal
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting - won 0-2 at Famalicao.
Alex Zahavi - Vitoria Setubal - lost 1-0 at Mirandela.
RUSSIA - Premier Division
Yevgeni Starikov - Tom' Tomsk - started but got pulled in the 29th min when a defender was red carded and they lost 3-0 at Lokomotiv Moscow.
SCOTLAND - Premier League
Carlos Bocanegra - Ragners - played the full 90 but they drew 1-1 v St Mirren.
Mo Edu - Rangers - started and went 72 min but they drew 1-1 v St Mirren.
SWEDEN - Superettan
Brian Edwards - Degerfors - played the whole game but lost 1-3 v Falkenberg.
Nick Noble - Ljungskile - went the distance but lost 1-2 v Brage.
Matt Pyzdrowski - Angelholms - played the entire game as they drew 1-1 at Varnamo.
Michael Thomas - Ljungskile - on the bench as they lost 1-2 v Brage.
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
Game Action:
PRIMERA DIVISION
Isaac Acuna - America - came on as a sub in the 90th min as the won 0-3 at Monterrey.
DaMarcus Beasley - Puebla - went the full 90 as they won 1-0 v Queretaro.
Jonathan Bornstein - Tigres UANL - on the bench but they lost 2-0 at Jaguares.
Joe Benny Corona - Tijuana - on the bench as they won 3-2 v Pachuca.
Herculez Gomez - Estudiantes Tecos - came on as a sub in the 69th min scoring a goal but they lost 5-2 at Guadalajara.
Michael Orozco Fiscal - San Luis - on the bench as they drew 1-1 v Cruz Azul
MEXICO
Recap du Nord: Lots of movement - Tigres lost which will cost them 3 spots as they fall from #1 to #4. Cruz Azul could not capitalize though as they only drew and remain 2nd. Santos Laguna is the big winner jumping up to the top spot after a victory (and have 1 game in hand.) Guadalajara is the other big mover after winning and going from 7th to 4th. Pachuca and Pumas both lost and drop 2 places to 6th and 7th, while Jaguares drew and with just 1 new point moves up to 5th in the standings. Monterrey also lost but stay in 8th.
Mexico - Primera Top 8 Standings (12 of 17 games played):
23 Santos Laguna (12 GP) (+7) - LAST: Sat Oct 15 W 3-2 v Toluca - NEXT: Sat Oct 22 at Tecos
22 Cruz Azul (+4) - LAST: Sat Oct 15 D 1-1 at San Luis - NEXT: Sat Oct 22 at Queretaro
22 Guadalajara (+3) - LAST: Sat Oct 15 W 5-2 v Tecos - NEXT:
21 Tigres (+8) - LAST: Fri Oct 14 L 2-0 at Morelia - NEXT: Sat Oct 22 v Monterrey
20 Jaguares (+2) - LAST: Sat Oct 15 D 1-1 v Atlante - NEXT: Sat Oct 22 v Jaguares
20 Pachuca (-1) - LAST: Sat Oct 15 L 3-2 at Tijuana - NEXT: Sat Oct 22 v Pumas
20 Pumas (-3) - LAST: Sun Oct 16 L 1-4 v Atlas - NEXT: Sat Oct 22 at Pachuca
17 Monterrey (+2) - LASt: Sat Oct 15 L 0-3 v America - NEXT: Sat Oct 22 at Tigres
ENGLAND
Evan Fanning, Ian McCourt and Gregg Roughley of the Guardian give us five things we learned from the Premier League this weekend.
SPAIN
Sid Lowe of the Guardian tell us all about the great start to the season for Levante and the rest of the weekend in La Liga.
GERMANY
Raphael Honigstein of the Guardian on the building strength of Stuttgart and the rest of the round in the Bundesliga.
ITALY
Paolo Bandini of the Guardian looks at Lazio's big big win over rivals Roma, and a review of the rest of the weekend in Serie A.
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
Matchday 3 - Thu Oct 20.
BRAZIL
Recap du Nord: 1, 2 & 3 Corinthians, Vasco and Botafogo all won and kept their places, but 4th place Sao Paolo lost and fell to 6th. Flam won and moved up to 4th, while Flum rejoin the top 5.
Serie A Top 5 Standings (30 of 38 games played):
54 Corinthians (+13) - LAST: Sun Oct 16 W 0-1 at Cruzeiro - NEXT: Sun Oct 23 at Internacional
54 Vasco da Gama (+12) - LAST: Sun Oct 16 W 2-0 v Atletico Mineiro - NEXT: Sun Oct 23 at Bahia
52 Botafogo (29 GP) - LAST: Sun Oct 16 W 2-0 v Atletico PR - NEXT: Wed Oct 19 at Santos
51 Flamengo - LAST: Sat Oct 15 W 0-1 at Ceara - NEXT: Sun Oct 23 v Santos
50 Fluminense - NEXT: Sat Oct 22 v Atletico Mineiro
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48 Sao Paulo - LAST: Sun Oct 16 L 3-0 at Atletico GO
ARGENTINA
Recap du Nord: NO ONE in the top 5 won this weekend. Oof. Boca remain at #1 with a tie. Atletico Rafaela lost and fall from 2 to 3. Racing Club then move up to #2 with a tie. Colon stays at #4 with a tie of their own. But Godoy Cruz lost and fall all the way down to 8th. Tigre is the new 5th place team.
Primera Division - Apertura - Top 5 Standings (11 of 19 played):
25 Boca Juniors - LAST: Sat Oct 15 D 0-0 v Belgrano - NEXT: Tue Oct 25 at Colon
19 Racing Club (+6) - LAST: Sat Oct 15 D 0-0 at San Martin San Juan - NEXT: Wed Oct 26 v Lanus
19 Atletico Rafaela (+1) - LAST: Sat Oct 15 L 3-0 at Estudiantes - NEXT: Tue Oct 25 v Argentinos Juniors
18 Colon - LAST: Sat Oct 15 D 0-0 at Argentinos Juniors - NEXT: Tue Oct 25 v Boca Juniors
17 Tigre - NEXT: Wed Oct 26 v Belgrano
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16 Godoy Cruz - LAST: Fri Oct 14 L 2-1 at Independiente
CONCACAF 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Matchday 4
Matches & Scores:
-Oct 15
Grenada 1-1 St Vincent/Grenadines
Group Standings
-The 6 group winners advance to the next round.
VERY OFF TOPIC
We may have heard the last from one of my favorite bands of all time - Sonic Youth. The married couple who front the band, Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon, along with Lee Ronaldo, have seperated after 27 years of marriage. Damn.
BIG PIMPIN
Paul Demko and I had a great conversation about Memphis BBQ last night. He had been to the Rendezvous which I agreed was quite nice, while I have also been to the Interstate which was great, and then my fave of them all Payne's. Below is a picture of their pulled pork sandwich with weird yellow slaw on top.
Always remember this about Payne's: When they runs outta slaw, they close down fo da day.
ENDERS
RIP Danny Wheldon
posted by brucio at 18:26
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