Some Soccer News for Mon Oct 3, 2011
STARTERS
Landon Donovan is OUT of the upcoming USA friendlies with a thigh muscle injury. Edson Buddle has been called in to take his place.
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Montreal's big splashy first MLS signing is a centerback who has barely played a game since the middle of 2006 - 28 year old Colombian Nelson Rivas.
-Rumor has it he signed as a designated player, but I want to see verification of that. If he is a DP then that's a real shame.
NASL SCOREBOARD
Playoffs
My team, the Stars had a powerhouse win in St Petersburg over FC Tampa Bay on Saturday night that propels them to the next round of the playoffs against nemesis Carolina. What a battle that will be!
See them celebrate a second consecutive must-win road game right here. Same songs, still fun.
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Quarterfinals - One-Off Series
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 1
FC Tampa Bay (3) 0-1 NSC Minnesota Stars (6) - NMS goal by Luke Mulholland
Ft Lauderdale Strikers (4) 5-0 FC Edmonton (5) -
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All tix for the Star home Semifinal game are just $10. You have NO excuse.
Semifinals - Home & Home Series
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Sat Oct 8
NSC Minnesota Stars v Carolina RailHawks
Ft Lauderdale Strikers v Puerto Rico Islanders
2nd Leg
-Sat Oct 15
Carolina RailHawks v NSC Minnesota Stars
Puerto Rico Islanders v Ft Lauderdale Strikers
US OPEN CUP
The 2011 Final is Tuesday night!
The Seattle Times provides us with quotes from a press conference starring the head coaches of both teams - Sigi Schmid and Frank Klopas.
Tim Booth of the AP previews.
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Match & Score:
-Tue Oct 4
Seattle Sounders FC v Chicago Fire SC - 9pm CT on Fox Soccer
Venue: CenturyLink Field
STORY OF THE DAY
Long time England and Premier League goalkeeper David James writing for the Guardian proposes 5 fixes to the game for modern times.
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
Jonathan Spector injured his ankle and was removed early from the game this weekend for Birmingham but he has flown to the USA camp anyway and will be examined by their doctors.
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Brian Sciaretta of Yanks Abroad tells us new USA player Danny Williams' story.
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Steve Davis of Sports Illustrated gives us his list of 10 MLS players deserving of a look from Jurgen Klinsmann.
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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
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USA Roster.
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
Edson Buddle - Ingolstadt
Teal Bunbury -Sporting Kansas City
FIFA SCANDALIZATIONINGS
The Economist is now telling the story of the dirt bags, I mean gentlemen, who run the Brazilian federation and hold immense power at FIFA - Ricardo Teixeira & Joao Havelange.
-Martyn Ziegler of the Press Association turned us on to this article.
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The Europe based Court of Arbitration for Sports has turned down Mohammed Bin Hammam's appeal of his lifetime ban from FIFA for corruption.
VERY SAD NEWS
The Press Association reports that fans of both teams in the North London derby this past weekend were heard chanting horrible things at the other team during the game. The two teams have condemned their own fans. What will be done?
“Both clubs were extremely disappointed to hear the chants from supporters at yesterday's game. Neither club tolerates foul language, racist chanting, homophobic chanting or any anti-social behaviour from its supporters. We shall be working closely with each other to identify the individuals involved.”
Here is the joint statement released by the two teams.
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 1
Everton 0-2 Liverpool - the Reds claim this Merseyside derby.
Hoffenheim 0-0 Bayern Munich - Hoff slowed em down, but thats not enough to beat the concrete wall known as Bayern.
Inter 0-3 Napoli - Inter failed the big test as Nap blew their doors off and earned them some bonifieds.
-Sun Oct 2
Juventus 2-0 Milan - Juve took care of business to complete a miserable weekend for everyone in the city of Milan.
Tottenham 2-1 Arsenal - this was not an upset in the North London derby.
PSG 2-0 Lyon - PSG has spent enough money to separate them from the pack now in France.
Atletico Madrid 0-0 Sevilla - is one of these two going to at least try and stay with the leaders? No!
Fulham 6-0 Queens Park Rangers - a minor London derby sees Fulham finally spark to life this season.
QUESTION OF THE DAY
What has happened to Ricardo Clark at Eintracht Frankfurt? He has all but disappeared from the team, making only 1 appearance this season and just as rarely making the game day roster. Why? Anyone?
DO YOU REALIZE
Boca Juniors are now unbeaten in 20 straight!
Stephen Wade of the AP with the story on the resurgent legendary team.
PICTURE OF THE DAY
Sporting Kansas City goes NASCAR!
NASCAR driver James Buescher and Sporting KC are teaming up this week with the driver training with the team and players attending his race at the Kansas Speedway in his pit.
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 3-2 DC United - PU goals by Sebastian Le Toux(2) & Michael Farfan. DCU goals by Dwayne DeRosario & Andy Najar.
Venue: PPL Park
Atten: 17,963
-Sat Oct 1
Houston Dynamo 1-1 Chicago Fire SC - HD goal by Collin Clark. CF goal by Dominic Oduro.
Venue: Robertson Stadium
Atten: 17,544
Toronto FC 1-1 New York Red Bulls - TFC goal by Danny Koevermans. NYRB goal by Thierry Henry.
Venue: BMO Field
Atten: 20,132
New England Revolution 1-2 Seattle Sounders FC - NER goal by Diego Fagundez. SS goals both by Fredy Montero.
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Atten: 21,022
Colorado Rapids 1-0 FC Dallas - CR goal by Drew Moor.
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Atten: 13,900
LA Galaxy 2-1 Real Salt Lake - LAG goals by Chad Barrett & Own Goal(Nat Borchers). RSL goal by Fabian Espindola.
Venue: The Home Depot Center
Atten: 27,000
San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Sporting Kansas City - SJE goal by Chris Wondolowski. SKC goal by Teal Bunbury.
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium
Atten: 10,525
-Sun Oct 2
Columbus Crew 2-1 DC United - CC goals by Own Goal(Daniel Woolard) & Eddie Gaven. DCU goal by Daniel Woolard.
Venue: Crew Stadium
Atten: 15,566
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0-1 Portland Timbers - PT goal by Kenny Cooper.
Venue: BC Place
Atten: 21,000
CD Chivas USA 1-1 Philadelphia Union - CUSA goal by Juan Pablo Angel. PU goal by Justin Mapp.
Venue: The Home Depot Center
Atten: 16,134
Week 30
-Tue Oct 4
New York Red Bulls v LA Galaxy - 7:00PM CT on ESPN2
Venue: Red Bull Arena
-Thu Oct 6
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Real Salt Lake - 8:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: BC Place Stadium
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EJECTIONS:
Kyle Beckerman - Salt Lake - red card
Miguel Comminges - Colorado - 2 yellow cards
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Standings:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
45 Sporting Kansas City (32 GP) (+7 GD)
44 Philadelphia Union (31 GP) (+7 GD)
44 Columbus Crew (32 GP) (-3 GD)
43 Houston Dynamo (32 GP) (0 GD)
40 New York Red Bulls (31 GP) (+5 GD)
38 DC United (30 GP) (0 GD)
37 Chicago Fire SC (31 GP) (0 GD)
OUT-31 Toronto FC (32 GP) (-23 GD)
OUT-27 New England Revolution (31 GP) (-16 GD)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
*64 LA Galaxy (31 GP) (+23 GD)
*57 Seattle Sounders FC (31 GP) (+18 GD)
*51 Real Salt Lake (31 GP) (+11 GD)
46 FC Dallas (31 GP) (+2 GD)
45 Colorado Rapids (32 GP) (+2 GD)
40 Portland Timbers (31 GP) (-6 GD)
36 CD Chivas USA (32 GP) (+1 GD)
32 San Jose Earthquakes (31 GP) (-7 GD)
OUT-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (30 GP) (-21 GD)
*Playoff berth
MLS SUPPORTERS SHIELD STANDINGS
64 LA Galaxy (31 GP) (+23 GD)
57 Seattle Sounders FC (31 GP) (+18 GD)
IF THE MLS PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
The 10 teams:
Columbus moves up to E3, with Houston falling to WC3. Portland is tied with New York on points but 11 behind on goal differential.
WEST
1 LA Galaxy
2 Seattle Sounders
3 Real Salt Lake
EAST
1 Sporting Kansas City
2 Philadelphia Union
3 Columbus Crew
WILD CARD
1 FC Dallas
2 Colorado Rapids
3 Houston Dynamo
4 New York Red Bulls
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
Chicago's Marco Pappa was named MLS Player of the Week.
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Steve Davis of Sports Illustrated with five things we learned from Week 29.
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4 out of 9 games this weekend ended 1-1. Tightness.
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RSL has lost 3 in a row, after winning 5 in a row. They are OUT of the Supporters Shield race. But due to other teams ineptitude they claimed a playoff spot.
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Toronto, New England and Vancouver were all officially eliminated from the playoff chase this weekend.
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12 teams will now fight over the 7 playoff spots remaining.
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Its been great to see Juan Pablo Angel turn his long season around after joining up with Chivas USA.
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Also great to see Eddie Gaven back to 100% for Columbus, and how about that diving header for a winner! Oh yeah! (What is up with that terrible video quality?)
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TSN has words from commissioner Don Garber concerning next years schedule, and its looking more and more like it will not be a balanced one. Damn. They are also trying to get it out much earlier than ever before, and with so many teams controlling their own buildings its easier than ever before.
MLS RESERVE LEAGUE
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 1
Houston Dynamo 2-1 Chicago Fire SC - HD goals both by Will Bruin. CF goal by Calen Carr.
Let's try that again, with out the brain freeze:
Houston Dynamo 3-0 Chicago Fire SC - HD goals by Will Bruin(2) & Calen Carr.
Toronto FC 3-1 New York Red Bulls - TFC goals by Keith Makubuya & Stefan Vukovic(2). NYRB goal by Semso Nikocevic.
-Sun Oct 2
Colorado Rapids 5-1 FC Dallas - CR goals by Ross LaBauex, Quincy Amarikwa(3) & Andre Akpan. FCD goal by Ruben Luna.
-Mon Oct 3
LA Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers
-Thu Oct 6
FC Dallas v Sporting Kansas City
New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire SC
-Sat Oct 8
Real Salt Lake v Chicago Fire SC
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Standings Etc.
MLS EXPANSION
Montreal with a press release that tell us they are right into their inaugural season prep and have brought in a lot of players for evaluation, including several names we all know: Jamie Watson, Jeremiah White, Wes Knight and Bratislav Ristic.
-Thanks to BQ for the link.
-Ristic is the one I would look at the hardest.
-An handful of their NASL players are getting shot at the new roster as well, including Sinisa Ubiparipovic, Ryan Pore and Hassoun Camara who all had really good seasons with the Impact.
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Edson Buddle scored the games first two goals but Ingolstadt blew leads of 2-0 and 3-1 to lose 3-5 at home.
Clint Dempsey scored the team's 5th goal of the game for Fulham as they ran a dumptruck over Queens Park Rangers 6-0 on Sunday.
Jermaine Jones has worked his way back into the Schalke rotation and while not starting yet, is playing more each game. It would be great to see him re-take his dominant role.
Robbie Findley's manager at Nottingham, Steve McClaren resigned after another terrible game.
Michael Thomas scored his 5th goal of the season at Ljungskile in Sweden's 2nd division.
Bold reports that Marcus Tracy was released by AaB today. (in Danish)
-Thanks to Henrik for the info.
-The article says he is looking to play in the USA next season.
The 3 Americans all started for Rangers on Saturday.
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Game Action:
BELGIUM - Pro League
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - played the entire match as they won 0-1 at Genk.
BELGIUM - Second Division
Tristan Bowen - Roeselare - started but came out at half time and they lost 0-3 v Antwerp.
Devann Yao - Boussu Dour Borinage - started but came out in the 64th min as they lost 0-3 v Sporting Charleroi.
DENMARK - Superliga
Clarence Goodson - Brondy - went the entire game and won 1-0 v Lyngby.
Conor O'Brien - SonderjyskE - on the bench as they lost 1-0 at Nordsjaelland.
Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland - played the whole game as they won 1-0 v SonderjyskE.
Chris Rolfe - AaB - went the full 90 as they drew 1-1 at Silkeborg.
Brad Rusin - HB Koge - came on as a sub in the 86th min but lost 2-1 at OB.
ENGLAND - Premier League
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - played the whole game scoring a goal as they won big 6-0 v QPR.
Brad Friedel - Tottenham - played the full match as they won 2-1 v Arsenal.
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa - on the bench as they won 2-0 v Wigan.
Tim Howard - Everton - went the full 90 but lost 0-2 v Liverpool.
ENGLAND - Championship League
Conor Doyle - Derby County - came on in second half stoppage time as they lost 4-0 at Leicester. (What is the point of that? A play bonus?)
Robbie Findley - Nottingham Forest - came on as a sub in the 65th min but they lost 1-3 v Birmingham.
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham - started but was subbed off in the 12th min as they went on to win 1-3 at Nottingham Forest.
ENGLAND - League One
Mike Grella - Brentford - on the bench as they lost 0-4 v HUddersfield.
Anton Peterlin - Wallsall - came on as a sub in the 73rd min as they drew 1-1 v Carlisle United.
FINLAND - Veikkausliiga
Etchu Tabe - RoPS - went the full 90 but lost 6-2 at Inter Turku.
Mason Trafford - Mariehamn - played the whole game but lost 0-2 v HJK.
FINLAND - Ykkonen
Kyle Luetkehans - PS Kemi Kings - came on as a sub in the 86th min but lost 2-0 at Viikingit.
Dan Stevens - PS Kemi Kings - went the distance but lost 2-0 at Viikingit.
Jeremy Vuolo - AC Oulu - drew 1-1 at Jippo.
Kellan Wilson - HIFK - on the bench for a scoreless game at Hameenlinna.
GERMANY - Bundesliga
Timmy Chandler - Nurnberg - played the whole game as they drew 3-3 v Mainz.
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - went the distance getting a yellow card as they won 3-2 v Werder Bremen.
Jermaine Jones - Schalke - came on as a sub in the 55th min and they won 1-2 at Hamburg.
Alfredo Morales - Hertha Berlin - on the bench as they won 3-0 v Koln.
Daniel Williams - Hoffenheim - started and went 69 min as they drew 0-0 v Bayern Munich.
David Yelldell - Bayer Leverkusen - on the bench as they won 3-1 v Wolfsburg.
GERMANY - 2 Bundesliga
Edson Buddle - Ingolstadt - went the full 90 scoring 2 goals but losing 3-5 v Bochum.
Luis Robles - Karlsruher - on the bench as they drew 2-2 v Greuther Furth.
Matt Taylor - Paderborn - came on in second half stoppage time as they won 0-1 at Duisburg.
ISRAEL - Ligat Al
Ryan Adeleye - Hapoel Be'er Sheva - on the bench as they won 0-2 at Hapoel Haifa.
Bryan Gerzicich - Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona - played the full 90 as they won 0-1 at Ironi Ramat Hasharon.
Leo Krupnik - Maccabi Netanya - they won 2-1 v Hapoel Tel Aviv.
ITALY - Serie A
Michael Bradley - Chievo Verona - played the full 90 as they drew 0-0 at Cesena.
NETHERLANDS - Eredivisie
Jozy Altidore - AZ Alkmaar - started and went 58 min as they won 1-3 at VVV Venlo.
NETHERLANDS - Eerste Divisie
Charles Kazlauskas - Helmond Sport - played the full 90 as they won 1-0 v Den Bosch.
NORWAY - Eliteserien
Joe Bendik - Sogndal - on the bench as they drew 2-2 at Fredrikstad.
Erik Benjaminsen - Stabaek - on the bench as they won 2-0 v Sarpsborg.
Mikkel Diskerud - Stabaek - went the distance as they won 2-0 v Sarpsborg.
Josh Gatt - Molde - played the whole game as they won 0-2 at Tromso.
NORWAY - 1 Divisjon
Jonathan Borrajo - Hamarkameratene - started and went 87 min as they drew 1-1 at Honefoss.
Colin Burns - Sandefjord - on the bench as they won 2-1 v Strommen.
Steve Clark - Honefoss - went the distance as they drew 1-1 v HamKam.
Kyle Helton - Mjondalen - started and played 86 min as they drew 2-2 v Kongsvinger.
Kenneth Di Vita Jensen - Honefoss - started and went 60 min as they drew 1-1 v HamKam.
PORTUGAL - Primeira Liga
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting - played the entire game and they won 0-1 at Vitoria Guimaraes.
PORTUGAL - Liga de Honra
Caleb Patterson-Sewell - Atletico CP - played the whole game as they won 1-0 v Naval 1 Degree de Maio.
Tony Taylor - Atletico CP - started and went 78 min as they won 1-0 v Naval 1 Degree de Maio.
RUSSIA - Premier Division
Yevgeni Starikov - Tom' Tomsk - came on as a sub in the 54th min but lost 0-2 v Rubin Kazan.
SCOTLAND - Premier League
Alejandro Bedoya - Rangers - started but came off at half time as they won 1-0 v Hibernian.
Carlos Bocanegra - Rangers - went the distance as they won 1-0 v Hibernian.
Mo Edu - Rangers - played the whole game as they won 1-0 v Hibernian.
SWEDEN - Allsvenskan Liga
Ryan Miller - Halmstad - came on as a sub in the 65th min but lost 1-0 at Orebro.
SWEDEN - Superettan
Brian Edwards - Degerfors - played the entire game as they won 2-0 v Varnamo.
Nick Noble - Ljungskile - in goal for the full 90 as they won 6-0 v Vasteras.
Matt Pyzdrowski - Angelholms - played the whole terrible 90 minutes as they lost 6-0 at Sundsvall.
Michael Thomas - Ljungskile - went the distance scoring a goal as they won 6-0 v Vasteras.
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
DaMarcus Beasley nabbed a goal in a losing effort.
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Game Action:
PRIMERA DIVISION
DaMarcus Beasley - Puebla - went the distance scoring a goal but losing 2-1 at San Luis.
Joe Benny Corona - Tijuana - came on as a sub at half time as they drew 1-1 v Tigres.
Michael Orozco Fiscal - San Luis - played the full game as they won 2-1 v Puebla.
MEXICO
Recap du Nord: Jaguares could only get a draw and dropped from 1 to 2. Cruz Azul & Guadalajara both lost falling from 2 & 3 to 4 & 5. Tigres got a win to leap up to #3. 5th place Pumas were the big winners not only on the field but jumping all the way up to 1st Place. Huge! Atlante's loss sees them fall out of the playoff spots. Santos and Queretaro both won moving them up from 7th & 8th to 6th and 7th. Pachuca got a win and bump up to the final playoff spot in 8th place.
Mexico - Primera Top 8 Standings (11 of 17 games played):
20 Pumas (+3) - LAST: Sun Oct 2 W 1-0 v America
19 Jaguares (+3) (20 GF) - LAST: Sat Oct 1 D 1-1 v Atlas
18 Tigres (+7) - LAST: Sun Oct 2 D 1-1 at Tijuana
18 Cruz Azul (+2) (13 GF) - LAST: Sat Oct 1 L 1-0 at Santos Laguna
18 Guadalajara (0) - LAST: Sat Oct 1 L 0-1 v Queretaro
17 Santos Laguna (10 GP) (+4) - LAST: Sat Oct 1 W 1-0 v Cruz Azul
17 Queretaro (+2) - LAST: Sat Oct 1 W 0-1 at Guadalajara
17 Pachuca (-1) - LAST: Sat Oct 1 W 0-1 at Atlante.
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15 Atlante - LAST: Sat Oct 1 L 0-1 v Pachuca
ENGLAND
Ian McCourt, Evan Fanning and Sachin Nakrani of the Guardian with five things we learned from the Premier League this weekend.
SPAIN
Sid Lowe of the Guardian sees Marcelo Bielsa starting to have an affect at Athletic Bilbao and the rest of the round in La Liga.
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Phil Ball of ESPN calls Levante the surprise of the early season in Spain, and reviews the rest of the weekends matches.
GERMANY
Raphael Honigstein of the Guardian on manager Huub Stevens and his current team Schalke, plus the rest of the weekend in the Bundesliga.
ITALY
Paolo Bandini of the Guardian writes about Juventus Rising, and the rest of the round in Serie A.
BRAZIL
Recap du Nord: Vasco tied Corinthians and both stay at #1 & #2 respectively. 3 & 4 Sao Paolo & Botafogo both lost but stay where they are. #5 Fluminense won and pulled muct closer to the top teams.
Brazil - Serie A Top 5 Standings (27 of 38 games played):
50 Vasco - LAST: Sun Oct 2 D 1-1 v Corinthians
48 Corinthians - LAST: Sun Oct 2 D 1-1 at Vasco da Gama
46 Sao Paulo - LAST: Sun Oct 2 L 1-2 v Flamengo
45 Botafogo (26 GP) - LAST: Sun Oct 2 L 2-0 at Atletico GO
44 Fluminense - LAST: Sat Oct 1 W 3-2 v Santos
BIG PIMPIN
Review du Nord - Paul Demko reviews the new book by Simon Kuper - Soccer Men.
ENDERS
Lou Reed & Metallica - The View
Landon Donovan is OUT of the upcoming USA friendlies with a thigh muscle injury. Edson Buddle has been called in to take his place.
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Montreal's big splashy first MLS signing is a centerback who has barely played a game since the middle of 2006 - 28 year old Colombian Nelson Rivas.
-Rumor has it he signed as a designated player, but I want to see verification of that. If he is a DP then that's a real shame.
NASL SCOREBOARD
Playoffs
My team, the Stars had a powerhouse win in St Petersburg over FC Tampa Bay on Saturday night that propels them to the next round of the playoffs against nemesis Carolina. What a battle that will be!
See them celebrate a second consecutive must-win road game right here. Same songs, still fun.
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Quarterfinals - One-Off Series
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 1
FC Tampa Bay (3) 0-1 NSC Minnesota Stars (6) - NMS goal by Luke Mulholland
Ft Lauderdale Strikers (4) 5-0 FC Edmonton (5) -
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All tix for the Star home Semifinal game are just $10. You have NO excuse.
Semifinals - Home & Home Series
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Sat Oct 8
NSC Minnesota Stars v Carolina RailHawks
Ft Lauderdale Strikers v Puerto Rico Islanders
2nd Leg
-Sat Oct 15
Carolina RailHawks v NSC Minnesota Stars
Puerto Rico Islanders v Ft Lauderdale Strikers
US OPEN CUP
The 2011 Final is Tuesday night!
The Seattle Times provides us with quotes from a press conference starring the head coaches of both teams - Sigi Schmid and Frank Klopas.
Tim Booth of the AP previews.
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Match & Score:
-Tue Oct 4
Seattle Sounders FC v Chicago Fire SC - 9pm CT on Fox Soccer
Venue: CenturyLink Field
STORY OF THE DAY
Long time England and Premier League goalkeeper David James writing for the Guardian proposes 5 fixes to the game for modern times.
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
Jonathan Spector injured his ankle and was removed early from the game this weekend for Birmingham but he has flown to the USA camp anyway and will be examined by their doctors.
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Brian Sciaretta of Yanks Abroad tells us new USA player Danny Williams' story.
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Steve Davis of Sports Illustrated gives us his list of 10 MLS players deserving of a look from Jurgen Klinsmann.
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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
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USA Roster.
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
Edson Buddle - Ingolstadt
Teal Bunbury -Sporting Kansas City
FIFA SCANDALIZATIONINGS
The Economist is now telling the story of the dirt bags, I mean gentlemen, who run the Brazilian federation and hold immense power at FIFA - Ricardo Teixeira & Joao Havelange.
-Martyn Ziegler of the Press Association turned us on to this article.
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The Europe based Court of Arbitration for Sports has turned down Mohammed Bin Hammam's appeal of his lifetime ban from FIFA for corruption.
VERY SAD NEWS
The Press Association reports that fans of both teams in the North London derby this past weekend were heard chanting horrible things at the other team during the game. The two teams have condemned their own fans. What will be done?
“Both clubs were extremely disappointed to hear the chants from supporters at yesterday's game. Neither club tolerates foul language, racist chanting, homophobic chanting or any anti-social behaviour from its supporters. We shall be working closely with each other to identify the individuals involved.”
Here is the joint statement released by the two teams.
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 1
Everton 0-2 Liverpool - the Reds claim this Merseyside derby.
Hoffenheim 0-0 Bayern Munich - Hoff slowed em down, but thats not enough to beat the concrete wall known as Bayern.
Inter 0-3 Napoli - Inter failed the big test as Nap blew their doors off and earned them some bonifieds.
-Sun Oct 2
Juventus 2-0 Milan - Juve took care of business to complete a miserable weekend for everyone in the city of Milan.
Tottenham 2-1 Arsenal - this was not an upset in the North London derby.
PSG 2-0 Lyon - PSG has spent enough money to separate them from the pack now in France.
Atletico Madrid 0-0 Sevilla - is one of these two going to at least try and stay with the leaders? No!
Fulham 6-0 Queens Park Rangers - a minor London derby sees Fulham finally spark to life this season.
QUESTION OF THE DAY
What has happened to Ricardo Clark at Eintracht Frankfurt? He has all but disappeared from the team, making only 1 appearance this season and just as rarely making the game day roster. Why? Anyone?
DO YOU REALIZE
Boca Juniors are now unbeaten in 20 straight!
Stephen Wade of the AP with the story on the resurgent legendary team.
PICTURE OF THE DAY
Sporting Kansas City goes NASCAR!
NASCAR driver James Buescher and Sporting KC are teaming up this week with the driver training with the team and players attending his race at the Kansas Speedway in his pit.
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 3-2 DC United - PU goals by Sebastian Le Toux(2) & Michael Farfan. DCU goals by Dwayne DeRosario & Andy Najar.
Venue: PPL Park
Atten: 17,963
-Sat Oct 1
Houston Dynamo 1-1 Chicago Fire SC - HD goal by Collin Clark. CF goal by Dominic Oduro.
Venue: Robertson Stadium
Atten: 17,544
Toronto FC 1-1 New York Red Bulls - TFC goal by Danny Koevermans. NYRB goal by Thierry Henry.
Venue: BMO Field
Atten: 20,132
New England Revolution 1-2 Seattle Sounders FC - NER goal by Diego Fagundez. SS goals both by Fredy Montero.
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Atten: 21,022
Colorado Rapids 1-0 FC Dallas - CR goal by Drew Moor.
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Atten: 13,900
LA Galaxy 2-1 Real Salt Lake - LAG goals by Chad Barrett & Own Goal(Nat Borchers). RSL goal by Fabian Espindola.
Venue: The Home Depot Center
Atten: 27,000
San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Sporting Kansas City - SJE goal by Chris Wondolowski. SKC goal by Teal Bunbury.
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium
Atten: 10,525
-Sun Oct 2
Columbus Crew 2-1 DC United - CC goals by Own Goal(Daniel Woolard) & Eddie Gaven. DCU goal by Daniel Woolard.
Venue: Crew Stadium
Atten: 15,566
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0-1 Portland Timbers - PT goal by Kenny Cooper.
Venue: BC Place
Atten: 21,000
CD Chivas USA 1-1 Philadelphia Union - CUSA goal by Juan Pablo Angel. PU goal by Justin Mapp.
Venue: The Home Depot Center
Atten: 16,134
Week 30
-Tue Oct 4
New York Red Bulls v LA Galaxy - 7:00PM CT on ESPN2
Venue: Red Bull Arena
-Thu Oct 6
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Real Salt Lake - 8:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: BC Place Stadium
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EJECTIONS:
Kyle Beckerman - Salt Lake - red card
Miguel Comminges - Colorado - 2 yellow cards
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Standings:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
45 Sporting Kansas City (32 GP) (+7 GD)
44 Philadelphia Union (31 GP) (+7 GD)
44 Columbus Crew (32 GP) (-3 GD)
43 Houston Dynamo (32 GP) (0 GD)
40 New York Red Bulls (31 GP) (+5 GD)
38 DC United (30 GP) (0 GD)
37 Chicago Fire SC (31 GP) (0 GD)
OUT-31 Toronto FC (32 GP) (-23 GD)
OUT-27 New England Revolution (31 GP) (-16 GD)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
*64 LA Galaxy (31 GP) (+23 GD)
*57 Seattle Sounders FC (31 GP) (+18 GD)
*51 Real Salt Lake (31 GP) (+11 GD)
46 FC Dallas (31 GP) (+2 GD)
45 Colorado Rapids (32 GP) (+2 GD)
40 Portland Timbers (31 GP) (-6 GD)
36 CD Chivas USA (32 GP) (+1 GD)
32 San Jose Earthquakes (31 GP) (-7 GD)
OUT-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (30 GP) (-21 GD)
*Playoff berth
MLS SUPPORTERS SHIELD STANDINGS
64 LA Galaxy (31 GP) (+23 GD)
57 Seattle Sounders FC (31 GP) (+18 GD)
IF THE MLS PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
The 10 teams:
Columbus moves up to E3, with Houston falling to WC3. Portland is tied with New York on points but 11 behind on goal differential.
WEST
1 LA Galaxy
2 Seattle Sounders
3 Real Salt Lake
EAST
1 Sporting Kansas City
2 Philadelphia Union
3 Columbus Crew
WILD CARD
1 FC Dallas
2 Colorado Rapids
3 Houston Dynamo
4 New York Red Bulls
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
Chicago's Marco Pappa was named MLS Player of the Week.
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Steve Davis of Sports Illustrated with five things we learned from Week 29.
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4 out of 9 games this weekend ended 1-1. Tightness.
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RSL has lost 3 in a row, after winning 5 in a row. They are OUT of the Supporters Shield race. But due to other teams ineptitude they claimed a playoff spot.
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Toronto, New England and Vancouver were all officially eliminated from the playoff chase this weekend.
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12 teams will now fight over the 7 playoff spots remaining.
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Its been great to see Juan Pablo Angel turn his long season around after joining up with Chivas USA.
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Also great to see Eddie Gaven back to 100% for Columbus, and how about that diving header for a winner! Oh yeah! (What is up with that terrible video quality?)
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TSN has words from commissioner Don Garber concerning next years schedule, and its looking more and more like it will not be a balanced one. Damn. They are also trying to get it out much earlier than ever before, and with so many teams controlling their own buildings its easier than ever before.
MLS RESERVE LEAGUE
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 1
Let's try that again, with out the brain freeze:
Houston Dynamo 3-0 Chicago Fire SC - HD goals by Will Bruin(2) & Calen Carr.
Toronto FC 3-1 New York Red Bulls - TFC goals by Keith Makubuya & Stefan Vukovic(2). NYRB goal by Semso Nikocevic.
-Sun Oct 2
Colorado Rapids 5-1 FC Dallas - CR goals by Ross LaBauex, Quincy Amarikwa(3) & Andre Akpan. FCD goal by Ruben Luna.
-Mon Oct 3
LA Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers
-Thu Oct 6
FC Dallas v Sporting Kansas City
New York Red Bulls v Chicago Fire SC
-Sat Oct 8
Real Salt Lake v Chicago Fire SC
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Standings Etc.
MLS EXPANSION
Montreal with a press release that tell us they are right into their inaugural season prep and have brought in a lot of players for evaluation, including several names we all know: Jamie Watson, Jeremiah White, Wes Knight and Bratislav Ristic.
-Thanks to BQ for the link.
-Ristic is the one I would look at the hardest.
-An handful of their NASL players are getting shot at the new roster as well, including Sinisa Ubiparipovic, Ryan Pore and Hassoun Camara who all had really good seasons with the Impact.
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Edson Buddle scored the games first two goals but Ingolstadt blew leads of 2-0 and 3-1 to lose 3-5 at home.
Clint Dempsey scored the team's 5th goal of the game for Fulham as they ran a dumptruck over Queens Park Rangers 6-0 on Sunday.
Jermaine Jones has worked his way back into the Schalke rotation and while not starting yet, is playing more each game. It would be great to see him re-take his dominant role.
Robbie Findley's manager at Nottingham, Steve McClaren resigned after another terrible game.
Michael Thomas scored his 5th goal of the season at Ljungskile in Sweden's 2nd division.
Bold reports that Marcus Tracy was released by AaB today. (in Danish)
-Thanks to Henrik for the info.
-The article says he is looking to play in the USA next season.
The 3 Americans all started for Rangers on Saturday.
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Game Action:
BELGIUM - Pro League
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - played the entire match as they won 0-1 at Genk.
BELGIUM - Second Division
Tristan Bowen - Roeselare - started but came out at half time and they lost 0-3 v Antwerp.
Devann Yao - Boussu Dour Borinage - started but came out in the 64th min as they lost 0-3 v Sporting Charleroi.
DENMARK - Superliga
Clarence Goodson - Brondy - went the entire game and won 1-0 v Lyngby.
Conor O'Brien - SonderjyskE - on the bench as they lost 1-0 at Nordsjaelland.
Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland - played the whole game as they won 1-0 v SonderjyskE.
Chris Rolfe - AaB - went the full 90 as they drew 1-1 at Silkeborg.
Brad Rusin - HB Koge - came on as a sub in the 86th min but lost 2-1 at OB.
ENGLAND - Premier League
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - played the whole game scoring a goal as they won big 6-0 v QPR.
Brad Friedel - Tottenham - played the full match as they won 2-1 v Arsenal.
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa - on the bench as they won 2-0 v Wigan.
Tim Howard - Everton - went the full 90 but lost 0-2 v Liverpool.
ENGLAND - Championship League
Conor Doyle - Derby County - came on in second half stoppage time as they lost 4-0 at Leicester. (What is the point of that? A play bonus?)
Robbie Findley - Nottingham Forest - came on as a sub in the 65th min but they lost 1-3 v Birmingham.
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham - started but was subbed off in the 12th min as they went on to win 1-3 at Nottingham Forest.
ENGLAND - League One
Mike Grella - Brentford - on the bench as they lost 0-4 v HUddersfield.
Anton Peterlin - Wallsall - came on as a sub in the 73rd min as they drew 1-1 v Carlisle United.
FINLAND - Veikkausliiga
Etchu Tabe - RoPS - went the full 90 but lost 6-2 at Inter Turku.
Mason Trafford - Mariehamn - played the whole game but lost 0-2 v HJK.
FINLAND - Ykkonen
Kyle Luetkehans - PS Kemi Kings - came on as a sub in the 86th min but lost 2-0 at Viikingit.
Dan Stevens - PS Kemi Kings - went the distance but lost 2-0 at Viikingit.
Jeremy Vuolo - AC Oulu - drew 1-1 at Jippo.
Kellan Wilson - HIFK - on the bench for a scoreless game at Hameenlinna.
GERMANY - Bundesliga
Timmy Chandler - Nurnberg - played the whole game as they drew 3-3 v Mainz.
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - went the distance getting a yellow card as they won 3-2 v Werder Bremen.
Jermaine Jones - Schalke - came on as a sub in the 55th min and they won 1-2 at Hamburg.
Alfredo Morales - Hertha Berlin - on the bench as they won 3-0 v Koln.
Daniel Williams - Hoffenheim - started and went 69 min as they drew 0-0 v Bayern Munich.
David Yelldell - Bayer Leverkusen - on the bench as they won 3-1 v Wolfsburg.
GERMANY - 2 Bundesliga
Edson Buddle - Ingolstadt - went the full 90 scoring 2 goals but losing 3-5 v Bochum.
Luis Robles - Karlsruher - on the bench as they drew 2-2 v Greuther Furth.
Matt Taylor - Paderborn - came on in second half stoppage time as they won 0-1 at Duisburg.
ISRAEL - Ligat Al
Ryan Adeleye - Hapoel Be'er Sheva - on the bench as they won 0-2 at Hapoel Haifa.
Bryan Gerzicich - Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona - played the full 90 as they won 0-1 at Ironi Ramat Hasharon.
Leo Krupnik - Maccabi Netanya - they won 2-1 v Hapoel Tel Aviv.
ITALY - Serie A
Michael Bradley - Chievo Verona - played the full 90 as they drew 0-0 at Cesena.
NETHERLANDS - Eredivisie
Jozy Altidore - AZ Alkmaar - started and went 58 min as they won 1-3 at VVV Venlo.
NETHERLANDS - Eerste Divisie
Charles Kazlauskas - Helmond Sport - played the full 90 as they won 1-0 v Den Bosch.
NORWAY - Eliteserien
Joe Bendik - Sogndal - on the bench as they drew 2-2 at Fredrikstad.
Erik Benjaminsen - Stabaek - on the bench as they won 2-0 v Sarpsborg.
Mikkel Diskerud - Stabaek - went the distance as they won 2-0 v Sarpsborg.
Josh Gatt - Molde - played the whole game as they won 0-2 at Tromso.
NORWAY - 1 Divisjon
Jonathan Borrajo - Hamarkameratene - started and went 87 min as they drew 1-1 at Honefoss.
Colin Burns - Sandefjord - on the bench as they won 2-1 v Strommen.
Steve Clark - Honefoss - went the distance as they drew 1-1 v HamKam.
Kyle Helton - Mjondalen - started and played 86 min as they drew 2-2 v Kongsvinger.
Kenneth Di Vita Jensen - Honefoss - started and went 60 min as they drew 1-1 v HamKam.
PORTUGAL - Primeira Liga
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting - played the entire game and they won 0-1 at Vitoria Guimaraes.
PORTUGAL - Liga de Honra
Caleb Patterson-Sewell - Atletico CP - played the whole game as they won 1-0 v Naval 1 Degree de Maio.
Tony Taylor - Atletico CP - started and went 78 min as they won 1-0 v Naval 1 Degree de Maio.
RUSSIA - Premier Division
Yevgeni Starikov - Tom' Tomsk - came on as a sub in the 54th min but lost 0-2 v Rubin Kazan.
SCOTLAND - Premier League
Alejandro Bedoya - Rangers - started but came off at half time as they won 1-0 v Hibernian.
Carlos Bocanegra - Rangers - went the distance as they won 1-0 v Hibernian.
Mo Edu - Rangers - played the whole game as they won 1-0 v Hibernian.
SWEDEN - Allsvenskan Liga
Ryan Miller - Halmstad - came on as a sub in the 65th min but lost 1-0 at Orebro.
SWEDEN - Superettan
Brian Edwards - Degerfors - played the entire game as they won 2-0 v Varnamo.
Nick Noble - Ljungskile - in goal for the full 90 as they won 6-0 v Vasteras.
Matt Pyzdrowski - Angelholms - played the whole terrible 90 minutes as they lost 6-0 at Sundsvall.
Michael Thomas - Ljungskile - went the distance scoring a goal as they won 6-0 v Vasteras.
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
DaMarcus Beasley nabbed a goal in a losing effort.
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Game Action:
PRIMERA DIVISION
DaMarcus Beasley - Puebla - went the distance scoring a goal but losing 2-1 at San Luis.
Joe Benny Corona - Tijuana - came on as a sub at half time as they drew 1-1 v Tigres.
Michael Orozco Fiscal - San Luis - played the full game as they won 2-1 v Puebla.
MEXICO
Recap du Nord: Jaguares could only get a draw and dropped from 1 to 2. Cruz Azul & Guadalajara both lost falling from 2 & 3 to 4 & 5. Tigres got a win to leap up to #3. 5th place Pumas were the big winners not only on the field but jumping all the way up to 1st Place. Huge! Atlante's loss sees them fall out of the playoff spots. Santos and Queretaro both won moving them up from 7th & 8th to 6th and 7th. Pachuca got a win and bump up to the final playoff spot in 8th place.
Mexico - Primera Top 8 Standings (11 of 17 games played):
20 Pumas (+3) - LAST: Sun Oct 2 W 1-0 v America
19 Jaguares (+3) (20 GF) - LAST: Sat Oct 1 D 1-1 v Atlas
18 Tigres (+7) - LAST: Sun Oct 2 D 1-1 at Tijuana
18 Cruz Azul (+2) (13 GF) - LAST: Sat Oct 1 L 1-0 at Santos Laguna
18 Guadalajara (0) - LAST: Sat Oct 1 L 0-1 v Queretaro
17 Santos Laguna (10 GP) (+4) - LAST: Sat Oct 1 W 1-0 v Cruz Azul
17 Queretaro (+2) - LAST: Sat Oct 1 W 0-1 at Guadalajara
17 Pachuca (-1) - LAST: Sat Oct 1 W 0-1 at Atlante.
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15 Atlante - LAST: Sat Oct 1 L 0-1 v Pachuca
ENGLAND
Ian McCourt, Evan Fanning and Sachin Nakrani of the Guardian with five things we learned from the Premier League this weekend.
SPAIN
Sid Lowe of the Guardian sees Marcelo Bielsa starting to have an affect at Athletic Bilbao and the rest of the round in La Liga.
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Phil Ball of ESPN calls Levante the surprise of the early season in Spain, and reviews the rest of the weekends matches.
GERMANY
Raphael Honigstein of the Guardian on manager Huub Stevens and his current team Schalke, plus the rest of the weekend in the Bundesliga.
ITALY
Paolo Bandini of the Guardian writes about Juventus Rising, and the rest of the round in Serie A.
BRAZIL
Recap du Nord: Vasco tied Corinthians and both stay at #1 & #2 respectively. 3 & 4 Sao Paolo & Botafogo both lost but stay where they are. #5 Fluminense won and pulled muct closer to the top teams.
Brazil - Serie A Top 5 Standings (27 of 38 games played):
50 Vasco - LAST: Sun Oct 2 D 1-1 v Corinthians
48 Corinthians - LAST: Sun Oct 2 D 1-1 at Vasco da Gama
46 Sao Paulo - LAST: Sun Oct 2 L 1-2 v Flamengo
45 Botafogo (26 GP) - LAST: Sun Oct 2 L 2-0 at Atletico GO
44 Fluminense - LAST: Sat Oct 1 W 3-2 v Santos
BIG PIMPIN
Review du Nord - Paul Demko reviews the new book by Simon Kuper - Soccer Men.
ENDERS
Lou Reed & Metallica - The View
posted by brucio at 19:22
2 Comments:
Umm, Carr plays for Houston now.
hahahahahaha
that was an incredible gaff
thank you ellie
wow, one of my best yet
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