Some Soccer News for Wed Oct 5, 2011
STARTERS
Lots of thoughts on MLS post season awards today. See section below.
dN
Rise & Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story - coming soon to Movie Theaters.
Twin Cities
AMC Rosedale 14
-Thu Nov 3
Marcus Oakdale Cinemas
-Thu Nov 10
Marcus Parkwood Cinemas
-Thu Nov 10
Duluth
Marcus Duluth 10
-Thu Nov 10
See the schedule for the whole rest of the country.
US OPEN CUP
The 2011 Final!
All Hail Seattle Sounders!
Seattle is the threepeaters!
Huge congrats to the Sounders!
Three in a row!
35,615 in attendance, a new Open Cup record!
dN
Steve Kelly of the Seattle Times with post game analysis.
Joshua Mayers of the Seattle Times with a match report.
-Post games quotes and stats.
Don Ruiz of the Tacoma News Tribune with a match report.
-Post game quotes from the Sounders players.
-Post game quotes from Sounders coach Sigi Schmid.
-Post game quotes from Chicago.
-More post game notes.
dN
Match & Score:
-Tue Oct 4
Seattle Sounders FC 2-0 Chicago Fire SC - SS goals by Fredy Montero & Oswaldo Alonso.
Venue: CenturyLink Field
dN
These three are the powers behind the team making it all happen - Adrian Hanauer (general manager), Sigi Schmid (head coach) & Chris Henderson (technical director).
STORY OF THE DAY
Nigel Reed of the CBC looks at the lousy 2011 for Canada's top 4 soccer clubs - Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps, Montreal Impact, FC Edmonton.
Yes, USA soccer fans, every time you think things are going poorly just glance north and be thankful that you aren't a Canadian soccer supporter. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
Reports from Florida today say Jozy Altidore's ankle is in full working order. Great.
Jonathan Spector who suffered an ankle injury with Birmingham over the weekend also took part in all drills today.
dN
Brian Sciaretta of Yanks Abroad talks to Teal Bunbury.
Franco Panizo of Soccer By Ives with today's training camp update.
-"The search for an U-20 coach and Olympics team coach is slowly nearing a resolution."
Michelle Kaufman of the Miami Herald on Brek Shea.
Photos from Tuesday training. Via the US Soccer facebook page.
dN
Bill Hamid will leave the team before the 2nd game to rejoin DC United for their game next Wednesday in Vancouver.
dN
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
dN
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
STAT OF THE DAY
LA lost for only the 4th time this season last night.
FACT OF THE DAY
Two months later and Jose Mourihno has finally been punished(??????) for his role in a sideline fracas during a preseason Barcelona v Real Madrid game where he grabbed at a Barcelona staff members face and hooked him the guy in the eye, then pretended nothing happened. He will be suspended for 2 future Spanish Super Cup games. Are you kidding me? Might as well not punish the Mourinho at all.
MLS MATCHES, SCORES & STANDINGS
Week 30
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Oct 4
New York Red Bulls 2-0 LA Galaxy - NYRB goals by Luke Rodgers & Thierry Henry.
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Atten: 25,186
-Thu Oct 6
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Real Salt Lake - 8:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: BC Place Stadium
-Sat Oct 8
New England Revolution v San Jose Earthquakes - 6:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Seattle Sounder FC v Philadelphia Union - 9:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: CenturyLink Field
dN
Standings:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
45 Sporting Kansas City (32 GP) (+7 GD) (Max 51)
44 Philadelphia Union (31 GP) (+7 GD) (Max 53)
44 Columbus Crew (32 GP) (-3 GD) (Max 50)
43 New York Red Bulls (32 GP) (+7 GD) (Max 49)
43 Houston Dynamo (32 GP) (0 GD) (Max 49)
38 DC United (30 GP) (0 GD) (Max 50)
37 Chicago Fire SC (31 GP) (0 GD) (Max 46)
OUT-31 Toronto FC (32 GP) (-23 GD)
OUT-27 New England Revolution (31 GP) (-16 GD)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
*64 LA Galaxy (32 GP) (+21 GD) (Max 70)
*57 Seattle Sounders FC (31 GP) (+18 GD) (Max 66)
*51 Real Salt Lake (31 GP) (+11 GD) (Max 60)
46 FC Dallas (31 GP) (+2 GD) (Max 55)
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-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 (32 GP) (+21 GD)
57 Seattle Sounders FC (31 GP) (+18 GD)
IF THE MLS PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
The 10 teams:
Houston falls 1 spot in the Wild Card standings behind New York who gained 1 place after winning.
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 New York Red Bulls
4 Houston Dynamo
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
Chivas USA and San Jose join the discarded pile of teams that cannot qualify for the playoffs.
dN
Now 10 teams left fighting for final 7 playoff spots. (3 Eastern conference seeds, and 4 Wild Card spots.)
COLORADO RAPIDS
Denver Magazine with the great story of the Rapids cleats near-fiasco in El Salvador!
COLUMBUS CREW
Michael Arace of the Dispatch with an article on the importance of Eddie Gaven to this Crew team.
-I have been saying since before the season that Gaven in the key and he should be the team's captain.
FC DALLAS
Todd Date of 3rd Degree on the influence of Andrew Jacobson on FCD's midfield this season.
-They have NOT missed Dax McCarty.
MONTREAL IMPACT
Mike Sorber has been hired as an assistant coach.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
Frank Dell'Apa of the Boston Globe says its already all about 2012 for the Revs.
MLS/USA RELATED RUMORS
We haven't had a real doozy in a while, so I was very glad to see this one today: Rio Ferdinand to the Chicago Fire. Lovely.
MLS POST SEASON AWARDS
Picks du Nord as of Oct 5:
Coach of the Year candidates (in order):
1 Bruce Arena
2 Sigi Schmid
3 John Spencer
4 Peter Vermes
dN
Most Valuable Player candidates (in order):
1 David Beckham
2 Kyle Beckerman
3 Dwayne DeRosario
4 Brad Davis
5 Landon Donovan
dN
Rookie of the Year candidates (in order):
1 AJ Soares - New England Revolution - 22yo - 28 games, 28 starts, 1 goal, 2 yellows, 2 reds
2 CJ Sapong - Sporting Kansas City - 22yo - 32 games, 22 starts, 4 goals, no cards
3 Perry Kitchen - DC United - 19yo - 27 games, 26 starts, 1 goal, 2 yellows
4 Will Bruin - Houston Dynamo - 21yo - 23 games, 21 starts, 5 goals, 1 yellow
5 Darlington Nagbe - Portland Timbers - 21 yo - 27 games, 20 starts, 2 goals, no cards
6 Jalil Anibaba - Chicago Fire - 22yo - 26 games, 24 starts, no cards!
dN
Goalkeeper of the Year candidates (in order):
1 Josh Saunders/Donovan Ricketts
2 Kevin Hartman
3 Kasey Keller
4 Nick Rimando
dN
Newcomer of the Year candidates (in order):
1 Mauro Rosales
2 Omar Bravo
3 Diego Charra
4 Danny Koevermans
5 Sebastian Grazzini
dN
Defender of the Year candidates (alphabetical):
Nat Borchers
Danny Califf
Aurelein Collin
Todd Dunivant
Omar Gonzales
Andre Hainault
Ugo Ihemelu
George John
Chad Marshall
Jamison Olave
Jeff Parke
Carlos Valdez
Who did I miss?
CONCACAF
Upcoming International Friendlies
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Oct 7
Costa Rica v Brazil
-Sat Oct 8
USA v Honduras
-Tue Oct 11
Mexico v Brazil
Honduras v Jamaica
USA v Ecuador
-Sat Oct 15
Costa Rica v Spain
UEFA EURO 2012 QUALIFYING
Jonathan Wilson of the Guardian on the impressive overachieving national team from Montenegro.
dN
The Bulgarian football federation is being investigated for their fans racist chanting at England player in September Euro qualifying match.
dN
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Oct 7
Czech Republic v Spain
Netherlands v Moldova
Turkey v Germany
France v Albania
Montenegro v England
Portugal v Iceland
Serbia v Italy
Wales v Switzerland
Slovakia v Russia
Belgium v Kazakhstan
Finland v Sweden
N Ireland v Estonia
Romania v Belarus
Andorra v Ireland
Cyprus v Denmark
Greece v Croatia
Bosnia-Herzegovina v Luxembourg
Armenia v Macedonia
Latvia v Malta
Azerbaijan v Austria
-Sat Oct 8
Liechtenstein v Scotland
-Tue Oct 11
Spain v Scotland
Italy v N Ireland
France v Bosnia-Herzegovina
Germany v Belgium
Denmark v Portugal
Ireland v Armenia
Malta v Israel
Croatia v Latvia
Macedonia v Slovakia
Turkey v Azerbaijan
Albania v Romania
Hungary v Finland
Sweden v Netherlands
Switzerland v Montenegro
Norway v Cyprus
Slovenia v Serbia
Moldova v San Marino
Georgia v Greece
Bulgaria v Wales
Russia v Andorra
Lithuania v Czech Republic
Kazakhstan v Austria
Group Standings
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS 2012 QUALIFYING
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Oct 7
Congo DR v Cameroon
-Sat Oct 8
Cape Verde Islands v Zimbabwe
Liberia v Mali
Nigeria v Guinea
Ethiopia v Madagascar
Mozambique v Comoros
Gambia v Burkina Faso
South Africa v Sierra Leone
Egypt v Niger
Sudan v Ghana
Swaziland v Congo
Guinea-Bissau v Angola
Uganda v Kenya
Chad v Malawi
Zambia v Libya
Tunisia v Togo
-Sun Oct 9
Mauritius v Senegal
Cote d'Ivoire v Burundi
Benin v Rwanda
Morocco v Tanzania
Algeria v Central African Republic
Group Standings
CONCACAF 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Oct 7
St Lucia v Canada
Bermuda v Trinidad & Tobago
Dominican Republic v El Salvador
St Vincent/Grenadines v Guatemala
US Virgin Islands v Haiti
Barbados v Guyana
Belize v Grenada
Dominica v Panama
Cayman Islands v Suriname
Puerto Rico v St Kitts & Nevis
Curacao v Antigua & Barbuda
-Oct 11
Canada v Puerto Rico
Panama v Nicaragua
Trinidad & Tobago v Barbados
Guatemala v Belize
El Salvador v Cayman Islands
Haiti v Curacao
Antigua & Barbuda v US Virgin Islands
Suriname v Dominican Republic
Bermuda v Guyana
St Kitts & Nevis v St Lucia
-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:
-Tue Oct 11
Australia v Oman
Japan v Tajikistan
Indonesia v Qatar
Singapore v Jordan
Iran v Bahrain
China v Iraq
N Korea v Uzbekistan
Lebanon v Kuwait
Thailand v Saudi Arabia
-Sat Oct 15
Lebanon v S Korea
N Korea v Japan
Thailand v Australia
Singapore v China
Jordan v Iraq
Uzbekistan v Tajikistan
Kuwait v United Arab Emirates
Indonesia v Iran
Qatar v Bahrain
Saudi Arabia v Oman
Group Standings
CONMEBOL 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
These are the first of 16 games of qualifying. The top 4 advance to the World Cup, with 5th place entering a playoff.
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Oct 7
Ecuador v Venezuela
Uruguay v Bolivia
Argentina v Chile
Peru v Paraguay
-Oct 11
Bolivia v Colombia
Paraguay v Uruguay
Chile v Peru
Venezuela v Argentina
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Oct 7
Ukraine v Bulgaria
Japan v Vietnam
S Korea v Poland
Singapore v Philippines
China v United Arab Emirates
Indonesia v Saudi Arabia
Gabon v Equatorial Guinea
Costa Rica v Brazil
Australia v Malaysia
-Sat Oct 8
USA v Honduras
-Tue Oct 11
Estonia v Ukraine
Mexico v Brazil
Ghana v Nigeria
Honduras v Jamaica
Philippines v Nepal
USA v Ecuador
Poland v Belarus
Equatorial Guinea v Cameroon
-Sat Oct 15
Italy v Uruguay
Algeria v Cameroon
Brazil v Egypt
Costa Rica v Spain
BIG PIMPIN
Bumpy Pitch for Kids
Lots of thoughts on MLS post season awards today. See section below.
dN
Rise & Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story - coming soon to Movie Theaters.
Twin Cities
AMC Rosedale 14
-Thu Nov 3
Marcus Oakdale Cinemas
-Thu Nov 10
Marcus Parkwood Cinemas
-Thu Nov 10
Duluth
Marcus Duluth 10
-Thu Nov 10
See the schedule for the whole rest of the country.
US OPEN CUP
The 2011 Final!
All Hail Seattle Sounders!
Seattle is the threepeaters!
Huge congrats to the Sounders!
Three in a row!
35,615 in attendance, a new Open Cup record!
dN
Steve Kelly of the Seattle Times with post game analysis.
Joshua Mayers of the Seattle Times with a match report.
-Post games quotes and stats.
Don Ruiz of the Tacoma News Tribune with a match report.
-Post game quotes from the Sounders players.
-Post game quotes from Sounders coach Sigi Schmid.
-Post game quotes from Chicago.
-More post game notes.
dN
Match & Score:
-Tue Oct 4
Seattle Sounders FC 2-0 Chicago Fire SC - SS goals by Fredy Montero & Oswaldo Alonso.
Venue: CenturyLink Field
dN
These three are the powers behind the team making it all happen - Adrian Hanauer (general manager), Sigi Schmid (head coach) & Chris Henderson (technical director).
STORY OF THE DAY
Nigel Reed of the CBC looks at the lousy 2011 for Canada's top 4 soccer clubs - Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps, Montreal Impact, FC Edmonton.
Yes, USA soccer fans, every time you think things are going poorly just glance north and be thankful that you aren't a Canadian soccer supporter. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
Reports from Florida today say Jozy Altidore's ankle is in full working order. Great.
Jonathan Spector who suffered an ankle injury with Birmingham over the weekend also took part in all drills today.
dN
Brian Sciaretta of Yanks Abroad talks to Teal Bunbury.
Franco Panizo of Soccer By Ives with today's training camp update.
-"The search for an U-20 coach and Olympics team coach is slowly nearing a resolution."
Michelle Kaufman of the Miami Herald on Brek Shea.
Photos from Tuesday training. Via the US Soccer facebook page.
dN
Bill Hamid will leave the team before the 2nd game to rejoin DC United for their game next Wednesday in Vancouver.
dN
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
dN
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
STAT OF THE DAY
LA lost for only the 4th time this season last night.
FACT OF THE DAY
Two months later and Jose Mourihno has finally been punished(??????) for his role in a sideline fracas during a preseason Barcelona v Real Madrid game where he grabbed at a Barcelona staff members face and hooked him the guy in the eye, then pretended nothing happened. He will be suspended for 2 future Spanish Super Cup games. Are you kidding me? Might as well not punish the Mourinho at all.
MLS MATCHES, SCORES & STANDINGS
Week 30
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Oct 4
New York Red Bulls 2-0 LA Galaxy - NYRB goals by Luke Rodgers & Thierry Henry.
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Atten: 25,186
-Thu Oct 6
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Real Salt Lake - 8:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: BC Place Stadium
-Sat Oct 8
New England Revolution v San Jose Earthquakes - 6:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Seattle Sounder FC v Philadelphia Union - 9:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: CenturyLink Field
dN
Standings:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
45 Sporting Kansas City (32 GP) (+7 GD) (Max 51)
44 Philadelphia Union (31 GP) (+7 GD) (Max 53)
44 Columbus Crew (32 GP) (-3 GD) (Max 50)
43 New York Red Bulls (32 GP) (+7 GD) (Max 49)
43 Houston Dynamo (32 GP) (0 GD) (Max 49)
38 DC United (30 GP) (0 GD) (Max 50)
37 Chicago Fire SC (31 GP) (0 GD) (Max 46)
OUT-31 Toronto FC (32 GP) (-23 GD)
OUT-27 New England Revolution (31 GP) (-16 GD)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
*64 LA Galaxy (32 GP) (+21 GD) (Max 70)
*57 Seattle Sounders FC (31 GP) (+18 GD) (Max 66)
*51 Real Salt Lake (31 GP) (+11 GD) (Max 60)
46 FC Dallas (31 GP) (+2 GD) (Max 55)
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-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 (32 GP) (+21 GD)
57 Seattle Sounders FC (31 GP) (+18 GD)
IF THE MLS PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
The 10 teams:
Houston falls 1 spot in the Wild Card standings behind New York who gained 1 place after winning.
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 New York Red Bulls
4 Houston Dynamo
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
Chivas USA and San Jose join the discarded pile of teams that cannot qualify for the playoffs.
dN
Now 10 teams left fighting for final 7 playoff spots. (3 Eastern conference seeds, and 4 Wild Card spots.)
COLORADO RAPIDS
Denver Magazine with the great story of the Rapids cleats near-fiasco in El Salvador!
COLUMBUS CREW
Michael Arace of the Dispatch with an article on the importance of Eddie Gaven to this Crew team.
-I have been saying since before the season that Gaven in the key and he should be the team's captain.
FC DALLAS
Todd Date of 3rd Degree on the influence of Andrew Jacobson on FCD's midfield this season.
-They have NOT missed Dax McCarty.
MONTREAL IMPACT
Mike Sorber has been hired as an assistant coach.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
Frank Dell'Apa of the Boston Globe says its already all about 2012 for the Revs.
MLS/USA RELATED RUMORS
We haven't had a real doozy in a while, so I was very glad to see this one today: Rio Ferdinand to the Chicago Fire. Lovely.
MLS POST SEASON AWARDS
Picks du Nord as of Oct 5:
Coach of the Year candidates (in order):
1 Bruce Arena
2 Sigi Schmid
3 John Spencer
4 Peter Vermes
dN
Most Valuable Player candidates (in order):
1 David Beckham
2 Kyle Beckerman
3 Dwayne DeRosario
4 Brad Davis
5 Landon Donovan
dN
Rookie of the Year candidates (in order):
1 AJ Soares - New England Revolution - 22yo - 28 games, 28 starts, 1 goal, 2 yellows, 2 reds
2 CJ Sapong - Sporting Kansas City - 22yo - 32 games, 22 starts, 4 goals, no cards
3 Perry Kitchen - DC United - 19yo - 27 games, 26 starts, 1 goal, 2 yellows
4 Will Bruin - Houston Dynamo - 21yo - 23 games, 21 starts, 5 goals, 1 yellow
5 Darlington Nagbe - Portland Timbers - 21 yo - 27 games, 20 starts, 2 goals, no cards
6 Jalil Anibaba - Chicago Fire - 22yo - 26 games, 24 starts, no cards!
dN
Goalkeeper of the Year candidates (in order):
1 Josh Saunders/Donovan Ricketts
2 Kevin Hartman
3 Kasey Keller
4 Nick Rimando
dN
Newcomer of the Year candidates (in order):
1 Mauro Rosales
2 Omar Bravo
3 Diego Charra
4 Danny Koevermans
5 Sebastian Grazzini
dN
Defender of the Year candidates (alphabetical):
Nat Borchers
Danny Califf
Aurelein Collin
Todd Dunivant
Omar Gonzales
Andre Hainault
Ugo Ihemelu
George John
Chad Marshall
Jamison Olave
Jeff Parke
Carlos Valdez
Who did I miss?
CONCACAF
Upcoming International Friendlies
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Oct 7
Costa Rica v Brazil
-Sat Oct 8
USA v Honduras
-Tue Oct 11
Mexico v Brazil
Honduras v Jamaica
USA v Ecuador
-Sat Oct 15
Costa Rica v Spain
UEFA EURO 2012 QUALIFYING
Jonathan Wilson of the Guardian on the impressive overachieving national team from Montenegro.
dN
The Bulgarian football federation is being investigated for their fans racist chanting at England player in September Euro qualifying match.
dN
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Oct 7
Czech Republic v Spain
Netherlands v Moldova
Turkey v Germany
France v Albania
Montenegro v England
Portugal v Iceland
Serbia v Italy
Wales v Switzerland
Slovakia v Russia
Belgium v Kazakhstan
Finland v Sweden
N Ireland v Estonia
Romania v Belarus
Andorra v Ireland
Cyprus v Denmark
Greece v Croatia
Bosnia-Herzegovina v Luxembourg
Armenia v Macedonia
Latvia v Malta
Azerbaijan v Austria
-Sat Oct 8
Liechtenstein v Scotland
-Tue Oct 11
Spain v Scotland
Italy v N Ireland
France v Bosnia-Herzegovina
Germany v Belgium
Denmark v Portugal
Ireland v Armenia
Malta v Israel
Croatia v Latvia
Macedonia v Slovakia
Turkey v Azerbaijan
Albania v Romania
Hungary v Finland
Sweden v Netherlands
Switzerland v Montenegro
Norway v Cyprus
Slovenia v Serbia
Moldova v San Marino
Georgia v Greece
Bulgaria v Wales
Russia v Andorra
Lithuania v Czech Republic
Kazakhstan v Austria
Group Standings
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS 2012 QUALIFYING
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Oct 7
Congo DR v Cameroon
-Sat Oct 8
Cape Verde Islands v Zimbabwe
Liberia v Mali
Nigeria v Guinea
Ethiopia v Madagascar
Mozambique v Comoros
Gambia v Burkina Faso
South Africa v Sierra Leone
Egypt v Niger
Sudan v Ghana
Swaziland v Congo
Guinea-Bissau v Angola
Uganda v Kenya
Chad v Malawi
Zambia v Libya
Tunisia v Togo
-Sun Oct 9
Mauritius v Senegal
Cote d'Ivoire v Burundi
Benin v Rwanda
Morocco v Tanzania
Algeria v Central African Republic
Group Standings
CONCACAF 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Oct 7
St Lucia v Canada
Bermuda v Trinidad & Tobago
Dominican Republic v El Salvador
St Vincent/Grenadines v Guatemala
US Virgin Islands v Haiti
Barbados v Guyana
Belize v Grenada
Dominica v Panama
Cayman Islands v Suriname
Puerto Rico v St Kitts & Nevis
Curacao v Antigua & Barbuda
-Oct 11
Canada v Puerto Rico
Panama v Nicaragua
Trinidad & Tobago v Barbados
Guatemala v Belize
El Salvador v Cayman Islands
Haiti v Curacao
Antigua & Barbuda v US Virgin Islands
Suriname v Dominican Republic
Bermuda v Guyana
St Kitts & Nevis v St Lucia
-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:
-Tue Oct 11
Australia v Oman
Japan v Tajikistan
Indonesia v Qatar
Singapore v Jordan
Iran v Bahrain
China v Iraq
N Korea v Uzbekistan
Lebanon v Kuwait
Thailand v Saudi Arabia
-Sat Oct 15
Lebanon v S Korea
N Korea v Japan
Thailand v Australia
Singapore v China
Jordan v Iraq
Uzbekistan v Tajikistan
Kuwait v United Arab Emirates
Indonesia v Iran
Qatar v Bahrain
Saudi Arabia v Oman
Group Standings
CONMEBOL 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
These are the first of 16 games of qualifying. The top 4 advance to the World Cup, with 5th place entering a playoff.
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Oct 7
Ecuador v Venezuela
Uruguay v Bolivia
Argentina v Chile
Peru v Paraguay
-Oct 11
Bolivia v Colombia
Paraguay v Uruguay
Chile v Peru
Venezuela v Argentina
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
Matches & Scores:
-Fri Oct 7
Ukraine v Bulgaria
Japan v Vietnam
S Korea v Poland
Singapore v Philippines
China v United Arab Emirates
Indonesia v Saudi Arabia
Gabon v Equatorial Guinea
Costa Rica v Brazil
Australia v Malaysia
-Sat Oct 8
USA v Honduras
-Tue Oct 11
Estonia v Ukraine
Mexico v Brazil
Ghana v Nigeria
Honduras v Jamaica
Philippines v Nepal
USA v Ecuador
Poland v Belarus
Equatorial Guinea v Cameroon
-Sat Oct 15
Italy v Uruguay
Algeria v Cameroon
Brazil v Egypt
Costa Rica v Spain
BIG PIMPIN
Bumpy Pitch for Kids
posted by brucio at 17:47
3 Comments:
definitely need Drew Moor on that list of defender of the year candidates, hes been solid, and scoring clutch goals, not to mention the record he set with minutes
Also add that Chivas keeper . . . Dan Kennedy, I believe? Every time I saw Chivas play, he was lights out and made some phenomenal saves.
While, I didn't completely disagree, I was kind of shocked to see Beckham as your #1 MVP . . . other than that . . . great list
Drew Moor and Dan Kennedy are both great choices, thanks for the tip!
And I can't believe I am rallying for Beckham either. But in all honesty the whole time I was picking on him it was just for something to do, not cuz I thought he was crap. It was reverse psychology bandwagoneering.
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