Some Soccer News for Tue Nov 29, 2011
STARTERS
Newest international friendly match rumor: USA v Venezuela on Sat Jan 21.
MLS 2012 SEASON OPENERS
The league has announced the dates of the first home games for next season. All other details, like opponents are still a few days away from being known.
-Note that the season is starting even earlier next year.
-Sat Mar 10
LA Galaxy
Colorado Rapids
DC United
San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders FC
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
-Sun Mar 11
Chivas USA
FC Dallas
-Mon Mar 12
Portland Timbers
-Sat Mar 17
Sporting Kansas City
Montreal Impact (at Olympic Stadium until renovations at Saputo Stadium are completed)
Real Salt Lake
-Sun Mar 18
Philadelphia Union
-Sat Mar 24
Chicago Fire SC
Columbus Crew
New England Revolution
Toronto FC
-Sun Mar 25
New York Red Bulls
-Sat May 12
Houston Dynamo (new stadium opener)
We are being told that the full schedule is expected to be released during December.
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
du Nord at the Controls - Tue Nov 29, 2011 - new music mix at Spotify.
BEST NEWS I'VE HEARD ALL DAY
Michael Lewis of Big Apple Soccer reports that the New York Cosmos paid the money owed to their East Coast academy team BW Gottschee. No word yet on if the pending lawsuit has been dropped.
HMMMMM, VERY INTERESTING
Rumor has it that NBC will hire Seattle announcer Arlo White to be their lead voice on MLS broadcasts.
-He is very good but I am so sick and tired of English voices calling our games.
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
Paul Kennedy of Soccer America with an article on one of the modern legends of the American game Manny Schellscheidt who has announced his retirement from coaching.
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
Reuters has fresh quotes from commissioner Don Garber on David Beckham's future in LA, a new team in New York, and a possible MLS Network.
Leander Schaerlaeckens of ESPN asks the age old question - How does MLS stack up in comparison to other leagues around the world?
Steven Goff of the Washington Post reports that this years Generation Adidas off season exhibition tour will go to the Netherlands.
dN
Trades etc
DC traded for right fullback Robbie Russell of Salt Lake. They sent RSL a 3rd round pick in the 2013 SuperDraft in the exchange.
Kansas City acquired defensive midfielder Paulo Nagamura from Chivas USA in exchange for a 1st round pick in the upcoming Supplemental Draft.
TFC acquired fullback Jeremy Hall from Dallas for 2nd round SuperDraft pick in 2013.
dN
COLUMBUS CREW
The Crew did not renew the contracts of Andres Mendoza, Jeff Cunningham and Kevin Burns.
DC UNITED
Long time defensive midfielder Clyde Simms did not have his contract renewed by the team.
-Supposedly Santino Quaranta is in the same boat as Simms.
MONTREAL IMPACT
Luke Wileman of TSN examines the Impact expansion draft picks with a week of hindsight.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
Frank Dell'Apa of the Globe writes that keeping Shalrie Joseph on the team is a top priority.
-Joseph has hinted several times in the past year that he wants out.
dN
Kyle McCarthy of MLSsoccer.com does a Q & A with NER general manager Mike Burns.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Red Bulls preseason begins on Jan 16.
-The team gives us video of interviews with the team on offseason plans.
PHILADELPHIA UNION
16 year old Zach Pfeffer is in Germany to train with Hoffenheim.
PORTLAND TIMBERS
The team has signed goalkeeper Troy Perkins and centerback David Horst to new contracts.
Veteran defender Kevin Goldthwaite announced his retirement.
-He played for several teams and the past few seasons was plagued by injuries.
dN
Big Lead Sports does a business orientated Q & A with Timbers COO Mike Golub.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS
Joshua Mayers of the Times reports that a new contract for Mauro Rosales is done and an announcement is expected soon.
TORONTO FC
Dave Rowaan of Sportsnet sees a strong base for TFC to grow next season.
MLS/USA RELATED RUMORS
Let's see whose name comes out of the popcorn popper today: Oh Michael Ballack. And Didier Drogba. Old guys.
MLS EXHIBITION GAMES
The LA Galaxy Asia Pacific Tour 2011 begins early tomorrow morning USA time.
All game will be shown live on Fox Soccer.
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Nov 30
Indonesian Super League All-Stars v LA Galaxy - 6am CT on Fox Soccer.
Venue: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium - Jakarta, Indonesia
-Sat Dec 3
Philippines National Team v LA Galaxy - 5:30am CT on Fox Soccer.
Venue: Rizal Memorial Stadium - Manila, Philippines
-Tue Dec 6
Melbourne Victory v LA Galaxy - 2:30am CT on Fox Soccer.
Venue: Etihad Stadium - Melbourne, Australia
MLS STADIUMS
San Jose has a really cool visual of some field-side seats that will be a feature of their new stadium.
-You will also notice that their stadium design has a roof covering all the seats. Brilliant!
dN
Patrick Rishe of Forbes calls Red Bull Arena one of the best stadiums in America.
-Thanks to Gene for the link
NSC MINNESOTA STARS
The Stars announced that it has picked up contract options on 18 players from the current roster, and released 5 others.
Retained:
1 goalkeeper
Matt VanOekel
6 defenders
Justin Davis
Kyle Altman
Cristiano Dias
Gino Mauro
Jack Stewart
Brian Kallman
7 midfielders
Ely Allen
Jeff Cosgriff
Andrei Gotsmanov
Neil Hlavaty
Andy Lorei
Lucas Rodriguez
Kentaro Takada
4 forwards
Simone Bracalello
Brian Cvilikas
Devin Del Do
Amani Walker
Relased:
2 defenders
Chris Clements
John Gilkerson
2 midfielders
Sandy Gbandi
Geison Moura
1 forward
Tino Nunez
USA U17 TEAM
The Nike International Friendlies.
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Nov 30
USA v France - 4pm CT on FOX Soccer
Brazil v Turkey
-Fri Dec 2
USA v Turkey - 4pm CT on FOX Soccer
France v Brazil
-Sun Dec 4
USA v Brazil - 4pm CT on FOX Soccer
Turkey v France
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Jamie Hill of Yanks Abroad reports that Bobby Woods of 1860 Munich has had knee surgery and will be out at least a few months.
dN
Game Action:
ENGLAND - Championship League
Robbie Findley - Nottingham Forest - Tue Nov 29 - started but came out at half time as they lost 0-4 v Leeds.
dN
Coming Up:
UEFA - Europa League - Group Stage - Matchday 5
Jozy Altidore - AZ - Wed Nov 30 at Malmo
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - Wed Nov 30 at Standard Liege
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - Thu Dec 1 at Twente
Brad Friedel - Tottenham - Wed Nov 30 v PAOK
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - Thu Dec 1 at AEK Athens
Jermiane Jones - Schalke - Thu Dec 1 v Steaua Buchurest
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting - Thu Dec 1 v Zurich
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham - Wed Nov 30 at Braga
-Anderlecht has already qualified for the next round.
MEXICO
LAGUILLA - Semifinals
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Wed Dec 30
Morelia v Santos Laguna
-Thu Dec 1
Queretaro v Tigres
2nd Leg
-Sat Dec 3
Santos Laguna v Morelia
-Sun Dec 4
Tigres v Queretaro
ENGLAND
LEAGUE CUP - QUARTERFINALS
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Nov 29
Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool
Cardiff City 2-0 Blackburn
Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City
-Wed Nov 30
Manchester United v Crystal Palace
SPAIN
Racing Santander has fired head coach Hector Cuper.
dN
La Liga Mid-week Make Up Game:
-Tue Nov 29
Barcelona 4-0 Rayo Vallecano
The win moves Barca within 3 points of leaders Real Madrid, but they have played 1 more game.
ITALY
Serie A Mid-week Make Up Game:
-Tue Nov 29
Napoli 3-3 Juventus
The point today extends Juve's lead at the top to 4 points over Milan.
dN
COPPA ITALIA - Round of 32
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Nov 23
Bologna 4-2 Crotone
Chievo 3-0 Modena
-Thu Nov 24
Fiorentina 2-1 Empoli
Genoa 3-2 Bari
Cagliari 1-2 Siena
-Tue Nov 29
Parma 0-2 Hellas Verona
Catania 2-3 Novara
-Wed Nov 30
Cesena v Gubbio
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
Just 2 rounds left to play and some of the groups are starting to shake out.
ADV: Anderlecht
OUT: AEK, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Shamrock, Vorskla
Matchday 5 - Wed Nov 30 & Thu Dec 1.
Group Standings
ENDERS
The Dick Cavett Show - 1974 - an interview with David Bowie in 3 parts.
-Part 1
-Part 2
-Part 3
Newest international friendly match rumor: USA v Venezuela on Sat Jan 21.
MLS 2012 SEASON OPENERS
The league has announced the dates of the first home games for next season. All other details, like opponents are still a few days away from being known.
-Note that the season is starting even earlier next year.
-Sat Mar 10
LA Galaxy
Colorado Rapids
DC United
San Jose Earthquakes
Seattle Sounders FC
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
-Sun Mar 11
Chivas USA
FC Dallas
-Mon Mar 12
Portland Timbers
-Sat Mar 17
Sporting Kansas City
Montreal Impact (at Olympic Stadium until renovations at Saputo Stadium are completed)
Real Salt Lake
-Sun Mar 18
Philadelphia Union
-Sat Mar 24
Chicago Fire SC
Columbus Crew
New England Revolution
Toronto FC
-Sun Mar 25
New York Red Bulls
-Sat May 12
Houston Dynamo (new stadium opener)
We are being told that the full schedule is expected to be released during December.
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
du Nord at the Controls - Tue Nov 29, 2011 - new music mix at Spotify.
BEST NEWS I'VE HEARD ALL DAY
Michael Lewis of Big Apple Soccer reports that the New York Cosmos paid the money owed to their East Coast academy team BW Gottschee. No word yet on if the pending lawsuit has been dropped.
HMMMMM, VERY INTERESTING
Rumor has it that NBC will hire Seattle announcer Arlo White to be their lead voice on MLS broadcasts.
-He is very good but I am so sick and tired of English voices calling our games.
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
Paul Kennedy of Soccer America with an article on one of the modern legends of the American game Manny Schellscheidt who has announced his retirement from coaching.
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
Reuters has fresh quotes from commissioner Don Garber on David Beckham's future in LA, a new team in New York, and a possible MLS Network.
Leander Schaerlaeckens of ESPN asks the age old question - How does MLS stack up in comparison to other leagues around the world?
Steven Goff of the Washington Post reports that this years Generation Adidas off season exhibition tour will go to the Netherlands.
dN
Trades etc
DC traded for right fullback Robbie Russell of Salt Lake. They sent RSL a 3rd round pick in the 2013 SuperDraft in the exchange.
Kansas City acquired defensive midfielder Paulo Nagamura from Chivas USA in exchange for a 1st round pick in the upcoming Supplemental Draft.
TFC acquired fullback Jeremy Hall from Dallas for 2nd round SuperDraft pick in 2013.
dN
COLUMBUS CREW
The Crew did not renew the contracts of Andres Mendoza, Jeff Cunningham and Kevin Burns.
DC UNITED
Long time defensive midfielder Clyde Simms did not have his contract renewed by the team.
-Supposedly Santino Quaranta is in the same boat as Simms.
MONTREAL IMPACT
Luke Wileman of TSN examines the Impact expansion draft picks with a week of hindsight.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
Frank Dell'Apa of the Globe writes that keeping Shalrie Joseph on the team is a top priority.
-Joseph has hinted several times in the past year that he wants out.
dN
Kyle McCarthy of MLSsoccer.com does a Q & A with NER general manager Mike Burns.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Red Bulls preseason begins on Jan 16.
-The team gives us video of interviews with the team on offseason plans.
PHILADELPHIA UNION
16 year old Zach Pfeffer is in Germany to train with Hoffenheim.
PORTLAND TIMBERS
The team has signed goalkeeper Troy Perkins and centerback David Horst to new contracts.
Veteran defender Kevin Goldthwaite announced his retirement.
-He played for several teams and the past few seasons was plagued by injuries.
dN
Big Lead Sports does a business orientated Q & A with Timbers COO Mike Golub.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS
Joshua Mayers of the Times reports that a new contract for Mauro Rosales is done and an announcement is expected soon.
TORONTO FC
Dave Rowaan of Sportsnet sees a strong base for TFC to grow next season.
MLS/USA RELATED RUMORS
Let's see whose name comes out of the popcorn popper today: Oh Michael Ballack. And Didier Drogba. Old guys.
MLS EXHIBITION GAMES
The LA Galaxy Asia Pacific Tour 2011 begins early tomorrow morning USA time.
All game will be shown live on Fox Soccer.
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Nov 30
Indonesian Super League All-Stars v LA Galaxy - 6am CT on Fox Soccer.
Venue: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium - Jakarta, Indonesia
-Sat Dec 3
Philippines National Team v LA Galaxy - 5:30am CT on Fox Soccer.
Venue: Rizal Memorial Stadium - Manila, Philippines
-Tue Dec 6
Melbourne Victory v LA Galaxy - 2:30am CT on Fox Soccer.
Venue: Etihad Stadium - Melbourne, Australia
MLS STADIUMS
San Jose has a really cool visual of some field-side seats that will be a feature of their new stadium.
-You will also notice that their stadium design has a roof covering all the seats. Brilliant!
dN
Patrick Rishe of Forbes calls Red Bull Arena one of the best stadiums in America.
-Thanks to Gene for the link
NSC MINNESOTA STARS
The Stars announced that it has picked up contract options on 18 players from the current roster, and released 5 others.
Retained:
1 goalkeeper
Matt VanOekel
6 defenders
Justin Davis
Kyle Altman
Cristiano Dias
Gino Mauro
Jack Stewart
Brian Kallman
7 midfielders
Ely Allen
Jeff Cosgriff
Andrei Gotsmanov
Neil Hlavaty
Andy Lorei
Lucas Rodriguez
Kentaro Takada
4 forwards
Simone Bracalello
Brian Cvilikas
Devin Del Do
Amani Walker
Relased:
2 defenders
Chris Clements
John Gilkerson
2 midfielders
Sandy Gbandi
Geison Moura
1 forward
Tino Nunez
USA U17 TEAM
The Nike International Friendlies.
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Nov 30
USA v France - 4pm CT on FOX Soccer
Brazil v Turkey
-Fri Dec 2
USA v Turkey - 4pm CT on FOX Soccer
France v Brazil
-Sun Dec 4
USA v Brazil - 4pm CT on FOX Soccer
Turkey v France
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Jamie Hill of Yanks Abroad reports that Bobby Woods of 1860 Munich has had knee surgery and will be out at least a few months.
dN
Game Action:
ENGLAND - Championship League
Robbie Findley - Nottingham Forest - Tue Nov 29 - started but came out at half time as they lost 0-4 v Leeds.
dN
Coming Up:
UEFA - Europa League - Group Stage - Matchday 5
Jozy Altidore - AZ - Wed Nov 30 at Malmo
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - Wed Nov 30 at Standard Liege
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - Thu Dec 1 at Twente
Brad Friedel - Tottenham - Wed Nov 30 v PAOK
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - Thu Dec 1 at AEK Athens
Jermiane Jones - Schalke - Thu Dec 1 v Steaua Buchurest
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting - Thu Dec 1 v Zurich
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham - Wed Nov 30 at Braga
-Anderlecht has already qualified for the next round.
MEXICO
LAGUILLA - Semifinals
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Wed Dec 30
Morelia v Santos Laguna
-Thu Dec 1
Queretaro v Tigres
2nd Leg
-Sat Dec 3
Santos Laguna v Morelia
-Sun Dec 4
Tigres v Queretaro
ENGLAND
LEAGUE CUP - QUARTERFINALS
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Nov 29
Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool
Cardiff City 2-0 Blackburn
Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City
-Wed Nov 30
Manchester United v Crystal Palace
SPAIN
Racing Santander has fired head coach Hector Cuper.
dN
La Liga Mid-week Make Up Game:
-Tue Nov 29
Barcelona 4-0 Rayo Vallecano
The win moves Barca within 3 points of leaders Real Madrid, but they have played 1 more game.
ITALY
Serie A Mid-week Make Up Game:
-Tue Nov 29
Napoli 3-3 Juventus
The point today extends Juve's lead at the top to 4 points over Milan.
dN
COPPA ITALIA - Round of 32
Matches & Scores:
-Wed Nov 23
Bologna 4-2 Crotone
Chievo 3-0 Modena
-Thu Nov 24
Fiorentina 2-1 Empoli
Genoa 3-2 Bari
Cagliari 1-2 Siena
-Tue Nov 29
Parma 0-2 Hellas Verona
Catania 2-3 Novara
-Wed Nov 30
Cesena v Gubbio
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
Just 2 rounds left to play and some of the groups are starting to shake out.
ADV: Anderlecht
OUT: AEK, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Shamrock, Vorskla
Matchday 5 - Wed Nov 30 & Thu Dec 1.
Group Standings
ENDERS
The Dick Cavett Show - 1974 - an interview with David Bowie in 3 parts.
-Part 1
-Part 2
-Part 3
posted by brucio at 17:49
1 Comments:
It was nice to read Patrick Rishe's article about MetLife Stadium and Red Bull Arena, but the guy doesn't seem to know much about MLS. Here's an excerpt from the article:
"My assessment was that Red Bull Arena is among the best soccer-only facilities in North America, rivaled only by Carson’s Home Depot Center in suburban Los Angeles. And that the only other club who can match the game atmosphere onsite would be the Seattle Sounders playing in front of 35,000 plus at Qwest Field."
I haven't visited Livestrong Sporting Park but I'm guessing it's at least the equal of RBA and HDC. And when it comes to atmosphere, I think that not mentioning Portland is a major slight. I'm a Red Bulls season ticket holder but I would always prefer knowledgeable praise to this.
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