Some Soccer News for Thu Mar 8, 2012
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COUNTDOWN TO MLS 2012 - SEASON 17 - FIRST KICK
STARTERS
Tim Howard has signed a contract extension with Everton that will keep him there through the 2015-16 season.
dN
Did you ever in your life think you would see this sentence written in America:
"...the on-going success of MLS, built from the ground up -- a good example of American craft and creativity."
-Alan Black of the Huffington Post mocks the haters.
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
du Nord at the Controls - Tue Mar 6, 2012 - new music mix at Spotify.
STORY OF THE DAY
Grantland has an excerpt from the very intriguing looking book This Love Is Not For Cowards by Robert Andrew Powell.
2011-12 CONCACACHAMPIONS
Quarterfinals
Important win at home for Seattle, and a big come back draw for LA.
dN
TFC v LA
Match report by Jeff Blair of the Toronto Globe & Mail.
Post game analysis by Cathal Kelly of the Toronto Star.
Match report by Daniel Girard of the Toronto Star.
Match report by Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun.
Post game analysis by Kurtis Larson of the Toronto Sun.
Post game analysis by Joe Warmington of the Toronto Sun.
Thoughts on Beckham by Wolstat.
Beckham turns fans negative energy toward him back at them by the Canadian Press, via CBC.
Match report by Canadian Press, via CBC.
Post game analysis by John Molinaro of Sportsnet.
How great were these fans? by David Rowaan of Sportsnet.
Post game roundup by Nick Green of the Daily Breeze.
dN
Seattle v Santos
Match report by Don Ruiz of the Tacoma News Tribune.
Post game notes by Ruiz.
Match report by Joshua Mayers of the Seattle Times.
Post game quotes from Seattle by Mayers.
dN
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Tue Mar 6
Morelia 1-3 Monterrey - Mor goal by Joel Huiqui. Mon goals all by Humberto Suazo.
-Wed Mar 7
Toronto 2-2 LA Galaxy - TFC goals by Ryan Johnson & Luis Silva. LAG goals by Mike Magee & Landon Donovan.
Venue: Rogers Centre
Attendance: 47,568
Seattle Sounders 2-1 Santos Laguna - SS goals by David Estrada & Brad Evans. SL goal by Herculez Gomez.
Venue: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 23,433
-Thu Mar 8
Isidro Metapan v UNAM Pumas - 9pm CT on Galavision
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2nd Leg (including 1st Leg scores)
-Tue Mar 13
Monterrey v Morelia (3-1)
-Wed Mar 14
LA Galaxy v Toronto (2-2)
Santos Laguna v Seattle Sounders (1-2)
-Thu Mar 15
UNAM Pumas v Isidro Metapan (-)
dN
I would like to see CONCACAF strongly condemn & punish Toronto for allowing their fans to throw all that debris on the field and purposefully at LA players all game long. That was way out of control.
-Look, don't get me wrong, the enthusiasm from Toronto fans is second to none(!!), but you can't through shit on the field. End of story.
FIFASCANDALIZATIONINGS
Reports out of Brazil say that chief World Cup organizer and long time FIFA mogul Ricardo Teixeira is taking a medical leave of absence. Coincidentally he is coming further and further under scrutiny for large financial irregularities over a long period of time.
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES
Preview the full weekend of matches in the Barclays English Premier League.
dN
Obviously the European leagues were all smart enough not to schedule big games this weekend so as not to get trampled in the ratings by the opening weekend of MLS!
BEST NEWS I'VE HEARD ALL DAY
The International Football Association Board has agreed that female players who observe Islam shall be permitted to wear headscarves during games. The final step will be official acceptance at their next meeting on Jul 2.
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Where in the world is New England's big offseason signing Jose Pepe Moreno? Still waiting for that visa? Still?
DO YOU REALIZE
Nick Leyden of Yanks Abroad talks to former USA World Cup & Olympic player Paul Krumpe on the current quality of the national programs.
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
I am proud to have met some of these people over the years!
The Chicago Fire tells the great story of one of its supporters who became a bone marrow donor after a Section 8 event searching for marrow matches.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Noel Gallagher talks Mario Balotelli. Love it.
PODCASTS
IMSoccer News gives us their first new North American Soccer League Podcast of the year. Lets get ready for some second division soccer for 2012. Listen or download here.
-Interview with league commissioner David Downs
-Full sanctioning from US Soccer
-New 2 year contract for the commissioner
-Expansion goals for 2013/14
-Streaming of games online
-Games on TV
-MLS player loans
-Stadium news
MLS MATCHES, SCORES & STANDINGS
FIRST KICK 2012
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Mar 10
Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew - 5pm CT
Venue: Dick's Sporting Good Park
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Montreal Impact - 5pm CT on TSN
Venue: BC Place
DC United v Sporting Kansas City - 6:30pm CT
Venue: RFK Stadium
San Jose Earthquakes v New England Revolution - 9:30pm CT
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium
LA Galaxy v Real Salt Lake - 9:30pm CT
Venue: Home Depot Center
-Sun Mar 11
FC Dallas v New York Red Bulls - 2pm CT on NBC Sports Network
Venue: Pizza Hut Park
CD Chivas USA v Houston Dynamo - 6pm CT on Galavision
Venue: The Home Depot Center
-Mon Mar 12
Portland Timbers v Philadelphia Union - 8:30pm CT on ESPN2
Venue: JELD-WEN Field
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
The Seattle Times hosted an online Q & A with Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl, where he answered viewer mail.
dN
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated with his 2012 MLS predictions.
dN
Tim Booth of the AP sees MLS thriving just 10 years after nearly being proclaimed dead. Via the Lakeland Ledger.
dN
Ridge Mahoney of Soccer America previews the Eastern Conference.
dN
Player Transactions
Chicago has signed 23 year old Italian goalkeeper Paolo Tornaghi from Como.
dN
Vancouver signs midfielder Floyd Franks from the Carolins RailHawks.
dN
CD CHIVAS USA
Heeeeeeeeeey, look at this - Chivas has finally signed Juan Pablo Angel to a new contract. Was there ever a doubt?
COLUMBUS CREW
Eddie Gaven is listed as doubtful for the Crew season opener due to a knee issue.
-Adam Jardy of the Dispatch with a team injury update.
DC UNITED
Steven Goff of the Post with the latest in DCU team news.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
Charles Gooch of the Star with his SKC season preview.
PART 1 - Forwards
Part 2 - Midfielders
MONTREAL IMPACT
Bill Beacon of the Canadian Press previews the Impact's debut MLS season. Via the Globe & Mail.
dN
Randy Phillips of the Gazette writes that defender Jeb Brovsky is really looking forward to opening the season against his old team Vancouver.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
Frank Dell'Apa of the Globe says new head coach Jay Heap's leadership style is heart first.
dN
Kyle McCarthy of the Herald with an article on Benny Feilhaber who is looking to have a big season.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Brian Straus of Sporting News talks to GM Erik Soler about the disastrous 2011, and the team's high hopes for 2012.
dN
NYRB reports that forward Luke Rodgers met with immigration officials today still seeking a work visa, but got no answer yet.
-I believe the problem for the second year in a row is that he was convicted of kicking some guys ass, and immigration departments don't like to see that on someones record.
dN
Todd Date of 3rd Degree with an article on former Dallas player Kenny Cooper who is set to make his debut for NYRB.
PORTLAND TIMBERS
Kip Kesgard of the Oregonian is writing an 8 part season preview, mainly focues on the Timbers:
PART 1 - Home Field
PART 2 - Eastern Conference
PART 3 - Western Conference
PART 4 - Coaching & Off Field Staff
PART 5
PART 6
PART 7
PART 8
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
Elliot Almond of the Mercury News previews the Quakes season ahead. They need a great start!
-Almond also ranks the teams.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS
Jonathan Tannewald of Philly.com does a video interview with centerback Jeff Parke.
TEAM USA
John Godfrey of the NY Times suggests 5 MLS players that Jurgen Klinsmann needs to take seriously.
USA U23/OLYMPIC TEAM
Brian Sciaretta of Yanks Abroad predicts the Olympic qualifying roster.
They say we are going to learn the real names on that roster next week sometime.
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Brian Sciaretta of Yanks Abroad talks to Will Packwood who is rising up the ranks at Birmingham.
dN
Game Action:
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - Round of 16 - 1st Leg
Jozy Altidore - AZ Alkmaar - Thu Mar 8 - played the entire match setting up both goals as they won 2-0 v Udinese.
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - Thu Mar 8 - went the distance collecting a yellow card as they drew 2-2 at Standard Liege.
Jermaine Jones - Schalke - Thu Mar 8 - played the full 90 but lost 1-0 at Twente.
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting CP - Thu Mar 8 - he's out injured of course but his teammates won it 1-0 v Manchester City.
AMERICANS IN ASIA
Matthew Wagner of Yanks Abroad talks to Samir Badr about his life playing in chaotic Egypt.
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
Round of 16 - 1st Leg
The two Manchester giants lost AGAIN!!!
Matches & Scores:
-Thu Mar 8
Metalist 0-1 Olympiacos
Sporting CP 1-0 Manchester City
Twente 1-0 Schalke
Standard Liege 2-2 Hannover
Valencia 4-2 PSV Eindhoven
AZ Alkmaar 2-0 Udinese
Atletico Madrid 3-1 Besiktas
Manchester United 2-3 Athletic Bilbao
COPA LIBERTADORES
Lots of big names in action last night:
-Fluminense got a huge win at Boca Juniors in one of the biggest games in the entire group stage, with Fred & Deco leading the way.
-Neymar Raccoonho scored all three goals for Santos as they won big.
-Quito did some good solid damage last night too.
-Corinthians won comfortably too.
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Group Stage
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Mar 6
Penarol 1-1 Universidad Chile - Pen goal by Nicolas Freitas. UC goal by Junior Fernandes.
Vasco da Gama 3-2 Alianza Lima - VDG goals by Christian Ramos(OG), Dede & Juninho Pernambucano(PK). AL goals by Sebastian Charquero & Walter Ibanez.
Union Espanola 1-1 Universidad Catolica - UE goal by Emanuel Herrera. UC goal by Enzo Andia.
-Wed Mar 7
Deportivo Quito 3-0 Velez Sarsfield - DQ goals by Gustavo Alustiza(PK), Fidel Martinez & Luis Saritama.
Santos 3-1 Internacional - San goals all by Neymar(1 via PK). Int goal by Leandro Damiao.
Corinthians 2-0 Nacional Asuncion - Cor goals by Danilo & Jorge Henrique.
Boca Juniors 1-2 Fluminense - BJ goal by Leandro Somoza. Flu goals by Fred & Deco.
-Thu Mar 8
Flamengo v Emelec
Godoy Cruz v Atletico Nacional
Junior v Bolivar
dN
Standings
Group 1
6 The Strongest (+2)
3 Santos (+1)
3 Internacional (0)
0 Juan Aurich (-3)
Group 2
3 Emelec (+1)
3 Olimpia (0)
1 Flamengo (0)
1 Lanus (-1)
Group 3
7 Union Espanola (+5)
3 Universidad Catholica (0)
1 Bolivar (-2)
1 Junior (-2)
Group 4
6 Fluminense (+2)
3 Arsenal (+2)
1 Boca Juniors (-1)
1 Zamora (-3)
Group 5
6 Libertad (+4)
3 Nacional (0)
3 Vasco Da Gama (0)
0 Alianza Lima (-4)
Group 6
6 Cruz Azul (+5)
4 Corintians (+2)
1 Deportivo Tachira (-4)
0 Nacional Asuncion (-3)
Group 7
6 Velez Sarsfield (+3)
4 Deportivo Quito (+1)
3 Defensor Sporting (-1)
1 Guadalajara (-3)
Group 8
6 Atletico Nacional (+6)
4 Universidad Chile (+2)
3 Godoy Cruz (-3)
1 Penarol (-5)
ASIA
John Duerden of Sports Illustrated looks at MLS and sees things that Australia's A-League can successfully emulate.
-One error in this article though, it says MLS is run by the national soccer federation, but it has never been, its always been owned by private investors.
Sign up today for MLS Fantasy Soccer Manager, and then become a member of the du Nord Futbol league using this code: 3815-897
70+ teams in our league so far. Lets have at least 100! Come On!
COUNTDOWN TO MLS 2012 - SEASON 17 - FIRST KICK
STARTERS
Tim Howard has signed a contract extension with Everton that will keep him there through the 2015-16 season.
dN
Did you ever in your life think you would see this sentence written in America:
"...the on-going success of MLS, built from the ground up -- a good example of American craft and creativity."
-Alan Black of the Huffington Post mocks the haters.
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
du Nord at the Controls - Tue Mar 6, 2012 - new music mix at Spotify.
STORY OF THE DAY
Grantland has an excerpt from the very intriguing looking book This Love Is Not For Cowards by Robert Andrew Powell.
2011-12 CONCACACHAMPIONS
Quarterfinals
Important win at home for Seattle, and a big come back draw for LA.
dN
TFC v LA
Match report by Jeff Blair of the Toronto Globe & Mail.
Post game analysis by Cathal Kelly of the Toronto Star.
Match report by Daniel Girard of the Toronto Star.
Match report by Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun.
Post game analysis by Kurtis Larson of the Toronto Sun.
Post game analysis by Joe Warmington of the Toronto Sun.
Thoughts on Beckham by Wolstat.
Beckham turns fans negative energy toward him back at them by the Canadian Press, via CBC.
Match report by Canadian Press, via CBC.
Post game analysis by John Molinaro of Sportsnet.
How great were these fans? by David Rowaan of Sportsnet.
Post game roundup by Nick Green of the Daily Breeze.
dN
Seattle v Santos
Match report by Don Ruiz of the Tacoma News Tribune.
Post game notes by Ruiz.
Match report by Joshua Mayers of the Seattle Times.
Post game quotes from Seattle by Mayers.
dN
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Tue Mar 6
Morelia 1-3 Monterrey - Mor goal by Joel Huiqui. Mon goals all by Humberto Suazo.
-Wed Mar 7
Toronto 2-2 LA Galaxy - TFC goals by Ryan Johnson & Luis Silva. LAG goals by Mike Magee & Landon Donovan.
Venue: Rogers Centre
Attendance: 47,568
Seattle Sounders 2-1 Santos Laguna - SS goals by David Estrada & Brad Evans. SL goal by Herculez Gomez.
Venue: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 23,433
-Thu Mar 8
Isidro Metapan v UNAM Pumas - 9pm CT on Galavision
dN
2nd Leg (including 1st Leg scores)
-Tue Mar 13
Monterrey v Morelia (3-1)
-Wed Mar 14
LA Galaxy v Toronto (2-2)
Santos Laguna v Seattle Sounders (1-2)
-Thu Mar 15
UNAM Pumas v Isidro Metapan (-)
dN
I would like to see CONCACAF strongly condemn & punish Toronto for allowing their fans to throw all that debris on the field and purposefully at LA players all game long. That was way out of control.
-Look, don't get me wrong, the enthusiasm from Toronto fans is second to none(!!), but you can't through shit on the field. End of story.
FIFASCANDALIZATIONINGS
Reports out of Brazil say that chief World Cup organizer and long time FIFA mogul Ricardo Teixeira is taking a medical leave of absence. Coincidentally he is coming further and further under scrutiny for large financial irregularities over a long period of time.
BIG EUROPEAN CLUB MATCHES
Preview the full weekend of matches in the Barclays English Premier League.
dN
Obviously the European leagues were all smart enough not to schedule big games this weekend so as not to get trampled in the ratings by the opening weekend of MLS!
BEST NEWS I'VE HEARD ALL DAY
The International Football Association Board has agreed that female players who observe Islam shall be permitted to wear headscarves during games. The final step will be official acceptance at their next meeting on Jul 2.
QUESTION OF THE DAY
Where in the world is New England's big offseason signing Jose Pepe Moreno? Still waiting for that visa? Still?
DO YOU REALIZE
Nick Leyden of Yanks Abroad talks to former USA World Cup & Olympic player Paul Krumpe on the current quality of the national programs.
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
I am proud to have met some of these people over the years!
The Chicago Fire tells the great story of one of its supporters who became a bone marrow donor after a Section 8 event searching for marrow matches.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Noel Gallagher talks Mario Balotelli. Love it.
PODCASTS
IMSoccer News gives us their first new North American Soccer League Podcast of the year. Lets get ready for some second division soccer for 2012. Listen or download here.
-Interview with league commissioner David Downs
-Full sanctioning from US Soccer
-New 2 year contract for the commissioner
-Expansion goals for 2013/14
-Streaming of games online
-Games on TV
-MLS player loans
-Stadium news
MLS MATCHES, SCORES & STANDINGS
FIRST KICK 2012
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Mar 10
Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew - 5pm CT
Venue: Dick's Sporting Good Park
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Montreal Impact - 5pm CT on TSN
Venue: BC Place
DC United v Sporting Kansas City - 6:30pm CT
Venue: RFK Stadium
San Jose Earthquakes v New England Revolution - 9:30pm CT
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium
LA Galaxy v Real Salt Lake - 9:30pm CT
Venue: Home Depot Center
-Sun Mar 11
FC Dallas v New York Red Bulls - 2pm CT on NBC Sports Network
Venue: Pizza Hut Park
CD Chivas USA v Houston Dynamo - 6pm CT on Galavision
Venue: The Home Depot Center
-Mon Mar 12
Portland Timbers v Philadelphia Union - 8:30pm CT on ESPN2
Venue: JELD-WEN Field
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
The Seattle Times hosted an online Q & A with Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl, where he answered viewer mail.
dN
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated with his 2012 MLS predictions.
dN
Tim Booth of the AP sees MLS thriving just 10 years after nearly being proclaimed dead. Via the Lakeland Ledger.
dN
Ridge Mahoney of Soccer America previews the Eastern Conference.
dN
Player Transactions
Chicago has signed 23 year old Italian goalkeeper Paolo Tornaghi from Como.
dN
Vancouver signs midfielder Floyd Franks from the Carolins RailHawks.
dN
CD CHIVAS USA
Heeeeeeeeeey, look at this - Chivas has finally signed Juan Pablo Angel to a new contract. Was there ever a doubt?
COLUMBUS CREW
Eddie Gaven is listed as doubtful for the Crew season opener due to a knee issue.
-Adam Jardy of the Dispatch with a team injury update.
DC UNITED
Steven Goff of the Post with the latest in DCU team news.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
Charles Gooch of the Star with his SKC season preview.
PART 1 - Forwards
Part 2 - Midfielders
MONTREAL IMPACT
Bill Beacon of the Canadian Press previews the Impact's debut MLS season. Via the Globe & Mail.
dN
Randy Phillips of the Gazette writes that defender Jeb Brovsky is really looking forward to opening the season against his old team Vancouver.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
Frank Dell'Apa of the Globe says new head coach Jay Heap's leadership style is heart first.
dN
Kyle McCarthy of the Herald with an article on Benny Feilhaber who is looking to have a big season.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Brian Straus of Sporting News talks to GM Erik Soler about the disastrous 2011, and the team's high hopes for 2012.
dN
NYRB reports that forward Luke Rodgers met with immigration officials today still seeking a work visa, but got no answer yet.
-I believe the problem for the second year in a row is that he was convicted of kicking some guys ass, and immigration departments don't like to see that on someones record.
dN
Todd Date of 3rd Degree with an article on former Dallas player Kenny Cooper who is set to make his debut for NYRB.
PORTLAND TIMBERS
Kip Kesgard of the Oregonian is writing an 8 part season preview, mainly focues on the Timbers:
PART 1 - Home Field
PART 2 - Eastern Conference
PART 3 - Western Conference
PART 4 - Coaching & Off Field Staff
PART 5
PART 6
PART 7
PART 8
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
Elliot Almond of the Mercury News previews the Quakes season ahead. They need a great start!
-Almond also ranks the teams.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS
Jonathan Tannewald of Philly.com does a video interview with centerback Jeff Parke.
TEAM USA
John Godfrey of the NY Times suggests 5 MLS players that Jurgen Klinsmann needs to take seriously.
USA U23/OLYMPIC TEAM
Brian Sciaretta of Yanks Abroad predicts the Olympic qualifying roster.
They say we are going to learn the real names on that roster next week sometime.
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Brian Sciaretta of Yanks Abroad talks to Will Packwood who is rising up the ranks at Birmingham.
dN
Game Action:
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - Round of 16 - 1st Leg
Jozy Altidore - AZ Alkmaar - Thu Mar 8 - played the entire match setting up both goals as they won 2-0 v Udinese.
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - Thu Mar 8 - went the distance collecting a yellow card as they drew 2-2 at Standard Liege.
Jermaine Jones - Schalke - Thu Mar 8 - played the full 90 but lost 1-0 at Twente.
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting CP - Thu Mar 8 - he's out injured of course but his teammates won it 1-0 v Manchester City.
AMERICANS IN ASIA
Matthew Wagner of Yanks Abroad talks to Samir Badr about his life playing in chaotic Egypt.
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
Round of 16 - 1st Leg
The two Manchester giants lost AGAIN!!!
Matches & Scores:
-Thu Mar 8
Metalist 0-1 Olympiacos
Sporting CP 1-0 Manchester City
Twente 1-0 Schalke
Standard Liege 2-2 Hannover
Valencia 4-2 PSV Eindhoven
AZ Alkmaar 2-0 Udinese
Atletico Madrid 3-1 Besiktas
Manchester United 2-3 Athletic Bilbao
COPA LIBERTADORES
Lots of big names in action last night:
-Fluminense got a huge win at Boca Juniors in one of the biggest games in the entire group stage, with Fred & Deco leading the way.
-Neymar Raccoonho scored all three goals for Santos as they won big.
-Quito did some good solid damage last night too.
-Corinthians won comfortably too.
dN
Group Stage
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Mar 6
Penarol 1-1 Universidad Chile - Pen goal by Nicolas Freitas. UC goal by Junior Fernandes.
Vasco da Gama 3-2 Alianza Lima - VDG goals by Christian Ramos(OG), Dede & Juninho Pernambucano(PK). AL goals by Sebastian Charquero & Walter Ibanez.
Union Espanola 1-1 Universidad Catolica - UE goal by Emanuel Herrera. UC goal by Enzo Andia.
-Wed Mar 7
Deportivo Quito 3-0 Velez Sarsfield - DQ goals by Gustavo Alustiza(PK), Fidel Martinez & Luis Saritama.
Santos 3-1 Internacional - San goals all by Neymar(1 via PK). Int goal by Leandro Damiao.
Corinthians 2-0 Nacional Asuncion - Cor goals by Danilo & Jorge Henrique.
Boca Juniors 1-2 Fluminense - BJ goal by Leandro Somoza. Flu goals by Fred & Deco.
-Thu Mar 8
Flamengo v Emelec
Godoy Cruz v Atletico Nacional
Junior v Bolivar
dN
Standings
Group 1
6 The Strongest (+2)
3 Santos (+1)
3 Internacional (0)
0 Juan Aurich (-3)
Group 2
3 Emelec (+1)
3 Olimpia (0)
1 Flamengo (0)
1 Lanus (-1)
Group 3
7 Union Espanola (+5)
3 Universidad Catholica (0)
1 Bolivar (-2)
1 Junior (-2)
Group 4
6 Fluminense (+2)
3 Arsenal (+2)
1 Boca Juniors (-1)
1 Zamora (-3)
Group 5
6 Libertad (+4)
3 Nacional (0)
3 Vasco Da Gama (0)
0 Alianza Lima (-4)
Group 6
6 Cruz Azul (+5)
4 Corintians (+2)
1 Deportivo Tachira (-4)
0 Nacional Asuncion (-3)
Group 7
6 Velez Sarsfield (+3)
4 Deportivo Quito (+1)
3 Defensor Sporting (-1)
1 Guadalajara (-3)
Group 8
6 Atletico Nacional (+6)
4 Universidad Chile (+2)
3 Godoy Cruz (-3)
1 Penarol (-5)
ASIA
John Duerden of Sports Illustrated looks at MLS and sees things that Australia's A-League can successfully emulate.
-One error in this article though, it says MLS is run by the national soccer federation, but it has never been, its always been owned by private investors.
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