Some Soccer News for Tue Apr 17, 2012

STARTERS

Yesterday's edition of the Jurgen Klinsmann podcast took on a very weird air in which Klinsmann and interviewer Alan Hopkins both appeared to throw thinly veiled criticism at Landon Donovan, with Hopkins getting in the final and most direct shot. Listen for yourself. I thought the whole thing was really weird, especially after the two of them spent the first part of the interview slobbering all over Clint Dempsey.

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Serie A matches that were postponed last weekend after the tragic death of Piermario Morosini will be played on Tue Apr 24 & Wed Apr 25.

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Midweek games tomorrow (Wednesday) in both MLS and NASL. Enjoy them.

DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS

du Nord at the Controls - Tue Apr 17, 2012 - new music mix at Spotify.

TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS

I took a couple more pictures this morning of the new USA shirt so you can see a few more details.

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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Semifinals

Bayern got the win in the 90th minute today, but giving up that road goal will most likely be their curse. Yes the final will be played at Bayern's home stadium and that will be a huge motivator for the second leg, but I just don't see it happening in Madrid. Great game for Bayern today though.

Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Tue Apr 17
Bayern Munich 2-1 Real Madrid - BM goals by Franck Ribery & Mario Gomez. RM goal by Mesut Ozil.
-Wed Apr 18
Chelsea FC v FC Barcelona - 1:30pm CT on FX
2nd Leg
-Tue Apr 24
FC Barcelona v Chelsea FC - 1:30pm CT on Fox Soccer
-Wed Apr 25
Real Madrid v Bayern Munich - 1:30pm CT on FX

2011-12 CONCACACHAMPIONS

FINAL

Matches & Scores:
-Wed Apr 18
Monterrey v Santos Laguna - 9pm CT on Fox Soccer

HMMMMM, VERY INTERESTING

David Rowaan of Sports Net looks at Toronto FC and their "bad luck."
-I think you create situation for yourself to take advantage or be abused by luck. It doesn't just happen.

MLS MATCHES & SCORES

Week 7

-Wed Apr 18
DC United v Montreal Impact - 6:30PM CT
Venue: RFK Stadium
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Sporting Kansas City - 9:00PM CT
Venue: BC Place
-Sat Apr 21
Toronto FC v Chicago Fire SC - 2:30PM CT on NBCSN
Venue: BMO Field
Columbus Crew v Houston Dynamo - 6:30PM CT
Venue: Crew Stadium
Colorado Rapids v LA Galaxy - 8:00PM CT
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v FC Dallas - 9:00PM CT
Venue: BC Place
Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City - 9:30PM CT
Venue: JELD-WEN Field
CD Chivas USA v Philadelphia Union - 9:30PM CT
Venue: The Home Depot Center
San Jose Earthquakes v Real Salt Lake - 9:30PM CT
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium
-Sun Apr 22
DC United v New York Red Bulls - 5:00PM CT on ESPN2
Venue: RFK Stadium

Bye: New England Revolution & Seattle Sounders

MLS STANDINGS

EAST
18 Sporting Kansas City (+8)
10 New York Red Bulls (+6)
8 DC United (+1)
7 Houston Dynamo (0)
6 New England Revolution (-3)
6 Columbus Crew (-3)
5 Chicago Fire SC (-1)
4 Philadelphia Union (-3)
4 Montreal Impact (-8)
0 Toronto FC (-8)
WEST
15 Real Salt Lake (+6)
13 San Jose Earthquakes (+6)
10 Seattle Sounders FC (+4)
10 FC Dallas (-1)
9 CD Chivas USA (0)
9 Colorado Rapids (-1)
8 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (+1)
6 LA Galaxy (-1)
4 Portland Timbers (-3)

MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS

General News

Leading Goal Scorers: - As of Tue Apr 17
7 Kenny Cooper
7 Thierry Henry
7 Chris Wondolowski
4 David Estrada
3 Kris Boyd
3 Fabian Espindola
3 Kei Kamara
3 Robbie Keane
3 Darlington Nagbe
3 Blas Perez
3 Maicon Santos
3 CJ Sapong

Player Transactions

Chivas made the signing of 19 year old Colombian forward Jose Erick Correa from Boyaca Chico official.

DC UNITED

Steven Goff of the Post with the latest DCU notes after their comeback win over rivals New England.

MLS RESERVE LEAGUE

Philly had 3 players red carded on Sunday!

Matches & Scores:
-Sun Apr 15
Philadelphia Union 0-4 Columbus Crew - CC goals by Emilio Renteria(3) & Cole Grossman.
-Mon Apr 16
Chicago Fire SC 1-0 Houston Dynamo - CF goal by Federico Puppo.
-Tue Apr 17
Real Salt Lake 0-3 FC Dallas - FCD goals by Jonathan Top, Bruno Guarda(PK) & Scott Sealy.

Standings

NASL SCOREBOARD

Matches & Scores:
-Wed Apr 18
Puerto Rico Islanders v FC Edmonton
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Carolina RailHawks
-Sat Apr 21
Atlanta Silverbacks v Tampa Bay Rowdies
Puerto Rico Islanders v Carolina RailHawks
San Antonio Scorpions v Fort Lauderdale Strikers
-Sun Apr 22
FC Edmonton v Minnesota Stars FC

Notes

Jonathan Fana of Puerto Rico was named Player Of The Week.

Standings
6 Puerto Rico
4 Fort Lauderdale
3 Tampa Bay
2 Atlanta
2 Carolina
2 Minnesota
1 San Antonio
0 Edmonton

Watch online

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN AMERICA

Arch Bell of ESPN talks to Claudio Reyna about the upgrades needed to improve our soccer in a real way.

AMERICANS IN EUROPE

Game Action:

ENGLAND - League One
Frank Simek - Carlisle United - Tue Apr 17 - played the whole game but lost 1-0 at Stevenage.

TOP EURO CLUB GOAL SCORERS

As of Tue Apr 17

Primera Division
41 Lionel Messi
41 Cristiano Ronaldo
22 Radamael Falcao
21 Gonzalo Higuain
18 Karim Benzema

Premier League
27 Robin Van Persie
24 Wayne Rooney
21 Kun Aguero
16 Three players tied

Bundesliga
25 Mario Gomez
24 Klaas Jan Huntelaar
20 Robert Lewandowski
17 Martin Harnik
17 Lukas Podolski

Serie A
23 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
20 Antonio Di Natale
19 Edison Cavani
18 Diego Milito
17 Rodrigo Palacio

Ligue 1
20 Oliver Giroud
15 Eden Hazard
14 Nene
12 Bafetimbi Gomis
12 Lisandro Lopez

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE

Semifinals
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Thu Apr 19
Sporting CP v Athletic Bilbao
Atletico Madrid v Valencia
2nd Leg
-Thu Apr 26
Athletic Bilbao v Sporting CP
Valencia v Atletico Madrid

COPA LIBERTADORES

This week sees the end of the Group Stage. 12 of 16 teams have already advanced.

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ADVANCED: (12 of 16) Atletico Nacional(Colombia), Boca Juniors(Argentina), Cruz Azul(Mexico), Corintians(Brazil), Emelec(Ecuador), Fluminense(Brazil), Lanus(Argentina), Libertad(Paraguay), Universidad Chile(Chile), Union Espanola(Chile), Vasco Da Gama(Brazil), Velez Sarsfield(Argentina)

ELIMINATED: (10 of 16) Alianza Lima(Peru), Arsenal(Argentina), Flamengo(Brazil), Godoy Cruz(Argentina), Juan Aurich(Peru), Nacional(Uruguay), Nacional Asuncion(Paraguay), Penarol(Uruguay), Deportivo Tachira(Venezuela), Zamora(Venezuela)

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Group Stage

Matches & Scores:
-Tue Apr 17
Deportivo Quito v Guadalajara
Velez Sarsfield v Defensor Sporting
Bolivar v Universidad Ca
Junior v Union Espanol
-Wed Apr 18
Boca Juniors v Zamora
Arsenal v Fluminense
Corinthians v Deportivo Tachira
Cruz Azul v Nacional Asuncion
-Thu Apr 19
Santos v The Strongest
Juan Aurich v Internacional
Universidad Chile v Atletico Nacional
Penarol v Godoy Cruz
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Standings

Group 1
10 Santos (+5)
8 Internacional (+5)
7 The Strongest (-4)
OUT-3 Juan Aurich (-6)
Group 2
ADV-10 Lanus (+5)
ADV-9 Emelec (-1)
OUT-8 Flamengo (+2)
OUT-7 Olimpia (-6)
Group 3
ADV-10 Union Espanola (+4)
7 Bolivar (-1)
6 Universidad Catholica (-2)
4 Junior (-1)
Group 4
ADV-12 Fluminense (+2)
ADV-10 Boca Juniors (+4)
OUT-6 Arsenal (0)
OUT-1 Zamora (-6)
Group 5
ADV-13 Libertad (+4)
ADV-13 Vasco Da Gama (+4)
OUT-6 Nacional (-2)
OUT-3 Alianza Lima (-6)
Group 6
ADV-11 Corintians (+5)
ADV-8 Cruz Azul (+4)
OUT-4 Nacional Asuncion (-4)
OUT-3 Tachira (-5)
Group 7
ADV-12 Velez Sarsfield (+4)
7 Deportivo Quito (+2)
6 Defensor Sporting (-3)
4 Guadalajara (-5)
Group 8
ADV-11 Atletico Nacional (+9)
ADV-10 Universidad Chile (+4)
OUT-5 Godoy Cruz (-4)
OUT-1 Penarol (-9)

ASIA

Another round this week.

Asian Champions League - Group Stage - Matchday 4 will be played on Apr 17 & 18.
-Standings etc.

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