Some Soccer News for Wed May 16, 2012
THIS IS WHY ITS SO GREAT BEING AN MLS FAN
MLS' supporters week series:
The video clips just keeping getting better as today they feature one of our Friends In Football, Prairie Rose Clayton - the Artist.
-The Artist
-For Rancid drummer Branden Steineckert, supporting means being original
-A Rapids fan in his own words
-Going the extra mile for club and country
-This or That: Are you a fan or a supporter?
-Great moments in MLS fan history
-Respecting the original MLS "crazies"
STARTERS
Gorgeous looking retro shirt for Canada celebrating their centennial in soccer.
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Bob Bradley's Egyptian national team will play their next home World Cup qualifier on Jun 1 v Mozambique in an empty stadium.
MINNESOTA STARS FC
Our team travels next week for the Open Cup to Des Moines to take on the Menace of the PDL.
Match & Score:
-Tue May 22
Des Moines Menace v Minnesota Stars FC - 7:30pm CT
Venue: Valley Stadium
The winner of the Des Moines-Minnesota game will play against Real Salt Lake.
NOTICE
Sign up today for MLS Fantasy Soccer Manager, and then become a member of the du Nord Futbol league using this code: 3815-897
There are 142 teams in our league!
LateNight504FC managed by Alan Kansas still leads out league! He has been on a very long strong run at the top. But his lead is down to just 4 points.
TASTIEST MLS GAME OF THE WEEKEND
The first Cascadia Cup clash of the season sees Vancouver Whitecaps host Seattle Sounders on Saturday afternoon at 4pm CT.
-Do you realize this is the 126th time these two teams have played!
Also on Saturday Toronto will try to break their streak of 8 losses in a row in MLS - DC United v Toronto FC - 6:30PM CT
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
du Nord at the Controls - Tue May 15, 2012 - new music mix at Spotify.
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
Ives Galarcep of Fox Soccer speculates on why Tim Chandler has declined to play for the USA.
Brian Sciaretta of Yanks Abroad does the same on Chandler.
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Matches & Scores:
-Sat May 26
USA v Scotland - Friendly - 7:00pm CT on NBC Sports Network
Venue: EverBank Field, Jacksonville FL
-Wed May 30
4 USA v Brazil - Friendly - 7:00pm CT on ESPN2
Venue: FedEx Field, Landover MD
-Sun Jun 3
Canada v USA - Friendly - 6:00pm CT on NBC Sports Network
Venue: BMO Field, Toronto ON
-Fri Jun 8
USA v Antigua & Barbuda - World Cup Qualifying - 6:00pm CT v Antigua & Barbuda on ESPN
Venue: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa FL
-Tue Jun 12
Guatemala v USA - World Cup Qualifying - all other details TBA
Venue: TBA
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USA Roster (So Far)
G:
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa
Tim Howard - Everton
Nick Rimando - Real Salt Lake
D:
Carlos Bocanegra - Rangers
Edgar Castillo - Tijuana
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover
Alfredo Morales - Hertha Berlin
M:
Kyle Beckerman - Real Salt Lake
Michael Bradley - Chievo
Joe Corona - Tijuana
Maurice Edu - Rangers
Fabian Johnson - Hoffenheim
Jermaine Jones - Schalke
Jose Torres - Pachuca
Danny Williams - Hoffenheim
F:
Clint Dempsey - Fulham
FIFASCANDALIZATIONINGS
From FIFA dictator, I mean president, Sepp Blatter:
Just met the President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov. He's a passionate football fan, who cares about national football development.
Its too bad that Idi Amin and Pol Pot are not free for dinner with Sepp tonight.
THE LAMAR HUNT US OPEN CUP
The tournament proper began yesterday, Tue May 15, with teams from the NPSL, USASA, USSC and USL PDL divisions.
-The Second Round, next Tuesday, will introduce teams from the NASL and USL Pro.
-The Third Round, the following week, will introduce teams from MLS.
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FIRST ROUND
Matches & Scores:
–Tue May 15
Orlando City U23 (PDL) 1-2 Jacksonville United (NPSL)
FC Sonic (NPSL) 0-2 Long Island Rough Riders (PDL)
Dulles Sportsplex Aegean Hawks FC (USASA) 3-1 Carolina Dynamo (PDL)
Michigan Bucks (PDL) 6-0 Jersey Shore Boca (USASA)
Georgia Revolution (NPSL) 1-0 Mississippi Brilla FC (PDL)
GPS Portland Phoenix (PDL) 2-3 Brooklyn Italians (NPSL)
Reading United AC (PDL) 2-1 N.Y. Greek Americans (USASA)
Chicago Fire PDL (PDL) 1-0 Croatian Eagles (USASA)
Milwaukee Bavarians (NPSL) 1-3 Des Moines Menace (PDL)
Laredo Heat (PDL) 4-2 ASC New Stars (USASA)
Real Colorado Foxes (PDL) 1-3 K.C. Athletics (USASA)
El Paso Patriots (PDL) 3-1 NTX Rayados (USASA)
Stanislaus United Turlock Express (US Club Soccer) 0-2 Fresno Fuego (PDL)
Ventura County Fusion (PDL) 6-2 Fullerton Rangers (NPSL)
Portland Timbers U23 (PDL) 1-3 PSA Elite (USASA)
Kitsap Pumas (PDL) 1-3 Cal FC (USASA)
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SECOND ROUND
Matches & Scores:
-Tue May 22
Des Moines Menace (PDL) v Minnesota Stars FC (NASL)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL PRO) v Michigan Bucks (PDL)
Harrisburg City Islanders (USL PRO) v Long Island Rough Riders (PDL)
Wilmington Hammerheads (USL PRO) v Cal FC (USASA)
Carolina RailHawks (NASL) v PSA Elite (USASA)
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL) v Fresno Fuego (PDL)
Orlando City Soccer Club (USL PRO) v K.C. Athletics (USASA)
Charleston Battery (USL PRO) v Reading United AC (PDL)
Rochester Rhinos (USL PRO) v Brooklyn Italians (NPSL)
Jacksonville United (NPSL) v Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)
Dulles Sportsplex Aegean Hawks FC (USASA) v Richmond Kickers (USL PRO)
Georgia Revolution (NPSL) v Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)
San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) v Laredo Heat (PDL)
Chicago Fire PDL (PDL) v Dayton Dutch Lions (USL PRO)
El Paso Patriots (PDL) v Charlotte Eagles (USL PRO)
Los Angeles Blues (USL PRO) v Ventura County Fusion (PDL)
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The Bracket
BEST NEWS I'VE HEARD ALL DAY
Chivas of Guadalajara who built an amazing new stadium a couple years ago but nearly ruined it by installing fake turf have come to their senses and will install actual genuine grass for next season. Hurray!
QUESTION OF THE DAY
What will it mean for Americans Stuart Holden and Tim Ream at Bolton when ownership said today that being relegated will force them to cut their player salary budget by 50% for next season.
DO YOU REALIZE
ESPN Deportes continues to roll out more and more soccer coverage.
FACT OF THE DAY
The SuperClasico is this weekend, and here is the all time record between the two Los Angeles teams:
LA Galaxy - 16 wins
Chivas USA - 3 wins
Draws - 6
-Not much of a clasico.
OOF
David Beckham has flown to Greece to attend an Olympic torch ceremony on Friday. Good thing the Galaxy doesn't have a big rivalry game on Saturday in Los Angeles. Oh wait, they do.
MLS MATCHES & SCORES
Week 11
Matches & Scores:
-Tue May 15
Houston Dynamo 0-0 Portland Timbers
Venue: BBVA Compass Stadium
Atten: 22,039
-Wed May 16
DC United v Colorado Rapids - 6:30PM CT
Venue: RFK Stadium
-Sat May 19
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Seattle Sounders FC - 4:00PM CT
Venue: BC Place
Montreal Impact v New York Red Bulls - 6:30PM CT
Venue: Olympic Stadium
DC United v Toronto FC - 6:30PM CT
Venue: RFK Stadium
New England Revolution v Houston Dynamo - 6:30PM CT
Venue: Gillette Stadium
FC Dallas v Philadelphia Union - 7:30PM CT
Venue: FC Dallas Stadium
Colorado Rapids v Sporting Kansas City - 8:00PM CT
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
CD Chivas USA v LA Galaxy - 9:30PM CT on ESPN2
Venue: The Home Depot Center
San Jose Earthquakes v Columbus Crew - 9:30PM CT
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium
-Sun May 20
Portland Timbers v Chicago Fire SC - 6:00PM CT on Galavision
Venue: JELD-WEN Field
Bye: Salt Lake
MLS MATCH NOTES
Leading Goal Scorers: - As of Tue May 15
11 Chris Wondolowski
9 Kenny Cooper
9 Thierry Henry
6 Maicon Santos
5 Chris Pontius
4 Will Bruin
4 Fabian Espindola
4 David Estrada
4 Kei Kamara
4 Steven Lenhart
4 Dominic Oduro
4 Alvaro Saborio
4 Saer Sene
MLS STANDINGS
EAST
22 New York Red Bulls (+7)
21 Sporting Kansas City (+6)
18 DC United (+4)
15 Chicago Fire SC (+1)
12 New England Revolution (-1)
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12 Houston Dynamo (-1)
12 Montreal Impact (-4)
11 Columbus Crew (-3)
7 Philadelphia Union (-5)
0 Toronto FC (-12)
WEST
26 Real Salt Lake (+7)
23 San Jose Earthquakes (+10)
22 Seattle Sounders FC (+9)
17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (-1)
15 Colorado Rapids (+3)
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12 FC Dallas (-7)
11 LA Galaxy (-3)
10 CD Chivas USA (-6)
9 Portland Timbers (-4)
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
Player Transactions
Looks like Danny Califf is headed from Philadelphia to Chivas in exchanged for a player yet to be named. He was the Union captain.
-Kerith Gabriel of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports on a few of the particulars.
-Califf is the 4th veteran player to depart the Union since the end of last season.
COLUMBUS CREW
Adam Jardy of the Dispatch has words and fan reaction on the 13th anniversary of the opening of Crew Stadium - the first soccer-specific in MLS.
FC DALLAS
Todd Date of 3rd Degree reports that David Ferreira is now back in Dallas to continue his rehab.
DC UNITED
Steven Goff of the Post looks at this crucial early part of the season for a seemingly revived United.
HOUSTON DYNAMO
Jose Ortiz of the Chronicle tells us about the first night game at the new stadium.
-A little more from Ortiz.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Kristian Dyer of Big Apple Soccer reports that despite his weekend run in with the long arm of the law the team has no intent to get rid of Wilman Conde.
-The team has also decided not to suspend Conde. Lets see if the league agrees with that. I doubt they will.
Bryan Lewis of the Post reports that Teemu Tainio has had a set back in his rehab from knee surgery and will be out another 2 months.
PORTLAND TIMBERS
Kip Kesgard of the Oregonian rates the performance of Portland players in the scoreless game last night in Houston.
-I think not giving up a goal in Houston's brand new stadium is a pretty big feat.
-Sal Zizzo returned to the lineup for the first time since last October.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS
Don Ruiz of the Tacoma News Tribune with an article on Cordell Cato who is beginning to make his presence felt on the field.
Doug McIntyre of ESPN with an article on the power (and glory) of the Seattle fan base.
TORONTO FC
Kurtis Larson of the Sun looks into the details of the team's restructuring of assistant coaches. Former players Jim Brennan is now on the sideline.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
Marc Weber of the Province talks to head coach Martin Rennie as they keep trying to build on a decent start to the season.
MLS/USA RELATED RUMORS
Reports out of Italy have Honduran forward David Suazo signing with an unnamed MLS team as a designated player.
-I really hope that is not the case as he has only played in 60 games with 4 different teams (scoring 15 goals) over the past 5 seasons.
NASL SCOREBOARD
Matches & Scores:
-Wed May 16
Puerto Rico Islanders v Atlanta Silverbacks
-Sat May 19
Carolina RailHawks v Puerto Rico Islanders
Atlanta Silverbacks v Tampa Bay Rowdies
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Minnesota Stars FC
San Antonio Scorpions v FC Edmonton
Watch online
Standings
13 Puerto Rico (+8)
12 Minnesota (+4)
11 San Antonio (0)
9 Fort Lauderdale (-2)
8 Tampa Bay (-1)
7 Edmonton (+2)
4 Atlanta (-4)
4 Carolina (-7)
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Greg Seltzer of MLSsoccer.com talks to Gregg Berhalter about the strong start to his coaching career at Hammarby in the Swedish second division.
Brian Sciaretta of Yanks Abroad tells us that Jerome Kiesewetter has left Hertha to signed with Stuttgart.
There are rumors of goalkeeper Dominic Cervi looking for a MLS team. He has been on the books (and been loaned out) at Celtic for a couple of years now but rarely every played.
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Game Action:
FINLAND - Veikkausliiga
Daniel Antunez - Inter Turku - Wed May 16 - went the full 90 scoring a goal as they won 2-1 v KuPS.
Mike Banner - Jaro - Wed May 16 - played the full 90 as they tied 1-1 at VPS.
Etchu Tabe - KuPS - Wed May 16 - started and played 64 min as they lost 2-1 at Inter Turku.
NORWAY - Eliteserien
Steve Clark - Honefoss - Wed May 16 - played the whole game as they won 0-1 at Rosenborg.
Josh Gatt - Molde - Wed May 16 - started and went 86 min getting a yellow card as they won 2-0 v Fredrikstad.
Kenneth Di Vita Jensen - Honefoss - Wed May 16 - on the bench as they won 0-1 at Rosenborg.
NORWAY - 1 Divisjon
Rhett Bernstein - Mjondalen - Wed May 16 - started but got a second yellow card in the 90th min and was ejected as they lost 3-1 at Sarpsborg.
Kyle Helton - Mjondalen - Wed May 16 - started but came out at half time getting a yellow card and they lost 3-1 at Sarpsborg.
Sebastian Troupe - Baerum - Wed May 16 - played the entire match but lost 3-1 at Bryne.
SWEDEN - Superettan
Brian Edwards - Degerfors - Wed May 16 - in goal as usual and they won big 6-1 v Varnamo.
Patrick Hopkins - Ljungskile - Wed May 16 - played the full match as they tied 2-2 v Varberg.
Steffen Vroom - Ljungskile - Wed May 16 - went the distance getting a yellow card as they drew 2-2 v Varberg.
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Coming Up:
FINLAND - Ykkonen
Justin Moose - SJK - Thu May 17 v PK-35 Vantaa
Aaron Wheeler - KooTeePee - Thu May 17 at RoPS
NETHERLANDS - Eerste Divisie - Promotion Playoffs
Charles Kazlauskas - Helmond Sport - Thu May 17 v VVV
Charles Kazlauskas - Helmond Sport - Sun May 20 at VVV
SWEDEN - Allsvenskan Liga
Samuel Petrone - Mjallby - Thu May 17 v IFK Goteborg
Brian Span - Djurgarden - Thu May 17 v Gelfe
SWEDEN - Superettan
Ryan Miller - Halmstad - Thu May 17 v Angelholms
Matt Pyzdrowski - Angelholms - Thu May 17 at Halmstad
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
Coming Up:
La Liguilla - Finals
Herculez Gomez - Santos Laguna - 1st Leg - Thu May 17 at Monterrey
MEXICO
Clausura - La Liguilla - Finals
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Thu May 17
Monterrey v Santos Laguna
2nd Leg
-Sun May 20
Santos Laguna v Monterrey
If the teams are tied after the two legs, then the higher seed wins, which in this case is Santos Laguna.
CANADA
Canadian Championship - Finals
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Wed May 16
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Toronto FC
2nd Leg
-Wed May 23
Toronto FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
ENGLAND
Liverpool has given head coach Kenny Dalglish the boot after a very poor season where they failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League next season as promised.
COPA LIBERTADORES
The Knockout Stage
Quarterfinals
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Wed May 16
Libertad v Universidad Chile
Vasco da Gama v Corinthians
-Thu May 17
Boca Juniors v Fluminense
Velez Sarsfield v Santos
2nd Leg
-Wed May 23
Corinthians v Vasco da Gama
Fluminense v Boca Juniors
-Thu May 24
Universidad Chile v Libertad
Santos v Velez Sarsfield
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BRACKET
Fluminense v Boca Juniors
Universidad Chile v Libertad
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Corintians v Vasco Da Gama
Santos v Velez Sarsfield
ASIA
Asian Champions League - Group Stage - the final Matchday, #6, will take place on May 15 & 16.
Advanced:
Adelaide United(Australia)
Al Ahli(Saudi Arabia)
Al Hilal(Saudi Arabia)
Al Ittihad(Saudi Arabia)
Al Jazira(UAE)
Bani Yas(UAE)
Bunyodkor(Uzbekistan)
Esteghlal(Iran)
Guangzhou Evergrande(China)
Kashiwa Reysol(Japan)
Nagoya Grampus(Japan)
Persepolis(Iran)
Seongnam(S Korea)
Sepahan(Iran)
Tokyo(Japan)
Ulsan(S Korea)
Elimindated:
Al Arabi(Qatar)
Al Gharafa(Qatar)
Al Nasr(UAE)
Al Shabab(UAE)
Beijing Guoan(China)
Brisbane Roar(Australia)
Buriram United(Thailand)
Central Coast Mariners(Australia)
Gamba Osaka(Japan)
Lekhwiya(Qatar)
Jeonbuk Motors(S Korea)
Nasaf(Uzbekistan)
Pakhtakor(Uzbekistan)
Pohang Steelers(S Korea)
Tianjin Teda(China)
Standings etc.
MLS' supporters week series:
The video clips just keeping getting better as today they feature one of our Friends In Football, Prairie Rose Clayton - the Artist.
-The Artist
-For Rancid drummer Branden Steineckert, supporting means being original
-A Rapids fan in his own words
-Going the extra mile for club and country
-This or That: Are you a fan or a supporter?
-Great moments in MLS fan history
-Respecting the original MLS "crazies"
STARTERS
Gorgeous looking retro shirt for Canada celebrating their centennial in soccer.
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Bob Bradley's Egyptian national team will play their next home World Cup qualifier on Jun 1 v Mozambique in an empty stadium.
MINNESOTA STARS FC
Our team travels next week for the Open Cup to Des Moines to take on the Menace of the PDL.
Match & Score:
-Tue May 22
Des Moines Menace v Minnesota Stars FC - 7:30pm CT
Venue: Valley Stadium
The winner of the Des Moines-Minnesota game will play against Real Salt Lake.
NOTICE
Sign up today for MLS Fantasy Soccer Manager, and then become a member of the du Nord Futbol league using this code: 3815-897
There are 142 teams in our league!
LateNight504FC managed by Alan Kansas still leads out league! He has been on a very long strong run at the top. But his lead is down to just 4 points.
TASTIEST MLS GAME OF THE WEEKEND
The first Cascadia Cup clash of the season sees Vancouver Whitecaps host Seattle Sounders on Saturday afternoon at 4pm CT.
-Do you realize this is the 126th time these two teams have played!
Also on Saturday Toronto will try to break their streak of 8 losses in a row in MLS - DC United v Toronto FC - 6:30PM CT
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
du Nord at the Controls - Tue May 15, 2012 - new music mix at Spotify.
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
Ives Galarcep of Fox Soccer speculates on why Tim Chandler has declined to play for the USA.
Brian Sciaretta of Yanks Abroad does the same on Chandler.
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Matches & Scores:
-Sat May 26
USA v Scotland - Friendly - 7:00pm CT on NBC Sports Network
Venue: EverBank Field, Jacksonville FL
-Wed May 30
4 USA v Brazil - Friendly - 7:00pm CT on ESPN2
Venue: FedEx Field, Landover MD
-Sun Jun 3
Canada v USA - Friendly - 6:00pm CT on NBC Sports Network
Venue: BMO Field, Toronto ON
-Fri Jun 8
USA v Antigua & Barbuda - World Cup Qualifying - 6:00pm CT v Antigua & Barbuda on ESPN
Venue: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa FL
-Tue Jun 12
Guatemala v USA - World Cup Qualifying - all other details TBA
Venue: TBA
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USA Roster (So Far)
G:
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa
Tim Howard - Everton
Nick Rimando - Real Salt Lake
D:
Carlos Bocanegra - Rangers
Edgar Castillo - Tijuana
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover
Alfredo Morales - Hertha Berlin
M:
Kyle Beckerman - Real Salt Lake
Michael Bradley - Chievo
Joe Corona - Tijuana
Maurice Edu - Rangers
Fabian Johnson - Hoffenheim
Jermaine Jones - Schalke
Jose Torres - Pachuca
Danny Williams - Hoffenheim
F:
Clint Dempsey - Fulham
FIFASCANDALIZATIONINGS
From FIFA dictator, I mean president, Sepp Blatter:
Just met the President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov. He's a passionate football fan, who cares about national football development.
Its too bad that Idi Amin and Pol Pot are not free for dinner with Sepp tonight.
THE LAMAR HUNT US OPEN CUP
The tournament proper began yesterday, Tue May 15, with teams from the NPSL, USASA, USSC and USL PDL divisions.
-The Second Round, next Tuesday, will introduce teams from the NASL and USL Pro.
-The Third Round, the following week, will introduce teams from MLS.
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FIRST ROUND
Matches & Scores:
–Tue May 15
Orlando City U23 (PDL) 1-2 Jacksonville United (NPSL)
FC Sonic (NPSL) 0-2 Long Island Rough Riders (PDL)
Dulles Sportsplex Aegean Hawks FC (USASA) 3-1 Carolina Dynamo (PDL)
Michigan Bucks (PDL) 6-0 Jersey Shore Boca (USASA)
Georgia Revolution (NPSL) 1-0 Mississippi Brilla FC (PDL)
GPS Portland Phoenix (PDL) 2-3 Brooklyn Italians (NPSL)
Reading United AC (PDL) 2-1 N.Y. Greek Americans (USASA)
Chicago Fire PDL (PDL) 1-0 Croatian Eagles (USASA)
Milwaukee Bavarians (NPSL) 1-3 Des Moines Menace (PDL)
Laredo Heat (PDL) 4-2 ASC New Stars (USASA)
Real Colorado Foxes (PDL) 1-3 K.C. Athletics (USASA)
El Paso Patriots (PDL) 3-1 NTX Rayados (USASA)
Stanislaus United Turlock Express (US Club Soccer) 0-2 Fresno Fuego (PDL)
Ventura County Fusion (PDL) 6-2 Fullerton Rangers (NPSL)
Portland Timbers U23 (PDL) 1-3 PSA Elite (USASA)
Kitsap Pumas (PDL) 1-3 Cal FC (USASA)
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SECOND ROUND
Matches & Scores:
-Tue May 22
Des Moines Menace (PDL) v Minnesota Stars FC (NASL)
Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL PRO) v Michigan Bucks (PDL)
Harrisburg City Islanders (USL PRO) v Long Island Rough Riders (PDL)
Wilmington Hammerheads (USL PRO) v Cal FC (USASA)
Carolina RailHawks (NASL) v PSA Elite (USASA)
Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NASL) v Fresno Fuego (PDL)
Orlando City Soccer Club (USL PRO) v K.C. Athletics (USASA)
Charleston Battery (USL PRO) v Reading United AC (PDL)
Rochester Rhinos (USL PRO) v Brooklyn Italians (NPSL)
Jacksonville United (NPSL) v Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)
Dulles Sportsplex Aegean Hawks FC (USASA) v Richmond Kickers (USL PRO)
Georgia Revolution (NPSL) v Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)
San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) v Laredo Heat (PDL)
Chicago Fire PDL (PDL) v Dayton Dutch Lions (USL PRO)
El Paso Patriots (PDL) v Charlotte Eagles (USL PRO)
Los Angeles Blues (USL PRO) v Ventura County Fusion (PDL)
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The Bracket
BEST NEWS I'VE HEARD ALL DAY
Chivas of Guadalajara who built an amazing new stadium a couple years ago but nearly ruined it by installing fake turf have come to their senses and will install actual genuine grass for next season. Hurray!
QUESTION OF THE DAY
What will it mean for Americans Stuart Holden and Tim Ream at Bolton when ownership said today that being relegated will force them to cut their player salary budget by 50% for next season.
DO YOU REALIZE
ESPN Deportes continues to roll out more and more soccer coverage.
FACT OF THE DAY
The SuperClasico is this weekend, and here is the all time record between the two Los Angeles teams:
LA Galaxy - 16 wins
Chivas USA - 3 wins
Draws - 6
-Not much of a clasico.
OOF
David Beckham has flown to Greece to attend an Olympic torch ceremony on Friday. Good thing the Galaxy doesn't have a big rivalry game on Saturday in Los Angeles. Oh wait, they do.
MLS MATCHES & SCORES
Week 11
Matches & Scores:
-Tue May 15
Houston Dynamo 0-0 Portland Timbers
Venue: BBVA Compass Stadium
Atten: 22,039
-Wed May 16
DC United v Colorado Rapids - 6:30PM CT
Venue: RFK Stadium
-Sat May 19
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Seattle Sounders FC - 4:00PM CT
Venue: BC Place
Montreal Impact v New York Red Bulls - 6:30PM CT
Venue: Olympic Stadium
DC United v Toronto FC - 6:30PM CT
Venue: RFK Stadium
New England Revolution v Houston Dynamo - 6:30PM CT
Venue: Gillette Stadium
FC Dallas v Philadelphia Union - 7:30PM CT
Venue: FC Dallas Stadium
Colorado Rapids v Sporting Kansas City - 8:00PM CT
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
CD Chivas USA v LA Galaxy - 9:30PM CT on ESPN2
Venue: The Home Depot Center
San Jose Earthquakes v Columbus Crew - 9:30PM CT
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium
-Sun May 20
Portland Timbers v Chicago Fire SC - 6:00PM CT on Galavision
Venue: JELD-WEN Field
Bye: Salt Lake
MLS MATCH NOTES
Leading Goal Scorers: - As of Tue May 15
11 Chris Wondolowski
9 Kenny Cooper
9 Thierry Henry
6 Maicon Santos
5 Chris Pontius
4 Will Bruin
4 Fabian Espindola
4 David Estrada
4 Kei Kamara
4 Steven Lenhart
4 Dominic Oduro
4 Alvaro Saborio
4 Saer Sene
MLS STANDINGS
EAST
22 New York Red Bulls (+7)
21 Sporting Kansas City (+6)
18 DC United (+4)
15 Chicago Fire SC (+1)
12 New England Revolution (-1)
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12 Houston Dynamo (-1)
12 Montreal Impact (-4)
11 Columbus Crew (-3)
7 Philadelphia Union (-5)
0 Toronto FC (-12)
WEST
26 Real Salt Lake (+7)
23 San Jose Earthquakes (+10)
22 Seattle Sounders FC (+9)
17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (-1)
15 Colorado Rapids (+3)
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12 FC Dallas (-7)
11 LA Galaxy (-3)
10 CD Chivas USA (-6)
9 Portland Timbers (-4)
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
Player Transactions
Looks like Danny Califf is headed from Philadelphia to Chivas in exchanged for a player yet to be named. He was the Union captain.
-Kerith Gabriel of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports on a few of the particulars.
-Califf is the 4th veteran player to depart the Union since the end of last season.
COLUMBUS CREW
Adam Jardy of the Dispatch has words and fan reaction on the 13th anniversary of the opening of Crew Stadium - the first soccer-specific in MLS.
FC DALLAS
Todd Date of 3rd Degree reports that David Ferreira is now back in Dallas to continue his rehab.
DC UNITED
Steven Goff of the Post looks at this crucial early part of the season for a seemingly revived United.
HOUSTON DYNAMO
Jose Ortiz of the Chronicle tells us about the first night game at the new stadium.
-A little more from Ortiz.
NEW YORK RED BULLS
Kristian Dyer of Big Apple Soccer reports that despite his weekend run in with the long arm of the law the team has no intent to get rid of Wilman Conde.
-The team has also decided not to suspend Conde. Lets see if the league agrees with that. I doubt they will.
Bryan Lewis of the Post reports that Teemu Tainio has had a set back in his rehab from knee surgery and will be out another 2 months.
PORTLAND TIMBERS
Kip Kesgard of the Oregonian rates the performance of Portland players in the scoreless game last night in Houston.
-I think not giving up a goal in Houston's brand new stadium is a pretty big feat.
-Sal Zizzo returned to the lineup for the first time since last October.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS
Don Ruiz of the Tacoma News Tribune with an article on Cordell Cato who is beginning to make his presence felt on the field.
Doug McIntyre of ESPN with an article on the power (and glory) of the Seattle fan base.
TORONTO FC
Kurtis Larson of the Sun looks into the details of the team's restructuring of assistant coaches. Former players Jim Brennan is now on the sideline.
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
Marc Weber of the Province talks to head coach Martin Rennie as they keep trying to build on a decent start to the season.
MLS/USA RELATED RUMORS
Reports out of Italy have Honduran forward David Suazo signing with an unnamed MLS team as a designated player.
-I really hope that is not the case as he has only played in 60 games with 4 different teams (scoring 15 goals) over the past 5 seasons.
NASL SCOREBOARD
Matches & Scores:
-Wed May 16
Puerto Rico Islanders v Atlanta Silverbacks
-Sat May 19
Carolina RailHawks v Puerto Rico Islanders
Atlanta Silverbacks v Tampa Bay Rowdies
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Minnesota Stars FC
San Antonio Scorpions v FC Edmonton
Watch online
Standings
13 Puerto Rico (+8)
12 Minnesota (+4)
11 San Antonio (0)
9 Fort Lauderdale (-2)
8 Tampa Bay (-1)
7 Edmonton (+2)
4 Atlanta (-4)
4 Carolina (-7)
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Greg Seltzer of MLSsoccer.com talks to Gregg Berhalter about the strong start to his coaching career at Hammarby in the Swedish second division.
Brian Sciaretta of Yanks Abroad tells us that Jerome Kiesewetter has left Hertha to signed with Stuttgart.
There are rumors of goalkeeper Dominic Cervi looking for a MLS team. He has been on the books (and been loaned out) at Celtic for a couple of years now but rarely every played.
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Game Action:
FINLAND - Veikkausliiga
Daniel Antunez - Inter Turku - Wed May 16 - went the full 90 scoring a goal as they won 2-1 v KuPS.
Mike Banner - Jaro - Wed May 16 - played the full 90 as they tied 1-1 at VPS.
Etchu Tabe - KuPS - Wed May 16 - started and played 64 min as they lost 2-1 at Inter Turku.
NORWAY - Eliteserien
Steve Clark - Honefoss - Wed May 16 - played the whole game as they won 0-1 at Rosenborg.
Josh Gatt - Molde - Wed May 16 - started and went 86 min getting a yellow card as they won 2-0 v Fredrikstad.
Kenneth Di Vita Jensen - Honefoss - Wed May 16 - on the bench as they won 0-1 at Rosenborg.
NORWAY - 1 Divisjon
Rhett Bernstein - Mjondalen - Wed May 16 - started but got a second yellow card in the 90th min and was ejected as they lost 3-1 at Sarpsborg.
Kyle Helton - Mjondalen - Wed May 16 - started but came out at half time getting a yellow card and they lost 3-1 at Sarpsborg.
Sebastian Troupe - Baerum - Wed May 16 - played the entire match but lost 3-1 at Bryne.
SWEDEN - Superettan
Brian Edwards - Degerfors - Wed May 16 - in goal as usual and they won big 6-1 v Varnamo.
Patrick Hopkins - Ljungskile - Wed May 16 - played the full match as they tied 2-2 v Varberg.
Steffen Vroom - Ljungskile - Wed May 16 - went the distance getting a yellow card as they drew 2-2 v Varberg.
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Coming Up:
FINLAND - Ykkonen
Justin Moose - SJK - Thu May 17 v PK-35 Vantaa
Aaron Wheeler - KooTeePee - Thu May 17 at RoPS
NETHERLANDS - Eerste Divisie - Promotion Playoffs
Charles Kazlauskas - Helmond Sport - Thu May 17 v VVV
Charles Kazlauskas - Helmond Sport - Sun May 20 at VVV
SWEDEN - Allsvenskan Liga
Samuel Petrone - Mjallby - Thu May 17 v IFK Goteborg
Brian Span - Djurgarden - Thu May 17 v Gelfe
SWEDEN - Superettan
Ryan Miller - Halmstad - Thu May 17 v Angelholms
Matt Pyzdrowski - Angelholms - Thu May 17 at Halmstad
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
Coming Up:
La Liguilla - Finals
Herculez Gomez - Santos Laguna - 1st Leg - Thu May 17 at Monterrey
MEXICO
Clausura - La Liguilla - Finals
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Thu May 17
Monterrey v Santos Laguna
2nd Leg
-Sun May 20
Santos Laguna v Monterrey
If the teams are tied after the two legs, then the higher seed wins, which in this case is Santos Laguna.
CANADA
Canadian Championship - Finals
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Wed May 16
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Toronto FC
2nd Leg
-Wed May 23
Toronto FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
ENGLAND
Liverpool has given head coach Kenny Dalglish the boot after a very poor season where they failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League next season as promised.
COPA LIBERTADORES
The Knockout Stage
Quarterfinals
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Wed May 16
Libertad v Universidad Chile
Vasco da Gama v Corinthians
-Thu May 17
Boca Juniors v Fluminense
Velez Sarsfield v Santos
2nd Leg
-Wed May 23
Corinthians v Vasco da Gama
Fluminense v Boca Juniors
-Thu May 24
Universidad Chile v Libertad
Santos v Velez Sarsfield
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BRACKET
Fluminense v Boca Juniors
Universidad Chile v Libertad
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Corintians v Vasco Da Gama
Santos v Velez Sarsfield
ASIA
Asian Champions League - Group Stage - the final Matchday, #6, will take place on May 15 & 16.
Advanced:
Adelaide United(Australia)
Al Ahli(Saudi Arabia)
Al Hilal(Saudi Arabia)
Al Ittihad(Saudi Arabia)
Al Jazira(UAE)
Bani Yas(UAE)
Bunyodkor(Uzbekistan)
Esteghlal(Iran)
Guangzhou Evergrande(China)
Kashiwa Reysol(Japan)
Nagoya Grampus(Japan)
Persepolis(Iran)
Seongnam(S Korea)
Sepahan(Iran)
Tokyo(Japan)
Ulsan(S Korea)
Elimindated:
Al Arabi(Qatar)
Al Gharafa(Qatar)
Al Nasr(UAE)
Al Shabab(UAE)
Beijing Guoan(China)
Brisbane Roar(Australia)
Buriram United(Thailand)
Central Coast Mariners(Australia)
Gamba Osaka(Japan)
Lekhwiya(Qatar)
Jeonbuk Motors(S Korea)
Nasaf(Uzbekistan)
Pakhtakor(Uzbekistan)
Pohang Steelers(S Korea)
Tianjin Teda(China)
Standings etc.
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