Some Soccer News for Fri Jun 29, 2012
STARTERS
Come soon to iTunes: the du Nord Futbol Show!
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The Wall Street Journal reports that Major League Soccer has found a place in New York City to build a stadium for the 20th team - Flushing Meadows.
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Is MLS aware that the videos on their website have not worked for a few weeks now for many people?
-Even the 2nd and 3rd divisions in the USA have this simple shit figured out. Get with it guys.
dN
A photo like this just might make LA Galaxy fans heads explode with joy. Yes that is Omar Gonzalez in FULL training with the team 6 months after blowing out his knee. But who is that next to him?? Yes folks its long time Netherlands and AC Milan star Clarence Seedorf, although the Galaxy say he is just spending time in LA and asked if he could train with the team. How great would it be to see him in an MLS uniform?
STORY OF THE DAY
Montreal spent a ton of money renovating their Saputo Stadium re-opening it on Jun 16 for the first time in the team's short MLS history. new capacity is 20,341. In one word how have they done on attendance? TERRIBLE!
-Sat Jun 16 v Seattle - 17,112
-Sat Jun 23 v Houston - 12,357
-Wed Jun 27 v Toronto - 14,412
Is there something going on that we don't know about? If there is something going wrong the front office has confirmed that they don't know what it is.
And to that end the Impact replied this morning on their website with an acknowledgement that things are not going well with game day ticket sales or season ticket sales, and they are not sure why.
-Its admirable that they can admit this.
MINNESOTA STARS FC
Matches + Scores:
-Sat Jun 30
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Minnesota Stars
Venue: Al Lang Stadium - St Petersburg
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Video: Minnesota Stars FC Coaches' Show - Episode 1
TASTIEST MLS GAME OF THE WEEKEND
Do not miss the California Classic: San Jose Earthquakes v LA Galaxy on Saturday night at 9:00PM CT on ESPN2!
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
du Nord at the Controls - Tue Jun 26, 2012 - The Flaming Lips - new music mix at Spotify.
THE LAMAR HUNT US OPEN CUP
Quarterfinals
4 MLS teams advance while all 3 lower division teams get knocked out. Bummer.
Matches and Scores:
-Tue Jun 26
Philadelphia Union 5-2 Harrisburg City Islanders - PU goals by Freddy Adu(PK), Jack McInerney, Lionard Pajoy(2, 1 via PK) + Gabriel Gomez. HCI goals by Brian Ombji + Morgan Langley.
Sporting Kansas City 3-0 Dayton Dutch Lions FC - SKC goals by CJ Sapong(2) + Graham Zusi.
CD Chivas USA 2-1 Charlotte Eagles SC - CUSA goals both by Jose Correa. CE goal by Mauricio Salles.
San Jose Earthquakes 0-1 Seattle Sounders FC - SS goal by Cordell Cato.
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Semifinals
Mbr> Matches + Scores:
-Tue Jul 10
Seattle Sounders FC v CD Chivas USA
Venue: CenturyLink Field
-Wed Jul 11
Philadelphia Union v Sporting Kansas City
Venue: PPL Park
UEFA EURO 2012
Italy pulled off the big upset and sent Germany packing. And the massively controversial Mario Balotelli scored both goals for the Italians. And on my oh my what goals they were!
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated on how Italy got the job done against Germany.
And on the 5th matchday Cristiano never even got to step up to the spot.
-Portugal took Spain all the way to a Penalty Kick Shootout, then put their star player in the 5th spot which his team lost before they ever got to. Unreal. Who screwed that up?
Top news sources:
UEFA
Guardian
Marca
As
France Football
Gazzetta Dello Sport
Kicker
World Soccer
ESPN
Other Euro 2012 related news:
Bert van Marwijk walked away from his contract as head coach of Netherlands. He had been signed on through the next World Cup.
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated looks at the sports fitness company from California who works with Germany, since the Klinsmann days.
-But didn't the German team look TIRED down the stretch against Italy?
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Matches & Scores:
Semifinals:
-Wed Jun 27
Portugal 0-0 Spain - Spa wins 4-2 in Penalty Kick Shootout.
-Thu Jun 28
Germany 1-2 Italy - Ger goal by Mesut Ozil(PK). Ita goals both by Mario Balotelli.
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Final
-Sun Jul 1
Spain v Italy - 1:45pm CT
Venue: Olympic Stadium - Kyiv, Ukraine.
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The du Nord & Friends ESPN Euro Bracket Predictor!
Y'ALL READY FOR THIS?
Colorado is planning to line up with their once potent center forward pairing of Omar Cumming and Conor Casey for the first time this weekend in over a year. They have both been wracked with injuries.
HMMMMM, VERY INTERESTING
The Seattle Times has the transcript of a press conference with Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid in which he calls San Jose fans the most abrasive fans in the league. (Hehehehehehehehehehehe.)
-Other things on the conf call are more excuses for how undisciplined his team is.
-I have to say that I am really disappointed that Sigi Schmid has continued with this vein of conspiracy against his team. Schmid mention several times that he will take care of his players, but he is clearly not doing that week after week now.
STAT OF THE DAY
One win or two draws will ensure that Toronto hits double figures in points this season. It was only just a few weeks ago that some wondered aloud whether or not they would make it.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Yes folks, the new Vancouver Whitecaps third uniform is brown. Brown. Again, brown. An old fashioned middle of the road shade of solid brown. One last time, brown.
PICTURE OF THE DAY
Beautiful minimalist design at Euro Twenty Twelve with lots of cool artistic expressions for all the teams at Euro 2012. Very nice stuff.
http://eurotwentytwelve.tumblr.com/
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!
The league leader is LateNight504FC managed by Alan Kansas.
MLS MATCHES AND SCORES
WEEK 17
Matches + Scores:
-Wed Jun 27
Montreal Impact 0-3 Toronto FC - TFC goals by Torsten Frings, ?? + Danny Koevermans.
Venue: Saputo Stadium
Atten: 14,412
-Fri Jun 29
Sporting Kansas City v Chicago Fire SC - 7:00PM CT on NBCSN
Venue: Livestrong Sporting Park
-Sat Jun 30
Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls - 6:00PM CT on Galavision
Venue: BMO Field
DC United v Montreal Impact - 6:30PM CT
Venue: RFK Stadium
New England Revolution v Seattle Sounders FC - 6:30PM CT
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Columbus Crew v Real Salt Lake - 7:00PM CT
Venue: Crew Stadium
Houston Dynamo v Philadelphia Union - 7:30PM CT
Venue: BBVA Compass Stadium
Colorado Rapids v Portland Timbers - 8:00PM CT
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
San Jose Earthquakes v LA Galaxy - 9:00PM CT on ESPN2
Venue: Stanford Stadium
MLS STANDINGS
EAST
30 DC United (+9)
30 New York Red Bulls (+7)
29 Sporting Kansas City (+5)
24 Chicago Fire SC (+1)
20 Houston Dynamo (-3)
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19 Columbus Crew (-1)
18 New England Revolution (0)
18 Montreal Impact (-5)
11 Philadelphia Union (-3)
8 Toronto FC (-12)
WEST
33 San Jose Earthquakes (+12)
32 Real Salt Lake (+9)
26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (-1)
25 Seattle Sounders FC (+3)
20 LA Galaxy (-1)
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19 Colorado Rapids (0)
19 CD Chivas USA (-7)
16 Portland Timbers (-3)
14 FC Dallas (-10)
MLS TEAM AND PLAYER NEWS
Punishment
The league has suspended Philadelphia fullback Raymon Gaddis for 1 game for a "reckless challenge that endangered the safety of his opponent, Sporting Kansas City midfielder Roger Espinoza."
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Montreal Impact midfielder Patrice Bernier will also miss one game for a terrible tackel on Toronto FC forward Ryan Johnson.
Player Transactions
MLS contracts become guaranteed for all players on July 1, so you can expect to see a lot of players that have not seen the field at all and who the teams feel are not in their future plans to be released over the next couple of days. There will be too many for me to keep up with, so please consult your local listings for details.
CHICAGO FIRE
Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced Thursday that they have agreed to pick up the option on the contract of attacking midfielder Sebastian Grazzini. For an undisclosed reason this was still in question just 2 days before his contract was set to expire.
DC UNITED
DC signed their midfielder Branko Baskovic to a new 1 1/2 year contract extension that will keep him with United through the 2013 season.
HOUSTON DYNAMO
Jose de Jesus Ortiz of the Chronicle looks at centerback Geoff Cameron's possible move to Europe.
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Ortiz also introduces us to new Dynamo player Boniek Garcia who arrives to high expectations.
REAL SALT LAKE
Kyle Beckerman out this weekend due to yellow card accumulation.
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
San Jose is expecting 50,000 for their game against LA at Stamford stadium on Saturday night.
MLS SUMMER FRIENDLIES
Here is the complete schedule of all the big club matches going on this summer featuring MLS and European teams.
NASL SCOREBOARD
Matches + Scores:
-Sat Jun 30
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Carolina RailHawks
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Minnesota Stars
San Antonio Scorpions v Atlanta Silverbacks
-Sun Jul 1
FC Edmonton v Puerto Rico Islanders
Watch online
Standings
23 Puerto Rico (+11)
22 San Antonio (+6)
20 Minnesota (+2)
18 Tampa Bay (-2)
17 Carolina (+2)
16 Fort Lauderdale (-3)
11 Edmonton (-3)
8 Atlanta (-13)
USA U17 TEAM
They are playing in the Copa Saprissa Internacional tournament in San Jose, Costa Rica.
The USA did everything they were supposed to do (winning 3 and tying 1) until they got to the one game that really meant something, then they lost to Mexico, badly.
Matches and Scores:
-Sat Jun 23
USA 3-0 Linafa(Costa Rica) - USA goals by Elijan Martin, Chris Lema + Rolando Munoz.
-Sun Jun 24
USA 1-1 Honduras - USA goal by Corey Baird.
-Mon Jun 25
USA 3-2 Costa Rica - USA goals by Rubio Rubin, John Requejo Jr. + Rolando Munoz.
-Tue Jun 26
USA 6-1 Chorrillo FC(Panama) - USA goals by Bradford Jamieson, Tyler Turner, Wesley Wade, Alan Winn, Ahinga Selemani + Rolando Munoz.
-Wed Jun 27
USA 0-3 Mexico
Semifinals
-Fri Jun 29
USA v Universidad Catolica(Chile)
Roster
G:
Paul Christensen - Seattle Sounders Academy
Evan Louro - New York Red Bulls Academy
D:
Adonis Amaya - Chivas USA Academy
Jordan Cano - FC Dallas Academy
Conor Donovan - NC Alliance
Elijah Martin - Cal Odyssey
Jorge Miranda - Real So Cal
Shaquell Moore - Cobb FC
Kevin Politz - New York Red Bulls Academy
John Requejo Jr - Real So Cal
Gonzalo Rolon - Central California Blues
Tyler Turner - South Central Premier
M:
Junior Flores - McLean Youth Soccer
Angel Heredia - San Jose Earthquakes Academy
Christopher Lema - New York Red Bulls Academy
Cameron Lindley - Indiana United Academy
Aaron Meyer - FC Dallas Academy
Rolando Munoz - LA Galaxy Academy
Rubio Rubin - Westside Metros
Alan Winn - Solar Chelsea SC
F:
Corey Baird - San Diego Surf
Bradford Jamieson - Chivas USA Academy
Ahinga Selemani - CSA Wolves
Wesley Wade - New York Red Bulls Academy
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
Jose Torres's Pachuca team has become a minor island of misfit toys - their hired Hugo Sanchez as head coach, and signed Nery Castillo to help them score goals. Oh boy.
COPA LIBERTADORES
Final
Boca scored first on a wild scramble off a corner kick in the 73rd min, but Corin got one back on a perfect counter attack in the 85th min to see the game end deadlocked after the first leg. And that big big away goal for Corinthians is key as they head home the distinct favorites to win the title.
Here are video highlights of the game, featuring an early shot of Diego Maradona looking like a corrupt priest in a Spaghetti Western!
Matches + Scores:
1st Leg
-Wed Jun 27
Boca Juniors 1-1 Corinthians - BJ goal by Facundo Roncaglia. Cor goal by Romarinho.
2nd Leg
-Wed Jul 4
Corinthians v Boca Juniors
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS 2013 QUALIFYING
Matches + Scores:
2nd Leg (1st Leg scores included)
-Sat Jun 30
Central African Republic v Egypt (3-2)
ENDERS
Look who got married today! Charlie Davis. And that is one hell of a soccer team standing around him and the Mrs.
Come soon to iTunes: the du Nord Futbol Show!
dN
The Wall Street Journal reports that Major League Soccer has found a place in New York City to build a stadium for the 20th team - Flushing Meadows.
dN
Is MLS aware that the videos on their website have not worked for a few weeks now for many people?
-Even the 2nd and 3rd divisions in the USA have this simple shit figured out. Get with it guys.
dN
A photo like this just might make LA Galaxy fans heads explode with joy. Yes that is Omar Gonzalez in FULL training with the team 6 months after blowing out his knee. But who is that next to him?? Yes folks its long time Netherlands and AC Milan star Clarence Seedorf, although the Galaxy say he is just spending time in LA and asked if he could train with the team. How great would it be to see him in an MLS uniform?
STORY OF THE DAY
Montreal spent a ton of money renovating their Saputo Stadium re-opening it on Jun 16 for the first time in the team's short MLS history. new capacity is 20,341. In one word how have they done on attendance? TERRIBLE!
-Sat Jun 16 v Seattle - 17,112
-Sat Jun 23 v Houston - 12,357
-Wed Jun 27 v Toronto - 14,412
Is there something going on that we don't know about? If there is something going wrong the front office has confirmed that they don't know what it is.
And to that end the Impact replied this morning on their website with an acknowledgement that things are not going well with game day ticket sales or season ticket sales, and they are not sure why.
-Its admirable that they can admit this.
MINNESOTA STARS FC
Matches + Scores:
-Sat Jun 30
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Minnesota Stars
Venue: Al Lang Stadium - St Petersburg
dN
Video: Minnesota Stars FC Coaches' Show - Episode 1
TASTIEST MLS GAME OF THE WEEKEND
Do not miss the California Classic: San Jose Earthquakes v LA Galaxy on Saturday night at 9:00PM CT on ESPN2!
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
du Nord at the Controls - Tue Jun 26, 2012 - The Flaming Lips - new music mix at Spotify.
THE LAMAR HUNT US OPEN CUP
Quarterfinals
4 MLS teams advance while all 3 lower division teams get knocked out. Bummer.
Matches and Scores:
-Tue Jun 26
Philadelphia Union 5-2 Harrisburg City Islanders - PU goals by Freddy Adu(PK), Jack McInerney, Lionard Pajoy(2, 1 via PK) + Gabriel Gomez. HCI goals by Brian Ombji + Morgan Langley.
Sporting Kansas City 3-0 Dayton Dutch Lions FC - SKC goals by CJ Sapong(2) + Graham Zusi.
CD Chivas USA 2-1 Charlotte Eagles SC - CUSA goals both by Jose Correa. CE goal by Mauricio Salles.
San Jose Earthquakes 0-1 Seattle Sounders FC - SS goal by Cordell Cato.
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Semifinals
Mbr> Matches + Scores:
-Tue Jul 10
Seattle Sounders FC v CD Chivas USA
Venue: CenturyLink Field
-Wed Jul 11
Philadelphia Union v Sporting Kansas City
Venue: PPL Park
UEFA EURO 2012
Italy pulled off the big upset and sent Germany packing. And the massively controversial Mario Balotelli scored both goals for the Italians. And on my oh my what goals they were!
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated on how Italy got the job done against Germany.
And on the 5th matchday Cristiano never even got to step up to the spot.
-Portugal took Spain all the way to a Penalty Kick Shootout, then put their star player in the 5th spot which his team lost before they ever got to. Unreal. Who screwed that up?
Top news sources:
UEFA
Guardian
Marca
As
France Football
Gazzetta Dello Sport
Kicker
World Soccer
ESPN
Other Euro 2012 related news:
Bert van Marwijk walked away from his contract as head coach of Netherlands. He had been signed on through the next World Cup.
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated looks at the sports fitness company from California who works with Germany, since the Klinsmann days.
-But didn't the German team look TIRED down the stretch against Italy?
dN
Matches & Scores:
Semifinals:
-Wed Jun 27
Portugal 0-0 Spain - Spa wins 4-2 in Penalty Kick Shootout.
-Thu Jun 28
Germany 1-2 Italy - Ger goal by Mesut Ozil(PK). Ita goals both by Mario Balotelli.
dN
Final
-Sun Jul 1
Spain v Italy - 1:45pm CT
Venue: Olympic Stadium - Kyiv, Ukraine.
dN
The du Nord & Friends ESPN Euro Bracket Predictor!
Y'ALL READY FOR THIS?
Colorado is planning to line up with their once potent center forward pairing of Omar Cumming and Conor Casey for the first time this weekend in over a year. They have both been wracked with injuries.
HMMMMM, VERY INTERESTING
The Seattle Times has the transcript of a press conference with Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid in which he calls San Jose fans the most abrasive fans in the league. (Hehehehehehehehehehehe.)
-Other things on the conf call are more excuses for how undisciplined his team is.
-I have to say that I am really disappointed that Sigi Schmid has continued with this vein of conspiracy against his team. Schmid mention several times that he will take care of his players, but he is clearly not doing that week after week now.
STAT OF THE DAY
One win or two draws will ensure that Toronto hits double figures in points this season. It was only just a few weeks ago that some wondered aloud whether or not they would make it.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Yes folks, the new Vancouver Whitecaps third uniform is brown. Brown. Again, brown. An old fashioned middle of the road shade of solid brown. One last time, brown.
PICTURE OF THE DAY
Beautiful minimalist design at Euro Twenty Twelve with lots of cool artistic expressions for all the teams at Euro 2012. Very nice stuff.
http://eurotwentytwelve.tumblr.com/
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!
The league leader is LateNight504FC managed by Alan Kansas.
MLS MATCHES AND SCORES
WEEK 17
Matches + Scores:
-Wed Jun 27
Montreal Impact 0-3 Toronto FC - TFC goals by Torsten Frings, ?? + Danny Koevermans.
Venue: Saputo Stadium
Atten: 14,412
-Fri Jun 29
Sporting Kansas City v Chicago Fire SC - 7:00PM CT on NBCSN
Venue: Livestrong Sporting Park
-Sat Jun 30
Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls - 6:00PM CT on Galavision
Venue: BMO Field
DC United v Montreal Impact - 6:30PM CT
Venue: RFK Stadium
New England Revolution v Seattle Sounders FC - 6:30PM CT
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Columbus Crew v Real Salt Lake - 7:00PM CT
Venue: Crew Stadium
Houston Dynamo v Philadelphia Union - 7:30PM CT
Venue: BBVA Compass Stadium
Colorado Rapids v Portland Timbers - 8:00PM CT
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
San Jose Earthquakes v LA Galaxy - 9:00PM CT on ESPN2
Venue: Stanford Stadium
MLS STANDINGS
EAST
30 DC United (+9)
30 New York Red Bulls (+7)
29 Sporting Kansas City (+5)
24 Chicago Fire SC (+1)
20 Houston Dynamo (-3)
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19 Columbus Crew (-1)
18 New England Revolution (0)
18 Montreal Impact (-5)
11 Philadelphia Union (-3)
8 Toronto FC (-12)
WEST
33 San Jose Earthquakes (+12)
32 Real Salt Lake (+9)
26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (-1)
25 Seattle Sounders FC (+3)
20 LA Galaxy (-1)
-----
19 Colorado Rapids (0)
19 CD Chivas USA (-7)
16 Portland Timbers (-3)
14 FC Dallas (-10)
MLS TEAM AND PLAYER NEWS
Punishment
The league has suspended Philadelphia fullback Raymon Gaddis for 1 game for a "reckless challenge that endangered the safety of his opponent, Sporting Kansas City midfielder Roger Espinoza."
dN
Montreal Impact midfielder Patrice Bernier will also miss one game for a terrible tackel on Toronto FC forward Ryan Johnson.
Player Transactions
MLS contracts become guaranteed for all players on July 1, so you can expect to see a lot of players that have not seen the field at all and who the teams feel are not in their future plans to be released over the next couple of days. There will be too many for me to keep up with, so please consult your local listings for details.
CHICAGO FIRE
Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced Thursday that they have agreed to pick up the option on the contract of attacking midfielder Sebastian Grazzini. For an undisclosed reason this was still in question just 2 days before his contract was set to expire.
DC UNITED
DC signed their midfielder Branko Baskovic to a new 1 1/2 year contract extension that will keep him with United through the 2013 season.
HOUSTON DYNAMO
Jose de Jesus Ortiz of the Chronicle looks at centerback Geoff Cameron's possible move to Europe.
dN
Ortiz also introduces us to new Dynamo player Boniek Garcia who arrives to high expectations.
REAL SALT LAKE
Kyle Beckerman out this weekend due to yellow card accumulation.
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
San Jose is expecting 50,000 for their game against LA at Stamford stadium on Saturday night.
MLS SUMMER FRIENDLIES
Here is the complete schedule of all the big club matches going on this summer featuring MLS and European teams.
NASL SCOREBOARD
Matches + Scores:
-Sat Jun 30
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Carolina RailHawks
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Minnesota Stars
San Antonio Scorpions v Atlanta Silverbacks
-Sun Jul 1
FC Edmonton v Puerto Rico Islanders
Watch online
Standings
23 Puerto Rico (+11)
22 San Antonio (+6)
20 Minnesota (+2)
18 Tampa Bay (-2)
17 Carolina (+2)
16 Fort Lauderdale (-3)
11 Edmonton (-3)
8 Atlanta (-13)
USA U17 TEAM
They are playing in the Copa Saprissa Internacional tournament in San Jose, Costa Rica.
The USA did everything they were supposed to do (winning 3 and tying 1) until they got to the one game that really meant something, then they lost to Mexico, badly.
Matches and Scores:
-Sat Jun 23
USA 3-0 Linafa(Costa Rica) - USA goals by Elijan Martin, Chris Lema + Rolando Munoz.
-Sun Jun 24
USA 1-1 Honduras - USA goal by Corey Baird.
-Mon Jun 25
USA 3-2 Costa Rica - USA goals by Rubio Rubin, John Requejo Jr. + Rolando Munoz.
-Tue Jun 26
USA 6-1 Chorrillo FC(Panama) - USA goals by Bradford Jamieson, Tyler Turner, Wesley Wade, Alan Winn, Ahinga Selemani + Rolando Munoz.
-Wed Jun 27
USA 0-3 Mexico
Semifinals
-Fri Jun 29
USA v Universidad Catolica(Chile)
Roster
G:
Paul Christensen - Seattle Sounders Academy
Evan Louro - New York Red Bulls Academy
D:
Adonis Amaya - Chivas USA Academy
Jordan Cano - FC Dallas Academy
Conor Donovan - NC Alliance
Elijah Martin - Cal Odyssey
Jorge Miranda - Real So Cal
Shaquell Moore - Cobb FC
Kevin Politz - New York Red Bulls Academy
John Requejo Jr - Real So Cal
Gonzalo Rolon - Central California Blues
Tyler Turner - South Central Premier
M:
Junior Flores - McLean Youth Soccer
Angel Heredia - San Jose Earthquakes Academy
Christopher Lema - New York Red Bulls Academy
Cameron Lindley - Indiana United Academy
Aaron Meyer - FC Dallas Academy
Rolando Munoz - LA Galaxy Academy
Rubio Rubin - Westside Metros
Alan Winn - Solar Chelsea SC
F:
Corey Baird - San Diego Surf
Bradford Jamieson - Chivas USA Academy
Ahinga Selemani - CSA Wolves
Wesley Wade - New York Red Bulls Academy
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
Jose Torres's Pachuca team has become a minor island of misfit toys - their hired Hugo Sanchez as head coach, and signed Nery Castillo to help them score goals. Oh boy.
COPA LIBERTADORES
Final
Boca scored first on a wild scramble off a corner kick in the 73rd min, but Corin got one back on a perfect counter attack in the 85th min to see the game end deadlocked after the first leg. And that big big away goal for Corinthians is key as they head home the distinct favorites to win the title.
Here are video highlights of the game, featuring an early shot of Diego Maradona looking like a corrupt priest in a Spaghetti Western!
Matches + Scores:
1st Leg
-Wed Jun 27
Boca Juniors 1-1 Corinthians - BJ goal by Facundo Roncaglia. Cor goal by Romarinho.
2nd Leg
-Wed Jul 4
Corinthians v Boca Juniors
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS 2013 QUALIFYING
Matches + Scores:
2nd Leg (1st Leg scores included)
-Sat Jun 30
Central African Republic v Egypt (3-2)
ENDERS
Look who got married today! Charlie Davis. And that is one hell of a soccer team standing around him and the Mrs.
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