Friday, June 22, 2012

Some Soccer News for Fri Jun 22, 2012

STARTERS

DC United's Ben Olsen has been chosen to replace the Philadelphia Union's recently fired Peter Nowak as head coach the MLS All Star team. They play Chelsea in Philly on Jul 25.
dN

Former Columbus Crew star Guillermo Barros Schelotto has been named head coach at CA Lanus in his native Argentina. Its his first coaching job on any level.
dN

Corinthians v Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores final! How cool is that!

THE TASTIEST MLS GAMES OF THE WEEKEND

There is a minimum of 4 really big games in MLS this weekend. 2 on Saturday and 2 more on Sunday. YeeeeeeeeeeHaw!
-On Sat we have Chicago Fire SC v Columbus Crew - and - Real Salt Lake v San Jose Earthquakes.
-Then on Sun we get the biggest one Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders FC - followed by New York Red Bulls v DC United.

DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS

du Nord at the Controls - Tue Jun 19, 2012 - new music mix at Spotify.

MINNESOTA STARS FC

Come On You Stars!

Match + Score:
-Sat Jun 23
Minnesota Stars v Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Venue: NSC Stadium - Blaine

DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS

du Nord at the Controls - Tue Jun 5, 2012 - new music mix at Spotify.

TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS


UEFA EURO 2012

Lets check in and see how we are doing in the du Nord & Friends ESPN Euro Bracket Predictor! http://games.espn.go.com/euro-bracket-predictor/en/group?groupID=7162&entryID=82480
Top news sources:

UEFA
Guardian
Marca
As
France Football
Gazzetta Dello Sport
Kicker
World Soccer
ESPN

dN

It would have been a lot more enjoyable on Thursday if the Czech Republic had shown up to play the game instead a weak bunker attempt. They didn't do that very well. And they were boring. If I was Czech I would be pissed off at how lame my team was.
I later read that their coach said that style was their only chance to win. To that I say bullshit. Roll the dice buddy! If you go down swinging you will be beloved. This way you won't be remember at all. Actually you might, as a loser.

Lets hope the Greeks put up a better fight today.

Matches + Scores:

Quarterfinals:
-Thu Jun 21
Czech Republic 0-1 Portugal - Por goal by Cristiano Ronaldo.
-Fri Jun 22
Germany v Greece - 1:45pm CT
-Sat Jun 23
Spain v France - 1:45pm CT
-Sun Jun 24
England v Italy - 1:45pm CT

Semifinals:
-Wed Jun 27
Czech Republic/Portugal winner v Spain/France winner - 1:45pm CT
-Thu Jun 28
Germany/Greece winner v England/Italy winner - 1:45pm CT

Final:
-Sun Jul 1
1:45pm CT

MLS MATCHES AND SCORES

WEEK 16

Matches + Scores:
-Wed Jun 20
Real Salt Lake 2-3 LA Galaxy - RSL goals by Kyle Beckerman + Alvaro Saborio. LAG goals by Landon Donovan(2) + Mike Magee.
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium
Atten: 20,382
Houston Dynamo 3-3 Toronto FC - HD goals by Bobby Boswell + Will Bruin(2). TFC goals by Jeremy Hall + Danny Koevermans(2).
Venue: BBVA Compass Stadium
Atten: 21,423
Colorado Rapids 1-2 San Jose Earthquakes - CR goal by Brian Mullan. SJE goals by Hunter Freeman(OG) + Chris Wondolowski(PK).
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Atten: 13,080
Seattle Sounders FC 1-1 Sporting Kansas City - SS goal by Patrick Ianni. SKC goal by Jacob Peterson.
Venue: CenturyLink Field
Atten: 46,932
CD Chivas USA 2-1 Montreal Impact - CUSA goals by Alejandro Moreno + Juan Pablo Angel. MI goal by Felipe Martins.
Venue: The Home Depot Center
Atten: 10,376
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-1 New York Red Bulls - VW goal by Martin Bonjour. NYRB goal by Heath Pearce.
Venue: BC Place
Atten: 20,060
-Sat Jun 23
Toronto FC v New England Revolution - 4:30PM CT
Venue: BMO Field
Philadelphia Union v Sporting Kansas City - 6:00PM CT
Venue: PPL Park
Montreal Impact v Houston Dynamo - 6:30PM CT
Venue: Saputo Stadium
Chicago Fire SC v Columbus Crew - 7:30PM CT
Venue: Toyota Park
Real Salt Lake v San Jose Earthquakes - 8:00PM CT
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium
FC Dallas v CD Chivas USA - 8:00PM CT on Galavision
Venue: FC Dallas Stadium
LA Galaxy v Vancouver Whitecaps FC - 9:30PM CT
Venue: The Home Depot Center
-Sun Jun 24
Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders FC - 4:00PM EDT on ESPN
Venue: JELD-WEN Field
New York Red Bulls v DC United - 6:00PM EDT on NBCSN
Venue: Red Bull Arena

MLS MATCH NEWS

EJECTIONS
Alvaro Fernandez - Seattle - red card

Seattle has now gone 6 games in a row without a win.

A massive crowd of over 46,000 in Seattle on Wednesday night, and full stadiums in Salt Lake, Houston and Vancouver were pretty cool too.
-Houston had stated that their goal was to sell-out every home game this season, but in just their ? game in the new home they fell a short. Damn.
-Rotten night at the box office for both Colorado and Chivas USA.
-Seattle had an extra 7000 in the stands as part of a promotion by Liberty Mutual insurance. Wow.

Houston moved above Columbus for the 5th playoff spot in the East.

Chivas and LA are now just 1 and 2 points respectively out of the last playoff spot in the West.

Top Goal Scorers
Through Wed Jun 20:
12 Chris Wondolowski
11 Kenny Cooper
9 Thierry Henry
8 Will Bruin
7 Alvaro Saborio
7 Maicon Santos
7 Saer Sene

MLS STANDINGS

EAST
30 DC United (+10)
29 Sporting Kansas City (+9)
27 New York Red Bulls (+6)
21 Chicago Fire SC (0)
20 Houston Dynamo (-1)
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19 Columbus Crew (0)
17 New England Revolution (0)
15 Montreal Impact (-4)
8 Philadelphia Union (-7)
4 Toronto FC (-15)
WEST
32 Real Salt Lake (+10)
30 San Jose Earthquakes (+11)
26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (+2)
25 Seattle Sounders FC (+4)
19 Colorado Rapids (0)
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18 CD Chivas USA (-7)
17 LA Galaxy (-4)
13 Portland Timbers (-4)
13 FC Dallas (-10)

NASL SCOREBOARD

Matches and Scores:
-Sat Jun 23
Carolina RailHawks v FC Edmonton
Atlanta Silverbacks v Puerto Rico Islanders
Tampa Bay Rowdies vs San Antonio Scorpions
Minnesota Stars FC v Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Watch online

Standings
22 San Antonio (+7)
20 Puerto Rico (+10)
17 Minnesota (+1)
16 Fort Lauderdale (-2)
15 Tampa Bay (-3)
14 Carolina (0)
11 Edmonton (-1)
8 Atlanta (-12)

AMERICANS IN EUROPE

GAME ACTION:

FINLAND - Ykkonen
Justin Moose - SJK - Wed Jun 20 - came on as a sub in the 74th min and they won 3-1 v JIPPO.
Pat Phelan - SJK - Wed Jun 20 - played the whole game as they won 3-1 v JIPPO.
Aaron Wheeler - Wed Jun 20 - went the distance but lost 0-2 v HIFK.

NORWAY - NM Cupen
Erik Benjaminsen - Stabaek - Wed Jun 20 - on the bench as they lost 2-1 at Asker.
Rhett Bernstein - Mjondalen - Wed Jun 20 - played the whole 120 min as they tied 2-2 v Honefoss, and won 3-1 in a Penalty Kick Shootout.
Ricardo Clark - Stabaek - Wed Jun 20 - went the full 90 getting a yellow card as they lost 2-1 at Asker.
Steve Clark - Honefoss - Wed Jun 20 - got a well deserved break, but no doubt not happy that the team lost 3-1 in Penalty Kick Shootout at Mjondalen.
Sean Cunningham - Stabaek - Wed Jun 20 - played the whole game but lost 2-1 at Asker.
Josh Gatt - Molde - Wed Jun 20 - started and went 64 min as they won 3-2 v HamKam. Kyle Helton - Mjondalen - Wed Jun 20 - went the distance as they tied 2-2 v Honefoss, then won 3-1 in a Penalty Kick Shootout.
Kenneth Di Vita Jensen - Honefoss - Wed Jun 20 - came on as a sub in the 98th min as they tied 2-2 at Mjondalen, but lost 3-1 in a Penalty Kick Shootout.

SWEDEN - Superettan
Brian Edwards - Degerfors - Wed Jun 20 - in goal as they tied 3-3 at Ljungskile.
Patrick Hopkins - Ljungskile - Wed Jun 20 - played the whole game as they tied 3-3 v Degerfors.
Ryan Miller - Halmstad - Thu Jun 21 - played the full 90 and won 3-1 v Assyriska.
Matt Pyzdrowski - Angelholms - Wed Jun 20 - went the full 90 as they drew 1-1 at Brage.
Billy Schuler - Hammarby - Wed Jun 20 - came on as a sub in the 58th min but lost 2-1 at Trelleborg.
COPA LIBERTADORES

A huge huge huge final, the likes we have not seen in a long time with Boca Juniors facing off against Corinthians! Are you ready?!?!

Semifinals

Matches + Scores:
1st Leg
-Wed Jun 13
Santos 0-1 Corinthians
-Thu Jun 14
Boca Juniors 2-0 Universidad Chile
2nd Leg
-Wed Jun 20
Corinthians 1-1 Santos - Cor advances 2-1 on aggregate.
-Thu Jun 21
Universidad Chile 0-0 Boca Juniors - BJ advances 2-0 on aggregate.

Final

Matches + Scores:
1st Leg
-Tue Jun 26
Boca Juniors v Corinthians
2nd Leg
-Tue Jul 3
Corinthians v Boca Juniors

ENDERS

These are some great soccer blogs you need to be reading:
Bluenose Red
Live Breathe Futbol
The Swiss Ramble
In Bed With Maradona
Something about Soccer and Stuff
MLS Road Trip
Futbolita
The MLS Reserves

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