Some Soccer News for Wed Aug 29, 2012
STARTERS
Portland has announced that Caleb Porter from the University of Akron has been hired as their new head coach.
-The team's official announcement.
-Geoffrey Arnold of the Oregonian with lots of quotes from Timbers owner and management on the new hiring.
-George Thomas of the Akron Beacon Journal with the story from the Akron Zips point of view.
-Jeff Carlisle of ESPN says "Hold on there big fella. Lets step back and really take a look at this."
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Directv has announced that they are dropping GolTV! Noooooooooooooooooooooo!
-Send Twitter messages to them right now begging them to not do this.
dN
The first teaser for the film being made about Egypt attempt to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.
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Montreal Impact announced that they are cutting season ticket prices for next season by an average of 15%. They have stated that their prices this season may have been too high, which has hampered sales.
-Current season ticket holders will also get a 10% rebate on this season when they renew for next.
-Awesome job Impact!
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The du Nord MLS Hot List for Tue Aug 28, 2012.
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Coming up on Friday - the UEFA Super Cup - featuring last seasons winners of the Champions League and Europa League.
Match + Score:
-Fri Aug 31
Chelsea v Atletico Madrid
Venue: Stade Louis II - Monaco
STORY OF THE DAY 1
Steven Goff of the Washington Post reports that former player Brian Namoff has filed a lawsuit against DC United for improper medical treatment of his concussions that forced him to retire.
-Asking for $12Million in compensation. Wow!
STORY OF THE DAY 2
Rob Hughes of the New York Times on the rise of the Belgian player in the English Premier League. What an exciting group of players!
TASTIEST MLS GAME OF THE WEEK
On Wednesday night its bitter rivals DC v New York and playoff wannabe's Philadelphia v Columbus.
Saturday sees more playoff chasing as we get Columbus v Montreal, and then playoff position hunters LA v Vancouver.
And on Sunday another battle for playoff positions with Chicago v Houston.
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
du Nord at the Controls - Tue Aug 28, 2012 - new music mix at Spotify.
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
Word from Roma is that Michael Bradley is hurting from a right leg muscle strain of some sort. Very little word on severity, although some Twitter posts have included the word "Month."
-That does not sound good for WCQ.
dN
Brian Sciaretta of Yanks Abroad talks to Jozy Altidore as they World Cup qualifiers close in.
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Sciaretta also looks at the growing complications of building this upcoming roster.
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WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Matches + Scores:
-Fri Sep 7
Jamaica v USA
-Tue Sep 11
USA v Jamaica
CONCACHAMPIONS 2012-13
A rough ending to the night for Toronto as they held strong at home for nearly 90 minutes and then crumbled at the end under the pressure of the current champs Santos Laguna.
-The Toronto Sun with the tale of the brutal ending.
LA plays at home against Puerto Rico tonight.
-Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane are both out tonight (injury and suspension.)
With Seattle (at T+T) and Houston (play at Olimpia the former home of their great midseason pickup Boniek Garcia) in action on thursday.
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Matches + Scores:
-Tue Aug 28
Toronto 1-3 Santos Laguna - Tor goal by Quincy Amarikwa. SL goals by Carlos Quintero, Daniel Luduena + Candido Ramirez.
Real Esteli 0-1 Alajuelense - Ala goal by Allen Guevara
-Wed Aug 29
LA Galaxy v Puerto Rico Islanders - 9pm CT on Fox Soccer
Guadalajara v W Connection
Municipal v Monterrey
-Thu Aug 30
Caledonia AIA v Seattle Sounders - 7pm CT on Fox Soccer
Olimpia v Houston Dynamo - 9pm CT on Fox Soccer
Tauro v Herediano
All games are shown on the internet at CONCACAF TV.
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Standings:
Group 1
6 Santos Laguna(+7)
3 Toronto(+2)
0 Aguila(-9)
Group 2
3 Herediano(+1)
3 Real Salt Lake(+1)
0 Tauro(-2)
Group 3
3 Olimpia(+3)
3 Houston Dynamo(+2)
0 FAS(-5)
Group 4
3 Seattle Sounders(+2)
1 Marathon(0)
1 Caledonia AIA(-2)
Group 5
3 LA Galaxy(+3)
3 Metapan(-1)
0 Puerto Rico Islanders(-2)
Group 6
4 Tigres UANL(+4)
4 Alajuelense(+1)
0 Real Esteli(-5)
Group 7
3 Monterrey(+5)
3 Municipal(+1)
0 Chorrillo(-6)
Group 8
4 Xelaju(+1)
1 W Connection(0)
0 Guadalajara(-1)
HMMMMM, VERY INTERESTING
San Jose Earthquakes announced ticket prices for their new stadium which they expect to open in time for the 2014 season.
FACT OF THE DAY
The UEFA Champions League group stage draw will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 10:45am CT.
STAT OF THE DAY
Honduras calls in 6 players from MLS teams for World Cup qualifying:
-Jerry Bengston - New England Revolution
-Victor Bernardez - San Jose Earthquakes
-Marvin Chavez - San Jose Earthquakes
-Roger Espinoza - Sporting Kansas City
-Oscar Boniek Garcia - Houston Dynamo
-Mario Martinez - Seattle Sounders
OOF
The two daily Boston newspapers appear to be giving the New England Revolution little more than the absolute minimum coverage at this point. Brutal.
-What's even worse is that they have two of the best soccer writers covering the team - Frank Dell'Apa and Kyle McCarthy.
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
As if Jay DeMerit wasn't already one of the coolest American soccer players of all time....
Marc Weber of The Vancouver Province tells the story of DeMerit interacting with Whitecaps fans.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Another amazing video production from the Portland Timbers - a (game)day in the life of fans and players alike.
MLS MATCHES AND SCORES
WEEK 26
Matches + Scores:
-Wed Sep 29
DC United v New York Red Bulls - 7pm CT on Galavision
Venue: RFK Stadium
New England Revolution v CD Chivas USA
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew
Venue: PPL Park
-Fri Aug 31
Portland Timbers v Colorado Rapids - 9:30pm CT on NBCSN
Venue: Jeld Wen Field
-Sat Sep 1
New England Revolution v Philadelphia Union
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Columbus Crew v Montreal Impact
Venue: Crew Stadium
Sporting Kansas City v Toronto FC
Venue: Livestrong Sporting Park
Real Salt Lake v DC United
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium
LA Galaxy v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Venue: The Home Depot Center
-Sun Aug 2
Chicago Fire SC v Houston Dynamo - 6pm CT on Galavision
Venue: Toyota Park
FC Dallas v Seattle Sounders FC
Venue: FC Dallas Stadium
San Jose Earthquakes v CD Chivas USA - 8pm CT on NBCSN
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium
-All 19 teams are in action this week.
MLS MATCH NOTES
Leading Goal Scorers:
(As of Tue Aug 28)
18 Chris Wondolowski
14 Kenny Cooper
14 Alvaro Saborio
11 Will Bruin
11 Alan Gordon
11 Thierry Henry
11 Eddie Johnson
11 Robbie Keane
11 Fredy Montero
10 Kei Kamara
10 Chris Pontius
Leading Assist Makers:
(As of Tue Aug 28)
13 Mauro Rosales
12 Graham Zusi
11 Dwayne DeRosario
11 Landon Donovan
10 Brad Davis
9 David Beckham
9 Marvin Chavez
9 Felipe Martins
MLS STANDINGS
EAST
47 Sporting Kansas City (32)
45 New York Red Bulls (44)
42 Houston Dynamo (38)
41 Chicago Fire SC (32)
40 DC United (41)
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39 Montreal Impact (42)
36 Columbus Crew (29)
25 Philadelphia Union (24)
23 New England Revolution (30)
21 Toronto FC (29)
WEST
50 San Jose Earthquakes (52)
43 Seattle Sounders FC (40)
43 Real Salt Lake (37)
40 LA Galaxy (46)
37 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (29)
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32 FC Dallas (33)
27 CD Chivas USA (17)
26 Colorado Rapids (33)
24 Portland Timbers (26)
MLS TEAM AND PLAYER NEWS
General News
Jeff Carlisle of ESPN with a look around the league featuring: Higuain + Arrieta in Columbus, MLS Cup in San Jose, and who replaces Teal Bunbury.
Player Transactions
Philadelphia has released forward Jorge Perlaza who they acquired earlier this summer from Portland in a swap for Danny Mwanga. Gak.
dN
Houston has signed 24 year old English midfielder Giles Barnes, who at one time was considered a prodigy. He played last season at Doncaster in the English Championship division.
dN
NYRB has sent midfielder Victor Palsson out on a loan deal to Netherlands team NEC Nijmegen of the Eredivisie.
TORONTO FC
Steve Bottjer of Sports Net on TFC building for the future.
NASL SCOREBOARD
San Antonio announced that the stadium they currently building will be increased from 6000 to 8000 capacity and will be named Toyota Stadium.
WOMEN'S U20 WORLD CUP
Knockout Stage:
Quarterfinals
Matches + Scores:
-Thu Aug 30
Nigeria v Mexico
Japan v S Korea
-Fri Aug 31
N Korea v USA
Germany v Norway
Semifinals
Matches + Scores:
-Tue Sep 4
B1/A2 Winner v C1/D2 Winner
A1/B2 Winner v D1/C2 Winner
Final
Match + Score:
-Sat Sep 8
Semifinal Winners
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Greg Seltzer of MLSsoccer.com talks to Josh Gatt about the season at Molde and beyond.
Franco Panizo of Soccer By Ives talks to Gatt too.
dN
Game Action:
ENGLAND - League Cup - 2nd Round
Tim Howard - Everton - Wed Aug 29 - on the bench as they won 5-0 v Leyton Orient.
DENMARK - DBU Pokalen - 2nd Round
Conor O'Brien - SonderjyskE - Tue Aug 28 - win 1-4 at Hobro. Clarence Goodson - Brondy - Wed Aug 29 - win 1-2 at Nordvest. Shawn Nicklaw - Koge - Wed Aug 29 - win 1-7 at Tarnby. Brad Russin - Koge - Wed Aug 29 - win 1-7 at Tarnby.
FINLAND - Ykkonen
Justin Moose - SJK - Wed Aug 29 - started but went just 35 min as they won 3-0 v PK-35 Vantaa.
Pat Phelan - SJK - Wed Aug 29 - played the whole game as they won 3-0 v PK-35 Vantaa.
Aaron Wheeler - KooTeePee - Wed Aug 29 - lost 3-0 at RoPS.
UEFA - Champions League Play-Off Round 2nd Leg
Alejandro Bedoya - Helsingborg - Wed Aug 29 - played the full 90 but lost 2-0 at Celtic - eliminated 0-4 on aggregate.
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Coming Up:
DENMARK - DBU Pokalen - 2nd Round
Charlie Davies - Randers - Wed Aug 29 at Aalborg Freja.
UEFA - Europa League Play-Off Round 2nd Leg
Jozy Altidore - AZ - Thu Aug 30 v Anzhi Makhachkala - trailing 0-1
Terrence Boyd - Rapid Wien - Thu Aug 30 v PAOK - trailing 1-2
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - Thu Aug 30 v Slask Wroclaw - leading 5-3
Michael Diskeruud - Rosenborg - Thu Aug 30 v Legia Warszawa - tied 1-1
Josh Gatt - Molde - Thu Aug 30 at Heerenveen - leading 2-0
MEXICO
LIGA MX
Tomas Boy (I loved his movie) hired as new head coach of Atlas.
COPA MEXICO
Matchday 5
No one clinched a spot in the knock-out rounds last night, but several teams are on the brink.
Two teams hit a new plateau of 10 points, and they are both in the same group - San Luis + Necaxa in Group 4.
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Group Stage
Group 1
9 Dorados
8 Morelia
8 Leon
2 Est Tecos
Group 2
8 Altamira
7 Cruz Azul
7 Toros Nexa
2 Atlas
Group 3
7 Pachuca
6 Atlante
6 La Piedad
4 Univ Guadalajara
Group 4
10 San Luis
10 Necaxa
4 Jaguares
4 Pumas Morelos
Group 5
8 Correcaminos UAT
6 America
5 Queretaro
5 Veracruz
Group 6
8 Tijuana
7 Merida
6 Pumas UNAM
5 Celaya
Group 7
7 Toluca
6 Irapuato
6 Puebla
4 Lobos BUAP
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Matchday 5
Matches + Scores:
-Tue Aug 28
La Piedad 4-0 Univ Guadalajara
Dorados 2-0 Est Tecos
Necaxa 2-0 Pumas Morelos
Celaya 1-2 Merida
Veracruz 1-1 Correcaminos
Leon 2-2 Morelia
Altamira 1-0 Toros Neza
San Luis 2-1 Jaguares
Pumas UNAM 2-2 Tijuana
-Wed Aug 29
Lobos BUAP v Irapuato
Atlas v Cruz Azul
Atlante v Pachuca
America v Queretaro
-Thu Aug 30
Puebla v Toluca
ENGLAND
Premier League teams Fulham and Stoke were knocked out of the League Cup in the 2nd round yesterday. Oof.
SPAIN
Spanish Super Cup Final
2nd Leg
-Wed Aug 29
Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona - series ends tied 4-4 with RM winning on away goals tiebreaker - RM goals by Gonzalo Higuain + Cristiano Ronaldo. Bar goal by Lionel Messi.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
The Playoff Round is here - Tue Aug 28 + Wed Aug 29.
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
The Playoff Round is here - Thu Aug 30.
BRAZIL 2014 WORLD CUP
Brian Winter of Reuters checks in on progress for the World Cup in Brazil. Yes its still a mess.
Portland has announced that Caleb Porter from the University of Akron has been hired as their new head coach.
-The team's official announcement.
-Geoffrey Arnold of the Oregonian with lots of quotes from Timbers owner and management on the new hiring.
-George Thomas of the Akron Beacon Journal with the story from the Akron Zips point of view.
-Jeff Carlisle of ESPN says "Hold on there big fella. Lets step back and really take a look at this."
dN
Directv has announced that they are dropping GolTV! Noooooooooooooooooooooo!
-Send Twitter messages to them right now begging them to not do this.
dN
The first teaser for the film being made about Egypt attempt to qualify for the 2014 World Cup.
dN
Montreal Impact announced that they are cutting season ticket prices for next season by an average of 15%. They have stated that their prices this season may have been too high, which has hampered sales.
-Current season ticket holders will also get a 10% rebate on this season when they renew for next.
-Awesome job Impact!
dN
The du Nord MLS Hot List for Tue Aug 28, 2012.
dN
Coming up on Friday - the UEFA Super Cup - featuring last seasons winners of the Champions League and Europa League.
Match + Score:
-Fri Aug 31
Chelsea v Atletico Madrid
Venue: Stade Louis II - Monaco
STORY OF THE DAY 1
Steven Goff of the Washington Post reports that former player Brian Namoff has filed a lawsuit against DC United for improper medical treatment of his concussions that forced him to retire.
-Asking for $12Million in compensation. Wow!
STORY OF THE DAY 2
Rob Hughes of the New York Times on the rise of the Belgian player in the English Premier League. What an exciting group of players!
TASTIEST MLS GAME OF THE WEEK
On Wednesday night its bitter rivals DC v New York and playoff wannabe's Philadelphia v Columbus.
Saturday sees more playoff chasing as we get Columbus v Montreal, and then playoff position hunters LA v Vancouver.
And on Sunday another battle for playoff positions with Chicago v Houston.
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
du Nord at the Controls - Tue Aug 28, 2012 - new music mix at Spotify.
TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS
Word from Roma is that Michael Bradley is hurting from a right leg muscle strain of some sort. Very little word on severity, although some Twitter posts have included the word "Month."
-That does not sound good for WCQ.
dN
Brian Sciaretta of Yanks Abroad talks to Jozy Altidore as they World Cup qualifiers close in.
dN
Sciaretta also looks at the growing complications of building this upcoming roster.
dN
WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Matches + Scores:
-Fri Sep 7
Jamaica v USA
-Tue Sep 11
USA v Jamaica
CONCACHAMPIONS 2012-13
A rough ending to the night for Toronto as they held strong at home for nearly 90 minutes and then crumbled at the end under the pressure of the current champs Santos Laguna.
-The Toronto Sun with the tale of the brutal ending.
LA plays at home against Puerto Rico tonight.
-Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane are both out tonight (injury and suspension.)
With Seattle (at T+T) and Houston (play at Olimpia the former home of their great midseason pickup Boniek Garcia) in action on thursday.
dN
Matches + Scores:
-Tue Aug 28
Toronto 1-3 Santos Laguna - Tor goal by Quincy Amarikwa. SL goals by Carlos Quintero, Daniel Luduena + Candido Ramirez.
Real Esteli 0-1 Alajuelense - Ala goal by Allen Guevara
-Wed Aug 29
LA Galaxy v Puerto Rico Islanders - 9pm CT on Fox Soccer
Guadalajara v W Connection
Municipal v Monterrey
-Thu Aug 30
Caledonia AIA v Seattle Sounders - 7pm CT on Fox Soccer
Olimpia v Houston Dynamo - 9pm CT on Fox Soccer
Tauro v Herediano
All games are shown on the internet at CONCACAF TV.
dN
Standings:
Group 1
6 Santos Laguna(+7)
3 Toronto(+2)
0 Aguila(-9)
Group 2
3 Herediano(+1)
3 Real Salt Lake(+1)
0 Tauro(-2)
Group 3
3 Olimpia(+3)
3 Houston Dynamo(+2)
0 FAS(-5)
Group 4
3 Seattle Sounders(+2)
1 Marathon(0)
1 Caledonia AIA(-2)
Group 5
3 LA Galaxy(+3)
3 Metapan(-1)
0 Puerto Rico Islanders(-2)
Group 6
4 Tigres UANL(+4)
4 Alajuelense(+1)
0 Real Esteli(-5)
Group 7
3 Monterrey(+5)
3 Municipal(+1)
0 Chorrillo(-6)
Group 8
4 Xelaju(+1)
1 W Connection(0)
0 Guadalajara(-1)
HMMMMM, VERY INTERESTING
San Jose Earthquakes announced ticket prices for their new stadium which they expect to open in time for the 2014 season.
FACT OF THE DAY
The UEFA Champions League group stage draw will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 10:45am CT.
STAT OF THE DAY
Honduras calls in 6 players from MLS teams for World Cup qualifying:
-Jerry Bengston - New England Revolution
-Victor Bernardez - San Jose Earthquakes
-Marvin Chavez - San Jose Earthquakes
-Roger Espinoza - Sporting Kansas City
-Oscar Boniek Garcia - Houston Dynamo
-Mario Martinez - Seattle Sounders
OOF
The two daily Boston newspapers appear to be giving the New England Revolution little more than the absolute minimum coverage at this point. Brutal.
-What's even worse is that they have two of the best soccer writers covering the team - Frank Dell'Apa and Kyle McCarthy.
THIS IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT
As if Jay DeMerit wasn't already one of the coolest American soccer players of all time....
Marc Weber of The Vancouver Province tells the story of DeMerit interacting with Whitecaps fans.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
Another amazing video production from the Portland Timbers - a (game)day in the life of fans and players alike.
MLS MATCHES AND SCORES
WEEK 26
Matches + Scores:
-Wed Sep 29
DC United v New York Red Bulls - 7pm CT on Galavision
Venue: RFK Stadium
New England Revolution v CD Chivas USA
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew
Venue: PPL Park
-Fri Aug 31
Portland Timbers v Colorado Rapids - 9:30pm CT on NBCSN
Venue: Jeld Wen Field
-Sat Sep 1
New England Revolution v Philadelphia Union
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Columbus Crew v Montreal Impact
Venue: Crew Stadium
Sporting Kansas City v Toronto FC
Venue: Livestrong Sporting Park
Real Salt Lake v DC United
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium
LA Galaxy v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Venue: The Home Depot Center
-Sun Aug 2
Chicago Fire SC v Houston Dynamo - 6pm CT on Galavision
Venue: Toyota Park
FC Dallas v Seattle Sounders FC
Venue: FC Dallas Stadium
San Jose Earthquakes v CD Chivas USA - 8pm CT on NBCSN
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium
-All 19 teams are in action this week.
MLS MATCH NOTES
Leading Goal Scorers:
(As of Tue Aug 28)
18 Chris Wondolowski
14 Kenny Cooper
14 Alvaro Saborio
11 Will Bruin
11 Alan Gordon
11 Thierry Henry
11 Eddie Johnson
11 Robbie Keane
11 Fredy Montero
10 Kei Kamara
10 Chris Pontius
Leading Assist Makers:
(As of Tue Aug 28)
13 Mauro Rosales
12 Graham Zusi
11 Dwayne DeRosario
11 Landon Donovan
10 Brad Davis
9 David Beckham
9 Marvin Chavez
9 Felipe Martins
MLS STANDINGS
EAST
47 Sporting Kansas City (32)
45 New York Red Bulls (44)
42 Houston Dynamo (38)
41 Chicago Fire SC (32)
40 DC United (41)
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39 Montreal Impact (42)
36 Columbus Crew (29)
25 Philadelphia Union (24)
23 New England Revolution (30)
21 Toronto FC (29)
WEST
50 San Jose Earthquakes (52)
43 Seattle Sounders FC (40)
43 Real Salt Lake (37)
40 LA Galaxy (46)
37 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (29)
-----
32 FC Dallas (33)
27 CD Chivas USA (17)
26 Colorado Rapids (33)
24 Portland Timbers (26)
MLS TEAM AND PLAYER NEWS
General News
Jeff Carlisle of ESPN with a look around the league featuring: Higuain + Arrieta in Columbus, MLS Cup in San Jose, and who replaces Teal Bunbury.
Player Transactions
Philadelphia has released forward Jorge Perlaza who they acquired earlier this summer from Portland in a swap for Danny Mwanga. Gak.
dN
Houston has signed 24 year old English midfielder Giles Barnes, who at one time was considered a prodigy. He played last season at Doncaster in the English Championship division.
dN
NYRB has sent midfielder Victor Palsson out on a loan deal to Netherlands team NEC Nijmegen of the Eredivisie.
TORONTO FC
Steve Bottjer of Sports Net on TFC building for the future.
NASL SCOREBOARD
San Antonio announced that the stadium they currently building will be increased from 6000 to 8000 capacity and will be named Toyota Stadium.
WOMEN'S U20 WORLD CUP
Knockout Stage:
Quarterfinals
Matches + Scores:
-Thu Aug 30
Nigeria v Mexico
Japan v S Korea
-Fri Aug 31
N Korea v USA
Germany v Norway
Semifinals
Matches + Scores:
-Tue Sep 4
B1/A2 Winner v C1/D2 Winner
A1/B2 Winner v D1/C2 Winner
Final
Match + Score:
-Sat Sep 8
Semifinal Winners
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Greg Seltzer of MLSsoccer.com talks to Josh Gatt about the season at Molde and beyond.
Franco Panizo of Soccer By Ives talks to Gatt too.
dN
Game Action:
ENGLAND - League Cup - 2nd Round
Tim Howard - Everton - Wed Aug 29 - on the bench as they won 5-0 v Leyton Orient.
DENMARK - DBU Pokalen - 2nd Round
Conor O'Brien - SonderjyskE - Tue Aug 28 - win 1-4 at Hobro. Clarence Goodson - Brondy - Wed Aug 29 - win 1-2 at Nordvest. Shawn Nicklaw - Koge - Wed Aug 29 - win 1-7 at Tarnby. Brad Russin - Koge - Wed Aug 29 - win 1-7 at Tarnby.
FINLAND - Ykkonen
Justin Moose - SJK - Wed Aug 29 - started but went just 35 min as they won 3-0 v PK-35 Vantaa.
Pat Phelan - SJK - Wed Aug 29 - played the whole game as they won 3-0 v PK-35 Vantaa.
Aaron Wheeler - KooTeePee - Wed Aug 29 - lost 3-0 at RoPS.
UEFA - Champions League Play-Off Round 2nd Leg
Alejandro Bedoya - Helsingborg - Wed Aug 29 - played the full 90 but lost 2-0 at Celtic - eliminated 0-4 on aggregate.
dN
Coming Up:
DENMARK - DBU Pokalen - 2nd Round
Charlie Davies - Randers - Wed Aug 29 at Aalborg Freja.
UEFA - Europa League Play-Off Round 2nd Leg
Jozy Altidore - AZ - Thu Aug 30 v Anzhi Makhachkala - trailing 0-1
Terrence Boyd - Rapid Wien - Thu Aug 30 v PAOK - trailing 1-2
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - Thu Aug 30 v Slask Wroclaw - leading 5-3
Michael Diskeruud - Rosenborg - Thu Aug 30 v Legia Warszawa - tied 1-1
Josh Gatt - Molde - Thu Aug 30 at Heerenveen - leading 2-0
MEXICO
LIGA MX
Tomas Boy (I loved his movie) hired as new head coach of Atlas.
COPA MEXICO
Matchday 5
No one clinched a spot in the knock-out rounds last night, but several teams are on the brink.
Two teams hit a new plateau of 10 points, and they are both in the same group - San Luis + Necaxa in Group 4.
dN
Group Stage
Group 1
9 Dorados
8 Morelia
8 Leon
2 Est Tecos
Group 2
8 Altamira
7 Cruz Azul
7 Toros Nexa
2 Atlas
Group 3
7 Pachuca
6 Atlante
6 La Piedad
4 Univ Guadalajara
Group 4
10 San Luis
10 Necaxa
4 Jaguares
4 Pumas Morelos
Group 5
8 Correcaminos UAT
6 America
5 Queretaro
5 Veracruz
Group 6
8 Tijuana
7 Merida
6 Pumas UNAM
5 Celaya
Group 7
7 Toluca
6 Irapuato
6 Puebla
4 Lobos BUAP
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Matchday 5
Matches + Scores:
-Tue Aug 28
La Piedad 4-0 Univ Guadalajara
Dorados 2-0 Est Tecos
Necaxa 2-0 Pumas Morelos
Celaya 1-2 Merida
Veracruz 1-1 Correcaminos
Leon 2-2 Morelia
Altamira 1-0 Toros Neza
San Luis 2-1 Jaguares
Pumas UNAM 2-2 Tijuana
-Wed Aug 29
Lobos BUAP v Irapuato
Atlas v Cruz Azul
Atlante v Pachuca
America v Queretaro
-Thu Aug 30
Puebla v Toluca
ENGLAND
Premier League teams Fulham and Stoke were knocked out of the League Cup in the 2nd round yesterday. Oof.
SPAIN
Spanish Super Cup Final
2nd Leg
-Wed Aug 29
Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona - series ends tied 4-4 with RM winning on away goals tiebreaker - RM goals by Gonzalo Higuain + Cristiano Ronaldo. Bar goal by Lionel Messi.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
The Playoff Round is here - Tue Aug 28 + Wed Aug 29.
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
The Playoff Round is here - Thu Aug 30.
BRAZIL 2014 WORLD CUP
Brian Winter of Reuters checks in on progress for the World Cup in Brazil. Yes its still a mess.
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