Friday, September 07, 2012

Some Soccer News for Fri Sep 7, 2012

STARTERS

Team USA World Cup Qualifying Viewing Party In The Twin Cities - Fri Sep 7 at Jamaica - AND - Tue Sep 11 v Jamaica

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Holy Smokes! The Glasglow Daily record is reporting that Carlos Bocanegra's loan move to Racing Santander may have fallen apart.

MINNESOTA STARS FC

Matches + Scores:
-Sat Sep 8
Minnesota Stars v Edmonton
Venue: NSC Stadium

DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS

du Nord at the Controls - Tue Sep 4, 2012 - new music mix at Spotify.

TEAM USA - EL EQUIPO DE TODOS

World Cup Qualifying

So far in 2012 the USA has 6 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws in all competitions, with 14 goals for and 7 against.
-HOME: 3-1-0
-AWAY: 3-0-2
-WCQ: 1-0-1

In World Cup qualifying games at Jamaica the USA has tied all 4 ties, only ever scoring 1 goal total, with three other games all ending scoreless.

US Soccer gives us 3 more videos:
-MNT Prepare for Jamaica
-Time to Motivate with the U.S. Men
-Road to Brazil

Steven Goff of the Washington Post gives us a transcript of reporters Q & A with Clint Dempsey.

Goff also writes about how crucial this two game series with Jamaica is.

Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated talks to Clint Dempsey about his transfer ordeal.

Ridge Mahoney of Soccer America previews the two games with Jamaica.

Michael Lewis of Tropigol on the current form of Jozy Altidore.

Jeff Carlisle of ESPN on Bocanegra, Dempsey, Altidore and Parkhurst.

Words from Jamaica:

The Gleaner:
-Gordon Williams breaks the game down position by position and gives the slight advantage to the home team tonight.
-Boyz Ready For Big Clash
-Dempsey Focused On Task At Hand

The Observer:
-Reggae Boyz braced for historic show
-Whitmore taps to his own tune as coach
-Mattocks looks to cap eventful season
-Prime time! Boyz hunt first-ever win vs USA in WCQ

Michael Lewis of Tropigol on Omar Cummings.

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Matches + Scores:
-Fri Sep 7
Jamaica v USA - 7pm CT on beIN Sport
Venue: National Stadium - Kingston
-Tue Sep 11
USA v Jamaica - 7pm CT on ESPN2
Venue: Crew Stadium - Columbus OH

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USA Roster
G:
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa
Tim Howard - Everton
Sean Johnson - Chicago Fire
Nick Rimando - Real Salt Lake
D:
Carlos Bocanegra - Racing Santander
Geoff Cameron - Stoke City
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover
Maurice Edu - Stoke City
Clarence Goodson - Brondby
Fabian Johnson - Hoffenheim
Michael Orozco - San Luis
Michael Parkhurst - Nordsjaelland
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham
M:
Kyle Beckerman - Real Salt Lake
Joe Corona - Tijuana
Jermaine Jones - Schalke
Brek Shea - Dallas
Jose Torres - Pachuca
Danny Williams - Hoffenheim
Graham Zusi - Sporting Kansas City
F:
Jozy Altidore - AZ
Terrence Boyd - Rapid Vienna
Clint Dempsey - Tottenham
Herculez Gomez - Santos Laguna
Coach:
Jurgen Klinsmann

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Jamaica roster
G:
Jacomeno Barrett - Montego Bay United
Duwayne Kerr - Strommen
Dwayne Miller - Syrianska
v D:
Andrae Campbelll - Nottodden
Adrian Mariappa - Reading
Nyron Nosworthy - Watford
Lovel Palmer - Portland Timbers
Jermaine Taylor - Houston Dynamo
Shavar Thomas - Montreal Impact
Dicoy Williams - Toronto
O’Brian Woodbine - Vaasan Palloseura
M:
Rodolph Austin - Leeds
Ewan Grandison - Portmore United
Jason Morrison - Aaelsund
Dane Richards - Vancouver Whitecaps
Joel Senior - Harbour View
Errol Stevens - Arnett Gardens
JeVaughn Watson - Houston Dynamo
F:
Kavin Bryan - Vicem Hai Phong
Omar Cummings - Colorado Rapids
Ryan Johnson - Toronto
Darren Mattocks - Vancouver Whitecaps
Luton Shelton - Karabukspor
Tramaine Stewart - Aaelsund
Coach:
Theodore Whitmore

CONCACAF

World Cup Qualifying

Michael Lewis of Tropigol previews all the games in the region.

John Molinaro of Sports Net previews Canada + Panama.

Matches + Scores:
-Fri Sep 7
A - Jamaica v USA
A - Guatemala v Antigua + Barbuda
B - El Salvador v Guyana
B - Costa Rica v Mexico
C - Cuba 0-3 Honduras - Hon goals by Jerry Bengtson, Victor Bernardez + Marvin Chavez.
C - Canada v Panama
-Tue Sep 11
A - USA v Jamaica
A - Antigua + Barbuda v Guatemala
B - Guyana v El Salvador
B - Mexico v Costa Rica
C - Honduras v Cuba
C - Panama v Canada

Standings:
Group A
4 USA (+2)
4 Jam (+1)
1 Gua (-1)
1 A+B (-2)
Group B
6 Mex (+3)
4 CR (+4)
1 ElS (-1)
0 Guy (-6)
Group C
6 Pan (+3)
4 Can (+1)
4 Hon (+1)
0 Cub (-5)

WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

Many World Cup qualifying matches will be played over the next several days. Here is a the full run down:
ASIA
-Tue Sep 11
Japan v Iraq
Uzbekistan v S Korea
Lebanon v Iran
Jordan v Australia

UEFA
Matchday 1
-Fri Sep 7
Germany 3-0 Faroe Islands
Moldova 0-5 England
Luxembourg 1-2 Portugal
Bulgaria 2-2 Italy
Netherlands 2-0 Turkey
Croatia 1-0 Macedonia
Russia 2-0 N Ireland
Latvia 1-2 Greece
Finland 0-1 France
Slovenia 0-2 Switzerland
Iceland 2-0 Norway
Kazakhstan 1-2 Ireland
Andorra 0-5 Hungary
Liechtenstein 1-8 Bosnia-Herzegovina
Wales 0-2 Belgium
Lithuania 1-1 Slovakia
Estonia 0-2 Romania
Montenegro 2-2 Poland
Malta 0-1 Armenia
Azerbaijan 1-1 Israel
Georgia 1-0 Belarus
Albania 3-1 Cyprus
-Sat Sep 8
Denmark v Czech Republic
Scotland v Serbia
Matchday 2
-Tue Sep 11
Georgia v Spain
Austria v Germany
England v Ukraine
Portugal v Azerbaijan
Italy v Malta
Hungary v Netherlands
Belgium v Croatia
Israel v Russia
Greece v Lithuania
France v Belarus
Sweden v Kazakhstan
Switzerland v Albania
Norway v Slovenia
Turkey v Estonia
Bosnia-Herzegovina v Latvia
Serbia v Wales
Slovakia v Liechtenstein
Scotland v Macedonia
San Marino v Montenegro
Romania v Andorra
Poland v Moldova
Bulgaria v Armenia
Cyprus v Iceland
N Ireland v Luxembourg

OCEANIA
-Thu Sep 6
Solomon Islands 2-0 Tahiti
-Fri Sep 7
New Caledonia 0-2 New Zealand

CONMEBOL
-Fri Sep 7
Colombia v Uruguay
Argentina v Paraguay
Ecuador v Bolivia
Peru v Venezuela
-Tue Sep 11
Chile v Colombia
Uruguay v Ecuador
Peru v Argentina
Paraguay v Venezuela

NOTE: No games in Africa as they are in the final stages of qualifying matches for January's African Cup of Nations tournament.

COMING SOON

On YouTube: Jimmy Conrad's American Soccer Spectacular Preview

Y'ALL READY FOR THIS?

It has been 8 1/2 years since the last time there were no American players at Fulham.

HMMMMM, VERY INTERESTING

Wayne Veysey of Goal.com with the real inside story of the Clint Dempsey tumultous transfer to Tottenhma, aka failure to go to Liverpool.

WELL WELL WELL

Roger Bennet of ESPN writes that Rene Magritte, Jean Claude Van Damme and Plastic Bertrand are these days being passed over as the new national heros in Belgium. Now all they have to do is some winning.

STAT OF THE DAY

Marc Narducci of the Philadelphia Inquirer writes that the Philadelphia Union are desperately in search of goals.
-That is usually what happens when teams get rid of all the guys that scored their goal previously and don't replace them.
-5 players from 2011 who combined to score 28 goals are gone.
-And their top goal scorer from this season was shipped out 3 weeks ago.

VIDEO OF THE DAY 1

Video from earlier this week at the Bloomberg Sports Business Summit of MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Roma CEO Mark Pannes talking soccer.
-Garber states that MLS offered Didier Drogba $10 Million per year.
-Thanks to Soccer by Ives for the link.

VIDEO OF THE DAY 2

Better late then never. (on my part)

Kick TV with all 33 goals from MLS Week 26 action.

Here is my personal fave - DDR #100.

MLS MATCHES AND SCORES

WEEK 27

Matches + Scores:
-Wed Sep 5
New England Revolution 2-0 Columbus Crew - NER goals by Dimitry Imbongo Boele + Chad Marshall(OG).
Venue: Gillette Stadium
Atten: 10,345
Colorado Rapids 3-0 Portland Timbers - CR goals by Andre Akpan, Tony Cascio + Jaime Castrillon.
Venue: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Atten: 13,086
-Thu Sep 6
Houston Dynamo 1-0 Real Salt Lake - HD goal by Colin Clark(PK)
Venue: BBVA Compass Stadium
Atten: 18,452
-Sat Sep 8
Seattle Sounders FC v CD Chivas USA - 3:00PM CT
Venue: CenturyLink Field

MLS STANDINGS

In the East:
Houston moved up 1 place to 3rd.

EAST
50 Sporting Kansas City (34GF/27GP)
46 New York Red Bulls (46GF/27GP)
45 Houston Dynamo (40GF/28GP)
44 Chicago Fire SC (35GF/26GP)
42 Columbus Crew (33GF/27GP)
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41 DC United (43GF/27GP)
39 Montreal Impact (43GF/29GP)
28 New England Revolution (35GF/28P)
26 Philadelphia Union (25GF/25GP)
21 Toronto FC (30GF/27GP)
WEST
53 San Jose Earthquakes (56GF/27GP)
46 Real Salt Lake (38GF/29GP)
44 Seattle Sounders FC (41GF/26GP)
43 LA Galaxy (48GF/28GP)
37 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (29GF/28GP)
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33 FC Dallas (34GF/29GP)
29 Colorado Rapids (36GF/28GP)
28 CD Chivas USA (20GF/25GP)
27 Portland Timbers (27GF/26GP)
-(Goals For/Games Played)

The first tie breaker is goals scored.

MLS TEAM AND PLAYER NEWS

FC DALLAS

Todd Date of 3rd Degree writes that FCD feel David Ferreira is still the victim of way too many harsh challenges by opponents.

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

Friendly
Match + Score:
-Thu Sep 6
San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 San Luis(Mexico) - SJE goal by Chris Wondolowski.
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium

SEATTLE SOUNDERS

Oswaldo Alsonso is said to be fully recovered from a head wound he suffered last weekend and will play on Saturday.

NASL SCOREBOARD

Matches + Scores:
-Sat Sep 8
Carolina RailHawks v San Antonio Scorpions
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v Puerto Rico Islanders
Tampa Bay Rowdies v Atlanta Silverbacks
Minnesota Stars v FC Edmonton
-Tue Sep 11
Minnesota Stars v Puerto Rico Islanders

Watch online

Standings
*43 San Antonio (+21)
*39 Tampa Bay (+4)
*36 Puerto Rico (+4)
34 Carolina (-2)
34 Fort Lauderdale (-5)
30 Minnesota (-1)
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22 Edmonton (-7)
22 Atlanta (-14)
*Clinched Playoff Berth

USL PRO NEWS

FINAL
Match + Score:
-Sat Sep 8
Charleston Battery v Wilmington Hammerheads
Venue: Blackbaud Stadium - Charleston, South Carolina

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The city has announced their year end awards:

Most Valuable Player: Kevin Molino, Orlando City

Rookie of the Year: Jose Cuevas, Charleston Battery

Coach of the Year: Adrian Heath, Orlando City

Defender of the Year: Troy Roberts, Rochester Rhinos

Goalkeeper of the Year: Kristian Nicht, Rochester Rhinos

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The league announced new team this week - Phoenix FC that will play in the greater Pheonix AZ area. They do not have a home stadium yet.

WOMEN'S U20 WORLD CUP

Final
Match + Score:
-Sat Sep 8
USA v Germany - 5:10am CT on ESPNU + ESPN3.com

CONCACAF

Tropigol reports on the progress of legal and financial audits being conducted on the previous regime at CONCACAF.
-Its not a pretty picture.

ARGENTINA

Jonathan Wilson of Sports Illustrated writes about Argentina's newly found attack - all those great players and years of struggle to integrate them appear to be over, with a more pragmatic approach.
-"Depth rather than breadth"

AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS 2013 QUALIFYING

Final Round - 1st Leg:

Matches + Scores:
-Sat Sep 8
Zambia v Uganda
Central African Republic v Burkina Faso
Congo DR v Equatorial Guinea
Gabon v Togo
Ghana v Malawi
Sierra Leone v Tunisia
Mali v Botswana
Cape Verde Islands v Cameroon
Sudan v Ethiopia
Cote d'Ivoire v Senegal
Liberia v Nigeria
-Sun Sep 9
Zimbabwe v Angola
Mozambique v Morocco
Guinea v Niger
Libya v Algeria

2nd Leg matches will be played on Oct 11.

ASIA

Sports Business Daily reports that Sydney FC has seen a big bump in tickets sales with the signing of Alessandro Del Piero.

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