MLS Playoff Schedule

UPDATED THU NOV 1


FIRST ROUND

-Wed Oct 31
Chicago Fire SC 1-2 Houston Dynamo - CF goal by Alex. HD goals both by Will Bruin.
Venue: Toyota Park
Atten: 10,923
-Thu Nov 1
LA Galaxy 2-1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC - LAG goals by Mike Magee + Landon Donovan(PK). VW goal by Darren Mattocks.
Venue: The Home Depot Center


QUARTERFINALS

1st Leg
-Fri Nov 2
Seattle Sounders FC v Real Salt Lake - 9:00PM CT on NBCSN
Venue: CenturyLink Field
-Sat Nov 3
DC United v New York Red Bulls - 7:00PM CT on NBCSN
Venue: RFK Stadium
-Sun Nov 4
Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City - 2:30PM CT on NBC
Venue: BBVA Compass Stadium
LA Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes - 8:00pm CT on ESPN
Venue: TBD

2nd Leg
-Wed Nov 7
New York Red Bulls v DC United - 7:00PM CT on NBCSN
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Sporting Kansas City v Houston Dynamo - 8:00PM CT on MLS LIVE/Direct Kick
Venue: Livestrong Sporting Park
San Jose Earthquakes v LA Galaxy - 10:00pm CT on ESPN2
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium
-Thu Nov 8
Real Salt Lake v Seattle Sounders FC - 8:30PM CT on MLS LIVE/Direct Kick
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium


SEMIFINALS

1st Leg
-Sat Nov 10
Eastern Conference - 2:30pm CT on NBC -Sun Nov 11
Western Conference - 8:00pm CT on ESPN
2nd Leg
-Sat Nov 17
-Sun Nov 18


FINAL

-Sun Dec 1
Semifinal Winners - 3:30pm CT on ESPN

The du Nord Futbol Show Podcast Ep. 17

Episode 17 of the du Nord Futbol Show podcast is here.

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In this episode we sit down and talk with Djorn Buchholz CEO of the Minnesota Stars FC, then Wes & I rave about our beloved Stars huge first leg victory in the NASL Final, preview the second leg at Tampa Bay coming up on Saturday, and finish up with MLS playoff talk. Huge show!

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Your hosts Bruce McGuire and Wes Burdine hope you enjoy it, and look forward to your questions and comments.

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Find us on Facebook at the du Nord Futbol Show

Talk to us via Twitter (Bruce) @dunord and (Wes) @MnNiceFC

And my email address is up there in the top right section of the blog.

CONCACAF Champions League Preview

The CONCACAF Champions League is back again this week - with 5 MLS teams in the final round of the Group Stage.

All of these games are live on Fox Soccer.

Matches + Scores:

-Tue Oct 23
Houston Dynamo v Olimpia - 7:00pm CT - HD leads 7 pts to 4, and has a +4 GD
-Houston Chronicle - Jesus Ortiz - Kinnear plans to use Dynamo reserves in Champions League match
-Houston Chronicle - Jesus Ortiz - Dynamo have too much at stake to worry about Olimpia
Real Salt Lake v Herediano - 9:00pm CT - Her leads 9 pts to 6, and has a +1 GD
-Salt Lake Tribune - Steve Luhm - Time for a showdown in the Champions League
-Salt Lake Tribune - Michael C Lewis - Could wintery weather help RSL vs. Herediano?
-Salt Lake Tribune - Michael C Lewis - RSL's Johnson says patience a key vs. Herediano
-Salt Lake Tribune - Michael C Lewis - Espindola, Olave “50-50” for Herediano
-Deseret News - James Edward - Real Salt Lake hosts Herediano in biggest match of season

-Wed Oct 24
Santos Laguna v Toronto - 7:00pm CT - SL leads 9 pts to 6, and has a +6 GD
Seattle Sounders v Marathon - 9:00pm CT - SS has already advanced

-Thu Oct 25
Isidro Metapan v LA Galaxy - 9:00pm CT - LAG has already advanced

Minnesota Stars FC 2-0 Tampa Bay Rowdies - 1st Leg - NASL Final

My beloved Stars posted a dramatic 2-0 win over Tampa Bay in the 1st Leg of the NASL Championship series on Saturday night.

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Here is all the coverage you will need:

IMSoccer News
-Post game quotes from players and coaches

SB Nation Minnesota

Minnesota Stars Match report

Game Video Highlights

Game and crowd photos by Jeremy Olson of Gopher Digital

Minneapolis Star Tribune

St Paul Pioneer Press

Tampa Bay Times

The Jamaica Observer

Anoka-Blaine-Coon Rapids Herald

Soccer America

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The 2nd Leg will be played next Saturday, Oct 27 in St Peterburg FL at Al Lang Stadium. You can watch it at 6:30pm CT right here.

MLS Games plus the Biggest + Best Games in Europe this Weekend

MLS

-Sat Oct 20
Toronto v Montreal - 12:30PM CT
New York v Kansas City - 6:00PM CT
Houston v Philadelphia - NBCSN - 6:30PM CT
DC v Columbus - 6:30PM CT
New England v Chicago - 6:30PM CT
Chivas v Colorado - 9:30PM CT

-Sun Oct 21
Vancouver v Portland - 6:00PM CT
San Jose v LA - Galavision - 6:00PM CT
Seattle v Dallas - ESPN - 8:00PM CT


EUROPE

-Sat Oct 20
Tottenham v Chelsea - 6:45am CT
Dortmund v Schalke - 8:30am CT
Man United v Stoke City - 9:00am CT
West Brom v Man City - 9:00am CT
PSG v Reims - 10:00am CT
Juventus v Napoli - 11:00am CT
Real Madrid v Celta de Vigo - 11:00am CT
Lazio v AC Milan - 1:45pm CT
Depor la Coruna v Barcelona - 3:00pm CT

-Sun Oct 21
Inter Milan v Catania - 8:00am CT
Lyon v Brest - 10:00am CT
Troyes v Marseille - 2:00pm CT
Sociedad v Atl Madrid - 2:30pm CT

The du Nord Futbol Show Podcast Ep. 16

Episode 16 of the du Nord Futbol Show podcast is here.

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In this episode we bring you another road trip special. Again we head to Kansas City, this time for World Cup Qualifying - USA v Guatemala - where the home side needs at least a tie to advance to the Hexagon round. We also talk about the future of Livestrong, and our beloved Minnesota Stars racing into their second consecutive NASL Final! To top it all off we recorded some incredible atmosphere from inside the stadium - it will make the hair on your arms stand up!

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Your hosts Bruce McGuire and Wes Burdine hope you enjoy it, and look forward to your questions and comments.

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Download or listen via iTunes here.

Listen to or download the MP3 version here.

Subscribe to the RSS feed here.

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Find us on Facebook at the du Nord Futbol Show

Talk to us via Twitter (Bruce) @dunord and (Wes) @MnNiceFC

And my email address is up there in the top right section of the blog.

Takin' A Little Break

Gettin' a little burned out right now and need a break from the blog.

The podcast rolls on however!

Get ready for a new episode.

See ya soon.

The du Nord Futbol Show Podcast Ep. 15

Episode 15 of the du Nord Futbol Show podcast is here.

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In this episode we sit down to interview one of the greats in the current American soccer scene - Peter Wilt. He was the original general manager of our beloved Minnesota team in the early 90's, then became the founding general manager and president of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club. We talk to Wilt about the past, present and future. Dig in.

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Your hosts Bruce McGuire and Wes Burdine hope you enjoy it, and look forward to your questions and comments.

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Download or listen via iTunes here.

Listen to or download the MP3 version here.

Subscribe to the RSS feed here.

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Find us on Facebook at the du Nord Futbol Show

Talk to us via Twitter (Bruce) @dunord and (Wes) @MnNiceFC

And my email address is up there in the top right section of the blog.

The du Nord Futbol Show Podcast Ep. 14

Episode 14 of the du Nord Futbol Show podcast is here.

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In this episode we cover the story of David Testo, the NASL playoffs, take two breaks to hunt mice, yet another New York upper-level management shakeup, insane spending in Russia, Graham Zusi + Sporting Kansas City, and of course the Tottenham Minute.

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Your hosts Bruce McGuire and Wes Burdine hope you enjoy it, and look forward to your questions and comments.

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Download or listen via iTunes here.

Listen to or download the MP3 version here.

Subscribe to the RSS feed here.

dN

Find us on Facebook at the du Nord Futbol Show

Talk to us via Twitter (Bruce) @dunord and (Wes) @MnNiceFC

And my email address is up there in the top right section of the blog.