Monday, October 26, 2015

Some Soccer News for Oct 26, 2015

RIP Flip Saunders.

dN

Full steam ahead for a new soccer stadium for Minnesota United in St Paul - the state capital. A round up from Soccer America.

dN

I am pissed off at the city of Minneapolis for letting this great deal slip through their hands.
-Here is an overview, including a timeline, of the project so far.

dN

MLS Cup Playoffs are all set!
-Games begin on Wed Oct 28 and finish on Sun Dec 6.
-Here is a great bracket to print out and tape to the wall in your bedroom! (Guaranteed to spice up your sex life.)

dN

Who put down big money in Vegas before the season started that New York Red Bulls would win the Supporters Shield? For the 2nd time in 3 years. Wow.



dN

I will tell you what I put money down on in Vegas before the season started: Toronto to finish 6th in the East.
-I made the statement very loud on the podcast that the only way Toronto would get into the playoffs is because the league expanded the playoff pool to 6 teams.
-In other words, the Vikings'd their way into the playoffs.

dN

Great move by Philadelphia Union to hire Earnie Stewart to run their soccer club.
-He has been technical director at AZ in Netherlands and will be in that job until his contract ends on Dec 31.

dN

What is going on in Montreal with Mauro Biello and Didier Drogba is so damn awesome to watch!

dN

Three players in MLS hit for double digits in both goals and assists this season:
-Sebastian Giovinco
-Benny Feilhababer
-Ethan Finley

dN

Excellent opening Q & A with new Chicago Fire GM Nelson Rodriguez. By Orrin Schwarz of the Daily Herald. (Probably the only mainstream journalist in Chicago to cover the team regularly over an extended period of time.)

dN

Bob Bradley's team Stabaek lost over the weekend 2-1 at Viking and have falled to 3rd place. they have 2 rounds left to play.

dN

Juan Carlos Osorio has barely been on the job for a week for Mexico and he is already on the hot seat!!! By Andrea Canales at ESPNFC.

dN

The tension in Germany over charges of bribery involving the 2006 World Cup just went up another notch with one official calling another a liar. From The Big Story.

dN

Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action. From the Guardian.

dN

We're now down to the last 2 teams in NASL fighting for 1 playoff position:
-In the seasons final game if Tampa Bay wins they are in no matter Fort Lauderdale does.
-(Already Advanced: New York, Ottawa & Minnesota)
-(Eliminated: Carolina, Atlanta, Indy, Edmonton, Jacksonville & San Antonio)

39 Tampa Bay Rowdies (-2 gd)
10/24 W 1-0 v CRH
Sat 10/31 at NYC

38 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (+8 gd)
10/24 L 2-1 at IE
Sun 11/01 at JA

-Ottawa and New York Cosmos are in a battle for the #1 seed.

55 Ottawa Fury (+19 gd)
Sat Oct 31 at AS

53 New York Cosmos (+17 gd)
Sat Oct 31 v TBR

No matter what happens Minnesota is the #3 seed and will go on the road for the Semifinal round.

Tampa Bay midfielder Richard Menjivar has been named NASL Player Of The Week.



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