Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Some Soccer News for Oct 27, 2015

When your soccer team gets a new boss this is exactly what you want to hear. Meet Nelson Rodriguez, new General Manager of Chicago Fire.

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These two magnificent goals by Montreal's Didier Drogba (don't be fooled they are different goals) that happened in the 54th & 55th minute lifted Montreal over Toronto in the playoff race and gave them the 3rd seed. Drogba has been nothing short of sensational for L'Imp.
-1st goal
-2nd goal

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MLS Cup Playoffs Schedule
Knockout Round
Wed Oct 28
DC United v New England Revolution
Seattle Sounders v LA Galaxy
Thu Oct 29
Montreal Impact v Toronto
Portland Timbers v Sporting Kansas City

Quarterfinals
Sun Nov 1 + Sun Nov 8
New York Red Bulls v Lowest East Seed
Columbus Crew v Other East Seed
Dallas v Lowest West Seed
Vancouver Whitecaps v Other West Seed

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MLS average attendance for 2015: 21,574
-Forbes breaks down the attendance numbers in ways that are probably more realistic and frankly sobering. Still good, but sobering.

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Darlington Nagbe of the Portland Timbers has been named MLS Player Of The Week.

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DeAndre Yedlin is getting his shot at Sunderland. And he is playing right fullback. What happens if this works out and he settles in as a regular for the Black Cats? It means I was dead wrong about him in England. I said he would not make it. I really hope he does.

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The worlds most lawless major city is Karachi, Pakistan. From the Guardian.
-Population is 23 Million - tied for 3rd largest behind #1 Tokyo and #2 Jakarta
-The city averages 2700 murders per year
-In 1947 the population was 500k

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Britt Robson covered NBA coach and exec Flip Saunders intently starting in 1995. This is the best tribute I read to Saunder who passed away on Sunday.

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NASL
-2 teams battle for #1 playoff seed.
55 Ottawa Fury (+19 gd)
Sat Oct 31 at AS
53 New York Cosmos (+17 gd)
Sat Oct 31 v TBR

-2 teams battle for #4 playoff seed.
39 Tampa Bay Rowdies (-2 gd)
Sat 10/31 at NYC
38 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (+8 gd)
Sun 11/01 at JA

Minnesota is the #3 playoff seed.

With 1 game left to play Minnesota is looking to build on their league season record 52 goals.

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An official English criminal investigation into FIFA improprieties is finally happening. "The Serious Fraud Office has confirmed it is looking into potential money laundering offenses." From the Guardian.

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By the way, the list of 8 official candidates for FIFA's presidency is just a bunch of long time insider scum bags. Nothing is changing.

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Bundesliga club Hoffenheim is putting the clubs future in the hands of a 28 year old. From Deutsche Welle.



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1 Comments:

Anonymous Nordy said...

Hey, at least one of them is a former marginal member of the NE Revolution!

2:51 PM  

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