Some Soccer News for May 12, 2016
It's Day 133 of 2016.
Kei Kamara is a Rev. And I bet he is not very happy about it!
That didn't take long. He blew up the Crew on Saturday, so they shipped him north in a matter of days. New England gives up salary cap money, a couple draft picks and 1 international roster spot, AKA a big pile of assets, to get Kamara.
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Canada Soccer president Victor Montagliani has been elected as the new CONCACAF president. Congrats and good luck to him. He has a lot of bullshit to overcome. The federation is an embarrassment.
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This is what is going on behind the scenes by the organizers of 2014 Winter Olympics Sochi and 2018 World Cup Russia: State-run doping. Vitaly Mutko is/was the man heading up both events. By Rebecca Ruiz + Michael Schwirtz of the New York Times.
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Liga MX Clausura Laguilla Quarterfinals:
-Wed May 11
Tigres (8) 1-3 Monterrey (1)
Morelia (6) 1-1 Leon (3)
-Thu May 12
Santos Laguna (7) v Pachuca (2)
Guadalajara (5) v America (4)
-2nd Leg games on 14 + 15.
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A recap of last night's Round 1 in the US Open Cup. By Paul Kennedy of Soccer America.
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Minnesota United enters the Open Cup in Round 3 on Jun 1, and they will travel to the winner of AFC Cleveland v Saint Louis FC.
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Speaking of MU, here is the latest on the legislation needed to start building the stadium. The finish line is close. By Karlee Weinmann of Politics In Minnesota.
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A report on MU from this weeks training, including an interview with Bernardo Anor and words from the coach. By Jeff Rueter of Nothern Pitch.
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Miami FC splashed the cash today in what is probably an unprecedented move: They paid Jacksonville $750k for midfielder Richie Ryan. Wow. By Jeff Rueter of Northern Pitch.
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If you are like me a big fan of the films of Woody Allen then you should probably read this, and also like me reconsider your support for him. By Ronan Farrow of Hollywood Reporter.
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The 10 records that best represented Other Music record store:
Belle And Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
J Dilla - Donuts
Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire De Melody Nelson
The National - High Violet
Neu - (untitled debut)
Rodriguez - Cold Fact
Arthur Russell - The World Of Arthur Russell
The Strokes - Is This It
Sun Ra - Monorails And Satellites
Vampire Weekend - (untitled debut)
-How many of these are in your library? I have 6.
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Glenn Danzig working on an album of Elvis Presley cover. Yeesh.
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No matter who the coach, no matter who the players, supporters of Bayern Munich only expect to see 1 thing at the end of every season - their team winning. By Sam Borden of the New York Times.
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"More top Mexican players" is what MLS commissioner Don Garber would like to see in his league. By Tom Marshall of ESPNFC.
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As part of the MLS All Star game events the league will have Landon Donovan return to coaching the best MLS Homegrown players as they take on the Mexico U20 team. That sounds like a good game.
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MLS Week 11 (5 midweek games)
-Wed May 11
Philadelphia Union 2-2 LA Galaxy
Colorado Rapids 1-0 Sporting Kansas City
Dallas 2-1 Portland Timbers
Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 Chicago Fire
San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 Houston Dynamo
Coming up:
-Fri May 13
DC United v New York Red Bulls
My MLS Notes:
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With DeAndre Yedlin, solidly in the first 11 Sunderland, got a huge 3-0 win over Everton on Wednesday that secured them a spot in the English Premier League for next season. They have been on the brink of relegation for months.
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A 2015/16 season review of the top American players in Europe + Mexico. By Brian Straus of Sports Illustrated.
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Miracles Can Happen! Right?
Tomorrow is last call for Bob Bradley + Le Havre in the 15/16 season.
Le Havre v Bourg en Bresse
Lens v Metz
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First game of the Canadian Championship was last night with Ottawa winning on the road 0-3 at Edmonton. 2nd leg is on the 18th.
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A throwback to the bad scenes of hooligans in the 1980s was not what West Ham and Man United wanted to see when they played on Tuesday, but they got it on the night West Ham closed up their old stadium. By David Hytner of the Guardian.
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Older soccer tactics reappear in some teams formations this season. Is there more of that to come? Is the tiki-taka trend about to be pushed to the side? By Jonathan Wilson of the Guardian.
The Bird Is The Word
Kei Kamara is a Rev. And I bet he is not very happy about it!
That didn't take long. He blew up the Crew on Saturday, so they shipped him north in a matter of days. New England gives up salary cap money, a couple draft picks and 1 international roster spot, AKA a big pile of assets, to get Kamara.
- The story of the trade. By Shawn Mitchell of the Columbus Dispatch.
- I guess this can be seen is a good move for New England, but scoring is not their issue, its physical toughness and mental fortitude. They have 1 win this season.
- Where are the goals going to come from for Columbus? Are you kidding me? Kamara had 22 last year, and 5 already this year. They lost a lot in this deal.
- Crew coach Gregg Berhalter lost a lot of face in this one. And there are a lot of questions that went unanswered. By Michael Arace of the Dispatch.
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Canada Soccer president Victor Montagliani has been elected as the new CONCACAF president. Congrats and good luck to him. He has a lot of bullshit to overcome. The federation is an embarrassment.
- His main rival for the job was Larry Mussenden of Bermuda. Which means that the Caribbean countries did not vote for "their man" en masse this time around. Interesting.
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This is what is going on behind the scenes by the organizers of 2014 Winter Olympics Sochi and 2018 World Cup Russia: State-run doping. Vitaly Mutko is/was the man heading up both events. By Rebecca Ruiz + Michael Schwirtz of the New York Times.
- My question is this: If Russia is running major doping programs why wouldn't the USA and every other country be doing it too?
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Liga MX Clausura Laguilla Quarterfinals:
- Huge road win for the #1 seeded Monterrey. American fullback Edgar Castillo did not start but came on at half time. Jose Torres was on the bench for the losing side.
- Road tie for Leon and starting American goalkeeper William Yarborough.
-Wed May 11
Tigres (8) 1-3 Monterrey (1)
Morelia (6) 1-1 Leon (3)
-Thu May 12
Santos Laguna (7) v Pachuca (2)
Guadalajara (5) v America (4)
-2nd Leg games on 14 + 15.
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A recap of last night's Round 1 in the US Open Cup. By Paul Kennedy of Soccer America.
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Minnesota United enters the Open Cup in Round 3 on Jun 1, and they will travel to the winner of AFC Cleveland v Saint Louis FC.
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Speaking of MU, here is the latest on the legislation needed to start building the stadium. The finish line is close. By Karlee Weinmann of Politics In Minnesota.
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A report on MU from this weeks training, including an interview with Bernardo Anor and words from the coach. By Jeff Rueter of Nothern Pitch.
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Miami FC splashed the cash today in what is probably an unprecedented move: They paid Jacksonville $750k for midfielder Richie Ryan. Wow. By Jeff Rueter of Northern Pitch.
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If you are like me a big fan of the films of Woody Allen then you should probably read this, and also like me reconsider your support for him. By Ronan Farrow of Hollywood Reporter.
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The 10 records that best represented Other Music record store:
Belle And Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
J Dilla - Donuts
Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire De Melody Nelson
The National - High Violet
Neu - (untitled debut)
Rodriguez - Cold Fact
Arthur Russell - The World Of Arthur Russell
The Strokes - Is This It
Sun Ra - Monorails And Satellites
Vampire Weekend - (untitled debut)
-How many of these are in your library? I have 6.
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Glenn Danzig working on an album of Elvis Presley cover. Yeesh.
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No matter who the coach, no matter who the players, supporters of Bayern Munich only expect to see 1 thing at the end of every season - their team winning. By Sam Borden of the New York Times.
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"More top Mexican players" is what MLS commissioner Don Garber would like to see in his league. By Tom Marshall of ESPNFC.
- I think this clearly means that Giovanni Dos Santos is moving the needle.
- Garber also talks about the quality of Liga MX. By Jeff Carlisle of ESPNFC.
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As part of the MLS All Star game events the league will have Landon Donovan return to coaching the best MLS Homegrown players as they take on the Mexico U20 team. That sounds like a good game.
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MLS Week 11 (5 midweek games)
-Wed May 11
Philadelphia Union 2-2 LA Galaxy
Colorado Rapids 1-0 Sporting Kansas City
Dallas 2-1 Portland Timbers
Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 Chicago Fire
San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 Houston Dynamo
Coming up:
-Fri May 13
DC United v New York Red Bulls
My MLS Notes:
- Ho Hum, just 2 more goals for 61 year old Blas Perez (Vancouver.) Including this monster game winning stunner! [VIDEO] I have no idea how this guy does it, but if he is properly rested he is a machine on the field. And of course a giant pain in the ass for the opponent.
- Colorado - WTF! Another win.
- Kansas City - WTF! Another loss.
- It drives me nuts that Portland coach Caleb Porter is such a smug whiner. He can never give the other team proper credit. There is always a caveat. Last nights game winner for Dallas was "a fluke." Dude your record so far this season is not due to bad luck. You lost good players and failed to replace them!
- No one in MLS can hit a long distance shot like Ricardo Clark. [VIDEO] Another banger.
- Other then Clark for Houston - they are terrible. And they have a fair amount of decent attacking players on the roster. The defense is particularly awful.
- One nice/odd story for the Dynamo last night - goalkeeper Tyler Deric got a Red Card in the 79th minute, after the team had made all 3 subs. So fullback Jalil Anibaba became the keeper. He even made a 1-on-1 save, oh yeah!
- After a very slow start Vancouver, the team I picked to win MLS Cup, has grabbed 10 points from the last 5 games. Going in the right direction.
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With DeAndre Yedlin, solidly in the first 11 Sunderland, got a huge 3-0 win over Everton on Wednesday that secured them a spot in the English Premier League for next season. They have been on the brink of relegation for months.
dN
A 2015/16 season review of the top American players in Europe + Mexico. By Brian Straus of Sports Illustrated.
dN
Miracles Can Happen! Right?
Tomorrow is last call for Bob Bradley + Le Havre in the 15/16 season.
- 3 points and 6 goals differential behind Metz who are in the 3rd and final promotion position.
- By late Friday afternoon in America we will know the fate of HAC.
Le Havre v Bourg en Bresse
Lens v Metz
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First game of the Canadian Championship was last night with Ottawa winning on the road 0-3 at Edmonton. 2nd leg is on the 18th.
- Winner moves on to the next round with the 3 Canadian MLS teams.
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A throwback to the bad scenes of hooligans in the 1980s was not what West Ham and Man United wanted to see when they played on Tuesday, but they got it on the night West Ham closed up their old stadium. By David Hytner of the Guardian.
dN
Older soccer tactics reappear in some teams formations this season. Is there more of that to come? Is the tiki-taka trend about to be pushed to the side? By Jonathan Wilson of the Guardian.
The Bird Is The Word
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