Friday, September 16, 2016

Some Soccer News for Sep 16, 2016

It's Day 260 of 2016.


Happy birthday to my great brother Bill.

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Americans in a big game south of the border:
-Sat Sep 17
Pachuca v Tijuana
  • Omar Gonzalez v Michael Orozco + Paul Arriola

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Americans clash in the Bundesliga too:
-Sat Sep 17
Gladbach v Werder
  • Fabian Johnson v Aron Johannsson

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The once prodigious American Joshua Gatt has come back from multiple surgeries on his left knee over the past 3 years. What's it like being back on the field for Molde? He is still only 25. By Brian Sciaretta of American Soccer Now.

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Bob Bradley + Le Havre Tracker:
  • Standings - 9th place, 4 points out of 1st after 7 played
  • Up Next - Fri Sep 16 Lost 2-1 at Bourg en Bresse
  • Things not going so smoothly at HAC.

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What if Mexico bailed on Azteca for World Cup qualifiers? Could happen. By Paul Kennedy of Soccer America.

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Oh My!
A movie about The Only Band That Matters - The Clash

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The "War On Drugs" has been a presence in my life since the 70s. Its a bigger joke than ever. [VIDEO]


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Grasshopper: du Nord Music Mix Vol 96 (download + extract)

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CONCACAF Champions League group stage Matchday 4 schedule:
  • NYRB has advanced to the knock out stage!
  • Red Bulls grab a very late goal to get the win.
  • Huge upset in Honduras as Pumas loses. 2 Mexican teams in get beat in the same week. Very rare.
  • Matchday 5 begins on September 27th.
-Thu Sep 15
New York Red Bulls 1-0 Alianza
Honduras Progreso 2-1 Pumas UNAM
Herediano 2-0 Plaza Amador

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NASL Week 22 schedule:
-Sat Sep 17
New York v Edmonton
Puerto Rico v Jacksonville
Indy v Miami
Tampa v Carolina
Minnesota v Ottawa
-Sun Sep 18
OKC v Fort Lauderdale

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Minnesota's opponent this weekend is Ottawa:
  • Have only allowed 13 goals in their last 14 games.
  • Only allowed 3 goals in past 5 games.
  • Tied their 5 previous games and lost the 3 that preceded that.
  • Have not won a game since Jul 30
  • Their leading goal scorer is Carl Haworth with 7. But none since Aug 21.

Minnesota United on the other hand:
  • Have only scored 9 goals in 9 games since Aug 1. Oof.
  • They have 2 wins 4 draws and 3 losses in that same time period.
  • The good news is that they are playing excellent defense. Since they gave up 4 goals to Miami on Aug 6 they have only allowed 3 goals in 7 games. That's impressive.

And lets end the Minnesota section with words from GM Manny Lagos. By Andy Greder of the Pioneer Press.

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Biggest games of MLS Week 28:
-Sat Sep 17
Seattle v Vancouver - 3pm CT on MLS Live
New York City v Dallas - 6pm CT on MLS Live
-Sun Sep 18
Kansas City v LA - 1pm CT on FOX.
Toronto v Red Bulls - 4pm CT on FOX.

Chase for the Supporters Shield - the 4 leaders:
51 Dallas (29 Played) (1.76 points per game) - Next: at NYC
47 LA (29 Played) (1.62 points per game) - Next: at SKC
46 Colorado (27 Played) (1.70 points per game) - Next: v SJE
46 Toronto (28 Played) (1.64 points per game) - Next: v NYRB

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More from former head coach Steve Nicol's forthcoming book: The crashing end with the New England Revolution. Via ESPNFC.



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