Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Some Soccer News for Dec 19, 2017

It's Day 353 of 2017.


MLS will announce Nashville as its next expansion team on Wednesday. From the Nashville Tennessean.

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MINNESOTA UNITED PARTIAL 2018 SCHEDULE

Minnesota United will begin the 2018 season on the road:
-Sat Mar 3
San Jose Earthquakes v Minnesota United

And then play their first home game of the season on St Patrick's Day:
-Sat Mar 17
Minnesota United v Chicago Fire

I don't know if they have a bye week in between or we just don't have that part of the schedule yet.

They will also travel to Portland to open their stadium after they add more seats:
-Sat Apr 14
Portland Timbers v Minnesota United

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MLS PARTIAL 2018 SCHEDULE

All 23 MLS Home Opening Games for 2018:
-Sat Mar 3
Toronto v Columbus
Houston v Atlanta
Orlando v DC
Dallas v Salt Lake
Colorado v Chicago
San Jose v Minnesota
Philadelphia v New England
-Sun Mar 4
Seattle v LAFC
Vancouver v Montreal
Kansas City v NYC
LAG v Portland
-Sat Mar 10
Columbus v Montreal
New England v Colorado
Salt Lake v LAFC
NYRB v Portland
Chicago v Kansas City
-Sun Mar 11
Atlanta v DC
NYC v LAG
-Sat Mar 17
Montreal v Toronto
DC v Houston
Minnesota v Chicago
-Sat Apr 14
Portland v Minnesota
-Sun Apr 29
LAFC v Seattle

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CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Two Legged Championship Bracket:
-Match dates TBA
Chivas v Cibao
Seattle v Santa Tecla
RBNY v Olimpia
Tijuna v Motagua
Tigres v Herediano
Toronto v Colorado
Dallas v Tauro
America v Saprissa

Match Date Range:
  • Round of 16: Feb 20-22 + Feb 27- Mar 1
  • Quarterfinals: Mar 6-8 + Mar 13-15
  • Semifinals: Apr 3-5 + Apr 10-12
  • Finals: Apr 17-19 + Apr 24-26

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MLS

Colorado has signed 31 year old American left fullback Edgar Castillo from Monterrey in Liga MX.
  • Castillo only played 1 game for Monterrey in the Fall season.

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AMERICANS ABROAD

Edgar Castillo has left Monterrey and signed with Colorado Rapids in MLS.

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WORLDWIDE

A list of the The 100 best footballers in the world 2017. From The Guardian.

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EUROPEAN NEWS

Some said coaching in the Premier League would be much harder than the Bundesliga or La Liga. Pep Guardiola probably begs to differ. By Rory Smith for the New York Times.

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BIG TEAMS + GAMES IN EUROPE'S TOP LEAGUES

Mid-Week Schedule:
-Wed Dec 20
Toulouse v Lyon
Marseille v Troyes
Monaco v Rennes
PSG v Caen

Weekend Schedule:
-Fri Dec 22
Arsenal v Liverpool
Espanyol v Atletico Madrid
-Sat Dec 23
Real Madrid v Barcelona
Everton Chelsea
Sassuolo v Inter
Juventus v Roma
Man City v Bournemouth
Leicester v Man United
Milan v Atalanta
Napoli v Sampdoria
Burnley v Tottenham
Valencia v Villarreal

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BIG TEAMS IN EUROPEAN LEAGUE CUP GAMES

DFB Pokal Round of 16
-Wed Dec 20
Bayern v Dortmund

English League Cup Quarterfinals
-Tue Dec 19
Arsenal v West Ham
Leicester v Man City
-Wed Dec 20
Chelsea v Bournemouth
Bristol v Man United

Coppa Italia
Rd of 16
-Tue Dec 19
Napoli v Udinese
-Wed Dec 21
Roma v Torino
Juventus v Genoa
Quarterfinals
-Tue Dec 26
Milan v Inter



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1 Comments:

Blogger Dave DuJour said...

Why is LAFC spending almost 2 months on the road? Do they not have a stadium ready? Surely it can't be for the weather.

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