Wednesday, December 06, 2017

Some Soccer News for Dec 6, 2017

It's Day 340 of 2017.


The Draw for the CONCACAF Champions League knock out stage is Mon Dec 18.
  • The Round of 16 begins on Feb 20.
  • Five MLS teams in the tourney: Colorado Rapids, Dallas, New York Red Bulls, Seattle Sounders, and Toronto (as Canadian champs)

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MLS CUP FINAL

-Sat Dec 9
Toronto FC v Seattle Sounders FC - kickoff at 3:30pm CT on ESPN

Media:

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Accord: du Nord Music Mix Vol 149 (download + extract)

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MLS

Philadelphia GM and former USA international Earnie Stewart sits down for an in depth Q + A. By Scott French for Four Four Two.
  • Long interview with a lot of different subjects, past and present.

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NWSL

A very good story of newly moved and named Utah Royals (formerly FC Kansas City and now owned by Real Salt Lake) getting their first head coach, a highly sought after Laura Harvey. By Richard Farley for Four Four Two.

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AMERICANS ABROAD

Timmy Chandler is back to training with Eintract Frankfurt. He had meniscus surgery 7 weeks ago. My gut instinct says he won't play again until after the winter break.

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LIGA MX

We don't often get a genuine derby in the finals, but the two powerhouses from Monterrey will face off for the Mexican championship. By Luis Miguel Echegaray for Sports Illustrated.

Liguilla Final Schedule:
1st Leg
-Thu Dec 7
Tigres v Monterrey - 8:00pm CT on Univision Deportes
2nd Leg
-Sun Dec 10
Monterrey v Tigures - 6:00pm CT on Univision Deportes

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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - GROUP STAGE


Matchday 6
  • NEWLY IN - Liverpool, Sevilla, Shakhtar Donetsk, Porto
  • NEWLY OUT - Spartak Moskva, Napoli, Leipzig

  • Already ADVANCED (12 of 16): Barcelona, Basel, Bayern, Besiktas, Chelsea, Juventus, Man City, Man United, PSG, Real Madrid, Roma, Tottenham
  • Already OUT (13 of 16): Anderlecht, APOEL, Atletico Madrid, Benfica, Celtic, CSKA Moskva, Dortmund, Feyenoord, Maribor, Monaco, Olympiacos, Qarabag, Sporting CP

-Mon Dec 11
Round of 16 Draw

Matchday 6 Schedule/Results:
-Wed Dec 6
Group E
Liverpool (12 pts) 7-0 Spartak Moskva (Out)
Maribor (Out) 1-1 Sevilla (9 pts)
Group F
Shakhtar Donetsk (12 pts) 2-1 Man City (In)
Feyenoord (Out) 2-1 Napoli (Out)
Group G
Porto (10 pts) 5-2 Monaco (Out)
Leipzig (Out) 1-2 Besiktas (In)

Seeds:
  • A1 - Manchester United
  • A2 - Basel
  • B1 - Paris Saint-Germain
  • B2 - Bayern Munich
  • C1 - Roma
  • C2 - Chelsea
  • D1 - Barcelona
  • D2 - Juventus
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  • E1 - Liverpool
  • E2 - Sevilla
  • F1 - Man City
  • F2 - Shakhtar Donetsk
  • G1 - Besiktas
  • G2 - Porto
  • H1 - Tottenham
  • H2 - Real Madrid



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