Some Soccer News for Wed Oct 19, 2011
STORY OF THE DAY
Steven Goff of the Washington Post reports that Charlie Davis of DC United has filed a $20 Million lawsuit against the night club and event sponsor who served alcohol to the driver of the car he was a passenger in 2 years ago that resulted in a horrific car accident that killed one passenger and severely injured Davies.
-The night club in DC where the party was held is called the Shadow Room and the event sponsor was Red Bull.
-A follow up story by Goff with more info.
NASL
Finals
Git yer Stars tickets!
The Stars will host an event to show off the new NASL championship trophy at Brit's Pub Friday night in downtown Minneapolis starting at 8pm.
The Dark Clouds pre-game tailgate will feature beer (must be 21) provided by the popular local brewer Surly, and tacos by the awesome Rusty Taco of St Paul!
Michael Rand of the Minneapolis Star Tribune writes about Stars goalkeeper Joe Warren.
NSCtv with a video review of last weeks Semifinal and a look ahead to Leg 1 of the final series.
Huge thanks to the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Wild and Minnesota Vikings for stepping up and supporting our team by buying blocks of tickets! Fantastic.
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Sat Oct 22
NSC Minnesota Stars v Fort Lauderdale Strikers - 7:30pm CT
2nd Leg
-Sat Oct 29
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v NSC Minnesota Stars - 6:30pm CT
Regular Season Series:
4-15 FL 1-1 MN - FL goal by Eduardo Coudet(PK). MN goal by Devin Del Do.
5-07 MN 1-1 FL - MN goal by Simone Bracalello. FL goal by Eduardo Coudet(PK).
6-11 FL 3-0 MN - FLS goals by Yoximar Granado & Brian Shriver(2).
8-10 MN 0-1 FL - FLS goal by Martin Nunez.
Team Details:
FL won the series over MN with a record of 2W-0L-2D, and 6-2 in goal differential.
FL finished the regular season 9-8-11 for 38 points
MN finished the regular season 9-10-9 for 36 points
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
du Nord at the Controls - Sat Oct 15, 2011 - brand new music mix on Spotify
2011-12 CONCACACHAMPIONS
Matchday 6 - The final round of the Group Stage - Oct 18/19/20
Recap du Nord: Big wins on Tuesday night got Morelia, Toronto and Monterrey all through to the group stage. Huge night for them! Giant bummer for Dallas who lost at home and were eliminated.
Video highlights from all the games.
dN
Group Stage - Round robin, home & away - matches played Aug 16 to Oct 20
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Oct 18
Morelia 2-1 Alajuelense - Mor goals by Joao Rojas & Miguel Sabah. Ala goal by Pablo Antonio Gabas.
Dallas 0-3 Toronto - Tor goals by Danny Koevermans & Joao Plata(2).
Seattle Sounders 1-2 Monterrey - SS goal by Fredy Montero. Mon goal by Abraham Carreno & Cesar Delgado.
-Wed Oct 19
Santos Laguna v Colorado Rapids - 7pm CT on Fox Soccer
Pumas v Tauro - 9pm CT
Herediano v Comunicaciones - 9pm CT
-Thu Oct 20
Isisro Metapan v Real Espana - 7pm CT
Motagua v LA Galaxy - 9pm CT on Fox Soccer
dN
Advanced: Monterrey, Morelia, Santos Laguna, Seattle, Toronto
Eliminated: Communicaciones, Dallas, Herediano, Motagua
Standings:
GROUP A
ADV-12 Monarchas Morelia (Mexico) (+6)
12 Alajuelense (Costa Rica) (+2)
9 LA Galaxy (USA) (+3)
OUT-0 Motagua (Honduras) (-11)
GROUP B
ADV-10 Santos Laguna (Mexico) (+8)
7 Colorado Rapids (USA) (-1)
6 Isidro Metapan (El Salvador) (-6)
5 Real Espana (Honduras) (-1)
GROUP C
ADV-10 Toronto (Canada) (0)
8 UNAM Pumas (Mexico) (+5)
OUT-7 Dallas (USA) (-5)
5 Tauro (Panama) (0)
GROUP D
ADV-12 Monterrey (Mexico) (+7)
ADV-10 Seattle Sounders (USA) (+3)
OUT-7 Comunicaciones (Guatemala) (-2)
OUT-3 Herediano (Costa Rica) (-8)
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Matchday 3 - is Oct 18 & 19
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Oct 18
CSKA Moskva 3-0 Trabzonspor
Napoli 1-1 Bayern Munchen
Manchester City 2-1 Villarreal
Lille 0-1 Inter
Otelul Galati 0-2 Manchester United
Basel 0-2 Benfica
Real Madrid 4-0 Lyon
Dinamo Zagreb 0-2 Ajax
Recap du Nord: Groups E-H played today, and the only team who got upset was Dortmund, by Olympiakos, who continue the ugly up and down start to the season in both domestic and international competitions. Arsenal got an important road win, while Zenit and APOEL both got road ties. Not bad. Big guns Chelsea, Milan and Barcelona all rolled.
-Wed Oct 19
Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Valencia - BL goals by Andre Schurrle & Sidney Sam. Val goal by Jonas.
Chelsea 5-0 Genk - Che Raul Meireles, Fernando Torres(2), Branislav Ivanovic & Salomon Kalou.
Marseille 0-1 Arsenal - Ars goal by Aaron Ramsey.
Olympiakos Piraeus 3-1 Borussia Dortmund - OP goals by Jose Holebas, Rafik Djebbour & Francois Modesto. BD goal by Robert Lewandowski.
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-2 Zenit - SD goals by Willian & Luiz Adriano. Zen goals by Roman Shirokov & Viktor Faizulin.
Porto 1-1 APOEL - Por goal by Hulk. APO goal by Ailton Almeida.
Milan 2-0 BATE - Mil goals by Zlatan Ibrahimovic & Kevin Prince Boateng.
Barcelona 2-0 Viktoria Plzen - Bar goals by Andreas Iniesta & David Villa.
Group Standings
PICTURE OF THE DAY
New publicity photo of Steven Lenhart from the San Jose Earthquakes.
MLS MATCHES, SCORES & STANDINGS
Week 32
-Wed Oct 19
DC United v Portland Timbers - 7:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: RFK Stadium
-Thu Oct 20
New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union - 7:00PM CT on ESPN2
Venue: Red Bull Arena
-Sat Oct 22
Toronto FC v New England Revolution - 11:30AM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: BMO Field
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Colorado Rapids - 6:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: BC Place
DC United v Sporting Kansas City - 6:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: RFK Stadium
Chicago Fire SC v Columbus Crew - 7:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Toyota Park
Real Salt Lake v Portland Timbers - 8:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium
San Jose Earthquakes v FC Dallas - 9:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium
CD Chivas USA v Seattle Sounders FC - 9:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: The Home Depot Center
-Sun Oct 23
Houston Dynamo v LA Glaxay - 6:00PM CT on Galavision
Venue: Robertson Stadium
dN
Standings:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
E1-*48 Sporting Kansas City (33 GP) (+9 GD) (Max 51)
E2-*48 Philadelphia Union (33 GP) (+9 GD) (Max 51)
E3-*47 Columbus Crew (33 GP) (0 GD) (Max 50)
WC-*46 Houston Dynamo (33 GP) (+2 GD) (Max 49)
WC-43 New York Red Bulls (33 GP) (+5 GD) (Max 46)
40 Chicago Fire SC (33 GP) (0 GD) (Max 43)
38 DC United (32 GP) (-2 GD) (Max 44)
OUT-32 Toronto FC (33 GP) (-23 GD)
OUT-27 New England Revolution (33 GP) (-20 GD)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W1-*67 LA Galaxy (33 GP) (+22 GD) (Max 70)
W2-*60 Seattle Sounders FC (33 GP) (+17 GD) (Max 63)
W3-*52 Real Salt Lake (33 GP) (+8 GD) (Max 55)
WC-*52 FC Dallas (33 GP) (+5 GD) (Max 55)
WC-*46 Colorado Rapids (33 GP) (+2 GD) (Max 49)
40 Portland Timbers (32 GP) (-8 GD) (Max 46)
OUT-36 CD Chivas USA (33 GP) (0 GD)
OUT-35 San Jose Earthquakes (33 GP) (-7 GD)
OUT-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (33 GP) (-19 GD)
* - Playoff berth secured
E1/2/3 - Eastern Conference seeds
W1/2/3 - Western Conference seeds
WC - Wild Card (next best 4)
The first tiebreaker between two team tied on points is Head-to-Head record.
IF THE MLS PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
The 10 teams (and the 3 remaining challengers):
WEST
*W1-67 LA Galaxy
*W2-60 Seattle Sounders
*52 Real Salt Lake
EAST
*48 Philadelphia Union
*48 Sporting Kansas City
*47 Columbus Crew
WILD CARD
*52 FC Dallas
*46 Colorado Rapids
*46 Houston Dynamo
43 New York Red Bulls (1 game left - v Philadelphia)
- - - - -
40 Portland Timbers (2 games left - at DC, at Salt Lake)
40 Chicago Fire (1 game left - v Columbus)
38 DC United (2 games left - v Portland, v Kansas City)
*In Playoffs
Clinched Playoff Seedings listed
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
The 2012 Expansion Draft will take place on Wed Nov 23. This will be Montreal's first shot at stocking their new roster with current MLS players. They will get 10 picks from the other 18 teams. Those other teams cannot lose more than 1 player, but can only protect 11 on their current roster. Players signed to Generation Adidas or academy contracts cannot be chosen by Montreal.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
Mike Woitalla of Soccer America takes a look at the first season success of the team's Livestrong Sporting Park stadium.
-That article links to a story on the teams growing financial status from the KC Star.
MLS POST SEASON AWARDS
du Nord nominees as of Oct 19
Coach of the Year candidates (in order):
1 Bruce Arena
2 Sigi Schmid
3 Peter Nowak
4 Peter Vermes
5 John Spencer
Most Valuable Player candidates (in order):
1 David Beckham
2 Dwayne DeRosario
3 Landon Donovan
4 Brad Davis
5 Mauro Rosales
Rookie of the Year candidates (in order):
1 AJ Soares
2 CJ Sapong
3 Perry Kitchen
4 Will Bruin
5 Darlington Nagbe
Goalkeeper of the Year candidates (in order):
1 Josh Saunders/Donovan Ricketts
2 Kevin Hartman
3 Kasey Keller
4 Faryd Mongradon
5 Nick Rimando
Newcomer of the Year candidates (in order):
1 Mauro Rosales
2 Camilo
3 Diego Charra
4 Danny Koevermans
4 Eric Hassli
Defender of the Year candidates (in order):
1 Omar Gonzales
2 Nat Borchers
3 Danny Califf
4 Jamison Olave
5 Drew Moor
Comeback Player of the Year candidates (alphabetical)
Freddy Adu
Chris Albright
David Beckham
Charlie Davies
Simon Elliott
Josh Gardner
Ty Harden
Jhon Kennedy Hurtado
Jeff Parke
Chris Pontius
Gonzalo Segares
Sal Zizzo
MLS RESERVE LEAGUE
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Oct 18
CD Chivas USA 1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps - CUSA goal by Victor Estupinan.
-Tue Oct 25
LA Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes
Omar Salgado continued his frustrating season in Vancouver with a red card yesterday, after a yellow for a foul led to a second yellow for dissent.
dN
Standings Etc.
SOCCER IN MINNESOTA
Class A Section Winners:
1 Rochester Lourdes
2
3 St Paul Academy
4
5 Prairie Seeds Academy
6 Benilde-St. Margaret's
7
8 St Cloud Cathedral
Class A Section Winners:
1 Rochester Mayo
2 Eden Prairie
3 Eastview
4 Stillwater Area
5 Mounds View
6 Minneapolis Southwest
7 Blaine
8 Elk River
USA U17 TEAM
The team is in Spain for the Albir Garden Sports Cup.
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 15
USA 1-1 Mexico- USA goal by Chris Lema (PK).
-Mon Oct 17
USA v U.A.E.
-Wed Oct 19
USA v Russia
-Thu Oct 20
Spain v USA
Roster
G:
Paul Christensen - Seattle Sounders FC - Woodinville WA
Evan Louro - New York Red Bulls - South River NJ
D:
Conor Donovan - NC Alliance - Fuquay Varina NC
Elijah Martin - Cal Odyssey - Fresno CA
Shaquell Moore - Cobb FC - Powder Springs GA
Matt Nance - Vardar SC Freiburg - Washington MI
Kevin Politz - New York Red Bulls - Morganville NJ
John Requejo Jr. - Real So Cal - Carpinteria CA
Tyler Turner - South Central Premier - West Haven CT
M:
Steven Echevarria - New York Red Bulls - Slate Hill NY
Angel Heredia - San Jose Earthquakes - San Jose CA
Guyllain Kabala - New England Revolution - Manchester NH
Christopher Lema - New York Red Bulls - Ridgefield NJ
Declan McCabe - New England Revolution - Weston MA
Herber Mejia-Flores - McLean Youth Soccer - Manassas Park VA
Thomas Ziemer - Atletico Santa Rosa - Glen Allen CA
F:
Corey Baird - San Diego Surf - Escondido CA
Bradford Jamieson - CD Chivas USA - Los Angeles CA
Danya Kafai - Juventus Sports Club - Redwood City CA
DeAndre Robinson - Concorde Fire - Atlanta GA
Rubio Rubin - Westside Metros - Beaverton OR
Wesley Wade - New York Red Bulls - South Orange NJ
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Coming Up:
UEFA - Europa League - Group Stage - Matchday 3
-Thu Oct 20
Jozy Altidore - AZ - v Austria Wien
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - v Kobenhavn
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - at Wisla
Brad Friedel - Tottenham - v Rubin
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - at Sturm
Jermiane Jones - Schalke - at AEK Larnaca
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting - v Vaslui
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham - at Club Brugge
CONCACAF 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
SECOND ROUND
Matchday 5
Group Standings
-The 6 group winners advance to the next round.
Coming up next:
THIRD ROUND
Group A
USA
Jamaica
Guatemala
2nd Rd Group F winner
Group B
Mexico
Costa Rica
2nd Rd Group A winner
2nd Rd Group B winner
Group C
Honduras
Cuba
2nd Rd Group D winner
Panama
Steven Goff of the Washington Post reports that Charlie Davis of DC United has filed a $20 Million lawsuit against the night club and event sponsor who served alcohol to the driver of the car he was a passenger in 2 years ago that resulted in a horrific car accident that killed one passenger and severely injured Davies.
-The night club in DC where the party was held is called the Shadow Room and the event sponsor was Red Bull.
-A follow up story by Goff with more info.
NASL
Finals
Git yer Stars tickets!
The Stars will host an event to show off the new NASL championship trophy at Brit's Pub Friday night in downtown Minneapolis starting at 8pm.
The Dark Clouds pre-game tailgate will feature beer (must be 21) provided by the popular local brewer Surly, and tacos by the awesome Rusty Taco of St Paul!
Michael Rand of the Minneapolis Star Tribune writes about Stars goalkeeper Joe Warren.
NSCtv with a video review of last weeks Semifinal and a look ahead to Leg 1 of the final series.
Huge thanks to the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Wild and Minnesota Vikings for stepping up and supporting our team by buying blocks of tickets! Fantastic.
Matches & Scores:
1st Leg
-Sat Oct 22
NSC Minnesota Stars v Fort Lauderdale Strikers - 7:30pm CT
2nd Leg
-Sat Oct 29
Fort Lauderdale Strikers v NSC Minnesota Stars - 6:30pm CT
Regular Season Series:
4-15 FL 1-1 MN - FL goal by Eduardo Coudet(PK). MN goal by Devin Del Do.
5-07 MN 1-1 FL - MN goal by Simone Bracalello. FL goal by Eduardo Coudet(PK).
6-11 FL 3-0 MN - FLS goals by Yoximar Granado & Brian Shriver(2).
8-10 MN 0-1 FL - FLS goal by Martin Nunez.
Team Details:
FL won the series over MN with a record of 2W-0L-2D, and 6-2 in goal differential.
FL finished the regular season 9-8-11 for 38 points
MN finished the regular season 9-10-9 for 36 points
DU NORD AT THE CONTROLS
du Nord at the Controls - Sat Oct 15, 2011 - brand new music mix on Spotify
2011-12 CONCACACHAMPIONS
Matchday 6 - The final round of the Group Stage - Oct 18/19/20
Recap du Nord: Big wins on Tuesday night got Morelia, Toronto and Monterrey all through to the group stage. Huge night for them! Giant bummer for Dallas who lost at home and were eliminated.
Video highlights from all the games.
dN
Group Stage - Round robin, home & away - matches played Aug 16 to Oct 20
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Oct 18
Morelia 2-1 Alajuelense - Mor goals by Joao Rojas & Miguel Sabah. Ala goal by Pablo Antonio Gabas.
Dallas 0-3 Toronto - Tor goals by Danny Koevermans & Joao Plata(2).
Seattle Sounders 1-2 Monterrey - SS goal by Fredy Montero. Mon goal by Abraham Carreno & Cesar Delgado.
-Wed Oct 19
Santos Laguna v Colorado Rapids - 7pm CT on Fox Soccer
Pumas v Tauro - 9pm CT
Herediano v Comunicaciones - 9pm CT
-Thu Oct 20
Isisro Metapan v Real Espana - 7pm CT
Motagua v LA Galaxy - 9pm CT on Fox Soccer
dN
Advanced: Monterrey, Morelia, Santos Laguna, Seattle, Toronto
Eliminated: Communicaciones, Dallas, Herediano, Motagua
Standings:
GROUP A
ADV-12 Monarchas Morelia (Mexico) (+6)
12 Alajuelense (Costa Rica) (+2)
9 LA Galaxy (USA) (+3)
OUT-0 Motagua (Honduras) (-11)
GROUP B
ADV-10 Santos Laguna (Mexico) (+8)
7 Colorado Rapids (USA) (-1)
6 Isidro Metapan (El Salvador) (-6)
5 Real Espana (Honduras) (-1)
GROUP C
ADV-10 Toronto (Canada) (0)
8 UNAM Pumas (Mexico) (+5)
OUT-7 Dallas (USA) (-5)
5 Tauro (Panama) (0)
GROUP D
ADV-12 Monterrey (Mexico) (+7)
ADV-10 Seattle Sounders (USA) (+3)
OUT-7 Comunicaciones (Guatemala) (-2)
OUT-3 Herediano (Costa Rica) (-8)
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Matchday 3 - is Oct 18 & 19
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Oct 18
CSKA Moskva 3-0 Trabzonspor
Napoli 1-1 Bayern Munchen
Manchester City 2-1 Villarreal
Lille 0-1 Inter
Otelul Galati 0-2 Manchester United
Basel 0-2 Benfica
Real Madrid 4-0 Lyon
Dinamo Zagreb 0-2 Ajax
Recap du Nord: Groups E-H played today, and the only team who got upset was Dortmund, by Olympiakos, who continue the ugly up and down start to the season in both domestic and international competitions. Arsenal got an important road win, while Zenit and APOEL both got road ties. Not bad. Big guns Chelsea, Milan and Barcelona all rolled.
-Wed Oct 19
Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Valencia - BL goals by Andre Schurrle & Sidney Sam. Val goal by Jonas.
Chelsea 5-0 Genk - Che Raul Meireles, Fernando Torres(2), Branislav Ivanovic & Salomon Kalou.
Marseille 0-1 Arsenal - Ars goal by Aaron Ramsey.
Olympiakos Piraeus 3-1 Borussia Dortmund - OP goals by Jose Holebas, Rafik Djebbour & Francois Modesto. BD goal by Robert Lewandowski.
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-2 Zenit - SD goals by Willian & Luiz Adriano. Zen goals by Roman Shirokov & Viktor Faizulin.
Porto 1-1 APOEL - Por goal by Hulk. APO goal by Ailton Almeida.
Milan 2-0 BATE - Mil goals by Zlatan Ibrahimovic & Kevin Prince Boateng.
Barcelona 2-0 Viktoria Plzen - Bar goals by Andreas Iniesta & David Villa.
Group Standings
PICTURE OF THE DAY
New publicity photo of Steven Lenhart from the San Jose Earthquakes.
MLS MATCHES, SCORES & STANDINGS
Week 32
-Wed Oct 19
DC United v Portland Timbers - 7:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: RFK Stadium
-Thu Oct 20
New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union - 7:00PM CT on ESPN2
Venue: Red Bull Arena
-Sat Oct 22
Toronto FC v New England Revolution - 11:30AM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: BMO Field
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Colorado Rapids - 6:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: BC Place
DC United v Sporting Kansas City - 6:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: RFK Stadium
Chicago Fire SC v Columbus Crew - 7:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Toyota Park
Real Salt Lake v Portland Timbers - 8:00PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium
San Jose Earthquakes v FC Dallas - 9:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium
CD Chivas USA v Seattle Sounders FC - 9:30PM CT on Direct Kick
Venue: The Home Depot Center
-Sun Oct 23
Houston Dynamo v LA Glaxay - 6:00PM CT on Galavision
Venue: Robertson Stadium
dN
Standings:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
E1-*48 Sporting Kansas City (33 GP) (+9 GD) (Max 51)
E2-*48 Philadelphia Union (33 GP) (+9 GD) (Max 51)
E3-*47 Columbus Crew (33 GP) (0 GD) (Max 50)
WC-*46 Houston Dynamo (33 GP) (+2 GD) (Max 49)
WC-43 New York Red Bulls (33 GP) (+5 GD) (Max 46)
40 Chicago Fire SC (33 GP) (0 GD) (Max 43)
38 DC United (32 GP) (-2 GD) (Max 44)
OUT-32 Toronto FC (33 GP) (-23 GD)
OUT-27 New England Revolution (33 GP) (-20 GD)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W1-*67 LA Galaxy (33 GP) (+22 GD) (Max 70)
W2-*60 Seattle Sounders FC (33 GP) (+17 GD) (Max 63)
W3-*52 Real Salt Lake (33 GP) (+8 GD) (Max 55)
WC-*52 FC Dallas (33 GP) (+5 GD) (Max 55)
WC-*46 Colorado Rapids (33 GP) (+2 GD) (Max 49)
40 Portland Timbers (32 GP) (-8 GD) (Max 46)
OUT-36 CD Chivas USA (33 GP) (0 GD)
OUT-35 San Jose Earthquakes (33 GP) (-7 GD)
OUT-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC (33 GP) (-19 GD)
* - Playoff berth secured
E1/2/3 - Eastern Conference seeds
W1/2/3 - Western Conference seeds
WC - Wild Card (next best 4)
The first tiebreaker between two team tied on points is Head-to-Head record.
IF THE MLS PLAYOFFS STARTED TODAY
The 10 teams (and the 3 remaining challengers):
WEST
*W1-67 LA Galaxy
*W2-60 Seattle Sounders
*52 Real Salt Lake
EAST
*48 Philadelphia Union
*48 Sporting Kansas City
*47 Columbus Crew
WILD CARD
*52 FC Dallas
*46 Colorado Rapids
*46 Houston Dynamo
43 New York Red Bulls (1 game left - v Philadelphia)
- - - - -
40 Portland Timbers (2 games left - at DC, at Salt Lake)
40 Chicago Fire (1 game left - v Columbus)
38 DC United (2 games left - v Portland, v Kansas City)
*In Playoffs
Clinched Playoff Seedings listed
MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS
General News
The 2012 Expansion Draft will take place on Wed Nov 23. This will be Montreal's first shot at stocking their new roster with current MLS players. They will get 10 picks from the other 18 teams. Those other teams cannot lose more than 1 player, but can only protect 11 on their current roster. Players signed to Generation Adidas or academy contracts cannot be chosen by Montreal.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY SC
Mike Woitalla of Soccer America takes a look at the first season success of the team's Livestrong Sporting Park stadium.
-That article links to a story on the teams growing financial status from the KC Star.
MLS POST SEASON AWARDS
du Nord nominees as of Oct 19
Coach of the Year candidates (in order):
1 Bruce Arena
2 Sigi Schmid
3 Peter Nowak
4 Peter Vermes
5 John Spencer
Most Valuable Player candidates (in order):
1 David Beckham
2 Dwayne DeRosario
3 Landon Donovan
4 Brad Davis
5 Mauro Rosales
Rookie of the Year candidates (in order):
1 AJ Soares
2 CJ Sapong
3 Perry Kitchen
4 Will Bruin
5 Darlington Nagbe
Goalkeeper of the Year candidates (in order):
1 Josh Saunders/Donovan Ricketts
2 Kevin Hartman
3 Kasey Keller
4 Faryd Mongradon
5 Nick Rimando
Newcomer of the Year candidates (in order):
1 Mauro Rosales
2 Camilo
3 Diego Charra
4 Danny Koevermans
4 Eric Hassli
Defender of the Year candidates (in order):
1 Omar Gonzales
2 Nat Borchers
3 Danny Califf
4 Jamison Olave
5 Drew Moor
Comeback Player of the Year candidates (alphabetical)
Freddy Adu
Chris Albright
David Beckham
Charlie Davies
Simon Elliott
Josh Gardner
Ty Harden
Jhon Kennedy Hurtado
Jeff Parke
Chris Pontius
Gonzalo Segares
Sal Zizzo
MLS RESERVE LEAGUE
Matches & Scores:
-Tue Oct 18
CD Chivas USA 1-0 Vancouver Whitecaps - CUSA goal by Victor Estupinan.
-Tue Oct 25
LA Galaxy v San Jose Earthquakes
Omar Salgado continued his frustrating season in Vancouver with a red card yesterday, after a yellow for a foul led to a second yellow for dissent.
dN
Standings Etc.
SOCCER IN MINNESOTA
Class A Section Winners:
1 Rochester Lourdes
2
3 St Paul Academy
4
5 Prairie Seeds Academy
6 Benilde-St. Margaret's
7
8 St Cloud Cathedral
Class A Section Winners:
1 Rochester Mayo
2 Eden Prairie
3 Eastview
4 Stillwater Area
5 Mounds View
6 Minneapolis Southwest
7 Blaine
8 Elk River
USA U17 TEAM
The team is in Spain for the Albir Garden Sports Cup.
Matches & Scores:
-Sat Oct 15
USA 1-1 Mexico- USA goal by Chris Lema (PK).
-Mon Oct 17
USA v U.A.E.
-Wed Oct 19
USA v Russia
-Thu Oct 20
Spain v USA
Roster
G:
Paul Christensen - Seattle Sounders FC - Woodinville WA
Evan Louro - New York Red Bulls - South River NJ
D:
Conor Donovan - NC Alliance - Fuquay Varina NC
Elijah Martin - Cal Odyssey - Fresno CA
Shaquell Moore - Cobb FC - Powder Springs GA
Matt Nance - Vardar SC Freiburg - Washington MI
Kevin Politz - New York Red Bulls - Morganville NJ
John Requejo Jr. - Real So Cal - Carpinteria CA
Tyler Turner - South Central Premier - West Haven CT
M:
Steven Echevarria - New York Red Bulls - Slate Hill NY
Angel Heredia - San Jose Earthquakes - San Jose CA
Guyllain Kabala - New England Revolution - Manchester NH
Christopher Lema - New York Red Bulls - Ridgefield NJ
Declan McCabe - New England Revolution - Weston MA
Herber Mejia-Flores - McLean Youth Soccer - Manassas Park VA
Thomas Ziemer - Atletico Santa Rosa - Glen Allen CA
F:
Corey Baird - San Diego Surf - Escondido CA
Bradford Jamieson - CD Chivas USA - Los Angeles CA
Danya Kafai - Juventus Sports Club - Redwood City CA
DeAndre Robinson - Concorde Fire - Atlanta GA
Rubio Rubin - Westside Metros - Beaverton OR
Wesley Wade - New York Red Bulls - South Orange NJ
AMERICANS IN EUROPE
Coming Up:
UEFA - Europa League - Group Stage - Matchday 3
-Thu Oct 20
Jozy Altidore - AZ - v Austria Wien
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover - v Kobenhavn
Clint Dempsey - Fulham - at Wisla
Brad Friedel - Tottenham - v Rubin
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht - at Sturm
Jermiane Jones - Schalke - at AEK Larnaca
Oguchi Onyewu - Sporting - v Vaslui
Jonathan Spector - Birmingham - at Club Brugge
CONCACAF 2014 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
SECOND ROUND
Matchday 5
Group Standings
-The 6 group winners advance to the next round.
Coming up next:
THIRD ROUND
Group A
USA
Jamaica
Guatemala
2nd Rd Group F winner
Group B
Mexico
Costa Rica
2nd Rd Group A winner
2nd Rd Group B winner
Group C
Honduras
Cuba
2nd Rd Group D winner
Panama
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