2-15-11

The Sounders released one player yesterday and one home game has already been changed, Sounders weekly news and notes.

The owner of the Portland Timbers has already thrown down the gauntlet and started the verbal war with Seattle.

One local journalist feels the Substitute bench is going to make all the difference this year for Seattle.

His brother is scoring Bicycle Kicks for Man U, but John Rooney will be forging his own patch in the soccer world this year in NYC.

The Champions League returns today and two English teams are in European action today AC Milan vs. Tottenham, Manchester City vs. Aris Salonika. Watch the Games here!


AC Milan 4 – Parma 0 (Serie A, February 12, 2011)



The MLS has decided to thumb it's nose at FIFA by declaring "No plans soon for an international calendar" which means the retired international players in the league won't be released to play.


Bayern Munich 4 – Hoffenheim 0 (Bundesliga, February 12, 2011)



Fulham and Chelsea finished with a 0-0 draw in yesterday's game, but if you watched the final 2 minutes you would have saw that an American had a chance to be a Hero, sadly that didn't happen.


Sampdoria 3 – Bologna 1 (Serie A, February 13, 2011)



The OG Ronaldo retired yesterday, some are saying he was the best and better than Messi, another player considered him his childhood idol, he plans to stay in the world of soccer one way or another.


Cagliari 4 – Chievo 1 (Serie A, February 13, 2011)



Wayne Rooney makes $280,000 a week, Cristiano Ronaldo makes $320,000 a week, Zlatan Ibrahimavic was offered $800,000 a week to play for Manchester City and turned it down because he did feel the team was right?


Catania 3 – Lecce 2 (Serie A, February 13, 2011)



A seaside town in Croatia celebrated it's 100th birthday with a very unique idea, the picture taken was very cool!


Palermo 2 – Fiorentina 4 (Serie A, February 13, 2011)



If the stepover didn't get you, the speed did, and still his eye for the back of the net was matched by no other!!


Cologne 4 – Mainz 2 (Bundesliga, February 13, 2011)



Looking at Barcelona today you would have a hard time remembering back to a time the Catalonia giants had an English flavor to their style of play and hair do's!

Rangers 6 – Motherwell 0 (SPL, February 12, 2011)



Arsenal play Barcelona tomorrow in London, stopping Barcelona is on everyone's mind.


Dundee United 1 – Celtic 3 (SPL, February 13, 2011)



The notion that a moral code exists in football is essentially redundant these days. To judge by the Football Association’s recent selection criteria, the basic rule is that any player is pretty much available as long as they are not in jail. Then should Joey Barton be given a chance?


Roda JC 2 – Ajax 2 (Eredivisie, February 13, 2011)



One last tribute to the Goal Machine Ronaldo.


Stuttgart 1 – Nurnberg 4 (Bundesliga, February 12, 2011)


Did he or didn't he? It looks like Golden Balls media savy didn't help him this time!


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