2-16-11

The one big issue the Sounders have being from the Northwest is Travel, this year won't be different but they won't be the team Travelling the Farthest!

Another Sounders Academy player gets called into the Youth National Team.

Goal scoring is a commodity in any league in the World, in the MLS it's the difference from winning or losing in the playoffs (as the Sounders have found out) this year Seattle's two rivals have entered the league and looking at all 3 teams forwards goals might not come easy in the Derby's!

US Soccer could possibly be in line for a German invasion of sorts!

2 More big games in the Champions League today Arsenal vs. Barcelona, AS Roma vs. Shakhtar Donetsk, you can catch the games here.





AC Milan 0 – Tottenham 1 (Champions League, February 15, 2011)



Charlie Davies comeback has taken a huge step, DC United has opted to keep him for the MLS season. He should get plenty of playing time on the team that had the least goals in the MLS last year.


Special1 TV



Clint Dempsey is slowly becoming a cult hero at Fulham, it has been done with perseverance, positive mental attitude, hard work, and recently goals!


USA 3 - Cuba 1 (U17 USMNT CONCACAF World Cup Qualifier, February 14, 2011)



Harman or Thug? Last night Gennaro Gattuso displayed outlandish behavior in the AC Milan Tottenham game, during the game he choked the Tottenham assistant coach, and after the game he headbutted the 59 year old coach, to the coach's credit he didn't even flinch!


2010 Mitre Goal of the Year



The Champions League is back in play, and so is the wealth league. It is no accident of timing that the annual review of soccer finances by the accounting firm Deloitte is published as the Champions League resumes. And there is no surprise whatever that 13 of the 16 clubs remaining in the tournament turnover possess the greatest revenues in the game.


Valencia 1 – Schalke 1 (Champions League, February 15, 2011)



Chelsea striker Fernando Torres had lost control of the ball when through on goal, prompting Hoddle to say: "When it's not going for you, it's not going for you. It's come off his chest, his knee and his toe. It's almost like the Chinese player Knee Shin Toe." Hoddle later apologized to all offend. He is also sorry the joke was so awful!


Tackle of the Week (It's a de-cleater)



French soccer players have always done things their way, strike at the world cup, cheat and handball to get to the world cup, and now one was given "Man of the Year Award" in Greece and he showed up in a Skirt!


Aris 0 – Manchester City 0 (Europe League last 32 first-leg, February 15, 2011)



One last article for the "Best Goal Scorer of his Generation" Ronaldo.


Blooper of the Week (Just like they drew it up on the training ground)



11 Billion dollars in assets, so when he says "Torres fee of $50 million is small change" he means it!


Birmingham 0 – Newcastle 2 (Premier League, February 15, 2011)







AZ Alkmaar 0 – PSV 4 (Eredivisie, February 12, 2011)






Willem II 3 – FC Utrecht 3 (Eredivisie, February 12, 2011)