Tonight the Cascade Summit kicks off with the Portland Timbers coming to town to play the Seattle Sounders, the biggest rivalry in US Soccer history kicks back into gear tonight! Seattle Portland preview.
The players are amped up and so are the fans!!
Thursdays news and notes from Sounders training camp. (if I was reading between the lines it sounds like the sounders are trying to find a way to sign the Argentinean they have in camp)Photo's from Thursday.
The Sounders sent out season tickets and scarfs this week, here is a look at the 2011 scarf.
We may or may not see Vancouver's newest signing this weekend at Starfire.
Big games this weekend all around Europe, AC Milan vs. Juventus, Manchester United vs. Liverpool, Dortmund vs. Cologne.
Rumor coming out of Rome is that Anecelloti is in talks to return to the Italian capital and take over the reigns, could that mean Avram Grant is returning? I think a better choice would be the dutch master.
For your weekend soccer viewing pleasure here is the TV listings(all times eastern), you can also watch online here.
Friday Funny (Liverpool Fan)
One American tells it like it is, “You’re always going to watch an English game or a Spanish game before Serie A and this is because they were both able to evolve.”
Goals of the Week (#4 is a great shot)
Manchester City will be without their starting center back for the rest of the season for testing positive for a "Specified Substance".
Real Madrid 7 – Malaga 0 (La Liga, March 3, 2011)
This summer will once again see the Gold Cup played in the USA, the winner will get a spot in the 2013 Confederations Cup held in Brazil. Will the USA continue to show their dominance in the cup?
USA 2 - Japan 1 (Friendly, March 2nd, 2011)
You will be surprised but ref's actually get paid to do what they do, and they get paid rather well. Here is a look at what the top leagues in Europe pay their officials on game day.
Almeria 1 – Racing Santander 1 (La Liga, March 3, 2011)
Get ready to have your mind blown, Major League Soccer today announced a multi-year partnership with Opta, a worldwide leader in sports data, to significantly enhance MLS' data collection and display capabilities. Opta specializes in the collection and distribution of detailed performance data for soccer matches throughout Europe.
Ajax 5 – RKC Waalwijk 1 (KNVB Beker semi-final, March 3, 2011)
16 years ago Eric "The King" Cantona decided he had had enough and did his best Jackie Chan on a Crystal Palace Fan sitting in the front row giving him some verbal "what for" now Mr. Cantona says "It felt Great"!
Nacional 3 – Pacos de Ferreira 4 (Portuguese League Cup, March 3, 2011)
What do Spiderman, a Ninja, and four Power Rangers all have in common you ask? They were all arrested recently for storming the pitch during a highschool soccer game, boredom was claimed as the reason but I question if drugs/alcohol were involved?
Velez Sarsfield 3 – Universidad Catolica 4 (Copa Libertadores, March 3, 2011)
He became an over night hero in his fathers homeland then it all went upside down and now he is without a team and country.
Sibir 0 – Spartak Moscow 2 (Russian Cup, March 3, 2011)
This offseason, all but one of MLS’ 18 teams have held or are holding preseason camps in Arizona or Florida – in fact, four are stopping in both states. MLS has never had such a concentration of teams in two locations at one time, mirroring quite closely baseball’s annual pilgrimage
Russia's Winning Video bid for the 2018 World Cup
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