4-14-11

More Big Europa Cup games on tap for today, who will make the Semi's.

Evans will stay in the middle of the park for the time being.

Quotes and Photo's from Sounders practice on Wednesday.

One local product is really doing well for himself!

Viva Futbol Vol 70



Portuguese minnows FC Oliveira do Hospital had a fantastic week this week.

Playing in the fifth tier, the amateurs regained promotion back to the professional league this week with a 3-nil drumming of Arganil. However that achievement, while clearly wonderful for those associated with the club, was of secondary interest to the wider footy loving community, with Carlos Almeida’s opening goal of the game grabbing all the headlines.

Spectacularly, after just three seconds of the contest Almeida scored straight from the kick-off!


Game winning goals have never looked so good!!



Ryan Giggs: Mentor for youth and custodian of the Manchester United wayAt 37, he remains a match-winner, yet the positive influences of this sensitive father figure are also evident well away from the pitch.


Tottenham 0 – Real Madrid 1 (Agg. 0-5) (Champions League, quarter-final second leg, April 13, 2011)



It is the 65th minute of the 1962 European Cup final. Benfica, the holders of the trophy are awarded a penalty kick. If converted it will put the encarnados in front for the first time in the match after a hat-trick from Hungarian genius Puskas had given Real Madrid, the greatest team in the history of the game, the lead. There steps up a boy in his teens. His name is Eusébio da Silva Ferreira and just eighteen months earlier he had been playing on the dirt fields of Lourenço Marques, capital city of the Portuguese colony of Mozambique.


Schalke 2 – Inter Milan 1 (Agg. 7-4) (Champions League, quarter-final second leg, April 13, 2011)



David Beckham leads MLS in one category at least – yellow cards accumulated. In a 0-0 draw with Toronto FC, the Englishman collected his fifth yellow of the season, in only six games played, earning him an automatic suspension


Estudiantes 0 – Cruzeiro 3 (Copa Libertadores, April 13, 2011)



The semifinal round of the Champions League is set: Premier League leaders Manchester United will face German surprises Schalke while Spanish powerhouses Barcelona and Real Madrid are set for a massive season-defining tilt.


Guarani 0 – Tolima 2 (Copa Libertadores, April 13, 2011)



Lionel Messi is looking to add to his already impressive list of achievements for Barcelona by making a run at a Spanish record 50 goals in a single season.


Toronto FC 0 – Los Angeles Galaxy 0 (MLS, April 13, 2011)



Here is a quick look at what some of the American exports are up to. We also can look at the 5 continental shifts happening in European Football. Plus a look at Michael Bradley's struggle at Aston Villa.


Real Salt Lake 1 – Colorado Rapids 0 (MLS, April 13, 2011)



Manchester City have announced the first date of their 2011 North American summer tour. The club played several preseason friendlies in the United States last summer, and will be facing teams this summer too. The first date announced on their North America tour is against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Manchester City will play the Vancouver Whitecaps on July 18 at Empire Field as part of the 2011 World Football Challenge


Ajax 4 – Shimizu S-Pulse 0 (Charity Match, April 13, 2011)



Arsenal's US sale puts all game's commanding heights in foreign handsNon-UK owners will always be judged by the same yardstick: after the asset-grab what about the team?



Goal of the Week Nominee