4-26-11

What kind of punishment should Brian Mullans receive for break Zakuani's leg or is it part of the physicality of the game?

Quotes and Photo's from Monday's Sounders practice.

For a long time, the results that would really put soccer on the map fell just a bit short - but Real Salt Lake in the CONCACAF Champions final could finally be different.

Big game today Schalke 04 vs. Manchester United in the UCL,



Viva Futbol vol. 71



"Nobody did what Pele did," the former striker told CNN. "Being champion of the world at 17-years-old, won three World Cups, scored more than 1,208 goals, only him.


Wolfsburg 4 – Cologne 1 (Bundesliga, April 24, 2011)



For the first time in my short career as a commentator I had something happen that some people with 20-year careers may never experience: a horrific injury to a player during a game that you are calling. You can never practice what you will say or how you will react during that very moment, and I can say that I didn't do a great job with my first experience. My reaction to the incident made me realize that, at certain moments, being objective as an analyst can be quite a challenge.


Bucaspor 3 – Fenerbahce 5 (Super Lig, April 24, 2011)




At a time when player conduct seems constantly to be under scrutiny, only the most eagle-eyed drivers would have spotted Jonathan Spector's SUV pulling up at West Ham's community facility beside the A13 flyover in east London on a gray Tuesday. The club hosted a coaching clinic for adults with learning disabilities and mental health issues, and the event rounded off with a kickabout with Spector and his manager, Avram Grant, before a Q&A in the clubhouse. Afterward Spector posed for photos and signed mementos for a queue that backed out the door. It only took an hour or so out of his afternoon, but he made the guests' day.


Ajax 4 – Excelsior 1 (Eredivisie, April 24, 2011)



Manchester United is a club with a strong heritage, and a club with a strong heritage of great strikers. Denis Law, Mark Hughes, Eric Cantona, Ruud Van Nistelrooy — just to name a few.


Toluca 4 – Tecos 4 (Mexico Clausura, April 24, 2011)



After missing almost a year with injuries, Chris Rolfe made a triumphant step in his comeback when he scored a spectacular goal on Sunday for Aalborg in their 3-3 draw with Nordsjaelland.


Feyenoord 3 – PSV 1 (Eredivisie, April 24, 2011)



It’s American soccer’s “Lake Placid Moment.”

Should RSL finish off Monterrey at Rio Tinto Stadium, they’ll become the first MLS side to win the Champions League title. And Lagerwey believes that’s an achievement that will denote perhaps the highest watermark in the history of the game in this country, one that all sports fans will remember.


Atletico Madrid 4 – Levante 1 (La Liga, April 24, 2011)



Only José Mourinho can replace Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United Real Madrid's Portuguese coach shares Sir Alex Ferguson's love of loathing – and his ability to cultivate it.


Randers 0 – Brondby 4 (Danish Superliga, April 25, 2011)



Steve Zakuani quoted the ancient Chinese philosopher Lao-Tzu on his twitter account from his hospital bed in Denver, Colorado, on Sunday. The Sounders FC midfielder was referencing his own recovery from a fractured tibia and fibula suffered in Friday night’s 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids, but he very well could have been using the quotation as advice to his teammates.


Dynamo Moscow 2 – Anji 2 (Russian Premier League, April 25, 2011)



Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has warned his teammates to beware of the threat posed to their Champions League ambitions by Schalke forward Raul as the retiring Dutchaman seeks a third European title.


Lillestrom 5 – Haugesund 0 (Tippeligaen, April 25, 2011)