Tuesday 27 September 2011

Seattle has an opportunity to clinch a Quaterfinal berth in the CONCACAF Champions League with a win or tie tonight in Guatemala.


After Long Journey, Neagle Coming Into His Own for Sounders.


Sales are picking up, the game is next Tuesday at Sounder Stadium!


As expansion sides go, the Seattle Sounders are the example by which all teams are now being judged. They have qualified for the playoffs in each of their three seasons in Major League Soccer.


Today is Champions League Tuesday, catch the games online here.


Barcelona 5 – Atletico Madrid 0 (La Liga, September 24, 2011)




Dwayne De Rosario’s dismantling of a mostly reserve Real Salt Lake side on Saturday, which included an amazing hat-trick and assist in the first 31 minutes of action, was one of the most dominating displays in MLS history, promptly pushing De Rosario to near forefront of the MLS MVP conversation in a year where no clear-cut choice has emerged.


Assist of the Week (Must See)



Bob Bradley's Egyptian challenge goes far beyond the soccer pitch
Egypt's new head coach has a unique set of challenges both on and off the field.


Real Madrid 6 – Rayo Vallecano 2 (La Liga, September 24, 2011)




Growing up in the Pacific Northwest and being a soccer player/soccer fan it's nice to see something like this finally coming to fruition.


Real Betis 4 – Real Zaragoza 3 (La Liga, September 22, 2011)



Recently, the most intense examinations of greatness at FC Barcelona have all centered on Lionel Messi. Is he the greatest footballer of all time? Is he really better than World Cup winners Diego Maradona and Pele? And what, for that matter, defines greatness -- an entire sporting career, or a short burst of unparalleled brilliance? Only those things that happen on the field of play, or a person's entire life?


Auxerre 4 – Sochaux 1 (Ligue 1, September 25, 2011)



The manager is hopeful midfielder Eric Friberg and forward Roger Levesque have recovered from injury to help the cause in Guatemala: “We’ve got some tired bodies. … The guys are going to have to suck it up for [tonight] because we want to get a result in Guatemala to advance.”


Goal of the Week Nominee (Out run the competition)



Pandemonium has erupted in the streets in middle America. Little girls are screaming. A young man with a good job and seemingly all of his faculties is holding up a sign that says, "HOPE SOLO, I WANT TO HAVE YOUR BABY." And here's another sign that something big has just hit Kansas City: The local DJs and shock jocks, who normally come to work dressed in flip-flops and the occasional mustard-stained T-shirt, are conspicuously dressed up. Hope Solo is in town. Shouldn't that be followed by several exclamation points?


De Graafschap 2 – FC Groningen 3 (Eredivisie, September 24, 2011)



As MLS grows towards its twentieth club in the coming years there is a risk of losing the balanced schedule. Comments by Commissioner Don Garber intimated that perhaps such a pure form would have to be set aside in order to accommodate the expanded league. The Schedule: The perennial balancing act in MLS
The balanced schedule is perhaps the core principle of a competitive sport.



Krasnodar 2 – Spartak Moscow 4 (Russian Premier League, September 25, 2011)



If the Galaxy beat fellow Shield challengers RSL on Saturday at home (10:30 pm ET; watch LIVE online) and the Seattle Sounders don't win at New England, the Shield is LA's for the second consecutive year. (As an added bonus, the Shield winners receive the No. 1 seed, meaning they'll open their postseason against the lowest-remaining seed from the wild card play-in and enjoy homefield advantage throughout the playoffs).


Anderlecht 3 – Germinal Beerschot 2 (Jupiler League, September 25, 2011)



Alejandro Bedoya: I can't wait to play my part in next Old Firm clash - and neither can my mother!


Petrolul Ploiesti 1 – Dinamo Bucharest 5 (Liga I, September 25, 2011)



As usual, the stadium is filled nearly to capacity with a raucous crowd of almost 20,000. With the pitch still empty of players, fans stand and cheer in eager anticipation. Finally the team emerges onto the field led by their mascot, “Perro,” a muscular half-dog, half-human cartoon figure running with a Xolo flag. He makes a beeline to the rowdy “la Masakr3” supporters section behind the south goal. They erupt flinging beer into the air. Bass-heavy music blasts through the arena speakers; a large inflatable Xolo head glares from the sideline; scantily-clad women circle the field with the namesake dogs on leashes. This is football in Tijuana. For Mitchell, this is American soccer.


Jeonbuk FC 6 – Cerezo Osaka 1 (Agg 9-5) (AFC Champions League, September 27, 2011)



At the mere age of 14, Freddy Adu had the world licking their lips at the thought of America's first footballing superstar. Seven years later, the prodigal son has begrudgingly returned 'home' after a humiliating journey around Europe's nether regions, during which his name has become synonymous with failing to live up to the hype


All the Goals from last weekends Serie A games.