Thursday 27 October 2011

Last year, Sounders FC had a crystal-clear midseason turnaround that salvaged a dreadful 4-8-3 start. Roger Levesque scored an 89th-minute winner against D.C. United and the dramatic road win ignited a 10-2-2 run to close the MLS season.


I think you have to feel particularly aggrieved for Seattle because, after the season that they put together, they had to turn around and play us rather than what should be a wild card team really. I think it’s a particularly poor place for them to be.”


It is a very big pay raise from $42,500 a year to $500,000 a year, but Seattle think's he is worth it!! He will be a DP for Seattle.

New York vs. LA, Beckham vs. Henry, it's the dream matchup everyone has wanted but will it be a game everyone will watch?

Vancouver and Portland both came into the MLS this season, both teams put on a good show but didn't have the players to make it happen on the field. Vancouver has decided they didn't have the coaching staff either!@!






FC Dallas 0 – New York Red Bulls 2 (MLS Cup Play-off, October 26, 2011)



Messi, 24, has been named World Player of the Year for the past two years having starred for Barcelona, recently climbing to second on the club's list of all-time leading goalscorer.


Stoke 1 – Liverpool 2 (Carling Cup, October 26, 2011)



The Professional Footballers' Association is refusing to sanction the punishment of a four-week fine, totalling around £1 million, imposed on Carlos Tevez by Manchester City - stating that the player was not found guilty of refusing to play.


AC Milan 4 – Parma 1 (Serie A, October 26, 2011)



Manchester City joined their arch-rivals United in the Carling Cup quarterfinals, piling more misery on Wolverhampton and Mick McCarthy with a 5-2 drubbing tonight at Molineux. A pair of goals from Edin Dzeko paced the Premier League leaders in a game that Wolves led at one point before surrendering three goals inside four minutes to complete an epic collapse.


Wolves 2 – Manchester City 5 (Carling Cup, October 26, 2011)




"Twenty years ago, many clubs had guys with my characteristics," Guardiola said. There was just one man he pinpointed as the exception. "Today, the only one I see is at Milan, with Andrea Pirlo."


Bayern Munich 6 – Ingolstadt 0 (DFB Pokal, October 26, 2011)




Handy advise from the original Ronaldo!!


Everton 1 – Chelsea 2 (AET) (Carling Cup, October 26, 2011)



Colorado vs. Columbus tonight at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, luckily they have snow shovels!!



Blackburn 4 – Newcastle 3 (AET) (Carling Cup, October 27, 2011)



Some seasons change quicker, with greater effect than others. For Hoffenheim midfielder Daniel Williams, the newest-capped US national-team player, it has been one of those whirlwind autumns.

Flash back just four months and the 22-year-old Karlsruhe, Germany, native was resting up from a surprising ninth-place finish with Freiburg, where he worked seven contests as a rising squad player. From there, you need to buckle up.



Real Madrid 3 – Villarreal 0 (La Liga, October 26, 2011)



Pele was recently asked who was his toughest opponent? Sly Stallone was the response?


Levante 3 – Real Sociedad 2 (La Liga, October 26, 2011)



Playing in a cup game is special, playing in a cup game when you have a day job, kids, and don't get all the training the pro's means something else all together!!


Hibernian 1 – Celtic 4 (League Cup, , October 26, 2011)