Monday December 5th, 2011

I was out on Vacation in Sunny Aruba which is why the blog was not updated. I am back and have lots of Goals, News, and other stuff to share!

Seattle will have many old faces in pre-season camp come January, but they will also be missing some familiar faces. Jaqua, Noonan, Boss, and Graham all had their options declined.

Two Sounder players retired over the weekend. It leaves Seattle with gaps in Goal, and at Righ & Left back.

Seattle loose another player of sorts last week with the departure of their play by play announcer Arlo White. White leaves for NBC where he will be the head pundit for NBC's new contract with MLS.

The USA beat Brazil in International Competition over the weekend!!


Goals of the Week



Man United lost last week to Crystal Palace in the Carling Cup. Darren Ambrose hit a stunning 35 yard drive to open the scoring and some were calling it one of the best goals scored at Old Trafford. Well here is a run down of the the Top 10 Goals Scored at Old Trafford.


Real Sociedad 3 – Malaga 2 (La Liga, December 4, 2011)




Tacoma Stars won 2 games over the weekend, The victories pull Tacoma into 3rd place in the Western Division behind San Diego and Turlock. The Stars get two chances to climb into 2nd place this coming weekend when they host Turlock on Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 3pm at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila.


Fab Skills Vol. 14



The Short List came out today for the Ballon d'Or or better known as Player of the Year in World Soccer. It again goes down as a rivalry of Barcelona vs. Real Madrid!! One player not on the list still thinks he is the best in the world??


Lyon 3 – Toulouse 2 (Ligue 1, December 5, 2011)



The Montreal Impact have already begun making waves as they build their expansion Major League Soccer roster, but it is the major move they are trying to line up that could give the club the biggest boost heading into their inaugural 2012 MLS season.


The Seasons Top Goals from Brazil



In the last two weeks the world of soccer has lost two great players with the deaths of Gary Speed last week and the passing of Brazilian Great Socrates on Sunday.


Heerenveen 5 – AZ Alkmaar 1 (Eredivisie, December 4, 2011)



Paris Saint-Germain might be willing to pay David Beckham $18 million to sign with them now that his contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy is expiring, but what exactly would the club be paying for?


Goals of the Month from November
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The Euro 2012 Groups were announced on Friday, who do you see advancing?

The results of today’s draw to determine the groups for the 2012 European Championship in Poland and Ukraine next summer.....

Group A: Poland (66), Greece (14), Russia (12), Czech Republic (33).

Group B: Netherlands (3), Denmark (11), Germany (2), Portugal (7).

Group C: Spain (1), Italy (9), Croatia (8), Ireland (21).

Group D: Ukraine (55), Sweden (18), France (15), England (5).

(FIFA world rankings in parentheses.)



Barcelona 5 – Levante 0 (La Liga, December 3, 2011)




With 16 seasons in the books, the league has risen to 10th in the world in attendance for all soccer leagues, with 17,872 fans per game, recently passing the second tier of English football, the Championship (17,388). There is no argument to be had over whether MLS has gotten better. It unequivocally has. The quality of play has improved; high-quality foreign talent has started arriving; serious international prospects are steadily emerging. But where exactly does the league rank in the hierarchy of the world's biggest leagues?



Bikes of Week





"With his body type, he's like an American quarterback. He is something definitely different from [Landon] Donovan or even [David] Beckham. Something the MLS hasn't had yet," the agent said.

Philippine Azkals 1 – LA Galaxy 6 (Dream Cup Friendly, December 3, 2011)



Danny Forrest, take a bow son!

Guiseley took on Harrogate Railway on Tuesday night in a West Riding County Cup encounter that featured a stunning goal that you won’t have seen.

Harrogate Railway pegged back Guiseley to 3-3 in the 91st minute which set the scene for Danny Forrest to lob the keeper straight from the kick off and win the match for the Blue Square North side