Some News for Tue Aug 10, 2010

STARTERS

Portland Timbers have finally made it official with Jon Spencer and named him as the head coach of their team in MLS next season.

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So much for September. The LA Galaxy announced that David Beckham will resume training with the team on Wednesday. Yes, tomorrow.

BOB BRADLEY WATCH

The Guardian lists 10 candidates for the Aston Villa managers job, but surprisingly Bob Bradley is their favorite to land it.
-But an article in the same paper barely mentions Bradley at all, and that is as an afterthought at the very end of the story.

George Vecsey of the New York times urges Bradley to move on from Team USA.

The Washington Post on Bradley's near future.

My feeling is that he will not get the Aston Villa job. Based on nothing but hunch, of course.

TEAM USA

USA v Brazil in the Meadowlands is tonight.

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Frank Dell'Apa of the Boston Globe with a preview of the game. Some really good quotes here.

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Kyle McCarthy of the Boston Herald previews.

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Brian Lewis of the NY Post previews.
-Other related notes from Lewis.

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North Jersey News previews.

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Vuvuzelaz are banned at Giants Stadium where tonight's game will take place.

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Friendly Match & Score:
-Tue Aug 10
USA v Brazil - 7:00pm Central on ESPN2
Venue: New Giants Stadium - East Rutherford NJ

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USA roster:
G:
Brad Guzan - Aston Villa
Tim Howard - Everton
D:
Carlos Bocanegra - St Etienne
Jonathan Bornstein - Chivas USA
Steve Cherundolo - Hannover
Omar Gonzalez - Los Angeles Galaxy
Clarence Goodson - Start
Jonathan Spector - West Ham
M:
Alejandro Bedoya - Orebro
Michael Bradley - Monchengladbach
Landon Donovan - Los Angeles Galaxy
Maurice Edu - Rangers
Benny Feilhaber - Aarhus
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht
F:
Jozy Altidore - Villarreal
Edson Buddle - Los Angeles Galaxy
Robbie Findley - Real Salt Lake
Herculez Gomez - Pachuca

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Brazil roster:
G:
Jefferson - Botafogo
Renan - Avai
Victor - Gremio
D:
Andre Santos - Fenerbahce
Daniel Alves - Barcelona
David Luiz - Benfica
Henrique - Racing Santander
Marcelo - Real Madrid
Rafael da Silva - Manchester United
Rever - Atletico Mineiro
Thiago Silva - AC Milan
M:
Carlos Eduardo - Hoffenheim
Ederson - Lyon
Hernanes - Sao Paulo
Jucilei - Corinthians
Lucas Leiva - Liverpool
Paulo Henrique Ganso - Santos
Ramires - Benfica
Sandro - Internacional
F:
Andre - Santos
Neymar - Santos
Alexandre Pato - AC Milan
Robinho - Santos
Diego Tardelli - Atletico Mineiro

COPA LIBERTADORES

Tim Vickery of the BBC on Chivas's run to the final.

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Final Match & Score:
1st Leg
-Wed Aug 11
Guadalajara v Internacional
2nd Leg
-Wed Aug 18
Internacional v Guadalajara

PODCASTS/VIDEOCASTS

The EPL Talk team of Richard Farley, Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer with an audio preview of the upcoming season. In 2 segments: Part 1 - and - Part 2.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

USA head coach Bob Bradley: "It’s also been nice, the amount of respect we’ve gotten around the world. When you go see Barcelona or Real Madrid training and players like Xavi, Casillas, Ibrahimovic, when these guys come up and talk about your team, the way we played. I saw Cristiano Ronaldo the other day and he said he thought we had a very good team — from the standpoint of the players, it’s a sign of respect and it continues to motivate us as we continue to work to make our team better."

TWITTERVERSE/FACEBOOKING

Glenn Davis: SoccermattersGD: Saw Dynamo goalkeeper Tally Hall helping an older gentleman with his bags at airport baggage claim. Now that tells you something about him!

MLS WEEK 20

Matches & Scores:
-Wed Aug 11
Philadelphia Union v Real Salt Lake - 6:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: PPL Park - Chester PA
New York Red Bulls v Toronto FC - 6:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Red Bull Arena - Harrison NJ
-Sat Aug 14
Philadelphia Union v Colorado Rapids - 3:00pm Central on Telefutura
Venue: PPL Park - Chester PA
New York Red Bulls v Los Angeles Galaxy - 5:00pm Central on FSC
Venue: Red Bull Arena - Harrison NJ
New England Revolution v Houston Dynamo - 7:00pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Gillette Stadium - Foxborough MA
DC United v FC Dallas - 7:00pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: RFK Stadium - Washington DC
Real Salt Lake v Columbus Crew - 8:00pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium - Sandy UT
San Jose Earthquakes v Kansas City Wizards - 9:00pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Buck Shaw Stadium - Santa Clara CA
Chivas USA v Seattle Sounders FC - 9:30pm Central on Direct Kick
Venue: Home Depot Center - Carson CA

MLS TEAM & PLAYER NEWS

Paul James of the Toronto Globe & Mail looks at TFC's mid-week opponent, the starstudded Red Bulls.

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Craig Stouffer and Craig Stouffer of the Examiner (I love how they always bill him that way) stops by DC United practice to see what is going on with the new leadership of Ben Olsen.

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The Kansas City Star does short Q & A's with goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen and assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin.

MLS PLAYER MOVEMENT

Chivas USA announced today that forward Maykel Galindo has been loaned out to D2 team FC Tampa Bay for the rest of the season.

DU NORD PLAYER OF THE WEEK

For the second week in a row its Chicago goalkeeper Sean Johnson. He did a masterful job of holding a clean sheet against New York featuring Angel, Henry, Kandji, Richards, Lindpere and the two fullbacks constantly attacking.

















MLS/SUM BUSINESS

ESPN UK has re-upped their MLS deal for next season.

MLS RUMORS

Nick Green of the Daily Breeze says the Galaxy are definitely in search for a 3rd DP. But who?

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From the DC United Twitter feed: Former MK Dons, Leeds United, and Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Jemal Johnson is on trial with the Black-and-Red this week. The 25-year-old was born in New Jersey and moved to England at an early age.

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Michael Lewis of Big Apple Soccer says that New York is still trying to land Englishman Luke Rodgers.

MLS EXPANSION

Kip Kesgard of the Oregonian has been running a series about building a MLS roster, like their local Portland Timbers are currently doing - this is Part 5.
Part 4
Part 3
Part 2
Part 1

USSF DIVISION 2

The Miami Herald says Miami FC are making a desperate move to pull themselves off the bottom of the barrel by signing 4 players with pedigree for the stretch run.

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Matches & Scores:
-Wed Aug 11
Portland Timbers v NSC Minnesota Stars
Carolina RailHawks v Rochester Rhinos
Montreal Impact v Crystal Palace Baltimore
Puerto Rico Islanders v Tampa Bay Rowdies

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Standings (As of Sat Aug 7):
41 Austin - 19 played
36 Rochester - 21 played
35 Vancouver - 22 played
28 Carolina - 18 played
27 Portland - 20 played
27 Minnesota - 22 played
24 Puerto Rico - 19 played
24 Tampa Bay - 20 played
24 Montreal - 21 played
21 St Louis - 21 played
20 Baltimore - 20 played
19 Miami - 21 played

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Pro-Rated Standings based on Points Per Game:
2.16 Austin
1.71 Rochester
1.59 Vancouver
1.56 Carolina
1.35 Portland
1.26 Puerto Rico
1.23 Minnesota
1.20 Tampa Bay
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OUT OF PLAY OFF SPOTS
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1.14 Montreal
1.00 Baltimore
1.00 St Louis
0.90 Miami

SOCCER IN MINNESOTA

Roman Augustoviz of the Minneapolis Star Tribune talks to people in and around the game in the Twin Cities about the state of the sport in our region, and why there are so few fans at NSC Stars games.
-Yours truly is quoted in the article.

SOCCER IN AMERICA

Charles Boehm of the Potomac Soccer Wire talks to former MLS & USA star Marcelo Balboa about American coaches, who Balboa feels need to head out of the country to get more experience.

USA U20 TEAM

Brian Sciaretta of Yanks Abroad takes a shot at making out his own USA roster for 2011 World Cup.

AMERICANS IN EUROPE

Ronald Blum of the Associated Press talks to Benny Feilhaber about looking for a new team, and Sacha Kljestan about finding a new team. Via Yahoo.

AMERICANS IN EUROPE - RUMORS

Michael Lewis of Big Apple Soccer talks to Jozy Altidore about where he will play this season. Altidore says Villarreal.
-Altidore says the rumor of him going to Besiktas are not true.

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Mike Woitalla of Soccer America does a Q & A with Carlos Bocanegra.

AMERICANS IN MEXICO

Coming Up:

COPA LIBERTADORES - Finals 1st Leg
Miguel Ponce - Guadalajara - Wed Aug 11 - v Internacional

THE GUARDIAN: PREMIER LEAGUE 2010 PREVIEWS

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers
Blackpool
Bolton Wanderers
Chelsea
Everton
Fulham
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Stoke City
Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromich Albion
West Ham United
Wigan
Wolverhampton

EUROPE

UEFA - European Championship Qualifying
-Wed Aug 11
Estonia v Faroe Islands

AFRICA

AFRICA - Cup of Nations Qualifying
-Wed Aug 11
Malawi v Botswana
Chad v Tunisia

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES

Matches & Scores:
-Tue Aug 10
Italy v Cote d'Ivoire
USA v Brazil
Bosnia-Herzegovina v Qatar
-Wed Aug 11
Ireland v Argentina
Denmark v Germany
Norway v France
Iceland v Liechtenstein
Czech Republic v Latvia
Ukraine v Netherlands
Malta v Macedonia
Sweden v Scotland
Moldova v Georgia
Montenegro v Northern Ireland
Lithuania v Belarus
Turkey v Romania
Slovenia v Australia
Serbia v Greece
Cyprus v Andorra
Poland v Cameroon
Slovakia v Croatia
Albania v Uzbekistan
Armenia v Iran
Finland v Belgium
Russia v Bulgaria
Wales v Luxembourg
England v Hungary
Austria v Switzerland
Panama v Venezuela
Mexico v Spain
Trinidad & Tobago v Jamaica
Algeria v Gabon
Egypt v Congo DR
Angola v Uruguay
Morocco v Equatorial Guinea
Mali v Guinea
South Africa v Ghana
Burkina Faso v Congo
Uganda v Zambia
Senegal v Cape Verde Islands
Mozambique v Swaziland
Mauritania v Palestine
Tanzania v Kenya
Bolivia v Colombia
Paraguay v Costa Rica
South Korea v Nigeria
China v Bahrain
Azerbaijan v Kuwait
Kazahhstan v Oman
Saudi Arabia v Togo
Thailand v Singapore

ENDERS

My fellow NSC Minnesota Stars fans have adopted Brighton & Hove Albion as their team in England this season.

And the BHAFC fans have reciprocated. Actually I think they started it, and we followed.