Luis Acosta/AFP/Getty Images Atlante are the new champions of North America, the first winners of
the CONCACAF Champions League, and the recipients of an oversized fern and a trip to the UAE. The
Mexican clubs dominated this tournament, as all four entrants progressed to the knockout stage and
were only knocked out by each other.
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The U.S. men's national team is preparing for a busy summer, but the U.S. youth national teams
are also busy in the coming weeks.
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The U.S. men's national team is preparing for a busy summer, but the U.S. youth national teams
are also busy in the coming weeks.
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The USA Under 20's will be training in Sarasota, Florida from May 23rd to May 28th.
Roster By Position (Club; Hometown):
GOALKEEPERS (2): Josh Lambo (FC Dallas; Middleton, Wis.), Brian Perk (UCLA; Rancho Santa Margarita,
Calif.)
DEFENDERS (6): Kyle Davies (FC Dallas; Danville, Calif.
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Azteca Stadium in Mexico City sat eerily empty Sunday during the game between Club America and
Tecos because of the swine flu outbreak.
CONCACAF today canceled the remainder of the Under-17 championships in Tijuana and postponed the
second leg of the Champions League final because of escalating fears of a swine flu pandemic.
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Perhaps I should have seen Atlante's result coming last night. Cruz Azul were without two of their
primary midfielders in Gerardo Torrado and Cristián Riveros, which would have reduced the team's
ability to dominate the midfield. Even so, I was surprised by two things: Cruz Azul's lack of
urgency for a majority of the game, and Atlante's decision to take the game to La Máquina.
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CANCUN, Mexico MLS'Houston Dynamo lost 3-0 Atlante FC of Mexico on Tuesday night at Estadio Andres
Quintana Roo. The Dynamo fell 4-1 on aggregate and were thus eliminated from the 2008/2009 CONCACAF
Champions League in the quarterfinal round. Atlante FC become the first team to advance to the
semifinals of CONCACAF Champions League pla.
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The Houston Dynamo are going to into Mexico with after a 1-1 tie in the first leg of their
CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal. The Dynamo play Atlante FC Tuesday at 8PM (Fox Soccer
Channel). Houston is the only remaining MLS team in the competition. Don't miss this one.
David Beckham has been doing good in Italy and every day there is a new story about how he is
never coming back to play for the Galaxy.
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The Houston Dynamo are going to into Mexico with after a 1-1 tie in the first leg of their
CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal. The Dynamo play Atlante FC Tuesday at 8PM (Fox Soccer
Channel). Houston is the only remaining MLS team in the competition. Don't miss this one.
David Beckham has been doing good in Italy and every day there is a new story about how he is
never coming back to play for the Galaxy.
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Nutmegged 25 February @ 04:33 PM EST
El Naranja over on Dynamo Planet has posted what I think is the finest analysis I've seen of last
night's 1-1 draw at Robertson Stadium. (Read that here.)
I think my favorite part of EN's piece is this (though I encourage you to link over there and read
it all) is this:
Really, though, I cam away from this game gutted but very optimistic.
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Nutmegged 24 February @ 03:37 PM EST
On February 24th at 9 PM, Houston will host Atlante FC in the 1st leg of the 2008-09 CONCACAF
Champions League quarterfinals.
We have Houston 2-1 over Atlante. Predictions?
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Nutmegged 10 December @ 05:46 PM EST
I've heard that the past is prologue. One can hope.
Here is the official press release:
HOUSTON, TX (Wednesday, December 10, 2008) – The Houston Dynamo were drawn
against Mexican power FC Atlante for the 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals when the
draw was held today at CONCACAF headquarters in New York City.
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With all of this week's CONCACAF Champions League matches played, several teams established
themselves as early front-runners to advance to the next round of the region's most important
tournament.
In D.C. United's group, Marathon took the top spot with the 2-0 win against the Black-and-Red.
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Both of the final games of group B finished with 1-1 draws which was good enough to send the New
England Revolution through to the semi-finals with the top spot from group B. Defending
champions Pachuca advance with 4 points and second place in the group.
PTS - W - L - T (GF-GA) Team
7 - 2 - 0 - 1 (3-1) New England Revolution
4 - 1 - 1 - 1 (3-3) Pachuca CF
4 - 1 - 1 - 1 (3-3) Chivas USA
1 - 0 - 2 - 1 (1-3) Santos Languna
Tuesday the semi-finals get underway with Houston Dynamo playing Pachuca CF.
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Not that anyone really wants to relive this game, but here's the newest Access United with
post-game video from the sidelines and interviews with Tom Soehn, Zach Wells, Luciano Emilio and
Jaime Moreno. Keep in mind that when this was shot, most of the players thought it unlikely that
the team could advance into the semis with an 0-2 record.
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D.C. United 2 : 3 AtlanteSuperliga, Match Day 2
Six Word Novel Recap
Superliga is done. Play the reserves
Media, Traditional and Otherwise
The Washington Post, Steve Goff: "Luis Gabriel Rey scored twice in the first half and
Christian Bermúdez added a second-half strike from beyond the penalty area for Atlante.
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Group A played the 2nd round of games yesterday and neither of our MLS teams fared very well.
Chivas scored the only goal of the game to beat Houston 1-0. This put Chivas into the semifinals.
Atlante secured a 3-2 victory over DC United which ensures that DC United has no chance at the
semi-finals.
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What to say about that match? Obviously, not the team's best performance. Tommy Soehn had some
strong words in his post-game press conference, which I'll post shortly. The team is all but
eliminated, depending on tonight's result in Houston. You can read Charlie Boehms dcunited.com
account of the game right here.
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The big addition to today's 18-man roster is the inclusion of Santino Quaranta to the
substitute's bench. Tino hasn't played since the team's 4-1 win over the Galaxy on June 29, when he
left the game after just 27 minutes with a hamstring strain.
Here's tonight's starting lineup:
Zach Wells; Bryan Namoff, Devon McTavish, Marc Burch, Gonzalo Martinez; Craig Thompson, Clyde
Simms, Jaime Moreno, Fred; Luciano Emilio, Francis Doe.
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United will look to rebound from its 2-1 loss to Chivas de Guadalajara on Saturday when it faces
Atlante FC this evening at RFK Stadium in its second SuperLiga Group A match (8 p.m. ET). The game
will be broadcast live on TeleFutura and can also be heard on the radio in english (1050 AM) and
spanish (1540 AM).
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The 2008 Superliga will get on with the 2nd round of games today. This is what the groups look
like right now:
Group A
pts - w - l - t - (gf - ga) team
3 - 1 - 0 - 0 - (4-0) Houston Dynamo
3 - 1 - 0 - 0 - (2-1) CD Guadalajara
0 - 0 - 1 - 0 (1-2) D.
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This one deserves a post of it's own - there is a strong possibility that Lance Parker (Missouri
State 2008) may play for Chivas USA this evening in the Superliga game against Pachuca CF. Game
time is 7:00 pm on the coast, or 9:00 pm locally.
Anyone aware of a Mexican restaurant in the area that 1) might be open that late and 2) has the
Telefutura channel (available on Dish) that is broadcasting the game?
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UPDATE - Chivas lost 1-2 despite scoring first in Lance Parker's debut for the senior side.
Here's the story from the LA Times which mentions Lance (w00t!) and from the tournament site.
There's also a video page which featured live streaming of the game last night, check back for a
highlight reel and potential future matches.
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Yesterday saw the draw for the first ever Concacaf Champions League group stage. The two seeded MLS
sides, DC United and Houston Dynamo, were drawn into groups A & B respectively.
As far as the other MLS clubs, if New England beat Joe Public FC in their preliminary playoff, they
will move into group C along with Atlante FC.
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Again...most go quickly...no photos, etc. - Climbing the Ladder - god bless 'im - posted something
wonderful: expected starting elevens for every team in Major League Soccer (MLS), broken down by
conference (Eastern and Western). I will be using those for my upcoming conference previews
(Tuesday? Wednesday?
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This will be quick: - Holy crap! Deportivo Saprissa mugs Atlante FC and steps over the battered
body into the CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals. All right, Dynamo, don't you get to relaxing
because the Mexican team crashed out; Saprissa are recent champs after all. Credit to My Soccer
Blog for carrying my water.
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Again outwitted by VCR programming - this time, due to neglect to keep the time current; damn thing
started recording at 9:00 p.m. I'll spare you the full, profanity-laden story. The upshot,
though, is that I didn't see this whole match - only enough of it to know Atlante FC was a little
better than good [.
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Houston Dynamo and DC United are set for another CONCACAF Champions Cup campaign. Both teams
begin the tournament on Wednesday March 12th on the road. DC United will be in Jamaica playing
Harbour View FC while Houston may have a tougher opponent in Guatemala when they play CSD
Municipal. This is how the whole brackets look.
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Two MLS teams recently found out who they will be facing in next year's CONCACAF Champions Cup.Â
Two time defending MLS Cup winners Houston Dynamo will meet Municipal of Guatemala. The
Supporters' Shield winners DC United will face Harbour View (Jamaica). Here is the whole list of
match ups.
Houston Dynamo
Municipal (Guatemala)
Pachuca (Mexico)
Motagua (Honduras)
Atlante FC (Mexico)
Saprissa (Costa Rica)
DC United
Harbour (Jamaica)
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