It's crunch time and DC United has been thrown a lifeline in the CONCACAF Champions League, but the Black and Red need a big win in RFK over a suddenly misfiring Marathon to get themselves back on track.

For once the US Open Cup is getting it's just due for some hype going into tonight's final. It sure didn't hurt that two of the league's best PR teams are in the final. DC United has done it's best hyping the match against expansion side Seattle Sounders FC. Oh and there's been a fun back and forth thing between the club's front offices.

As mentioned yesterday the playoff race has gotten pretty clear for me. Aside from two or three clubs I pretty much have a good understanding of who will be in the second season and who will not. The rankings sort of reflect that this week and there was some movement across the board.

First up I think LA has finished climbing the charts for now.

I am deeply saddened to return to the Greece Blog on the heels of a bitter (to say the least) 2-0 loss to Switzerland on Saturday night in Basel. My big return was supposed to be capped with a huge celebration of a big win in Basel, but somebody (I'll deal with him in a sec) really ruined...everything (this is not a conspiracy theory, or me saying England is going to win the World Cup again, ever).

All it takes is one weekend and so many crazy stories come out, many of them sad, many of them bizarre.
First off, here's a ref giving some heckling fans the finger. He later provided this quote:

"I let myself get provoked by the verbal insults of the fans and was dragged down to making an unsporting gesture.

French Ligue 1 side A.S. Saint-Étienne have officially launched their adidas 2009/10 third kit. It was worn for the first time during this weekend's 2-1 away win against A.S. Monaco. Here's a look at Saint-Étienne's new adidas kit (including some cool shots from their big win against Monaco). Check out our 2009/10 Kits and Jerseys section for more [.

With yet another exciting Premier League weekend in the books it's time to review this weekend's winners and losers.

Winners Robbie Keane

Robbie Keane emerges from this weekend as the biggest winner. The Tottenham striker has had a relatively quiet start to the season, oftentimes playing second fiddle to the red hot Jermain Defoe.

USF's leading scorer, Noelle Pineiro [left], secured a big win for the Bulls on Sunday with an assist and then a goal to defeat West Virginia (4-3-4) in front of just 267 at the USF Soccer Stadium. Pineiro, a sophomore from Bradenton, has been USF's most consistent source of scoring this season, while the team has lacked the finishing touch at times.

Last week was a really good week as I went 8 for 10 and that brought my season score to 28 out of 36 of 78%.

Burnley v Sunderland
This is a huge game for Burnley, who finally get to play a team around them for once. If Burnley is going to stay up, they need to start to pick up points at home.

Last week was a really good week as I went 8 for 10 and that brought my season score to 28 out of 36 of 78%.

Burnley v Sunderland
This is a huge game for Burnley, who finally get to play a team around them for once. If Burnley is going to stay up, they need to start to pick up points at home.

This week I'm bringing you a few gems...

Portsmouth vs Everton: I'm going with a big win for everton, with a cheeky 3-0 win at 21/1 on Betfair.
Tottenham vs Burnley: Gotta be Spurs with the same scoreline at 9.