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With super-secretive MLS contract terms making the research for this a real bastard, I finally am
here to submit my picks for the players who look most set to head to Europe in the offseason.Yura
Movsisyan and Chris Rolfe have already signed pre-deals to hop the pond, and they won't be alone in
augmenting the MLS alum association.
A mere five months after beginning competition, the Seattle Sounders have bagged their first
silver, besting home side D.C. United 2-1 in Wednesday's U.S. Open Cup final. We have post-game
reactions, and of course, the reel...- Greg Seltzer
I decided to lower the bar for this edition, picking only players who cost their new clubs less
than €7 million. Boy, am I glad I did.It turns out there was an awful lot of fine bargain
shopping this summer - so much that I entirely ignored any and all loan players, including ones
with buy options.
Urgh, I forgot to change Cut of the Day until now... sorry!Anyway, here is the first decent
highlight reel. I may switch it out if a better (or English language) clip surfaces.- Greg Seltzer
I have another Top 5 List in the works, but that will go up at S365 later on. For now, we have a
little weekend aftermath, a little midweek preview...#1 - Down in COMNEBOL, arch rivals Brazil and
Argentina are going in vastly different directions. Dunga is molding the Samba Kings in his own
tough-nosed image, while Maradona is feeling Albiceleste heat.
I had a dream the other night that I'd forgotten to post a WLG? last week. It actually woke me up.
I need a vacation...To start us off, Jermain Defoe hops on his bike to put ManU temporarily
behind.Ajax handyman Jan Vertonghen blisters a free kick home to the short side.Bayern Munich's
Franck Ribéry, however, prefers to go far corner.
As promised, a small flood of TV viewing...We begin with a virtual fly-by unveiling of the San Jose
Earthquakes new stadium.ESPN takes their regular weekend recap look at Americans Abroad.As always,
we check in with MOTD2's 2 Good 2 Bad.2 Good 2 Bad - Sept 20von footballoveI've been talking up
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov since before his yeoman's work at Euro 2008.
It's nearly USMNT game time, but let's quickly grab a look at both the first Leeds United league
goal by Mike Grella (the first goal shown below) and the first strike of the season from MK Dons
ace Jemal Johnson.Leeds 2 v 0 Stockport 05/09/09von sparkyman2- Greg Seltzer
We now have 11 teams in the World Cup 2010 field, with European kings Spain cruising in and
Paraguay compounding Argentina's woes as they punch their ticket. I'll switch out for a longer
Paraguay-Argentina reel when it surfaces, and should Chile make it a even dozen later tonight, I
will tack that highlight reel here as well.
This was going to be longer, but I had so many clips, it seemed best to separate them all into a
Video Tuesday post. That will arrive shortly...#1 - I caught up with recovering Guimarães
midfielder Kamani Hill, who has fingers crossed to make his club debut in Wednesday's Portuguese
League Cup.Speaking of American attackers trying to make comebacks, Soccernet all-star Ravi Ubha
talks with
The U.S. Under-20 National Team kicks off their 2009 World Cup adventure today by meeting Germany,
an international foe quite familiar to us at all age levels.Today, our boys of... erm... early fall
will not only be looking for a fast 2009 start, but also a duck breaker. The Germany U-20's have
two wins and a draw from the previous World Cup meetings.
Yup, Wycombe Wanderers forward Jon-Paul Pittman has scored for the third straight match, knotting
up a Football League Trophy first round contest with visitors Northampton from the spot just past
the hour. It's still 1-1 with 20 to play, so he could add on with a winner.If it's just one goal, I
won't bother trying to dig up a PK clip, but we do have an interview with the Wycombe site where JP
While sitting here working through all the scribble notes for my Top 5 Shrewdest Summer Pick-ups,
my 2009 Honda Player of the Year ballot arrived.And not that it will have any bearing on my vote,
but I was kinda wondering who NSC readers would tab as their top three USMNT performers for the
year.As with last year, I will disclose my ballot after it's been turned in.
This first summer transfer Top 5 List is taking a long time to put together (so many shrewd
shoppers!) and it won't be ready 'til tomorrow, sooooo I thought I would give a little sustenance
thought morsel.With the transfer window now closed, I will share my yearly exercise of predicting
champions for a whole slew of top flight European leagues.
I already predicted a 4-0 USMNT win. I won't be doing a live, but will naturally have our usual
wrap post. This all seems straightforward to me, so I won't prattle on about various factors today.
I will simply say that 'Nats are carrying a "something to prove" chip and that does not bode well
for El Salvador.
What will the song be? Here are your USMNT performers:Howard; Spector, Marshall, Bocanegra (c),
Bornstein; Dempsey, Feilhaber, Bradley, Donovan; Altidore, DaviesAll the post-game material arrives
here later. Enjoy the game!- Greg Seltzer
Five-time champions Brazil became the seventh team registered for World Cup 2010 with a 3-1 victory
at Argentina on Saturday. The Samba Kings joined hosts South Africa, Australia, Japan, North and
South Korea, and the Netherlands in gaining an invite for the big dance next summer.Enjoy the
highlights.
Norwegian second flighters Nybergsund have just kicked off the second half of their match with
visiting Skeid leading 2-1 thanks to a 26th minute strike from Joe Lapira. We naturally will link
up the video to that goal and any others he may bag later today.- Greg Seltzer
But with Ghana clinching a place at World Cup 2010 last night, we now know 25% of the finals field.
The Black Stars sealed the deal with a 2-0 win over Sudan.GHANA - SUDAN- HILIGHTSvon petebrown60-
Greg Seltzer
By getting thunderous revenge on Croatia, England have become the ninth nation to qualify for World
Cup 2010.- Greg Seltzer
The U.S. makes two changes from Saturday, bringing in Ricardo Clark and Oguchi Onyewu.Howard;
Spector, Onyewu, Bocanegra (c), Bornstein; Dempsey, Clark, Bradley, Donovan; Davies, AltidoreBench
- Guzan, Marshall, Torres, Ching, Cherundolo, Feilhaber, Holden--- Greg Seltzer
Don't let us wake you, Dennis.- Greg Seltzer
Quick improv change of plans: the MLS-related Top 5 List will now arrive on Monday because I came
up with one that is much more timely - as in if I don't post it now, many of these guys will get
snapped up.I've already lost several contenders today, including Julian De Guzman, Guille Franco,
Heath Pearce and Georgios Seitaridis, and a few others will be signing over the next few days.
Programming note: this week's edition of the MLS Club Ladder will go up at S365 in a spell...#1 -
Don't get your hopes up for Jermaine Jones in Red, White & Blue any time soon - a recovery setback
may require additional surgery.As for his FIFA switch request, my last check with his agent
indicated they were still waiting patiently on the verdict.
I'll say this much for the Saturn v Spartak Moscow pitch invader in this clip: he didn't fluff the
spot kick and he ran his tail off.- Greg Seltzer
Nybergsun forward Joe Lapira has scored his seventh of the season, and third in four games, to give
his side a lead over Notodden in the 18th minute. The game is now at halftime, still at 1-0 to the
hosts, so he could add on.Clip link much later...- Greg Seltzer[Photo: Digitalsport]
Once again it's Man City, the club suddenly allergic to boredom and set piece defending. In related
news, Ryan Giggs = pure class.I specifically waited for the MOTD reel of this derby thriller came
out. Do enjoy...Manchester United 4 - 3 Manchester City, 20 September 09von FidoDido19801990- Greg
Seltzer
U.S. left back Heath Pearce has inked a three-year deal with Turkish Super Ligi outfit Bursaspor
(currently fifth through four games. He has been given the #3 shirt. He said a few words about the
move at his presentation.More to come...- Greg Seltzer
I will start a short string of goodbye-to-summer transfer Top 5's tomorrow with my seasonal Shrewd
list. A few of these items may be slightly stale, but I've been distracted with window stuff and
finally have time, so this is sort of an AFT, combined with a dash of Video Wednesday and a
sprinkle of He Said What?
I seem to be backing up a lot of videos at the moment. Oh well, have more...It was mere consolation
against Brazil, but Argentina's Jesús Dátolo will still remember his international debut for a
very good reason.Denmark's Nicolas Bendtner shows both control and finishing against
Portugal.Venezuela's Jose Manual Rey fires our free kick fix.
Do me a favor, open the door and let Alta IF defender Jay Needham in, because he just leveled
matters at Sparta Sarpsborg. It's only halftime, so the highlight clip won't be here in this post
for a good while yet. If anyone else scores today, I'll add it on here as well.And sorry I haven't
been around much the last coupe days, really been feeling rough.
A new weekly Sunday night feature brings you highlights from the craziest tilt of the weekend. With
all due respect to the Galaxy and FC Dallas, our first award has to go to Man City v Arsenal.
Enjoy...Manchester City v Arsenalvon leslery- Greg Seltzer
I initially missed this because the scoreboard I use was labeled wrong, but U.S. defender Michael
Orozco sneaked forward to bag an easy second goal of the season as part of a San Luis 4-0 thrashing
of Chivas. His is the second goal on the clip (still waiting for a Jay Needham clip without
registration to surface, by the way).
It should have been a completely glorious day for Manu Adebayor. In Saturday's 4-2 win over Arsenal
that kept Man City perfect through four, the livewire strike danced on the ball, cleared his line
and buried a header to make it four straight games from go with a goal for the Citizens.Oh yeah,
and he ummm.
MLS finally gets the easy one right. That is all.- Greg Seltzer
Ohhhhh Ajax, you're killin' me...#1 - I got fresh FC Dallas catch Heath Pearce on the phone today.
The goods are here.The club also put him on camera after Wednesday training... Find more videos
like this on MyFCDallas#2 - In case you missed it, my new MLS Club Ladder is up.#3 - SI
super-scribe Grant Wahl talks with Everton/U.
I'm sure you all thought I forgot about that last promised transfer Top 5 List. But aha! I have
not, and it's coming later today to look at which MLS players may be leaving soon. With MLS
contract terms so often shrouded in secrecy, a little extra research paid off handsomely on this
one.For now, enjoy a nice CNN story I caught last night about the first Bedouin Arab to ever play
in the Champions
With the U.S. Under-20 National Team all gathered in Cyprus for a pre-World Cup minicamp, let's
check in with Studio 90...- Greg Seltzer
I know there was an AFT yesterday. And here's another while I try to think of a good Top 5 List
topic...#1 - ESPN has tabbed 11 guys to watch at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup. If you hadn't guessed
by now, the American inclusion is a bit of a surprise: keeper Brian Perk.I was planning a similar
article tomorrow at S365, but have now seen several of these around.
We have a lot of things going on tonight with possible debuts, Americans Abroad showdowns, cup
games and a big league tilt in Sweden. As you can see some of these have begun. I will be making
some updates to try and keep track of everything for you. Here's the slate, league contests
first:Serie AUdinese v AC Milan (Oguchi Onyewu)AllsvenskanÖrebro (Alejandro Bedoya) v IFK
GothenburgCarling
