The Offside 17 November @ 05:30 PM EST
Major League Soccer announced the league's Best XI yesterday, as voted for by media, players,
coaches and GMs. Here's what they came up with: GOALKEEPER (1): Zach Thornton (Chivas USA)
DEFENDERS (3): Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo), Wilman Conde (Chicago Fire), Chad Marshall (Columbus
Crew) MIDFIELDERS (5): Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), [.
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By now you've heard that the MLS has dropped their official Best XI. And while we'll get to that
at the end of this bit, there's a better way to do that. Some players in the mix didn't belong
there. Hence the reason to build OleOle's own version of the best XI.
Without further adieu, here we go.
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First the list, then the thought.
Goalkeeper: Zach Thornton, Chivas USA.
Defenders: Geoff Cameron, Houston; Wilman Conde, Chicago; Chad Marshall, Columbus.
Midfielders: Dwayne De Rosario, Toronto FC; Landon Donovan, Los Angeles; Stuart Holden, Houston;
Shalrie Joseph, New England; Freddie Ljungberg, Seattle.
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How does this look for a best XI lineup. Â This is the group that was named to the MLS best XI
for this 2009 season. Â Only a single player from the best XI will be represented in the MLS Cup
this Sunday. Â That is of course Landon Donovan US player of the decade.
Conor Casey Jeff Cunningham
Dwayne De Rosario Landon Donovan Stuart Holden Shalrie Joseph Freddie Ljungberg
Geoff Cameron Wilman Conde Chad Marshall
Zach Thornton
So what do you think, is this a good lineup?
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Garber gave an earlier and less formal state of the league address than he has in years past in
a teleconference with reporters today.
Garber announced the MLS Best XI during the call, which includes one player apiece from the
Galaxy and Chivas USA:
goalkeeper - Zach Thornton
defenders - Chad Marshall, William Conde, Geoff Cameron
midfielders - Dwayne DeRosario, Landon Donovan, Stuart Holden, Shalrie Joseph,
Freddie Ljungberg
forwards - Conor Casey, Jeff Cunningham
Other major talking points included:
*A reiteration MLS is looking to become a 20-team league.
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On Tuesday, Major League Soccer announced the League's Best Eleven players for 2009. Zach Thornton
(Chivas USA) Chad Marshall (Columbus) - Wilman Conde (Chicago) - Geoff Cameron (Houston) Dwayne De
Rosario (Toronto) - Landon Donovan (Los Angeles) - Stuart Holden (Houston) - Shalrie Joseph (New
England) - Freddie Ljungberg (Seattle) Conor Casey (Colorado) - Jeff Cunningham (Dallas)
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WVHooligan 16 November @ 03:27 PM EST
Today Major League Soccer has announced it's Best XI for the 2009 season.
Keeper: Zach Thornton
Defenders (3): Chad Marshall, Wilman Conde, and Geoff Cameron
Midfielders (5): Dwayne De Rosario, Landon Donovan, Stuart Holden, Shalrie Joseph, and Freddie
Ljungberg
Forwards (2): Conor Casey and Jeff Cunningham
Some shockers may jump out at your like Seattle's Ljungberg.
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Anfield Talk 15 November @ 01:22 PM EST
Liverpool legend John Aldridge claims that his old side have not been aggressive enough this
season, and believes that this is the cause for their recent run of one win in nine games.
The Scouse-born Irishman is of the opinion that the Merseysiders have been sloppy in defence, and
has pointed a finger at the back four's handling of set-plays.
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Galaxy 0 Dynamo 0
Two 15 minute halves.
Few clear cut chances in the second half with both teams knowing one mistake could settle this
one.
Dynamo sub Luis Angel Landin had the ball in the net in the 80th minute (actually it was Andrew
Hainault), but the goal was disallowed for Landin's foul on A.
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What can I say? Stuff is goin' on all over. It's relentless. You can't fight stuff...#1 - I've
posted a capsule preview of the four UEFA World Cup qualifying playoffs over at S365. Who is my
upset pick this time? Bosnia, baby. And in case you missed it yesterday, my chat with Houston
Dynamo ace Geoff Cameron.
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Cameron Jerome's wonder goal in the 45th minute should be the talk of the soccer world today.
A goal that should've been an unlikely winner for Birmingham at Anfield.
Instead Liverpool benefits from cheating and gets an undeserved draw at home.
Surely that axe is inches above Rafa's neck now.
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OK, so we dropped two points against lowly Birmingham at home in the Premier League to leave us 11
points behind table-toppers Chelsea but, its not the end of the world.
That's because we put our best performance of the season and we could have and should have won this
match.
Liverpool played some really good positive football, mounting wave after wave of attack for the
full ninety minutes.
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The Offside 09 November @ 06:30 PM EST
Cameron Jerome adds his submission for Premiership Goal of the Year. Girls' soccer is the new WWE.
(Unprofessional Foul) A kind word heals all wounds. (Studs Up) Everybody likes it with style. (EPL
Offside) Wembley to gain McDonald sponsorship and a new M arch. (The DA) Gilberto Silva is the man
behind the man of the new man.
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Reina
Johnson Skrtel Agger Insua
Lucas Mascherano
Benayoun Kuyt Riera
Ngog
Goals:Ngog 13'
Chucho 26'
Jerome 45+3'
Gerrard 71' (pen)
The beach ball season rolls on. That's seven league games without a win against Birmingham.
And both sides will feel cheated.
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Liverpool hosted Birmingham City on Monday, November 9, 2009 in the English Premier League. The
Reds needed a victory after they've been struggling while Birmingham is in a fight against
relegation. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.
Liverpool draws with Birmingham City 2-2 Video Highlights
Liverpool had a strong start but was inconsistent on Monday against Birmingham.
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Liverpool failed to close the gap on Chelsea tonight as they could only manage a two all draw
against Birmingham at Anfield.
David Ngog opened the scoring for the Reds with a thunderous volley into the roof of the net on
12mins.
However Birmingham were soon level when Christian Benitez Headed a goal from a free kick on 28mins.
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To recap:
* David Ngog opened the scoring with a stunning volley from six yards after some good Liverpool
pressure.
* Liverpool concede the equalizer from a set-piece: Brum get three headers in the box, the last
by Chucho Benitez past Pepe Reina.
* Albert Riera aggravated his hamstring injury (again) and had to come off.
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The Houston Dynamo will look to take a step closer to a third MLS Cup title in four years today
when it hosts the Sounders in Game Two of their Western Conference first-round series (3pm,
Telefutura).
The Dynamo held off Seattle's dangerous attack in Game One, posting a scoreless draw in a
sold-out Qwest field.
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I turn my back for one minute and Creepy Jose Romero turns into a 14-year-old dick. On Houston
selling lots of tickets for the weekend:
No Sounders FC practice today, but thanks to the Dynamo press crew that really does a
nice job, I've learned that Houston's home field is down to upper level end zone and sideline
seats.
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WVHooligan 05 November @ 12:12 PM EST
Make that two straight Defender of the Year awards for Columbus' Chad Marshall. The league
announced today Marshall won the award for best defender.
Marshall helped lead the Columbus defense that only allowed 31 goals during the regular season,
a record low for the Crew. What's more impressive is that he only played in 18 games for the Crew
this season as he missed a few games with the US National team and a few others to injury.
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BAM!G - Guzan, Howard, PerkinsD - Bocanegra, Marshall*/Califf/Gibbs, Castillo, Cherundolo, Conrad,
Goodson, Pearce, SpectorM - Bradley, Beckerman*/Cronin, Cameron*/McCarty, Dempsey,
Donovan*/Beasley/Bedoya, Feilhaber, Torres, WhiteF - Altidore, Casey, Cunningham,
Findley*/CooperThe players marked with an asterisk may or may not be available, depending on MLS
leg two results this week.
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Fredy Montero hopes for better success in front of goal in Houston
The Seattle Sounders and Houston Dynamo played a highly contentious match on Thursday evening to
a 0-0 draw. A capacity crowd of 35,807 at Quest field in Seattle saw a match that contained 6
yellow cards (3 for each side) and countless missed opportunities on both sides.
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There aren't many players in MLS more versatile than Geoff Cameron, and this year, there were no
defenders who were better.
When Houston's defense reached a critical moment of transition, Dynamo head coach Dom Kinnear
turned to Cameron to help anchor the back-line early in the season and all Cameron did was respond
with dominant form few could have expected from the 2008 Rookie of the Year candidate.
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There aren't many players in MLS more versatile than Geoff Cameron, and this year, there were no
defenders who were better.
When Houston's defense reached a critical moment of transition, Dynamo head coach Dom Kinnear
turned to Cameron to help anchor the back-line early in the season and all Cameron did was respond
with dominant form few could have expected from the 2008 Rookie of the Year candidate.
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Thursday night the Sounders launch the league's second season as the Playoffs in many sports are
called, but in this case it might be particularly important. Though Houston and Seattle faced off
twice in League play and once in the late rounds of the US Open Cup, the teams have changed quite a
bit from where they were in previous meetings.
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We are less than a month away from a pair of U.S. men's national team friendlies against fellow
World Cup participants Slovakia and Denmark and it is growing increasingly difficult to project
just who will be playing in central defense for the United States when those matches take
place.
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We are less than a month away from a pair of U.S. men's national team friendlies against fellow
World Cup participants Slovakia and Denmark and it is growing increasingly difficult to project
just who will be playing in central defense for the United States when those matches take
place.
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WVHooligan 26 October @ 01:50 PM EST
The regular season is done, over, finished or whatever other adjective you want to use. For the
second straight season WVH got to participate in the league's media vote for the season awards.
Voting is now over and I felt it was time to share my votes with you all.
I'll have to admit some awards were tougher to vote on than others but I tried to span the
entire season's body of work as much as I could for these awards.
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Chivas USA 0 Houston Dynamo 3
This one really is over now. Paulo Nagamura uncharacteristically lost the ball in the box,
Dynamo midfielder Geoff Cameron took advantage and fed Abe Thompson who put the ball in the net at
the far post for the third Dynamo goal.
This will be Chivas USA's worst home loss of the year if the result stands.
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So, the Dynamo fell 3-2 to Isidro Metapan. After a 7th minute goal from Elias Montes, plus an
8th minute goal from Anal Canal Anel Canales, the Metapan side gained plenty of momentum to push
their way past the Orange.
Geoff Cameron managed to skip a ball past the opposing keeper after a perfect feed from Brian
Ching who, in a weird entertainment twist, played the entire game while doing a spot-on
Frankenstein impersonation (pictured right).
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Playing on the road against Group A's worst team, the Houston Dynamo couldn't get the win to send
them to the quarterfinals. Instead, they exited the CONCACAF Champions League on Wednesday night,
losing 3-2 to Isidro Metapan at the Tiburcio CarÃas Andino. Metapan opened the scoring through
Elian Montes in the 7th, and were up 2-0 a minute later when Anel Canales scored.
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Metapán salvó el honor. Derrotó 3-2 al estadounidense Houston Dynamo y lo dejó sin
posibilidades de avanzar a los cuartos de final de la Liga de Campeones de la Concacaf.ElÃas
Montes, al minuto 7, el panameño Anel Canales (8) y Emerson Umaña (56), anotaron para el campeón
del fútbol salvadoreño, que se despidió con una victoria del torneo de la Concacaf y como
último en su llave.
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WVHooligan 21 October @ 06:30 PM EST
Its that time of the year, the season is nearly complete and the league has handed out it's
ballots for voting for their season awards. Yes today I received an email with a link to my online
ballot for voting this year. I have to admit I wasn't expecting it to come this week but since the
season ends this weekend it makes sense.
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Of all the MLS post-season awards up for grabs, there may be no tougher one to call than 2009
MLS Defender of the Year.
Last season, Chad Marshall was the clear-cut winner, topping a strong field of candidates with a
career year.
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Of all the MLS post-season awards up for grabs, there may be no tougher one to call than 2009
MLS Defender of the Year.
Last season, Chad Marshall was the clear-cut winner, topping a strong field of candidates with a
career year.
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