The Philadelphia Union are working on solidifying their 2012 friendly schedule by talking to Newcastle United about playing in Philadelphia during the summer, according to a report.

"I Wish I Was A Geordie," an American Newcastle blog, is reporting that Newcastle and the Union are discussing the two clubs playing an international friendly this year.

Arsenal's season hasn't gone quite according to plan, but a win today against Aston VIlla in FA Cup Fourth Round action could help ease some of the pressure being faced by Arsene Wenger these days.

Wenger has been roundly criticized since the Gunners' loss to Manchester United last week, but a win today might help ease some of that backlash.

It has been announced that the Philadelphia Union would be hosting the 2012 MLS All-Star game at PPL Park. Philadelphia is an ideal location and few could argue they do not deserve to host such an event. They have a lively crowd who are passionate, knowledgeable and they have a facility which rivals every stadium in MLS save perhaps for LiveStrong Park.

Why have the Philadelphia Union added a scrimmage against Florida Gulf Coast University, of all places, to their preseason warm-up tour? With approximately 12,000 students including post-grads and a "noteable alumni" list that consists of a professional monster trucker and Don Carman (retired Philadelphia Phillies pitcher from the 80's), what put the FGCU Eagles on the radar?

Landon Donovan is coming off an outstanding match in Everton's 1-1 draw vs. Aston Villa last week, and he will look to post an even better performance against struggling Blackburn today.

Donovan will look to jump-start an offense that has has its share of struggles, but an offense that could have a field day against struggling Rovers.

PPL Park could soon show itself off to the North American soccer community, as the Philadelphia Union's game day home is one of two finalists for the 2012 MLS All Star Game. A league source informs the Brotherly Game that PPL Park and Sporting Kansas City's Livestrong Park are the last of a group of stadiums, which included the Vancouver Whitecaps' BC Place and the Montreal Impact's Saputo Stadium, but "nothing [is] firm" yet.

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Querétaro tuvo un gran torneo, por fin se clasifico a una liguilla y se dio el lujo de eliminar a las Chivas de Guadalajara, sin duda buscaran tener al menos el mismo éxito esta temporada e inician en casa recibiendo a uno de los equipos que peor fracaso el torneo pasado.

With leagues coming off their winter breaks, and England diving into FA Cup action, today's slate of matches will give us the first good schedule of activity of the new year.

The Mexican League gets its Clausura season underway this weekend, as Herculez Gomez and Santos Laguna take on Jose Torres and Pachuca.

By JOEY SAMUEL

A wild weekend that included several major upsets concluded Sunday night in Mexico, where the four semifinal places in the Apertura playoffs were set.

Chivas de Guadalajara, despite finishing first in the regular season standings, could not overturn the deficit from their shocking 2-1 loss to Queretaro from last week.

The early offseason continues to be fairly busy for Sporting KC fans to follow, and continues today with news out of Mexico on one of the Wizards designated players, Omar Bravo. Bravo was apparently down in Mexico today visiting his old club, Chivas de Guadalajara. Bravo is apparently interested in training or playing with a team while MLS is in it's offseason.

The early offseason continues to be fairly busy for Sporting KC fans to follow, and continues today with news out of Mexico on one of the Wizards designated players, Omar Bravo. Bravo was apparently down in Mexico today visiting his old club, Chivas de Guadalajara. Bravo is apparently interested in training or playing with a team while MLS is in it's offseason.

La liguilla por el titulo esta a punto de iniciar ya se sabe quienes son los invitados a los cuartos de Final de este torneo Apertura 2011 futbol mexicano.
Esta entrada se ira actualizando.

Chivas de Guadalajara vs Gallos Blancos de Quéretaro

Partido ida: miércoles 16 de noviembre a las 19 horas en Estadio Corregidora de Querétaro.

21.10.2011 - Junto a Cruz Azul y Santos Laguna (puntero), las Chivas de Guadalajara terminan de conformar el trinomio dominador del Apertura 2011 mexicano. La última goleada (5-2) sobre Estudiantes Tecos (en el estadio Jalisco) significó la confirmación de que el equipo dará pelea y el primer hat trick en la carrera de Marco Fabián de la Mora:
"Era importantísimo sacar estos tres puntos, no los podíamos dejar ir y en lo personal agradecer a Dios por este tipo de actuaciones, mi primera vez que meto tres goles en un partido, hay que seguir buscando metas nuevas, y hay que seguir trabajando igual".

21.10.2011 - Junto a Cruz Azul y Santos Laguna (puntero), las Chivas de Guadalajara terminan de conformar el trinomio dominador del Apertura 2011 mexicano. La última goleada (5-2) sobre Estudiantes Tecos (en el estadio Jalisco) significó la confirmación de que el equipo dará pelea y el primer hat trick en la carrera de Marco Fabián de la Mora:
"Era importantísimo sacar estos tres puntos, no los podíamos dejar ir y en lo personal agradecer a Dios por este tipo de actuaciones, mi primera vez que meto tres goles en un partido, hay que seguir buscando metas nuevas, y hay que seguir trabajando igual".

As usual, there is plenty of action taking place on U.S. television this weekend, but let's face it, there's one match that dominates the schedule. This past weekend, Manchester United faltered and dropped to second in the English Premier League behind intercity rival Manchester City and also lost the top spot to its hated adversary in the latest WCR Top 25 Clubs in the World.

By FRANCO PANIZO

It's been over a year since Herculez Gomez last represented the U.S. men's national team, but that drought could soon end after Gomez's latest goal-scoring performance.

For the fourth straight game that he's played in, Gomez scored a goal.

No KC didn't win their friendly with Chivas de Guadalajara last night, the two ended up drawing 2-2, but the bigger thing to take from the game last night was that no one picked up an injury and most of the projected starters that played last night didn't play more than 45 minutes. Last night also turned into a better night in league play yesterday for KC, as two teams chasing KC in the playoff race dropped points.

No KC didn't win their friendly with Chivas de Guadalajara last night, the two ended up drawing 2-2, but the bigger thing to take from the game last night was that no one picked up an injury and most of the projected starters that played last night didn't play more than 45 minutes. Last night also turned into a better night in league play yesterday for KC, as two teams chasing KC in the playoff race dropped points.

The MLS season resumes Wednesday night with a couple of matches featuring teams in the thick of the playoff hunt. Both D.C. United and the Chicago Fire need to come away with points to maintain their hopes at sneaking into one of the remaining playoff berths.

While Vancouver can play spoiler for D.

Tomorrow Sporting KC have their second friendly of the season when they host Chivas Guadalajara at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. The game was part off the deal that brought Omar Bravo to Kansas City this year. Guadalajara's roster is full of plenty of first teamers with them on the trip including captain Hector Reynoso and vice-captain Luis Ernesto Michel.

Photo by Thomas Eisenhuth/ISIphotos.com

The international break means fewer matches to watch this weekend, but there's still a host of Euro 2012 qualifiers, Mexican league matches and a pair of MLS games to keep you occupied.

Oh, and there's that U.S. men's national team game, as well.

El fútbol masculino en los Juegos Panamericanos de Guadalajara 2011 se disputará entre el 19 y el 27 de octubre. Los ocho seleccionados participantes jugarán con equipos Sub-22.
Clasificaron los 4 primeros del Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 de 2011 y los 3 primeros del Campeonato Sub-20 de la Concacaf de 2011, más México, el local.

El fútbol femenino en los Juegos Panamericanos de Guadalajara 2011 se disputará entre el 18 y el 27 de octubre.
Clasificaron los 4 primeros del Campeonato Sudamericano 2010 y los 3 primeros del Premundial de la Concacaf de 2011, más México, el local.
Este es el programa de partidos, a disputarse todos en el estadio Omnilife, de las Chivas de Guadalajara:
Grupo A
México - Chile - Colombia - Trinidad y Tobago 18/10: Colombia 1-0 Trinidad y Tobago
18/10: México 0-0 Chile
20/10: Chile 0-1 Colombia
20/10: México 1-1 Trinidad y Tobago
22/10: Trinidad y Tobago 0-3 Chile
22/10: México 1-0 Colombia
Posiciones: Colombia 6 (+1), México 5 (+1), Chile 4 (+2), Trinidad y Tobago 1 (-4).

Photo by ISIphotos.com

By FRANCO PANIZO

Whether it was injuries, being out of form or something else, DaMarcus Beasley had a hard time getting minutes at the club level in recent years.

Those days are long gone, with Beasley's latest performance serving as the latest piece of evidence that Beasley is back.

Fire captain Logan Pause -- Getty ImagesBy Charlie Corr
ESPNChicago.com
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- From Chivas de Guadalajara to Chivas USA, the latter opponent has a bearing on the Chicago Fire's distant postseason hopes.
Chicago hosts Chivas USA this Saturday at Toyota Park, and the team is coming off a 1-0 international friendly defeat to Guadalajara on Wednesday.

Photo by Jose L. Argueta/ISIphotos.com

By THOMAS FLOYD

For a D.C. United team that is an intriguing darkhorse contender in the wide-open Eastern Conference, Saturday's match at the Seattle Sounders could be a telling barometer of where the club stands.

AP photoBy Charlie Corr
ESPNChicago.com
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The game had no implications, but the Chivas de Guadalajara fandom came out in full force in the loudest environment at Toyota Park this year.
Chivas' Jorge Mora scored a 61st-minute free kick goal and Guadalajara defeated the Chicago Fire, 1-0, in front of 18,224 at Wednesday's international friendly.

AP photoBy Charlie Corr
ESPNChicago.com
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The game had no implications, but the Chivas de Guadalajara fandom came out in full force in the loudest environment at Toyota Park this year.
Chivas' Jorge Mora scored a 61st-minute free kick goal and Guadalajara defeated the Chicago Fire, 1-0, in front of 18,224 at Wednesday's international friendly.

Sebastian Grazzini -- Getty ImagesBy Charlie Corr
ESPNChicago.com
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Chicago Fire more or less are approaching Wednesday's international friendly against Chivas de Guadalajara as a high-profile training session. Midweek typically marks Chicago's hardest training to prepare for a weekend match, and Fire interim head coach Frank Klopas plans to use his lineup significantly when it hosts Chivas at Toyota Park.

Sebastian Grazzini -- Getty ImagesBy Charlie Corr
ESPNChicago.com
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. -- The Chicago Fire more or less are approaching Wednesday's international friendly against Chivas de Guadalajara as a high-profile training session. Midweek typically marks Chicago's hardest training to prepare for a weekend match, and Fire interim head coach Frank Klopas plans to use his lineup significantly when it hosts Chivas at Toyota Park.

After managing to win three straight games in all competitions and whipping the Fire faithful into a state of mild delirium, the Men in Red went right back to their old ways in dropping a 2-0 away contest to an underwhelming San Jose Earthquakes side. The loss has basically shut the window on any hopes of an appearance in the 2011 MLS playoffs (How many times have we said that this year already?

Club Deportivo Guadalajara announced today their roster for their upcoming international friendly against the Chicago Fire presented by Miller Lite at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill. on Wednesday, September 14 at 8 p.m. CT. Full roster and information are after the break.

Chivas head coach Jose Luis Real heads to Bridgeview with a veteran roster highlighted by Guadalajara defenders Héctor Reynoso and Jonny Magallón, and forwards Alberto Medina and Omar Arellano.

Yesterday I talked about the potential issue of Sporting KC selling tickets in the Members Stand to Chivas Guadalajara fans in the hundreds. Today some good news and a common sense move by the Sporting KC front office. Word from one of the leadership in the Cauldron is that the team has canceled all tickets bought in the members stand by Chivas fans and they've been reissued to the "away section".

It's an extremely light weekend on television this week in the United States, unless you count ESPN3 (which isn't really television) because it's mostly international action and most of those matches are going on at the same time (Friday, 2:45 EDT). Therefore, we are foregoing our Top Five Matches of the Weekend until next week while we work on the Monthly International Rankings and watch a little international football.

Today an interesting comment was posted on the KC Cauldron's Twitter account. According to the Cauldron, Sporting KC has sold "hundreds of tickets in the members stand to Guadalajara fans". If true (and usually if things like this aren't true the team immediately takes to Big Soccer to respond) this is just asking for problems.

By ADAM SERRANO

The chase for Club Tijuana forward Joe Benny Corona just got a bit more interesting.

Corona has been called up by Mexico's Under-22 side for a pair of matches against Chile's Under-22s. Corona is joined on the roster by another California native, Chivas de Guadalajara left back Miguel Angel Ponce.

Photo by Bill Barrett/ISIphotos.com

Sporting Kansas City is giving Designated Player Omar Bravo a chance to go up against his former team.

The MLS club announced that it will play a friendly with Chivas de Guadalajara on Oct. 12 at Livestrong Sporting Park. The match follows a bye week for Sporting KC, but it also comes three days before what could be a crucial match beween the club and the New York Red Bulls considering the current playoff picture.

Back in late July we heard from Robb Heineman that the friendly against Chivas de Guadalajara was looking good to take place in October this year. Late last night the Star put out an article saying that today the team would announce that the friendly will take place on Wednesday, October 12th at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park.

Back in late July we heard from Robb Heineman that the friendly against Chivas de Guadalajara was looking good to take place in October this year. Late last night the Star put out an article saying that today the team would announce that the friendly will take place on Wednesday, October 12th at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park.

It's time to bring you another listing of weekend soccer action on American television. As I've said before, I started compiling this list just so I could figure out what I want to watch each weekend. Now, that I'm living in Argentina, this list is pretty irrelevant to me, but we will continue to bring it to you on a timely basis.