Chris Hughton says he is very optimistic over the chances of defensive pair Steven Taylor and Fabricio Coloccini being fit for Monday night's game with Sheffield United. Taylor and Colo - hope these two are fit! Yesterday's half expected news that Newcastle lost their appeal to reduce the three-game ban handed out to Zurab Khizanishvili, means the [. Click to continue reading...

Yura Movsisyan put away a Bouna Coundoul deflection in the 90th minute to give Real Salt Lake a season-ending 1-1 draw with the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce, Colo. With the point RSL earned its first trip to the Major League Soccer playoffs, retained ownership of the Rocky Mountain Cup, and ended the season for the Colorado Rapids (ASN, Oct.

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It looks like Newcastle will wait until the very last moment on Saturday before deciding whether center-backs Steven Taylor and Fabricio Coloccini are fit enough to play at Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Steven Taylor hugs team-mate Colo Local lad Taylor is an ever-present in the league so far this season, but has a slight hamstring injury he [. Click to continue reading...

Press release today from the Colorado Rapids:
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Friday, September 25, 2009) – Colorado Rapids midfielders Jacob Peterson and Jamie Smith have been ruled out for the remainder of the 2009 season, the club announced today.
Peterson has been diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee after injuring himself in Wednesday night's match against San Jose. Click to continue reading...

In the MLS ESPN2 Game of the Week last Friday, the Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes drew to a 1-1 tie in San Jose. The same two teams square off on Wednesday, once again in prime time but this time they play in Commerce City, Colo. Conor Casey (right) will be looking to add to his league-leading 14 goals. Click to continue reading...

To follow up last week's post about the teams who had been seen by the largest percentage of fans, I ran the numbers to determine which teams had been seen by the smallest percentage of fans.
There have been 35 teams that were seen by less than 15% of the fans attending games that season. The only year no team fell below this threshold was 2002. Click to continue reading...

El historial entre Argentina y Brasil había quedado consensuado entre historiadores, con la selección Canarinha dominando el mismo. Tres partidos eran los que llevaba el seleccionado brasileño en la historia. Una nueva investigación revela que se habían contado encuentros que no eran correspondientes a los seleccionados absolutos. Click to continue reading...

The injury that affects soccer players seemingly the most and one that they all fear has happened to Colin Clark. A very bad thing to happen to a player who is vital to this team.
Press release from the Rapids: COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Tuesday, August 11, 2009) – Colorado Rapids midfielder Colin Clark has been diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee, the club announced today. Click to continue reading...

Conor Casey has plenty of reasons to cheer. Three of them for the number of goals he scored in the Colorado Rapids' 4-0 defeat of Chivas USA at Dick's Sporting Goods Park Saturday night. One more for his team leapfrogging both Chivas and Seattle Sounders FC in the Western Conference standings. Click to continue reading...

Estudiantes de la Plata sumó su cuarto título de la Copa Lbertadores, pero aún está lejos de los máximos ganadores del torneo: Independiente y Boca Juniors.

Independiente es uno de los grandes del club argentino. Los rojos tienen siete copas, aunque desde 1984 solo viven del recuerdo porque ya no han podido regresar a esos altos niveles.

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Press Release from the Colorado Rapids:
Former Crewe Alexandra Star Expected to Debut With Colorado After the July 15th International Transfer Window Opens
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (Tuesday, June 30, 2009) – The Colorado Rapids announced today the signing of defender Julien Baudet. Click to continue reading...

Bréiner Bonilla of the Colombian second division has been reportedly signed by the Red Bulls, according to colombia.com. Bonilla (no relation to Bobby . . . I think) is a central defender, a position which currently has both starters out due to infractions.

Unfortunately, I do not keep up with the Colo 2nd division, so I have about as much insight on him as the next guy.

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Gopher Sports.com - June 12, 2009
Minneapolis, Minn. - University of Minnesota head soccer coach Mikki Denney Wright is pleased to announce the hiring of recent graduate Krystle Kallman as an Assistant Coach. Kallman will replace current associate head coach Kate Cortis who will be getting married on July 11th, 2009 and moving to Denver, Colorado.

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Gopher Sports.com - June 12, 2009
Minneapolis, Minn. - University of Minnesota head soccer coach Mikki Denney Wright is pleased to announce the hiring of recent graduate Krystle Kallman as an Assistant Coach. Kallman will replace current associate head coach Kate Cortis who will be getting married on July 11th, 2009 and moving to Denver, Colorado.

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Colorado Rapids forward Conor Casey has been added to the USA's roster for Saturday's match against Honduras. The MLS Player of the Month for May has nine career caps, the most recent in the USA's 2-0 qualifying win against Guatemala on Nov. 19 in Commerce City, Colo.
Casey has been added as reinforcement pending the availability of Brian Ching, who aggravated a hamstring injury earlier this week and did not dress last night in Costa Rica. Click to continue reading...

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Originally uploaded by vigophoto Al parecer nuevo ánimo causó el triunfo del Puebla de la Franja contra el equipo de Monterrey, pero las esperanzas de que este equipo avance son muy grandes por toda la afición futbolera en México.
José Luis Sánchez Solá "Chelis" el entrenador poblano se ha convertido en el personaje del año en México después de la Influenza, y es que todos desean que la franja cruce la liguilla por el titulo, después de que tuvo una temporada soñada y salvo del descenso a los camoteros. Click to continue reading...

The Rocky Mountain rivalry begins its fifth installment Saturday evening when Real Salt Lake travels to Commerce City, Colo. It will be the only Rocky Mountain Cup match played at Dick's Sporting Goods Park this year. RSL has done the Rapids three times in the past two seasons, winning the cup twice and knocking Colorado out of the 2008 MLS Cup Playoffs in the 90th minute of last season's regular season finale.

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Though they have never competed against each other for league titles, it's fair to say the LA Galaxy and Colorado Rapids are rather bitter rivals. Anybody who watched this year's first meeting between the two sides back on April 4 can attest to the fact that their games are often highly spirited affairs.

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