Remember. You read here first at arsenalinsider.com. I first blogged on the possibility of Arsenal chief executive officer Ivan Gazidis persuading Arsène Wenger to swap his favoured Austria as the club's base for pre-season preparation for lucrative trips to Asia and North America.

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New England goalkeeper Matt Reis starts to lean to his right as Rapids striker Conor Casey takes aim for the other side of the net in the 58th minute on Saturday night at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

On Sept. 18, Rapids striker Conor Casey scored a second-half goal on a penalty kick at San Jose.

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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...

QUESTION ON MY MIND
Will Richie Williams be the new head coach at DC United next season?
STARTERS
Tahiti has played in two U20 World Cup group stage games so far and lost them both 8-0. The first was to Spain. OK. But the second was to Venezuela, a country that barely plays the game. Click to continue reading...

Colorado's Jacob Peterson goes flying after colliding with Andre Luiz in the first half Wednesday. (photo by Tom Auclair/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

You've got to be kidding. For the second time in less than a week, Conor Casey scored on a penalty kick deep into extra time as the Colorado Rapids tied the San Jose Earthquakes 1-1.

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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...

If you didn't watch the Colorado Rapids' 3-2 loss to Toronto on Saturday, don't be fooled by the score. This was no five-goal explosion of offense. It was a 1-1 struggle blown open by two quick Toronto goals midway through the second half.

Substitute Michael Holody scored his first Major League Soccer goal in his second Major League Soccer game, but by that time (the 89th minute), the deed was done.

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By TRAVIS CLARK

With the International break taking most other leagues around the world out of action, the reduced schedule left just three fixtures over the weekend.

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By TRAVIS CLARK

With the International break taking most other leagues around the world out of action, the reduced schedule left just three fixtures over the weekend.

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Big game today but then, at this stage of the season, they all are. The Colorado Rapids enter a home and away series against Toronto tonight in Commerce City. That will be followed by a home and away series with San Jose. Very bizarre. Gary Smith is not all that happy about the way the fixtures have been arranged but he can't do anything about it and his prime concern is getting a decent eleven on the field for tonight. Click to continue reading...

Toronto FC head to Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City this Saturday night for the first of two games against the Colorado Rapids. Following a closely fought 0-0 showing in Seattle, Toronto rides into town on the back of MLS Save of the Week winner Stefan Frei. The teams will face each other again next week in Toronto.

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Rapids midfielder Jacob Peterson outleaps Houston defender Wade Barrett during Colorado's 1-0 victory over the league-leading Dynamo on Sunday in Commerce City. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

A little more than a month ago, Rapids defender Julien Baudet was lying on the field at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, his wrist and hand pointing one way, his forearm pointing another.

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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...

Nick LaBrocca celebrates scoring in the second half of the Rapids' 4-0 victory over New York on Saturday night in Commerce City. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

Four players scored as the Colorado Rapids poured water on a drowning team, dousing the New York Red Bulls 4-0 on Saturday night at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

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Date: Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Place: Commerce City, CO
Event: Major League Soccer Match - Colorado Rapids v. FC Dallas
Infraction: Wearing Blue/White Hooped Jersey with Red Shorts.
Evidence:

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Kosuke Kimura celebrates his winning goal with striker Conor Casey on Saturday night at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. (photo by Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

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When Colorado Rapids defender Kosuke Kimura arrived at his locker after Saturday night's game, nearly every member of the media at Dick's Sporting Goods Park was there waiting microphone, camera or pen in hand.

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It was marketed as the biggest fireworks show in the state of Colorado, but Saturday night's Fourth of July celebration at Dick's Sporting Goods Park turned into a double-shot of negative press for the Colorado Rapids.
A record crowd of 19,680 turned out to see the Rapids take on the Chicago Fire, but many were there for the post-game pyrotechnics show, dubbed '4thFest'. Click to continue reading...

With the Chicago Fire heading to Commerce City for Saturday's big Fourth of July match, The Tuesday List does a little comparison between the Fire's and Rapids' results this season.

The Colorado Rapids have been shut out two times this season:
1) Houston 1, Rapids 0, April 19 at Houston
2) Seattle 3, Rapids 0, June 28 at Seattle

The Chicago Fire, the Rapids' opponent on Saturday, also has been shut out twice:
1) Dallas 3, Chicago 0, May 31
2) Houston 1, Chicago 0, June 5

The Rapids have allowed more than two goals only once so far in 2009:
1) Seattle 3, Rapids 0, June 28 at Seattle

The Fire has allowed more than two goals twice so far:
1) San Jose 3, Chicago 3, April 11
2) Dallas 3, Chicago 0, May 31

And here's a little something extra.

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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...

Western Conference leaders Houston leave it late for a draw with Real Salt Lake, and Eastern Conference leaders DC United leave Commerce City with a lot of questions. Meanwhile, our decision to freeze SuperLiga teams in our depth chart means not a lot of movement in the rankings. Los Angeles 1 - San Jose 2 Pablo Campos stepped up big-time for the Earthquakes, scoring on the first goal and assisting on the second in a. Click to continue reading...

Omar Cummings slips an attempted tackle by D.C. United defender Greg Janicki en route to his first goal of the game Saturday night in Commerce City. (photo by Tom Auclair/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

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The Rapids made an opponent pay.

Omar Cummings collected two goals and an assist, and goalkeeper Matt Pickens and the Colorado defense played a nearly flawless game in a 3-0 victory over D.

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Noonan (left) is now a Rapid.
COMMERCE CITY - The Colorado Rapids have acquired forward Pat Noonan in a trade with the Columbus Crew, the club announced today.
In exchange, Colorado sent their 2010 first round SuperDraft pick and allocation money to Columbus. Per club and league policies, terms of the allocation money were not disclosed. Click to continue reading...

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...

No Freddie Ljungberg! Major blow. It would have been a real thrill to see the former Arsenal man playing against the Colorado Rapids tonight for the Seattle Sounders but persistent migraines will not allow him not travel to Commerce City. But this Sounders team will still be a stern test for the Rapids who will seek to preserve their unbeaten run at home so far this season. Click to continue reading...

Another collection of tidbits from the world of Colorado soccer:

GOOD NEWS FOR THE RAPIDS; BAD NEWS FOR THE FANS: On his Sounders FC Blog, Jose Miguel Romero of the Seattle Times reports that international star Freddie Ljungberg won't be making the trip to Commerce City for the Rapids' game against the Sounders on Saturday.

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You can try to manufacture a rivalry all you want.

But until one side hurts the other, really inflicts some damage, all you've got is press releases, window dressing and hollering.

After Real Salt Lake joined Major League Soccer in 2005, some well-meaning fans whipped up a trophy and a competition that RSL and the Colorado Rapids, by virtue of their mountainous locales, could vie for.

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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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Rapids captain Pablo Mastroeni was not alone in his criticism of the referees in a 1-1 tie with the L.A. Galaxy on Saturday at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. (Jonathan Ingraham/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

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COMMERCE CITY — Los Angeles striker Landon Donovan and Rapids midfielder Colin Clark scored as the Galaxy and Colorado played to a 1-1 tie Saturday night at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

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MLS Week 6 Matches:
-Wed Apr 22
Toronto FC 1-0 Chivas USA - TFC goal by Amado Guevara.
Venue: BMO Field, Toronto ON
Attendance: 19915
-Thu Apr 23
Kansas City Wizards 1-0 New York - KCW goal by Claudio Lopez(PK). Click to continue reading...

University of Denver fullback Blake Shannon tackles the ball away from Colorado Rapids midfielder
Nico Colaluca in the first half Tuesday in Commerce City. (George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)

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It would be difficult to discuss Tuesday afternoon's scrimmage between the University of Denver men's soccer team and the Colorado Rapids reserves without discussing the red cards.

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Colorado Receives Multiple Draft Picks and Allocation Money in Exchange for Fifth Year Forward COMMERCE CITY, COLO. (Wednesday, September 3, 2008) The Colorado Rapids traded veteran forward Herculez Gomez to the Kansas City Wizards in exchange for Kansas Citys... Click to continue reading...

Pretty intimidating atmosphere down in Guatemala for the boys. Anybody else doing a quick projection of the contrast between said scenes and what the Little Fish and his Brothers in Hack are likely to face during the return match in Commerce City come mid-November? Throngs in the streets, fist-shaking and cursing, riot police . Click to continue reading...

For today's Flashback Friday we take a look back at the All Star Game from 2000-2007
2007 All Star Game vs Celtic:
2006 All Star Game vs Chelsea:
2005 All Star Game vs Fulham:
2004 All Star Game - East vs West (who liked this format? Click to continue reading...