Reporter Phil Collin follows up Thursday's initial news with a more detailed story in today's newspaper you can read here.

Preki, as usual playing his cards close to his chest, doesn't reveal a whole lot:

"I've been here four years and I think we have done a pretty decent job advancing Chivas to a certain level.

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Conrad after the Costa Rica match. Photo courtesy of Andy Mead/Yellow Card Journalism.
Jimmy Conrad has been named to the US National Team for the third time this season, after first joining the team for the CONCACAF Gold Cup then re-joining for the final two World Cup qualifiers of the hexagonal. Click to continue reading...

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This week's guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Jesse Marsch. Jesse is the captain for Chivas USA in MLS, one of four MLS original members still playing, and he has played in over 300 games at the club level. Since joining Chivas in 2006 Jesse has been a consistent starter and leader for the Goats.

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So it's Bolton at the Reebok on Saturday.

I think we can safely say we're not going to see a repeat of the midweek thrashing we threw at Wanderers in the Carling Cup. Wednesday's match was the third consecutive demolition at Stamford Bridge 13 goals scored, none conceded. The Blues are in a rich vein, eh?

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If familiarity breeds contempt, then the Chicago Fire and New England Revolution hate each other on a level no two teams in MLS can match.

The Eastern Conference foes have made meeting in the playoffs a rite of passage, having done so for five of the past six years.

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If familiarity breeds contempt, then the Chicago Fire and New England Revolution hate each other on a level no two teams in MLS can match.

The Eastern Conference foes have made meeting in the playoffs a rite of passage, having done so for five of the past six years.

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I was unable to watch the game today because I had to write a history essay (though the game probably would have been just as painful). I've just been reading some reports (as of now no video is out) and things don't look good do they? Even Gary Megson called us crap and he barely ever does that (even though we quite often are crap).

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If this didn't result in a concussion, it would actually kind of be a thing of beauty. I do enjoy the cameraman's reaction, though. I'm not sure if he's responding to what just happened on the pitch or something bellow the view of the lens.

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Since so much has been said about yesterday's game, I'm not going to go too much into it. I just wanted to say how proud I am of my team. We've been waiting for this win for a long time. It might just be the group stages, but the biggest criticism of Lyon has been that they've been unable to defeat a big team away from home.

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It's not a concussion nor a detached retina. Click to continue reading...

A crowd approaching 25,000 is expected tonight for D.C. United's must-win battle versus visiting Chivas USA. With only three games remaining in the regular season, and United on the outside of playoffs (standings) looking in, the team is looking to go on a run beginning tonight. Chivas USA currently sits in the second (of four) wild card spots, but with every team within a few points, they're in need of a win, too.

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Two massive CONCACAF Champions League matches loom tonight for the remaining two MLS squads in the competition. D.C., in need of a win to boost their chances of making a rather unlikely quarterfinal bid, face lowly San Juan Jabloteh (8pm, FSC) of Trinidad & Tobago who have yet to win in the competition.

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Two massive CONCACAF Champions League matches loom tonight for the remaining two MLS squads in the competition. D.C., in need of a win to boost their chances of making a rather unlikely quarterfinal bid, face lowly San Juan Jabloteh (8pm, FSC) of Trinidad & Tobago who have yet to win in the competition.

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As some have heard at this point, Josh Wicks is going to be out 4-6 weeks because of a dislocated shoulder and torn MCL. Milos Kocic is the next in line for goalkeeper. Bill Hamid is not available for league matches, only CONCACAF Champions League.

With Kocic in goal, how does DC work with this?

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Ok. So I know at first this title makes no sense at first. Think of it this way...United needed to score 2 more goals than Marathon to jump into second place. They did this...and they scored another to solidify it. Emilio, who has been in a real scoring drought this season, put in the first and the last goals.

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In just a few hours D.C. United will take to the pitch with their CONCACAF Champions League life on the line. Honduran club Marathon is visiting, fresh off a 7-0 humiliation against Toluca. Adding to their misery is the political unrest that forced the club to hop on a bus to El Salvador just to make the flight up.

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Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong has been given the all-clear by a head and neck specialist after suffering concussion during yesterday's 3-0 defeat at Chelsea.Which is great news for Spurs as he's their only fit specialist at center back (with Corluka as the jack of all defensive trades). It's also gold for fantasy managers as Spurs have a nice run of games and Bassong is cheap again after Click to continue reading...

SO we are a couple of days away from a pretty tough test against Brisbane Roar at Suncorp.
FP was having a flick through history (philosophically speaking, of course) and basically it says that the Glory sucks at Suncorp – we've never won a game there.
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No, triskaidekaphobia isn't a fear of Greek appetizers, it's actually the fear of the dreaded unlucky No. 13 something defender Kris Lindsay of Irish club Linfield is discovering first hand.

Since joining Linfield in 2006 and making the doomed decision to go with the 13 shirt, Lindsay has suffered six different injuries all of which have been unrelated to each other ("a knee injury, a hamstring niggle, a neck muscle spasm, calf strain, a broken bone in his hand, concussion and then he needed stitches after a clash of heads during Saturday's clash with former club Portadown").

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SO it's Wednesday, and hopefully by now that bitter taste in your mouth has dissipated somewhat.
The sun is out, and it's starting to look and feel like spring again. Could it last? Apparently not.
According to the boffins over at the Bureau of Meteorology, this is the wettest September since 1915, and more bad weather is on the way. Click to continue reading...

Alecko Eskandarian's dismal injury-plagued season is all but over with the Galaxy conceding to the inevitable and placing the concussion-prone striker on the disabled list for the final six regular season games.

The former Chivas USA frontman can return for the playoffs, but you've got to wonder if Eskandarian's career is reaching a conclusion, too.

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The Wizards are back in action tomorrow night as they'll take on DC United at RFK Stadium in the second game of their 3 game East Coast road trip. This game is the rescheduled game from back in August that was moved so DC could play Real Madrid. DC has been busy the past few weeks, as they've basically been playing two games a week for most of the past two months. Click to continue reading...

Going into tonight's game Rev's should have a healthy roster, with the biggest question mark hanging over Edgar Jankauskus. From the Revs Blog

INJURY REPORT (As of Tuesday, September 1)

New England Revolution

PROBABLE: Brad Knighton (lumbar disc irritation), Kenny Mansally (L ankle sprain), Matt Reis (R leg contusion)

QUESTIONABLE: Edgaras Jankauskas (L adductor strain)

OUT: Chris Albright (L lateral meniscus tear/bone bruising), Taylor Twellman (Disabled List: concussion)

Kansas City Wizards

DOUBTFUL: Matt Marquess (knee strain)

OUT: Eric Kronberg (shoulder surgery), Kevin Souter (sports hernia surgery)

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Defender Yamith Cuesta is available for Saturday's derby against the Galaxy after receiving all the necessary clearances, while long-injured defender Lawson Vaughn (who made just seven starts last year and none so far this season) was waived and midfielder Sasha Victorine, yet to recover from a concussion suffered two weeks ago in practice was placed on the DL at least until Oct.

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After more than ten seasons of standing thru the test of time a single record held by a man who helped start MLS in the right direction was finally taken away. Juan Pablo Angel who was brought here from Aston Villa two years ago was on a goal scoring rampage and the only thing stopping him was injury or concussions, yet this past Sunday Afternoon at Giants Stadium against FC Dallas he started the scoring and finished it with class and grace.

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Some Wizards news tonight from MLSnet. Firstly, if there were questions that you have ever wanted to ask anything to Wizards technical director/interim head coach, Peter Vermes, you have your chance. The Wizards are doing a fan chat next week with Vermes and are asking for fans to submit questions to be asked to Vermes. Click to continue reading...

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Such a silly picture for a club that just can't pull their act together, but right now it looks good on them at the moment. This was suppose to be their tournament to save this pathetic season that they are apart of. Eliminated in US Open Cup Qualifying, an early elimination of the MLS playoffs & the only thing they had left was the Qualifying Round of the CONCACAF Champions League.

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What is left of the New York Red Bulls dismal season will either survive or perish tonight when the Red Bulls take on W Connection in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions League series.

The task is simple. If the Red Bulls win or tie by a goal or less, they advance to the group stage of the Champions League.

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What is left of the New York Red Bulls dismal season will either survive or perish tonight when the Red Bulls take on W Connection in the second leg of their CONCACAF Champions League series.

The task is simple. If the Red Bulls win or tie by a goal or less, they advance to the group stage of the Champions League.

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It's normal that if you posses something valuable you insure it, right? Well in some soccer news today Real Madrid announced that they have insured their new star player Cristiano Ronaldo's legs, for an estimated $144 million.

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo get's $144 million leg insurance policy

Claiming to have insured his legs for that amount could seem excessive.

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The U.S. men's national team has reached the CONCACAF Gold Cup final yet again, and has done so with using basically the same lineup for the quarterfinals and semifinals.

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The U.S. men's national team has reached the CONCACAF Gold Cup final yet again, and has done so with using basically the same lineup for the quarterfinals and semifinals.

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Tonight the United States advanced to the Gold Cup final, taking out Honduras for the second time in the tournament by a 2-0 score line. The US will now play the winner of Costa Rica-Mexico on Sunday. For the United States, Jimmy Conrad was out due to his concussion that he suffered in the quarterfinals. Click to continue reading...

Let's hope the US comes off the pitch looking a little better than Jimmy Conrad did on Saturday. Conrad suffered a concussion in the quarterfinals and will miss tonight's match. Soldier Field, Chicago: 7PM kickoff @ Fox Soccer Channel/TeleFutura. The...

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Jimmy just after the collision Saturday with Panama's Blas Perez. Image from Daylife, found through The Original Winger.
Just got off the phone with Jimmy Conrad, and he says he's feeling better. No more grogginess just sitting around, but he can't get his heart rate up just yet. He told HR he suffered a concussion (obvious) and had post-impact amnesia for about 15 minutes after the collision (not as obvious). Click to continue reading...