Still no power, so here is a quick survey of how the local newsapers are covering their team's win or loss in Sunday's compelling Conference Final matchup. We'll start in Utah, where RSL continues to enjoy strong local coverage from both the Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News. The Trib sports section included a hard news report on the 3-1 defeat as well as an array of stories in the days leading up to the match.

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The man who led the charge of the re-formed New York Cosmos Paul Kemsley has resigned from the organization. This is not a good sign for the struggling proposition.
And since the Cosmos have fallen out of the race for the 20th MLS team, guess who has emerged as the man behind a new bid to bring a team to New York City.

Their Words It had a lot to do with the history of both cities and both clubs. It's an inherent situation. Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson on his club's rivalry with Liverpool. Other Sources Klinsmann's charge: Change soccer culture in U.S. - from The Sporting News's Brian Straus: But Klinsmann was hired to do more than just win.

• Dynamo focus on making home swing count [MLS Soccer] - [sarcasm] well, at least we haven't heard this before [/sarcasm]
• Mid-Season Report Card: Houston Dynamo [Total MLS]
• Sarkodie's confidence on upswing [Houston Chronicle] - it's amazing what some playing time will do for a talented rookie.

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Dave Zeitlin tweets "Justin Mapp's groin injury is pretty minor. He might not play Saturday vs RSL but only as a precautionary measure".

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Ah, a 6–2 road win. So, how was your weekend?

Not so good for Toronto coach Aron Winter and goalkeeper Stefan Frei. "We were humiliated," said Winter. "When my first touch is getting the ball from the back of the net, that's not good," said Frei.

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Monterrey are CONCACAF Champions! Huge congrats to them. They are deserving winners, having not lost a single game in the tournament.
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Brian Mullen, midfielder for the Colorado Rapids, was given a 9 game suspension in addition to a 1 game red card suspension for the horrible tackle that severely broke the leg of Seattle winger Steve Zakuani.

Jeff Crandall continues to roll out the hits on the Chicago Fire news. We give a sample of articles on the Real Salt Lake vs. Monterrey game. There are a couple of more items of general soccer interest after the break.

Real Salt Lake vs. Monterrey in CONCACAF Champions League

Salt Lake's Showtime Disappointment | Pitch Invasion

Real Salt Lake's defeat in the Concacaf Champions League final does not overshadow a step forward for MLS in regional visibility - though the showtime element needs some work.

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In all competitions in the 2010/11 season at Barcelona Lionel Messi has scored an astounding 53 goals in 51 games.
STORY OF THE DAY
Clint Dempsey had a big had for Fulham scoring their first two goals in a 3-0 home win over Bolton.

STORY OF THE DAY
Steve Helman of the Boston Globe on Taylor Twellman and the concussions that ended his career.
NSC MINNESOTA STARS
Home Opener
-Sat Apr 30
NSC Minnesota Stars v Carolina RailHawks - 7:30pm
Venue: National Sports Center Stadium - Blaine MN
Tickets
Tailgating begins around 5:30.

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It rarely gets funnier than his in soccer: Real Madrid won the Copa del Rey yesterday, and then last night on a bus parade around Madrid the billiant Sergio Ramos dropped the cup off the front of the bus and the bus ran over it!!!! See it here via Spanish newspaper AS.

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More than 33,000 tix have already been sold for USA v Spain in Foxborough on Jun 4. Not bad at all.
STORY OF THE DAY
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated with a big story on the rise of Real Salt Lake from absolutely terrible, to toast of the country.

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Chivas USA has TURNED DOWN the opportunity to add Benny Feilhaber to their team.
-That means that not only did he not fit their needs and salary cap, but they couldn't find someone to give them good value to sign and trade him.
-What happens next? Philly has the next shot at him.

CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Final
The next two weeks will be huge for RSL, MLS and the USA.
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RSL flew Sunday on a chartered flight to Monterrey.
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Brian Dunseth of The Original Winger is doing his secondary job and traveling with RSL to Mexico, so he gives us some snap shots of the trip south and then of the first training session in Monterrey.

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Will Landon Donovan be in the LA lineup tonight in Toronto?
STORY OF THE DAY
Bryan Chouinard of the Daily Utah Chronicle, sporting one hell of a handlebar stache, calls RSL v Colorado the best rivalry in MLS.
-No comment.
Michael C Lewis of the Salt Lake Tribune also looks at the rivalry.

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Huzzah! Cudos! Hip Hip Hooray! (I am being forced to write this!) (Just kidding.) Brighton & Hove Albion won promotion today from League One in England to the Championship Division for next season. Huge congrats to them, and their great fans! Hooray Seagulls! Hooray beer!

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Real Salt Lake has gone where no MLS team has gone before - The CONCACAF Champions League Final! But what does it mean if they don't win it all? We will all be watching and cheering Apr 20 in Mexico, and Apr 27 in Utah.
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The Whitecaps host New England tonight.

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Looney antics are set to return to England this week as Arsenal will sign retired former keeper Jens Lehman to an emergency contract! YES! Just type his name into You Tube and enjoy the show.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
2nd Leg Quarterfinals Tuesday & Wednesday!

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Real Salt Lake becomes the first MLS team to advance to the Semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League.
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Jonathan Tannenwald of Philly.com reports that JP Dellacamera will be the new voice of MLS on FSC! "Defelcted!"
-And Adrian Healy (former road manager of Lush!

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Who is going to the USA game against Argentina in New Jersey on Mar 26? I will be there.
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE
A really ugly game last night in Columbus on a frozen field and small crowd. It seemed like every shot was a mile from goal.

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The USA U17 team will play in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying Quarterfinals on Tuesday at 2pm Central time. They will face El Salvador and the game can be seen live on ESPN3.com.
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Frank Dell'Apa of the Boston Globe reports on more problems for long time New England Revolution star Shalrie Joseph.