Friday is here and we are faced with the somewhat surprising reality that the first team eliminated from this year's MLS playoffs is the defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew. You can complain all you want about the playoff format, and the fact that Real Salt Lake barely edged its way into the playoffs, but RSL played great soccer when it mattered most, while the Crew bumbled and stumbled to the finish line and ultimately paid for its inconsistency.

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Friday is here and we are faced with the somewhat surprising reality that the first team eliminated from this year's MLS playoffs is the defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew. You can complain all you want about the playoff format, and the fact that Real Salt Lake barely edged its way into the playoffs, but RSL played great soccer when it mattered most, while the Crew bumbled and stumbled to the finish line and ultimately paid for its inconsistency.

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I was kind of hoping for a Dynamo/Columbus final to have the last three champs facing off But wouldn't you know it, the Crew pulled an epic fail, losing a one goal advantage.
At home.
To the worst road team in the league.
Worse than NYRB.
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So again, we take a look at the Orange Crystal Ball moving from the unidextrous to bidextrous results.
The first weekend, I have to say, was more than a little strange. From the sublime of the Dynamo/Seattle match to the ridiculous of Warzycha sitting Moreno AND Schelotto to the utterly predictable of a Steve Nicol-team being Lucy to the Chicago Fire's Charlie Brown to the completely surreal of the HDClasico draw. Click to continue reading...

"O massacre português (em Outubro 2004) deixou a Rússia em estado de choque. Por todo o país, nos blocos de prédios, nos bares, nas aldeias com os seus televisores antiquados, tombou um enorme silêncio - mais do que um choque, foi uma enorme sensação de vazio que tomou conta do país inteiro. Click to continue reading...

I turn my back for one minute and Creepy Jose Romero turns into a 14-year-old dick. On Houston selling lots of tickets for the weekend:

No Sounders FC practice today, but thanks to the Dynamo press crew that really does a nice job, I've learned that Houston's home field is down to upper level end zone and sideline seats.

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Culminó la jornada 4 de la UEFA Champions League con muchos goles en diferentes frentes y resultados que favorecieron a equipos grandes.

Nuevamente el Rubin Kazan hizo la hombrada y sacó un empate con sabor a victoria ante el Barcelona.

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Nuevamente nos reencontramos con la UEFA Champions League y una nueva jornada en donde hubo partidos interesantes y muchos goles.

Dentro de los resultados sorpresivos esta el triunfo de Bourdeaux frente al Bayern Munich, además de la goleada del Olympique de Marsella por seis goles a uno frente al Zürich de Suiza.

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Greetings, Dynamo fans. I haven't written in awhile. It's partly because my internet closes out 90% of the time I try to access the site, but mostly because soccer (or MLS) hasn't held my interest.

I am fairly new to soccer so I was hoping this blog would chronicle my growing appreciation and understanding of the sport.

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Show of hands, please. Who thinks the MLS HQ thought police "requested" more goals after the Sounders-Dynamo 0-0 brawl (admittedly not a bad game to watch, despite the lack of goals) and the "might as well have been 0-0" RSL victory over the Crew... Click to continue reading...

• BBC's World Football podcast talking about possibility of USL breakup (about 11 min in) http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/wf/ Good info #
• Canada to play Poland in Friendly November 18 http://bit.ly/ZpQUv #
• Houston Chronicle pick Andrew Hainault Newcomer & Young Player of the Year for Dynamo http://tinyurl.

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The playoff version of the SuperClasico got off to a bang with a 2-2 draw. (Getty Images)

Some could say the results we saw in the first week of the playoffs were fairly expected. The SuperClasico ended in a draw that I think most folks expected to get; Real Salt Lake found a way to get a win over the Crew at home; Seattle and Houston battled it out to a scoreless draw; and maybe the only real shocker of the weekend was the Revs beating Chicago 2-1.

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Apparently, there are six other playoff teams out there fighting for second place. And, get this, they actually all will play their entire ties BEFORE Dynamo run the Greens on Nov. 8. (Homer? Me? What ya talkin' about?)
So now I turn my prediction energies to the postseason, and just to help myself out I will only predict the first legs (The more games I predict, the better my chance to finish with something approaching respectable. Click to continue reading...

Columbus needs a big game from Robbie Rogers at Rio Tinto Stadium. (Getty Images)

While last night's game in Seattle got the playoffs started with a 0-0 bang, the rest of the playoff clubs get ready to join the Dynamo and Sounders in the fun. One series kicks off tomorrow night while the other two wait it out for Sunday.

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What was Pat Onstad thinking? How could he lose his cool so suddenly in the most important game in the Dynamo's season? A dangerous cross came through the penalty area, just out of his reach, and continued over the byline. Sure, replays show Fredy Montero obstructing the goalkeeper, but not in any way dangerously.

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Thursday night's draw in Seattle sets up Houston for redemption in the opening round of Major League Soccer's playoffs. Last season and facing the same scenario against New York, the Dynamo lost 3-0 at home. A physical game at Qwest Field takes the series to Robertson Stadium with both teams able to point to things that worked. Click to continue reading...

Pulsating atmosphere. A sea of green with a few flecks of orange. Deflected passes. Lots of opportunities. Awful finishing. Pat Onstad's momentary lapse of reason. Nate Jacqua bloodied and bandaged carrying on like a gladiator. Lots of fouls and yellow cards.

These were some of the more visceral images of the Seattle vs Houston match which ended in a fascinating draw but not before they proved that the shortest distance between two points is a not a straight line.

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After a second half of the season that was a tad weird to say the least, Dynamo get a chance to put on their Tri-umph faces and Lay It on the Line for that third title.
I think this video above truly expresses my feeling about Seattle tonight. And while the truth is I have never once flipped the toggle on an XBox, or done a 360 on top of one, I know for a fact that an Orange Ring of Death exists on those consoles, and that's what I am expecting to see over these two legs, starting tonight. Click to continue reading...

Briefly:

*The MLS playoffs begin tonight and Seattle Sounders fans will demonstrate the right way to support a team - by going freaking nuts in the stands. Hope Galaxy and Chivas USA fans are taking note. The Dynamo-Sounders game is on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. Game preview here.

*Incidentally, the U.

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There aren't many players in MLS more versatile than Geoff Cameron, and this year, there were no defenders who were better.

When Houston's defense reached a critical moment of transition, Dynamo head coach Dom Kinnear turned to Cameron to help anchor the back-line early in the season and all Cameron did was respond with dominant form few could have expected from the 2008 Rookie of the Year candidate.

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There aren't many players in MLS more versatile than Geoff Cameron, and this year, there were no defenders who were better.

When Houston's defense reached a critical moment of transition, Dynamo head coach Dom Kinnear turned to Cameron to help anchor the back-line early in the season and all Cameron did was respond with dominant form few could have expected from the 2008 Rookie of the Year candidate.

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Jonathan Bornstein and Chivas USA look to become the top team in Los Angeles

It's impossible to travel in Los Angeles on a Sunday evening without seeing the beautiful game being played by people of walks of life, income levels, and ethnic backgrounds. In this sprawling metropolis, there are two teams that rule the soccer scene, David Beckham and Landon Donovan's Los Angeles Galaxy and los rojiblancos of Chivas de Guadalajara.

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Becks lets his feet do the talking whilst doggedly confirming he will never shave again.

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England midfielder David Beckham's LA Galaxy side have confirmed themselves as MLS Western Conference winners after a 2-0 win over San Jose Earthquakes.

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The Dynamo beat Chivas to get the second spot in the west, have to face Seattle in the first round.
Music from Robbie Williams, Pearl Jam, and Public Image Limited.
Episode 6 of The Zygo Soccer Report
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Chivas USA have pulled one back eight minutes after the Dynamo made it 3-0.

Justin Braun was the creator sending over a cross to the far post that was met by Paulo Nagamura who set up Michael Lahoud for a simple tap in in the 59th minute.

Sensing an opportunity, Preki has sent in Eduardo Lillingston for Maicon Santos up front with about 30 minutes left in the game.

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"We adore chaos because we love to produce order."
~ M.C. Escher
In the delicious disorder that has marked the final weeks of the MLS season will come some order after this weekend, and it all started in that mudpit in Bridgeview last night.
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The Fire joined the 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs tonight with a victory over Chivas USA. A single point would have put them in, but they ended up with a 1-0 victory on an own goal scored by Eduardo Lillingston in the 67th minute.

Here is the updated standings:

49 Columbus
45 Los Angeles
45 Houston
45 Chivas USA
45 Chicago
44 Seattle
40 Colorado
39 Toronto FC
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39 FC Dallas
39 New England
39 D.

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Resultados Concachampions Jornada 6
Toluca 1 - DC United 1
PR Islanders 1 - Columbus Crew 1
Saprissa 1 - Cruz Azul 2
W Connection 3 - Real España 2
Pachuca 2 - Arabe Unido 0
Isidro Metapán 3 - Dynamo 2
San Juan Jabloteh - CD Marathon
Comunicaciones - Pumas
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So, the Dynamo fell 3-2 to Isidro Metapan. After a 7th minute goal from Elias Montes, plus an 8th minute goal from Anal Canal Anel Canales, the Metapan side gained plenty of momentum to push their way past the Orange.

Geoff Cameron managed to skip a ball past the opposing keeper after a perfect feed from Brian Ching who, in a weird entertainment twist, played the entire game while doing a spot-on Frankenstein impersonation (pictured right).

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The Houston Dyanmo's second foray into the CONCACAF Champions League has left their quarterfinal chances to the very last matchday -- with their fate in some other club's hands. And unlike yesterday's matches involving MLS squads, the Dynamo must get three points in El Salvador in order to have any hope of finishing second in Group A.

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Oh man, do we have a barn burner on our hands tonight or what?!? It's going to be incendiary, a real slobber knocker. People of Earth, it's the Dynamo versus Isidro Metapan!

Approximately 10 hours from now, just 10 short hours, we can relive the glory, the passion, the edge-of-your-seat, non-stop heart-pounding action that once captivated the heavens above and the world below.

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For most folks out there the Coach of the Year debate is a three person race. Depending on the how the final week goes we could include one or two others into the discussion.

Some coaches have lead their clubs from loads of draws early to the top of their conferences, one has lead an expansion club to the playoffs for the second time in league history, while others have just done what they always do.

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Week 32 (10/21)

Last Week's Ranking in Parenthesis...

1. Columbus (1): They will still likely win the Shield despite their rocky loss @ DCU.Â
2. Chivas USA (2): The Goats are the only team who can pass CMB, so they sit @ #2.

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Definitivamente que si le hubieran apostado a algún partido de estos seguramente les hubiera ido mal, porque como rara vez sucede en este tipo de competiciones los resultados sorprendentes y las sorpresas se hicieron presentes en el inicio de la jornada 3 de la UEFA Champions League.

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Stuff to read while you get hauled off the pitch on a door................ The beach ball gifs are already out in full force. (Dirty Tackle) You can get your Sunderland 1 Liverpool Beach Ball tee here. (Soccerprint) The best names football has to offer. (Midfield Dynamo) The Bundesliga is ruined with that whole defense thing. Click to continue reading...