El carnaval en San Miguel fue para FAS, que ganó 1-0 de visita y cada vez consigue más ventaja en la tabla de posiciones. El clásico nacional se definió gracias a un gol del colombiano Roberto Peña.Los migueleños aún no logran amarrar su clasificación y deberán esperar a las dos últimas fechas. Click to continue reading...

Con 24 equipos de diez países, ya está en marcha la edición 2009/10 de la Champions League de la Concacaf. Aunque a los organizadores no le guste el apodo, ya toda Centroamérica la llama "la Concachamps".
RONDA PRELIMINARHerediano (Costa Rica) - Jalapa (Guatemala) - Liberia Mia (Costa Rica) - Luis Ángel Firpo (El Salvador)
New York Red Bull (Estados Unidos) - Olimpia (Honduras) - San Francisco (Panamá) - Toronto FC (Canadá)
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Esta noche Los Provocadores tendrán como invitado a Juan José Gómez, portero del Firpo. El Halcón hablará de todo: la Selecta, De los Cobos, su futuro, la religión. A partir de las 8.30 PM de El Salvador. Click to continue reading...

Firpo le ganó 1-0 a Metapán con gol de Leandro Franco y sumó su cuarto triunfo consecutivo, con lo cual quedó a un paso de clasificarse a las semifinales. Vista Hermosa, que le ganó 2-1 a Alianza, sigue con posibilidades. Nicolás Muñoz y René Domingo Álvarez anotaron para los correcaminos y Carlos Ayala descontó para los albos. Click to continue reading...

El fútbol salvadoreño está de luto. Hoy murió una leyenda: Raúl Alfredo Magaña. Conocido por su apodo, "La Araña", fue considerado el mejor portero de la historia de El Salvador. Fue un símbolo de la Selecta, a quien representó en el Mundial de México 1970. Jugó en FAS, Alianza, Atlético Marte y Once Municipal. Click to continue reading...

by TRAVIS CLARK

What will MLS teams be able to accomplish in the second edition of the CONCACAF Champions League? Fans will be able to get their first glimpses this week, as the three teams representing MLS take the field against foreign opposition.

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by TRAVIS CLARK

What will MLS teams be able to accomplish in the second edition of the CONCACAF Champions League? Fans will be able to get their first glimpses this week, as the three teams representing MLS take the field against foreign opposition.

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After downing El Salvador's Firpo in PKs in the preliminary round of the 2009-10 CONCACAF Champions League, United entered into Group B along Toluca of Mexico, San Juan Jabloteh of Trinidad & Tobago and Marathon of Honduras.

Following a disappointing road loss at Toronto FC, United traveled to San Pedro Sula, Honduras to face CD Marathon.

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By TRAVIS CLARK

One of the hottest and humid days of D.C.'s summer couldn't keep the fans away as Real Madrid took on D.C. United on Sunday. And while the crowd on hand heavily favored the Spanish club, the 72,000 fans saw D.

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If you've been following me in the past week or so, or are a poster on BS or BTB, you might know that I was a tad infuriated with the team selection last Tuesday at RFK against Firpo. I thought that it was pure evidence that the team didn't take the tournament seriously, despite lip service to the contrary.

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Tuesday night was good and bad for MLS, as Toronto FC and DC United finished their preliminary round ties in the CONCACAF Champions League. With lackluster performances in their respective opening legs, both sides needed to get a good result on the road in order to move on in the competition.
Toronto went down to Puerto Rico needing a win after they dropped the opening leg 1-0 at BMO Field. Click to continue reading...

Two games were played last night in the CONCACAF Champions League that were both televised on FSC.

Puerto Rico did it again by holding Toronto FC scoreless at Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium last night. Previously the Islanders had defeated Toronto 1-0 in Canada which gave Colin Clark's side the away goal advantage.

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Two games were played last night in the CONCACAF Champions League that were both televised on FSC.

Puerto Rico did it again by holding Toronto FC scoreless at Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium last night. Previously the Islanders had defeated Toronto 1-0 in Canada which gave Colin Clark's side the away goal advantage.

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DC United advances to the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League with a stunning penalty kick shootout win after another 1-1 tie, this time in El Salvador over CD LA Firpo. Click to continue reading...

The second leg of the preliminary round of the CONCACAF Champions League begins tonight. I don't know if I will be able to comment on the early matches but that doesn't mean you can't. Kickoff times are in Pacific time: Puerto Rico Islanders - Toronto FC 1700 L. A. Firpo - DC United 1900 Jalapa - Pachuca 1900 Commentary below the jump. Click to continue reading...

STARTERS
Rumor says Hull wants Jozy Altidore, but it's coming from the Daily Mail, England's worst rag for bad rumors.
Then late this afternoon we get this Twitter from Jozy: "England early in the morning so im going to get some sleep ill tweet all day tomorrow on my bb and let you guys know whats going on! Click to continue reading...

Kevin Payne and Tom Soehn face increasing questions about their handling of United's different competitions.
Here in Washington, August is a month of certainties:

• The weather will turn its most hot and humid
• The Redskins will open training camp to overkill media coverage (WHAT ARE THEY EATING?

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With J Hutcherson -- Yet another night for the glory of the CONCACAF Champions League, with DC needing an away result against Firpo and Toronto looking for the comeback in Puerto Rico. Without overdoing the specifics, DC needs anything other than a loss or a 0-0 draw to keep from exiting in regulation courtesy of the away goals rule. Click to continue reading...

With a mere 72 hours between matches played in completely different countries, DC United flew from Houston, scene of their most entertaining loss of the year, directly to El Salvador for the decisive away leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup qualifier against CD Firpo in Estadio Monumental Cuscatlan.

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The underwhelming start for MLS teams in the 2009-10 CONCACAF Champions League has to remind some fans of last season's poor showing, when Chivas USA was eliminated by Panamanian side Tauro FC and Joe Public embarrassed the New England Revolution. With Toronto FC, DC United, and the New York Red Bulls all failing to pick up wins in the opening leg of the competition's preliminary round, all three could easily see their Champions League hopes dashed by this time next week. Click to continue reading...

Week 1# of the Preliminary Round of the CONCACAF Champions League is completed, and there were some interesting results...

The most important result (to this blog anyway) was the Islanders 1-0 away win over the MLS'ers Toronto FC.

The 'underdog' (¿?) Islanders were again sub-estimated by the 'superior' (¿?

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Can you believe we're 20 episodes in to the best web show ever in the history of Major League Soccer? Time flies when you're having fun. Host Tony Limarzi recaps the San Jose and Firpo draws and previews Saturday's contest in Houston against the Dynamo. In the final segment, Boyzzz Khumalo plays soccer with the homeless at Street Soccer USA, an amazing program that uses soccer for social change.

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DCUnited.com

By TRAVIS CLARK

It was supposed to be a chance at redemption for D.C. United. A new crack at the CONCACAF Champions League, a competition that saw them post a dismal 0-5-1. But whatever optimism that D.C. coming into the preliminary was quickly diffused by a stubborn LA Firpo opponent that held a reserve-heavy United in check Tuesday night.

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DCUnited.com

By TRAVIS CLARK

It was supposed to be a chance at redemption for D.C. United. A new crack at the CONCACAF Champions League, a competition that saw them post a dismal 0-5-1. But whatever optimism that D.C. coming into the preliminary was quickly diffused by a stubborn LA Firpo opponent that held a reserve-heavy United in check Tuesday night.

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DC United played few starters and bemoaned schedule congestion and travel. Well, after that listless tie with Firpo at home last night, it's pretty likely their schedule and travel possibilities will lighten up considerably over the next few months as the team has almost no chance to advance in the CONCACAF Champions League after that craptacular performance. Click to continue reading...

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BY DYLAN BUTLER

MARABELLA, Trinidad – While their form back in the United States has been dreadful, the New York Red Bulls view their trip to Trinidad & Tobago as a chance for a fresh start, a possible rare bright spot in an otherwise forgettable season.

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BY DYLAN BUTLER

MARABELLA, Trinidad – While their form back in the United States has been dreadful, the New York Red Bulls view their trip to Trinidad & Tobago as a chance for a fresh start, a possible rare bright spot in an otherwise forgettable season.

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Should DC United, Toronto FC and New York Red Bulls move on from the play-in round of the CONCACAF Champions League, we now know the dates and places of their next games in the group stage.

2009-10 CCL GROUP STAGE SCHEDULE
(Home Team listed first; All times U.S. Eastern)

Round 1
Tuesday, Aug.

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Here is the schedule for the CONCACAF matches and in bold are the Columbus Crew games and the special ticket for those who are season ticket holders.

2009-10 CCL GROUP STAGE SCHEDULE
(Home Team listed first; All times U.S. Eastern)

Round 1
Tuesday, Aug. 18
**Columbus Crew (USA) vs.

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Blog of the Day

The blog of the day in American soccer has to be one made by an anonymous author on a popular US-blog ripping the US Soccer federation in a quite wild, spectacular, and absolutely unsubstantiated fashion.

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The Puerto Rico Islanders return to CONCACAF Champions League action when they kick off their second campaign in the second edition of the tournament Wednesday against the MLS club Toronto FC.

The quest for regional club crown kicked off Tuesday night (Jul 28, 2009) as Mexico's Pachuca overwhelmed Jalapa (Guatemala) 3-0, and D.

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The Puerto Rico Islanders return to CONCACAF Champions League action when they kick off their second campaign in the second edition of the tournament tonight against the MLS club Toronto FC.

The quest for regional club crown kicked off Tuesday night (July 28) as Mexico's Pachuca overwhelmed Jalapa (Guatemala) 3-0, and the disappointing D.

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Jaime Moreno's penalty kick got a home 1-1 draw for D.C. United against El Salvador's L.A. Firpo on Tuesday night in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round series. Mario Benitez had put the visitors up. The result means that D.C. United must now win on the road or tie L.A. Click to continue reading...

D.C. United put on a particularly flat performance last night against El Salvador's L.A. Firpo and it just might cost them their CONCACAF Champions League future for this season. Click to continue reading...