BY ADAM SERRANO
The San Jose Earthquakes believe that they have found another compliment to Chris Wondolowski
with the signing of Turkish forward Sercan Güvenışık.
The 31-year-old German league veteran impressed the Earthquakes during a two month trial with
the club last season, which included scoring two goals in a reserve match against the Los Angeles
Galaxy.
The San Jose Earthquakes have snapped up FC Dallas striker Marvin Chavez for allocation money.
The 28-year-old Honduras international scored six goals in 31 appearances for Dallas last season,
having previously played for Victoria and Marathon in his homeland.
He also scored the decisive goal in Dallas' 1-0 victory at Pumas UNAM in the group stage of the
CONCACAF Champions League in August, the first-ever victory by an MLS side in Mexico in any
competition, and has been popular among the soccer betting tips ever since.
For the first time since its soccer-specific stadium opened in 2005, FC Dallas won't be playing
at Pizza Hut Park.
Instead, the club will play at the temporarily named FC Dallas Stadium while it searches for a
new sponsor.
Pizza Hut is reportedly dropping its sponsorship of the stadium, effective after the Football
Championship Subdivision title game is held there on Jan.
This time last year, the San Jose Earthquakes were riding high. They had upset the New York Red
Bulls in the Eastern Conference playoffs and had seen the emergence of Chris Wondolowski as a bona
fide goal scorer. Although the ...
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Ah the scrap heap of MLS. Guys who were once counted on by their teams now discarded because
next year's salary is to high. So who should the Fire be considering to take off the scrap heap?
Join me after the jump where I will talk about phases, players, and make fun of Baggio Husidic. It
will be fun!
Slim soccer news pickings from the Thanksgiving holiday. Checkout our Thanksgiving Day news
roundup for extensive coverage of reaction to the Expansion Draft and more.
Union
Union Dues says Justin Mapp "has won himself into the 'Do Not Boo' list" and looks forward "to
welcoming Mapp and his new team to PPL for the first time.
Convey Option Offically Declined - Available In Re-Entry Draft
Teams have until December 1st to decide on options, but the San Jose Earthquakes already told
Convey he's not coming back. Phase One of the Re-Entry Draft would be at his option number (between
0-10% of his 336k 2011 contract). Phase Two is at any number the acquiring team can negotiate.
The Montreal Impact selected Bobby Burling in the expansion draft yesterday. Head coach Jesse
Marsch played with Burling on Chivas USA from 2007 to 2009. Marsch played as a defensive midfielder
and Burling played as a defender while on Chivas USA. As such, Marsch was happy to select Burling
during the expansion draft.
Photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com
By AVI CREDITOR
CARSON, Calif. -- Standing atop the winner's podium following MLS Cup is nothing new for Los
Angeles Galaxy coach Bruce Arena and Houston Dynamo coach Dom Kinnear. Whichever one gets the
opportunity to do that again following Sunday's final, though, will make history in the process
while further etching his name in U.
Los Angeles Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena was named MLS Coach of the Year for the third time,
winning the 2011 award after leading the Galaxy to the Supporters Shield as the team with the best
record in the MLS regular season. The Galaxy's 19-5-10 record was also the second best record in
league history.
Paul Kennedy of Soccer America reports that less than a year after he led the Colorado Rapids to
their first MLS championship, Englishman Gary Smith is out as head coach.
Management announced on Monday that it will not renew Smith's contract, making his departure
the second quickest forced exit of an MLS Cup champion coach in league history.
"They score a lot of late goals, they never say die, especially with this Sounders team, they're
a strong team and until that final whistle blows they will be in the game for sure" Frank Yallop
11-1-2011
If there is anyone who knows that it's not really over until it's over it would be coach Frank
Yallop of the San Jose Earthquakes, who talks with us about his experience when his 2003 team were
down 4-0 on aggregate going into the final second half of the 2 game playoff series and went on to
win the series by a goal.
"They score a lot of late goals, they never say die, especially with this Sounders team, they're
a strong team and until that final whistle blows they will be in the game for sure" - Frank Yallop
11-1-2011
If there is anyone who knows that it's not really over until it's over it would be coach Frank
Yallop of the San Jose Earthquakes, who talks with us about his experience when his 2003 team were
down 4-0 on aggregate going into the final second half of the 2 game playoff series and went on to
win the series by a goal.
While much concerning this game will be about spectacle (Kasey Keller, Fan Appreciation) there
is also the little game of soccer. The San Jose Earthquakes enter Saturday's game already
eliminated from the MLS Cup Playoffs. A dire stretch from June 17th to the present saw them win
only two matches - one against the Fire and the other against the Revolution.
RSL hopes to get back on track in Vancouver tonight. (Getty Images)
It is an international break weekend in the soccer world but unfortunately for some hoping to
have a break we do have three Major League Soccer games to discuss in Week 30. As I posted earlier,
two of the three games have playoff implications while the other game is more about playing for
2012.
It's been a while since I've posted and I'm sorry for that. I've started a new school year and
it's pretty demanding so most nights I've been studying with little time to sit down and write up a
post. Up next for the Quakes is a home game against Sporting KC. Sporting is on top of the Eastern
Conference at this point in the season while the Quakes are still fighting for the 10th and last
playoff spot.
Quotes
Head Coach John Spencer
On the overall result:
"I think that we came out a little flat. We never started the game particularly sharp. Obviously,
you go a goal up and the goalkeeper pulls out an unbelievable save on Darlington (Nagbe), we
could've been two-nil up, but to be fair I think if you look at the game as a whole, San Jose was
very unlucky to not get more than one point.
The second of two must win homes games in a single week is tomorrow night against the San
Jose Earthquakes, a team that the Portland Timbers are currently winless against. That's right,
those of you who think far back to the Timbers short lived U.S. Open Cup run will remember that the
San Jose Earthquakes actually came to Jeld-Wen Field and beat the Timbers for the first time at
home.
At this point, what more can you really say?
The Houston Dynamo host the San Jose Earthquakes tomorrow night at Robertson Stadium desperately
needing points to stay ahead of the trip of teams with games in hand who sit right on their tails
in the standings. The Dynamo are holding on to a playoff spot by the slimmest of margins and
anything less than the full three points against the Quakes really won't cut it.
Oooh, it comes in "San Jose blue"
TORONTO (17th) VS. SAN JOSE
(14th) BMO FIELD - SATURDAY 7PM ETTV: GOLTV -----RADIO: FAN 590 THE KICKABOUT:- Is TFC's sudden lack of scoring a long-term issue or can they break out of their goal funk?
LA's Strategy Bruce Arena gave a start to Robbie Keane even though he had only arrived at
the club 48 hours prio. Keane took the place of Juan Pablo Angel up top and paired with Adam
Cristman. The 4-4-2 formation placed Juninho and Beckham in the center of midfield and Donovan and
Franklin out wide.
Hans Backe and New York are on the brink of disaster. (Getty Images)
It has been a while since I last updated my coaching hot seat post. In fact I don't believe I've
updated it since Carlos de los Cobos was about to be let go in the Windy city earlier this
summer.
There really shouldn't be too many surprising names on this list below.
Hans Backe and New York are on the brink of disaster. (Getty Images)
It has been a while since I last updated my coaching hot seat post. In fact I don't believe I've
updated it since Carlos de los Cobos was about to be let go in the Windy city earlier this
summer.
There really shouldn't be too many surprising names on this list below.
Well not the best game for the Portland Timbers but it was a draw on the road without their two
CMs.
Quotes:
Head coach John Spencer
On the result:
"I think the draw was a fair result. It was probably one of the most boring games of soccer I've
seen in a long time.
Owing to the fast-moving news cycle in U.S. Soccer over the last few days, stories at SI.com are
stacked up like Tokyo subway riders at rush hour.
As such, there will be no "Five Things to Know" review at SI.com's soccer site this week.
So, while you lament the winding down of another summer friendly season here (just a couple of
them babies left) and while I prep for a 1 p.
Entering the match, the two sides came in limping. Vancouver were on a four match losing streak and
San Jose had gone winless in six.
San Jose's Strategy Frank Yallop started with a 4-2-3-1
formation, using Wondolowski on the left side instead of as a strike partner for Lenhart. Lenhart's
job was to hold up the ball and he took quite a pummeling doing so.
By CALEB SONNELAND
Much scrutiny has been made of the disciplinary action taken by the MLS this season.
The latest actions taken see suspensions for LA's Chris Birchall and Chicago's Diego Cháves
while San Joe head coach Frank Yallop gets a $500 slap on the wrist for "conduct unbecoming of a
professional" during the Earthquakes match against the Union over the weekend.
US
USWNT post-match quotes following Wednesday's Women's World Cup 3–1 semifinal win over
France.
The Shin Guardian has a thing or two the men's game could learn from the women's game.
The Inquirer and Forbes follows buzz generated by the USWNT at the Women's World Cup.
Abby Wambach's header against Brazil beat out Eric Hassli's wonder strike for the Best Play ESPY
award.
By JOHN BOSCHINI
The Philadelphia Union dominated play in San Jose but could only manage a 0-0 draw with the
Earthquakes in a testy affair on Saturday night.
It was a cagey first half that saw few chances with the best opportunity coming when Danny
Mwanga's low shot was cleared off the line by Bobby Burling.
Chivas USA 2 San Jose Earthquakes 0
Make no mistake, this was a bad soccer game - by both teams - for the most part.
San Jose Coach Frank Yallop held his hands up.
"For whatever reason you've just got to say, 'bad game, move on,'" Yallop said. "We've
only lost one game in eight before this match, but we've tied the last two and lost this one so you
don't want to get in this rut.
Chivas USA's second Wednesday night game of the season did not prove a crowd crushing experience
driving into Home Depot Center tonight.
And if it hadn't been for the way to many parking lot attendants and unnecessary barriers
preventing you from finding a spot easily and quickly I would have been through the gates even
quicker.
Game of the WeekSan Jose 2, New York 2 I keep wanting to bury San Jose. Not because I hate the
Quakes, or even because I dislike them. But because at a time it made sense. The Quakes were a
known commodity at the beginning of the year, and they were a terrible commodity. The end. But not
so fast my friends.
Watch Bouna Condoul fumble a run of the mill grab of a corner and gift the ball to Ryan
Stephenson for San Jose Earthquakes equalizer. Last weekend he was similarly embarrassed when he
completely flubbed Marco Pappa's soft shot on goal.
Condoul's horrifically incompetent goalkeeping is a seamless transition from his predecessor
Greg Sutton's equally inept performance.
San Jose will look to avenge the 3-0 drubbing New York gave to the Quakes earlier this season.
For the first time this season Frank Yallop will be able to pair Wondolowski with Lenhart and
Dawkins. The Quakes are taking the previous loss to heart and are energized to put in a grand
performance for a grand stadium.
LIVEStrong Park will host the Quakes for it's second MLS match this season. The Quakes are the
hottest team in MLS right now, notching 13 points out of a possible 15 in their last 5 games, as
well as going undefeated in their last 6. Sporting have had a string of poor road results since
opening day, including an exciting but painful 0-0 draw during LIVEStrong's first match this
season.
Two teams that haven't lost in over a month will face each other tomorrow night as DC United host
the San Jose Earthquakes, who have been a bit of a tough out for United the past few years as the
...
Forgive me for the lack of posts in the last day or so. I've been busy getting ready for my
pending vacation this weekend to Colorado. I've had a lot of outside of day job and blogging to
attend to here. Anyways, time to get down to brass tax and get to these weekend predictions.
With loads of games this weekend starting tonight, there will be plenty of quality MLS soccer to
enjoy.
Forgive me for the lack of posts in the last day or so. I've been busy getting ready for my
pending vacation this weekend to Colorado. I've had a lot of outside of day job and blogging to
attend to here. Anyways, time to get down to brass tax and get to these weekend predictions.
With loads of games this weekend starting tonight, there will be plenty of quality MLS soccer to
enjoy.
BROADCAST INFORMATION SportsTalk 790 (ENG Radio) La Ranchera 850 (SPN Radio) Galavision (SPN
TV)
REFEREE: Alex Prus - MLS Career: 182 games; FC/gm: 27.5; Y/gm: 3.2; R: 42; pens: 50
HEAD-TO-HEAD: ALL-TIME (7 meetings): Earthquakes 3 wins, 10 goals ... Dynamo 3 wins, 11
goals .
Weather: 61 degrees, 13 mph winds with light rain. Otherwise known as sucky.
Surface: Natural Grass
Location: At a monument to the dominant Japanese automaker in Bridgeview, IL
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
Line Judges: Brian Poeschel; Peter Balciunas
4th Official: Allen Chapman
Attendance: 11,926
Lineups:
Chicago Fire
Coach: Carlos de los Cobos
GK: Sean Johnson
D: Gonzalo Segares
D: Cory Gibbs
D: Yamith Cuesta
D: Bratislav Ristic
LM: Marco Pappa
RM: Dominic Oduro
CM: Logan Pause (C)
CM: Daniel Paladini
F: Diego Chaves
F: Cristian Nazarit
Bench:
F: Orr Barouch
M/F: Gaston Puerari
M: Baggio Husidic
M: Corben Bone
D: Pari Pantazopoulos
D: Dasan Robinson
GK: Jon Conway
San Jose Earthquakes
Coach: Frank Yallop
GK: Jon Busch
D: Steven Beitashour
D: Ike Opara
D: Jason Hernandez
D: Bobby Convey
M: Joey Gjertsen
M: Brad Ring
M: Khari Stephenson
M: Ramiro Corrales (C)
F: Steven Lenhart
F: Chris Wondolowski
Bench:
M: Anthony Ampaipitakwong
M: Sam Cronin
M: Brandon McDonald
D: Bobby Burling,
F: Ellis McLoughlin
D/M: Justin Morrow
GK Andrew Weber
- Lenhart gets lose down the left side but Cuesta is there to take the ball away and kick it long
towards Nazarit.
