You've got to feel sorry for the Republic of Ireland after last nights match where they were
cruelly knocked out of the World Cup 2010 qualifiers thanks to a Thierry Henry handball.
Ireland went into the 2nd leg of the game 1-0 behind from a Nicolas Anelka goal in the first leg
played at home last week, and went level in tonights game through Robbie Keane.
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-According to the Dynamo, Ricardo Clark, whose contract expires next month, has no intention to
re-sign with Major League Soccer as he pursues opportunities abroad.
-Brian Ching underwent surgery Tuesday to address a meniscus tear in his left knee. He suffered
the injury in Game 1 of the series against Seattle Sounders FC but is expected to make a full
recovery during the offseason.
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When their season on the line, the Fire needed a big-time performance from the back line in
Saturday night's second leg of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New England
Revolution. And did the defense ever deliver, putting together a comprehensive performance to shut
down (and shutout) the Revolution and pave the way for the Fire to get into the Eastern Conference
Final.
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The Fire came into last Sunday's Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal series against the
New England Revolution with high hopes that they could leave Boston with a result.
And though the Fire got off to the right start in the series opener - scoring an early goal to
put the pressure on New England - the team was undone by a pair of defensive lapses and ultimately
fell to the Revolution 2-1.
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Hey everyone, I just got off the phone with Fire Head Coach Denis Hamlett and I got quite a bit
of reaction to the 2-1 Game 1 loss to the New England Revolution.
A lot of the quotes are same old, same old from Denis (funny how that happens when the team
struggles with the same problems over and over again.
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Last week I took a look at five key questions that would play a role in determining the winner
of Game 1 of the Fire-Revolution Eastern Conference Semifinal Series. Now, with the 2-1 Revolution
win in the books, it's time to take a second look at those five questions and see how they played
out.
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CLICK HERE to read my ESPNChicago.com post from the Chicago Fire's 2-1 loss to the New England
Revolution in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. It features a recap, analysis
and commentary from Fire midfielder Chris Rolfe, who scored Chicago's lone goal.
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The Fire headed into Sunday's Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at the New England
Revolution knowing that they couldn't afford to give the Revs many set piece opportunities.
"We have to limit their set pieces," Fire Head Coach Denis Hamlett said earlier this week. "[We
have to be careful on] throw-ins and corner kicks because they do well with those.
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The weekend schedule attempted to match the excitement of Thursday's opener, and Columbus - Real
Salt Lake failed miserably. The reigning champions did nothing to remind anybody that they're the
team to beat. Instead, a game full of examples of dire soccer got capped with a late goal and a
Columbus loss.
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We're finally here.
After 7 months of grueling regular season action, the Fire is just two hours away from kicking off
Game 1 of their two game Eastern Conference Semifinal against New England. Today's game should be a
hard-fought, physical battle (as it always is between the two long time rivals.
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This was Everton's third successive home game draw and Villa's third successive draw.Diniyar
Bilyaletdinov had opened the scoring for the Everton but John Carew equalised within two minutes of
the restart to tie the game 1-1 at Goodison Park.
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My recent posts on ESPNChicago.com:
• Oct. 31: Game 1 preview - Chicago Fire at New England Revolution
• Oct. 30: Time is now for Fire - Chicago has dealt with distractions all season
• Oct. 30: This date in Fire history: Oct. 30, 1998 - Fire complete 'double' with U.S. Open Cup
victory
Also noteworthy:
• Chicago Tribune: What Chicago Fire need to do in playoffs
• Pitch Invasion's The Sweeper: Beckham and Blanco move on -- can MLS?
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The MLS playoffs continue tonight with Columbus traveling to Sandy, Utah to take on Real Salt Lake
in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal series (6 p.m. Direct Kick). If Real Salt Lake is
to have any chance against the regular season champion Crew they need a result tonight -- as they
typically struggle mightily on the road.
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After three consecutive years suffering playoff heartbreak against the Revolution, the Fire will
try to extend their playoff winning streak against the Revs to two series this Sunday, when the two
sides meet at Gillette Stadium for Game 1 (1 p.m. on FSC) of their two game Eastern Conference
Semifinal matchup.
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Well, we didn't win. Houston took our best shot and is still standing. A couple thoughts on last
night's game.
1) Houston is *way* more talented than we are, up and down the field. Brad Evans played out of his
mind last night, Ljungberg had a good game, our defense was ok, Keller earned his paycheck, that
was for sure.
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RMAC defensive player of the week Wally Fink punches the ball away from Fort Lewis
striker Euan Purcell. (photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
Jeff Nelson of the Colorado School of Mines was named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
offensive player of the week for games played the weekend of Oct.
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MLS just announced that Game 1 of the Fire-Revolution Eastern Conference Semifinal series has been
moved from Saturday, October 31st at 3 p.m. to Sunday, November 1st at 1 p.m.
As of now, the league hasn't announced the reasoning behind the change (I'll try and get that for
you guys later on.
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VS
Columbus Crew (#1 East) vs Real Salt Lake (#5 West)
Game 1: Saturday October 31st 5:30 PM @ Salt Lake
Game 2: Thursday November 5th 7:00 PM @ Columbus (ESPN2)
Regular Season Series tied 1-1
vs
Chicago Fire (#2 East) vs New England Revolution (#3 East)
Game 1: Saturday October 31st 3:00 PM @ New England (Fox Soccer Channel)
Game 2: Saturday November 7th 7:30 PM @ Chicago (Fox Soccer Channel)
Regular Season Seried tied 0-0-2
vs
LA Galaxy (#1 West) vs Chivas USA (#4 West)
Game 1: Sunday November 1st 4:00 PM @ Chivas (ESPN2)
Game 2: Sunday November 8th 6:30 PM @ Galaxy (ESPN2)
Regular Season Series: Galaxy lead 2-0-1
vs
Houston Dynamo (#2 West) vs Seattle Sounders FC (#3 West)
Game 1: Thursday October 29th 9:00 PM (ESPN2) @ Seattle
Game 2: Sunday November 8th 2:00 PM
Regular Season Series: Seattle lead 1-0-1
This post is from the Major League Soccer Fan Blog
MLS Cup Playoff Schedue is set
Related posts:
- MLS 2008 Playoff Schedule and Predictions
- 2008 TV Schedule
- Updated playoff race
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Conference Semifinals – Game #1 Eastern Conference (1) Columbus Crew at (4) Real Salt Lake,
Saturday, Oct. 31 – 6pm ET (Regional TV, Direct Kick, MLSnet.com) (2) Chicago Fire at (3) New
England Revolution, Saturday, Oct. 31 – 4pm ET (FSC, FSE) Western Conference (1) Los Angeles
Galaxy at (4) Chivas USA, Sunday, Nov.
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WVHooligan 26 October @ 12:25 PM EST
Here is a full rundown of the playoff schedule. Only one game not on national TV (Crew-RSL game
this weekend).
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs Schedule
All times Eastern; schedule subject to change
Conference Semifinals Game #1
Eastern Conference
(1) Columbus Crew at (4) Real Salt Lake, Saturday, Oct.
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There has been a lot of discussion recently over the individual merits of Fernando Torres and Wayne
Rooney. Both have had great starts to the new season, and both are vitally important to their
respective clubs...but who is the better player? It's a tough question to answer objectively, but
the following in-depth, objective analysis shows quite clearly that Torres is the more consistently
effective performer.
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Steven Gerrard and/or Fernando Torres may not be fit for this weekend's game against Sunderland.
Panic stations, right? Wrong. Whilst the media love to spin the myth that Liverpool is a 'two-man
team' history proves otherwise, and in my view, Liverpool fans have nothing to worry about.
LIVERPOOL WITHOUT GERRARD
Liverpool do just fine without Gerrard in the side, and history proves this beyond a shadow of a
doubt.
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Jeff Nelson of the Colorado School of Mines' men's soccer team was named Rocky Mountain Athletic
Conference offensive player of the week.
Nelson, a senior forward from Laramie, scored four goals and tallied two assists to help Mines
to a pair of victories last weekend. In Mines' 4-3 win at CSU-Pueblo on Friday, Nelson scored a
pair of goals, including the winner, and added an assist.
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SoccerLens 15 October @ 11:01 AM EST
Due to the critisim of the official FIFA world rankings system, alternative rankings systems
have surfaced over the years. The most prominent of these awards is the World Football ELO
rankings. As the name suggests the system is based of the ELO ranking system designed by Hungarian
mathematician Dr.
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SoccerLens 15 October @ 11:01 AM EST
Due to the critisim of the official FIFA world rankings system, alternative rankings systems
have surfaced over the years. The most prominent of these awards is the World Football ELO
rankings. As the name suggests the system is based of the ELO ranking system designed by Hungarian
mathematician Dr.
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Colorado School of Mines striker Kayla Mitchell was named the RMAC offensive player of the week
for games played during the week of Oct. 2. It marks the fifth time in Mitchell's career and second
time this season that she has received this honor.
Mitchell, a senior forward from Ontario, Ore.
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kenn.com 07 October @ 11:25 AM EST
A cloudy morning in Phoenix is a godsend, don't ever let anyone tell you differently. Some
things I have noticed or thought about in the last few hours include:
- TNT's Chip Caray is just getting crushed for his performance in last night's
one game playoff between the Tigers and Twins.
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Portland 3-3 Vancouver (Whitecaps take the series 5-4 aggregate)
The USL final is set and it will be an all-Canadian affair with the Vancouver Whitecaps taking on
the Montreal Impact.
Brian Farber scored two first half goals for Commissioners Cup champion Portland Timbers but it
just wasn't enough as 14,283Â fans watched from PGE Park.
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The USL final is set and it will be an all-Canadian affair with the Vancouver Whitecaps
taking on the Montreal Impact.
Portland 3-3 Vancouver (Whitecaps take the series 5-4 aggregate)
Brian Farber scored two first half goals for Commissioners Cup champion Portland Timbers but it
just wasn't enough as 14,283Â fans watched from PGE Park.
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The Willard Fall Classic opened last night with the host playing against Northside and District
rival Hillcrest. This is a favorite tournament of mine because it's an excellent opportunity to see
some excellent play and usually includes a significant Class 2 District 5 component. That allows me
to see who's progressed the most during the season and is preparing for a late season run.
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The Willard Fall Classic opened last night with the host playing against Northside and District
rival Hillcrest. This is a favorite tournament of mine because it's an excellent opportunity to see
some excellent play and usually includes a significant Class 2 District 5 component. That allows me
to see who's progressed the most during the season and is preparing for a late season run.
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