The Los Angeles Galaxy and Houston Dynamo are set to face off for a place in the 2009 MLS Cup
Final and it is anybody's guess which of these Western Conference powers will pull off the victory
tonight at the Home Depot Center (11:25pm, ESPN2).
The Galaxy will be the host tonight and is a slight favorite, but the Dynamo has a strong enough
defense and quality attacking weapons to score the upset.
The 2009 NCAA Soccer Tournament gets heated up this weekend with a number of games
taking place today.
Sadly, the University of Minnesota were bypassed on this years tournament even
though they shared the Big Ten title last year and made it to the Sweet 16.
The 2009 NCAA Soccer Tournament gets heated up this weekend with a number of games
taking place today.
Sadly, the University of Minnesota were bypassed on this years tournament even
though they shared the Big Ten title last year and made it to the Sweet 16.
(Davy expects African sides to edge traditional Latin and Continental powers, but fancies
England for the Cup. Below he discusses the likely England squad, highlighting what he expects to
be the historic contribution of England's black players.) To be King in Africa, a useful prerequisite is to be a Black Prince.
Everyone's sure to be happy with last night's result – we know we are. The boys came out to win
and they did it, attacking well from the very beginning, with Pedro being surprisingly awesome. Pep
was resting several starters for this match, with Xavi, Messi, Dani, Iniesta, Bojan, and Pinto on
the bench. Click to continue reading...
Poor run of form, you say? Every team has them. Manager on the brink of extinction? Extinction
doesn't exist, just ask Kirk Cameron (who may or may not be batshit crazy). Injuries spreading like
chlamydia in Deadwood? Al Swearengen says injuries are for ********** **** (audio NSFW). Bring on
Birmingham City.
Bad luck continues to follow Rafael Benitez. When the much-criticised Ryan Babel scored a brilliant
goal with just seven minutes of game time left, on most days in most seasons, the Pools probably
would have taken 3 points at Anfield against Lyon. However, with the Pools experiencing a long
streak of bad luck, it came as no surprise when Lisandro Lopez struck an equaliser in the final
seconds Click to continue reading...
Our reward for enduring through 32 weeks of regular season matches is a fascinating final four
in the Western Conference playoffs. While the Chivas USA versus Galaxy doubleheader in Los Angeles
stacks up to be a tough defensive struggle for both squads, expect fireworks from the Houston
Dynamo and the Seattle Sounders FC.
*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.
Barca's defense of the Copa Del Rey title begins against third division club Cultural Leonesa.
There's been talk that coach Pep Guardiola wouldn't be giving much importance to this competition
in light of the tight match schedule, but Pep had something different to say at the pre-match press
conference: "We have the same motivation to win this competition as we had last year.Click to continue reading...
Missouri State Bears, Samantha Aguilar, Jessica Smits, Jenna Dobkins
The Lady Bear's wrap up the regular season on Thursday when they host the
Illinois State Redbirds at Plaster Stadium. Game time is 1:00 pm
and it will be the last time the seniors pictured (Samantha Aguilar, Jessica Smits and Jenna
Dobkins) will play in front of the home crowd. Click to continue reading...
Missouri State Bears, Samantha Aguilar, Jessica Smits, Jenna Dobkins
The Lady Bear's wrap up the regular season on Thursday when they host the
Illinois State Redbirds at Plaster Stadium. Game time is 1:00 pm
and it will be the last time the seniors pictured (Samantha Aguilar, Jessica Smits and Jenna
Dobkins) will play in front of the home crowd. Click to continue reading...
CU's Mel Hicks, right, chases down Nebraska defender Carly Peetz in a game this season. The
Buffs are heading to Texas for two games this weekened.(photo by Tom
Auclair/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
The University of Colorado soccer team will wrap up the regular season with three games in eight
days, beginning with a road trip to the Lone Star State.
It's been seven matches since West Ham last tasted the joy of victory. Struggling from defensive
lapses, visibly lacking goalscoring power and down on luck, West Ham faces a difficult London derby
against "le magnifique" Arsenal. To hope for victory would be bordering on impossible but there is
reason to be bullish. Click to continue reading...
- - Checkout the TWO QPR Reports! This QPR Report site. And, the second combination messageboard
and quasi-blog QPR Report Messageboard. If you're interested in constantly-updated news re anything
QPR-related and also QPR nostalgia, this site has both - along with assorted eclectic non-QPR
football material.Click to continue reading...
I'm going to dispense with my normal game recap. Needless to say that if you've seen our last 4
games you've seen this one, with the exception of Noonan finding a way to get a ball across the
line. The Rapids gave up two goals off of two free kicks and never looked like they were in a game
where a win would have clinched a playoff spot. Click to continue reading...
Hey everyone, we're 20 minutes from game time and it should be a good one at Gillette Stadium in
Foxborough Mass. I'll be sharing all of my thoughts/observations in the comments section of this
post -- and I encourage you to do the same. Also, if you're interested in meeting a Fire
player/getting a look at FIFA 10 (which comes out on Tuesday) the Fire is hosting a FIFA 10
tournament at the Best Buy Hancock center in downtown Chicago on Monday.
By now, everyone knows what need to happen tonight - D.C. United needs to win to keep its
playoff hopes alive.
The team will have to do it without several key players, as Bryan Namoff (concussion), Josh
Wicks (dislocated shoulder, MCL sprain), Santino Quaranta (ruptured plantar plate), Ben Olsen (red
card suspension) and Chris Pontius (yellow card accumulation) will all be watching from the
sidelines.
In 2002, 2005, and 2006 Colorado traveled to Dallas and knocked them out of the playoffs (In 1997
we knocked Dallas out in Colorado). In 2009 Dallas faces a must win game at home to Colorado to
keep their playoff hopes alive, while Colorado has a chance to clinch a playoff berth with a win.
While not an actual playoff game, its essentially a do or die game. Click to continue reading...
St. Patrick's Athletic will be aiming to beat bottom placed club Bray Wanderers on Friday and Ryan
Guy could play a key role, while Chris Konopka will be hoping for some game time with Sporting
Fingal. Click to continue reading...
Sunday 4th October, 2000 BST. Many Arsenal fans are celebrating champagne football conquer
Allardyce's Blackburn. A few with bottles of champagne or bottles of Cava if you're not as
affluent like me. Could the day get even better? The England squad selection is revealed. Theo is
not picked for the England senior team.
Michael Owen scores the winner in the Manchester Derby
When Cristiano Ronaldo departed over the summer most United fans were expecting Sir Alex to come
up with a wonder signing. Rumours linked the likes of Karim Benzema, Franck Ribery and David
Silva with moves to Old Trafford but these deals failed to materialise.
Sodium turned in a solid performance against an always tough ESUFC Arsenal this weekend. Play was back-and-forth for most of the first half with both keepers coming up strong. Late in half
Eli Beard drove the ball deep down the left side, ripped a beautiful cross to a flying Jadyn
McMillan who finished the play into the back of the net! Click to continue reading...
The UT women (5-6-1) overcame Lynn University (6-5-0) on Sunday afternoon at Pepin Stadium in front
of about sixty spectators. The 2-1 win gave the Spartans their first Sunshine State Conference win
of the season. The match saw the return of sophomore Kendall Bourdon to the Spartans' net. Click to continue reading...
Today the Montreal Impact take on the Puerto Rico Islanders in the 2nd leg of the USL1 Semi
finals in Puerto Rico. Game time is 5pm central time. Montreal currently leads the series 2-1
with a victory in Montreal this past Thursday.
Montreal's leader in games played this season, Joey Gjersten, took some time out of his busy
weekend to answer a few questions for us.
As September fades away and October is upon us, here are the standings prior to this weekends
games; THUSC Sodium [4 pts] OR Rush 95G Nike [4 pts] Sherwood Force [4 pts] EMFC 95 Magic [4 pts] FC Portland Platinum [3 pts] SSC 95 Hotspur [1 pt] USA Hotshots [1 pt] LOSC Extreme [0 pts] ESUFC Arsenal [0 pts] Good luck to the teams that play this weekend! Click to continue reading...
Drury Lady Panthers 4 UMSL Tritons 1 Katie Pritchard (pictured) came off the bench to score two goals, one in each half, leading Drury
to a 4-1 victory over Missouri-St. Louis in Great Lakes Valley Conference play Friday night at
Harrison Stadium.
Drury took a 1-0 lead just six minute into the contest on sophomore Nicole Williams'
team-leading eighth goal of the season and 18th of her career, coming off an assist by senior Mandi
Little.
