Interested in helping out a wonderful community project and possibly rub elbows with Timbers legends Mick Hoban or Scot Thompson? The Friends of Trees are holding their annual tree planting on Saturday, February 11, and is inviting Timbers fans and community volunteers to join in the fun. Timber Joey will be there, but he's helping put trees in the ground, not cutting them down to celebrate goals.

The Montreal Impact announced on Friday that more than 25,000 tickets were already sold for the home opener at Olympic Stadium, March 17, against the Chicago Fire.

The Impact are hoping to create a new record for attendance at the Olympic Stadium with additional sales leading up to the home opener.

Tottenham have invited the six-year-old son of former star striker Steffen Iverson to join their youth set-up. Spurs have asked Joey James Iversen to train at the club, according to his mum. "Joey's tall for his age and muscular," says his mother Anna. "He has the same powerful legs as his father." Although he won't [.

Rumors have been swirling recently involving German midfielder Michael Ballack possibly making the move to Major League Soccer.

Ballack, best known for his heroics in the 2002 World Cup Final and time spent with Chelsea and Bayern Munich, has been linked to the expansion Montreal Impact for the past few months.

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The noted rent-a-quote astronomer Carl Sagan once said: "If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe." After roughly 19 weeks of the 2011-12 Serie A season, I think that we all can be in agreement that Antonio Conte makes the best apple pies from scratch.

Mr Arsenal himself would be proud of this team

One last job was required of Arsenal on the last day of 2011 and the job was duly delivered. 3 points was what we wanted to see Arsenal end the year on a high and it was a performance that deserved exactly that. The win moves us to fourth in the league, just 3 points behind Tottenham and 9 points behind both Manchester clubs.

U.S. Under-23 national team defender Greg Garza has left Under-23 camp in Sarasota, Florida to finalize a move to Club Tijuana.

Garza is set to sign with the Mexican First Division club after a successful trial in recent weeks. He's joining a squad with two other Americans on the roster in U.

Their Words This is a historic moment for the Montreal Impact. The new team jersey represents not only the identity of the club, but also the city of Montreal and the entire province of Quebec. Montreal Impact president Joey Saputo. Other Sources Arsenal chief dismisses US fans' Euro envy - from MLSsoccer.

The Montreal Impact unveiled their MLS jersey Thursday night, taking the latest step in the run up to their expansion season.

The primary, blue kit comes with matching blue shorts and is a pretty typical MLS shirt -- sponsor across the front, team crest by the heart, three stripes down either sleeve and MLS and country flag patches on the sleeves as well.

The Montreal Impact revealed their 2012 jersey on Thursday evening at the Montreal Science Center. "The new team jersey represents not only the identity of the club, but also the city of Montreal and the entire province of Quebec," said Montreal Impact president Joey Saputo." More than 20 pieces were unveiled during the event, including [.

U.S. Under-23 national team defender Greg Garza's search for a club team has led him to Mexico, where he recently secured a Mexican passport and is now beginning a trial with Mexican First Division side Club Tijuana.

A former youth player with Portuguese powerhouse Sporting Lisbon, Garza has been searching for a new club since leaving Portuguese second division side Estoril Praia earlier this year.

And their funniest recent tweet 1. Jamie Redknapp LiterallyJamie "To cheer Dad up, we've bought him some new golf clubs. His old clubs have now gone into administration" 2. Tony Pulis Tony_Pulis "Remember that Friends episode when joey & chandler became bracelet buddies?well Rory Delap is in for a surprise when he comes [.

Jonathan Shrager has interviewed The Telegraph columnist Mark Ogden, giving a fascinating insight into Twitter usage from the perspective of a renowned UK football reporter.

JS: @SteveForbesCEO (editor-in-chief of business magazine Forbes) recently asserted that "print journos used to look down on digital hacks as "trailer park.

Some more words of wisdom from the biggest tw*t in the Premiership to date

"However, despite criticising media intrusion into players' private lives, Barton hit out at the behaviour of England captain John Terry and Manchester United star Giggs in their private lives.

He said of the latter: "The Giggs issue in any walk of life is not right, the behaviour of the man towards another man, towards his brother.

By JOEY SAMUEL

During the qualifying process for the 2010 World Cup, France put on a number of disappointing performances and was forced to get in through the playoff round. On Tuesday, Les Bleus made sure that wouldn't happen again.

A Samir Nasri penalty in the 78th minute rescued a 1-1 draw for France against Bosnia-Herzegovina, allowing France to remain in first place in Group D and seal a place in EURO 2012.

Y'all remember when Young Jozy signed my pumpkin? That was a fun night replete with Bruce Arena's smirks and tequila shots with Joey Vide. Jozy was just a baby then, hadn't even suited up for the Nats yet if I recall correctly. My how s*** done changed for him (and his former club but that's another topic entirely).

By JOEY SAMUEL

Last summer, Uruguay shocked the world by advancing all the way to the semifinals of the 2010 World Cup. On Friday, they started their path to the next World Cup in style.

Uruguay, which also won the 2011 Copa America this summer, opened their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign in CONMEBOL with a 4-2 win over Bolivia.

University of Wisconsin forward Chris Prince became just the second player to score against Creighton this season, but the fifth-ranked Bluejays equalized minutes later and beat the Badgers 2-1 on midfielder Greg Jordan's 35-yard shot in the 94th minute Wednesday night at the McClimon Complex.

After playing even for a half, Fort Lewis College erupted for three second-half goals and cruised to a 4-1 win over the Colorado School of Mines in Golden on Friday.

The Skyhawks scored first when Artur Piperkov connected for his first goal of the season 10 minutes into the match. Piperkov banged his shot in from 15 yards out.

By Chris Wright

Here we have Joe Cole chirruping his way through a chorus of the Cockney standard 'Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner' in front of his new Gallic teammates as a kind of initiation rite/'embarrass the fresh meat' kind of thing (either that or the after-dinner entertainment at Lille really does suck the big one) and, to be fair to Joey, he gives it the beans.

Joey, we can cope with your occasional tantrums, esoteric and downright confusing Twitter ramblings and even your dodgy hair-do. But the moustache is too much. Please stop it. Image: Alex Livesey/Getty Images/Daylife.

Vote for Timber Joey in the MLS Mascot Finals!

I posted about this a while ago, but it appears that Timber Joey has made it to the finals of Total-MLS.com's mascot tournament.

He's currently battling against Columbus Crew's Crew Cat and has a solid majority, but he could always use another vote if you're interested in this sort of thing.

There are no words to aptly sum Philippe Senderos' verbal faux pas.

Immediately going to Joey's Twitter for his reaction, this may or may not be it.

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@terencejolley then I decided, to stop thinking and start doing. It's about doing ur little bit.

Brisket Bob made his debut when Sporting KC defeated the Portland Timbers 3-1 Wednesday night. Brisket Bob was a fun parody of one of the best traditions in American Soccer, Timber Joey. Dating back to the late 1970's when Timber Jim started sawing slabs off of huge logs inside the stadium whenever a Portland player scores.

Arsenal winger Gervinho has had his three match suspension for violent conduct confirmed today by the FA. The altercation between Gervinho and Barton last Saturday Arsenal had issued an appeal against the three match ban that the Ivory Coast would receive automatically for the red card he picked up after an altercation with Newcastle's Joey [.

The Montreal Impact and owner Joey Saputo held a press conference to announce the hiring of Jesse Marsch as the team's new head coach on Wednesday. Since the departure of Marc Dos Santos earlier this season, the Impact have been led on the field by current Sporting Director and former coach Nick De Santis.

Vote for Timber Joey in the MLS Mascot Competition!

I'm really not one for traditional mascots, but Timber Joey is different. Anybody who physically chainsaws a log during a game is alright by me.

Which is why I urge you guys to vote for Timber Joey at this competition. He's the only one who's not a suit wearing buffoon made only to appease the kids.

Jeld-Wen Field and Timbers Atmosphere gets reviewed

Not really sure on the legitimacy of the website, but the review was solid with the stadium and atmosphere earning high or top marks across many categories.

The one thing that irks me is a 1 star for "Extras." There doesn't seem to be anything bad stated there and I personally think Timber Joey is one bad ass extra.

I'm sure Mike Chabala is down with Timber Joey but Mike Chabala does not need Timber Joey. Mike Chabala can split his own wood cotdamnit. The hell you think he is? A woodchuck or some sh*t?

Joey Chiappetta, a New Berlin native who played at Waukesha Catholic Memorial High School, prepared for his sophomore season at Lipscomb by spending six weeks at Centro de Formacion de Futbolistas de Alto Rendimiento – CEFAR – in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

He agreed to write a journal for Wisconsin Soccer Central about his experiences at the academy, where he trained alongside mainly professional players.

It's hardly a good time to have another massive blowout at Newcastle, but that's what happened yesterday. Mike Ashley autocratic owner of Newcastle There were signs of player unrest at the game at Leeds United on Sunday, and of course then Joey tweeted those remarks criticizing Ashley and LLambias after the game, and Newcastle [.

• Back in the lab. (ESPN)
• A burgeoning legend. (Guardian)
• Putting France on the map. (The French Connection)
• Joey goes free. Again. (SBNation)
• The Citeh line. (Surreal Football)
• Chop it up. (The DA)

Carlos Ruiz is officially leaving the Philadelphia Union, according to the team, but his destination will not be Veracruz.

Daniel Guzman, head coach of the Tiburones Rojos (Red Sharks), once again addressed rumors that have linked Ruiz to Veracruz, denying them outright. Back on July 19, the Brotherly Game editor Joey Samuel reported, via a Veracruz news outlet,that Guzman had finally talked about the possible transfer - he denied it completely.

Joey Chiappetta, a New Berlin native who played at Waukesha Catholic Memorial High School, is preparing for his sophomore season at Lipscomb by spending time at Centro de Formacion de Futbolistas de Alto Rendimiento – CEFAR – in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

He's agreed to write a journal for Wisconsin Soccer Central about his experiences at the academy, where he's training alongside mainly professional players.

In a story sure to warm the cockles of Bill Archer's heart, Joey Saputo is delaying the renovation of the stadium that bears his last name, presumably because he doesn't want to be responsible for any costs that the government won't pay for:

So what's actually happened is the province put up $23 million for the stadium expansion, but nobody was willing to actually do the job for that price.

Brotherly Game Editor Joey Samuel Appears on Managing Madrid Podcast

Here's the link to my appearance on the Managing Madrid Podcast, courtesy of SB Nation's Real Madrid blog, where I'm also a contributor. I talk with managing editor Gabe Lezra about Madrid's prospects for this season, and we preview their friendly with the Union, among other topics.

Joey Chiappetta, a New Berlin native who played at Waukesha Catholic Memorial High School, is preparing for his sophomore season at Lipscomb by spending time at Centro de Formacion de Futbolistas de Alto Rendimiento – CEFAR – in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

He's agreed to write a journal for Wisconsin Soccer Central about his experiences at the academy, where he's training alongside mainly professional players.

A little Canadian news for the start of the week. It was reported over the weekend by TSN in Canada that expansion on Saputo Stadium has been delayed and that the Montreal Impact will not being their expansion season in MLS next year in it until at least the summer of 2012.

Original planning called for the 13,000 seat stadium to expand to 20,000 by the beginning of the spring in 2012 but costs and a lack of a suitable builder have caused the delays the club says.

(Translations of the podcast are by Joey Samuel, the Brotherly Game editor.)

Addressing new transfer rumors, Carlos Ruiz once again denied that he will return to Mexico, this time on Tiro Libre.

The former Puebla striker talked about reports coming out of Mexico on MLS' Spanish language podcast, saying that he was well aware of the rumors.

Joey Chiappetta, a New Berlin native who played at Waukesha Catholic Memorial High School, is preparing for his sophomore season at Lipscomb by spending time at Centro de Formacion de Futbolistas de Alto Rendimiento – CEFAR – in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

He's agreed to write a journal for Wisconsin Soccer Central about his experiences at the academy, where he's training alongside mainly professional players.