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Frigid temperatures and snowstorms across Europe are starting to take their toll on the soccer
schedule.
Saturday's anticipated match between Roma and Inter Milan has already been postponed because of
snow blanketing Rome. The Cesena-Catania match has also been called off, and that is in addition to
four midweek Serie A games having to be rescheduled because of the snow.
Editor's Note: Another semi-regular feature starting up here. "The Open Bar" will focus
on all the wonderful drinking options FBMers should avail themselves of.
Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer's official tequila sponsor is launching a set of
soccer-specific tequila bottles.
Club Deportivo Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, usually called Tigres or Tigres UANL, is a
Mexican soccer football club which plays in the Mexican Primera División. Tigres UANL is the...
DaMarcus Beasley has picked up where he left off with Mexican side Puebla, continue his stellar
form since moving South of the Border with his latest goal.
Beasley delivered the game-winning goal in Puebla's 1-0 victory against Jaguares on Saturday,
scoring a right-footed finish after making a fast back-post run and latching onto a perfect pass
before pulling off a perfect cut-back and finish.
Giovani Dos Santos is no stranger to moving during the winter transfer window, but instead of
what has happened in past years, he is on the verge of leaving club purgatory for good.
Forever glued to the bench at Tottenham, the 22-year-old Mexican star is on the verge of a full
transfer to Spanish club Villarreal, according to reports from Europe.
El Club de Futbol Monterrey is a Mexican soccer club from Monterrey, Nuevo León. Founded in 1945,
the team is also the oldest team from the north of Mexico currently...
Founded in 2007, Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente (usually called Club Tijuana or Club de
Fútbol Tijuana ot Los Xolos) is a Mexican soccer team from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico....
Club de Futbol Estudiantes Tecos is a Mexican professional soccer club associated with the
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara AC. It currently plays in the top-tier of Mexican soccer, La
Primera...
Is Conde Worth the Price?Late yesterday evening, Big Apple Soccer's Michael Lewis broke the
news that the Red Bulls had purchased the MLS rights of Wilman Conde from Chicago Fire. Lewis'
story, citing an anonymous source, indicated that the Red Bulls would be sending a draft pick
Chicago's way in return.
Houston Dynamo fans have been waiting since the club's inaugural 2006 season for a
soccer-specific stadium they could call their own, and, come May, that dream will be realized.
According to the Houston Chronicle, that stadium will be named BBVA Compass Stadium at an
official ceremony slated for Wednesday afternoon.
While Santos Laguna is busy trying to climb out of a one-goal deficit in the Mexican Apertura
final, the club has an eye on sustaining its success during the Clausura campaign as well. A piece
of that puzzle involves Herculez Gomez.
Cash-strapped Estudiantes Tecos has sold Gomez to Santos Laguna, putting the U.
Manchester United's week has gone from bad to worse.
After being eliminated from the UEFA Champions League in the group stage, United got word Friday
that centerback Nemanja Vidic will miss the remainder of the season after suffering ligament damage
in his right knee.
Vidic suffered the injury at the end of the first half of United's UCL finale against FC Basel
Wednesday while battling Marco Streller for the ball.
Carlos Tevez appears to be inching closer to resolution on his future.
The much-maligned Manchester City striker has a major suitor in AC Milan, which has reportedly
extended an offer to take the player on loan for the rest of the season before purchasing his
contract during the summer.
Photo by Steven Limentani/ISIphotos.com
Stanford's women's soccer team has completed its climb up the NCAA ladder. Finally.
After falling in the national title game in each of the last two seasons, Stanford held off Duke
to capture the 2011 title with a 1-0 victory in Kennesaw, Ga.
By FRANCO PANIZO
If Liverpool is to overcome its less-than-stellar start to the season and get back in contention
for a Champions League spot, it will have to do so without one of its top players.
Lucas Leiva has been ruled out for the remainder of the Premiership campaign after sustaining a
knee injury in Liverpool's 2-0 quarterfinal victory over Chelsea in the Carling Cup on Tuesday.
By JOEY SAMUEL
The field competing for CONCACAF's spots at the 2012 Summer Olympics is officially set.
Trinidad & Tobago and Cuba each recorded the results they needed Monday night to advance out of
Caribbean qualifying and earn the final two spots in the 2012 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament.
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.
By JOEY SAMUEL
A wild weekend that included several major upsets concluded Sunday night in Mexico, where the
four semifinal places in the Apertura playoffs were set.
Chivas de Guadalajara, despite finishing first in the regular season standings, could not
overturn the deficit from their shocking 2-1 loss to Queretaro from last week.
Photo by ISIPhotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
The Montreal Impact continued their preparations for the 2012 MLS season by signing Ft.
Lauderdale Strikers midfielder Bryan Arguez.
The former U.S. U-20 international, who had a stint with D.C. United in 2007, helped the
Strikers reach the NASL Championship Series this past season.
While Jurgen Klinsmann struggles to find wins or goals with the U.S. men's national team, the
man he replaced is ready to begin his latest coaching adventure.
Bob Bradley will coach his first game as head coach of the Egyptian National Team, which takes
on Brazil today (Noon, ESPN3.
After scoring goal after goal as a substitute, Herculez Gomez was given a chance to show what he
could do in the Estudiantes Tecos starting lineup on Saturday.
He responded by scoring even more goals.
The American forward scored his sixth and seventh goals of the Mexican League season to help
Tecos defeat Santos Laguna, 5-2, on Saturday.
Photo by Michael Janosz/ISIphotos.com
By ADAM SERRANO
CARSON, Calif.— The Los Angeles Galaxy have played in a number of big matches this season, but
all are dwarfed when compared to Wednesday's match against Monarcas Morelia in the CONCACAF
Champions League.
By JOEY SAMUEL
Toronto FC managed to keep their chances of reaching the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals
alive on Tuesday night, but only just barely.
Missing several key players, including captain Torsten Frings, TFC managed to draw Mexican power
Pumas UNAM 1-1 at BMO Field.
After a wild Tuesday night involving Los Angeles and Colorado, the other three MLS teams in the
CONCACAF Champions League group stage hope for better results as they continue their push for the
knockout round.
Columbus and Houston also square off in a crucial league game riddled with Eastern Conference
implications.
Photo by ISIphotos.com
MORELIA, Mexico -- To say that Landon Donovan is Public Enemy No. 1 when he faces Mexican
opposition may be a bit of an understatement.
Ahead of Tuesday's CONCACAF Champions League match with Morelia, the perception that Mexicans
have of the Los Angeles Galaxy captain is that of a vile man, who people in a local marketplace
label a "racist" and someone who undoubtedly "hates Mexicans.
Former U.S. men's national team head coach Bob Bradley is still looking for his first post-USMNT
job and fresh reports have him potentially moving to Mexico to find it.
According to multiple reports that emerged on Sunday, Bradley is in the running to coach Mexican
side Santos Laguna.
US manager Jurgen Klinsmann describes his relationship with assistant Martin Vasquez with Jeff
Carlisle of ESPN.com-
One area where Klinsmann has moved quickly is in naming Martin Vasquez as his No. 1 assistant
coach. The U.S. manager had previously indicated that he would audition guest assistants whenever
the team got together as a means of filling out the spots on his staff.
By ADAM SERRANO
The chase for Club Tijuana forward Joe Benny Corona just got a bit more interesting.
Corona has been called up by Mexico's Under-22 side for a pair of matches against Chile's
Under-22s. Corona is joined on the roster by another California native, Chivas de Guadalajara left
back Miguel Angel Ponce.
Photo by Bill Barrett/ISIphotos.com
Sporting Kansas City is giving Designated Player Omar Bravo a chance to go up against his former
team.
The MLS club announced that it will play a friendly with Chivas de Guadalajara on Oct. 12 at
Livestrong Sporting Park. The match follows a bye week for Sporting KC, but it also comes three
days before what could be a crucial match beween the club and the New York Red Bulls considering
the current playoff picture.
Video Above: Mayhem with fans begins around the 2-minute mark.
Around the world, the Mexican First Division is respected as a talented league with tough
competition from top to bottom. Soccer is Mexico's pasttime.
Photo by ISIPhotos.com
American striker Herculez Gomez has developed a reputation in Mexico for stepping up late in
matches and delivering vital goals. Pachuca learned this when Gomez played for 'Los Tuzos' last
season, and on Friday night Gomez reminded Pachuca what it lost when it sold Gomez to Tecos earlier
this summer.
By DAVID MOSSE
The last unbeaten in the Brazilian Championship fell on Thursday night, as Flamengo was thrashed
at home by Atletico Goianiense. Next up is a high-profile clash with Internacional on Sunday (3
p.m.), one that Wanderley Luxemburgo hopes will represent a return to normalcy for the Rio de
Janeiro giants, who suffered only their second defeat of the year and are three points behind
Corinthians.
By DAVID MOSSE
Boca Juniors had a disappointing debut in this Apertura Championship, being held to a scoreless
draw by Olimpo last weekend. Julio Falcioni is already under pressure, especially with a possible
presidential election looming, and would love a victory over Union on Monday (8:15 p.
It's been a summer marred by disappointment for U.S. Soccer. Most notably there was the CONCACAF
Gold Cup Final collapse against Mexico by the U.S. Men's National Team and the loss to Japan in the
Women's World Cup Final by the U.S. Women's National Team.
But while those two defeats may have garnered the most attention, the youth national teams on
the men's side were also falling well short of expectations.
By DAVID MOSSE
The highly anticipated clash between Chivas de Guadalajara and Pumas UNAM on Saturday failed to
live up to the billing, ending in a disappointing scoreless draw. It was the marquee matchup in the
fourth round of Mexico's Apertura Championship, with the two teams sporting perfect records
entering the match.
By DAVID MOSSE
The recent World Cup draw didn't receive nearly as much attention in Brazil as one might expect
thanks in large part to a spectacular game that same week between Flamengo and Santos, which
dominated the headlines. Flamengo came from three goals down to claim a 5-4 victory, and the two
star attractions didn't disappoint, as Ronaldinho and Neymar carried their respective teams.
Photo by ISIphotos.com
Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez won't be participating in the United States' friendly with Mexico
next week, but his trio of offensive teammates that did most of the damage in Mexico's Gold Cup
final victory most certainly will.
Giovani Dos Santos, Andres Guardado and Pablo Barrera will all represent El Tri in Philadelphia
next week, along with New York Red Bulls centerback Rafa Marquez and four of the five players who
were suspended from the Gold Cup for testing positive for banned substance clenbuterol.
After weeks of rumors and denials from both parties, it appears that Carlos Ruiz is indeed
heading to Veracruz.
According to the Philadelphia Daily News, the Union and the second-division Mexican side have
agreed on a transfer that will end the mercurial striker's latest stint in MLS.
