Final Record: 5-19-6 (21 pts)
Goals:
10) Jorge Rojas
9) Macoumba Kandji
8) Dane Richards
7) Albert Celades
6) Juan Pablo Angel
5) Juan Pablo Angel
4) Juan Pablo Angel
3) John Wolyniec
2) Dane Richards
1) John Wolyniec
Note: Only goals scored in the 2009 regular season were considered.
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WVHooligan 20 November @ 10:30 AM EST
Thanks to the Red Bull Reader for posting this latest time-lapse video of Red Bull Arena
construction. Boy I can't wait to see a game at this place.
Red Bull Arena construction time-lapse: May 2009 from Red Bulls Reader on Vimeo.
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After Warzycha benched the teams biggest threat for the teams biggest match
(what a dope!), it should have sent warning shots in the minds of everyone associated with MLS.
Former All Star, MLS Cup Winner, Boca Jrs. Legend and league MVP Guillermo Barros
Schelotto has just been asked to take a sizable pay cut by the Columbus Crew, to the tune
of $400k.
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WVHooligan 19 November @ 03:59 PM EST
RSL made it to MLS Cup this year, but who will they protect for another run in 2010? (Getty
Images)
Our second club for the day as we get closer to finishing out our look at each 15 MLS clubs
before next week's expansion draft. Earlier in the day we took a look at the lowly New York Red
Bulls, now we turn our attention to one of this year's MLS Cup participants, Real Salt Lake.
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The 2009 MLS Cup his hitting Seattle this weekend, and SBI will be there to cover it, as well as
to cover all the MLS-related activities associated with MLS Cup weekend.
Real Salt Lake takes on the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday, but the weekend should be filled with
much more as reps from all the league's teams converge on Seattle to talk deals (and in some cases,
look for head coaches).
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The 2009 MLS Cup his hitting Seattle this weekend, and SBI will be there to cover it, as well as
to cover all the MLS-related activities associated with MLS Cup weekend.
Real Salt Lake takes on the Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday, but the weekend should be filled with
much more as reps from all the league's teams converge on Seattle to talk deals (and in some cases,
look for head coaches).
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SoccerLens 19 November @ 07:00 AM EST
Nine months, 456 matches, and controversy aplenty. And it all comes down to to one game, one
high-octane head-to-head for the title.
The fourteenth season of Major League Soccer is nearing its end and, while Seattle Sounders have
skewed an otherwise worrying attendance picture, the action on the field has impressed.
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WVHooligan 19 November @ 06:54 AM EST
Juan Pablo Angel will definitely be protected, but who will join him? (Getty Images)
Moving forward yet again on our quest to preview all 15 MLS clubs before the 2009 expansion
draft next week. Today we turn our focus to the New York Red Bulls.
Protected Available Exempt Juan Pablo Angel Danleigh Borman Jeremy Hall Danny Cepero Andrew Boyens
Kevin Goldthwaite Bouna Coundoul Macoumba Kandji Walter Garcia Ernst Oebster Carlos Johnson Mike
Petke Leo Krupnik Dane Richards Carlos Mendes Luke Sassano Matthew Mbuta Seth Stammler Jorge Rojas
Sinisa Ubiparipovic John Wolyniec Nick Zimmerman
Hall should graduate from the GA program, the key word is should.
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Thierry Henry helped France into the World Cup with a handball that won't soon be forgotten in
Ireland (or anywhere for that matter).
Here's Henry's Diego Maradona impression:
We'll take part of the blame for jinxing Henry by running the above photo with the Wednesday
Commentary post, but in the end, the French star cheated and won't live it down any time soon.
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Thierry Henry helped France into the World Cup with a handball that won't soon be forgotten in
Ireland (or anywhere for that matter).
Here's Henry's Diego Maradona impression:
We'll take part of the blame for jinxing Henry by running the above photo with the Wednesday
Commentary post, but in the end, the French star cheated and won't live it down any time soon.
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The team continues to undergo it's offseason makeover. Leo Krupnik, formerly of
Maccabi Haifa, has just signed on with Maccabi Netanya for an undisclosed sum. He appeared in only
three games, starting in two.
If you are keeping score at home, that is now 9 players that started 2009 with the Bulls, who
now find themselves elsewhere.
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Big Apple Soccer, home of everything New York Soccer, reports speaking to "El Professor"
Juan Carlos Osorio about his move to Once Caldas. His reply?
"The offer is a very good offer," he said. "The club is a very good club. I am considering the
offer. However, I would like to stay in the United States.
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I'm not a Columbus Crew supporter. I don't live in Ohio...but I do follow Major League Soccer and
i've watched more than a few Crew matches over the past two seasons. I've seen the Crew go from
laughing stock of the league to MLS Cup Champions. While there were several factors that helped
turn the club around and change their fortunes, there is no doubt that Guillermo Barros Schelotto
was a huge part of that success.
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While most of them may be a bit young to have a realistic chance of playing in the 2010 World
Cup, a team of MLS Generation adidas players are about to take a trip to South Africa for an
experience they won't soon forget.
Stefan Frei, Patrick Nyarko and Chris Pontius headline a team of 18 MLS players that will
travel to South Africa to participate in a series of friendlies and other events later this
month.
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While most of them may be a bit young to have a realistic chance of playing in the 2010 World
Cup, a team of MLS Generation adidas players are about to take a trip to South Africa for an
experience they won't soon forget.
Stefan Frei, Patrick Nyarko and Chris Pontius headline a team of 18 MLS players that will
travel to South Africa to participate in a series of friendlies and other events later this
month.
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Following the announcement that D.C. United rookies (and roommates!) Chris Pontius and Rodney
Wallace will be part of an 18-player delegation that will travel to South Africa as part of the
Generatoin adidas program, Communications intern Matt Sincaglia sat down to ask them about the
upcoming trip.
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Photo by ISIphotos.com
Two of the U.S. Under-17 national team's top prospects are inching closer to European moves,
while a third is edging closer to an MLS deal.
Manchester City and Real Madrid have stepped up their bids for U.
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Two of the U.S. Under-17 national team's top prospects are inching closer to European moves,
while a third is edging closer to an MLS deal.
Manchester City and Real Madrid have stepped up their bids for U.
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If you were betting on Once Caldas of the Colombian Mustang division to be the first suckers to
hire the preeminent Professor of the 4-5-1, grab yourself a boobie prize kid.
Juan Carlos Osorio is a head coach once more. He takes on a squad that is
currently 8th in their table, with 7 wins, 7 draws and 4 ties, accumulating 23 goals for and 14
against in that time frame.
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As part of The Football World Series, the New York Red Bulls will host international teams at Red
Bull Arena this summer.
In recent years, the Football World Series has featured Liverpool, Porto, Arsenal, Ajax, A.C.
Milan, Manchester United, Boca Juniors, Lazio, Atletico Madrid and others.
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Leeds United, once tippy top dog of the First Division, has been relegated to the third division
for the first time in it's storied history. Today, a once ravaged squad stands as tippy top dog
again, having it's finances in order as well as their management, going undefeated in eight games,
and taking an early lead in the poll race for a Championship promotion.
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Right about now is a probably good time to start another serious discussion of finding a better way
to determine a winner in a soccer match of enormous magnitude besides the dreaded PK shootout.
Someplace else.
Not that I'm a fan of the thing - far from it. It's just that the gut punch delivered to the Fire
and their fans last night after 120 minutes of emotion, drama and desire seems worthy of something
more than just another tedious discussion of the rules of the game.
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The Major League Soccer 2009 Eastern Conference Final was on Saturday with Real Salt Lake
traveling to face the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park. The winner would move onto the MLS Cup Final
next Sunday against the Los Angeles Galaxy. Here's a recap of the match along with video
highlights.
Real Salt Lake beats Chicago Fire 0-0 (5-4 on penalty kicks) Video
Highlights
It was a close match on Saturday but Real Salt Lake found a way to advance and continue their
improbable run to the MLS Cup Final.
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Soccerblog 14 November @ 10:55 PM EST
Three big saves by Rimando in the penalty shootout keeps the Fire out. Ned Grabavoy nails the
winning penalty kick after Fabian Espindola misses his chance. The Fire fell victim to a peculiar
directional bias that made them test Rimando low on his left as Thorrington, Pause, and Prideaux
became predictable.
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The Chicago Fire will look to reach its fourth MLS Cup Final by beating Real Salt Lake in
tonight's MLS Eastern Conference Final (8pm, FSC).
The winner of tonight's match will face the Los Angeles Galaxy in the MLS Cup Final. The Galaxy
defeated the Houston Dynamo, 2-0, in overtime on Friday night.
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Bayern Munich forward Miroslav Klose is being told to stay home.
His kids have swine flu, so the team is putting the 31 year old on quarantine.
Is that virus still around? Glad I missed it (knocks on wood).
To the links:
- Sir Alex gets two-game sideline ban.
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The two times Curt Onalfo and Richie Williams were together in a playing
capacity, they managed to take home the 1989 NCAA College Soccer National Championship at the
University of Virginia and ten years later, the 1999 MLS Cup with DC United. They know each other,
and have been proven winners stateside in the past.
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After up and down regular seasons that saw one team consistently dissatisfied with its results
and one team barely scrape its way into the playoffs, it's only fitting that the Chicago Fire and
Real Salt Lake take each other on. Both teams will enter the Eastern Conference Final feeling that
they have something to prove - Chicago wanting to live up to the hype that built up prior to and
during the season and Salt Lake wanting to prove they're first round win over Columbus was more
than merely a fluke.
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the yorkies 11 November @ 07:02 PM EST
While we are no big fan of the playoff structure in MLS, it seems to be a necessary evil in a North
American league for now. The 2009 MLS Playoffs have actually been quite good though with 3 out of
the 4 teams who remain being deserving. Sometimes however, there are off the field occurrences
which can be just as interesting.
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One can make a number of observations about the development of Major League Soccer by examining
the stadia its teams have played in. Over the next two weeks, I'm going to rank 20 of the
thirty(?) MLS stadia over the last 14 years and share my impressions and a few anecdotes. Â
Through the rankings, which in general tend to be in chronological order, one can see not only the
evolution of MLS stadia, but evolution of the League itself.
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You have heard stories about how this economic downturn has effected people from all areas of
life, from the financial district to the local McDonalds. But what about the caffeine addicts out
there? Well, for those who feel coffee just isn't enough, but paying two dollars a can for Red Bull
is too much, they have turned to the next best thing: a crime spree.
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The Metro Reverse Curse lives.
What is the Reverse Curse? It is a temporary suspension of all footballing ability while wearing
a Metro Bull kit that is magically cured once a player switches kits to another club. There are so
many examples of this, but sticking to recent memory (and not in any order of importance at all);
Hunter Freeman leaves Red Bull and has become a regular starter in Norway,
Gabriel Cichero leaves Red Bull and becomes a valuable piece of their National
teams youth movement, Mike Magee has proven to be a key offensive cog in the
Galaxy's overall make up leading the team in assists, Diego Jimenez continues to
excel in Mexico, and notched two goals upon arriving back to his country after his RB
departure.
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Are we at all sure that Youri hasn't been hired by Red Bull already?
The French legend has been planting seeds in France, playing Red Bull ambassador in the hopes of
attracting his countrymen stateside through interviews like the one he had with football-ravageur,
a French footy outlet.
He has some great insights on the successes and short comings of David Beckham, the measure of
MLS against other leagues and the possibility of including more French players to the league
structure.
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