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In one of the biggest upsets in the history of the U.S. Men's National Team, the USA beat Brazil
1-0 on Feb. 11, 1998, in the semifinal of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. That game was the first U.S. win
against the South American side, and today it remains the only time in 16 matches the U.S. has
emerged victorious.
Continuing the stat updating for you tonight, it's time to update the 10,000 minute club.
In league play one new player joined the 10,000 minute club, as Michael Harrington became the 12th
player for Kansas City, Davy Arnaud also jumped up 1 spot on the list moving ahead of Jimmy Conrad.
A month by month look back at the year that was for Toronto FC and why last season's upheaval is
finally starting to show dividends.
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Since it'd been a few days without a post I figured I'd give you a second post today as well on
stats. This time it's all competition goal scorers for Sporting KC in their history. First here are
some previous years for you.
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
On the list this year we add two new players to the list this season, other than that we see no
movement on the list this year.
More stats to update for you. This time it's the leading scorers in MLS play now through the 2011
season. First here are links back to the previous years.
1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 -
2010
One new player joins the list this year, and another continues to shoot up the list.
One more new stat before I start doing some updating on some of the stats I already had been
tracking. Today it's a look at landmark goals for KC. I'm tracking league goals, competitive goals,
both home and away. I'm also tracking US Open Cup, playoff, and international goals, but those 3
won't be listed here simply due to lack of many landmark goal numbers.
Another new stat for you today regarding Sporting KC. And it's another single season stat. Here's a
list of the top ten single season appearances and starts.
Top ten appearances in league play in a single season.
1. CJ Sapong - 34 - 2011
2. Preki - 32 - 1996
2. Mark Chung - 32 - 1996
2.
Continuing with the statistical updating that I've been doing, here's another new stat that I
hadn't previously done. Here are the top 10 single season minutes for players throughout the team's
history. As I mentioned a few times late in the year this year, Matt Besler ended up tied for the
3rd most minutes played in league play in team history.
photo courtesy Jarred Donalson
So one of the longest careers in Sporting Kansas City Wizards history ended today with Davy Arnaud
being traded from Sporting Kansas City to the Montreal Impact for Seth Sinovic and allocation
money. I've never been good at eloquently writing down how good a player was for this team or how
much I'll miss seeing them in a Kansas City jersey.
Goat guy: former Sounders favorite James Riley will bring experience and a winning attitude
next season to Chivas USA's back four, which badly needed strengthening, after arriving via a trade
today with Montreal (AP Photo).
Perhaps the most surprising thing to me about today's now-completed Expansion Draft - no players
from the MLS champion Galaxy were among the 10 selected by the Montreal Impact.
Los Angeles Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena was named MLS Coach of the Year for the third time,
winning the 2011 award after leading the Galaxy to the Supporters Shield as the team with the best
record in the MLS regular season. The Galaxy's 19-5-10 record was also the second best record in
league history.
Lots of good stats from the game last night, including a landmark goal by Teal Bunbury.
In 6 games at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, this is KC's first win there. It was KC's first win in
Colorado since 6/9/2004 when Josh Wolff scored a 90th minute penalty kick.
Teal Bunbury's two goals were only the 3rd time in team history a KC player has scored multiple
goals in the playoffs, the other two times, Miklos Molnar in 2000 and Davy Arnaud in 2004.
I ask in this post season look back of the season that was for Toronto FC, what might have been if
MLSE had not wasted most of "the hundred days" between firing Mo Johnston and hiring Aron
Winter.
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"Cafeteria?" Left at the windmill, right at the clogmaking class"It has been a
school year of change on the shores of Lake Ontario. After Preki Junior High was shut down last
year, with crusty Dean Mo Johnston run out of town, many wondered what new curriculum would be
brought in. When it was announced that the Winter Technical Institute was to open in PJH's place -
the dumb jocks knew their days were numbered.
Sporting KC's +10 goal difference is only the second time in team history their goal difference has
been in double digits positively.
Matt Besler ended the season playing 2,880 minutes in league play, tied for the 3rd most in team
history for a single season with Preki in 1996 and Bo Oshoniyi in 2005.
Safe hands: Allstate had nothing on Kasey Keller when he was in the U.S. National Team goal
(AP Photo).
One of the greatest performances of Kasey Keller's outstanding goalkeeping career came before
just 12,298 fans at the cavernous Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
And I was there, as a fan, in the stands.
Yes I'm late, but there were lots of good stats from last night's game. The biggest of all was Davy
Arnaud tying the club record for league appearances at 237, but Kei Kamara also had plenty of
milestones as well.
Davy Arnaud made his 237th appearance in league play for KC, tying Kerry Zavagnin for the most
appearances in team history.
"Oooh, we don't love turtling..."
THE BUZZ:A surprisingly festive atmosphere despite a small crowd at BMO Field as the number of Pumas
supporters in attendance was well in the hundreds. Giant golden kitty cat faces everywhere - Nick
Soolsma must have been in heaven. Actually, it was quite possibly the largest ever away support
number at a TFC match - despite the "away" supporters all having 416 phone numbers.
Why its time for Aron Winter to face reality such as it is and place his bets on the Champions
League over a slim mathematical chance of making the MLS Playoffs.
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Regrets, we've had a few... hundredThere was a special, almost spiritual, occasion
in the world of Toronto FC last week. No, it wasn't the club's first ever win over Columbus, nor
the hoisting of the illustrious Trillium Cup - it was an anniversary of a momentous date in TFC's
history.
Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated comments on U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann naming Martín Vásquez as
his No. 2, as well as his strengths and weaknesses-
Let me start off by saying it's rare to hear so much talk about an assistant coach for the U.S.
national team. Quick, can you name the No.
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.
It's that wacky time of year again around BMO Field. Thousands come and go, there's screaming,
laughing and crying, all while countless clowns and freakshows entertain for peanuts. No, it's not
the MLS Transfer Window - it's the Canadian National Exhibition. Toronto's annual fair to celebrate
and showcase the best in fried dough technology, the finest in men's leather belts, Sha Na Na cover
bands and amusements "assembled" by some of North America's finest carnies.
A brief look ahead at the task ahead for TFC in the Group Stages of the CONCACAF Champions League
and why I think the officials in all eight games might turn out to be the story in the first round
of matches.
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Like my new hat? Got it in Malvern!It's Murphy's Law in football, as in many other pro
sports, that an ex-member of your club inevitably comes back to haunt you. Saturday night was
Dwayne De Rosario's turn. Arguably the best player ever to don the TFC kit, De Ro of course left
Toronto under a cloud of "he said, Mo saids".
"You new here? It's ok, so is everyone else"And then there was one. Of all the players brought in under Preki, only Ty Harden (I know!) is
still standing. The "TFC Transfer Window Wacky Funtime Hour" has continued today (official
announcement) as club "captain" Maicon Santos was shipped to FC Dallas for former Generation Adidas
attacking midfielder Eric Avila.
"What the hell do I do with that thing?!"The Dan Gargan mystery was put to rest this
morning with the affable defender's trade to Chicago Fire. It was widely reported, and accepted,
that Gargan had received an outright release by TFC earlier this week but the club never made an
official announcement.
Aye! Aye! Aye! El Tren del Norte!TORONTO FC VS. REAL ESTELI FCCONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - PRELIMINARY - 1ST LEG BMO FIELD - WEDNESDAY 8PM ETTV: SETANTA THE KICKABOUT:- Will we see TFC pour all of 2011's remaining energy into the only competition they have a
realistic shot at success in?
Here are your Thursday After Stats for last night's Open Cup game.
Michael Harrington made his 148th appearance for KC in all competitions, breaking his tie with
Diego Gutierrez for 13th place on that list.
Harrington also made his 11th appearance in all Open Cup competitions, moving him into a tie with
Preki for 4th on that list.
Ah, the GD. No, not "God damn" (although TFC's may make you blurt that) nor "Gerry Dobson"
(although you may blurt "
God damn, Gerry Dobson stop showing me TFC's GD!"). The GD we
refer to today is of course "Goal Difference" (or differential if you're a high falutin' professor
type. Nerd.) Currently Toronto FC has the worst GD in MLS at a whopping -19, a full -9 worse than
the next most useless club.
Here are some stats from last night's US Open Cup game.
Kevin Ellis became the first player from the Wizards Juniors program to make an appearance for KC's
first team.
Kei Kamara's goal was his 15th in all competitions for KC, he's the 20th player to score that many
goals in his KC career.
Aron Winter to give up head coach role and Frings/Kouvermans arrive as DP's. Just another average
day for Toronto FC!
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Going into the Gold Cup two years ago, Mexico was a team on the brink of disaster. Now, of course,
they are not.
Amazingly, the player most closely associated with Mexico's revival wasn't even on the 2009 Gold
Cup roster - yes, Mexico tuned us up 5-0 without Javier Hernandez. Something to think about when we
say we started a B-team.
Even the architecture is 4-3-3!
When Preki Junior High permanently closed its doors last year, and crusty Dean Mo Johnston was
sent packing, no one knew what place of learning would take in the young Reds. Then, just before
the school year began, word emerged that the prestigious Aron Winter Academy of Total Learning
would open its doors with promises of cultured education and advanced philosophy nurturing the
minds of Toronto's footballing pupils.
Here are your stats for Monday.
Luke Sassano scored his first ever MLS goal.
Aurelien Collin's goal was his first MLS league goal.
Milos Stojcev's red card was KC's 5th of the season, they had only 4 all of last year.
Matt Besler made his 50th league appearance for KC, he's the 38th player to hit that mark for KC.
In the 19th minute, Michael Harrington hit the 10,000 minute mark for Sporting KC. He finished the
game with 10,071 minutes played. He's the 12th player to hit that mark.
Harrington also made his 141st appearance in all competitions for KC tying him with Francisco Gomez
for 14th place on that list.
GOALS FINALLY FLOWING FOR UNIONOne of six times Union celebrated on Saturday.Every time someone has dared praise Philadelphia Union this year, it's been met with the same
opposition - "it won't last" and "they can't score goals". Well guess what? It is lasting, and the
goals are beginning to flow.
Here are some stats from last night's game.
In the 51st minute, Davy Arnaud moved past Preki and into 3rd place for the most minutes played in
all competitions. Arnaud finished the game wtih 20,677 minutes played.
Roger Espinoza made his 50th start for KC. He's the 34th player to hit that mark for KC.
With a tough road game in Denver ahead and the second leg of the Voyageurs Cup final next week,
Aron Winter has some big decisions to make. Thoughts on lineups for the next two TFC matches.
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Here's stats from last night's game.
The own goal was the third own goal for KC against LA in their history, that's tied for the most
own goals that have gone in KC's favor. New England also has given up 3 own goals against KC.
In the 5th minute, Teal Bunbury passed his dad, Alex Bunbury, for league minutes played for KC,
Bunbury finished the game with 1924 minutes played.
