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BY ADAM SERRANO
Friday's scrimmage between the Houston Dynamo and the Los Angeles Galaxy may have been a rematch
of the 2011 MLS Cup, but last November's match was far from the minds of all involved.
The Dynamo defeated the Galaxy 1-0 after Nathan Sturgis scored the lone goal of the match on a
header from a looping cross from Josue Soto in the 68th minute.
By ADAM SERRANO
CARSON, Calif. -- For months, people have awaited Brian Ching's first match against the Houston
Dynamo.
After being left unprotected by Houston in the expansion draft, Ching threatened retirement
before eventually being selected by the Montreal Impact.
Colorado faced Chivas USA in a scrimmage at the HDC today. A late Qunicy Amarikwa goal from a
Steven Emory assist gave the burgundy boys a 1-0 win. Of course its preseason so its meaningless
but wins are always better than losses. The starting XI (trialists makred with a *):
Angulo* - Cummings - MullanLarentowicz - Castrillon - MastroeniZapata* - Marshall - Wynne -
KimuraPickens
After subs the team finished with the the following lineup:
Cascio - Amarikwa - AkpanThompson - LaBauex - EmoryFreeman - Palguta - Guido* - AbabioJoyce
Guido is a local player playing with the team while they're in California.
The Cascadia Cup rivalry takes no games off, even in the preseason.
The Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps dueled to a 1-1 draw in a 120-minute scrimmage in
Casa Grande, Ariz., on Monday -- a game that included nine cautions and a red card. The game was
split into two 45-minute sessions and a 30-minute one, with each team using different lineups in
each period to take advantage of their expanded lists of trialists and rostered players.
As everyone by now knows, Kris Boyd will officially be a Timber sometime in the next few weeks,
barring any unforeseen circumstances. Regardless of how we really feel about that, it sure was
exciting to see Merritt Paulson bounding out of the tunnel on his way to us members of the press
waiting on the side of the field.
With the January camp behind us we take a look at the 21 players on the roster and give you our
winners, losers, and those that maintained the status quo.
Forwards
Agudelo, Juan
Agudelo injured his right ankle during a scrimmage on Jan 13 and is expected to miss 3-4 weeks.
Fitness continued to be the focus for the Portland Timbers as they neared the end of their first
week of preseason training in 2012. The sun shone brightly on the turf and allowed some players to
shed their extra layers. Again the players participated in an 8v8 half field scrimmage after
warming up and doing a few drills, but the consistent theme throughout the session was keeping
everyone constantly in motion.
The U-23 Men's National Team wrapped up their January training camp with a scrimmage today against
Alajuelense of Costa Rica.
Caleb Porter's squad has been in Central American since last week as they continue to prepare for
Olympic Qualifying in March. A big part of that preparation as been acclimating themselves to the
rhythm of a qualifying tournament and that's where this trip has come in: playing two games in four
days is just the type of schedule the team will face when they take the field in Nashville for the
group stage of the competition.
Cold air, but sunny skies down at Starfire for the last split session training on the schedule.
Session One, the younger players, saw 10v10 action. They needed a warm body to fill out the full
20, instead assistant coach Ezra Hendrickson (now on twitter) played as a left back in their three
back set.
Highlights from Tuesday's scrimmage between the United States National Team and the Under-23
National Team.
The U.S. men's national team will play its first match of 2012, and an MLS-heavy squad will take
the field against Venezuela on Saturday night in Arizona with many players looking to impress
Jurgen Klinsmann and work their way into the full senior team mix.
Some familiar faces are back in the mix as Benny Feilhaber and Ricardo Clark are in camp, while
Heath Pearce joins them as the only players on the camp roster with more than 30 caps.
The teams scrimmage Jan. 13 at The Home Depot Center, and will go at once again Tuesday afternoon
before the U-23s depart for Costa Rica.
Featured image: Nicolae Stoian
The next edition of the Philly Soccer Show podcast, scheduled to be recorded
tonight, will feature USMNT U-23 coach Caleb Porter and the Philadelphia Union's top pick in
Thursday's SuperDraft, Chandler Hoffman.
Philadelphia Union
Sunderland blog the Roker Report tells fellow SB Nation affiliate the Brotherly Game that team
manager Martin O'Neill responded to a reporter's question about rumors of a possible Michael Farfan
loan by saying people should not read too much "into these things.
Adu had some moments.The U.S. Men's National Team opened up 2012 with some very interesting talking
points. Certain call ups, certain omissions, scrimmages and of course the obvious questions that
accompany such things. First up would be the scrimmage between the full team and the Under
23's.
The senior squad paid a lesson to the U23 Olympic team with a 4-0 dismantling of their younger
brothers.
Last night, the US men's national team took on the US under 23 team in a scrimmage in LA. Both
teams are currently involved in camps. The US team for their upcoming games against Venezuela and
Panama, and the U23's as they continue to prepare for their upcoming Olympic qualifying. Three
Sporting KC players appeared for the full national team last night.
BY ADAM SERRANO
CARSON, Calif. -- There were plenty of lessons learned on Friday as the United States senior
squad soundly defeated the U.S. Under-23's 4-0 in a scrimmage that took place on the Mooch Myernick
Field at the Home Depot Center complex.
photo by ISIphotos.com
By FRANCO PANIZO
BRADENTON, Fla. -- As the U.S. Under-23 men's national team played an intra-squad scrimmage on
Thursday afternoon, Eddie Johnson sat in the stands at IMG Soccer Academy making observations,
smiling and cracking jokes with U.
By FRANCO PANIZO
BRADENTON, Fla. -- The U.S. Under-23 men's national team wrapped up its December camp with a
second intra-squad scrimmage on Thursday afternoon, and the competition for roster spots set the
tone for a physical and fiery match.
Split up into white and blue teams, the 29 players in camp (Bill Hamid left camp earlier in the
week due to family reasons) took part in a windy match at IMG Soccer Academy that saw its share of
physical play and rough challenges.
Caleb Porter's first camp in charge of the U.S. Under-23 national team is well underway in the
Sarasota/Bradenton area of Florida, as some of the most talented young players in American soccer
do their best to try and impress the coach assigned the task of helping the United States qualify
for the 2012 Olympics.
Action shots from yesterday's intra-squad scrimmage at the IMG Soccer Academy:
U.S. U-23 head coach Caleb Porter giving instructions
Dilly Duka dribbles with Joe Corona in pursuit
Bryan Arguez rises above Joe Gyau
Sheanon Williams is chased by Jann George
Sean Johnson skies for a save
Sebastien Ibeagha and Jaret Jeffrey fight for a loose ball
With U.S. head coach Caleb Porter indicating there are about 50 potential players for the U.S.
Olympic Qualifying roster, the chance to evaluate the individuals in game conditions is clearly
important. It also gives the coaches a chance to gauge the progress of the group in understanding
the concepts of how they want the team to play.
Three notes from the second day of training in Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
- The workload increased in the morning session, with the team on the field for about 90
minutes.
- The coaching staff transitioned into exercises involving more players (6 v. 6, 8 v. 8) to build
on the concepts they have introduced and give the team a picture of what it will look like in a
game.
A cold and misty morning greeted Oregon's finest at Willamette University as Olympic Development
practice got underway. The 95 & 96 teams shared Sparks field for a session of training in the
morning and a scrimmage in the afternoon.
Bundle up ladies!
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Anthony Brooks in Action for the U-20s
One of the newer faces in the U-20 Men's National Team pool is John Anthony Brooks, who goes by
Anthony. The big defender has been in a few camps before and he's enjoying his time here in
Germany: "I think it's been greats," Brooks told the YNT Blog.
The YNT Blog talked to U.S. U-23 MNT goalkeeper Sean Johnson about the team's 3-1 win against
Bochum yesterday in a scrimmage. "It's definitely rewarding when you see your hard work pay off,"
said the big goalkeeper. "All the guys have worked hard since we've come into camp. We came out and
our objective was to push the game.
U.S. U-23 MNT forward Tony Taylor lives and plays in Portugal, where he caught the eye of Caleb
Porter to earn a call up to the training camp here in Germany. The powerful forward came on as a
sub in the scrimmage on Friday, scoring one goal and setting up another.
While the U-23's ran out to a 3-1 win against Bochum, Taylor was quick to point out that the goal
of the camp was more about building a familiarity with teammates and coaches moving towards 2012.
Caleb Stanko Started in the Middle for AzerbaijanA U.S. Men's National Team comprised mostly of players born in 1993
tied Azerbaijan in a scrimmage on Friday in Duisburg, Germany. U-20 Men's National Team head coach
Tab Ramos led the team, which featured eight players in the starting lineup who were age eligible
for the 2013 U-20 FIFA World Cup cycle.
Terrence Boyd Scored the Tying Goal for the U-23s This MorningThis morning the U-23 U.S. Men's National Team headed 30 km due east from Duisburg to Bochum to
face VfL Bochum in a scrimmage today. The Bochum team was a combination of first team players and
youth players. It's an international break in Germany so no sign of the People's Rooney, but
nonetheless it was a spirited match played in front of an appreciative crowd of about 200 people.
If John Spencer says it, it must be true. "They're winding down. We try and keep the tempo as
high as we can, but professional athletes are geared toward training and playing games that mean
something to them, so this time of year you can't help but switch off a little bit."
The trialists playing with the Timbers were running on all cylinders, though.
Photo by ISIPhotos.com
BY ADAM SERRANO
CARSON, Calif. – A little more than a week until MLS Cup, the Los Angeles Galaxy's hopes of an
MLS Cup took a devastating blow.
Forward Chad Barrett will miss the MLS Cup Final after suffering a dislocated right ankle during
the club's training session on Thursday.
When he's not breaking ribs at A.C. Milan, Oguchi Onyewu travels back in time to break Bruce
Lee's ribs in Game of Death.
Seemingly celebrating the first anniversary of his altercation with Sporting Lisbon defender and
U.S. international Oguchi Onyewu, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has released an autobiography that briefly
details the fight (among other, far less interesting self-aggrandizement).
It was a fight that we didn't hear many details about, but given the players involved, it
figured to be a serious scuffle.
Now we know just how serious.
Just days after the one-year anniversary of the Oguchi Onyewu-Zlatan Ibrahimovic fight, details
have surfaced about the highly-publicized brawl that left one of the combatants with a broken
rib.
The Timbers continued their post season training today, playing an 8v8 scrimmage which
occasionally featured an extra attacking player going either way.
Bright Dike, James Marcelin and Steve Purdy worked off to the side with the Timbers strength and
conditioning coach Karim Derqaoui early on before leaving the field early.
By ADAM SERRANO
The Los Angeles Galaxy have succeeded in every goal that they've set out for themselves this
season thus far. Supporters' Shield? Check. Advancing to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF
Champions League? Check.
On Sunday against the New York Red Bulls, the Galaxy begin their assault on the last item of
their list, an MLS Cup title.
"Please be careful of Eddie Johnson," Coach John Spencer announced just before a 7v7v7 scrimmage
at Jeld-Wen Field, as Johnson laughed sheepishly and shrugged. "You touch him, he bleeds."
Indeed, Eddie Johnson did make his triumphant return to the training pitch on Tuesday, wearing
protective headgear as a precaution after the concussion he suffered earlier in the year.
The Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) have announced the first annual Black &
Orange Scrimmage will take place on October 26th at 6:30 pm at Hartman Arena, with doors opening to
the public at 5:30. Wichita Wings season ticket holders will be allowed free entrance to the game
and non-season ticket holders will receive free entrance to the game with the donation of a
non-perishable canned food item.
The Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) have announced the first annual Black &
Orange Scrimmage will take place on October 26th at 6:30 pm at Hartman Arena, with doors opening to
the public at 5:30. Wichita Wings season ticket holders will be allowed free entrance to the game
and non-season ticket holders will receive free entrance to the game with the donation of a
non-perishable canned food item.
Facing a team that fell well short of their goals for the season the Seattle Sounders have the
opportunity to have essentially an intense scrimmage to prepare themselves for the coming MLS Cup
Playoffs. It isn't that Chivas USA has been bad per se, just not mediocre enough to sneak in the
playoffs.
After a light regen training on Monday and a day off Tuesday, the Timbers got back to the usual
intensity today in training at Jeld Wen Field.
It was a shorthanded practice, with Diego Chara, James Marcelin, Steve Purdy, Brian Umony and
Futty Danso all with their national teams. The only other player missing was Freddie Braun, but his
absence was not injury related.
By FRANCO PANIZO
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. - After four training sessions in two days, the U.S. men's national team
returned the practice field on a cool Thursday evening finally able to do one thing: Focus on
Honduras.
Having been recovering from weekend games and with their upcoming friendly against the Catrachos
getting closer, the Americans went through a 90-minute session in which every player aside from
Nick Rimando (who is not yet in camp) participated.
