I did a piece for Tom Dunmore's excellent blog Pitch Invasion today about how I became the
obsessed soccer fan that I am. Kudos to anyone who can name a player for the Dayton Dynamo!
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USL News 20 November @ 01:59 PM EST
Miami FC Registered Two NASL Trademark Claims on 11.16.2009
According to a search of the United States Patent and Trademark Office records, North American
Soccer League, LCC in Delaware filed two trademark claims on November 16th, 2009. They claims were
marked c/o Miami FC 501 Brickell Key Drive, Suite 407 Miami FLORIDA 33131
As we know Miami FC is part of the TOA "Breakaway" second division that today was joined by the
Tampa Bay Rowdies and Crystal Palace Baltimore.
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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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How does this look for a best XI lineup. Â This is the group that was named to the MLS best XI
for this 2009 season. Â Only a single player from the best XI will be represented in the MLS Cup
this Sunday. Â That is of course Landon Donovan US player of the decade.
Conor Casey Jeff Cunningham
Dwayne De Rosario Landon Donovan Stuart Holden Shalrie Joseph Freddie Ljungberg
Geoff Cameron Wilman Conde Chad Marshall
Zach Thornton
So what do you think, is this a good lineup?
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Champions Soccer Radio Network, America's premier soccer radio network, announces the relaunch
of "The American Soccer Show" featuring hosts Jason Davis and Zach Woosley. Created to serve the
American soccer fan in the United States, "The American Soccer Show" will cover the American game
from an American perspective.
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MLS Cup 2009
vs
Real Salt Lake (#4 East) vs LA Galaxy (#1 West)
The semi-final tonight between Real Salt Lake and the Chicago Fire was a wild one. Â Some people
might say 120 minutes with no scoring is a boring game but this was far from boring.
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Eric Altshule sits down with a legend of American soccer, Alexi Lalas to discuss a myriad of
different subjects. As always Lalas is very compelling and perhaps a tad bit controversial. A must
listen for any American soccer fan.
Related posts:
- Mexico's Continued Pain and Alexi Lalas I must admit having a new respect for the Mexican.
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SoccerLens 11 November @ 11:58 PM EST
What you're going to see is something that I just can't find the words to describe. Just watch
it yourself:
Want more football videos? Check out the Soccerlens Youtube channel.
"Soccer fan becomes...Superman?" was originally published at
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Yesterday we found out that the new League was a go and today a number of sites confirm that the
TOA will play the 2010 season in a new league.
Teams such as Miami FC, Atlanta Silverbacks, Minnesota Thunder, Montreal Impact, Carolina Railhawks
and the Vancouver Whitecaps will soon be joined by a St.
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Photo credit: zz77 on Flickr
Does God care about soccer? There are certainly a good number of players, fans, and teams who
think it likely. Take Diego Maradona bringing "his Argentina squad to mass to pray for a World
Cup miracle."Â Or take Fred earning a yellow card for celebrating a DC United goal with the
message "Jesus Loves You.
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kenn.com 02 November @ 03:17 PM EST
The National Soccer Hall of Fame has announced the ten former stars on the ballot for this
year's Veteran Player election. I don't vote in this one (Hall of Famers do), but here are some
thoughts on the ten veterans up for election (they're the exact same ten as last year, when no one
was elected):
- Desmond Armstrong: I don't think he's going to make it.
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Soccerblog 31 October @ 08:12 PM EST
The Seattle Sounders vs Houston Dynamo playoffs got the MLS playoffs to a raucous start with
their edge of the seat performances even it ended in a goalless draw. Seattle also boasts the
highest home attendances in the MLS. It all looks promising.
Except as this article points out, there is enough deadwood in the MLS.
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photo courtesy Joshua Trujillo/seattlepi.com
What was Pat Onstad thinking? How could he lose his cool so suddenly in the most important game
in the Dynamo's season? A dangerous cross came through the penalty area, just out of his reach, and
continued over the byline. Sure, replays show Fredy Montero obstructing the goalkeeper, but not in
any way dangerously.
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First of all, wow, what a peach of a game in Seattle tonight. The classic exciting 0-0 game. No, it
wasn't a work of art, and yes, Houston fouled up and down the field. I fully expect Sounders fans
to turn Rave Green into Rage Green, and I don't blame them one bit. Still, it was pretty
exciting.
Fine, the LA-Chivas USA matchup.
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This morning, EPLTalk writes about "How American Soccer Fans Are Smarter Than Average
Americans."
I don't know how soccer fans stack up compared to "average Americans," but I do think that
following soccer can make you smarter. It's not that you have to be smart in order to follow
soccer, it's that through the act(s) of being a soccer fan, you learn a lot especially as it
relates to geography and foreign culture.
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VS
Columbus Crew (#1 East) vs Real Salt Lake (#5 West)
Game 1: Saturday October 31st 5:30 PM @ Salt Lake
Game 2: Thursday November 5th 7:00 PM @ Columbus (ESPN2)
Regular Season Series tied 1-1
vs
Chicago Fire (#2 East) vs New England Revolution (#3 East)
Game 1: Saturday October 31st 3:00 PM @ New England (Fox Soccer Channel)
Game 2: Saturday November 7th 7:30 PM @ Chicago (Fox Soccer Channel)
Regular Season Seried tied 0-0-2
vs
LA Galaxy (#1 West) vs Chivas USA (#4 West)
Game 1: Sunday November 1st 4:00 PM @ Chivas (ESPN2)
Game 2: Sunday November 8th 6:30 PM @ Galaxy (ESPN2)
Regular Season Series: Galaxy lead 2-0-1
vs
Houston Dynamo (#2 West) vs Seattle Sounders FC (#3 West)
Game 1: Thursday October 29th 9:00 PM (ESPN2) @ Seattle
Game 2: Sunday November 8th 2:00 PM
Regular Season Series: Seattle lead 1-0-1
This post is from the Major League Soccer Fan Blog
MLS Cup Playoff Schedue is set
Related posts:
- MLS 2008 Playoff Schedule and Predictions
- 2008 TV Schedule
- Updated playoff race
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The MLS cup is up for grabs
A thrilling weekend of MLS matches ended Sunday evening with the New England Revolution claiming
the final playoff spot after their 1-0 win at the Columbus Crew. Needing only a draw to advance,
given the string of events that took place on Saturday, the Revs made sure they would advance when
Jeff Larentowicz hammered home a spectacular and unstoppable 79th minute free kick that is sure to
garner significant Goal-of-the-Week consideration.
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The Fire joined the 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs tonight with a victory over Chivas USA. A single point
would have put them in, but they ended up with a 1-0 victory on an own goal scored by Eduardo
Lillingston in the 67th minute.
Here is the updated standings:
49 Columbus
45 Los Angeles
45 Houston
45 Chivas USA
45 Chicago
44 Seattle
40 Colorado
39 Toronto FC
—
39 FC Dallas
39 New England
39 D.
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Chivas USA and Seattle Sounders FC both have guaranteed themselves a spot in the 2009 MLS Cup
Playoffs. They are joining defending champions Columbus Crew along with Houston Dynamo and LA
Galaxy.
That leaves 3 positions up for grabs on the last weekend of the year. Those 3 spots that are up
for grabs will have 7 teams possibly still alive to grab one of them.
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EPL Talk 20 October @ 07:30 PM EST
The mark of an exceptional football commentator is when they add value to a match you're
watching on television. Otherwise, if they're not adding anything worthwhile, you're better off
watching the game in silence.
Take for example the incident when Dirk Kuyt scored for Liverpool in the first half of Tuesday's
Champions League match against Lyon, only for the goal to be disallowed.
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Somehow it feels like that day that FIFA President Sepp Blatter opened the Envelope and said
South Africa was just the other day. The image of Madiba holding the solid gold World Cup Trophy
above his head was busying into our minds as we realised that the World Cup was truly coming to
Africa, to South Africa in 2010.
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I will become a very short-lived New York Red Bulls fan if they can beat Real Salt Lake tonight
to aid in the cause of TFC making the playoffs. If Real wins, our hopes go further down the drain,
and TFC plays Real in Toronto for their last home game this Saturday. I'll be at that match, and I
really hope it still means something!
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Once again MiamiSoccerFan.com seems to be the site that gets all the exclusives concerning Soccer
in Miami. The site lead by "El Presidente" Pieter Brown of the Miami Ultras has scored yet another
interview with Brightstar owner Marcelo Claure who lead the failed Barcelona Miami MLS bid.
Claure graciously answers questions and gives South Florida hope as to its future with MLS and
soccer in general.
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The US is going to South Africa. As I followed Grant Wahl's twitter feed of Saturday's game
from San Pedro Sula, an odd experience of using a 2009 technology to get around the 1980 closed
circuit, I was surprised, impressed, and pleased with the fortitude Bob Bradley's men showed in
Honduras. Having not been able to watch, I imagine the game to have played much like the
Confederation's Cup this summer: the US offering just enough tactical and technical savvy to
complement their most distinctive quality of sheer determination.
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My first trip to the Sweetwater Bar and Grille was after a Minnesota Thunder game back in (I
believe) 2004. Saeed Ghasemi, the owner of the Sweetwater had worked out a deal with a relative who
happened to be the owner of the Minnesota Thunder. The Sweetwater had become the post game party
location for the Thunder.
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The Footie 08 October @ 12:23 PM EST
There's more trouble brewing for Serbian Soccer. The FIFA has
decided ti fine the Serbian National Soccer Association 25,000 Swiss Francs over the latest
incident at a Serbian/France World Cup Qualifying match. Rowdy fans decided to throw fire crackers
and lighters onto the soccer pitch at French players.
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Three teams have booked their spots in the 2009 Major League Soccer playoffs. The defending
champions Columbus Crew are in and currently leading the whole league with 46 points and even a
game in hand over several of the teams chasing them. At 44 points the champions of 2006 and 2007
Houston Dynamo are in.
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UNC's Alexsys Tamayo, right, clears the ball away from Creighton's Brittney Neumann on
Sunday at Jackson Stadium. (photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
It was funny. When University of Northern Colorado soccer coach Tim Barrera spoke of this
Sunday's game, he didn't call it the Wyoming game.
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My view at the Valley, December 2006
Abu Zilif writes:
MLS made me a soccer fan. I stopped hating soccer because I got to experience the World
Cup while I was traveling in Germany, but without MLS I would have become one of those people who
follow the USMNT like they follow Michael Phelps every four years.
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Has the program as a whole improved compared to when us Gen X'ers were playing at the local park or
competitively? Absolutely. The problem that US Soccer is not getting their head around is the fact
that this generation of fans now have something that other fans never did- expectations.
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As a soccer fan, you go through a lot to follow your club, especially if your team isn't in the
same country or region as you are. It's not easy to follow a club that isn't in your neighborhood.
The games aren't on television, the newspaper doesn't talk about the team, and your friends don't
[...]
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Can there ever be too much soccer to watch? Okay, probably not, but this weekend's slate of
soccer on TV is about as loaded as any weekend a soccer fan could hope for.
The list is enormous, with marquee tilts in England, Italy, France and MLS. Want rivalries? How
about Manchester United vs.
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