If form matters, then Dallas is the one team that the Sounders don't want to face. Since September
1st they earned 16 points, best in the league. Sounders though are tied for 3rd with 10 points over
that same stretch. Much of their success has been credited to one Jeff Cunningham, who [...]
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Duane and I made a bet way back when the season started and I was just a novice blogger that people
thought lacked sanity. While I still lack sanity, just maybe I was right. Duane picked an
organization called Right to Play, and I agreed. So because the two of us are both passionate [...]
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Ah, Columbus Ohio land of great sushi? While this is a home coming for Sigi, Ezra and Brad. It is
also in ways a homecoming for myself. While I did not travel, I have some Ohio roots, but more
importantly my MLS roots are with the Crew and Brian McBride. During MLS [...]
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Maybe you've missed it, but Jeff Cunningham and FC Dallas are on fire right now. How ever you want
to define "recent form" they have it. Tonight, they even had fans in the stands. Yes, the game was
part of a Mexican National Team double-header at the Cotton Bowl, but they had [...]
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Freshly back from the land of the Timbers where they get Sounders games on FSN live (obviously
dependent on conflicts). That's great if Seattle gets access to Clark County for Academy players.
Plus it helps to establish which team is "major" first. Remember these "advanced" pacing standings
are based on season long form for [.
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New England represents so many of the problems with MLS 1.0. They are treated like step-brother by
their NFL partners, a minor tenant in a stadium that should be beautiful. This game though will
feature a team that on the pitch has scraped together through adversity and managed to teeter on
the edge [.
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San Jose's draw against Colorado could be seen as a loss for the Sounders, but honestly, the Rapids
are amazing at home. That San Jose stole a few points from them is huge for Seattle. The expanded
pacing formula (including H/A Strength of Schedule) now show Seattle at 7th with Colorado heading
East [.
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Many will like to look at this match and say the Sounders played better than Chivas and so deserved
to win. I'm a results focused guy though, they tend to actually wind up in the standings and the
trophies. Teams either earn results or they don't. In this case Zach Thorton earned the results. He
[.
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With the conclusion of the Crew at Fire and their two-two draw there is another round down. The
playoff race is much less clear than Sounders fans would hope. Crew fans though likely are enjoying
their shot at getting a second Shield in a row. First the hunt for the next domestic trophy, the
[...]
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Because things are wonky with the site, I had to repost this. Through the twitter (click to follow
me)thing I managed to win a damn amazing prize. A trip for two to West Hollywood for the Sunset
Strip Music Festival. This was courtesy of Virgin America and Chris Cornell. I saw the following
[...]
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Cruising the 'net researching this wonderful upcoming match between Seattle and DC United I found a
few intriguing themes concerning the league. EVERYONE is focused on the Playoff Race. Even if they
get the tiebreakers wrong. There's a great widget at DCUnited's blog. I almost loaded it here. Then
I realized that the tie-breaker [.
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Well, Seattle got a few results in its favor over the weekend. Rough math by me says that the
chances should go up nearly 2% to a whole 54% when Sports Club Stats updates later this weekend.
The Pacing Race though is more intriguing. East C-Bus (53) v DC (44) Chicago (45) v NE (44) West
Houston (49) v Colorado [.
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MLS has a small slate of matches due to most teams wanting the weekend off so they can watch the US
Men beat on El Salvador. There are also an important slate of Qualifiers in Europe. But in MLS,
four of the six teams playing are competing with Seattle for the four Wild Card slots. [...]
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Seattle's Record on the Road has some peculiarities to it. If they hold, than things could fair
quite well. If they don't, then Seattle misses the MLS Cup Playoffs. You see Seattle actually has
performed better on the Road v Eastern Conference teams (small sample size) than the West. Seattle
@ East currently sits at [.
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This is done before the first match of the day. I will update after the last match as well, but
this should provide for some context. It is the pacing based off of home and road records to this
point continuing through the rest of the season. Eastern Conference Playoffs Columbus (53) v LA
Galaxy [.
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Let's test something this week. Sounders FC has a recent (last 5) form of 0-4-1 (0/8) and Houston
has a 2-2-1 (7/7) form in the same stretch of league play. Recent form would make you think that
Houston is a mid-table team and Sounders a bottom of the barrel expansion club. Recent form would
be [...
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I'm not talking the political revolution where an incumbent mayor can't even make it past the top
two primary. I'm not talking web 2.0, or "hidden" Starbucks (Starbucks not really hidden). Its the
New England Revolution here, and yet the revolution they will be seeing is a pure partnership
between both Vulcan properties the [.
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Earlier we opened up the pregame analysis with a look at the defensive five in Bruce Arena's
current 4-1-3-2 system. Those five have been quite effective defensively, limiting their opposition
to the second fewest shots and second best goals against average in the league. But this match is a
marquee crusher because of the Galaxy [.
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Three points against the league leaders. Destiny in the hands of the Rave Green. A match where the
depth of each side was tested, and it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who has followed this
league for more than a few months that the two clubs at the top of the table [...]
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The Rave Green and Safety Orange face off in an early Saturday match this week. More than 32,000
fans will be present when the #3 hosts the #1 team as Seattle fans and the team have had to travel
a whopping 30 miles this week (Tukwila for the Open Cup) the Houston Dynamo put [...]
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WVHooligan 07 July @ 01:44 PM EST
We could see the end of Juan Carlos Osorio very soon. (Getty Images)
It's a rough time to be a New York Red Bull or even be a fan of the Red Bulls. After 19 games
the club is in dead last in the league standings and with only 11 games remaining on the season
slate many wonder where this club is heading including ownership over in Austria.
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Last night we saw the Freddyain (Two Freddies) at both their best and their worst. Some of the
mistakes in play between the two and by Montero himself were the very lowlights of the match. One
could come away from last night thinking that there were problems between the two that will never
[...]
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First and Foremost though - Thank You Mike Adams, Thank you Travis Patriquin, thank you all 4962 in
these past eight years. I feel that I knew too few and too many of you at the same time. Thank you
to all of our fallen soldiers. Sorry for the somber start, but [...]
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Well, simply it is one point on the table. My guest ratings are up at Prost Amerika. They may cause
a little controversy for a 2-2 draw. My recommendations for Man of the Match would be Riley, Jaqua,
Montero and Keller. All four were key to getting the road point. Sounders currently with an [...]
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FC Dallas Founded: 1996 as Dallas Burn Home Stadium: Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, TX Record Since 2000:
102-111-45 All Time Scorer in MLS: Jason Kreis (91) All Time Cups/Shields: 1 US Open Cup 2008
Record: 8-10-12, 36 pts, 5th in Western Conference 2008 Leading Scorer: Kenny Cooper (18) 2008
Keeper: Dario Sala (1.
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First off I love you Mom I love you to Cathy After yesterday's matches Seattle has the last game of
the week. Due to that circumstance we can know where Seattle will be in the standings pending the
result today. So this is simply a small post to show how congested the table is outside of Chivas,
[..
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San Jose Earthquakes Founded: 1995 as San Jose Clash Home Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara,
CA Record Since 2000: 83-69-56 All Time Scorer in MLS: Ronald Cerritos (61) All Time Cups/Shields:
1 MLS Cups, 1 Supporters' Shield 2008 Record: 8-13-9, 33 pts, 6th in Western Conference 2008
Leading Scorer: Darren Huckerby (6) 2008 Keeper: Joe Cannon (1.
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 In an effort to track down whether any of us are sages or not (OK, none of us are, really), I
put together a handy-dandy chart to take the current standings after three weeks of MLS play and
match that to the predicitons the UnitedMania staff made prior to the start of the season. The
numbers [.
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So I have some family obligations and my match analysis, goal recap and single play breakdown are
going to wait until just a bit later in the day, maybe evening. There is life beyond soccer for
this sounder. Quickly my thoughts are simple regarding this one. Sounders FC are the sole holders
of first [.
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On The Pitch 24 September @ 03:33 PM EST
A few months ago we mentioned that the UK's Football Association had banned leagues from keeping
scores or standings for 7 and 8 year old players. This wasn't a surprise and US Soccer recommends
this as well, though many leagues continue to do so. But now it seems to have gotten a bit extreme.
A proud [.
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On The Pitch 24 September @ 03:33 PM EST
A few months ago we mentioned that the UK's Football Association had banned leagues from keeping
scores or standings for 7 and 8 year old players. This wasn't a surprise and US Soccer recommends
this as well, though many leagues continue to do so. But now it seems to have gotten a bit extreme.
A proud [.
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On The Pitch 24 September @ 03:33 PM EST
A few months ago we mentioned that the UK's Football Association had banned leagues from keeping
scores or standings for 7 and 8 year old players. This wasn't a surprise and US Soccer recommends
this as well, though many leagues continue to do so. But now it seems to have gotten a bit extreme.
A proud [.
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Crew 3, RSL 0 Marshall(Schelotto) 15, Schelotto(PK) 25, Evans (Gaven, Schelotto) 55 There's always
something new to see at Crew Stadium. This week we sat to the right of the tunnel before the game
and learned that there is such a thing as MLS groupies. I hadn't considered that. It's also an
interesting vantage point for watching [.
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AEK Archives 05 February @ 10:20 AM EST
Olympiacos have appealed their 1-0 defeat to Apollon Kalamarias on Sunday, claiming that striker
Roman Wallner was not eligible: According to FIFA regulations, a footballer is not allowed to play
for up to two different clubs the same season. Olympiacos believe that they can take advantage of
this rule and claim the three points that will see [.
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1. FC Dallas
2. New England
3. D.C. United
4. Houston
5. Chivas USA
6. New York
7. Kansas City
8. Columbus
9. Chicago
10. Colorado
11. Toronto FC
12. Los Angeles
13. Real Salt Lake
If the Cup were to be played today, it would be between FC Dallas and NE.
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