Yanks Abroad 20 November @ 05:50 AM EST
Jozy Altidore will hope to have a shot to put one past one of his international teammates when Hull
host the Hammers while Frank Simek should continue his role in Wednesday's starting lineup.
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The following list of elite midfield players in the world will exclude the likes of Lionel
Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka since they sometimes play as forwards or as support strikers
depending on the strategy deployed by their team. Kaka has previously played as a second striker
during his spell with Milan while both Messi and Ronaldo have played in various attacking positions
for their club (mostly on the wing though).
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If the starting lineup the U.S. team fielded in Saturday's loss to Slovakia didn't look far
enough away from Bob Bradley's first-choice squad, wait until you see the team we are likely to
have take the field in Denmark on Wednesday.
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If the starting lineup the U.S. team fielded in Saturday's loss to Slovakia didn't look far
enough away from Bob Bradley's first-choice squad, wait until you see the team we are likely to
have take the field in Denmark on Wednesday.
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The U.S. national team returns to action for the first time since qualifying for the 2010 World
Cup today when it takes on Slovakia in a friendly in Bratislava (10am, FSC).
The Americans are without Landon Donovan and Tim Howard, as well as the injured Oguchi Onyewu
and Jay DeMerit, but there are still plenty of starters who will have chances to show they can play
without the team's top players.
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According to a report in the Madrid newspaper El Pais, Maradona has a business
relationship with Gabriel Heinze's brother who owns a marketing business that promotes sporting
events and represents sports figures.
Maradona is a client of Heinze's brother. The company has a business deal with Maradona in which
they handle promoting the "Maradona brand".
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Port 12 November @ 09:37 PM EST
Portugal get set for their first leg against Bosnia Saturday as they look to qualify for World Cup
2010. The Portuguese team has a few injuries and the lineup will be a bit different then we have
been accustomed too during this qualify campaign. Ronaldo, Bosingwa and Pedro Mendes are all out.
Carlos Quieroz will look to have the right starting lineup as the host Bosnia at the Estadio da
Luz.
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The U.S. men's national team takes on Slovakia on Saturday and the match is one of the last
remaining opportunities this year for head coach Bob Bradley to take a look at different players
and positional pairings before the end of the year.
With standouts Landon Donovan and Tim Howard not called in, and with key injuries to Oguchi
Onyewu and Jay Demerit, the squad Bradley will turn to to face the Slovakians will be a much
different-looking group than the ones that helped the team qualify for the 2010 World Cup.
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HexagonalBlog 12 November @ 12:43 AM EST
The head coaches of Costa Rica and Uruguay are very close to deciding on a starting lineup for
Saturday's first leg of the CONCACAF/CONMEBOL playoff. Simões and Tabárez are going to play
things close to their vests, with closed training sessions. But barring suspension or injury, both
teams are going to go with the same XI that were on the field in the previous two or three
qualifiers.
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With only three days remaining before they take on Real Salt Lake in the Eastern Conference
Final, the Fire is looking for all of their injured players to return to the field to help Chicago
advance to its first MLS Cup Final since 2003.
Unfortunately for the Fire though, it doesn't appear as if all of their banged-up players will
be available on Saturday night at Toyota Park.
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So now that the passion/disappointment has simmered a bit after a below mediocre season, I
figured I's sit and look at the team as a whole and write about what I thought should happen for
2010.
Peter Vermes = Technical Director: After 3 seasons in this position I
feel Vermes has done a less than stellar job.
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With such blistering pace at just 4.5M, I'd have a silly grin on my face
too
Our
Funny Feeling Friday this week is Arsenal's left back Kieran Gibbs.
With starting left back Gael Clichy out for a month or more with a stress fracture in his lower
back, Gibbs should take over the starting spot and comes with the price tag (4.
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Who: Manchester United vs. CSKA Moscow
What: Champions League Group B Match Day 4
Where: Old Trafford, Manchester, England
When: 19:45 BST (2:45 EST)
Why: The Old Trafford faithful need a first hand viewing of CSKA keeper Igor
Akinfeev before every English tabloid spends the summer linking him with a transfer to the
club.
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Who: Manchester United vs. CSKA Moscow
What: Champions League Group B Match Day 4
Where: Old Trafford, Manchester, England
When: 19:45 BST (2:45 EST)
Why: The Old Trafford faithful need a first hand viewing of CSKA keeper Igor
Akinfeev before every English tabloid spends the summer linking him with a transfer to the
club.
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The biggest rivalry in Major League Soccer will have its first playoff installment today when
the Los Angeles Galaxy faces Chivas USA in the first game of their Western Conference playoff
series (5:30pm, ESPN2).
The Galaxy enters as the No. 1 seed in the West, and this series will feature David Beckham's
debut in the MLS playoffs, while also signaling Landon Donovan's first appearance in the playoffs
since he helped lead LA to the 2005 MLS Cup title.
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Sorry its late this time. The Starting lineup from Liverpool's shocking game against Fulham. Reina,
Insua, Degen, Carragher, Kyrgiakos, Kuyt, Benayoun, Mascherano, Lucas, Voronin, Torres. Subs:
Gulacsi, Babel, Spearing, Plessis, Dossena, Eccleston, Ayala.
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The Chicago Fire take on the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium today in Game One of
their Eastern Conference Playoff series (2pm, FSC).
This is their fifth straight playoff encounter and there's no love lost here as the sides are a
safe bet to play a physical and uncompromising series.
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In a match that featured intense physical play, defensive dominance and a near-brawl, the
Seattle Sounders drew 0-0 with the Houston Dynamo on Thursday night at Qwest Field. Seattle
defender Patrick Ianni, a last-minute replacement in the starting lineup, came closest to scoring
by hitting the crossbar, but the home side also needed a few clutch saves by Kasey
Keller to salvage the draw.
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Yanks Abroad 29 October @ 08:58 PM EST
Chris Konopka will be hoping to keep his place in the Sporting Fingal starting lineup as they take
on Mervue United, while Ryan Guy and St. Patrick's Athletic prepare to play Drogheda United.
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The Seattle Sounders will make their MLS playoff debut tonight against the two-time MLS Cup
champion Houston Dynamo in the opening match of their Western Conference playoff series (10pm,
ESPN2).
The Sounders are new to the playoffs as a club, but have plenty of experience across the board,
from two-time MLS Cup-winning coach Sigi Schmid, to European soccer veterans Kasey Keller and
Freddie Ljungberg.
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Hey everybody, I just got off the phone with Fire Head Coach Denis Hamlett so it's time for the
Mid-Week Update. Here we go...
Injury Updates --
Gonzalo Segares --
Segares, who has been out with a left MCL sprain since August 9th, is getting closer and closer
to making his long-awaited return to the lineup.
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WVHooligan 27 October @ 01:28 PM EST
Juan Carlos Osorio didn't help matters in New York. (Getty Images)
Not much was good in 2009 for the New York Red Bulls. Fresh off a trip to the MLS Cup in 2008
many thought this could be a break out season for the club. Instead the season got started with a
bang in a bad way by losing to an expansion club on opening day 3-0 in Seattle.
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Full back looks to restart his stuttering career back in Italy.
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According to agent, Federico Pastorello, Liverpool defender Andrea Dossena hopes to
return to Italy after having a tough time breaking into Rafa Benitez's starting
lineup.
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The biggest match of the weekend in the English Premier League was on Sunday with Liverpool
hosting Manchester United. Liverpool has been struggling of late and needs a win at home against
Manchester United. So, who won the match and what happened? Here's a recap of the match along with
video highlights
Liverpool beats Manchester United 2-0 Video Highlights
1st Half
It was an electric crowd at Anfield as Liverpool looked to defeat Man U after winning both EPL
matches last season.
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AEK Archives 22 October @ 12:56 PM EST
45 minutes in and we're leading this one 1-0! Blanco scored a penalty (certainly the correct
call) to put us up and we now are in a great position and the win is definately possible.
Conditions are terrible in Minsk. It is extremely cold (near zero degrees celcius) and the pitch
is extremely wet.
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Arsene will spend his 60th birthday today at the club's Annual General Meeting with the
shareholders, and, unlike last season, a much more cordial atmosphere is to be expected.
I watched the AGM last year and I have to say that the reports in the press made it seem as
though Arsene was attacked and strung up by his legs by the shareholders, who went on to poke and
prod him but eventually let him go.
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<strong>Who: CSKA Moscow v Manchester United
What: UEFA Champions League – Matchday Three
Where: Luzhniki Stadium (Moscow, Russia)
When: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 (17:30 BST or 12:30 EST)
Why: Because the viewing public need to know which is icier.
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Who: CSKA Moscow v Manchester United
What: UEFA Champions League – Matchday Three
Where: Luzhniki Stadium (Moscow, Russia)
When: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 (17:30 BST or 12:30 EST)
Why: Because the viewing public need to know which is icier.
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So, that was a better result than we probably could have expected in light of our sorry history
south of the 2-0 crossing. And you could probably have doubled the surprise given the starting
lineup that the oh-so-nattily-dressed Tommy Soehn ran out...
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Barcelista 20 October @ 12:35 PM EST
Barca pick up where they left off in the Champions League, meeting Russian club Rubin Kazan at home
in the final match of the group stages first leg. We'll be looking not just for a win that will
keep Barca at the top of their CL group, but also for a clean sheet that will maintain the team's
current form of not having conceded a single CL goal this season, something only three other teams
have accomplished so far.
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Since A) the match is on ESPN2, and B) Clint Dempsey is starting, we're giving you a delayed
Your Running Commentary post for today's Fulham-Hull City match (which is at halftime).
Dempsey is in the starting lineup for Fulham, but Eddie Johnson is not in uniform. Jozy Altidore
is on the bench for Hull City.
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What a strange week for the US National Team. It started with jubilation after defeating
Honduras in thrilling fashion to qualify for the Cup. It turned tragic when rising star and
projected 2010 starting forward Charlie Davies was injured in a horrific car accident. And it has
ended with a controversial draw that will no doubt leave the soccer world talking.
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The U.S. men's national team is set to close out its World Cup qualifying campaign tonight
against Costa Rica (8pm, ESPN2/Galavision). The Americans have already qualified, but Costa Rica
needs a win tonight to ensure a berth in the 2010 World Cup.
Tonight's match is being played under a bit of a somber cloud as the U.
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After 17 WC qualifying games it all comes down to tonight.
Argentina vs Uruguay. In Montevideo.
In the legendary Centenario stadium.
With both teams needing a good result to qualify to the World Cup.
On the surface it seems that the pressure is really on Uruguay, as they need the win to qualify
directly and are playing at home.
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Maradona had the lineup below in today's practice session.
Barring any last minute changes the starting lineup against Uruguay will be:
GK Sergio Romero
D Nicolás Otamendi
D Rolando Schiavi
D MartÃn Demichelis
D Gabriel Heinze
M Jonás Gutiérrez
M Javier Mascherano
M Juan Sebastián Verón
M Angel Di MarÃa
F Gonzalo HiguaÃn
F Lionel Messi
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