Soccer Insider: September 14, 2008 - September 20, 2008
Matchnight: United-Galaxy
Greetings again from Carson. United has gone 7-8-2 in all competitions since smashing the Galaxy, 4-1, at RFK on June 29. Subtract two victories over USL teams in the U.S. Open Cup, and they're down to 5-8-2. Compounding their problems -- or perhaps triggering their problems -- has been the...
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September 20, 2008; 9:13 PM ET |
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TV, Anyone?
Saturday's viewing options..... *England, Sunderland-Middlesbrough 7 a.m. ET Setanta USA *England, West Ham-Newcastle 10 a.m. Fox Soccer Channel *England, Liverpool-Stoke 10 a.m. Setanta USA *Germany, Bayern Munich-Werder Bremen 11:30 a.m. GolTV *England, Blackburn-Fulham 12:15 p.m. Setanta USA *England, Bolton-Arsenal 12:30 p.m. FSC/Fox Espanol *Spain, Athletico Madrid-Huelva 2 p.m. GolTV *Italy,...
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September 20, 2008; 6:30 AM ET |
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Cirovski Sets Terps Record
Sasho Cirovski became Maryland's all-time winningest coach with 218 victories when the Terps defeated Duke, 1-0, before 6,083 at Ludwig Field -- the fifth-largest crowd in program history. Omar Gonzalez scored off a corner kick in the fifth minute for the Terps (5-1, 2-0 in ACC), who have won four...
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September 19, 2008; 11:00 PM ET |
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Friday Night Lights
Greetings from Carson proper.. *DCU arrived this morning and held a light training session late this afternoon at Home Depot Center. *Gallardo, Moreno and Vide are not here. McTavish is here, but will not travel to Honduras on Monday because of his red card against Saprissa. The two new defenders...
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September 19, 2008; 9:05 PM ET |
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Morning Kickaround
*The yellow jersey goes to the leader of the Tour de France. In MLS this year, the Supporters' Shield might end up going to the club in the yellow jersey. Columbus's 3-1 victory over visiting New York last night increased its lead in the East -- and in the race...
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September 19, 2008; 6:00 AM ET |
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The Galaxy: Far, Far Away?
Los Angeles has not won in nearly 100 days, a stretch that has included six losses, six ties, 28 goals conceded, a coaching change and the departure of its general manager. But in the lowly Western Conference, where five points separates second place from seventh place, the Galaxy miraculously still...
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September 18, 2008; 3:02 PM ET |
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A Few Minutes With Tom Soehn
Excerpts from the coach's media briefing after training at RFK today: Reflections on the Saprissa game..... "Defensively, I think we can still be a little more organized and make it harder. We are getting stretched a little bit, but overall, even being down a man, I thought we still were...
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September 18, 2008; 1:03 PM ET |
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DCU's Travel Schedule
United is going to be just a little busy over the next two weeks. Here's how the schedule looks: -- Fly to Los Angeles on Friday and train at Home Depot Center. -- Play the Galaxy on Saturday night. -- Train in L.A. on Sunday. -- Fly to Honduras on...
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September 18, 2008; 12:35 PM ET |
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Morning Kickaround
*Wisely, the Houston Dynamo has postponed Saturday's home match against San Jose until Oct. 15. *The first-place Crew -- have you gotten used to saying it yet? -- hosts New York tonight (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2), but will probably be without MVP front-runner Guillermo Barros Schelotto again. Columbus is 4-0-1...
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September 18, 2008; 9:00 AM ET |
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Morning Kickaround
John Barnes is in for Jamaica, Jorge Luis Pinto is out in Colombia, but most importantly, another episode of "I'm on Setanta Sports": Unless something urgent arises this afternoon, I am not planning to rejoin you again until tomorrow. Feel free to use this thread for thoughts on today's CONCACAF...
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September 17, 2008; 11:08 AM ET |
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2 Live Cluj
Euro Champions League group play got off to a stirring start when CFR Cluj from Romania came from behind on the road to stun Roma, 2-1. To learn more about Cluj's players and to see the club's cool logo, click here. For a sing-along with your Romanian friends, you must...
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September 17, 2008; 7:00 AM ET |
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DCU-Saprissa, the Aftermath
To answer the first obvious question, Zach Wells started in goal because, a) Louis Crayton has a sore knee; and b) Crayton is going to end up starting most games the rest of the year and needed a break. To answer the second obvious question, Devon McTavish was red-carded for...
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September 17, 2008; 12:56 AM ET |
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Matchnight: DCU-Saprissa
I like the idea of the CONCACAF Champions League and I truly think it will become a major event on the MLS calendar in the future, but right now, the clubs will labor to both succeed in this tournament and make a strong push toward the league playoffs. The challenge...
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September 16, 2008; 4:08 PM ET |
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WPS Allocation List
The following players from the U.S. women's national team player pool have been allocated to the seven inaugural clubs in Women's Professional Soccer..... Boston Breakers: MF-F Kristine Lilly, MF-F Angela Hucles, D Heather Mitts. Chicago Red Stars: MF Carli Lloyd, D Kate Markgraf, MF Lindsay Tarpley. Los Angeles: MF Shannon...
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September 16, 2008; 1:01 PM ET |
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Morning Kickaround
Lots going on. Let's get started..... *D.C. United begins Champions League play tonight without Marcelo Gallardo -- what else is new? -- and possibly several other regulars. If you are going to RFK tonight, you will be one of the few; attendance might reach 6,000. TV coverage begins at 8...
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September 16, 2008; 8:58 AM ET |
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Freedom Allocations Are Set
Insider loyalists were the first to learn today that Abby Wambach, the U.S. women's national team's premier player, will play for the Washington Freedom in the new pro league that kicks off next spring. We can now tell you that the Freedom's other two allocations from the national team player...
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September 15, 2008; 10:15 PM ET |
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Night Moves
A few additional transactions to pass along..... *USA national team defender Rachel Buehler will go to San Jose/San Francisco in the new women's league, a source told the Insider, and the Los Angeles franchise hires SoCal club coach Abner Rogers as head coach. *D.C. United fills its final developmental slot...
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September 15, 2008; 8:03 PM ET |
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Wambach to D.C., Solo to St. Louis
The new women's pro soccer league (WPS) will not announce its major U.S. player allocations until tomorrow at a news conference in New York, but word is beginning to circulate about where the top Americans are headed. Sources tell the Insider that Abby Wambach, the high-scoring forward who missed the...
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September 15, 2008; 4:28 PM ET |
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Soehn Speaks
Before we get to Coach Tom's comments, Gonzalo Peralta (hamstring) says he is not ready to play tomorrow, Luciano Emilio (groin) says he thinks he will be fine to play substantial minutes and Jaime Moreno says he has had swelling in a knee and will have to see whether he'll...
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September 15, 2008; 12:08 PM ET |
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Gallardo Out at Least 2 Weeks
DCU designated player Marcelo Gallardo ($1.9 million, 14 appearances) will be sidelined at least two weeks because of continuing problems after sports hernia surgery. He has returned to Argentina to see a specialist and begin a rehab stint, but is not scheduled to have additional surgery. Since June 29, Gallardo...
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September 15, 2008; 11:03 AM ET |
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The Good, the Bad, the Coyote Ugly
Before we wrap up MLS weekend, here's how the playoff matchups would look if the season ended today: East Columbus (1) vs. New York (4) New England (2) vs. Chicago (3) West Houston (1) vs. D.C.* RSL (2) vs. Chivas USA (3) *fifth in the East THE GOOD *Davy Arnaud's...
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September 15, 2008; 8:42 AM ET |
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Americans Abroad
A sampling of performances this weekend by U.S. players employed abroad..... *Jeremiah White scored in the 86th minute -- 17 minutes after entering -- during Aarhus's 2-0 victory over AaB in Denmark. Benny Feilhaber did not play and, from what I understand, will have his troublesome knee reevaluated. *Maurice Edu...
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September 14, 2008; 12:20 PM ET |
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DCU-FCD, the Aftermath
On the surface, it wasn't the worst of results for D.C. United -- a 2-2 tie against Dallas. But when you dig a little deeper, you realize that DCU..... *is fifth in the East. *is in the playoffs at the moment, but leads K.C. and San Jose by only four...
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September 14, 2008; 12:20 AM ET |
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