Soccer Thread

[Friðbjörn]

yeah 3-0 after 20 mins...6-0 after 60 mins

[HaziLPTonz]

*snappppp*

 

it was unbelievable, i thought itd be one of those tight encounters, i spose ronaldo and co sort of thought otherwise, chivu and doni were pathetic, carrick was superb,watching the game...it was surreal. roma capitulated and now tmoro bayern have the chance to eliminate the last italian team...cmon bayern!

 

valencia fell apart,especially after their first goal, with such class players like joaquin,villa,morientes they should have buried chelsea...it was a shame, chelsea continue to confound me, they always look dead and buried then they come outta nowhere...well iono who to support now, liverpool or chelsea, as a red devil fan i have a profound hate for both. but it is shaping up as a manu/chelsea duel for all competitions now, FA cup both are in semi finals opposite one another, both are duellling for the premier league...and now theyre paired opposite semis in the champs league

[Jeezy]

wow..what a game...I was totally wrong with expecting Roma to win...lol

 

but I was right with Chelsea...

[Stllmn8j]

MLS NEWS FOR WEEK 2

 

INJURY REPORT

 

CHICAGO FIRE

OUT: DF Jordan Russolillo (L eye hyphema)

DOUBTFUL: MF Pascal Bedrossian (R hamstring strain)

 

COLUMBUS CREW

OUT: DF Jed Zayner (L knee ACL reconstruction); GK Will Hesmer (R Hamstring strain);

DOUBTFUL: DF Chad Marshall (concussion); MF Stefani Miglioranzi (L groin strain); MF Danny Szetela (R groin strain)

 

D.C. UNITED

OUT: MF Josh Gros (concussion); MF Rod Dyachenko (MCL sprain); FW Brad North (hamstring strain)

 

KANSAS CITY WIZARDS

OUT: DF Matt Groenwald (blood clots), MF Ryan McMahen (ACL tear);

QUESTIONABLE: DF Tyson Wahl (fibula fracture);

PROBABLE: DF Jose Burciaga (groin strain); FW Scott Sealy (foot contusion); FW Davy Arnaud (shoulder sprain); DF Nick Garcia (hamstring)

 

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

OUT: MF Daniel Hernandez (groin strain), DF Michael Parkhurst (L dislocated shoulder), MF Shalrie Joseph (R calf strain), MF Khano Smith (R hamstring strain), MF Marshall Leonard (R hamstring strain)

 

NEW YORK RED BULLS

OUT: MF Blake Camp (R ankle sprain); DF Taylor Graham (R hamstring strain); FW Mike Magee (R knee surgery recovery);

PROBABLE: MF Markus Schopp (L groin/hip strain)

 

TORONTO FC

OUT: MF Maurice Edu (groin), MF Ronnie O’Brien (knee), DF Chris Pozniak (hamstring);

PROBABLE: FW Conor Casey (thigh), MF Paulo Nagamura (calf), DF Marco Reda (thigh), MF Andy Welsh (groin)

 

CHIVAS USA

OUT: FW David Arvizu (lower back strain);

PROBABLE: MF Orlando Pérez (L groin strain); DF Jonathan Bornstein (L MCL sprain)

 

COLORADO RAPIDS

OUT: GK Justin Hughes (R fifth finger sprain); MF Yherland McDonald (L quad strain)

 

FC DALLAS

OUT: FW Roberto Mina (L MCL sprain); DF Adrian Serioux (L knee)

 

HOUSTON DYNAMO

OUT: MF Corey Ashe (L knee strain);

QUESTIONABLE: MF Ricardo Clark (R knee LCL sprain)

 

LOS ANGELES GALAXY

OUT: FW Alan Gordon (L foot stress fracture); MF Peter Vagenas (neck);

QUESTIONABLE: FW Gavin Glinton (L groin strain)

 

REAL SALT LAKE

DOUBTFUL: DF Chris Lancos (R quad contusion)

[Stllmn8j]

WEEK 2 NEWS CONT.

 

DISCIPLINE

Ryan Cochrane

Houston Dynamo

Suspension/Fine: 4/14/07 vs. Chivas USA/$250

Reason: Red Card 4/8/07 vs. Los Angeles Galaxy

 

Nick Garcia

Kansas City Wizards

Suspension/Fine: 4/14/07 vs. D.C. United

Reason: Red Card 10/14/06 vs. New York Red Bulls

 

Dario Sala

FC Dallas

Suspension/Fine: Six Games: 4/7 vs. RSL, 4/12 vs. LA, 4/15 vs. NY, 4/22 vs. COL, 4/26 vs. NY, 4/29 vs. NE

Reason: Disciplinary Committee Decision

 

OTHER TEAM NEWS

 

Chivas start fast but stay grounded.

CARSON, Calif. -- It was just one game, one solid performance against an expansion team, but Chivas USA's game plan worked.

Against Toronto FC on Saturday, solid goalkeeping was buoyed by a neat and tidy backline that settled down after a shaky start while the attack stretched the field and combined for a pair of nifty goals as Chivas eased home 2-0 winners.

 

"They worked very good," Chivas USA coach Preki said. "They combined very good and I think it's only going to get better and better."

 

Soccer's field of dreams

COMMERCE CITY - Buildings can be icons of progress, signifying the hopes and dreams of an entire city.

 

Such symbolism abounds at 6000 Victory Way, where Dick's Sporting Goods Park is the newest soccer-specific stadium in the country. The 18,000-seat stadium is the home of the Colorado Rapids, but it also stands for much more.

 

"This is a complete dream come true," Rapids coach Fernando Clavijo said. "We have it all. I've been all over the world, and I can tell you a soccer complex of this magnitude is not something you see every day."

 

The $71 million stadium and surrounding 24-field complex is expected to raise the profile of the Rapids and their sport.

 

Gbandi close to return for Hoops

FRISCO, Texas -- After missing last Saturday's season opener against Real Salt Lake, last year's defender of the year for FC Dallas, left back Chris Gbandi, could return to the lineup when the Hoops travel to the West Coast to take on the Los Angeles Galaxy Thursday (ESPN2, 9 p.m. CT).

 

Gbandi was one of two key components of the FC Dallas rearguard missing to open the season, along with goalkeeper Dario Sala, who is suspended for the first six games of the campaign.

 

Gbandi suffered a grade two sprain of his ankle on FCD's trip to Brazil in early March, although he was suspended anyway for the opener after receiving a red card in the final game of the 2006 season. Sala earned his suspension in the same match, a loss to Colorado in the Western Conference Semifinals.

 

But on Monday, Gbandi returned to the field, playing 45 minutes in a scrimmage against the University of Tulsa. He will likely be available for selection for Thursday's match at The Home Depot Center and then's Sunday affair with the New York Red Bulls at Giants Stadium.

[GraDoN]

did any1 here watch the man unt game vs ROMA?

7-1 fo MAN boy it was awesome

and essien scoredfor chelsea in the last second

awesome week for english soccer

tonight liverpool WILL win

[Stllmn8j]

I never get a chance to watch any premeirship soccer,don't have any channels that show it

[Friðbjörn]

if you can somehow get some british channels you'll get them...

but I would've thought something like ESPN would show it...or a channel connected to that

 

 

anyway CL results:

Bayern München - AC Milan 0-2

0-1 Clarence Seedorf (27)

0-2 Filippo Inzaghi (31)

 

Liverpool 1-0 PSV Eindhoven

1-0 Peter Crouch (67)

[Person]

D=

my poor PSV...

[Friðbjörn]

oh yeah I forgot the scores on aggragate...

 

BM - AC Milan 2-4

 

Liverpool - PSV - 4-0

[Stllmn8j]

if you can somehow get some british channels you'll get them...

but I would've thought something like ESPN would show it...or a channel connected to that

 

 

anyway CL results:

Bayern München - AC Milan 0-2

0-1 Clarence Seedorf (27)

0-2 Filippo Inzaghi (31)

 

Liverpool 1-0 PSV Eindhoven

1-0 Peter Crouch (67)

 

Lol,they're just showing today's games now on ESPN Classic of all stations! Crouch's goal was pretty crazy btw.

[HaziLPTonz]

psv got wiped, though not as badly as roma....

 

ac beat bayern, no surprise there, just that it took the AWAY game to wrap it up surprised me, bayern played well but where EASILY outclassed by a much stronger and maturer ac side. now its ManU v ACMilan and Liverpool V Chelsea

Man U V A.C

tough tough tough,prolly too tough to call, if man u pull off say...a steady 2 goal win and not concede an away goal we are set for finals, in saying that milan are a very strong team and it took more so blunders from dida and defence rather than bayern skill to leak goals, so it ll be a tough one. Man U having first leg is a blessing for AC as their defensive towers,if they hold united to anything other than a 2 goal margin, should see them through,ac's problems lie in strike force bcoz inzaghi has had alot of leg problems and gilardino hasnt even lookd like scoring anything this season, all rests on kaka, and ronaldo for united. maturity and expierience V youth and speed, we got a classic match up

if United halt pirlo and kaka(no easy feat) ACs attacking options are cut to shreds, insaying that, it ll be the same for AC to hold Giggs and Ronaldo,definately giggs as his delivery has been exceptional as of late.

 

chelsea V liverpool,

a classic british encounter, on form, liverpool by a nose, althoughn premierleague wise chelsea rule liverpool, liverpool have had a habit of recent seasons to knock off chelsea in important cup matches, coupled with the fact theyre more of an open attacking team should see them just slide in. chelsea are true fighters, as is shown from their last matches. sheva has finally found some rhythm alongside drogba, and on their day, are arguably the 2 best strikers in the world, good strong midfields including Lampard,Essien,Ballack and return of Joe Cole,Arjen Robben...etc facing Xabi Alonso,Gerrard,Pennant and mascherano should be a thrilling duel. joe coles return really gave chelea width at the Mestalla,which turned the tide for them against valencia. another tough one to call, it ll most likely come down to a mistake or a pure moment of brilliance to seperate these too,look for Gerrard and Lamps to try and assert their natural attacking games on the game and the duel between strike forces crouch/bellamy/kuyt against drogba/sheva to be telling factors.

 

All roads lead to Athens, and we are now one step closer!!

[Friðbjörn]

Tonz;479366']psv got wiped, though not as badly as roma....

 

ac beat bayern, no surprise there, just that it took the AWAY game to wrap it up surprised me, bayern played well but where EASILY outclassed by a much stronger and maturer ac side.

that's kinda funny. you wouldn't say that if Bayern had taken the chances they had in front of the goal in the first half. if Lell and Podolski had scored from their chances Bayern would've dominated the rest of the game, cause aside from Kaká, Milan is weak right now. Seedorf and Inzaghi are past their prime, although they did definately show a good performance yesterday.

but sad as I am to say it being a Milan fan, Man U is too strong for Milan...

[HaziLPTonz]

but thats the thing, i AM saying that because bayern DIDNT take their chances. theres no IFs and BUTs about it, regardless of podolski or lell missing one or two chances here and there, the game wasnt LOST because they missed a chance or two, and getting 1 or 2 goals doesnt mean you automatically dominate a game, since considering the players bayern had and the strike force bayern had compared to milan,who effectively had no striker considering inzaghis recent run of injuries, bayern should have dominated anyways.

 

man U and milan is gonna be a close game,although people will lean towards united...shouldnt write off a team like milan,considering how milan clinically surpassed bayern away from home, but its something to definitely look forward to. kaka,pirlo,nesta...V ronaldo,rooney,giggs etc.

 

in AFC news...sydney FC lost to persik kaderi 2-1...which is a real shock considering the indonesian team was completely written off, but hot weather,humidity and delayed game time and monsoonal rains forced FC to play in tough conditions, while adelaide drew 2-2 with korean champions.

 

also,today it was announced Christiano Ronaldo has signed a new deal that will see him play at the Old Trafford til 2012,5 years from now, the contract is reportedly ALOT higher than his original deal which would have seen him through to 2010, it was a revised deal. transfer rumors are rife at manchester, various british mags and soccer sites report players like Micah Richards,Fernando Torres,Gareth Bale,Freddy Adu,Klaas Jan-Huntelaar,Frank Ribery,Nani and Dimitar Berbatov. of course alot of this is innuendo and rumor, but certainly Sir Alex has openly already marked players such as Freddy Adu,Gareth Bale and Nani as future ManU players, while also summer signing target Owen Hargreaves is closer to joining ManU after Bayern president said theyd let go of him for.."the right price",both parties(hargreaves and ManU) have not hidden their desire to link up since Hargreaves made his World cup appearance back in 06

[Friðbjörn]

Tonz;479581']but thats the thing' date=' i AM saying that because bayern DIDNT take their chances. theres no IFs and BUTs about it, regardless of podolski or lell missing one or two chances here and there, the game wasnt LOST because they missed a chance or two, and [b']getting 1 or 2 goals doesnt mean you automatically dominate a game[/b], since considering the players bayern had and the strike force bayern had compared to milan,who effectively had no striker considering inzaghis recent run of injuries, bayern should have dominated anyways.

 

 

also,today it was announced Christiano Ronaldo has signed a new deal that will see him play at the Old Trafford til 2012,5 years from now, the contract is reportedly ALOT higher than his original deal which would have seen him through to 2010, it was a revised deal. transfer rumors are rife at manchester, various british mags and soccer sites report players like Micah Richards,Fernando Torres,Gareth Bale,Freddy Adu,Klaas Jan-Huntelaar,Frank Ribery,Nani and Dimitar Berbatov. of course alot of this is innuendo and rumor, but certainly Sir Alex has openly already marked players such as Freddy Adu,Gareth Bale and Nani as future ManU players, while also summer signing target Owen Hargreaves is closer to joining ManU after Bayern president said theyd let go of him for.."the right price",both parties(hargreaves and ManU) have not hidden their desire to link up since Hargreaves made his World cup appearance back in 06

I'm not saying it automatically does, but it did in the game. Milan got the two goals, and by that the upperhand. Being an Italian team, it was always gonna be hard to break Milan's defense down, whether Milan would dominate the game or not.

and what I'm saying is, if Bayern had taken the two chances, they would've owned the game.

 

 

the right price in this case being 25-30 million €

[HaziLPTonz]

yep, thas what beckenbaur said, manU having already laid out a 20mill euro offer, so im sure an extra 5mill wont matter too much since David gill has got the permission of the glazers to open the coffers a little more for key players like hargreaves and such

[Stllmn8j]

FC Dallas (1-0-1) vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (0-1-1)

April 12, 2007 -- The Home Depot Center

 

Scoring Summary:

DAL -- Carlos Ruiz 2 (penalty kick) 35'

DAL -- Kenny Cooper 2 (Ramon Nunez 1) 43'

LA -- Robbie Findley 1 (Landon Donovan 1) 86'

 

FC Dallas -- Shaka Hislop, Alex Yi, Clarence Goodson, Drew Moor, Chris Gbandi, Ramon Nunez (Bobby Rhine 82'), Dax McCarty, Marcelo Saragosa (Aaron Pitchkolan 29'), Juan Toja, Kenny Cooper (Dominic Oduro 73'), Carlos Ruiz,

 

Substitutes Not Used: Arturo Alvarez, Ray Burse, Abe Thompson, David Wagenfuhr

 

Los Angeles Galaxy -- Joe Cannon, Ian Russell (Kevin Harmse 46'), Ty Harden, Tyrone Marshall, Ante Jazic, Chris Albright, Kyle Martino, Nathan Sturgis (Mike Randolph 81'), Cobi Jones (Robbie Findley 58'), Landon Donovan, Nate Jaqua,

 

Substitutes Not Used: Steve Cronin, Shavar Thomas, Josh Tudela, Kyle Veris

 

Misconduct Summary:

DAL -- Clarence Goodson (caution; Professional Foul) 31

LA -- Kyle Martino (caution; Reckless Foul) 38

DAL -- Alex Yi (caution; Reckless Foul) 48

LA -- Nate Jaqua (caution; Dissent) 51

LA -- Kevin Harmse (caution; Tackle from Behind) 53

 

 

Referee: Terry Vaughn

Referee's Assistants: Corey Rockwell; Emiliano Monje

4th official: Kevin Stott

time of game: 1:53

attendance: 23,596

weather: Clear -and- 67 degrees

 

FINAL SCORE L.A. GALAXY 1 - FC DALLAS 2

[Friðbjörn]

is it correct what I heard, that LA Galaxy is not exactly a good team? and yet they have both Cobi Jones and Landon Donovan?

[Stllmn8j]

You would be correct,they just always act like their gonna easily win,and the other teams just take advantage of when they let there guard down. Plus,their execution of plays was really sloppy, they'd be going okay,then someone would screw up their part and a Dallas player would easily breakaway,with few people left to defend the goal

[Person]

heh...

these guys sure get injured very quickly xD

 

My Chivas are great! They'll take it this year... you'll see =P

[Stllmn8j]

My pick for the MLS game to watch this week has to be Chivas USA vs. Houston Dynamo...especially after last year's brawl!

[HaziLPTonz]

isnt beckham also gonna rock up to galaxy too?

 

was this brawl between dynamo and chivas anything like arsenal and chelseas bitch slapfest? =P

[Stllmn8j]

Nah,these were american teams...even our soccer teams know how to kick ass

[Friðbjörn]

are we talkin hockey type shit?

[Stllmn8j]