tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3809948604635644172012-02-16T10:16:49.979-05:00Real American football.The Yankee Hooliganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03344750023842018143noreply@blogger.comBlogger5821100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380994860463564417.post-87244675782586863142010-08-30T21:08:00.001-04:002010-08-30T21:11:47.236-04:00

BOOOOO!!!!!!!Bob Bradley's contract as U.S. soccer coach extended through 2014Is the U.S. really that unattractive a job that we couldn't get anyone better?

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Look, I didn't want to be right about Bob Bradley. I was hoping that he'd prove me wrong and that I would be forced to delete my blog in shame as Herculez Gomez was carried off the field in triumph in their stunning upset of Brazil in the final. But, alas, it wasn't meant to be, as Ghana took advantage of a flat-footed, overmatched Ricardo Clark and a weak tired backline to defeat our Yanks.Of

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U.S. advances thanks to an injury-time goal from Landon Donovan!!!!! U.S. wins Group C based on goals scored. England finishes second. I enjoyed typing that, so let me do it again: England finishes second to the U.S.

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Thanks to a perplexing and terrible decision. The U.S. needs a win going into its last match with Algeria.

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Thank you, Mr. Green.

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Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan, Marcus Hahnemann, Tim Howard.TYH analysis: Perhaps the only (slight) surprise of this group is the order. It appears based on the match versus the Czechs that Brad Guzan has the edge on Marcus Hahnemann for the number 2 spot. How can a guy who can’t beat out 39-year-old (although admittedly still solid) keeper on his club team edge out a guy who has won his club’s No.1

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In a word: depressing. Sure, Oguchi Onyewu was not 100%. Sure, most of our starters were enjoying cheeseburgers and wings in the luxury boxes overlooking Rentschler Field. Sure, there were two goals off set pieces, including a promising finish from Herculez Gomez in his final shot at squeezing onto today's 23-man roster announcement. But the 4-2 loss to the Czech Republic highlighted what I've

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I don’t blame U.S. fans (and John Harkes) for jumping on the Brian Ching/Sacha Kljestan bandwagon after each scored a goal in the predictably underwhelming 2-1 win over El Salvador. After all, finishing, any finishing, is something the U.S. has always lacked, so anytime a player manages to put one away, the goalscorer is immediately vaulted into sacred cow status.But slow down. Ching had a number

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Ok, it's been forever and a day since I posted anything new on here. And really there's been nothing comment worthy (besides Landon Donovan sticking it to his critics at Everton). But after reading the Goffinator's rundown of the potential 2010 World Cup squad, I had to throw my two cents in (although what I want to do is hit Bob Bradley with a sock of quarters).Goff's Locks:Goalkeepers: Tim

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2010 World Cup USA schedule (Group C)England in Rustenberg on June 12Slovenia in Johannesburg on June 18Algeria in Pretoria June 23The Final Draw:GROUP A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France.GROUP B: Argentina, South Korea, Nigeria, Greece.GROUP C: England, USA, Algeria, Slovenia.GROUP D: Germany, Australia, Ghana, Serbia.GROUP E: Netherlands, Japan, Cameroon, Denmark.GROUP F: Italy, New

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The sun even shines on a dog’s ass occasionally. And that explains how the dreadful Conor Casey could score two goals in the win over Honduras. Against Costa RIca, his miss in the 10th minute was absolutely criminal and might explain why Landon Donovan “didn’t see him” wide open at the far post in the 37th.With the news that “Gooch” (Oguchi Onyewu) will be out at least three months with a torn

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Charlie Davies was seriously injured in a single-car accident today. After surgery, he was in serious but stable condition. Another passenger was killed. Here's the latest from ussoccer.com.

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The U.S. qualified for their sixth straight World Cup on Saturday with a 3-2 win over Honduras in San Pedro Sula in an uneven, but scrappy, performance. A brace from unlikely hero Conor Casey and a superbly struck free kick from qualification MVP Landon Donovan was enough to hold off the Hondurans. “It was a culmination of a long learning process," Donovan said post-game. "And we played mature,

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Another close call, saved by Ricardo Clark's swerve. Bob Bradley is the luckiest motherf-er on the planet. Too disgusted to blog. Or write in complete sentences. Anymore. Stilted language. Reminds me of Cormac McCarthy. His writing is just as depressing as the U.S.'s performance. But a win is a win, I guess. Two more left. The prospect of a play-in match against Argentina wakes me up in a cold

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The U.S.national team defeated El Salvador 2-1 in a match that ended up a bit of a nail biter, thanks to yet another display of ineptitude by the CONCACAF referees.After conceding a goal in the 32nd after a poor clearance by Jonathan Bornstein and than weak marking in the box, the U.S. scored in the 41st and 47th minute (first-half injury time) on goals by Clint Dempsey and Jozy Altidore. Both

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Bob Bradley has named the roster for the September 5 clash with El Salvador in Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake City. It is a decent lineup, but the question is, will he field the best 11 or continue to trot out Brian Ching.GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton).Why is Guzan the number 2? I don't get it. Timmy, please stay healthy.DEFENDERS: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes), Jonathan

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It was a valiant effort for 82 minutes, but ultimately the U.S. remains winless in Smog City, Mexico. A 2-1 result isn't the end of the world (especially considering that our toughest game left is against Honduras), but I think it revealed some of the weaknesses of this team that need to be addressed before we book the flight to South Africa.The U.S. is weak defending the flanks. Both Carlos

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Here's the roster for next Wednesday's qualifier in Mexico:Goalkeepers: Tim Howard, Brad Guzan.No real surprises here, but I really think there are more capable No. 2s than Brad Guzan. I'm not a fan. He has allowed some soft goals and he's not as athletic as he needs to be for his size.Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra, Oguchi Onyewu, Jonathan Spector, Jay DeMerit, Steve Cherundolo, Jonathan Bornstein,

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It was a bad night for Major League Soccer clubs involved in international matches, as Chicago lost in the SuperLiga Cup final and New York was booted from the CONCACAF Champions League. Then, there was the exhibition in Seattle.In the third annual SuperLiga, Mexican club Tigres defeated MLS's Chicago Fire 4-3 on penalty kicks after the Cup final finished 1-1 AET.New York, meanwhile, lost the

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After a 2-2 result in the home leg, DC United managed a 1-1 draw away against Salvadoran squad CD Luis Angel Firpo and then advanced on penalty kicks 5-4 in the preliminary stage of the CONCACAF Champions League. Meanwhile, the USL-1 Puerto Rico Islanders defeated MLS club Toronto FC 1-0 in aggregate.New York, who managed a 2-2 draw in the away leg, will play at home today against T&T side W

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It seems like just when the USMNT is getting attention from the mainstream press, we go and lay an egg. I mean, even that douche Colin Cowherd jumped aboard the bandwagon. But despite the embarrassing loss, we shouldn't let those in the MSM use it as a banner justifying their indifference and ignorance about American soccer.This was not our national team, not really. They wore the uniform, but

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After their 2-0 win over Honduras, the young U.S. national team, led by Houston Dynamo's Stuart Holden, will face Mexico who needed penalties to defeat their semi-final opponent Costa Rica. U.S. and Mexico met in the last Gold Cup final in 2007 and the U.S. won 2-1. Prior to that, however, Mexico beat the U.S. in '93 and '98 (the only other times they met in the final).

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From an article on ESPN Soccernet:Riot Squad member Bob Ramsey, a theology professor and minister from Glendora, said he talked to fans who were closest to where the fan jumped the wall. "I haven't talked to everybody, but no one remembers hearing anything beyond 'scum,' 'traitor,' those kinds of things. Nothing about his family," Ramsey said.Ramsey said he thought what triggered Beckham's

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So, the USA C team got by Panama 2-1 to advance in the Gold Cup in an uneven match that continued to demonstrate the lack of quality featured on this team. A few observations: Davy Arnaud -- Don't get me wrong. He's still firmly on the bubble for 2010, but Arnaud showed real grit and determination and that should be worth at least another couple of looks. He would be a good training camp guy,

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NY Times report on Beckham's unfriendly with AC Milan, his first home match with the Galaxy since returning begrudgingly from his loan.

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Bob Bradley fielded his bench against Haiti last night in the final group match of the CONCACAF Gold Cup and demonstrated once again his inability to select for depth, even when assembling a B-team for a meaningless tournament. So close on the heels of the Confederations Cup, it was a given that Bradley would go dipping into the shallow end of the national pool. But Jay Heaps (who coincidentally

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Despite the fact that Bradley has kept many of these players out of the national team pool, a few on the U.S. Gold Cup squad are showing that they still no how to swim. And it's no surprise to TYH readers that guys like Robbie Rogers, Benny Feilhaber, Stuart Holden and Santino Quaranta are making a strong case for inclusion in the 2010 World Cup squad. Ok, so Grenada was a joke. But Honduras

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Strange things happen in soccer. After losing three of four and surrendering nine goals, no one would have argued, not even Bob Bradley, that Team USA needed some serious CPR. And on the brink of elimination, this team pulled together and managed an impressive 3-0 win over Egypt. That coupled with Italy's 3-0 loss to Brazil has put the U.S. in the semifinals of the Confederations Cup. Do you

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So, if you're a loyal YH reader, you know that I've been MIA for a while. MLS has started. The U.S. national team played two matches (one terrible, one spectacular -- what a difference a Jozy makes), but I've written little about the goings on. Truth is, life intercedes in all things, even those things that keep us sane and happy and stress-free. I don't mean to be cryptic, but I'll be taking a

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U.S. nats coach Bob Bradley announces his line up for the matches against El Salvador (March 28) and Trinidad & Tobago (April 1)GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan, Tim Howard, Marcus HahnemannGood to see Hahnemann back on the sideline, but barring injury, it's Timmy's gig for the duration of qualification and in 2010. But with Howard out due to suspension against, El Salvador, Guzan will probably get the

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MLS's newest franchise smoked MLS's most disappointing franchise, as the Seattle Sounders defeated the New York Red Bulls by a score of 2-0 in the opening game of the MLS season. It a pretty ugly game, the Sounders pace showed that New York still have not addressed their defensive issues from a year ago. Goals by Colombian new boy Fredy Montero and former Crew striker Brad Evans gave Seattle

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Michael Bradley, once again, showed that there isn't any neptotism behind his selection to the U.S. national team, as his brace led the U.S. to a 2-0 thumping of CONCACAF rivals Mexico in the first match of the final round of World Cup qualification at Crew Stadium on Wednesday.Bradley smacked home an rebound in the 43rd minute and then added another from distance in injury time to drive the

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Sorry to be M.I.A. (and I'm not referring to the pregnant pop star) lately, life is getting in the way but there's a big match tonight in Columbus. Maybe you heard.Expected Starting line-up:GOALKEEPER: HowardDEFENDERS: Bornstein, Bocanegra, Onyewu, WynneMIDFIELDERS: Beasley, Bradley, Kljestan, DempseyFORWARDS: Ching, Donovan**I'd love to see Jozy as a second-half sub, if he doesn't start.And

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With a team featuring a majority of players in the midst of an offseason, the U.S. managed a 3-2 win at The Home Depot Center over a Swedish team that featured a majority of players in the middle of their season. Sasha Kljestan provided all the offense, scoring a hattrick (one from the spot).The U.S. held a commanding 2-0 lead at halftime and squashed the Swedes late hope, as Kljestan's third

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If a league holds a draft and no one is around to report on it, is it still Super?MLS held its annual craptacular Superdraft. Click here for the results. If you've read my blog, you know that I don't put much stock in MLS's annual Superdraft.But his year's draft was notable because it featured MLS newest franchise, Seattle Sounders FC. With the first overall pick of their first Superdraft as an

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Still U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley has named his first training camp of the New Year in preparation for the January 24 friendly against Sweden at the HDC. Who will remain on the squad when World Cup qualifying begins again is anyone's guess. It's a line-up dominated by MLS players, many of them second-tier substitutes.GOALKEEPERS: Jon Busch (Chicago), Will Hesmer (Columbus), Troy Perkins

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Heading the list of recent trades and acquisition is Dwayne DeRosario who will leave the Houston Dynamo and return to his hometown Toronto. With both Nate Jaqua and DeRo gone, the Dynamo will be looking to acquire some offense this offseason. Here's a complete transaction/movment list by team as of Dec. 13:Chicago FireOUT: Stephen King acquired by Seattle in expansion draft; Tomasz Frankowski and

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The Houston Dynamo's season isn't over just yet. Having been ousted in the first round of the MLS Cup by finalist New York, Houston turned its attention to the CONCACAF Champions League match against CD Luis Angel Firpo of El Salvador and won 1-0 at Robertson Stadium to secure the final berth in the CCL's quarterfinal round.Brian Ching scored for Houston in the 13th minute off a Dwayne DeRosario

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The Seattle Sounders, MLS's 15th team, selected from the list of unprotected players and began to assemble the squad that will begin play next summer. Apparently they spent more on Ljunberg and Keller than I thought or they are planning another spending splurge soon because they went bargain hunting, selecting some head scratchers in Wednesday's expansion draft.1. Nate Jaqua (Houston Dynamo) -

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Since Freddie Ljungberg certainly counts as Seattle’s designated player and goalkeeper Kasey Keller was probably signed for around the 200K mark, the Sounders have about 1,800,000 to spend on an opening day roster.The following is an assembled starting 11 that would be both economical and competitive. I'm not thrilled with Eddie Gaven (despite his recent resurgence with the MLS champions), but

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Well, sort of. Major League's newest franchise will be selecting among the league's unprotected players in a special draft on Wednesday. Having already signed a netminder and a goal-scorer, who will they go after to complete the team? And with Freddie Ljungberg up top and Kasey Keller between the posts, does it matter? Here's a list of decent players from each club with the fat excised (for a

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GOALKEEPERJ. Busch (CHI) DEFENDERSJ. Conrad (KC), M. Wynne (TFC), C. Marshall (CLB) MIDFIELDERSS. Kljestan (CHV), G.B. Schelotto (CLB), J. Morales (RSL), C. Blanco (CHI) FORWARDSL. Donovan (LA), J.P. Angel (NY), K. Cooper (DAL)

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The Columbus Crew defeated the New York Red Bulls 3-1 in the 2008 MLS Cup at the Home Depot Center on Sunday, completing the MLS double (Supporters Shield and MLS Cup) and winning their first-ever Cup.In a match that had TYH wishing he had put money on the match, Columbus played midnight to New York's Cinderella story, getting goals from Alejandro Moreno, Chad Marshall and Frankie Hejduk -- all

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MLS Commissioner Don Garber in his MLS State of the Union claimed that Landon Donovan has not been loaned to Bayern Munich, contrary to reports in the press to the contrary.“We haven’t heard anything from Bayern Munich about Landon going on loan to that team,” the commissioner said in response to a question. “Let me remind everybody: contrary to what you might have read in the press, Landon

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Check out the draw for the Confederations Cup:GROUP A: South Africa, Iraq, New Zealand and Spain.GROUP B: Italy, Brazil, USA, Egypt.Yeah, that's fair. I know they wanted to make it easy for the host country, but jeez, Italy and Brazil? Why not swap Egypt for Spain and really make it a challenging for the Yanks?The Confederations Cup starts on June 14, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa (and

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They are the future of the national team. That is, they should be and perhaps their performance against a desperate Guatemala in the CONCACAF qualifier on Wednesday served as a wake-up call to 'Nats coach Bob Bradley. But more than likely we'll see Eddie Lewis' fat head again for the first qualifier of the final round.The U.S.'s 2-0 defeat of Guatemala proved two things: 1) The U.S. is super deep

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U.S. national team head coach Bob Bradley named his squad of 20 players for USA's meaningless World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on Nov. 19 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Colorado, and once again Sadley misses a chance to be creative with his squad selection. Here it is:GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Troy Perkins (Valerenga IF), Matt Pickens (out of contract)Slim Pickens? or is

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NY GOALKEEPER DANNY CEPEROANDKARATE KID RALPH MACCHIO

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New York Red Bulls vs. Columbus CrewMLS Cup 2008 (@ the HDC)Sunday, November 233:30pmET on ABC, TeleFuturaAfter sneaking into the Cup playoffs through the backdoor, left open by DC United on the final regular season matchday, it looked like the New York Red Bulls would have yet another brief appearance in the postseason. But they managed the impossible and knocked out the defending Cup champion

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GOALKEEPERD. Cepero (NY) DEFENDERSC. Leitch (NY), K. Goldthwaite (NY), C. Marshall (CLB) MIDFIELDERSD. van den Bergh (NY), G.B. Schelotto (CLB), B. Carroll (CLB), J. Rojas (NY) FORWARDSE. Gaven (CLB), B. McBride (CHI), J. Wolyniec (NY)

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New York 1-0 Real Salt Lake (Rio Tinto Stadium)Cinderella still has wings, as the Red Bulls stun Real Salt Lake 1-0 in a match that saw the home side hit the post several times. Now thanks to the silly format of the MLS Cup, the east coast club has won the Western Conference crown, but more importantly, New York will be making their first appearance in the MLS Cup, where they will face Columbus.

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Chicago 2-3 Columbus (Crew Stadium)The Columbus Crew stormed back from a 1-0 first-half deficit to beat the Chicago Fire 2-1 on Thursday night in a fast-paced, up-and-down match. In a match destined to outperform the Cup Final, a header from Chad Marshall and a low volley by a resurgent Eddie Gaven, gave Columbus their first Eastern Conference Championship and put them through to their first-ever

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Eastern Conference ChampionshipThursday, November 13Chicago Fire @ Columbus Crew (7:30pmET  on ESPN2)It's Blanco versus Schelotto. This is the real MLS Cup. It's too bad that it has to take place in the Eastern Conference championship. Both clubs rolled over their semi-final opponents, but Columbus will enjoy home field advantage. The Fire are just 6-5-4 on the road this season, whereas the Crew

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GOALKEEPERJ. Busch (CHI) DEFENDERSW. Conde (CHI), F. Hejduk (CLB), K. Goldthwaite (NY) MIDFIELDERSG.B. Schelotto (CLB), J. Morales (RSL), D. Richards (NY), B. Carroll (CLB) FORWARDSC. Rolfe (CHI), A. Moreno (CLB), J.P. Angel (NY)

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New York 3-0 Houston (Robertson Stadium)After narrowly making the playoffs, thanks to a DC loss on the last day of the regular season, the Red Bulls managed one of the biggest upsets in MLS Cup history by knocking out the defending Cup champions 4-1 on aggregate, after trouncing the Dynamo in their home stadium 3-0. With the aggregate locked at 1-1 after the first leg, Dane Richards scored in the

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Kansas City 0-2 Columbus (1-3 agg.) (Crew Stadium)The Columbus Crew dispatched the Eastern Conference fourth seed with a 2-0 win in the home leg of their semi-final series on Saturday. Brad Evans scored in the 7th minute and Robbie Rogers doubled the lead in the 58th. The Crew advance to the Eastern Conference final to face the Chicago Fire, winners in their semi-final series against New England.

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New England 0-3 Chicago (Toyota Park)After a tight, well-played home match, the New England Revolution forgot to pack their cleats for the second-leg and were eliminated by the Chicago Fire from the MLS Cup after in a 3-0 defeat last night. Chris Rolfe began the rout with a garbage goal in first-half injury time. Second-half goals by Wilman Conde and Gonzalo Segares added insult to injury. The

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Chivas USA 0-1 Salt Lake (Rio Tinto Stadium)After saving RSL from elimination, Yura Movsisyan kept RSL moving in a positive direction, scoring the only goal, a cheeky back-heel, in the opener of Salt Lake's Western Conference semifinal with Chivas USA. His 90th minute goal gives Real the advantage going into the second-leg in Los Angeles next week.-------------------------------------------------

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Chicago 0-0 New England (Gillette Stadium)The 2008 MLS Cup playoffs opened up with arguably the best match-up that fans will see until the Cup final, as New England drew 0-0 with Chicago in the first leg of the #2 vs. #3 Eastern Conference semi-final. The Revolution, who were without three starters -- Taylor Twellman, Steve Ralston and Adam Cristman, were unlucky to come away with only a point,

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The 2008 MLS Cup tournament begins on Thursday, October 30, and while Houston get to play the worst qualifying team (ranked eighth on a single table), Columbus (who won the true championship of MLS -- the Supporters Shield) have to play the sixth team overall, a streaking Kansas City. And thanks to MLS Cup's farcical format, Chicago face New England, while Chivas USA get Salt Lake. Here's the

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GOALKEEPERW. Hesmer (CLB) DEFENDERSR. Cochrane (SJ), J. Curtin (CHV), F. Hejduk (CLB), D. Moor (DAL) MIDFIELDERSL. Donovan (LA), J. Morales (RSL), R. O'Biren (SJ) FORWARDSC. Rolfe (CHI), Y. Movsisyan (RSL), C. Lopez (KC)

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DC United 0-1 Columbus (Crew Stadium)In one of those season defining moments, Luciano Emilio beat the keeper one-v-one, fired a shot past the the fractured defense and ... hit the far post. Brad Evans scored the lone goal of the game, a spectacular long-range effort, and shattered the hopes of DC United fans, knocking the once dynastic club out of the playoffs in the final game of the regular

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Salt Lake 1-1 Colorado (DSG Park)With a dramatic 90th minute goal, Yura Movsisyan saved RSL from elimination by equalizing Conor Casey's 11th goal of the season. The draw allows RSL to punch their ticket into the MLS Cup and eliminates Colorado on the final weekend of the regular season.----------------------------------------------------------------Kansas City 3-1 New England (Gillette Stadium)

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New York 2-5 Chicago (Toyota Park)With their playoff chances on the line, a win and your in scenario, the Red Bulls did what it does best ... they choked -- hard. Chris Rolfe rolfed all over the NY defense, scoring a FIRST-HALF hattrick, en route to a rout. Juan Pablo Angel equalized after the initial Rolfe score, but after two-more by the diminutive University of Dayton product and then two more

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GOALKEEPERL. Crayton (DC) DEFENDERSJ. Bornstein (CHV), W. Barrett (HOU), P. Mastroeni (COL) MIDFIELDERSS. Holden (HOU), R. Ricketts (TFC), D. DeRosario (HOU), J. Morales (RSL) FORWARDSF. Doe (DC), J.P. Angel (NY), C. Lopez (KC)

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What if I show them my man boobs?With one match to play, five teams are vying for the final three spots in the MLS Cup playoffs. Taking into consideration tie-breaks (head-to-head, then goal differential), these are the current standings:TEAMGPWLDPts.DiffKansas City291010939-4New York291010939-3Salt Lake2910109391Colorado291114437-1DC United291114437-7As you can see, Kansas City, New York and

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Colorado 2-1 Chivas USA (HDC)Conor Casey's penalty kick in the 85th minute gave Colorado the win they needed to have in order to stay in contention for the final three playoff spots. After Colin Clark gave the Rapids the lead in the 65th minute, Jonathan Bornstein, nearly played spoiler, equalizing in the 72nd, but Shavar Thomas fouled Omar Cummings in the box and Colorado was awarded the PK.---

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SaturdayChicago 2-3 Toronto (BMO Field)A brace by 50-cent fav Rohan Ricketts gave Toronto the 3-2 win. Amado Guevara put TFC up in the 12th minute and Ricketts doubled the lead six minutes later, putting back a PK rebound. Chicago's Justin Mapp pulled one back in the 25th minute, but Ricketts scored again in first-half injury time. Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored a 59th minute conciliation goal for the

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Wednesday, October 15San Jose 1-2 Houston (Robertson Stadium)San Jose's playoff hopes are on life support, after Houston's Stuart Holden put back two post-rattling rebounds. The win was made all the more impressive due to the fact that Houston's Kei Kamara (ex-Quake) was ejected in just the 11th minute. Scott Seally equalized for the visitors in minute 68, but Holden would find the back of the

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So it turns out that wings aren't the only thing you get from Red Bull.MLS announced on Friday that it was suspending New York Red Bull players Jeff Parke (defender) and Jon Conway (goalkeeper) for 10 matches for failing drug tests for banned performance-enhancing androstenedione and boldenone metabolites.According to espnnet's account, MLS officials acknowledged that the players injested

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Although you won't hear it from ESPN, Fox Soccer Channel or even the league office, the Major League Soccer champion was decided this weekend when Columbus picked up a point on the road against Chicago, putting them an unreachable 10-points ahead of second-lace Houston in the single table.By picking up the Supporters Shield for the most points in the regular season, Columbus should be named

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Dallas forward (and my new hero) Kenny Cooper declined an invitation to play in a meaningless qualifier against Trinidad & Tobago this Wedesday, saying:"I feel so fortunate and honored to have been invited to join up with the U.S. Men's National team in Trinidad and Tobago. I made the difficult decision not to report because I had picked up a virus and have been playing with a sprained ankle.

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GOALKEEPERJ. Conway (NY) DEFENDERSM. Wynne (TFC), J. Conrad (KC), C. Suarez (CHV), M. Velez (TFC) MIDFIELDERSG.B. Schelotto (CLB), E. Lewis (LA), J. Mapp (CHI) FORWARDSK. Cooper (DAL), B. McBride (CHI), J. Braun (CHV)

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After a subpar couple of national team matches, DMB came to play versus Cuba in our nation's capital, scoring two first-half goals against the ill-matched Cubans before a whole cast of Americans got into the action. Final score U.S. 6, Cuba 1. Take that, Castro!Landon Donovan, Brian Ching, Jozy Altidore and Oguchi Onyewu all made the scorers' sheet before it was said and done.DMB on whether the

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SaturdayNew England 0-1 Kansas City (CAB)Jimmy Conrad scored his sixth of the year for the Wizards. Flashback to preseason...Conrad tells Extratime tools that if he scores 10, KC wins the MLS Cup. Four more to go, Jimmy. With three playoff spots left, KC kept pace with RSL and New York with the win.----------------------------------------------------------------Toronto 2-2 FC Dallas (PSP)TFC's

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Real Salt Lake pulled the tarp off Rio Tinto* Stadium on Thursday, but could only manage a draw against the visiting New York Red Bulls. NY's Dave van den Bergh scored off a rebound in the 31st minute, and RSL's Jamison Olave equalized 10 minutes later. Even an 83rd minute ejection of Juan Pietravallo couldn't deliver the winner for RSL in their new stadium's debut.*Rio Tinto is a London,

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How does Frankie spend his red card suspension? Chillaxing with Crew fans.

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As any TYH reader will tell you, we don't fancy an end of the year Cup playoff to determine the best in MLS when the previous 30 matches will tell the story just fine. Last year's true MLS champions were DC United and this year it will likely be Columbus Crew as they close in on securing the Supporters Shield, MLS's regular season champion.Although the league still wrong-headedly calls the winner

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GOALKEEPERG. Sutton (TFC) DEFENDERSM. Wynne (TFC), A. Iro (CLB), M. Harrington (KC), J. Hernandez (SJ) MIDFIELDERSDejair (CHV), J. Morales (RSL), S. Joseph (NE) FORWARDSA. Eskandarian (CHV), C. Barrett (TFC), B. Ching (HOU)

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SaturdayChivas USA 3-0 DC United (RFK Stadium)A tale of two teams headed in opposite directions, as Chivas put three past United at RFK. Ex-United striker Alecko Eskandarian scored in the first half (after a horrendous gaffe by United keeper Louis Crayton) and added an assist in the second. Sasha Victorine and new-Goat Dejair provided the second and third goals.-----------------------------------

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Bradley named the U.S. national team roster for the October 11th qualifier against Cuba in Washington, D.C. We should run a sweepstakes where you have to guess the member of the Cuban national team that will defect this time.Here's the roster:GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan, Tim Howard, Troy PerkinsWhy three goalkeepers? And no love for Dominic Cervi who was recently bought by Scottish powerhouse

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Los Angeles 1-3 Chicago Fire (CAB)An 89th minute PK, converted by Kenny Cooper (his 16th goal of the year), saved a draw for the Hoops at home against San Jose. Ryan Johnson scored for the Quakes in the 58th minute after collecting a ball chipped over (and dummied by Scott Sealy) the Dallas backline and beating the keeper. But a Francisco Lima handball in the box gave Dallas the equalizer from

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GOALKEEPERW. Hesmer (CLB) DEFENDERSM. Wynne (TFC), C. Marshall (CLB), P. Ianni (HOU) MIDFIELDERSS. Victorine (CHV), R. Rogers (CLB), J. Morales (RSL) FORWARDSC. Rolfe (CHI), C. Casey (COL), Y. Movsisyan (RSL), D. Huckerby

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SaturdayHouston 1-1 Toronto FC (BMO Field)How can you score two goals and still draw? A rare goal from defender Marvell Wynne saved a point at home against Houston, as Hunter Freeman knocked an own goal for the visitors.----------------------------------------------------------------Columbus 1-0 New England (Gillette Stadium)The power in the East may have shifted a bit to the west, as Columbus

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Los Angeles 1-3 Chicago Fire (CAB)Chicago fires two second-half volleys past Los Angeles and that's all she wrote. Chicago's Chris Rolfe and the Galaxy's Eddie Lewis exchanged goals in the first half before Cuauhtemoc Blanco scored the winner in the 57th and Rolfe added another two minutes later.----------------------------------------------------------------

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GOALKEEPERD. Kennedy (CHV) DEFENDERSF. Hejduk (CLB), C. Talley (CHV), C. Gibbs (COL) MIDFIELDERSC. Klein (LA), T. Cooke (COL), A. Rocha (DAL), R. Espinoza (KC) FORWARDSL. Donovan (LA), J. Cunningham (DAL), K. Mansally (NE)

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SATURDAYToronto 0-2 Kansas City (CAB)A Jack Jewsbury PK and a 79th minute from substitute Kevin Souter (his first of the year) -- could it get worse for Toronto? Only if Vancouver is given a team and then they're not even a novelty anymore.----------------------------------------------------------------Chivas USA 1-0 Salt Lake (RES)MLS journeyman Alecko Eskandarian scored the lone goal of the

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Sept. 12New York 1-3 Columbus (Crew Stadium)It was the unlikely hero Frankie "Heydude" Hejduk who led a come-from-behind charge, after Columbus surrendered a beautiful first-half free-kick to the Red Bulls Juan Pablo Angel. After Heydude's equally magnificent equalizer 20 minutes later, Robbie Rogers put the Crew ahead in the second-half with another nice striker from distance and Hejduk set-up

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GOALKEEPERJ. Conway (NY) DEFENDERSJ. Larentowicz (NE), G. Padula (CLB), J. Conrad (KC) MIDFIELDERSS. Ralston (NE), A. Guevara (TFC), T. Cooke (COL), A Rocha (DAL) FORWARDST. Twellman (NE), D. Arnaud (KC), K. Cooper (DAL)

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Chicago 0-2 Colorado (DSG Park)Chicago keeper Jon Busch put one in his own net and Colorado forward Omar Cummings scored the second, as the Rapids scored back-to-back victories for the first time this season.----------------------------------------------------------------

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Columbus 1-1 Toronto FC (BMO Field)Pat Noonan's first goal since returning to MLS from Europe helped the Crew secure a point in Toronto. Carl Robinson's sixth minute goal put the Reds on top until Noonan's equalizer in the 40th minute. Both goals were rather impressive, but since the Crew's goal was broadcast on a tiny screen so the local station could broadcast a weather report, I'll show you

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Sept. 12Chivas USA 0-4 New England (PHP)New England spanks Chivas, as Steve Ralston marked his return from injury with a goal and two assists and Taylor Twellman scored his sixth of the year. Chivas was Kljestan-less which might sound like a good thing but it isn't a serious medical condition.

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The U.S. blew past Trinidad & Tobago like a Carnival Cruise, winning their third straight World Cup qualifier 3-0 at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill., and taking a commanding lead in Group 1 of CONCACAF qualifying.Even Bradley's harshest critics (myself included) have to admit that his coaching on set pieces has been excellent, as evidenced by the U.S.'s first goal in just the 10th minute. With a

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GOALKEEPERZ. Thornton (CHV) DEFENDERSM. Petke (COL), D. Gutierrez (CHI), A. Iro (CLB) MIDFIELDERSG.B. Schelotto (CLB), S. King (CHI), S. Holden (HOU), B. Davis (HOU) FORWARDSN. Jaqua (HOU), A. Razov (CHV), D. Huckerby (SJ)

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