web.mlsnet.com - 10/18/2008
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The skinny on five things that matter this week in Major League Soccer:
MLS is expanding and Steve Nash wants in
asternwarning.blogspot.com 10/16/2008 — Major League Soccer is looking to add two expansion franchises to begin play in 2011. Noted soccer fan (who is not bad with the boot himself), Steve Nash, is backing a bid to get one of those newly created teams in Vancouver. There are a number of high profile bidders involved in the various ...
Beckham to join AC Milan on short loan —
Soccer By Ives
David Beckham is set to resume his European club soccer career.
At least temporarily.
AC Milan has confirmed reports that Beckham will join the Italian power on a short loan deal beginning in January.
The deal makes all the sense in the world. Major League Soccer's off-season, ...
Has the Beckham Experiment Failed? —
Dave's Football Blog
There was much fanfare and hullabaloo in soccer circles when David Beckham joined the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007. Two seasons later, the Galaxy have become the biggest punchline in Major League Soccer. The club has missed the playoffs twice in two years, and its backline is in complete ...
Milan agree Beckham deal —
Football News Blog
Major League Soccer is about to conclude it’s season and for the few Europeans who play in the league they will need to keep fit for their national teams. Thus resulting in them finding a way to train properly while their teammates hit the beaches in Brazil or Miami on holiday. While ...
KC Wizards Chasing Playoff Spot —
Springfield MO Soccer
The Wizards won their final home game of the season last weekend, beating the San Jose Earthquake 2-1 and keeping their playoff chances alive. They are one of five teams that still have a chance, along with New York, DC United, Real Salt Lake and the Colorado Rapids.
There are several sites ...
Barclays Premier League Weekend Roundup —
Do Soccer 24/7 | A Soccer Blog
Spurs Get off to Worst Ever Start to a Season After Losing Against Stoke
Chelsea Smash Boro 5-0
Inter Hammer Roma as Mourinho Admits England Still Appeals
David Beckham to Train with AC Milan this Winter
New Era About to Dawn for Argentina
Barca in for Miami MLS Franchise
Chivas USA Soccer Collies Game Day —
100 Percent Soccer
Rapids playing for everything, Goats playing for nothing.
The first 7,500 fans through the gate will receive a limited-edition Chivas USA hat, and kids under 16 years get in free with the purchase of an adult ticket. Prices start at $14.
And you don't want to miss the Soccer Collies.
MLS Match Night: Your Running Commentary —
Soccer By Ives
The Red Bulls-Crew game isn't the only action in MLS tonight. There are three other matches with major playoff implications taking place. Here is the slate of games:
San Jose Earthquakes at Kansas City Wizards
Los Angeles Galaxy at Houston Dynamo
FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake
If ...
Columbus Crew at New York Red Bulls: Match Night —
Soccer By Ives
The New York Red Bulls are in must-win mode tonight as they face the first-place Columbus Crew needing a victory to hold on to the final MLS playoff spot (7:30pm, MSG2).
It isn't going to be easy, and not just because the Crew is playing some of the best soccer in MLS. The Red Bulls are ...
This Weekend's Soccer on TV —
Soccer By Ives
What's the best way to shake off a 6-1 defeat? If you're Atletico Madrid, you start with taking a week-long break for the international window. Then you come back and square off against the defending league champions, and your arch-rival, Real Madrid.
Okay, so maybe that's not the best ...
MLS is Coming to a City Near You, Possibly —
The Big Lead
Major League Soccer has accepted bids from seven cities for the two vacant expansion teams to begin play in 2011. I am a bit miffed that Detroit F.C. is not a possibility, but, fortified by Sudafed and a generous dollop of Grandpa’s cough syrup, here are the critical TBL endorsements.
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The Third Half 4 is Live —
EPL Talk
This edition of The Third Half with Johnathan Starling starts with Christopher Murphy as we discuss the upcoming weekend in the Bundesliga.
Shakira Graham from Championship Talk discusses the upcoming weekend of the Championship along with some news tidbits.
Kartik from Major League Soccer ...
Jon Conway and Jeff Parke —
Cheat or Beat
New York Red Bulls Players, Jon Conway and Jeff Parke , have been suspended 10 games for violating the Major League Soccer (MLS) policy on performance-enhancing substances. This incident is the first confirmed performance-enhancing drug (PED) case for Major League Soccer in its entire 13 years ...
Which MLS expansion city would you pick? —
Soccer By Ives
With the seven candidates for MLS expansion by 2011 now set, we should find out plenty about all seven bids as the weeks and months go by and we move closer to an announcement on the 17th and 18th MLS franchises.
As you may know, I ran a poll on what expansion cities SBI readers ...
Thursday Kicks —
100 Percent Soccer
A young U.S. team lost 2-1 to Trinidad & Tobago in World Cup qualifying on a penalty scored by an experienced Dwight Yorke, Mexico tied Canada 2-2 meaning qualifying for the next round for El Tri goes down to the final game and Croatia and England won.
Meanwhile, Frank Yallop's chances of ...