Monthly Archives: May 2009

[MLS] It took a more than a year longer than Frank Yallop thought it would, but finally a tall, rugged FC Dallas defender has been acquired to solidify the heart of the Quakes’ back line.

[LIBERTADORES CUP] Five Brazilian clubs — including former champions Sao Paulo, Palmeiras, Gremio and Cruzeiro — advanced to the round of 16 of the Libertadores Cup, the South American club championship. Defending champion LDU Quito did not make it out of the group stage. Bolivia and Colombia were the only countries that did not have teams advance. For the 16 survivors …

[MEXICO] The Mexican soccer federation, which has already ordered all domestic games this weekend to be played behind closed doors in response to the influenza A outbreak, has agreed with Conmebol, the South American confederation, to move the next home games of San Luis and Guadalajara in the Libertadores Cup to Bogota, Colombia, on May 6.

[MLS PREDICTIONS] Seattle’s trip to undefeated Chicago promises to be one of the weekend’s most intriguing matchups. Toronto aims for its first win in club history over Columbus, the defending champ that hasn’t won yet this season. D.C. United hosts FC Dallas, which has yet to win on the road. Colorado hosts Real Salt Lake in the “Rocky Mountain Cup.” Coach Bruce Arena‘s Galaxy has a home game opportunity to get its first win of the season when it hosts struggling New York.  For all of Soccer America’s predictions, as well as TV viewing information, and to see how we fared last week …

[UEFA CUP] A rare header by winger Piotr Trochowski gave Hamburg a 1-0 win at German rival Werder Bremen in the first leg of their UEFA Cup semifinal series on Thursday. The all-Ukrainian clash between Dynamo Kiev and Shakhtar Donetsk ended in a 1-1 tie.

[USL-1] Two weeks ago, MLS’s Real Salt Lake loaned Chris Seitz to the Cleveland City Stars. On Thursday, the 22-year-old keeper played for the Portland Timbers. Only this time the result was different.

[MLS REF WATCH] No formal disciplinary action is being taken by the U.S. Soccer Federation against MLS referee Jair Marrufo after Cuauhtemoc Blanco gave the ref his jersey following the Chicago-Columbus game last Saturday. Marrufo, who was also seen chatting with Blanco before the game, has, however, been removed from his next scheduled game this weekend.

[WPS]  The Los Angeles Sol’s Marta and Boston Breakers’ Kelly Smith return to WPS action after missing last week’s play, and they meet for the first time Saturday at Harvard Stadium. For a look at all the WPS weekend action …