The first of the two-leg finale between Ecuador’s LDU Quito and Brazil’s Fluminense kicked off this evening at La Casa Blanca Stadium with minimal global attention due to today’s riveting Euro 2008 semi-final between Germany and Turkey. The 49th edition of the Copa Libertadores has all the makings of a classic as both teams battle […]
Couple of things about Major League Soccer that I just have to get off my chest First, why was there a full slate of MLS games this weekend while word cup qualifying was going on? This weekend was a scheduled FIFA weekend, so countries I believe have the right to postpone their league games. You […]
After disposing of over matched Barbados, the U.S. moves into the next round of world cup qualifying as they seek their sixth straight world cup. In the regional semi-final the U.S. is in a group with Cuba, Guatemala, and Trinidad and Tobago. The top two teams advance to next year’s regional finals, which will produce […]
The winner of the Spain vs. Italy match was not just Spain it was soccer fans everywhere. The Italians playing their trademark defensive game settled for a penalty shootout before the opening kickoff. There plans backfired when they missed two penalties and went out 4-2 to Spain. Italy was everything that soccer hate in this […]
Canada advanced to the semifinals of World Cup qualifying in the North and Central American and Caribbean region, defeating St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4-1 Friday night. Dwayne De Rosario and Ali Gerba scored two goals each for Canada, which won the home-and-home, total-goals series on 7-1 aggregate. Canada will be in a semifinal group […]
Recap of this weekends games in major league soccer. Chivas 2 Chicago 1 Sacha Kljestan and Justin Braun scored first-half goals to lead Chivas to a 2-0 upset victory over the Chicago Fire on Thursday night. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak for Chivas (5-6-2), which had been shut out by identical 1-0 scores […]
Rarely has a country underperformed as often as Portugal at major soccer tournaments. Along with Spain and England these three countries tease their fans every two years with hopes and expectations that maybe this is the year that they win a major tournament and then they fall flat on their face when a little bit […]