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News and Views for Friday, December 16th

Landon Donovan is headed back to England. The LA Galaxy star has re-joined Everton on a two-month loan. The earliest Donovan could suit up for the Toffees would be January 4 against a Stuart Holden-less Bolton. Here’s a list of the fixtures that could include the MLS Cup MVP. The BBC takes a look at what’s going on with Holden’s listless side.

Grant Wahl reveals his “Ambitions Rankings” for MLS sides.

The NYTimes takes a look at American owenership’s ambitions in charge of AS Roma.

The Europa 32 were drawn as well. Manchester City will play holders Porto, while Jozy Altidore and Sacha Kljestan will face off for their respective clubs. Draw and dates here.

Some tasty matchups lie ahead in the Champions League. In the draw of 16, Arsenal will face AC Milan, while Chelsea will play Manchester City-ousters Napoli. The full draw:

Marseille v Inter Milan
CSKA Moscow v Real Madrid
Lyon v APOEL Nicosia
Napoli v Chelsea
FC Basel v Bayern Munich
Zenit St Peterburg v Benfica
AC Milan v Arsenal
Bayer Leverkusen v Barcelona

Luis Suarez awaits a verdict on charges of racism against Patrice Evra. The decision could come down to cultural interpretations.

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News and Views for Friday, December 9

US Soccer

Timmy Chandler could be headed out of Nurnberg. The US international is drawing interest from Stuttgart.

The Washington Post has revealed that Jurgen Klinsmann makes a base salary of $2.5 million, representing an enormous increase over Bob Bradley’s annual compensation in charge of the Nats.

The Generation Adidas squad dropped a 4-2 result to Ajax. Highlights here.

The Times takes a look at Creighton coach Elmar Bolowich as he leads the Bluejays towards an NCAA title. The second ranked Jays face Charlotte tonight in the semifinals (6:00 PM ET) while UNC v. UCLA (8:30 PM ET) rounds out the Final Four.

All your weekends games and tv listings here.

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A crushing blow to Manchester United’s Champ…err…Europa and Premiere League seasons. Nemanja Vidic is done for the year.

Vidic’s teammate Wayne Rooney, however, received a little good news. Not everyone’s happy about it though.

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Brent chats with potential US target Kenneth Di Vita Jensen.

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News and Views for Wednesday, December 7

U.S. Soccer

Plenty of news to go around these parts, as the Vancouver Whitecaps officially welcomed Lee Young-Pyo to MLS. Lee is a South Korean international (retired) formerly of Tottenham Hotspur, among a host of other clubs.

The Sounders have tracked down their Kasey Keller replacement, signing Austrian Michael Gspurning as their new No. 1 goalkeeper.

With the College Cup wrapping up this weekend, it’s time to look ahead at the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. Here’s my board of best players to choose from, as well as profiles of North Carolina and Creighton, both entrants in the College Cup.

MLS also released the initial combine list today.

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The story of today in the world of soccer was the failure of both Manchester United and Manchester City to advance to the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League.

A full look at who advanced over the past two days can be found here, surely.

Liverpool and Luis Suarez have been charged after the Uruguayan allegedly flicked off the Craven Cottage crowd on Monday.

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News and Views for Wednesday, Nov. 30

The offseason in MLS is well and truly underway, with the full list of players available (who had options declined) for next week’s Re-Entry draft released today. Some big names on the list, including Bobby Convey, Bobby Boswell and Joe Cannon.

D.C. declined the option of two familiar faces: Santino Quaranta and Clyde Simms, with one eye on make future moves.

Rumor became reality today, as Seattle Sounders FC announcer Arlo White was officially announced as the voice of MLS on NBC Sports for 2012. The Seattle Times with a Q&A here.

San Jose re-acquired Shea Salinas from the Vancouver Whitecaps, while also re-signing Steven Lenhart to a new contract.

Is former Tottenham defender Lee Young Pyo on his way to Vancouver?

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Manchester United lost in the quarterfinals of the Carling Cup at home against Championship side Crystal Palace.

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News and Views for Friday, Nov. 18

U.S.

Sepp Blatter is taking heat…again. One of the only MLS players with the ability to really get Blatter’s attention has spoken out, calling the FIFA President’s comments “appaling.” Blatter is now “sorry,” but he’s not going to resign.

Some things to know about David Beckham’s Sunday opponents. Beckham’s side are certainly being touted as the favorites, with one pundit saying anything less than lifting the trophy would be a “disaster.”

If history is any indication, should Houston go down a goal Sunday night, don’t count them out.

All the weekend’s soccer listings for your perusal.

Global

Manchester City has posted breathtaking losses of nearly $315 million for 2010-11, the biggest loss ever in English football. Some perspective on United’s opulent neighbors.

Ahead of Liverpool’s visit to Stamford Bridge (Sunday, 11:00 AM ET), former Red Fernando Torres is once again defending his move from Anfield.

Carlos Tevez will not play for Manchester City again, according to Roberto Mancini.

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Brent takes a look at some tricky semi-final qualifying groups for CONCACAF’s traditional powers.

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News and Views for Wednesday, Nov. 9

U.S. Soccer

Ladies and gentlemen, your 2011 MLS Defender of the Year is Omar Gonzalez. Take a bow, son.

Sporting KC forward Teal Bunbury pulled out of the U.S. U-23 camp because of an ankle injury picked up in Sunday’s 2-0 loss against the Houston Dynamo.

Speaking of the U-23s, Jason Davis of the Best Soccer Show had a lengthy, informative interview with Caleb Porter. Apparently, the coach hints at some Olympic qualifiers/training camps in KC or Tennessee – no official word is out yet though.

UNC rolled past NC State in the men’s ACC tournament while Maryland was upset by Boston College.

Greg Seltzer is reporting that Lee Nguyen is closing in on a deal with MLS.

Think the NY Cosmos are coming to MLS? Think again – big trouble with the club that doesn’t exist yet.

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FIFA says UK nations can wear poppies on arm bands when they play over this next week.

Newcastle’s stadium has a new name.

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Anthony explains why Geoff Cameron and Gonzalez deserve looks from the U.S.

 

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News and Views for Wednesday, Nov. 2nd

U.S. Soccer

While we wait for the men’s national team roster for the two upcoming friendlies, and for the second leg of MLS playoff action to begin tonight, there’s word from Chicago – they are going to announce a new coach Thursday, and it’s all but certain to be Frank Klopas, the interim manager who nearly steered them to the playoffs.

Fulham’s Clint Dempsey was named U.S. Player of the Year for a second time.

LA defender Omar Gonzalez is having a career year, and still waiting on a chance to prove himself at the international level.

David Beckham talks – we listen.

Jason Davis examines the high stakes and pressure of the playoffs.

MLS is gauging interest in a team in Baltimore.

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Preview of tonight’s second leg MLS clashes – Seattle has to find a way to erase a 3-0 deficit against Real Salt Lake, while Sporting KC holds the advantage and plays at home against the wounded Rapids.

Brent suggests what New York should do with Rafa Marquez, suspended for Thursday’s game against LA.

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News & Views for Friday, October 28

U.S. Soccer

The MLS playoffs hit a new gear this weekend, with four matchups taking place over the course of Saturday and Sunday. Eight teams are left after the elimination of Columbus and FC Dallas, and within a week, the number will be trimmed even further.

Seattle Sounders won’t have Mauro Rosales for this weekend’s opening game against Real Salt Lake after his injury sustained in last weekend’s 3-1 win over Chivas USA.

Top Drawer Soccer, one of the premier sites when it comes to tracking youth soccer, released its top 100 Freshman in the nation this week. Have a look at some future pros and U.S. national team candidates.

Ives Galarcep drops his first big board for the 2012 draft. Get to know more MLS players of tomorrow, today.

D.C. goalkeeper Bill Hamid is over in England for a ten-day training stint with English Premier League side West Brom.

Global Soccer

If you haven’t seen or heard about the remarkable story of Levante – currently top of the table in La Liga – read Sid Lowe’s piece on it for SI.com.

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Seattle, Real Salt Lake is the pick of this weekend’s matches.

Houston has experience on its side heading into the two-game series with the Philadelphia Union.

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News & Views for Tuesday, Oct. 25

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There’s big news ahead of the New York-FC Dallas matchup on Wednesday night, as striker Luke Rodgers is officially out for tomorrow night’s game. 10kit will have plenty of MLS Cup playoff coverage starting tomorrow.

In other injury news, Seattle’s Mauro Rosales’ return against Real Salt Lake is looking “iffy” for this weekend, and David Ferreira likely not to play at all this postseason.

Now that the regular season is in the books, SBNation’s Burgundy Wave takes a closer look at MLS attendance in 2011.

University of Virginia striker Will Bates is reported to be out for the season with an ACL injury. Bates is only a junior, but could have been a candidate for a Generation adidas contract is he stayed healthy.

After Connecticut lost to West Virginia, Maryland has moved to the No. 1 spot in the latest NSCAA poll and RPI.

The New York Times catches up with Thierry Henry and gets his thoughts about competing in MLS’ playoff system.

SI.com makes the case for Herculez Gomez and a national team call up, as well as a comprehensive look at the weekend that was in Americans Abroad.

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FRI Sept. 30 (AM): MLS, USMNT, EPL, and More

Thrilling Thursday MLS action saw the Philadelphia Union take a vital three points from DC United. Philly sprinted to an early 2-0 lead thanks to Sebastien Le Toux before Dwayne De Rosario and Andy Najar led DC back before the half. The winner came from Michael Farfan in the 57th minute. Highlights here.

Dwayne De Rosario limped off in the 61st minute,  which had some DC folks pretty upset.

Paris St. Germain is ready to step up its efforts to sign David Beckham when his contract expires in November.

Gooch is back. Oguchi Onyewu is back on the USMNT roster as Jurgen Klinsmann has named his 22-man roster for October friendlies against Honduras and Ecuador.

Americans were in fine form Thursday during Europa League action. Jozy Altidore scored again, while Clint Dempsey assisted for Fulham. A full rundown of the results.

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