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Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Two names on Chivas short list?
If I'm understanding things correctly, here's out it works out:

Group E: Fiorentina and Lyon advance, Liverpool is in the Europa League, Debrecen is out. Only thing still up for grabs is top of the group. Fiorentina beat Liverpool or Lyon fail to beat Debrecen, Fiorentina stay top. Lyon beats Debrecen and Fiorentina loses to Liverpool, Lyon go top. Fiorentina draw with Liverpool and Lyon beat Debrecen by two or more goals, Lyon go top. Fiorentina draw with Liverpool and Lyon beat Debrecen by one goal, Fiorentina stay top.

Group F: Barca will qualify automatically with a draw or win or a draw in the Inter/Kazan game. Kiev qualifies automatically with a three goal win or a win and a draw in the Inter/Kazan game. Inter and Kazan will qualify automatically with a win. If Barca wins or draws and Inter and Kazan draw 0-0 or 1-1, Inter qualify. If they draw 2-2 or higher, Kazan qualifies.

Group G: Sevilla has qualified and will secure top spot with a draw. Unirea needs a win or a draw at Stuttgart to qualify. Stuttgart needs a win to qualify. Rangers is out of Europe.

Group F: Arsenal has qualified and is guaranteed top spot. Olympiacos need a win or a draw to qualify. Standard Liege can qualify with an Olympiacos loss and win over AZ Alkmaar.
Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Two names on Chivas short list?
Yes.
Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Who will Philly Union draft?
Honestly, I can't understand why you constantly come on here and bash the Union. It's five/six months before the team plays a single team.

They have a coach.

They'll have half their team after tomorrow. They'll then make a bunch of signings, maybe including a designated player afterwards. It's worth noting that even with a good chunk of their team already in place, Sounders didn't sign Keller or Ljunberg until November 2008.

Their stadium will finish being built a few games into the season. They've already sold close to 12,000 season tickets (More than the 76ers have sold for their current season).

They've had successful releases of their name, logo, and jersey. They got their jersey ready to sell by the Christmas season and have already started advertising and promoting themselves on local tv and WIP.

They'll get a shirt sponsor probably a month or two before the season starts when businesses have a better idea what the market will look like for them and what the team will look like.

What more can they do?
Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Beckham suffers from asthma
Had to love how the announcers spent half the game talking about how Fiorentina are Italian and therefore never attack and the other half talking about what an international tragedy it would be if Liverpool didn't make the knockout stages.

I hate FSC. So Anglophilic when it comes to soccer to the point of needlessly downgrading and ignoring everything else.
Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Two names on Chivas short list?
And 5-0 if not for the post.
Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Beckham suffers from asthma
Inter is away. Barca is home.
Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Beckham suffers from asthma
Well, that was a quick goal by your boys, keeper
Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Two names on Chivas short list?
He's on the bench, not fit to play a full 90, but should come in at the second half to build up his fitness.
Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Two names on Chivas short list?
Anyone want to put in their CL predictions for tonight?

Fiorentina 2-1 Lyon (Jovetic comes off the bench in the 60th minute to score the winner)
Debrecen 3-3 Liverpool (I know they gave up 9 goals to Fiorentina in their past two games, but the Hungarian side really impressed me)
Barcelona 0 - 2 Inter (No Ibrahimovic or Messi tonight apparently. Eto'o scores both goals for Inter)
Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Who will Philly Union draft?
Well, they've got ten picks, so I'm thinking of him being pick number 10. You look at the list and while there are good players there, you're not picking 10 of your Starting XI from those guys. I don't think you lose that much by taking a shot at him. I'm hoping they pick up two or three good players from South/Central America.

I think everyone agrees that Guevara has to be their first pick. But it's not like they're picking against anyone, so it only matters what order they're announced in.
Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Two names on Chivas short list?
But how does this affect the player's union at all? Why should the players care how transfer fees are allocated by the league? I bet you FIFA does not care at all how MLS handles transfer fees.
Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Henry considered quitting after handball
Exactly.
Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Two names on Chivas short list?
Strikes me that the big issue here is guaranteed contracts. I think MLS was probably planning on conceding that point as part of the negotiation process anyway. So, I don't see this being an issue - more of a negotiation tactic by FifPro to try and take away one MLS's bargaining chips.
Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Who will Philly Union draft?
I looked through the complete protected list and I think Philly has two options. They can pick up a bunch of veteran players in order to compete next season, or they can go young and inexperienced and build for the future.

They can pick up Guevara from Toronto, Emilio or Gomez from D.C., Heaps from New England, Hejduk from Columbus. That's the backbone of a pretty solid MLS team, though it would be significantly old. And it really doesn't hurt them to take a chance on someone like Convey.
Posted Monday November 23, 2009, About: Beckham won't own Montreal team
I agree with your point but I did need to comment on this.

The most exciting hockey game I ever watched was a playoff game between the Penguins and Flyers that lasted five overtimes. Third longest game of all time. You just held your breath whenever the puck was in either offense zone.
Posted Monday November 23, 2009, About: Chivas USA to hire Sampson
It is interesting that ESPN gets blasted for the decision but no one ever attacks FSC for it.
Posted Monday November 23, 2009, About: Henry considered quitting after handball
I continue to think the real problem here is the level of coaching at the sub-college level - high school, middle school, etc.

IMG wants to pick winners because that broadens the appeal of soccer in this country and strengthens their reputation abroad if the U.S. can win a few youth tournaments. They don't pick the players with the best potential necessarily. You look at how many other countries have their U-17 players playing professionally, but few of those players go on to be national team players even if they are playing professionally.

We need to get better at coaching the players that are just below national team quality at age 15, 16, 17.
Posted Monday November 23, 2009, About: Henry considered quitting after handball
Maybe this is just me being foolish, but I still think Quaranta and Johnson can be productive USMNT team members (not starting XI necessarily) in a few years.

I liked what I saw of Quaranta during the Gold Cup.
Posted Monday November 23, 2009, About: Beckham won't own Montreal team
You forgot Italy-France in Euro '00.
Posted Monday November 23, 2009, About: Beckham won't own Montreal team
They did use golden goal briefly. I got the distinct impression it wasn't very popular in Europe. I think there's too much history of great matches that went back and forth in Extra Time like Italy v. West Germany in 1970.
Posted Monday November 23, 2009, About: Chivas USA to hire Sampson
Like they did for all the World Cup qualifiers? Which is why we are constantly treated to replays of matches like Bahrain vs. Uzbekistan instead of Italy v. Ireland live?

Have you ever watched FSC's coverage of Serie A? Don't talk to me about spending money on the product, because they don't. ESPN has better production values for the ESPN360.com games than FSC does for the televised matches.

Oh, and let's not forget all that money FSC has paid to broadcast games in HD.
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