After the Weekend Apr 10-11

Feeling pretty good. As I mentioned in an earlier post, this is the first year I've decided to root for a specific MLS team. It's the Union, since Philly was the last place I lived that has an MLS club. Am just over the moon with the way Philly fans turned out for the home opener. The win was just a bonus. Now I just hope the enthusiasm will remain as the team is likely to experience some difficulties with 7 of its next 8 games on the road as they wait for the completion of their new home, PPL Park. I'll also be watching closely once PPL Park opens to see if folks will make the short trek to Chester. Philly fans have grown accustomed to 'one-stop shopping' for their major teams, all located at the Sports Complex in South Philly. Meanwhile, Go Union!

MLS

• My weekly attendance report.
• A fan reacts to DC United's horrendous start.
• And a Philly fan reacts to the Union home opener.
• And Philly has a new fan.
• Jason Davis: For him, MLS trumps La Liga's El Clásico.
• Mike Jacobs: College soccer continues to feed MLS.
• Video: Q & A with The Don.
• MLS teams begin US Open Cup play-ins this week.

USSF D2 Play Begins

• NASL
• USL
• The Schedule at USSoccer.

Interesting Reads

• Keith Hickey: Has the US outgrown CONCACAF? Agree or disagree, it's a topic that pops up every now and again.

Around the World

• ESPNSoccernet: Guadalajara were knocked off the top of Mexico's Torneo Bicentario table
• Hexagonal Blog: Haitian football starts its revival.
• Panathinaikos are Greek League Champs.
• Jamaican Premier League update.

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Title and Champions League Races in Europe

	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
EPL
Chelsea	33	23	5	5	54	74
Manchester Utd	34	23	4	7	50	73
Arsenal	33	22	5	6	41	71
Manchester City	33	17	11	5	28	62
Tottenham	32	17	7	8	26	58
Liverpool	34	16	8	10	21	56
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich	30	17	9	4	30	60
Schalke 04	30	17	7	6	21	58
Bayer Leverkusen	30	14	12	4	25	54
Dortmund	30	15	7	8	13	52
Werder Bremen	30	14	9	7	26	51
Hamburg SV	30	12	12	6	16	48
Ligue 1
Marseille	31	18	8	5	27	62
Auxerre	32	17	9	6	7	60
Lyon	32	16	10	6	19	58
Montpellier	32	17	7	8	7	58
Bordeaux	30	17	5	8	20	56
Lille	32	16	7	9	23	55
Serie A
AS Roma	33	20	8	5	23	68
Internazionale	33	19	10	4	33	67
AC Milan	33	18	10	5	21	64
Palermo	33	15	9	9	8	54
Sampdoria	33	15	9	9	3	54
Juventus	33	15	6	12	2	51
La Liga
Barcelona	31	25	5	1	58	80
Real Madrid	31	25	2	4	55	77
Valencia	31	16	8	7	15	56
Sevilla FC	31	15	6	10	9	51
Mallorca	31	15	6	10	13	51
Athletic Bilbao	31	14	6	11	3	48

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