After the Weekend Apr 17-18

MLS

• My weekly attendance report.
• In praise of a good presentation... Arlo White.
• The Portland Timbers announced the hiring of Mike Golub as the Chief Operating Officer.
• LA remains undefeated behind Buddle's 7 goals in 4 games.

Interesting Reads

• Andrea Canales: Knowledgeable fans are overlooked in coverage dedicated to newbies.
• Jamie Clary: The US Open vs MLS, not a new thing.

Around the World

• NASL update.
• Survival in the A-League.
• Benfica closing in on Portuguese title.
• FC Twente, one point up with one to play in the Eredivie.
• Urawa Reds go top in J-League.
• Turkish League update.
• Iceland volcano and the Europa League semi-finals.
• UEFA Champions League semi-finals a go despite volcanic fallout.
• Puerto Rico in CFU Club Championship semi-final.
• All about Santos.

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Title and Champions League Races in Europe

	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
EPL
Chelsea	35	24	5	6	54	77
Manchester Utd	35	24	4	7	51	76
Arsenal	35	22	5	8	39	71
Tottenham	34	19	7	8	28	64
Manchester City	34	17	11	6	27	62
Aston Villa	34	15	3	6	13	58
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich	31	18	9	4	37	63
Schalke 04	31	18	7	6	23	61
Werder Bremen	31	15	9	7	28	54
Bayer Leverkusen	31	14	12	5	24	54
Dortmund	31	15	8	8	13	53
Stuttgart	31	14	8	9	8	50
Ligue 1
Marseille	33	20	8	5	29	68
Auxerre	33	18	9	6	10	63
Lyon	33	16	11	6	19	59
Montpellier	33	17	8	8	7	59
Lille	33	17	7	9	27	58
Bordeaux	32	17	6	9	19	57
Serie A
AS Roma	34	21	8	5	24	71
Internazionale	34	20	10	4	35	70
AC Milan	34	18	10	6	20	64
Sampdoria	34	16	9	9	4	57
Palermo	34	15	10	9	8	55
Napoli	34	13	13	8	5	52
La Liga
Barcelona	33	26	6	1	61	84
Real Madrid	33	27	2	4	58	83
Valencia	33	17	8	8	15	59
Sevilla FC	33	16	6	11	11	54
Mallorca	32	15	7	10	13	52
Villareal	33	14	7	12	3	49

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