Sunday Post

Starter Fun

• Special 1 TV: The Deadline Day Aftermath

MLS

• Adidas Rules: Adidas and MLS Expansion
• RSL-AZ: “The Jewel Of The Youth Development System” 
• Preseason in Arizona -Check the full thread for changing information
• Matthew Doyle: Evolving MF Roles Defy Definition

The Business of Soccer

• EPL: Chelsea Wages Soar
• EPL: Record Premier League Spending

Tournaments

• Copa Libertadores: More Teams Advance to Group Phase

UEFA Top Leagues

	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
EPL
Manchester Utd	25	15	9	1	31	54
Arsenal	25	15	5	5	27	50
Manchester City	26	14	7	5	20	49
Chelsea	25	13	5	7	24	44
Tottenham	25	12	8	5	8	44
Liverpool	26	11	5	10	3	38
Bundesliga
Dortmund	21	16	3	2	34	51
Bayer Leverkusen	21	11	6	4	11	39
Mainz	21	12	1	8	10	37
Hannover 96	21	12	1	8	-1	37
Bayern Munich	21	10	6	5	16	36
SC Freiburg	21	10	4	7	1	34
Ligue 1
Lille	22	11	9	2	18	42
PSG	22	10	7	5	10	37
Rennes	22	10	7	5	7	37
Marseille	22	9	9	4	12	36
St Etienne	22	9	8	5	7	35
Lyon	22	9	8	5	7	35
Serie A
AC Milan	24	14	7	3	21	49
Napoli	24	14	4	6	16	46
Inter	24	13	5	5	17	44
Lazio	24	12	6	6	8	42
Palermo	24	12	4	8	11	40
Udinese	24	12	4	8	9	40
La Liga
Barcelona	22	20	1	1	59	61
Real Madrid	22	17	3	2	33	54
Villareal	22	14	3	5	19	45
Valencia	22	13	5	4	12	44
Athletic Bilbao	22	12	2	8	6	38
Espanyol	22	12	1	9	0	37

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Thursday Post

MLS

• Roster Rules: Official 2011 Roster Rules

The Business of Soccer

• EPL: Liverpool's moves through Moneyball eyes
• David Conn: Financial restraint goes out of the window when the big clubs struggle
• David Conn: Football Can't Kick its Spending Habit
  

In Case You Haven't Been Following ...

• NASL: NASL Releases Press Statement Concerning US Soccer’s Decision to Decline Sanctioning
• NASL: US Soccer Says “Financial Requirements” Main Reason for Denial of Sanctioning of NASL
• Jason Davis on NASL: NASL Takes Sanctioning Blow
• Robert Hay on NASL: NASL Loses Club and Sanction
• Fake Sigi on NASL: The USSF Sanction Reaper 
• Meanwhile: USL-PRO Releases Playoff Format, Zings NASL
• Don Loney: North America's Superfluous League  

Tournaments

• Copa Libertadores: Estudiantes Advance to Group Phase
• Copa Libertadores: Corinthians suffer shock exit to Tolima

UEFA Top Leagues

	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
EPL
Manchester Utd	24	15	9	0	32	54
Arsenal	24	15	4	5	27	49
Manchester City	25	13	7	5	17	46
Chelsea	24	13	5	6	25	44
Tottenham	24	11	8	5	6	41
Sunderland	25	9	10	6	2	37
Bundesliga
Dortmund	20	16	2	2	34	50
Bayer Leverkusen	20	11	6	3	12	39
Bayern Munich	20	10	6	4	17	36
Mainz	20	12	0	8	10	36
Hannover 96	20	11	1	8	-2	34
SC Freiburg	20	10	3	7	1	33
Ligue 1
Lille	21	11	8	2	18	41
PSG	21	10	7	4	11	37
Lyon	21	9	7	5	7	34
Rennes	21	9	7	5	6	34
Marseille	21	8	9	4	11	33
Montpellier	21	9	6	6	-2	33
Serie A
AC Milan	23	14	6	3	21	48
Napoli	22	13	4	5	16	43
Lazio	23	12	5	6	8	41
AS Roma	22	11	6	5	7	39
Inter	21	11	5	5	12	38
Palermo	23	11	4	8	9	37
La Liga
Barcelona	21	19	1	1	56	58
Real Madrid	21	16	3	2	30	51
Villareal	21	14	3	4	20	45
Valencia	21	12	5	4	10	41
Espanyol	21	12	1	8	1	37
Athletic Bilbao	21	11	2	8	3	35

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A Bit of This and That

MLS

• Tactics: San Jose/Colorado
• Tactics: Los Angeles/Dallas
• Jeff Carlisle: Los Angeles/Dallas
• Combine: Pre Draft Combine details
• Renewal: 1st Re-Entry Draft details
• FC Dallas: Open letter to Dallas Media - Cover Us!

Interesting Reads

• Richard Farley: Different Standards For Good Football

Tournaments

• Asian Champions League: Iranian team looks for upset
• Copa Sudamericana : Defending Champions Liga Deportiva Universitaria(LDU) in Semis
• Copa Sudamericana : Independiente, Goias in Semis 
• Copa América 2011: Copa América groups are drawn

The Business of Soccer

• Tottenham loses money despite revenue increase
• EPL: Bolton chief calls for salary cap
• Rostering an International Doesn’t Pay - Good article, ignore the ignorant comments
• Serie A: Players set Nov 30 strike date

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Friday Oct 22

MLS

• CJ Brown retiring
• Jaime Moreno's career in DC comes to a close
• Steve Davis' 5 Things
• Attendance v NBA/NHL in shared cities

Just for argument's sake, a 2011 conference proposal

Columbus	Chicago	Chivas USA
DC United	Colorado	Los Angeles
New England	Dallas	Portland
NJ Red Bull	Houston	San Jose
Philadelphia	Kansas City	Seattle
Toronto	Salt Lake	Vancouver

Conference winners and next best 5 teams in playoffs, seeded 1-8 based on points.

Schedule Plan A: Balanced, home and home vs all teams.
Schedule Plan B: 4 games vs Conference opponents, 1 each vs all others(alternating home games in alternate years). And yes, I do know that league has announced a 34 game schedule for 2011.

Interesting

• Liverpool:  John Henry's day, when he bought Liverpool  A good read

Tournaments

• CONCACAF: Champions League Results - Knockout draw on Nov 30.
• Asian Champions League Finals Set
• Copa Sudamerica
• CAF: Orange CAF Champions League(Africa) - T.P. Mazembe vs E.S.T. in final
• UEFA: Champions League
• UEFA: Europa League
• Digicel Caribbean Cup 

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Wednesday Night Post

MLS

• Chris Nee:  Rosters, parity and the next step for Major League Soccer

Soccer in the US

• USSF D2:  D2 Playoffs get underway
• Andrea Canales:  US Inferiority Instilled Early 

Interesting Reads

• CONCACAF:  CONCACAF Request Entry Into The Copa America
• La Liga:  Interesting take on TV revenue distribution in La Liga

Club Tournaments

• Copa Sudamerica

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Midweek MLS, CCL Champs League

MLS

• KC Wizards: Wizards wonder win in 97th minute The Wizards are now 3 points back of Seattle for the last playoff spot with a game in hand. Seattle hold the tiebreaker(head to head) with a 1-0 win at Qwest. The two meet on Oct 9 in KC
• Dallas: FCD's unbeaten string continues with stoppage time goal

Club Tournaments

• CONCACAF: Champions League Results - Seattle loses, RSL wins in group phase 4th round. Columbus and RSL lead their respective groups after 4 rounds.
• Asian Champions League
• Copa Sudamerica 

Interesting Reads

• If you read a lot of articles about soccer, and let's face it, you wouldn't be here if you didn't, you've often seen pieces done in the US on why MLS clubs don't take the US Open Cup or CONCACAF Champions League seriously. Fielding weakened teams is often the case as clubs put a priority on league play. Well, it was good to run into this piece on the same issue for English Premier Clubs: It’s Time for Premier League to Take the Carling Cup More Seriously

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News and Views from Thur Aug 26

MLS

• RSL: Real Salt Lake’s Mexico City Collapse, and Why It Matters
• TFC: Toronto FC Signs Doneil Henry As First Home Grown Player

Club Tournaments

• CONCACAF: Champions League Results - Saprissa, Toluca win in group phase 2nd round
• Jason Davis: On Speaking Out on CONCACAF Shenanigans
• UEFA: Champions League Groups
• UEFA: Michel Platini will expel debt-laden clubs from the Champions League 
• UEFA: Europa League Results
• Copa Sudamerica

Interesting Reads

• USMNT U20: U20 roster set for Peru tourney
• Video: The first date from Nutmeg Radio
• EPL: Premier League may ban player loans to stop clubs stockpiling 
• Time Warner Cable, Disney Talks Focus on ESPN3 Website Fees 
• UEFA: Inter sweep UEFA Club Football Awards 

Player Moves

• Goal.com's Transfer page

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News and Views from Thur Aug 19

MLS

• Ratings: MLS Viewership Down 9.5% On ESPN2 

Around the World

• Bill Archer: Calling D2 like it is
• Whitecaps' loan deal for teen Salgado falls through
• Neymar saga ends, signs with Santos  

Club Tournaments

• CONCACAF: Champions League Results - Seattle lose in group phase opener
• UEFA: Champions League Results
  
• UEFA: Europa League Results
• Copa Libertadores Final - Vickery on Internacional's victory
• Copa Sudamerica 

Player Moves

• Goal.com's Transfer page 

The Business of Soccer

• ESPN in the UK
• So you want to own a soccer team: Part 3 PDL

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News and Views from Wed 8/18

MLS

• Colorado: Rapids Apparently Stuck In An Eddy, Part 1 
• Andrea Canales: Playing time doesn't come to those who are picky
• Drew Epperly: Whitecaps and Timbers Taking Shape  
• Fire douse Revs

Around the World

• USSF D2 Update
• USSF D2 rules and comments from Kenn Tomasch 
• What is a playmaker's role in the modern game? 

Club Tournaments

• CONCACAF: Champions League Results - Columbus, RSL, Santos Laguna win in group phase openers
• UEFA: Champions League Results
  
• UEFA: Europa League Results
• Copa Libertadores Final - Internacional of Brasil wins title
• Copa Sudamerica 

Player Moves

• Goal.com's Transfer page 

The Business of Soccer

• World Cup stars increase Liverpool’s Fifa payout
• Football League chairman orders clubs to end 45% rise in agents' fees 
• So you want to own a soccer team: Part 1 NPSL Part 2 NSSL

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News and Views from Tues Aug 18

MLS

• Week 20 attendance report and more
• MLS Hires Consultant Known for Launching Channels
• Chicago: Fire sign first home grown player 
• Chicago: 4-4-2 or 4-5-1 ?
• San Jose: Keeper Cannon breaks ankle 
• Toronto: Toronto over Cruz Azul in CCL group stage opener  

Around the World

• Jonathan Wilson: Strategy in the EPL on opening weekend
• So you want to be a soccer writer
• If you like stats, bookmark this 

Club Tournaments

• CONCACAF: Champions League Results - TFC, Monterrey win, Puerto Rico draws in group phase openers
• UEFA: Champions League Results
  
• UEFA: Europa League Results
  

Player Moves

• Juventus loan Tiago back to Atletico
• Manchester City agree deal to sign James Milner from Aston Villa
• Craig Bellamy agrees to join Cardiff City on loan from Manchester City 
• Birmingham Sign Matt Derbyshire On Loan
• Real Madrid sign Mesut Ozil from Werder Bremen 

 The Business of Soccer

• Arsenal offer 'fanshares' to dampen fears of takeover 

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News and Views from Wed Aug 11

MLS

• Revs: Revs part ways with midfielder Niouky 
• Business: MLS to Versus is close to a no-brainer  
• Quakes: San Jose signs midfielder Khari Stephenson  
• RBNY wins, RSL and Philly draw  
  

US Pyramid

• Chatting With Some Development Academy Coaches by J.R. Eskilson.
• Brian Quarstad continues his reporting on the 2nd division in the US pyramid.

Well the plot gets thicker. USSF is sticking to the financial guidelines that Brian reported on Monday. They also say that they are adamant about not running D2 next year.
Austin, Carolina, Edmonton, Miami, Montreal, Rochester and Tampa Bay would appear to be OK. Non-profit owned Minnesota and Puerto Rico, owned by the Bureau of Tourism are in a nether world.
FIFA requires leagues to have 8 teams for formal sanctioning, with exceptions. There's so much more, so read Brian's post. It's fair to say that for expansion hopefuls, most have probably resigned themselves to D3, while the D2 picture remains muddy. Stay tuned.

 Around the World

• Copa Libertadores: Internacional takes 1st leg of final over Chivas
• CONMEBOL: Copa Sudamericana update
• Stoke sign Kenwyne Jones from Sunderland 
• West Ham agree loan deal for Miralem Sulejmani of Ajax 
• ESPN Reach Agreement with Fox Over EPL TV Rights in U.S.
• Manchester United sign Portuguese striker Bébé 
• Marlon Harewood one of five Blackpool signings

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News and Views from Thur Aug 5

MLS

• Crew down Philly on Lenhart brace
• Union: Philly acquires Colombian defenseman
• Crew: Columbus sends Zayner to DC United
• Galaxy: LA send Gordon to Chivas USA 
• Wizards: KC loans Hohlbein to Miami FC of D2 
• Expansion: Detoit thinking way outside the box - Gotta love it 
• Timbers: Building a MLS roster - Part 1 - Part 2  
• MLS: Have a little perspective  
• MLS: Why The MLS On Versus Needs To Happen 

Club Tournaments

• N.A. SuperLiga: Revs v Morelia in final
• CONCACAF: Champions League Results - Joe Public, FAS thru to group phase
• CONMEBOL: Copa Libertadores Chivas advances to final, will play Internacional
  
• UEFA: Champions League Results
  
• UEFA: Europa League Results
  

Interesting Reads

• Soccer Strategy: Is 4-2-1-3 the future?
• Soccer Strategy: Why are two holding midfielders so crucial in the modern game? 
• USMNT: U20's offer hope for the future 
• USMNT: How A High Level National Team Coach Could Influence US Soccer  

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News and Views

MLS

• Gee, have you heard, Rafa Marquez has signed for RBNY. You missed this if you have been doing your ostrich imitation for a few weeks.
• Seattle's formation switch is leading to better results
• Philadelphia Builds A Development System

Around the World

• You knew it was ugly while you were watching, now FIFA has fined Cup finalists Holland and Spain
• Trans national club football league in Southeast Asia?
• Radical reform at Prem academies
• Another story on the new roster rules in the EPL
• J.R. Eskilson: The Best Youth Club President In America?

Club Tournaments

• CONCACAF: Champions League Results - Toronto, Seattle, Cruz Azul thru to group phase
• 2010 USL PDL Championship Schedule
  
• CONMEBOL: Copa Sudamericana 2010 Preview
• CONMEBOL: Copa Libertadores Chivas advances to final
  
• UEFA: Champions League Results
  
• UEFA: Europa League Results
  

The Business of Soccer

• There's money in dem dar TV rights. Read it to the end to see if Stan Kroenke, owner of the Rapids of MLS, is poised to cash in on a major coup.
• MP and Silva enter agreement with Arsenal. MP and Silva is the company that bought the international rights to MLS.
• England's Premier League introduces new financial rules

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News and Views Jul 28-29

MLS

• Houston Youth Player Maybe Makes Some Kind of History 
• Eleven things about the Man U/MLS All Stars match 
• Steve Davis: Large crowd was about the only plus for MLS in All-Star game. 
• N.A. SuperLiga: Semifinals dates set. 
• DeMerit, Defenders, and DPs 
• Grant Wahl: On MLS with Don Garber and more.  
• Uruguayan midfielder Fernández headed to Seattle  
• Vancouver wins toss - gets to choose 
• Proposed Baltimore soccer stadium could attract D.C. United  
• Santiago Hirsig out of KC 

USA Soccer Stuff

• College Soccer and American Youth Development
• Bill Archer: Youth Soccer and player development.
• USMNT: U-20 MNT Tops China at the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland.
• Aaron Stollar: MLS and the USSF are heading in the right direction in youth development matters.
• Can US Soccer grip our hearts?
• Growing Recognition For American Supporters Groups 
• NPSL (US Amateur) Final Four Begins 
• Pro soccer coming to Arizona? 

Around the World and other Stuff

• On the new homegrown rule in England
• Developing Soccer Technique: The Best Tool
• Potential Quirks And Consequences Of The Homegrown Rule
• Defending the Defensive Midfielder
• More on the new homegrown rule in England
• Manchester in New York City 
• Marseille beat PSG to claim Trophee des Champions 
• Perennial mid-table Premiership teams try to avoid stagnation

Club Tourneys

• CONCACAF Champions League: Seattle 1 - Isidro Metapan 0 in 1st leg.
• Copa Libertadores: Chivas, Universidad draw 1-1 in semifinal.
• Copa Libertadores: Internacional 1 - 0 São Paulo in semifinal.
• UEFA Champions League: Braga beat Celtic 
• UEFA Champions League: Breaking Down CL Coefficients
• Europa League: Europa League Underway 

Player Moves

• Schalke signs Raul from Real Madrid on 2-year deal. 
• Celtic complete signing of midfielder Biram Kayal.  
• Robinho returns to Manchester City.
• Liverpool fail to complete the signing of Aston Villa's Luke Young.

The Business of Soccer

• The Real Benefit Of Pre Season Tours.  
• EPL: Which Teams Spend The Most?
• Berlusconi Beats Murdoch’s Sky on TV Soccer Pricing.  

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News and Views from Thurs May 20

MLS

• LA and Columbus remain undefeated despite missing top players.
• Ngwenya finally rejoins Houston.
• Rev U16 players honored by US Soccer.
• Union loan Zimmerman to Harrisburg.
• Red Bull Arena, will it matter?

The Business of Soccer

• Seattle Sounders named as 2010 pro sports team of the year.
• Richard Farley is reporting that NASL's AC St. Louis and WPS's St. Louis Athletica are on the brink of going out of business.
• Inside Minnesota Soccer with more on USL and NASL.

Interesting Reads

• Sir Alex Ferguson on American soccer and MLS.
• Steve Davis: Big media should cover soccer correctly or not at all.
• The worst job in soccer.
• Beau Dure: Why college still produces pro talent.

World Cup

• Goal.com debate: Who should start at the back for the US?
• A study in National team training techniques.
• The WC created this soccer fan.

Around the World

• Brasil's Internacional and Universidad de Chile join Sao Paulo and Chivas de Guadalajara in Copa Libertadores semifinals.
• Mexican Liguilla final - Toluca/Santos draw in first leg.
• Nepal league postponed indefinitely.

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News and Views from Tues May 11

Starters
The big story in the US is the announcement of the 30 man preliminary roster(see WC section below). I'll let you ferret out your own choice of commentary on the group. There certainly is no shortage of opinion out there.
The most chatter is about the omission of Charlie Davies from the squad. Following that, you'll find roughly equal amounts of blurbing about Freddie Adu(not on squad), the lack of forward depth, and a bit about Heath Pearce's chances of going to South Africa.

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MLS

• Part 2 of Footiebusiness on Gambling on MLS.
• Can Montreal have an Impact on MLS?
• Expansion: With the announcement of Montreal as the 19th team, talk naturally began about which city would be best for the 20th club. A few days back, an article appeared at Goal.com on why New York City should not be considered. Frankly, I thought the piece so poor and lacking in substance that I didn't link to it. Drew Epperly of WVHooligan, however, has written on the subject and found that as usual of his work, it is worth the read.

Interesting Reads

• Soccer for Fun in the US.
• Potential and Youth.

Around the World

• Malaysian Super League standings.
• FIFA suspends El Salvador for government interference.

World Cup

• USMNT 30 man preliminary roster.
• Algerians/Slovenians abroad weekend recap.
• Extra cash to South Africa to ensure preparedness.
• Stars that won't be going to South Africa.

Club Tourneys

• The Nutralite Championship matches are live streamed. Next match on Wed May 12.
• US Open Cup: RBNY v New England live stream.
• Europa League final. Wed May 12. Fulham v Atletico Madrid.
• Chivas wins 1st leg in Copa Libertadores quarterfinals.

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News and Views from Tues May 4

MLS

• Injury report going into Wednesday's games.
• Tactical trend in MLS.
• Players ratify CBA.
• J.R. Eskilson on Luis Gil of RSL.
• ESPNSoccerNet: A fine line separating the haves and have nots.

Interesting Reads

• Top Read of the Day: Jack Warner or .... Diary of a grafter.
• A More Splendid Life: Global Soccer Writing.
• West Ham academy: Football factory for club and country.
• Jason Davis: US Support In the US: The Waiting Game.

Around the World

• Canada looks to increase soccer profile.

World Cup

• US World Cup history part 2 - 1950-2006.
• SBI's weekly report on Algerians and Slovenians Abroad.
• Team profile: Australia.
• ESPN's World Cup 101 recap.

The Business of Soccer

• The cost of relegation.

Club Tournaments

• US Open Cup
  
• CAF Champions League(Africa) - Play resumes on Saturday
  
• AFC Champions League(Asia) - Play resumes May 11
  
• UEFA Champions League(Europe) - Bayern Munich v Inter Milan
  
• CONCACAF Champions League(North America) - Pachuca wins over Cruz Azul.
  
• Copa Libertadores(South America) - Chivas and São Paulo thru to quarters.
  
• Europa League(Europe) - Athletico Madrid v Fulham.
  
• News from the Bulgarian Cup, yeah you heard me, the Bulgarain Cup.
  
• Nutralite Canadian Championship - Vancouver v Montreal - May 5
• Papua New Guinea side Hekari United wins the Oceania Champions League final. 

In Memoriam

• Earnie Harwell, Detroit Tigers broadcaster.

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News and Views from Tues Apr 27

MLS

• Boca Jrs to play Galaxy at HDC on May 23.
• FC Dallas defeats Haiti in friendly.
• Via Buzz Carrick: FC Dallas gets a page at FS Southwest.
• Expansion: Finding the supporters.
• Expansion: The dream is alive in San Antonio.
• Climbing the Ladder: MLS Player nationalities.
• Aaron Stoller: Why MLS fan violence matters and why the response to it matters even more.
• Dan Loney: The regular season is for the little people.
• Some Beckham bashing by Precious Roy. Note: I like Becks and think he has been great for MLS.
• DC United v FC Dallas in the US Open Cup will be streamed live.
• To the Seattle fans and their protest against referees.
• Fake Sigi on MLS attendance. This strikes a little close to home as I do a weekly attendance post over at MLS Talk. One day I'll get around to responding to the ever entertaining Sig-Man.
• Ben Berger at Footiebusiness: Greg Lalas on the status of MLSSoccer.com.
• J.R. Eskilson: 2010 Rookie report.

World Cup

• US Opponents Sovenia and Algeria: How they fared this week.
• Algeria team profile.

Player Moves

• Metzelder will return leave Real Madrid and return to Germany.

Around the World

• Top scorers in the 2010 Argentine Clausura.

Interesting Reads

• Reuters: Referees wrestling with a problem they can't solve.
• Limbering up for the philosophers' football rematch.
• Michel Platini lays the blame for Portmouth's plight on the EPL.
• Why playing with one forward fails so often.
• Rob Hughes: Recipe for Soccer Success: Let Young Talent Blossom.
• Does the US Open Cup need an overhaul? 

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Club Tournaments

• Red Bulls defeat Philadelphia in US Open Cup play-in match.
• CAF Champions League(Africa)
  
• AFC Champions League(Asia) - Thai Port 2 - 0 Tai Po. Thai Port thru to round of 16.
  
• UEFA Champions League(Europe) - Bayern get past Lyon, head to final.
  
• CONCACAF Champions League(North America) - Final 2nd leg on Wed.
  
• Copa Libertadores(South America) - The Knockout Stage preview. Estudiantes over San Luis.
  
• Europa League(Europe)
• News from the Bulgarian Cup, yeah you heard me, the Bulgarain Cup.
• Nutralite Canadian Championship 

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News and Views from Wednesday Mar 24

MLS First Kick is Here!

• Here is a banquet of previews for you to peruse.

MLS

• J Hutcherson - It's about the quality of play.
• Ryan Smith - A hidden American jewel? - I got to see Ryan this spring and he looked pretty good.
• Jason Davis - The DC stadium breaking point.
• Ben Berger - Stadium update.
• Jason Davis(again) - First Kick Attendance. Note that I will resume my weekly attendance reports on MLS Talk. If you didn't see them last year, here is my prequel edition for 2010.
• Mike Segar of Reuters - 10 things to watch for this season.

Player Moves

• Wizards sign forward Indian international Sunil Chhetri.
• Red Bulls sign 3 draft picks.
• Sounders sign two.
• Houston waives Barrett and Ustruck.
• Reports have Badilla out and Khano Smith returning to Revs.

Club Tournaments

• Asian Champions League - 9 match results
• Copa Libertadores

Interesting Reads

• There is no such thing as a collegiate forward prospect.
• F.C. New York of United Soccer Leagues (USL) has entered into a partnership agreement with the Connecticut Football Club.
• The Guardian - Changes on the Wing.
• ESPN's Outside the Lines(OTL) video on Project 2010.

The Business of Soccer

• Highest paid players and managers.

Around the World

• Tim Vickery - Uruguayan football on the rise.
• 46 arrested in match fixing probe.

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News and Views from Tuesday Mar 23

MLS

• MLS and keepers.
• MLS: Set for a breakthrough year.
• A stadium for Houston?
• Some CBA details.
• Revolution Academy update.
• Revs get first look at FiledTurf Duraspine PRO.
• Tim Staub(MFUSA) on MLS marketing to college students.

Player Moves

• Rapids waive Noonan.
• Wizards waive Michael Kraus.
• Red Bulls sign forward Salou.

Club Tournaments

• Asian Champions League.
• Copa Libertadores - Estudiantes win, Libertad draws

Interesting Reads

• Will Beckham now devote himself to the Galaxy? 
• Can Chester City fans raise the club from the ashes?

The Business of Soccer

• Soccer economics in Australia.

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