Sounders Have Saturday Hopetasm!

Los Angeles won the battle at the top of the table by beating Columbus Crew 3-1 at the Home Depot. Dema Kovalenko, Jovan Kirovski added scores to an Edson Buddle opener.

Philadelphia Union secured their first clean sheet of their MLS life when they beat Chicago Fire 1-0. Seb Le Toux scored the winner in the 36th minute. Brad Knighton in goal made four saves.

In other good news for those chasing the play-off slots, Colorado Rapids lost 3-1 at New York and Toronto crashed at home to DC United, with Julius James scoring late in the game.

Thierry Henry, Tim Ream and Dane Richards were on target for New York.

Kansas City, Seattle and San Jose who drew 0-0 with Dallas are the main beneficiaries.

Saturday
Toronto FC 0 : 1 D.C. United
New York 3 : 1 Colorado
Philadelphia 1 : 0 Chicago
San Jose 0 : 0 Dallas
LA Galaxy 3 : 1 Columbus

Friday
Chivas 2 : 0 New England

MLS FULL TABLE (9/11/2010)

Points per game used as tiebreaker  

		P	W	D	L	GD	PTS
1	LA Galaxy (W1)	24	14	5	5	19	47
2	Real Salt Lake (W2)	24	12	8	4	21	44
3	Columbus Crew (E1)	24	13	5	6	11	44
4	FC Dallas	23	10	11	2	11	41
5	New York (E2)	24	12	4	8	5	40
6	Colorado Rapids	23	9	7	7	5	34
7	San Jose	22	9	6	7	0	33
8	Sounders FC	24	9	6	9	-3	33
9	Toronto FC	24	7	7	10	-5	28
10	Kansas City	22	7	6	9	-5	27
11	Chicago Fire	22	6	8	8	-2	26
12	Chivas USA	23	7	4	12	-6	25
13	New England Revs	23	7	3	13	-13	24
14	Philadelphia Union	23	6	6	11	-11	24
15	Houston Dynamo	23	6	5	13	-11	23
16	DC United	24	5	3	16	-20	18

 

 

Sounders GM Speaks German

Sounders General Manager Answers Questions in German Fluently Ich bin ein Seattler! At the recent successful America Scores Seattle fundraising event at Kells, we took the opportunity to catch up with Adrian Hanauer to hear his views on the progress Sounders FC has made thus far. We'll have more of his candid and open views later but for now, we wanted to pass on something a little unique. The Sounders General Manager, or the Sounders Geschäftsführer, as he will henceforth probably not be known, was happy to answer questions in German to our staff. Surprisingly at ease and fluent, he told us that Brian Schmetzer's German was in fact better than his and told us of his father's roots in Stuttgart, although Adrian himself is Seattle born and bred. In the English part of the interview, Hanauer talks of things that didn't quite go as planned, if there are certain players whose great start makes him feel especially proud and why he didn't bother to gloat at the scepticism of the English tabloids when Freddie Ljungberg took the field. Listen to him here In playing our part in helping Sounders FC create a truly international franchise, Prost Amerika is proud to bring coverage of Sounders FC to a global audience on our Sounders International page which contains the match by match player reviews for Kasey Keller in German, and Jhon Hurtado, Fredy Montero and Osvaldo Alonso in Spanish. There are also sound files of Sigi Schmid in German, Osvaldo Alonso in Spanish and Seb Le Toux in French, all talking Sounders.

Champions Humbled by Sounders Victims

Robbie Findley made Salt Lake history by netting the club's first ever hat-tick in a 4-1 drubbing of Columbus Crew. The MLS Champions are now without a win in their first three games. 11,806 turned out at Rio Tinto Stadium, on a cold, wet Thursday night, probably not assisted by live television coverage. Robbie Findley, who had such a mediocre game in Seattle, scored three goals starting as early as the second minute. Although Jason Garey equalised for Columbus in the first half, Findley restored the lead on the half hour. Disappointingly for RSL, start midfielder Kyle Beckerman picked up another yellow card. Just after the hour mark, Findley cut his slice of soccer history when a Movsisyan cross allowed him time and space to shoot past the helpless Will Hesmer. Beckerman netted the fourth in a match RSL dominated, outshooting their opponents 17 to 8. US International Frankie Hejduk was missing for Columbus who provided more players for international sides than any other MLS club over the preceding weekend. For RSL, these three points open their account, but Columbus now have to head to Los Angeles on Sunday to play Chivas USA, boasting a 100% record after two wins.

USA v Grenada in Seattle on July 4th

Canada and Jamaica to Kick off Gold Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup Brings USA to Seattle on July 4th and Canada Kick off Tournament April 2 In a press conference still going on, the draw was announced for the 2009 CONCACAF GOLD Cup. Qwest Field will host USA v Grenada and Haiti v Honduras on July 4th. The competition will kick odd at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles on 3 July when Canada and Jamaica meet followed by Costa Rica and El Salvador, and end with the final on July 26th at Giants Stadium. Mexico will anchor Group C, which will begin in San Francisco on July 5 with Panama facing Guadeloupe and El Tri playing Nicaragua. CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer will unveil the three four-team groups for the 2009 Gold Cup, the confederation’s showpiece event for men’s national teams that crowns the regional champion. 12 Teams in 13 Cities in 2009 The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup™ will be played in a record 13 different US cities, opening at The Home Depot Center in Los Angeles on 3 July and concluding with the championship match 26 July at Giants Stadium in New Jersey. The venues are Gillette Stadium, Boston (Foxborough, Massachusetts); Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia,; Dallas Cowboys New Stadium, Dallas (Arlington, Texas); Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, San Francisco (Oakland); Soldier Field, Chicago; Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (RFK), Washington; FIU Stadium, Miami; Qwest Field, Seattle; Columbus Crew Soccer News Topics Stadium, Columbus, Ohio; Reliant Stadium, Houston; Giants Stadium, New York (East Rutherford, New Jersey); University of Phoenix Stadium, Phoenix (Glendale, Arizona); and The Home Depot Center, Los Angeles (Carson, California). Full Schedule of Matches

Henry Kissinger Joins USA World Cup Bid Committee

Controversial Former Secretary of State is a Known Football Fan March 31 In a move that may be more controversial than the USSF would hope, USA Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced on Monday that former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger has accepted an invitation to join the USA Bid Committee and help drive the country’s bid for the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup. Will Dr. Kissinger be an Asset? Kissinger is a German-born American political scientist who has won the Nobel Peace Prize. He served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the Nixon administration, and was a frequent visitor to the Bush White House. However admired he may be inside US political circles, his reputation in other countries is very different. In 2001, he had to flee Paris after being served with a summons to appear in front of Judge Roger Le Loire, who was investigating the death and disappearance of five French citizens during the rule of General Pinochet in Chile. Mr Kissinger was visiting Paris when police delivered a summons to the Ritz, where he was staying, asking him to present himself at the Palais de Justice. Kissinger has Controversial Image Abroad - Full Article

Sounders Hold Another Charity Event

SeattleSCORES Event at Kells March 31st

Help the Sounders FC Raise Money for Seattle SCORES!

March 30

Head Coach Sigi Schmid, General Manager Adrian Hanauer and forward Nate Jaqua will be at Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub as they answer questions on all things Sounders FC @ 6:15 PM.

The last SeattleSCORES event raised over $3000 for their soccer and literacy program. Gary Wright, Senior Vice President of Business Operations. for the Sounders and a Member of the Seattle SCORES Board said, “These events are a great way for the club – our players, coaches and management – to reach out on a regular basis and meet with the fans . At the same time, it raises money and awareness for one of our community partners, Seattle Scores.”

A $5 suggested donation is the admission fee (CASH OR CHECK) to Seattle SCORES at the door. This includes one ticket for the Sounders FC Raffle, where you can win two tickets to a Sounders FC home game or a signed Nate Jaqua mini-soccer ball. There will be a silent auction to win a Sébastien Le Toux autographed jersey!

Soon All America Will Score!

Seattle SCORES is undergoing a rebranding exercise and will soon change its name to America SCORES Seattle.

We asked Jake Witt, Program Manager of SeattleSCORES, what he hoped to get out of this next event. “By holding our successful Happy Hour event with the Sounders FC at Kells, America SCORES Seattle (formerly called Seattle SCORES) will continue to embrace the soccer community. It’s been great seeing so many excited fans coming out to meet the Sounders, learn about our organization and check out the great prize drawings. The Sounders are 2-0 and we hope that the fans’ enthusiasm will continue translating into charitable giving that helps our organization bring the world’s game to underserved youth in the Seattle area. We raised more than our goal at the last event and hope to do so at Kells.”

Sounders Change DC United Kick off Time

Match with D.C. United Will Start at 7.30 pm PT

March 30

Seattle Sounders FC announced today that the team’s kickoff time for the June 17 match against D.C. United has been moved to 7.30 pm PT.

The game at the Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field will be aired live on ESPN2.

When Will the English Media Ever Learn?

Patrick Barclay Demonstrates Why it's Not Just Their Neighbours That Enjoy English Failure

March 25

With just one win in the history of the World Cup, that playing all their matches at home, added to a history of repeated failure in the European version of the tournament, one might forgive the English if they saw themselves as an average football nation, akin to Sweden or USSR. After consecutive dismissals by Portugal in Finals, a nation with a third of the population and a hopelessly uncompetitive league, you might think even the most jingoistic English supporter would have cause for introspection. After finally admitting that they need a foreign manager for their international team to match the monopoly foreigners have at their top clubs, implicitly recognising that all footballing wisdom does not rest on their 'scepter'd isle', you may think that only the least responsible rabble rousing tabloids would resort back to the foolishness and bravado that has scarred their reputation as an international sports media. After finally failing to qualify for a Finals, Euro 2008, despite being handed their traditional easy draw, ...... well you get the point and I've probably already over-laboured it. Well you'd be wrong. In yesterday's (London) Times, no less than Senior Football Correspondent Patrick Barclay has penned an article entitled, "England can win the 2010 World Cup". Yes. Really. He cycles through a few reasons as supporting evidence, including that the weather might be nice in South Africa, thus implicitly suggesting only the heat has been England's enemy in the past. Bizarrely he cites a win over Denmark in a cooler climate as proof. How the Danes must have lost their natural advantage when the tropical heat of Nagita was cooled by a downpour! Without the beating sun of their native Denmark, they must have wilted. Full article with clues of author's bias!

Greece v Israel Double Header Will Decide Group

March 23

Sport's greatest tournament restarts this weekend as more qualification matches for the 2010 World Cup take place. Prost Amerika will be looking at the key matches in our comprehensive preview, starting with the slugfest that is Europe. The European sides are divided into 9 Groups and the winners of each will qualify for South Africa. 8 of the best 9 runners-up will play each other to join them. This week, we'll be looking at the games group by group, starting with Groups 1 and 2. Group 2: In a totally different scenario from Group 1, where several strong sides will probably see nothing resolved this week, am embarrassingly weak Group 2 might reach its crescendo very early. Problems for FIFA if Israel Qualify?