What you missed while aliens were heading for Oakland…
- Championship Playoff roundup: Reading 2-4 Swansea.
- MLS roundup: Toronto 2-6 Philadelphia, Vancouver 1-1 New York, Columbus 3-3 Chivas, New England 0-1 Los Angeles, Houston 2-2 FC Dallas, Chicago 2-2 San Jose, RSL 1-1 Seattle, Colorado 1-1 Sporting KC, Portland 2-3 DC United.
- Copa Italia final roundup: Inter 3-1 Palermo. A brace from Samuel Eto’o made the difference for Inter.
- Emirates have joined Coca Cola and Adidas in voicing their discontent with the way FIFA’s recent corruption scandal has been played out.
- Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers has promised to continue Swansea’s open, attacking style next season in the Premier League.
- Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has retired and will assume a coaching role with the club; Scholes made 676 appearances since his debut in 1994.
- Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne will join Hamburg on a permanent basis this summer; Mancienne has been loaned out by Chelsea for the past five seasons.
- Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier will leave his post due to health concerns.
- Aston Villa are interested in signing Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor to replace veteran keeper Brad Friedel.
- Cardiff City have sacked manager Dave Jones, ending his six year tenure with the club. Craig Bellamy is currently odds-on favorite to take over his post.
- Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola is considering leaving his post after one more year in charge.
- Barcelona centerback Carles Puyol will undergo knee surgery to repair damage that saw him miss most of the second half of the season.
- Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo dedicated his Copa Italia win to Japanese disaster victims.
- PSG have sold 70% of their shares to a Qatari investment firm.
- Alejandro Bedoya has been called up to the U.S. national team to replace injured midfielder Benny Feilhaber.
- Chicago have sacked manager Carlos los Cobos after a start to the season that saw him win one game out of eleven.
- Vancouver have sacked manager Teitur Thordarson and goalkeeper coach Mike Salmon after their dismal start to the season.
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Farewell, Ginger Ninja. May you slide into coaching as deftly as you slid through so many opponents.
Wow, a little early for the MLS housecleaning, it seems to me.
I have been to Oakland recently, and can attest that the extraterrestrials have already landed and intermixed with the poupluation. (Note: This is a joke about wierdos in the Bay Area).
Especially in the case of Thordarson; this was his first year in MLS, but he’d taken the team pretty far with the Whitecaps back when they were in USL-2 and frankly deserved to finish off the season. Not every expansion franchise can do what Seattle or Philly do, and the stability of a manager was something they could really rely on.
I accidentally drove through Oakland one day… i escaped with my life. 1 year later i started my own survival show on the travel channel.