What you missed while Germany was disliking Facebook…
- English Premier League roundup: Sunderland 0-1 Newcastle, Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool, Aston Villa 3-1 Blackburn, Everton 0-1 QPR, Swansea 0-0 Wigan, Chelsea 2-1 West Brom, Norwich 1-1 Stoke City, Wolves 2-0 Fulham, Bolton 2-3 Manchester City.
- MLS roundup: Columbus 2-1 Philadelphia, New England 2-2 New York, Houston 3-2 RSL, Colorado 2-2 Chivas USA, FC Dallas 0-1 Seattle, Portland 2-1 Vancouver, Los Angeles 2-0 San Jose, Chicago 2-0 Toronto FC, Sporting KC 1-0 DC United.
- Manchester United have agreed to a 4-year, £40 million training kit sponsorship deal with DHL.
- Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez could resume play in a reserve match against Swansea City on Thursday; Hernandez had previously been ruled out until the end of August with a concussion.
- Chelsea and Valencia have reached “a deal in principle” for the transfer of Juan Mata to Stamford Bridge.
- Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini may not be interested in Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri if Arsenal cup tie him in the Champions League on Wednesday.
- Manchester City winger Vladimir Weiss has passed a medical at Dynamo Kyiv ahead of a possible transfer.
- Arsenal have made a bid for Rennes midfielder Yann M’Vila.
- Tottenham won’t feature Luka Modric in their season opener against Manchester United because the midfielder’s “head['s] not right” to play in the game.
- Tottenham no can has Olympic Stadium.
- Now that QPR’s new owner is actually interested in the club, manager Neil Warnock plans to spend a lot of cash before next Wednesday; one of his targets is Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole, whom he hopes to bring in on loan.
- Former Getafe striker Daniel Guiza has returned to the club after stints at Real Mallorca and Fenerbahce.
- AC Milan are in talks with Liverpool over the possibility of signing midfielder Alberto Aquilani, who somehow can’t seem to get a start over Jordan Henderson in spite of the fact that Henderson sucks and Aquilani does not.
- Fiorentina winger Alessio Cerci is prepared to snub Manchester City in order to remain in Florence.
- AZ Alkmaar striker Jozy Altidore scored twice in AZ’s 4-0 win over NEC Nijmegen.
- Los Angeles Galaxy striker Robbie Keane scored on his MLS debut against San Jose.
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The Eredivisie appears to be a very good place for Jozy.
I like the move for M’Villa, but Arsenal probably bid 5m too low and will get told to F*** off by Rennes.
Brief recap of SKC-DC at http://sportingatie.wordpress.com.
I don’t understand why Olsen waited until the 2nd half to put DeRo on. DC struggled all night to find attacking quality, and DeRo had basically their only threatening moment of the game. Seemed an odd decision in a six-pointer match.
I think this was DC’s make it or break it game with regards to the playoffs. I just don’t think they’ll have enough points to get in.
Also, I simply don’t know what to make of SKC. Are they good enough to make some kind of a run in the playoffs if they have a couple home games? I just don’t know. To be honest, I think if the #5 team from the West plays over in the East, they’ll go to MLS Cup, even if it’s Chivas.
Agreed on DC, and it would’ve been a major blow to KC if they had lost. I would say that SKC are a legitimate playoff threat. Reasons: Road record is depressed by (a) 2 awful red card decisions that robbed them of points in early season matches and (b) the 10-game roadie that sucked the life out of the team early. Since May 22, they haven’t lost in 5 road games and have only lost the 1 home match to Seattle. They have the most points in MLS since then and the 2nd or 3rd most points-per-match. The defense has solidified and the attack is constantly pressuring and doesn’t give opponents enough of the ball to put together much threat. I’m not saying they’re the best team in MLS (they’re not) or that they’ll win the cup (probably won’t). But I could easily see them finishing 2nd in the East and making a semifinal or MLS cup final appearance.
I’m a Union fan, so seeing both SKC and Houston was depressing as hell because with our current form, I just can’t see us climbing back up. We’re struggling right now, and our schedule does not get any easier. SKC looks very dangerous right now. Zusi is playing out of his freaking mind right now, and the defense is holding up well. If they can keep their current form, I could see them easily finishing second, and, if Columbus stumbles, maybe challenge for the top spot. They’ve turned LSP into a fortress akin to RSL’s run at Rio Tinto over the last 3 seasons. If they can get home field throughout the Eastern playoffs, they may be going to Carson to challenge for the Cup, and with the way the last few Champions have been crowned, it’s all down to who gets hot toward the end of the season. If SKC doesn’t shoot their wad now, and save some of this magic for the middle of October, they could be playing all their playoff games (minus 1, of course) at LSP.
I gotta disagree wholeheartedly on Aquilani. I am a huge Juventus fan (first and foremost over Blackpool), and I had to watch him tool around all last year, and not do a damn thing to make the team better. Henderson might suck, but Aquilani has equal sucktude.
Aquilani is living off of one good tournament from about 10 years ago. That’s the only reason he still keeps getting work. Teams that pick him up hope he’ll return to the form he had as a youngster, but he doesn’t, and they’re left holding onto a very expensive paperweight.
Aquilani’s preseason was better than Henderson’s, though; sure, Henderson may be good in the future, but it’s not happening now.
So happy for QPR ditching those two goons and bringing in someone who actually cares. Also for their first premier league win in 16 years! good for them.