The Soccer Thread (Part III)

I put this on the video games thread, thought I'd add it here too ...

http://kotaku.com/5021187/ea-sports-promises-platform+specific-fifa-09

Change I'm most interested in is the extension of the "Be A Pro" mode into something resembling a career mode like on Madden.

 

His transfer from Reading to Chelsea has to be in the running for worst career move.

 

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article4252288.ece

Barcelona or Milan don't have Adebayor. At least not yet.

EDIT: The Telegraph is reporting that Chelsea wants him, too (if Drogba leaves).

 

Not a problem, sir. The dreck that donned the RBNY kits demonstrated that they can't score, even when playing against a USL2 side.

Oh the humanity!

 

US Open Cup Third Round:

FC Dallas (MLS) 2-1 Miami FC (USL-1)

Charleston (USL-1) 1-1 (aet) Houston (MLS), Charleston advances on PKs, 4-3

DC United (MLS) 2-0 Rochester (USL-1)

Carolina (USL-1) 2-4 (aet) Kansas City (MLS)

CP Baltimore (USL-2) 2-0 New York (MLS)

New England (MLS) 3-0 Richmond (USL-2)

Chicago (MLS) 4-1 Cleveland (USL-2)

Seattle (USL-1) 2-0 Chivas USA (MLS)


The quarterfinals on July 8:

Crystal Palace Balmer at New England
Chicago at DCU
Charleston at Dallas
Kansas City at Seattle

 

Barca seal £23.5m deal for Alves (record fee for a right full back)


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7485815.stm

 

KC Wizards hit with sexual harassment suit ...

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/story/688111.html

 

And it comes shortly after the sign Wolff.

I wonder if he will participate in their "draft."

 

Apparently Citeh has broken their transfer fee record (though the price is undisclosed) to sign Brazilian forward Jo from CSKA Moscow:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7442429.stm

He's also advised by the guy who sold the rights to Tevez, so it will be interesting to see how long he stays.

 

Greetings, soccer peeps. I could use a little help with U.S. Soccer media relations info for work reasons. Would someone with access to the media section of ussoccer.com please PM me? Many thanks in advance!

 

With RBNY things go back to a very even 5-5-5. Wonderful.

For those computer inclined, this 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 is not binary. It is the goals, or lack there of, that RBNY has posted in their last nine trips onto the pitch.

Oh man is this awful.

 

Crouch to Pompey ...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/sport/2008/07/07/ufncrouch207.xml