Some Soccer News for Wed Jul 18, 2012
du Nord, July 18, 2012
STARTERS Paul Doyle of the Guardian raves about Clint Dempsey and why Liverpool, or any other team, should be overjoyed to get their hands on him. -While the stories have been going 'round and 'round that Liverpool has already signed Dempsey, keep in mind he has said on many occasions that he wants to play in the Champions League, and Liverpool is not in that tournament. dN Seattle hosts Chelsea and Philadelphia hosts Aston Villa tonight as the summer friendly season kicks into high gear. See all the details below on all the games coming up. STORY OF THE DAY Stefan Bienkowski of the New York Times looks at the exploding pipeline of players from Japan to Germany (and now beyond.) MINNESOTA STARS FC I'll see you in Blaine tonight, rain or shine! Matches + Scores: -Wed Jul 18 Minnesota Stars v Fort Lauderdale Strikers Venue: National Sports Center Stadium - Blaine MN TASTIEST MLS GAME OF THE WEEK Houston Dynamo v Sporting Kansas City goes down tonight in a battle between two Eastern conference playoff position
People mentioned
- Andrea Pirlo
- Andrés Iniesta
- Cesc Fabregas
- Clint Dempsey
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Daniel Antunez
- David Silva
- Didier Drogba
- Fernando Torres
- Frank Lampard
- Iker Casillas
- Jakub Blaszczykowski
- Jose Ortiz
- Josh Gatt
- Lionel Messi
- Luka Modric
- Mario Balotelli
- Mesut Özil
- Michael Bradley
- Mikkel Diskerud
- Petr Cech
- Radamel Falcao
- Raul Gonzalez
- Robin van Persie
- Sérgio Ramos
- Shinji Kagawa
- Thierry Henry
- Vincent Kompany
- Wayne Rooney
- Xabi Alonso
- Xavi Hernandez
- Zlatan Ibrahimović