Creeping Up In Back News
du Nord, October 7, 2008
Memo from Portland Timbers owner Merritt Paulson dated Oct. 7, 2008: “Today, on behalf of the greatest soccer fans in America, we submitted our formal application to bring Major League Soccer to Portland. We expect to get a response to our application no later than March of next year. In the meantime, we will continue to work with MLS, city officials and the community to turn this exciting idea into reality for Portland and Oregon.” (thanks to Jerry for sending us this)~and~Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan & Tim Howard have been named as the finalists for the 2008 Honda Player Of The Year award. The winner will be announced on Nov 11 in LA, and is presented by Futbol de Primera. Tim Howard will win.CONCACAF Champions League NewsOfficial CCL website~ ~ ~ ~ ~Matchday 4 Matches & Scores:-Tue Oct 7Cruz Azul v MarathonHouston Dynamo v San Francisco - 9pm central on FSCMatch preview by Bernardo Fallas of the Houston Chronicle.-Wed Oct 8Joe Public v Impact de Montreal - 7pm central on FSCOlimpia v AtlanteMunicipal v T
People mentioned
- Brian Ching
- Brian McBride
- Charlie Davies
- Chris Megaloudis
- Christian Ziege
- Clint Dempsey
- Frankie Hejduk
- Frank Lampard
- Geoff Cameron
- Jay DeMerit
- Joe Cole
- Julius James
- Kheli Dube
- Landon Donovan
- Marcelo Gallardo
- Michael Bradley
- Michael Laudrup
- Roger Espinoza
- San Francisco
- Sean Franklin
- Steven Gerrard
- Tim Howard
- Vedad Ibisevic
- Zé Roberto