USA 2, Guatemala 0 That was ... fun, I guess. Would have been nice to see it end up in the 4-0 range, but why split hairs on a night Freddy Adu scored his first senior international goal. And what a nice goal it was. Hopefully that picture perfect free kick from the edge of the penalty area finds its way into ESPN rotation. Click to continue reading...

Check out Susan's comment on Alison's post yesterday (and Welcome, Alison - I'm looking forward to hearing what you have to say here)!  Speaking of the Electoral College, I heard an interesting piece on NPR about the Electoral College - kinda scary how little people know about it! And speaking of scary, the McCainiacs are getting [. Click to continue reading...

This morning I checked BlueHampshire and was pleased to see this piece about the level of desperation in the McSame camp. I groaned aloud last night when I heard Palin regurgitating that Bill Ayers story yet again.  Despicable and empty ploy ... but what I like about it is how it reflects the ongoing disarried and [. Click to continue reading...

The Dynamo are set to take on UNAM Pumas today in CONCACAF Champions League play beginning at 9 p.m. at Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City. Watch the match live on Fox Soccer Channel and/or TeleFutura (Spanish). Listen to... Click to continue reading...

A new week of CONCACAF Champions League play starts today. In United's group, Deportivo Saprissa hosts current Group A leaders CD Marathon. Group B leaders UNAM will take on the Houston Dynamo at 10 p.m. ET and this game can be seen live on Fox Soccer Channel.

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The NSCAA Game of the Week on Fox Soccer Channel will feature the #3 UNC Tar Heel Women taking on #10 Duke in Durham at Koskinen Stadium. The match will be played Thursday, October 2nd, starting at 8PM Eastern. So if you coach a competitive girls team, this might be a good match to recommend [...] Click to continue reading...

"When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose." -- Bobby Dylan, "Like a Rolling Stone." "If you don't give a damn, we don't give a fuck" -- Youngbloodz, "Damn" About a week ago somebody posted a comment wondering how Fox Soccer Channel selects the matches it airs. Good question, because around 12:30 the prospects of the Arsenal v. Click to continue reading...

Plenty to read while you're waiting to see Manchester United play ... who's that again? And then we've got CONCACAF.

Times ET; home teams first

Europe

Live:
- Zenit St. Petersburg-Real Madrid, 12:25 p.m., ESPN Deportes
- Aalborg-Manchester United, 2:30 p.

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NPR is in the building this evening preparing a story on Jorge Flores and tabbed your truly for a quick interview, so I'm a little late with the lineups.

The night's important numbers: the Wizards have won just once on the road this season and and Colorado's 5-4 win over the Red Bulls earlier today means Chivas USA is third in the table and seven points behind Western Conference leaders Houston, which drew 1-1 with Toronto.

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In their quest for a fan base, Chivas USA has never met a promotion club officials didn't like (the Mexican-oriented club even had an Armenian night earlier this season) and tonight is Manhattan Beach Night.

Given the city's connections with soccer this makes a modicum of sense (former Galaxy coach Sigi Schmid, Galaxy playmaker Landon Donovan, U.

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I know I'm ready for some half-decent soccer after watching two bad games in two days involving Mexico and the Galaxy (although in truth Blanco was fun to watch as usual and it's great to see a DP actually make a difference on the field rather than just selling shirts off it).

Guess I should be glad I didn't make it three games by watching the No.

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Big college games, MLS East showdown and a couple of big traditional derbies. All times ET; home teams listed first

TOP FIVE GAMES

- 8 p.m. Fri., Maryland-Wake Forest, Fox Soccer Channel: Consensus top two men's teams in an ACC clash.

- 8 p.m. Fri.

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Ladies and gentlemen, tonight is the big night. It's the first ever Fighting Talker Podcast. In tonight's episode, Ed and Aaron take on such subjects as: DC United's struggles The Crew - truly good or typically counterfeit Fox Soccer Channel - the horror, the horror We're aware there are some issues: It's too long. Click to continue reading...

Good evening all. D.C. United is in Honduras tonight to take on CD Marathon in CONCACAF Champions League group play. D.C. will look to snap Major League Soccer's winless run in this tournament, while also snapping its own recent winless rut.

Tonight's match is set for 10pm on Fox Soccer Channel.

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The bad news is that Santino Quaranta will not be dressing tonight. The 23-year old suffered some pretty deep bruises on his ankle and shin Saturday night in LA and will be held out this evening. Bummer.

The good news is that the guys are all feeling pretty positive and will be coming out in a slightly more defensive-oriented posture tonight, running at type of 4-4-1-1.

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D.C. United faces Club Deportivo Marathon for the first time in its history tonight at Estadio Olimpico in a game that will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel (10 p.m. ET). The Black-and-Red hope to rebound from a Group A opening 2-0 loss to Deportivo Saprissa last week at RFK Stadium. Cruz Azul, who lost to Marathon in Honduras last week 2-0, defeated Saprissa 4-0 last night in Mexico.

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Champions League play resumed yesterday with three goups in action. In United's Group A, Cruz Azul thrashed Saprissa 4-0. The Black-and-Red will look to earn points tonight on the road against Honduran side Marathon. The game will be shown live on Fox Soccer Channel at 10 p.m. ET.

The other MLS representative, the Houston Dynamo, played a scoreless draw with Panama's San Francisco to earn a road point.

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The team held its final training session at Estadio Olimpic before tomorrow's match against CD Marathon (Fox Soccer Channel, 10 p.m. ET). Tom Soehn and his staff ran the team through a long warm-up and then some possession and finishing drills. The field looks pretty decent, though the grass is exceptionally thick.

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In this article on the Adweek Website we learn that MLSLive.tv, the online service which streams MLS matches to subscribers for a fee will likely be free again and totally ad driven. This no doubt reflects the changing online streaming landscape presented by streaming services such as Justin.tv, UStream and soon-to-be launched Youtube Live. Click to continue reading...

First off, my thoughts are with Palos Verdes Peninsula resident Bill Mason this evening, a long-time AYSO referee and a score board operator for the Galaxy, who I discovered tonight had a stroke last Sunday and is in intensive care at Torrance Memorial Hospital. Bill has struggled with ill health for some time and certainly didn't need this, so let's hope he's back in the press box soon.

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More than you ever wanted to know about your blogger: Why am I posting this alleged "preview" when it's almost noon? For the first time in years I stayed up until the wee hours in a (ultimately futile) attempt to finish this (highly recommended) novel.

So I'll keep this brief.

Galaxy game preview.

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D.C. United and the LA Galaxy meet for the second and final time Saturday night at the Home Depot Center (Fox Soccer Channel, 11 p.m. ET). Things have changed a bit since the two team's first meeting on June 29 when United extended their unbeaten streak at the time to six games (5-0-1) with a 4-1 win over the visiting Galaxy.

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Trying a new format this week that hopefully won't take me so long next week. Feedback welcome. All times ET; home teams listed first

TOP FIVE GAMES

- Friday, 7 p.m.: Notre Dame-St. John's, CSTV XXL: Top-five men's teams clash in the Big East.

- Friday, 8 p.

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Here's your live soccer and television viewing guide for the weekend.

The Galaxy (6-10-8) look for their first victory in 12 games at 8 p.m. Saturday at Home Depot Center (live on Fox Soccer Channel) against D.C. United (10-11-3), while Chivas USA (8-10-6) are on the road in Salt Lake (live at 6 p.

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So many headlines today -- time to get back in morning roundup mode:

COMING TODAY

- I'm talking later with Bruce Arena and Landon Donovan, so if you have a question, drop me a note. Du Nord notes the Galaxy have the worst record in MLS since Aug.

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United and visiting Deportivo Saprissa kick off Champions League play tonight at RFK Stadium (8 p.m. ET). It is the first of six games for the Black-and-Red with two games - one home, one away - against each member of the difficult Group A.

The game will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel and in Spanish on Galavision.

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The Fox Soccer Channel will be rated by Nielsen starting next month, measuring how many people tune in across the United States to games of the English Premier League and Italy's Serie A.




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My oh my, what a busy day. Here's what we have, with a few comments from MLS folks mixed in (home team listed first, all times ET):

WPS: The women's league is announcing its first allocations at 12:30 p.m. on several platforms. When a one-time Web guru is the commissioner, you're going to get the full new-media treatment.

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Tune in to Fox Soccer Channel this evening beginning at 8 p.m. ET for Fox Football Fone-In, as United's President and CEO Kevin Payne will be a guest on the program. With tomorrow's Champions League match against Saprissa being broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel, you can expect that to be a topic of conversation, in addition to numerous other things.

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Before I begin writing my predictions for this weekend, I would invite everyone into the EPL Talk Chat this weekend. Staring from 7:30 am Eastern/12:30 pm UK on Saturday and from 8:20 am Easter/1:20 pm UK on Sunday, join myself and many others as we discuss all the action from the Barclays Premier League.

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Chivas USA went down to a heavy defeat Thursday night in a Boston stadium decorated with few fans and ghastly pointy-ball football lines, while the Galaxy is in Kansas City (can someone explain to me how both pro teams can be out of town on the same weekend?) on Saturday.

Most local college teams, it seems, are also on the road so here's a quick run-down on some of the best local soccer options this weekend:
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I owe, I owe, it's back to my club I go ...

OUR TEAMS

Everton (1-2-0, 17th in Premier League): Away to Stoke (8:30 a.m. ET Sunday; 11 a.m. on Fox Soccer Channel). Marouane Fellaini should be in the lineup, but new defender Lars Jacobsen is out for a while.

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The quick drill:

- Roundup of big games (U.S. game obviously separate)

- Live scores at FIFA, where you can also click around for standings

- Wikipedia coverage

- BBC commentary on British Isles teams

- TV: Fox Soccer Channel, GolTV, Setanta, Setanta Premium

Recommended viewing (times ET):

11 a.

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A full slate of World Cup qualifying games around the world is scheduled today.

Right now, for instance, Carl Robinson of Toronto FC is leading Wales against Russia and the sensation of Euro 2008, Andrei Arshavin, on Fox Soccer Channel.

Televised games later today include the Netherlands against Macedonia at 11:30 a.

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The Carolina RailHawks continued their mastery over the Charleston Battery, going to 5-0-0 all time against their Southern Derby rival with a 3-1 victory Saturday night at WakeMed Soccer Park.
Kupono Low started the scoring in the 21st minute when he converted a penalty earned when Hamed Diallo was bowled over in the area on a breakaway. Click to continue reading...