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Dynamo Show How it is done: Join Impact and Islanders in CONCACAF Quarters.

November 27th, 2008 · Comments · CONCACAF, Houston Dynamo

 
Brian Ching’s header last night sent the Dynamo through to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League. For all the criticisms of this tournament by MLS apologists, the event has produced from my vantage point much more entertaining football than MLS itself, and the Dyanmo who are a class organization whose goal is to collect […]

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CONCACAF Champions League: Impact Can Advance Tonight

October 21st, 2008 · Comments · CONCACAF

 
The Montreal Impact crashed and burned out of the USL-1 playoffs at the hands of Canadian rivals Vancouver. However the Impact has an opportunity to seal passage to the quarterfinal round of the CONCACAF Champions League tonight with a victory or draw against Honduran Champion Olimpia at Saputo Stadium. The match will air live in […]

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USL Gets Humiliated on Matchday Four in CONCACAF

October 9th, 2008 · Comments · CONCACAF, USL

With a league title on the line Sunday the Puerto Rico Islanders rested several regulars for tonight’s Champions League match in Mexico against Santos Laguna. The results were disasterous even with Santos resting several regulars. 3-0 was the final scoreline which proves USL sides have neither the depth nor the quality to really compete against […]

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Fixture Congestion be Damned: Impact Impress Again

October 2nd, 2008 · Comments · CONCACAF

photo from CDSOCCER.com
Roberto Brown was not good enough for Fernando Clavijo. But he’s been good enough for Montreal of the second flight, USL leading the Impact to the league semifinals and now more importantly scoring two goals to give the Impact a huge road three points in Honduras against Olimpia in the CONCACAF Champions League. […]

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Dynamo Helps Redeem MLS Reputation in Mexico City

October 1st, 2008 · Comments · CONCACAF, Houston Dynamo

Major League Soccer has been shown up to be a weak footballing league the past few weeks in the CONCACAF Champions League. A combination of fixture congestion and late season playoff pushes have reduced MLS sides ability to compete in the CONCACAF Champions League. In addition, the Purerto Rico Islanders a USL-1 side made up […]

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Islanders and Dynamo Taste Continental Success

September 24th, 2008 · Comments · CONCACAF

Islanders 3 vs Santos Laguna 1(Mexico)

Dynamo  0 vs San Francisco FC 0 (Panama)
Final Thoughts:
FMF apologists will complain about the condition of the pitch tonight in Bayoman, but the bottom line is the Islanders coming off three points last week versus Tauro FC and winning the Regular Season USL-1 title are in form and looked eager […]

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Different Night, Same Story: USL Triumphs, MLS Fails

September 17th, 2008 · Comments · CONCACAF

What else is new? Another night of CONCACAF Champions League Action and another loss for an MLS side while another result is recorded by a side from our second division, USL-1. However we must all cut DC United some slack: without so many key players and then down a man after Devin McTavish’s strange sending […]

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CONCACAF Champions League: Group D Preview

September 16th, 2008 · Comments · CONCACAF

The Islanders have a chance to do USL proud in this group
Santos Laguna was my pick to win the Superliga tournament. They bowed out in the group stage. Will the Champions League be any different? Santos stout defense starts with Oswaldo Sanchez once again the undisputed number one for Mexico ahead of the young and […]

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CONCACAF Champions League: Group C Preview

September 16th, 2008 · Comments · CONCACAF

Atlante and Saprissa could face off in the knock out stages of the Champions League
When most US based football fans last watched Atlante play it was a disgraceful display of unsporting play and behavior in the Superliga semifinal match against New England. But the Cancun based club has been playing well in the Apertura tournament […]

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CONCACAF Champions League: Group B Preview

September 16th, 2008 · Comments · CONCACAF

Ricardo Ferretti’s UNAM Pumas Squad should win Group B/photo from Goal.com
Earlier today we previewed Group A, likely the toughest group in the Champions league. This group could quite possibly be the softest. Pumas currently sits atop the table in the Mexican Apertura, and Dante Lopez, one of the few non Mexicans in the side has […]

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