Nick Rimando and Connor Casey highlight the Socceracademics.com MLS Team of Week.
Goalkeeper:
Nick Rimando, Real Salt Lake
Defenders:
Tony Beltran, Real Salt Lake
Cory Gibbs, Colorado Rapids
Eric Brunner, Columbus Crew
Jed Zayner, Columbus Crew
Midfielders:
Robbie Rogers, Columbus Crew
Peter Lowry, Chicago Fire
Ricardo Clark, Houston Dynamo
Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy
Strikers:
Connor Casey, Colorado Rapids
Robbie Findley, Real Salt Lake
Superliga Matches:
Chivas USA at Chicago Fire (8PM ET, TeleFutura)
San Luis vs. Tigres (10PM ET, TeleFutura)
- Soccer By Ives projects the starting lineup for the US game tomorrow.
-Mexico has released its roster for the Gold Cup. Edgar Castillo was not called-in, which may come as a surprise. There are rumors that Castillo is dealing with passport issues and legal problems.
-Sky Sports reported yesterday that Oguchi Onyewu signed a three year deal with Turkish side Fenerbahce.
-Steve Davis, over at MLSNet, has posted his latest weekly column.
-MLS Power Rankings: Soccer By Ives, The 90th Minute
-Soccer y Futbol discuses MLS padding player stats. It cites the Fabian Espindola goal in the Real Salt Lake-Houston match on Saturday, which was clearly an own goal. For the record, Eric Brunner’s first half strike against FC Dallas should have been credited as an own goal as well.
Are you getting excited about the US game tomorrow? Were you surprised to see Mexico not call-in Edgar Castillo? Do you think Gooch is making the right move? Is MLS padding stats? Share your thoughts below?
