Friday, July 10, 2009

Journeymen of Gold Cup 2009

This is a list of journeymen players at the 2009 Gold Cup that have played at 8 clubs or more in their career.

13 - Mickaël Antoine-Curier (Guadeloupe)
Preston North End
Nottingham Forest
Brentford
Oldham Athletic
Kidderminster Harriers
Rochdale
Sheffield Wednesday
Notts County
Grimsby Town
Vard Haugesund (Norway)
FK Haugesund (Norway)
Hibernian (Scotland)
Dundee (Scotland)

12 - Delroy Facey (Grenada)
Huddersfield Town
Bolton Wanderers
Bradford City
Burnley
West Bromwich Albion
Hull City
Oldham Athletic
Tranmere Rovers
Rogherham United
Gillingham
Wycombe Wanderers
Notts County

12 - Byron Bubb (Grenada)
Millwall
Hendon
Slough Town
Boreham Wood
Aylesbury United
Hemel Hempstead Town
Cheshunt
Dover Athletic
AFC Wimbledon
Harrow Borough
Burnham FC
Farnborough FC

11 - Ali Gerba (Canada)
Montreal Impact
Miami Fusion
Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Toronto Lynx
GIF Sundsvall
IFK Goteborg
Odd Grenland
AC Horsens
Ingolstadt
Milton Keynes Dons
Toronto FC

11 - Charles Gbeke (Canada)
Troyes (France)
Comercial (Brazil)
Matsubara (Brazil)
Vancouver Whitecaps
Seattle Sounders
Ottawa Wizards
Toronto Lynx
Hamilton Thunder
Herfølge (Denmark)
Montreal Impact
Rochester Raging Rhinos

10 - Blas Perez (Panama)
Panama Viejo
Arabe Unido (Panama)
Nacional (Uruguay)
Envigado (Colombia)
Centauros (Colombia)
Deportivo Cali (Colombia)
Cucuta Deportivo (Colombia)
Hercules DF (Spain)
UANL Tigres (Mexico)
Pachuca (Mexico)

9 - Froylan Ledezma (Costa Rica)
Alajuelense (Costa Rica)
Ajax (Netherlands)
Cerro Porteño (Paraguay)
Deportivo Saprissa
The Strongest (Bolivia)
Akratitos (Greece)
SCR Altach (Austria)
FC Augsberg (Germany)
Admira Wacker (Austria)

9 - Victor Herrera (Panama)
Panama Viejo
Sporting '89 (Panama)
Toluca (Mexico)
Necaxa (Mexico)
Firpo (El Salvador)
Millonarios (Colombia)
San Francisco (Panama)
Puerto rico Islanders
Sevilla FC Bayamon (Puerto Rico)

9 - Luis Tejada (Panama)
Tauro (Panama)
Plaza Amador (Panama)
Deportes Tolima (Colombia)
Envigado FC (Colombia)
Al Ain FC (UAE)
Once Caldas (Colombia)
Real Salt Lake
America de Cali (Colombia)
Millonarios (Colombia)

8 - Felipe Baloy (Panama)
Eurokickers FC (Panama)
Sporting '89 (Panama)
Envigado (Colombia)
Independiente Medellin (Colombia)
Gremio (Brazil)
Atletico Paranaense (Brazil)
CF Monterrey (Mexico)
America (Mexico)

8 - Nicolas Munoz (Panama)
Sporting '89 (Panama)
Arabe Unido (Panama)
Envigado (Colombia)
Chalatenango (El Salvador)
FAS (El Salvador)
Aguila (El Salvador)
Alianza (El Salvador)
Vista Hermosa (El Salvador)

8 - Alberto Blanco (Panama)
San Francisco (Panama)
Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova)
Alania Vladikavkaz (Russia)
Al-Ain FC (UAE)
Al-Nasr (Saudi Arabia)
Plaza Amador (Panama)
Atletico Junior (Colombia)
Maccabi Netanya (Israel)

8 - José Luis Garcés (Panama)
Club Atletico Independiente (Panama)
Sporting '89 (Panama)
Arabe Unido (Panama)
San Francisco (Panama)
Nacional (Uruguay)
OS Belenenses (Portugal)
CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria)
Academica de Coimbra (Portugal)

8 - Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Jamaica)
Charlton Athletic
Leyton Orient
Wimbledon
Chesterfield
Rotherham United
Southend United
Colchester United
Barnsley

8 - Ricardo Fuller (Jamaica)
Crystal Palace
Tivoli Gardens (Jamaica)
Hearts (Scotland)
Preston North End
Portsmouth
Southampton
Ipswich Town
Stoke City


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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Interactive Map: Club Teams - Haiti Gold Cup Squad

This Google map shows the club teams of the 2009 Haitian Gold Cup squad, the USA's next matchup in the group stage of the GC. There are some interesting 'stadiums' to look at if you click the icons and zoom in. Click the link below the map for a list view of the players and their clubs.


View Club Teams: Haiti Gold Cup Squad in a larger map


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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

All-Time Premiership Assist Leaders by Nation

Here are the English Premier League's All-Time Assist leaders sorted using only the top assisting player from each country. (minimum 15 assists)

Assists
Nation
Player
66
Wales
Ryan Giggs
62
France
Thierry Henry
61
England
Frank Lampard
51
Spain
Cesc Fabregas
39
Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo
32
Bulgaria
Dimitar Berbatov
32
Netherlands
Dennis Bergkamp
32
Norway
Morten Gamst Pedersen
31
Republic of Ireland
Robbie Keane
31
Peru
Nolberto Solano
30
Senegal
El-Hadji Diouf
30
Cote d'Ivoire
Didier Drogba
26
Sweden
Freddie Ljungberg
24
Australia
Mark Viduka
20
Cameroon
Geremi
20
Denmark
Claus Jensen
19
Iceland
Eidur Gudjohnsen
19
Nigeria
Yakubu
18
Togo
Emmanuel Adebayor
18
Czech Republic
Patrik Berger
17
Canada
Tomasz Radzinski
16
Israel
Yossi Benayoun
16
Italy
Paolo Di Canio
16
Grenada
Jason Roberts
15
Argentina
Carlos Tevez


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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Official Soccer Player Websites

This is a list of English Language "Official" player websites from MLS (and former MLS) and the rest of the world. Be prepared for a plethora of flash intros, self-indulgent photos, and month old content.


MLS

Jimmy Conrad
www.jimmyconrad.com

Chris Rolfe
www.chrisrolfe.com

Maurice Edu
www.mauriceedu.com

Landon Donovan
www.landondonovan.com

Jim Brennan
www.jimmyb11.com

Danny Dichio
www.dichio24.com

Rohan Ricketts
rohanricketts.com

David Beckham
www.davidbeckham.com


WORLD
Afonso Alves
http://www.alvesofficial.com/

Ryan Babel
www.babelofficial.com

Michael Ballack
http://www.michael-ballack.com/?101A1A2A100

Diego
http://www2.diego10.com.br/en/

Didier Drogba
www.didierdrogba.com

Michael Essien
www.michaelessiengh.com

Luis Fabiano
http://www.fabianoofficial.com/

Cesc Fabregas
http://www.cescfabregassoler.com/

William Gallas
http://www.williamgallas.net/en/index.asp

Owen Hargreaves
www.owenhargreaves.de

Andres Iniesta
http://www.andresiniesta.es/index_eng.html

Stephen Ireland
www.stephenireland.com

Mehdi Mahdavikia
http://www.mahdavikia.de/?111A0A2

Michael Owen
www.michaelowen.com

Carlos Puyol
http://www.carles5puyol.com/

Ronaldinho
http://www.ronaldinhogaucho.com/

Giuseppi Rossi
http://www.giusepperossi.com/pages/index_uk.html

Roque Santa Cruz
http://www.roquesantacruz.com.py/enlang/default.aspx

Andriy Schevchenko
www.sheva7.com

Clarence Seedorf
www.seedorf.com

Wesley Sneijder
www.sneijderofficial.com

Luca Toni
http://www.lucatoni.com/

Fernando Torres
www.fernando9torres.com

Rafael Van der Vaart
www.vandervaartofficial.com

Namanja Vidic
www.nemanjavidic.com

David Villa
http://www.davidvilla7.com/index.php?idioma=2

Shaun Wright-Phillips
www.clubswp.com




I've been working on this list for a long time and put together most of it on my own but recently found a good site (that I wish I'd found sooner) with much of this info on it - Best Players Directory. Check that site out for fansites, foreign language official players sites, and more.

Feel free to let me know of more "Official" player sites in the comments or by email.


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Monday, July 6, 2009

Videos: Funny Goal Celebrations

Here are 7 funny/bizarre goal celebrations. I'd like to see all of the USA goalkeepers doing the celebration in the second video from now on. That's not too much to ask, is it guys?















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Friday, July 3, 2009

Tv Schedule: 2009 Gold Cup Knockout Stage

MATCH DATE MATCH TIME TV

QTR July 18 Group A-1 v Group B-2 * 5 pm ET TeleFutura
QTR July 18 Group B-1 v Group A/C-3 * 8 pm ET TeleFutura
QTR July 19 Group C-1 v Group A/B-3 * 4 pm ET Univision
QTR July 19 Group C-2 v Group A-2* 7 pm ET Univision
SEM July 23 Philadephia QTR Winners * 7 pm ET TeleFutura
SEM July 23 Dallas QTR Winners * 10 pm ET TeleFutura
Final July 26 Semifinal Winners 3 pm ET Univision



* Order of matches
within same venue
could be switched.

Group Stage Schedule


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TV Schedule: 2009 Gold Cup Group Stage


GROUP DATE MATCHUP
TIME TV
A July 3 Canada v Jamaica
8 pm ET Galavision
A July 3 Costa Rica v El Salvador
10 pm ET TeleFutura
B July 4 Honduras v Haiti
7 pm ET Galavision
B July 4 Grenada v United States
9 pm ET FSC & TeleFutura
C July 5 Panama v Guadaloupe
5 pm ET Galavision
C July 5 Nicaragua v Mexico
7 pm ET Univision
A July 7 Jamaica v Costa Rica
7 pm ET TeleFutura
A July 7 El Salvador v Canada
9 pm ET Galavision
B July 8 Haiti v Grenada
7 pm ET Galavision
B July 8 United States v Honduras
9 pm ET FSC & TeleFutura
C July 9 Guadaloupe v Nicaragua
8 pm ET Galavision
C July 9 Mexico v Panama
10 pm ET Univision
A July 10 Costa Rica v Canada
7 pm ET Galavision
A July 10 El Salvador v Jamaica
9 pm ET TeleFutura
B July 11 United States v Haiti
7 pm ET FSC & TeleFutura
B July 11 Honduras v Grenada
9 pm ET TeleFutura
C July 12 Panama v Nicaragua
4 pm ET Galavision
C July 12 Mexico v Guadaloupe
6 pm ET Univision


Knockout Stage Schedule


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2009 Gold Cup Squad Experience

Here are a few stats to help get an idea of the experience of the Gold Cup squads. While USA, Honduras, and Mexico have sent 'B/C' squads, nations like Jamaica, El Salvador, and Panama have sent close to their full strength 'A' teams. Will that even the field?


Players with 60 caps or more
117 - Walter Centeno (Costa Rica)
113 - Ian Goodison (Jamaica)
96 - Ricardo Gardner (Jamaica)
91 - Harold Wallace (Costa Rica)
80 - Donovan Ricketts (Jamaica)
78 - Tyrone Marshall (Jamaica)
77 - Andy Williams (Jamaica)
77 - Pierre Bruny (Haiti)
74 - Paul Stalteri (Canada)
70 - Frantz Gilles (Haiti)
68 - Alfredo Pacheco (El Salvador)
63 - Claude Davis (Jamaica)
60 - Leonardo González (Costa Rica)

Average Caps
38.48 - Jamaica
33.17 - Panama
26.48 - El Salvador
23.17 - Costa Rica
20.78 - Canada
18.57 - Mexico
16.26 - Haiti
12.17 - Grenada
9.21 - Guadeloupe
8.26 - USA (10.53 with 7 Add-On Players)
5.20 - Honduras
2.30 - Nicaragua


Average Age
28.22 - Costa Rica
27.26 - Panama
27.04 - Canada
27.00 - Jamaica
26.26 - Guadloupe
25.96 - Mexico
25.65 - El Salvador
25.61 - Nicaragua
25.53 - USA
24.87 - Grenada
24.56 - Honduras (Zero Players over 30)
24.05 - Haiti


Players with 5 caps or less
23 - Nicaragua
17 - Honduras
16 - USA
10 - Haiti
10 - Mexico
9 - Grenada
9 - Guadeloupe
8 - Costa Rica
5 - Canada
3 - Jamaica
2 - El Salvador
1 - Panama

Players with 40 caps or more
10 - Jamaica
9 - Panama
5 - Costa Rica
5 - El Salvador
4 - Canada
4 - Mexico
3 - Haiti
1 - Guadeloupe
1 - USA
0 - Grenada
0 - Honduras
0 - Nicaragua


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Thursday, July 2, 2009

UK Based Players on Gold Cup 2009 Squads


ENGLAND

Arsenal
FW - Carlos Vela (Mexico)

Barnsley
MF - Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Jamaica)

Bolton Wanderers
DF - Ricardo Gardner (Jamaica)

Derby County
DF - Claude Davis (Jamaica)

Gillingham
FW - Simeon Jackson (Canada)
DF - Rimmel Daniel (Grenada)

Harrow Borough
GK - Andray Baptiste (Grenada)

Ipswich Town
MF - Jamie Peters (Canada)

Notts County
FW - Delroy Facey (Grenada)

Queens Park Rangers
DF - Damion Stewart (Jamaica)

Sheffield Wednesday
MF - Jermaine Johnson (Jamaica)

Slough Town
MF - Byron Bubb (Grenada)

Stoke City
FW - Ricardo Fuller (Jamaica)

Tottenham Hotspur
MF - Giovani Dos Santos (Mexico)

Tranmere Rovers
DF - Ian Goodison (Jamaica)

Wigan Athletic
FW - Marlon King (Jamaica)

Yeovil Town
GK - Josh Wagenaar (Canada)


SCOTLAND
Dundee
FW - Mickaël Antoine-Curier (Guadeloupe)

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
DF - Richard Hastings (Canada)

WALES
Cardiff City
DF - Miguel Comminges (Guadeloupe)


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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Interactive Map: Gold Cup 2009 Venues and Schedule

This Google Map shows all of the venues for the 2009 Gold Cup. Click the icons for schedule and matchup information at each venue and zoom in to see the stadiums. Click 'View Gold Cup 2009 Venues in a larger map' for a list view of the venues and dates.


View Gold Cup 2009 Venues in a larger map


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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Scandinavia Based Players on 2009 Gold Cup Squads


DENMARK
Esbjerg fB
DF - Adrian Cann (Canada)

Nordsjælland
MF - Issey Nakajima-Farran (Canada)
MF - Patrice Bernier (Canada)
DF - Michael Parkhurst (USA)

Copenhagen
MF - Atiba Hutchinson (Canada)

NORWAY
Lyn Oslo
GK - Kenny Stamatopoulos (Canada)

Frederikstad
MF - Celso Borges (Costa Rica)

IK Start
MF - Christian Bolaños (Costa Rica)
DF - Clarence Goodson (USA)

Vålerenga
FW - Luton Shelton (Jamaica)
GK - Troy Perkins (USA)

SK Brann
MF - Rodolph Austin (Jamaica)

Notodden
MF - Oneil Thompson (Jamaica)

Aalesunds
MF - Demar Phillips (Jamaica)


SWEDEN
Hammarby
FW - Charlie Davies (USA)


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Monday, June 29, 2009

MLS and USL Players on Gold Cup 2009 Squads

CHICAGO FIRE
DF - Gonzalo Segares (Costa Rica)
MF - Logan Pause (USA)
GK - Jon Busch (USA)

CHIVAS USA
MF - Kevin Harmse (Canada)
DF - Shavar Thomas (Jamaica)

COLORADO RAPIDS
FW - Omar Cummings (Jamaica)
GK - Steward Ceus (Haiti) [on loan at USL2 Charlotte Eagles]
MF - Colin Clark (USA)

COLUMBUS CREW
DF - Chad Marshall (USA)
MF - Robbie Rogers (USA)

DC UNITED
DF - Dejan Jakovic (Canada)
FW - Santino Quaranta (USA)

FC DALLAS
FW - Kenny Cooper (USA)

HOUSTON DYNAMO
DF - Andre Hainault (Canada)
MF - Stuart Holden (USA)
FW - Brian Ching (USA)

KANSAS CITY WIZARDS
MF - Roger Espinoza (Honduras)
DF - Jimmy Conrad (USA)
MF - Davy Arnaud (USA)

LOS ANGELES GALAXY
GK - Donovan Ricketts (Jamaica)

MINNESOTA THUNDER
FW - Leonel Saint-Preux (Haiti)

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
MF - Shalrie Joseph (Grenada)
DF - Jay Heaps (USA)

NEW YORK RED BULLS
DF - Alfredo Pacheco (El Salvador)
FW - Dane Richards (Jamaica)

PUERTO RICO ISLANDERS
FW - Nicholas Addlery (Jamaica)
MF - James Marcelin (Haiti)
FW - Fabrice Noel (Haiti)

REAL SALT LAKE
FW - Will Johnson (Canada)
MF - Jean Alexandre (Haiti)
MF - Kyle Beckerman (USA)

SEATTLE SOUNDERS
DF - Tyrone Marshall (Jamaica)
MF - Brad Evans (USA)

TORONTO FC
MF - Sam Cronin (USA)

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS
FW - Charles Gbeke (Canada)
MF - Kenold Versailles (Haiti)


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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Showdown In Chinatown Pics

This Is American Soccer posted a few good pictures of the 2009 Showdown in Chinatown HERE.


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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Brief Hiatus

I've been in the hospital for the last 14 hours or so with my wife, who gave birth to our second child early this morning. I'll likely be taking this coming week or two off, although, I'll try to find time for some small posts here and there (It's more likely that I'll be posting links and other info on The Best Eleven Twitter Profile during this time). Thank you to all the readers and supporters of TB11. I appreciate you stopping in and reading my posts and I hope you'll stick around until The Best Eleven is back to full speed ahead.

Thank You,
Steve
The Best Eleven


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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

US Soccer: Last 10 Brazil Results

Last Ten Meetings
1 Win, 9 Losses, 0 Draws

Sep 09, 2007 - Chicago, IL (Friendly)
L - 2-4
US Goals: Bocanegra, Dempsey

July 23, 2003 - Foxboro, MA (Gold Cup 2003)
L - 1-2
US Goals: Bocanegra

June 21, 2003 - Lyon, France (Confederations Cup '03)
L - 0-1

March 03, 2001 - Pasadena, CA (Friendly)
L - 1-2
US Goals: Mathis

July 28, 1999 - Guadalajara, Mexico (Confederations Cup '99)
L - 0-1

February 10, 1998 - Los Angeles, CA (Gold Cup '98)
W - 1-0
US Goals: Preki

January 18, 1996 - Los Angeles, CA (Gold Cup '96)
L - 0-1

July 20, 1995 - Maldonado, Uruguay (Copa America '95)
L - 0-1

July 04, 1994 - Palo Alto, CA (World Cup 1994)
L - 0-1

July 06, 1993 - New Haven, CT (World Series of Soccer)
L - 0-2


Some Inspiration: Preki's Game Winning goal in the Semifinals of the 1998 Gold Cup


Highlights of the Last USA-Brazil Matchup in a Chicago Friendly, 2007


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