Avg. Rank | Best Rank | Worst Rank | |
---|---|---|---|
November 2009 | |||
UEFA | 7.0 | 1 (Spain) | 13 (Russia) |
CONMEBOL | 32.8 | 2 (Brazil) | 70 (Peru) |
CAF | 34.0 | 11 (Cameroon) | 53 (Tunisia) |
CONCACAF | 55.9 | 14 (USA) | 85 (Haiti) |
AFC | 63.5 | 21 (Australia) | 87 (Qatar) |
OFC | 163.4 | 77 (New Zealand) | 203 (American Samoa) |
Monday, November 30, 2009
FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison (Nov 2009)
This is a rank list using the average FIFA rankings of the top 10 teams from each confederation. The best rank is the top team from each confederation and the worst rank is the 10th best team in each region.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Map: Non-UK/Irish European Players in the Premiership (09/10)
Albania (1)
Lorik Cana - Sunderland
Austria (2)
Stefan Maierhofer – Wolverhampton Wanderers
Paul Scharner – Wigan Athletic
Belgium (5)
Ritchie De Laet – Manchester United
Marouane Fellaini – Everton
Vincent Kompany – Manchester City
Anthony Vanden Borre – Portsmouth
Thomas Vermaelen - Arsenal
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Asmir Begović - Portsmouth F.C
Bulgaria (4)
Dimitar Berbatov - Manchester United
Valeri Bojinov - Manchester City
Martin Petrov - Manchester City
Stiliyan Petrov - Aston Villa
Croatia (6)
Vedran Ćorluka – Tottenham Hotspur
Niko Kranjčar – Tottenham Hotspur
Luka Modrić – Tottenham Hotspur
Eduardo da Silva - Arsenal
Nikola Kalinić – Blackburn Rovers
Ivan Klasnić – Bolton Wanderers
Czech Republic (3)
Petr Čech – Chelsea
Radoslav Kováč – West Ham United
Tomáš Rosický - Arsenal
Denmark (4)
Daniel Agger – Liverpool
Nicklas Bendtner – Arsenal
Lars Jacobsen – Blackburn Rovers
Thomas Sørensen – Stoke City
Finland (3)
Jussi Jääskeläinen – Bolton Wanderers
Toni Kallio – Fulham
Teemu Tainio - Sunderland
France (32)
Nicolas Anelka - Chelsea
Sebastien Bassong - Tottenham Hotspur
Pascal Chimbonda - Blackburn Rovers
Gaël Clichy – Arsenal
Abou Diaby - Arsenal
Mohamed Diamé – Wigan Athletic
Sylvain Distin - Everton
Patrice Evra - Manchester United
Juilen Faubert - West Ham United
William Gallas - Arsenal
Gael Givet - Blackburn Rovers
Younes Kaboul - Portsmouth
Olivier Kapo - Wigan Athletic
Steed Malbranque - Sunderland
Florent Malouda - Chelsea
Bernard Mendy - Hull City
Steven Mouyokolo - Hull City
Arnold Mvuemba - Portsmouth
Samir Nasri - Arsenal
David N'Gog - Liverpool
Charles N'Zogbia - Wigan Athletic
Steven N'Zonzi - Blackburn Rovers
Gabriel Obertan - Manchester United
Vincent Péricard – Stoke City
Frédéric Piquionne – Portsmouth
Damien Plessis - Liverpool
Sébastien Puygrenier - Bolton Wanderers
Bacary Sagna - Arsenal
Louis Saha - Everton
Mikaël Silvestre - Arsenal
Armand Traoré - Arsenal
Grégory Vignal - Birmingham City
Germany (4)
Michael Ballack - Chelsea
Kevin-Prince Boateng - Portsmouth
Robert Huth - Stoke City
Savio Nsereko - West Ham United
Greece (2)
Angelos Basinas - Portsmouth
Sotirios Krygiakos - Liverpool
Hungary (3)
Márton Fülöp - Sunderland
Zoltán Gera - Fulham
Péter Halmosi - Hull City
Iceland (3)
Joey Guðjónsson - Wolverhampton Wanderers
Hermann Hreiðarsson - Portsmouth
Grétar Steinsson - Bolton Wanderers
Israel (3)
Yossi Benayoun - Liverpool
Tal Ben Haim - Portsmouth
Tamir Cohen - Bolton Wanderers
Italy (6)
Fabio Borini - Chelsea
Carlo Cudicini - Tottenham Hotspur
Alessandro Diamanti - West Ham United
Andrea Dossena - Liverpool
Federico Macheda - Manchester United
Vito Mannone - Arsenal
Netherlands (12)
Ryan Babel - Liverpool
George Boateng - Hull City
Jeffrey Bruma - Chelsea
Nigel de Jong - Manchester City
Daniël de Ridder - Wigan Athletic
Dirk Kuyt - Liverpool
Mario Melchiot - Wigan Athletic
Andre Ooijer - Blackburn Rovers
Edwin van der Sar - Manchester United
Robin van Persie - Arsenal
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink – Hull City
Boudewijn Zenden - Sunderland
Norway (6)
John Carew - Aston Villa
Brede Hangeland - Fulham
Christian Kalvenes - Burnley
Erik Nevland - Fulham
Morten Gamst Pedersen - Blackburn Rovers
Bjørn Helge Riise – Fulham
Poland (2)
Łukasz Fabiański - Arsenal
Tomasz Kuszczak - Manchester United
Portugal (8)
Luis Boa Morte - West Ham United
José Bosingwa – Chelsea
Ricardo Carvalho - Chelsea
Deco - Chelsea
Paulo Ferreira - Chelsea
Henrique Hilário – Chelsea
Nani - Manchester United
Ricaro Vaz Te - Bolton Wanderers
Russia (4)
Andrey Arshavin - Arsenal
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov - Everton
Roman Pavlyuchenko - Tottenham
Yuri Zhirkov - Chelsea
Serbia (4)
Branislav Ivanović – Chelsea
Nenad Milijaš - Wolverhampton Wanderers
Zoran Tošić – Manchester United
Nemanja Vidić – Manchester United
Slovakia (3)
Martin Škrtel – Liverpool
Miroslav Stoch - Chelsea
Vladimír Weiss - Manchester City
Spain (11)
Manuel Almunia - Arsenal
Mikel Arteta - Eveton
Daniel Sanchez Ayala - Liverpool
Carlos Cuellar - Aston Villa
Cesc Fabregas - Arsenal
Javier Garrido - Manchester City
Jordi Gomez - Wigan Athletic
Pepe Reina - Liverpool
Albert Riera - Liverpool
Michel Salgado - Blackburn Rovers
Fernando Torres - Liverpool
Sweden (4)
Johan Elmander - Bolton Wanderers
Sebastain Larsson - Birmingham City
Martin Olsson - Blackburn Rovers
Fredrik Stoor - Fulham
Switzerland (3)
Valon Behrami - West Ham United
Philipp Degen - Liverpool
Johan Djourou - Arsenal
Turkey (1)
Tuncay Şanlı - Stoke City
Ukraine (1)
Andriy Voronin - Liverpool
32 - France
11-20 - Netherlands (12), Spain (11)
5-10 - Belgium (5), Croatia (6), Italy (6), Norway (6), Portugal (8)
4 - Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Russia, Serbia, Sweden
3 - Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Switzerland
2 - Austria, Czech Republic, Greece, Poland, Slovakia
1 - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, Ukraine
Labels:
BPL,
England,
EPL,
Maps,
Premier League,
Premiership
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Biggest Movers in the November FIFA Rankings
These top 100 ranked nations moved up a minimum of 5 places in the November 2009 FIFA rankings.
+16 -- Slovenia (33; W, Russia, San Marino)
+12 -- Mozambique (72; W, Tunisia, Malawi)
+10 -- Nigeria (22; W, Kenya)
+10 -- Togo (70; W, Gabon)
+9 -- Ecuador (35; No Results)
+8 -- Benin (59; W, Sudan)
+7 -- Congo (100; D, Angola)
+7 -- North Korea (84; No Results)
+7 -- Qatar (87; W, Paraguay)
+6 -- Burkina Faso (49; W, Malawi)
+6 -- Norway (31; W, Switzerland)
+6 -- New Zealand (77; W, Bahrain)
+6 -- Uruguay (19; W, Costa Rica)
+6 -- Zambia (90; W, Mozambique, Namibia)
+5 -- China (97; W, Lebanon)
+5 -- Iraq (88; W, UAE, Azerbaijan)
+5 -- Portugal (5; W, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2), Malta)
+16 -- Slovenia (33; W, Russia, San Marino)
+12 -- Mozambique (72; W, Tunisia, Malawi)
+10 -- Nigeria (22; W, Kenya)
+10 -- Togo (70; W, Gabon)
+9 -- Ecuador (35; No Results)
+8 -- Benin (59; W, Sudan)
+7 -- Congo (100; D, Angola)
+7 -- North Korea (84; No Results)
+7 -- Qatar (87; W, Paraguay)
+6 -- Burkina Faso (49; W, Malawi)
+6 -- Norway (31; W, Switzerland)
+6 -- New Zealand (77; W, Bahrain)
+6 -- Uruguay (19; W, Costa Rica)
+6 -- Zambia (90; W, Mozambique, Namibia)
+5 -- China (97; W, Lebanon)
+5 -- Iraq (88; W, UAE, Azerbaijan)
+5 -- Portugal (5; W, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2), Malta)
Labels:
FIFA,
Rankings,
World Soccer
Monday, November 23, 2009
Active Players with 40 International Goals
This is a list of currently active players (as of 11/23/09) who have scored at least 40 goals for their National Team.
Carlos Pavon - Honduras
75 - Bashar Abdullah (Kuwait; Al Salmiya)
69 - Stern John (Trinidad and Tobago; Crystal Palace)
62 - Ronaldo (Brazil; Corinthians)
55 - Jan Koller (Czech Republic; Krylia Sovetov Samara)
55 - Carlos Pavon (Honduras; Real C.D. España)
51 - Thierry Henry (France; FC Barcelona)
51 - Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark; Feyenoord)
50 - Karim Bagheri (Iran; Persepolis F.C.)
48 - Miroslav Klose (Germany; Bayern Munich)
47 - Rolando Fonseca (Costa Rica; Comunicaciones)
46 - Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria; Manchester United)
46 - Jared Borgetti (Mexico; Puebla)
44 - Raul (Spain; Real Madrid)
43 - Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine; Dynamo Kyiv)
42 - Michael Ballack (Germany; Chelsea)
42 - Landon Donovan (USA; LA Galaxy)
41 - Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast; Chelsea)
41 - Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon; Internazionale)
41 - Robbie Keane (Ireland; Tottenham Hotspur)
40 - Alexander Frei (Switzerland; FC Basel)
40 - Michael Owen (England; Manchester United)
Carlos Pavon - Honduras
75 - Bashar Abdullah (Kuwait; Al Salmiya)
69 - Stern John (Trinidad and Tobago; Crystal Palace)
62 - Ronaldo (Brazil; Corinthians)
55 - Jan Koller (Czech Republic; Krylia Sovetov Samara)
55 - Carlos Pavon (Honduras; Real C.D. España)
51 - Thierry Henry (France; FC Barcelona)
51 - Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark; Feyenoord)
50 - Karim Bagheri (Iran; Persepolis F.C.)
48 - Miroslav Klose (Germany; Bayern Munich)
47 - Rolando Fonseca (Costa Rica; Comunicaciones)
46 - Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria; Manchester United)
46 - Jared Borgetti (Mexico; Puebla)
44 - Raul (Spain; Real Madrid)
43 - Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine; Dynamo Kyiv)
42 - Michael Ballack (Germany; Chelsea)
42 - Landon Donovan (USA; LA Galaxy)
41 - Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast; Chelsea)
41 - Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon; Internazionale)
41 - Robbie Keane (Ireland; Tottenham Hotspur)
40 - Alexander Frei (Switzerland; FC Basel)
40 - Michael Owen (England; Manchester United)
Labels:
FIFA,
Goals,
World Soccer
Friday, November 20, 2009
Foreign MLS Cup Winning Players
Here is a list of Foreign (non-US and Canadian) MLS Cup Winning Players since 1996. To make the list, the player must have made an appearance in the cup final game.
1996
DC United
Mario Gori (Argentina)
Marco Etcheverry (Bolivia)
Jaime Moreno (Bolivia)
Raul Diaz Arce (El Salvador)
1997
DC United
Marco Etcheverry (Bolivia)
Jaime Moreno (Bolivia)
Raul Diaz Arce (El Salvador)
1998
Chicago Fire
Lubos Kubik (Czechoslovakia)
Francis Okaroh (Nigeria)
Jerzy Podbrozny (Poland)
Peter Nowak (Poland)
Roman Kosecki (Poland)
Frank Klopas (Greece)
1999
DC United
Diego Sonora (Argentina)
Marco Etcheverry (Bolivia)
Jaime Moreno (Bolivia)
2000
Kansas City Wizards
Preki (Yugoslavia/Serbia)
Uche Okafor (Nigeria)
Mo Johnston (Scotland)
Miklos Molnar (Denmark)
2001
San Jose Earthquakes
Ronnie Ekelund (Denmark)
Ronald Cerritos (El Salvador)
2002
Los Angeles Galaxy
Tyrone Marshall (Jamaica)
Ezra Hendrickson (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
Mauricio Cienfuegos (El Salvador)
Simon Elliot (New Zealand)
Alejandro Moreno (Venezuela)
Carlos Ruiz (Guatemala)
2003
San Jose Earthquakes
Ronnie Ekelund (Denmark)
2004
DC United
Ryan Nelsen (New Zealand)
Christian Gomez (Argentina)
Dema Kovalenko (Ukraine)
2005
Los Angeles Galaxy
Naldo (Brazil)
Paulo Nagamura (Brazil)
Guillermo "Pando" Ramirez (Guatemala)
2006
Houston Dynamo
Paul Dalglish (Scotland)
Alejandro Moreno (Venezuela)
2007
Houston Dynamo
Joseph Ngwenya (Zimbabwe)
2008
Columbus Crew
Gino Padula (Argentina)
Emmanuel Ekpo (Nigeria)
Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Argentina)
MLS Cup Winners by Nation:
5 - Argentina
3 - El Salvador
3 - Nigeria
3 - Poland
2 - Brazil
2 - Bolivia
2 - Denmark
2 - Guatemala
2 - New Zealand
2 - Scotland
1 - Czechoslovakia
1 - Greece
1 - Jamaica
1 - St. Vincent and the Grenadines
1 - Ukraine
1 - Venezuela
1 - Yugoslavia
1 - Zimbabwe
Players who have appeared for the US national team such as Ugo Ihemelu, Diego Gutierrez, Stuart Holden, Carlos Llamosa were left off the list even though they are technically 'foreign' players.
1996
DC United
Mario Gori (Argentina)
Marco Etcheverry (Bolivia)
Jaime Moreno (Bolivia)
Raul Diaz Arce (El Salvador)
1997
DC United
Marco Etcheverry (Bolivia)
Jaime Moreno (Bolivia)
Raul Diaz Arce (El Salvador)
1998
Chicago Fire
Lubos Kubik (Czechoslovakia)
Francis Okaroh (Nigeria)
Jerzy Podbrozny (Poland)
Peter Nowak (Poland)
Roman Kosecki (Poland)
Frank Klopas (Greece)
1999
DC United
Diego Sonora (Argentina)
Marco Etcheverry (Bolivia)
Jaime Moreno (Bolivia)
2000
Kansas City Wizards
Preki (Yugoslavia/Serbia)
Uche Okafor (Nigeria)
Mo Johnston (Scotland)
Miklos Molnar (Denmark)
2001
San Jose Earthquakes
Ronnie Ekelund (Denmark)
Ronald Cerritos (El Salvador)
2002
Los Angeles Galaxy
Tyrone Marshall (Jamaica)
Ezra Hendrickson (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
Mauricio Cienfuegos (El Salvador)
Simon Elliot (New Zealand)
Alejandro Moreno (Venezuela)
Carlos Ruiz (Guatemala)
2003
San Jose Earthquakes
Ronnie Ekelund (Denmark)
2004
DC United
Ryan Nelsen (New Zealand)
Christian Gomez (Argentina)
Dema Kovalenko (Ukraine)
2005
Los Angeles Galaxy
Naldo (Brazil)
Paulo Nagamura (Brazil)
Guillermo "Pando" Ramirez (Guatemala)
2006
Houston Dynamo
Paul Dalglish (Scotland)
Alejandro Moreno (Venezuela)
2007
Houston Dynamo
Joseph Ngwenya (Zimbabwe)
2008
Columbus Crew
Gino Padula (Argentina)
Emmanuel Ekpo (Nigeria)
Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Argentina)
MLS Cup Winners by Nation:
5 - Argentina
3 - El Salvador
3 - Nigeria
3 - Poland
2 - Brazil
2 - Bolivia
2 - Denmark
2 - Guatemala
2 - New Zealand
2 - Scotland
1 - Czechoslovakia
1 - Greece
1 - Jamaica
1 - St. Vincent and the Grenadines
1 - Ukraine
1 - Venezuela
1 - Yugoslavia
1 - Zimbabwe
Players who have appeared for the US national team such as Ugo Ihemelu, Diego Gutierrez, Stuart Holden, Carlos Llamosa were left off the list even though they are technically 'foreign' players.
Labels:
Major League Soccer,
MLS,
US Soccer
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Map of the 32 World Cup Qualifiers (with FIFA rankings)
Labels:
FIFA,
FIFA World Cup,
Maps,
World Cup,
World Soccer
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Videos: Soccer Fans (Ultras) in South America
Here are three great videos of the "ultras" from the different nations of South America. Warning: The chanting is pretty loud, you might want to turn down your volume before clicking play.
Clips posted at youtube by extremal28.
Clips posted at youtube by extremal28.
Labels:
South America,
Supporter Videos,
Video,
Videos
Monday, November 16, 2009
World Cup Qualifiers: Major Upset Wins
This is a list of upset wins by nations that were FIFA ranked at least 25 places lower their defeated competition at the time the WCQ game took place. I will be updating this list as the qualifying games continue so stay tuned for more upsets. Most recent upsets in Red.
South America
06/15/08 - Paraguay (28) 2:0 Brazil (2)
06/18/08 - Bolivia (90) 4:2 Paraguay (28)
10/15/08 - Chile (36) 1:0 Argentina (7)
04/01/09 - Bolivia (56) 6:1 Argentina (6)
06/10/09 - Ecuador (44) 2:0 Argentina (7)
09/05/09 - Peru (91) 1:0 Uruguay (28)
10/10/09 - Bolivia (59) 2:1 Brazil (1)
10/14/09 - Colombia (48) 2:0 Paraguay (23)
10/14/09 - Peru (91) 1:0 Bolivia (59)
Africa
06/01/08 - Burkina Faso (111) 2:1 Tunisia (50)
06/07/08 - Kenya (115) 2:0 Guinea (41)
06/14/08 - Sierra Leone (163) 1:0 South Africa (68)
06/14/08 - Kenya (115) 2:0 Zimbabwe (85)
06/14/08 - Uganda (99) 3:1 Angola (55)
06/14/08 - Gabon (94) 2:0 Ghana (46)
06/14/08 - Malawi (126) 1:0 Egypt (23)
06/14/08 - Rwanda (106) 3:1 Morocco (40)
09/05/08 - Algeria (76) 3:2 Senegal (45)
09/06/08 - Sierra Leone (145) 2:1 Equitorial Guinea (87)
09/06/08 - Libya (90) 1:0 Ghana (20)
09/07/08 - Madagascar (141) 1:0 Botswana (115)
09/07/08 - Congo (100) 1:0 Mali (47)
09/07/08 - Benin (104) 3:2 Angola (58)
09/07/08 - Niger (171) 3:1 Uganda (87)
10/11/08 - Sudan(106) 2:0 Congo (57)
10/11/08 - Namibia (126) 4:2 Zimbabwe (91)
03/29/09 - Togo (91) 1:0 Cameroon (16)
06/07/09 - Algeria (66) 3:1 Egypt (40)
09/05/09 - Malawi (105) 2:1 Guinea (55)
10/10/09 - Benin (78) 1:0 Ghana (32)
11/14/09 - Mozambique (84) 1:0 Tunisia (54)
11/14/09 - Togo (80) 1:0 Gabon (45)
ASIA
03/26/08 - Bahrain (82) 1:0 Japan (36)
06/07/08 - Iraq (73) 1:0 Australia (35)
06/22/08 - China (79) 1:0 Australia (35)
02/11/09 - Korea DPR (119) 1:0 Saudi Arabia (55)
CONCACAF
06/15/08 - Bermuda (139) 2:1 Trinidad and Tobago (87)
06/15/08 - Suriname (145) 1:0 Guyana (108)
06/22/08 - Suriname (145) 2:1 Guyana (108)
06/22/08 - El Salvador (120) 3:1 Panama (60)
10/11/08 - Jamaica (116) 1:0 Mexico (24)
10/15/08 - Jamaica (116) 1:0 Honduras (50)
10/15/08 - Trinidad and Tobago (88) 2:1 USA (21)
06/03/09 - Costa Rica (41) 3:1 USA (14)
06/06/09 - El Salvador (100) 2:1 Mexico (26)
09/09/09 - El Salvador (85) 1:0 Costa Rica (39)
UEFA
09/06/08 - Lithuania (54) 3:0 Romania (11)
09/06/08 - Austria (101) 3:1 France (11)
09/06/08 - Slovakia (67) 2:1 Northern Ireland (32)
09/06/08 - Macedonia (56) 1:0 Scotland (16)
09/10/08 - Luxembourg (152) 2:1 Switzerland (43)
09/10/08 - Denmark (36) 3:2 Portugal (9)
10/11/08 - Slovenia (73) 2:0 Northern Ireland (35)
10/15/08 - Switzerland (45) 2:1 Greece (17)
10/15/08 - Slovakia (60) 2:1 Poland (30)
10/15/08 - Iceland (103) 1:0 Macedonia (46)
04/01/09 - Slovakia (53) 2:1 Czech Republic (13)
04/01/09 - Austria (88) 2:1 Romania (20)
08/12/09 - Norway (50) 4:0 Scotland (24)
09/05/09 - Latvia (58) 1:0 Israel (22)
09/09/09 - Armenia (125) 2:1 Belgium (68)
09/09/09 - Faroe Islands (163) 2:1 Lithuania (62)
10/10/09 - Cyprus (76) 4:1 Bulgaria (19)
10/10/09 - Belgium (68) 2:0 Turkey (27)
10/14/09 - Estonia (114) 2:0 Belgium (68)
10/14/09 - Lithuania (62) 2:1 Serbia (13)
10/14/09 - Hungary (47) 1:0 Denmark (16)
OCEANIA
11/19/08 - Fiji (137) 2:0 New Zealand (60)
Biggest WCQ Upset So Far:
Luxembourg over Switzerland - (rank difference: 109)
Top 10 WCQ Upsets So Far: (rank difference)
Luxembourg over Switzerland (109)
Malawi over Egypt (103)
Faroe Islands over Lithuania (101)
Sierra Leone over South Africa (95)
Jamaica over Mexico (92)
Austria over France (90)
Niger over Uganda (84)
Fiji over New Zealand (77)
Togo over Cameroon (75)
Kenya over Guinea (74)
El Salvador over Mexico (74)
BIGGEST UPSET BY CONFEDERATION: (rank difference)
CONMEBOL
Peru over Uruguay (63)
AFRICA
Malawi over Egypt (103)
EUROPE
Luxembourg over Switzerland (109)
CONCACAF
Jamaica over Mexico (92)
OCEANIA
Fiji over New Zealand (77)
ASIA
Korea DPR over Saudi Arabia (64)
Notes:
09/09/09 was a good day for many of the smaller soccer nations in Europe. Faroe Islands (163) beat Lithuania (62). Armenia (125) beat Belgium (68). Latvia (58) tied Switzerland (15). Moldova (88) tied Greece (12). Albania (93) tied Denmark (16). Liechtenstein (151) tied Finland (61). Malta (140) very nearly tied Sweden (41).
Labels:
Africa,
Asia,
CONCACAF,
FIFA,
South America,
US Soccer,
World Cup,
World Soccer
Friday, November 13, 2009
Non-European German Bundesliga Players (2009-2010)
This is a list of Non-European players in the German Bundesliga as of 11/13/2009. In some cases, the listed players are based on national team affiliation rather than birth nation - for example: Jermaine Jones was born in Germany, but is now affiliated with the USA national team, so he's listed as USA.
Interesting that 1.FC Köln and VfL Bochum each have at least one player from every FIFA region except Oceania.
Bayer Leverkusen (4)
Brazil- Renato Augusto
Chile - Arturo Vidal
Ghana - Hans Sarpei
Togo - Assimiou Touré
Bayern Munich (2)
Argentina - Martín Demichelis
Brazil - Breno
VfL Bochum (7)
Algeria - Antar Yahia
Argentina - Diego Klimowicz
Cameroon - Joël Epalle
Canada - Daniel Imhof
Iran - Vahid Hashemian
Japan - Shinji Ono
Morocco - Mimoun Azaouagh
Borussia Dortmund (5)
Argentina - Lucas Barrios
Brazil - Tinga
Brazil - Dedê
Brazil - Felipe Santana
Paraguay - Nelson Haedo Valdez
Borussia Mönchengladbach (7)
Algeria - Karim Matmour
Argentina - Raúl Bobadilla
Brazil - Dante
Canada - Paul Stalteri
Canada - Rob Friend
USA - Michael Bradley
Venezuela - Juan Arango
Eintracht Frankfurt (3)
Brazil - Chris
Brazil - Caio
Iran - Mehdi Mahdavikia
SC Freiburg (6)
DR Congo - Cedric Makiadi
Cameroon - Mohammadou Idrissou
Cameroon - Alain Junior Ollé Ollé
Morocco - Yacine Abdessadki
Nigeria - Eke Uzoma
South Korea - Cha Du-Ri
Hamburger SV (8)
Burkina Faso - Jonathan Pitroipa
Brazil - Alex Silva
Brazil - Zé Roberto
Cape Verde - Mickaël Tavares
Cote d'Ivoire - Guy Demel
Namibia - Collin Benjamin
South Korea - Son Heung-Min
Venezuela - Tomás Rincón (Loan)
Hannover 96 (7)
Brazil - Vinicius
Cote d'Ivoire - Didier Konan Ya
Cote d'Ivoire - Constant Djakpa
Tunisia - Karim Haggui
Tunisia - Sofian Chahed
USA - Steve Cherundolo
USA - Sal Zizzo
Hertha Berlin (6)
Brazil - Kaká
Brazil - Cicero
Brazil - Raffael
Brazil - César
Colombia - Adrián Ramos
USA - Bryan Arguez
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (8)
Argentina - Franco Zuculini
Brazil - Maicosuel
Brazil - Carlos Eduardo
Brazil - Gustavo
Ghana - Prince Tagoe
Ghana - Isaac Vorsah
Nigeria - Chinedu Obasi
Senegal - Demba Ba
1. FC Köln (9)
Angola - José Pierre Vunguidica
Burkina Faso - Wilfried Sanou
Cameroon - Marvin Matip
Cameroon - Pierre Womé
Canada - Kevin McKenna
Colombia - Faryd Mondragón
Lebanon - Youssef Mohamad
Morocco - Adil Chihi
Nigeria - Manasseh Ishiaku
1. FSV Mainz 05 (4)
Algeria - Chadli Amri
Burkina Faso - Aristide Bance
Colombia - Elkin Soto
Ecuador - Félix Borja
1. FC Nuremberg (5)
Argentina - Javier Horacio Pinola
Australia - Dario Vidosic
Australia - Matthew Špiranović
Ghana - Issac Boakye
Tunisia - Jaouhar Mnari
FC Schalke 04 (7)
Brazil - Marcelo Bordon
Brazil - Mineiro
Brazil - Rafinha
Peru - Jefferson Farfán
Peru - Carlos Zambrano
Uruguay - Vicente Sánchez
USA - Jermaine Jones
VfB Stuttgart (3)
Brazil - Élson
Cote d'Ivoire - Arthur Boka
Mexico - Ricardo Osorio
Werder Bremen (3)
Bolivia - Marcelo Moreno Martins
Brazil - Naldo
Peru - Claudio Pizarro
VfL Wolfsburg (6)
Algeria - Karim Ziani
Brazil - Grafite
Brazil - Rodrigo Alvim
Brazil - Josué
Japan - Makoto Hasebe
Nigeria - Obafemi Martins
Number of Players by Region
45 - South America
36 - Africa
10 - CONCACAF
9 - Asia
0 - Oceania
Interesting that 1.FC Köln and VfL Bochum each have at least one player from every FIFA region except Oceania.
Bayer Leverkusen (4)
Brazil- Renato Augusto
Chile - Arturo Vidal
Ghana - Hans Sarpei
Togo - Assimiou Touré
Bayern Munich (2)
Argentina - Martín Demichelis
Brazil - Breno
VfL Bochum (7)
Algeria - Antar Yahia
Argentina - Diego Klimowicz
Cameroon - Joël Epalle
Canada - Daniel Imhof
Iran - Vahid Hashemian
Japan - Shinji Ono
Morocco - Mimoun Azaouagh
Borussia Dortmund (5)
Argentina - Lucas Barrios
Brazil - Tinga
Brazil - Dedê
Brazil - Felipe Santana
Paraguay - Nelson Haedo Valdez
Borussia Mönchengladbach (7)
Algeria - Karim Matmour
Argentina - Raúl Bobadilla
Brazil - Dante
Canada - Paul Stalteri
Canada - Rob Friend
USA - Michael Bradley
Venezuela - Juan Arango
Eintracht Frankfurt (3)
Brazil - Chris
Brazil - Caio
Iran - Mehdi Mahdavikia
SC Freiburg (6)
DR Congo - Cedric Makiadi
Cameroon - Mohammadou Idrissou
Cameroon - Alain Junior Ollé Ollé
Morocco - Yacine Abdessadki
Nigeria - Eke Uzoma
South Korea - Cha Du-Ri
Hamburger SV (8)
Burkina Faso - Jonathan Pitroipa
Brazil - Alex Silva
Brazil - Zé Roberto
Cape Verde - Mickaël Tavares
Cote d'Ivoire - Guy Demel
Namibia - Collin Benjamin
South Korea - Son Heung-Min
Venezuela - Tomás Rincón (Loan)
Hannover 96 (7)
Brazil - Vinicius
Cote d'Ivoire - Didier Konan Ya
Cote d'Ivoire - Constant Djakpa
Tunisia - Karim Haggui
Tunisia - Sofian Chahed
USA - Steve Cherundolo
USA - Sal Zizzo
Hertha Berlin (6)
Brazil - Kaká
Brazil - Cicero
Brazil - Raffael
Brazil - César
Colombia - Adrián Ramos
USA - Bryan Arguez
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (8)
Argentina - Franco Zuculini
Brazil - Maicosuel
Brazil - Carlos Eduardo
Brazil - Gustavo
Ghana - Prince Tagoe
Ghana - Isaac Vorsah
Nigeria - Chinedu Obasi
Senegal - Demba Ba
1. FC Köln (9)
Angola - José Pierre Vunguidica
Burkina Faso - Wilfried Sanou
Cameroon - Marvin Matip
Cameroon - Pierre Womé
Canada - Kevin McKenna
Colombia - Faryd Mondragón
Lebanon - Youssef Mohamad
Morocco - Adil Chihi
Nigeria - Manasseh Ishiaku
1. FSV Mainz 05 (4)
Algeria - Chadli Amri
Burkina Faso - Aristide Bance
Colombia - Elkin Soto
Ecuador - Félix Borja
1. FC Nuremberg (5)
Argentina - Javier Horacio Pinola
Australia - Dario Vidosic
Australia - Matthew Špiranović
Ghana - Issac Boakye
Tunisia - Jaouhar Mnari
FC Schalke 04 (7)
Brazil - Marcelo Bordon
Brazil - Mineiro
Brazil - Rafinha
Peru - Jefferson Farfán
Peru - Carlos Zambrano
Uruguay - Vicente Sánchez
USA - Jermaine Jones
VfB Stuttgart (3)
Brazil - Élson
Cote d'Ivoire - Arthur Boka
Mexico - Ricardo Osorio
Werder Bremen (3)
Bolivia - Marcelo Moreno Martins
Brazil - Naldo
Peru - Claudio Pizarro
VfL Wolfsburg (6)
Algeria - Karim Ziani
Brazil - Grafite
Brazil - Rodrigo Alvim
Brazil - Josué
Japan - Makoto Hasebe
Nigeria - Obafemi Martins
Number of Players by Region
45 - South America
36 - Africa
10 - CONCACAF
9 - Asia
0 - Oceania
Labels:
Bundesliga,
Europe,
Germany,
World Soccer
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Old English Premier League Crests
I ran across the old Arsenal and Fulham logos the other day and felt a bit of nostalgia for the days when I first started getting into the Premier League/European soccer in the mid 90's. This post shows some of the logos/badges/crests that have changed in the past 10-20 years for a few of the current Premiership clubs.
Arsenal FC
Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers
Chelsea
Fulham FC
Manchester United
Manchester City
Portsmouth
Sunderland
Tottenham
West Ham United
Wigan
Arsenal FC
Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers
Chelsea
Fulham FC
Manchester United
Manchester City
Portsmouth
Sunderland
Tottenham
West Ham United
Wigan
Labels:
BPL,
England,
EPL,
Premier League,
Premiership
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
2010 World Cup Qualification Maps
Labels:
2010,
FIFA,
FIFA World Cup,
Maps,
World Cup,
World Soccer
Friday, November 6, 2009
Flashback Video: 10 Goal European Cup Final
1960 European Cup Final
Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt
In this fifth ever European Cup Final, there were 10 combined goals and a pair of hat tricks for two of the all time greats, Alfredo Di Stéfano and Ferenc Puskás.
Lineups (from Wikipedia)
Real Madrid
Eintracht Frankfurt
Scoring Summary
Real Madrid
Di Stefano (27', 30', 73')
Puskas (46', 56'pen, 60', 71')
Eintracht Frankfurt
Kress (18')
Stein (72', 75')
Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt
In this fifth ever European Cup Final, there were 10 combined goals and a pair of hat tricks for two of the all time greats, Alfredo Di Stéfano and Ferenc Puskás.
Lineups (from Wikipedia)
Real Madrid
GK | 1 | Rogelio Domínguez |
RB | 2 | Marquitos |
CD | 5 | José Santamaría |
LB | 3 | Pachín |
MF | 4 | José María Vidal |
MF | 6 | José María Zárraga (c) |
RW | 7 | Canário |
FW | 8 | Luis del Sol |
FW | 9 | Alfredo Di Stéfano |
FW | 10 | Ferenc Puskás |
LW | 11 | Francisco Gento |
Eintracht Frankfurt
GK | 1 | Egon Loy |
DF | 2 | Friedel Lutz |
DF | 3 | Hermann Höfer |
MF | 4 | Hans Weilbächer |
DF | 5 | Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt |
MF | 6 | Dieter Stinka |
FW | 7 | Richard Kress |
FW | 8 | Dieter Lindner |
FW | 9 | Erwin Stein |
FW | 10 | Alfred Pfaff (c) |
FW | 11 | Erich Meier |
Scoring Summary
Real Madrid
Di Stefano (27', 30', 73')
Puskas (46', 56'pen, 60', 71')
Eintracht Frankfurt
Kress (18')
Stein (72', 75')
Thursday, November 5, 2009
2009/10 UEFA Europa League Blowouts
This is a list of 2009-2010 UEFA Europa League blowouts (games won by 4 goals or more).
Score -- Winning Team -- Losing Team
First Qualifying Round
6:0 -- Zestaponi (Georgia) -- Lisburn Distillery (Northern Ireland)
5:0 -- Anorthosis (Cyprus) -- Käerjéng (Luxembourg)
5:1 -- Zestaponi (Georgia) -- Lisburn Distillery (Northern Ireland)
4:0 -- Randers (Denmark) -- Linfield (Northern Ireland)
Second Qualifying Round
8:1 -- Motherwell (Scotland) -- Flamurtari Vlorë (Albania)
8:2 -- Slaven Belupo (Croatia) -- Milano (Macedonia)
6:0 -- NAC Breda (Netherlands) -- Gandzasar (Armenia)
5:0 -- Rapid Wien (Austria) -- Vllaznia (Albania)
5:0 -- Bnei Yehuda (Israel) -- Dinaburg (Latvia)
4:0 -- Polonia Warsaw (Poland) -- Juvenes/Dogana (San Marino)
4:0 -- Omonia (Cyprus) -- HB (Faroe Islands)
4:0 -- Slaven Belupo (Croatia) -- Milano (Macedonia)
4:0 -- Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) -- Rudar Velenje (Slovenia)
Third Qualifying Round
7:1 -- AS Roma (Italy) -- Gent (Belgium)
6:0 -- Galatasaray (Turkey) -- Maccabi Netanya (Israel)
6:1 -- Lech Poznań (Poland) -- Fredrikstad (Norway)
5:0 -- Sturm Graz (Austria) -- Petrovac (Montenegro)
5:1 -- Sigma Olomouc (Czech) -- Aberdeen (Scotland)
5:1 -- Fenerbahçe (Turkey) -- Budapest Honvéd (Hungary)
4:0 -- Hamburg (Germany) -- Randers (Denmark)
Play Off Round
7:1 -- AS Roma (Italy) -- Košice (Slovakia)
6:1 -- Villarreal (Spain) -- NAC Breda (Netherlands)
5:0 -- Galatasaray (Turkey) -- Levadia (Estonia)
5:0 -- Ajax (Netherlands) -- Solvan Bratislava (Slovakia)
5:1 -- Basel (Switzerland) -- FK Baku (Azerbaijan)
4:0 -- Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) -- Hearts (Scotland)
4:0 -- Everton (England) -- Sigma Olomouc (Czech)
4:0 -- FC BATE (Belarus) -- Litex Lovech (Bulgaria)
4:0 -- Benfica (Portugal) -- Vorskla Poltava (Ukraine)
Group Stage
5:0 -- Benfica (Portugal) -- Everton (England)
5:1 -- Lille (France) -- Slavia Prague (Czech)
5:1 -- Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel) -- Rapid Wien (Austria)
4:0 -- Lazio (Italy) -- Levski Sofia (Bulgaria)
4:0 -- Everton (England) -- AEK Athens (Greece)
4:0 -- Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) -- Toulouse (France)
Score -- Winning Team -- Losing Team
First Qualifying Round
6:0 -- Zestaponi (Georgia) -- Lisburn Distillery (Northern Ireland)
5:0 -- Anorthosis (Cyprus) -- Käerjéng (Luxembourg)
5:1 -- Zestaponi (Georgia) -- Lisburn Distillery (Northern Ireland)
4:0 -- Randers (Denmark) -- Linfield (Northern Ireland)
Second Qualifying Round
8:1 -- Motherwell (Scotland) -- Flamurtari Vlorë (Albania)
8:2 -- Slaven Belupo (Croatia) -- Milano (Macedonia)
6:0 -- NAC Breda (Netherlands) -- Gandzasar (Armenia)
5:0 -- Rapid Wien (Austria) -- Vllaznia (Albania)
5:0 -- Bnei Yehuda (Israel) -- Dinaburg (Latvia)
4:0 -- Polonia Warsaw (Poland) -- Juvenes/Dogana (San Marino)
4:0 -- Omonia (Cyprus) -- HB (Faroe Islands)
4:0 -- Slaven Belupo (Croatia) -- Milano (Macedonia)
4:0 -- Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) -- Rudar Velenje (Slovenia)
Third Qualifying Round
7:1 -- AS Roma (Italy) -- Gent (Belgium)
6:0 -- Galatasaray (Turkey) -- Maccabi Netanya (Israel)
6:1 -- Lech Poznań (Poland) -- Fredrikstad (Norway)
5:0 -- Sturm Graz (Austria) -- Petrovac (Montenegro)
5:1 -- Sigma Olomouc (Czech) -- Aberdeen (Scotland)
5:1 -- Fenerbahçe (Turkey) -- Budapest Honvéd (Hungary)
4:0 -- Hamburg (Germany) -- Randers (Denmark)
Play Off Round
7:1 -- AS Roma (Italy) -- Košice (Slovakia)
6:1 -- Villarreal (Spain) -- NAC Breda (Netherlands)
5:0 -- Galatasaray (Turkey) -- Levadia (Estonia)
5:0 -- Ajax (Netherlands) -- Solvan Bratislava (Slovakia)
5:1 -- Basel (Switzerland) -- FK Baku (Azerbaijan)
4:0 -- Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) -- Hearts (Scotland)
4:0 -- Everton (England) -- Sigma Olomouc (Czech)
4:0 -- FC BATE (Belarus) -- Litex Lovech (Bulgaria)
4:0 -- Benfica (Portugal) -- Vorskla Poltava (Ukraine)
Group Stage
5:0 -- Benfica (Portugal) -- Everton (England)
5:1 -- Lille (France) -- Slavia Prague (Czech)
5:1 -- Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel) -- Rapid Wien (Austria)
4:0 -- Lazio (Italy) -- Levski Sofia (Bulgaria)
4:0 -- Everton (England) -- AEK Athens (Greece)
4:0 -- Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) -- Toulouse (France)
Labels:
Europa League,
UEFA,
UEFA Cup
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Videos: Child Soccer Prodigies
Who's the next Zidane, Ronaldo, Messi, Pele, Maradona, Henry, etc?? In all honesty, I'd be surprised if it's any of these kids, but they are exceptionally good players at just 5-9 years old (and it's entertaining to watch).
Labels:
Random Stuff,
Video,
Videos
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
2009 MLS Regular Season Goal Statistics
Goals Scored
17 - Jeff Cunningham
16 - Conor Casey
12 - Juan Pablo Angel
12 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto
12 - Landon Donovan
12 - Robbie Findley
12 - Fredy Montero
11 - Dwayne De Rosario
11 - Ryan Johnson
11 - Josh Wolff
10 - Luciano Emilio
Goals Per Game Average (Minimum 10 Goals scored)
0.67 - Conor Casey (COL)
0.61 - Jeff Cunningham (DAL)
0.50 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto (CLB)
0.48 - Juan Pablo Angel (NY)
0.48 - Landon Donovan (LA)
0.44 - Robbie Findley (RSL)
0.44 - Fredy Montero (SEA)
0.41 - Josh Wolff (KC)
0.39 - Dwayne De Rosario (TOR)
0.37 - Ryan Johnson (SJ)
0.37 - Luciano Emilio (DC)
Shots on Goal (Minimum 30)
38 - Jeff Cunningham (DAL)
37 - Juan Pablo Angel (NY)
36 - Dwayne De Rosario (TOR)
35 - Ryan Johnson (SJ)
35 - Claudio Lopez (KC)
34 - Omar Cummings (COL)
32 - Fredy Montero (SEA)
31 - Conor Casey (COL)
30 - Josh Wolff (KC)
Game Winning Goals (Minimum 3)
7 - Jeff Cunningham (DAL)
5 - Stuart Holden (HOU)
4 - Kheli Dube (NE)
4 - Fredy Montero (SEA)
3 - Chris Rolfe (CHI)
3 - Eduardo Lillingston (CHV)
3 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto (CLB)
3 - Eddie Gaven (CLB)
3 - Chad Marshall (CLB)
3 - Luciano Emilio (DC)
3 - Kei Kamara (HOU)
3 - Josh Wolff (KC)
3 - Landon Donovan (LA)
3 - Robbie Findley (RSL)
3 - Ryan Johnson (SJ)
PK Goals Made (Minimum 2)
6 - Jaime Moreno (DC)
4 - Conor Casey (COL)
4 - Steve Ralston (NE)
3 - Cuauhtemoc Blanco (CHI)
3 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto (CLB)
3 - Landon Donovan (LA)
2 - Christian Gomez (DC)
2 - Kenny Cooper (DAL)
2 - Stuart Holden (HOU)
2 - Claudio Lopez (KC)
2 - Juan Pablo Angel (NY)
Hat Tricks
2 - Conor Casey (COL)
1 - Jeff Cunningham (DAL)
1 - Kheli Dube (NE)
1 - Robbie Findley (RSL)
Multi Goal Games (Minimum 2)
4 - Jeff Cunningham (DAL)
3 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto (CLB)
3 - Conor Casey (COL)
3 - Robbie Findley (RSL)
3 - Josh Wolff (KC)
2 - Juan Pablo Angel (NY)
2 - Omar Cummings (COL)
2 - Amado Guevara (TOR)
Consecutive Games With Goals (Minimum 4)
6 - Jeff Cunningham (DAL)
5 - Fredy Montero (SEA)
4 - Conor Casey (COL)
4 - Dwayne De Rosario (TOR)
Own Goals
2 - Jay Heaps
1 - Gino Padula, James Riley, CJ Brown, Pablo Ricchetti, Jeff Larentowicz, Tyrone Marshall, Chris Leitch, Bryan Namoff, Daniel Torres, Osvaldo Alonso, Darrius Barnes, Jair Benitez, Nick Garcia, Milos Kocic, Eduardo Lillingston, Bobby Burling
TEAM GOAL STATISTICS
Team Goals Per Game Average
1.67 - FC Dallas
1.43 - DC United
1.43 - Real Salt Lake
1.40 - Colorado Rapids
1.37 - Columbus Crew
1.30 - Chicago Fire
1.30 - Houston Dynamo
1.27 - Seattle Sounders FC
1.23 - Toronto FC
1.20 - Los Angeles Galaxy
1.20 - San Jose Earthquakes
1.13 - Chivas USA
1.10 - Kansas City Wizards
1.10 - New England Revolution
0.90 - New York Red Bulls
Team Goals Scored Interval Leaders
Minutes 1-15
9 - FC Dallas
Minutes 16-30
10 - Houston Dynamo
Minutes 31-45
11 - Columbus Crew
Minutes 46-60
14 - Colorado Rapids
Minutes 61-75
10 - Toronto FC
Minutes 76-90
18 - Real Salt Lake
Top 5 Home Goal Scoring Teams
34 - Real Salt Lake
28 - FC Dallas
25 - Chivas USA
25 - Colorado Rapids
25 - Columbus Crew
Top 5 Road Goal Scoring Teams
24 - DC United
23 - Chicago Fire
22 - FC Dallas
18 - Los Angeles Galaxy
17 - Toronto FC, Seattle Sounders, Colorado Rapids
Top 5 Team Records When Scoring the First Goal
12-0-1 - Los Angeles Galaxy (.962%)
9-0-3 - Real Salt Lake (.875%)
5-0-2 - New York Red Bulls (.857%)
8-0-4 - Kansas City Wizards (.833%)
13-1-4 - Houston Dynamo (.833%)
Top 5 Team Records in One Goal Games
8-2-0 - Los Angeles Galaxy (.800%)
8-4-0 - New England Revolution (.667%)
6-4-0 - Toronto FC (.600%)
7-5-0 - Chicago Fire (.584%)
7-5-0 - DC United (.584%)
17 - Jeff Cunningham
16 - Conor Casey
12 - Juan Pablo Angel
12 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto
12 - Landon Donovan
12 - Robbie Findley
12 - Fredy Montero
11 - Dwayne De Rosario
11 - Ryan Johnson
11 - Josh Wolff
10 - Luciano Emilio
Goals Per Game Average (Minimum 10 Goals scored)
0.67 - Conor Casey (COL)
0.61 - Jeff Cunningham (DAL)
0.50 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto (CLB)
0.48 - Juan Pablo Angel (NY)
0.48 - Landon Donovan (LA)
0.44 - Robbie Findley (RSL)
0.44 - Fredy Montero (SEA)
0.41 - Josh Wolff (KC)
0.39 - Dwayne De Rosario (TOR)
0.37 - Ryan Johnson (SJ)
0.37 - Luciano Emilio (DC)
Shots on Goal (Minimum 30)
38 - Jeff Cunningham (DAL)
37 - Juan Pablo Angel (NY)
36 - Dwayne De Rosario (TOR)
35 - Ryan Johnson (SJ)
35 - Claudio Lopez (KC)
34 - Omar Cummings (COL)
32 - Fredy Montero (SEA)
31 - Conor Casey (COL)
30 - Josh Wolff (KC)
Game Winning Goals (Minimum 3)
7 - Jeff Cunningham (DAL)
5 - Stuart Holden (HOU)
4 - Kheli Dube (NE)
4 - Fredy Montero (SEA)
3 - Chris Rolfe (CHI)
3 - Eduardo Lillingston (CHV)
3 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto (CLB)
3 - Eddie Gaven (CLB)
3 - Chad Marshall (CLB)
3 - Luciano Emilio (DC)
3 - Kei Kamara (HOU)
3 - Josh Wolff (KC)
3 - Landon Donovan (LA)
3 - Robbie Findley (RSL)
3 - Ryan Johnson (SJ)
PK Goals Made (Minimum 2)
6 - Jaime Moreno (DC)
4 - Conor Casey (COL)
4 - Steve Ralston (NE)
3 - Cuauhtemoc Blanco (CHI)
3 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto (CLB)
3 - Landon Donovan (LA)
2 - Christian Gomez (DC)
2 - Kenny Cooper (DAL)
2 - Stuart Holden (HOU)
2 - Claudio Lopez (KC)
2 - Juan Pablo Angel (NY)
Hat Tricks
2 - Conor Casey (COL)
1 - Jeff Cunningham (DAL)
1 - Kheli Dube (NE)
1 - Robbie Findley (RSL)
Multi Goal Games (Minimum 2)
4 - Jeff Cunningham (DAL)
3 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto (CLB)
3 - Conor Casey (COL)
3 - Robbie Findley (RSL)
3 - Josh Wolff (KC)
2 - Juan Pablo Angel (NY)
2 - Omar Cummings (COL)
2 - Amado Guevara (TOR)
Consecutive Games With Goals (Minimum 4)
6 - Jeff Cunningham (DAL)
5 - Fredy Montero (SEA)
4 - Conor Casey (COL)
4 - Dwayne De Rosario (TOR)
Own Goals
2 - Jay Heaps
1 - Gino Padula, James Riley, CJ Brown, Pablo Ricchetti, Jeff Larentowicz, Tyrone Marshall, Chris Leitch, Bryan Namoff, Daniel Torres, Osvaldo Alonso, Darrius Barnes, Jair Benitez, Nick Garcia, Milos Kocic, Eduardo Lillingston, Bobby Burling
TEAM GOAL STATISTICS
Team Goals Per Game Average
1.67 - FC Dallas
1.43 - DC United
1.43 - Real Salt Lake
1.40 - Colorado Rapids
1.37 - Columbus Crew
1.30 - Chicago Fire
1.30 - Houston Dynamo
1.27 - Seattle Sounders FC
1.23 - Toronto FC
1.20 - Los Angeles Galaxy
1.20 - San Jose Earthquakes
1.13 - Chivas USA
1.10 - Kansas City Wizards
1.10 - New England Revolution
0.90 - New York Red Bulls
Team Goals Scored Interval Leaders
Minutes 1-15
9 - FC Dallas
Minutes 16-30
10 - Houston Dynamo
Minutes 31-45
11 - Columbus Crew
Minutes 46-60
14 - Colorado Rapids
Minutes 61-75
10 - Toronto FC
Minutes 76-90
18 - Real Salt Lake
Top 5 Home Goal Scoring Teams
34 - Real Salt Lake
28 - FC Dallas
25 - Chivas USA
25 - Colorado Rapids
25 - Columbus Crew
Top 5 Road Goal Scoring Teams
24 - DC United
23 - Chicago Fire
22 - FC Dallas
18 - Los Angeles Galaxy
17 - Toronto FC, Seattle Sounders, Colorado Rapids
Top 5 Team Records When Scoring the First Goal
12-0-1 - Los Angeles Galaxy (.962%)
9-0-3 - Real Salt Lake (.875%)
5-0-2 - New York Red Bulls (.857%)
8-0-4 - Kansas City Wizards (.833%)
13-1-4 - Houston Dynamo (.833%)
Top 5 Team Records in One Goal Games
8-2-0 - Los Angeles Galaxy (.800%)
8-4-0 - New England Revolution (.667%)
6-4-0 - Toronto FC (.600%)
7-5-0 - Chicago Fire (.584%)
7-5-0 - DC United (.584%)
Labels:
Major League Soccer,
MLS,
Stats,
US Soccer
Monday, November 2, 2009
Famous English Club Anthems
Here is a video list of just a few of the famous anthems that are associated with clubs in England.
WEST HAM UNITED - I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
MANCHESTER CITY - Blue Moon
PORTSMOUTH FC - Play Up Pompey
LEEDS UNITED - Marching On Together
NOTTINGHAM FOREST - Whole World in our Hands
LIVERPOOL - You'll Never Walk Alone
MANCHESTER UNITED - Glory, Glory, Man United
CHELSEA FC - Blue is the Colour
WEST HAM UNITED - I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
MANCHESTER CITY - Blue Moon
PORTSMOUTH FC - Play Up Pompey
LEEDS UNITED - Marching On Together
NOTTINGHAM FOREST - Whole World in our Hands
LIVERPOOL - You'll Never Walk Alone
MANCHESTER UNITED - Glory, Glory, Man United
CHELSEA FC - Blue is the Colour
Labels:
BPL,
England,
EPL,
Premier League,
Premiership,
Supporter Videos,
Video,
Videos
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