Goal Compilation videos of the top scorers in the last three Süper Lig seasons in Turkey.
2009/2010 - 21 goals - Ariza Makukula (Kayserispor)
2008/2009 - 20 goals - Milan Baroš (Galatasaray)
2007/2008 - 17 goals - Semih Şentürk (Fenerbahçe)
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Blackburn Rovers - Player Birthplace Map
A map showing the birthplaces of the first team players currently at Blackburn Rovers FC.
View Blackburn Rovers Player Birthplace Map - Nov 2010 in a larger map
View Blackburn Rovers Player Birthplace Map - Nov 2010 in a larger map
Labels:
England,
EPL,
Maps,
Premier League,
Premiership
Friday, November 26, 2010
La Liga: Average Squad Age - Nov 2010
The average age of the current Spanish Primera División (La Liga) squads.
24.38 - Espanyol
24.43 - Athletic Bilbao
24.51 - Atlético Madrid
24.95 - Real Madrid
25.05 - Getafe
25.11 - Barcelona
25.43 - Real Sociedad
25.48 - Mallorca
25.67 - Real Zaragoza
25.70 - Deportivo la Coruña
25.76 - Sevilla
25.88 - Villarreal
25.99 - Málaga
26.15 - Almería
26.15 - Sporting Gijón
26.51 - Valencia
26.70 - Racing Santander
26.90 - Levante
28.39 - Osasuna
28.51 - Hércules
Stats from Soccerway.com
24.38 - Espanyol
24.43 - Athletic Bilbao
24.51 - Atlético Madrid
24.95 - Real Madrid
25.05 - Getafe
25.11 - Barcelona
25.43 - Real Sociedad
25.48 - Mallorca
25.67 - Real Zaragoza
25.70 - Deportivo la Coruña
25.76 - Sevilla
25.88 - Villarreal
25.99 - Málaga
26.15 - Almería
26.15 - Sporting Gijón
26.51 - Valencia
26.70 - Racing Santander
26.90 - Levante
28.39 - Osasuna
28.51 - Hércules
Stats from Soccerway.com
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Videos: Nagoya Grampus - J-League Champions 2010
A collection of videos profiling the 2010 J-League champions, Nagoya Grampus (名古屋グランパス, Nagoya Guranpasu) (formerly Nagoya Grampus Eight)
2010 J-League Champions - Celebrations and Highlights 1
2010 J-League Champions - Celebrations and Highlights 2
1993-2010 Nagoya Grampus - Highlights from Club History
THK Coverage of J-League Champs
Feature on Australian Forward Josh Kennedy
Chant for Josh Kennedy
'He is the Jesus Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
Go Joshua Kennedy Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh'
Former Manager Arsene Wenger's Farewell Speech
Former Player Gary Lineker in a Japanese Drink Commercial
2010 J-League Champions - Celebrations and Highlights 1
2010 J-League Champions - Celebrations and Highlights 2
1993-2010 Nagoya Grampus - Highlights from Club History
THK Coverage of J-League Champs
Feature on Australian Forward Josh Kennedy
Chant for Josh Kennedy
'He is the Jesus Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
Go Joshua Kennedy Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh'
Former Manager Arsene Wenger's Farewell Speech
Former Player Gary Lineker in a Japanese Drink Commercial
Labels:
J-League,
Japan,
Nagoya Grampus
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Supporter Videos: Indonesia Super League
A few of the impressive supporters groups from the Indonesia Super League.
Aksi Bonek (Persebaya)
The Jak (Jakarta)
Aremania (Arema FC)
Persitara
Persikabo
Ultras Persija
Persija vs Arema
Aksi Bonek (Persebaya)
The Jak (Jakarta)
Aremania (Arema FC)
Persitara
Persikabo
Ultras Persija
Persija vs Arema
Labels:
Asia,
Indonesia,
Supporter Videos,
Videos
Monday, November 22, 2010
Premier League: Average Squad Age - Nov 2010
The average age of the current English Premier League squads.
24.24 - Arsenal
24.77 - Newcastle United
25.27 - West Bromwich Albion
25.39 - Everton
25.47 - Wolverhampton Wanderers
25.48 - Sunderland
25.67 - Wigan Athletic
25.73 - Manchester City
25.82 - West Ham United
25.89 - Chelsea
26.10 - Liverpool
26.11 - Blackpool
26.32 - Aston Villa
26.35 - Blackburn Rovers
26.42 - Manchester United
27.15 - Tottenham Hotspur
27.53 - Birmingham City
27.62 - Bolton Wanderers
28.53 - Stoke City
28.78 - Fulham
Stats from Soccerway.com
24.24 - Arsenal
24.77 - Newcastle United
25.27 - West Bromwich Albion
25.39 - Everton
25.47 - Wolverhampton Wanderers
25.48 - Sunderland
25.67 - Wigan Athletic
25.73 - Manchester City
25.82 - West Ham United
25.89 - Chelsea
26.10 - Liverpool
26.11 - Blackpool
26.32 - Aston Villa
26.35 - Blackburn Rovers
26.42 - Manchester United
27.15 - Tottenham Hotspur
27.53 - Birmingham City
27.62 - Bolton Wanderers
28.53 - Stoke City
28.78 - Fulham
Stats from Soccerway.com
Labels:
EPL,
Premier League,
Premiership,
Stats
Friday, November 19, 2010
Qatar National Team - Naturalized Players
A map and list of the many naturalized players called up to Qatar's National team in the last couple of years.
Qatar is the country that offered Brazilian player Aílton, who was the top scorer in the Bundesliga at the time, a sum of $1,000,000+ to become a naturalized Qatari so he could help their push towards the 2006 World Cup. That didn't work out (FIFA blocked the move), but as can be seen from this list, Qatar has been very open to naturalizing players from other countries to improve their national team.
View Qatar National Team in a larger map
BRAZIL
Marcio Emerson
Marcone
Fábio César
GHANA
George Kwasi
GUINEA
Daniel Gouma
IRAQ
Ali Mejbel
KUWAIT
Talal Al-Bloushi
Wesam Rizik
SAUDI ARABIA
Mohamed Saqr
Majdi Siddiq
Saad Al Shammari
SENEGAL
Qasem Burhan
Abdulla Koni
URUGUAY
Sebastián Soria
YEMEN
Mesaad Al-Hamad
Qatar is the country that offered Brazilian player Aílton, who was the top scorer in the Bundesliga at the time, a sum of $1,000,000+ to become a naturalized Qatari so he could help their push towards the 2006 World Cup. That didn't work out (FIFA blocked the move), but as can be seen from this list, Qatar has been very open to naturalizing players from other countries to improve their national team.
View Qatar National Team in a larger map
BRAZIL
Marcio Emerson
Marcone
Fábio César
GHANA
George Kwasi
GUINEA
Daniel Gouma
IRAQ
Ali Mejbel
KUWAIT
Talal Al-Bloushi
Wesam Rizik
SAUDI ARABIA
Mohamed Saqr
Majdi Siddiq
Saad Al Shammari
SENEGAL
Qasem Burhan
Abdulla Koni
URUGUAY
Sebastián Soria
YEMEN
Mesaad Al-Hamad
Labels:
Asia,
Naturalized Players,
Qatar
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Average FIFA Rank of Top 30 Nations - Nov 2006 to Nov 2010
FIFA ranking stats of the nations currently ranked in the top 30 - from November 2006 to November 2010.
Avg Rank | Nation | Current Rank | Highest Rank | Lowest Rank |
2.688 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 6 |
3.688 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 12 |
4.188 | Italy | 14 | 1 | 16 |
4.292 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 6 |
4.688 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 9 |
5.063 | Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 10 |
8.729 | Portugal | 8 | 3 | 17 |
8.833 | England | 6 | 5 | 15 |
9.063 | France | 21 | 2 | 27 |
10.000 | Croatia | 9 | 5 | 15 |
13.708 | Greece | 11 | 8 | 20 |
15.792 | Russia | 13 | 6 | 27 |
20.292 | USA | 24 | 11 | 31 |
20.625 | Mexico | 28 | 10 | 33 |
21.250 | Uruguay | 7 | 6 | 30 |
22.875 | Turkey | 29 | 10 | 42 |
24.729 | Paraguay | 23 | 13 | 37 |
25.208 | Serbia | 25 | 13 | 40 |
25.542 | Cote d'Ivoire | 19 | 16 | 38 |
27.188 | Egypt | 10 | 9 | 43 |
27.333 | Switzerland | 21 | 13 | 48 |
28.375 | Ghana | 17 | 14 | 47 |
28.750 | Denmark | 27 | 15 | 38 |
31.521 | Chile | 16 | 10 | 53 |
33.063 | Australia | 20 | 14 | 52 |
35.875 | Norway | 12 | 12 | 59 |
37.771 | Japan | 30 | 30 | 47 |
43.042 | Slovakia | 18 | 16 | 67 |
59.813 | Slovenia | 15 | 15 | 94 |
117.000 | Montenegro | 26 | 26 | 199 |
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
If They Mated: American Soccer Names and UK Cities
It's been a while since I've posted a 'fun' topic so when I had this idea that nobody seemed to care about on twitter last night I naturally thought I should expand on it here.
The Kansas City Wizards changing their name to Sporting KC is just the most recent example of American soccer teams mysteriously trying to sound more 'legitimate' with Euro-style names. In this post I flipped that idea around and have combined real American-style team names from MLS, NASL, USL, etc. with cities in the United Kingdom. Oh, and you may notice that I find alliterative team names amusing...
Aberdeen Apollos
Belfast Boomers
Birmingham Burn
Burnley Burn*
Bolton Battery
Brighton Rhinos
Bristol Blizzard
Cambridge Kickers
Cardiff Cougars
Charlton Battery*
Colchester Clash
Coventry Cosmos
Crewe Crew
Derby Dynamo
Dundee Darts
Edinburgh Earthquakes
Exeter Express
Glasgow Galaxy
Huddersfield Hurricane
Inverness Invaders*
Ipswich Impact -or- Ipswich Wiz*
Kilmarnock Manic
Leeds Lynx
Leicester Lancers
Liverpool Dips
Manchester Mutiny
Middlesbrough Metrostars
Newcastle Kicks
Nottingham Timbers
Oxford Olympique
Portsmouth Thunder
Reading Revolution
Sheffield Fusion
Southend-on-Sea Whitecaps
Stockport Strikers
Stoke Fire -or- Stoke Stokers
Sunderland Sounders
Swansea Silverbacks
Watford Wizards
Yeovil Union*
Well, that was actually pretty fun...(for me at least)
Feel free to join in if you think of more Ameri-Kingdom combos
*Thanks to Jeremy for his contributions to the list
The Kansas City Wizards changing their name to Sporting KC is just the most recent example of American soccer teams mysteriously trying to sound more 'legitimate' with Euro-style names. In this post I flipped that idea around and have combined real American-style team names from MLS, NASL, USL, etc. with cities in the United Kingdom. Oh, and you may notice that I find alliterative team names amusing...
Aberdeen Apollos
Belfast Boomers
Birmingham Burn
Burnley Burn*
Bolton Battery
Brighton Rhinos
Bristol Blizzard
Cambridge Kickers
Cardiff Cougars
Charlton Battery*
Colchester Clash
Coventry Cosmos
Crewe Crew
Derby Dynamo
Dundee Darts
Edinburgh Earthquakes
Exeter Express
Glasgow Galaxy
Huddersfield Hurricane
Inverness Invaders*
Ipswich Impact -or- Ipswich Wiz*
Kilmarnock Manic
Leeds Lynx
Leicester Lancers
Liverpool Dips
Manchester Mutiny
Middlesbrough Metrostars
Newcastle Kicks
Nottingham Timbers
Oxford Olympique
Portsmouth Thunder
Reading Revolution
Sheffield Fusion
Southend-on-Sea Whitecaps
Stockport Strikers
Stoke Fire -or- Stoke Stokers
Sunderland Sounders
Swansea Silverbacks
Watford Wizards
Yeovil Union*
Well, that was actually pretty fun...(for me at least)
Feel free to join in if you think of more Ameri-Kingdom combos
*Thanks to Jeremy for his contributions to the list
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Supporter Videos: Chinese Super League
Supporter Videos from a few teams in the Chinese Super League
Beijing Guoan
Changchun Yatai
Shanghai Shenhua
Shandong Luneng
Dalian Shide
Beijing Guoan
Changchun Yatai
Shanghai Shenhua
Shandong Luneng
Dalian Shide
Labels:
AFC,
Asia,
China,
Supporter Videos
Monday, November 15, 2010
Distance between MLS Cup Final Teams - 1996-2010
Last night, when Dallas progressed to the MLS Cup final to face Colorado, I wondered what the closest (in miles) 'rivalry' in a final game has been. These are the distances between the cities of the MLS cup finalists since 1996.
1996 - DC v LA - 2293 miles
1997 - DC v COL - 1488 miles
1998 - CHI v DC - 594 miles
1999 - DC v LA - 2293 miles
2000 - KC v CHI - 410 miles
2001 - SJ v LA - 306 miles
2002 - LA v NE - 2589 miles
2003 - SJ v CHI - 1836 miles
2004 - DC v KC - 940 miles
2005 - LA v NE - 2589 miles
2006 - HOU v NE - 1602 miles
2007 - HOU v NE - 1602 miles
2008 - CLB v NY - 476 miles
2009 - RSL v LA - 579 miles
2010 - DAL vs COL - 799 miles
Shortest Distance: 306 miles (SJ v LA)
Longest Distance: 2589 miles (LA v NE)
Average Distance: 1358 miles
The closest distance between possible MLS Cup finalists would of course be 0 miles if LA Galaxy and Chivas USA were to meet. With the current setup allowing teams to switch conferences for the playoffs there are a few current and incoming rivalries that could make a potential 200 miles or less MLS Cup final.
0 Miles - CHV v LA
80 Miles - PHI v NY
120 Miles - SEA v VAN
124 Miles - DC v PHI
145 Miles - SEA v POR
190 miles - NE v NY
A couple of related thoughts:
Distance between the current longest PL road trips from London to Newcastle: about 250 miles
Distance from London to Moscow - 1552 miles, over 1000 miles less than the distance between New England and Los Angeles
It's probably somewhat out of date now, but a couple years ago I did the world's longest soccer road trips within the same league. (link)
1996 - DC v LA - 2293 miles
1997 - DC v COL - 1488 miles
1998 - CHI v DC - 594 miles
1999 - DC v LA - 2293 miles
2000 - KC v CHI - 410 miles
2001 - SJ v LA - 306 miles
2002 - LA v NE - 2589 miles
2003 - SJ v CHI - 1836 miles
2004 - DC v KC - 940 miles
2005 - LA v NE - 2589 miles
2006 - HOU v NE - 1602 miles
2007 - HOU v NE - 1602 miles
2008 - CLB v NY - 476 miles
2009 - RSL v LA - 579 miles
2010 - DAL vs COL - 799 miles
Shortest Distance: 306 miles (SJ v LA)
Longest Distance: 2589 miles (LA v NE)
Average Distance: 1358 miles
The closest distance between possible MLS Cup finalists would of course be 0 miles if LA Galaxy and Chivas USA were to meet. With the current setup allowing teams to switch conferences for the playoffs there are a few current and incoming rivalries that could make a potential 200 miles or less MLS Cup final.
0 Miles - CHV v LA
80 Miles - PHI v NY
120 Miles - SEA v VAN
124 Miles - DC v PHI
145 Miles - SEA v POR
190 miles - NE v NY
A couple of related thoughts:
Distance between the current longest PL road trips from London to Newcastle: about 250 miles
Distance from London to Moscow - 1552 miles, over 1000 miles less than the distance between New England and Los Angeles
It's probably somewhat out of date now, but a couple years ago I did the world's longest soccer road trips within the same league. (link)
Labels:
Major League Soccer,
MLS,
US Soccer
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Castrol Index: Top 5 EPL Players from Each Confederation (Nov 2010)
The top 5 Premier League players from each FIFA confederation using the newly released Nov 2010 Castrol Index rankings.
Africa
9 - Didier Drogba (Cote d'Ivoire)
74 - Alexandre Song (Cameroon)
75 - Marouane Chamakh (Morocco)
115 - Yaya Toure (Cote d'Ivoire)
170 - Steven Pienaar (South Africa)
Asia
64 - Tim Cahill (Australia)
77 - Mark Schwarzer (Australia)
392 - Chung-Yong Lee (South Korea)
697 - Ji-Sung Park (South Korea)
1006 - Brett Emerton (Australia)
CONCACAF
28 - Marcus Hahnemann (USA)
86 - Clint Dempsey (USA)
113 - Brad Friedel (USA)
398 - Tim Howard (USA)
458 - Kenwyne Jones (Trinidad & Tobago)
South America
15 - Alex (Brazil)
18 - Carlos Tevez (Argentina)
32 - Heurelho Gomes (Brazil)
54 - Antonio Valencia (Ecuador)
165 - Maxi Rodriguez (Argentina)
Oceania
294 - Ryan Nelsen (New Zealand)
2087 - Winston Reid (New Zealand)
UK
4 - Wayne Rooney (England)
6 - Frank Lampard (England)
24 - Jermain Defoe (England)
60 - John Terry (England)
63 - Paul Robinson (England)
Europe (non-UK)
7 - Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands)
9 - Florent Malouda (France)
18 - Nani (Portugal)
21 - Andrei Arshavin (Russia)
25 - Nicolas Anelka (France)
Africa
9 - Didier Drogba (Cote d'Ivoire)
74 - Alexandre Song (Cameroon)
75 - Marouane Chamakh (Morocco)
115 - Yaya Toure (Cote d'Ivoire)
170 - Steven Pienaar (South Africa)
Asia
64 - Tim Cahill (Australia)
77 - Mark Schwarzer (Australia)
392 - Chung-Yong Lee (South Korea)
697 - Ji-Sung Park (South Korea)
1006 - Brett Emerton (Australia)
CONCACAF
28 - Marcus Hahnemann (USA)
86 - Clint Dempsey (USA)
113 - Brad Friedel (USA)
398 - Tim Howard (USA)
458 - Kenwyne Jones (Trinidad & Tobago)
South America
15 - Alex (Brazil)
18 - Carlos Tevez (Argentina)
32 - Heurelho Gomes (Brazil)
54 - Antonio Valencia (Ecuador)
165 - Maxi Rodriguez (Argentina)
Oceania
294 - Ryan Nelsen (New Zealand)
2087 - Winston Reid (New Zealand)
UK
4 - Wayne Rooney (England)
6 - Frank Lampard (England)
24 - Jermain Defoe (England)
60 - John Terry (England)
63 - Paul Robinson (England)
Europe (non-UK)
7 - Rafael van der Vaart (Netherlands)
9 - Florent Malouda (France)
18 - Nani (Portugal)
21 - Andrei Arshavin (Russia)
25 - Nicolas Anelka (France)
Labels:
AFC,
CAF,
Castrol Index,
CONCACAF,
CONMEBOL,
UEFA,
World Soccer
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
US National Team Results by State since 2000
A list of US National Team home game results by state since 2000. The games are in chronological order with the most recent game in each state listed first.
Alabama (2-1-0)
2-0 - Guatemala (WCQ'06)
1-0 - Ecuador
1-1 - Tunisia
Arizona (1-0-0)
2-0 - Mexico
California (16-4-2)
1-3 - Honduras
8-0 - Barbados (WCQ'10)
2-0 - Sweden
2-0 - Trinidad & Tobago (GC'07)
1-0 - Guatemala (GC'07)
4-1 - China
3-1 - Denmark
3-2 - Japan
5-0 - Norway
0-0 - Canada
3-0 - Colombia
1-1 - Denmark
2-0 - Wales
2-0 - Costa Rica (GC'02)
0-0 - Canada (GC'02; 4-2 PK)
4-0 - El Salvador (GC'02)
1-0 - Cuba (GC'02)
2-1 - South Korea (GC'02)
1-2 - Brazil
2-1 - China
2-0 - Mexico
1-1 - Iran
Colorado (2-0-0)
2-0 - Guatemala (WCQ'10)
1-0 - Mexico
Connecticut (2-0-1)
2-4 - Czech Republic
1-0 - Latvia
1-0 - Trinidad & Tobago (WCQ'06)
Florida (6-2-3)
2-1 - El Salvador
3-1 - Ecuador
1-1 - Haiti
3-2 - Costa Rica (GC'03)
1-2 - Brazil (GC'03)
0-1 - Argentina
4-0 - Canada
0-1 - Colombia
2-2 - Colombia (GC'00; 1-2 PK)
1-0 - Peru (GC'00)
3-0 - Haiti (GC'00)
Alabama (2-1-0)
2-0 - Guatemala (WCQ'06)
1-0 - Ecuador
1-1 - Tunisia
Arizona (1-0-0)
2-0 - Mexico
California (16-4-2)
1-3 - Honduras
8-0 - Barbados (WCQ'10)
2-0 - Sweden
2-0 - Trinidad & Tobago (GC'07)
1-0 - Guatemala (GC'07)
4-1 - China
3-1 - Denmark
3-2 - Japan
5-0 - Norway
0-0 - Canada
3-0 - Colombia
1-1 - Denmark
2-0 - Wales
2-0 - Costa Rica (GC'02)
0-0 - Canada (GC'02; 4-2 PK)
4-0 - El Salvador (GC'02)
1-0 - Cuba (GC'02)
2-1 - South Korea (GC'02)
1-2 - Brazil
2-1 - China
2-0 - Mexico
1-1 - Iran
Colorado (2-0-0)
2-0 - Guatemala (WCQ'10)
1-0 - Mexico
Connecticut (2-0-1)
2-4 - Czech Republic
1-0 - Latvia
1-0 - Trinidad & Tobago (WCQ'06)
Florida (6-2-3)
2-1 - El Salvador
3-1 - Ecuador
1-1 - Haiti
3-2 - Costa Rica (GC'03)
1-2 - Brazil (GC'03)
0-1 - Argentina
4-0 - Canada
0-1 - Colombia
2-2 - Colombia (GC'00; 1-2 PK)
1-0 - Peru (GC'00)
3-0 - Haiti (GC'00)
Illinois (5-2-2)
2-2 - Poland
2-0 - Honduras (GC'09)
2-1 - Honduras (WCQ'10)
3-0 - Trinidad & Tobago (WCQ'10)
2-4 - Brazil
2-1 - Mexico (GC'07)
2-1 - Canada (GC'07)
1-2 - England
1-1 - Poland
Massachusetts (11-2-1)
2-2 - Haiti (GC'09)
2-1 - Panama (GC'07)
4-0 - El Salvador (GC'07)
2-0 - Panama (WCQ'06)
3-1 - Jamaica (GC'05)
0-0 - Costa Rica (GC'05)
2-0 - El Salvador (WCQ'06)
4-0 - Honduras
5-0 - Cuba (GC'03)
2-0 - Martinique (GC'03)
2-0 - El Salvador (GC'03)
0-2 - Netherlands
2-1 - Jamaica (WCQ'02)
2-0 - Trindad & Tobago (WCQ'02)
7-0 - Barbados (WCQ'02)
1-1 - Ireland
Missouri (1-0-0)
1-0 - Costa Rica (WCQ'02)
New Jersey (3-2-2)
0-2 - Brazil
0-5 - Mexico
0-0 - Argentina
0-0 - Panama (GC'05; 3-1 PK)
2-1 - Honduras
5-0 - Jamaica
3-0 - Mexico
New Mexico (1-0-0)
1-0 - Honduras
Ohio (6-3-0)
2-0 - Mexico (WCQ'10)
2-0 - Venezuela
2-0 - Mexico (WCQ'06)
1-1 - Jamaica (WCQ'06)
3-0 - Grenada (WCQ'06)
2-0 - Paraguay
0-0 - Ecuador
2-0 - Mexico (WCQ'02)
0-0 - Costa Rica (WCQ'02)
Pennsylvania (2-1-0)
0-0 - Colombia
2-1 - Turkey
2-1 - Panama (GC'09)
Tennessee (1-0-1)
3-0 - Trinidad & Tobago (WCQ'10)
0-1 - Morocco
Texas (2-3-0)
2-2 - Mexico
0-0 - Guatemala
4-0 - Guatemala
1-0 - Mexico
0-0 - Mexico
Utah (2-0-0)
2-1 - El Salvador (WCQ'10)
3-0 - Costa Rica (WCQ'06)
Virginia (1-0-0)
2-1 - New Zealand
Washington (5-0-0)
4-0 - Grenada (GC'09)
2-0 - Canada (GC'05)
4-1 - Cuba (GC'05)
2-0 - Venezuela
4-0 - Honduras
Washington DC (7-1-1)
2-2 - Costa Rica (WCQ'10)
2-0 - Honduras (GC'09)
6-1 - Cuba (WCQ'10)
6-0 - Panama (WCQ'06)
2-0 - El Salvador
2-1 - Uruguay
2-3 - Honduras (WCQ'02)
1-0 - Guatemala (WCQ'02)
4-0 - South Africa
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Europe: Domestic Based Top Scorer List
Players in Europe who led their homeland's domestic league in scoring in the last completed season.
Goals - Player - Nation - Club
17 - Daniel Xhafaj - Albania - KS Besa
17 - Arthur Kocharyan - Armenia - Ulisses FC
16 - Farid Guliyev - Azerbaijan - Standard Sumgayit
15 - Romelo Lukaku - Belgium - RSC Anderlecht
16 - Fedja Dudić - Bosnia-Herzegovina - NK Travnik
12 - Michal Ordoš - Czech Republic - Sigma Olomouc
24 - Sander Post - Estonia - Flora Tallinn
22 - Arnbjørn Hansen - Faroe Islands - EB/Streymur
16 - Hermanni Vuorinen - Finland - FC Honka
14 - Atli Björnsson - Iceland - FH Hafnarfjördur
14 - Alfreð Finnbogason - Iceland - Breidablik
28 - Shlomi Arbeitman - Israel - Maccabi Haifa
29 - Antonio Di Natale - Italy - Udinese
30 - Kristaps Grebis - Latvia - Liepajas Metalurgs
19 - Valdas Trakys - Lithuania - FK Ekranas
22 - Daniel Huss - Luxembourg - CS Grevenmacher
15 - Bobi Božinovski - Macedonia - Rabotnički
13 - Aleksandru Maksimov - Moldova - FC Milmami
24 - Ivan Bošković - Montenegro - FK Grbalj Radanovići
30 - Rory Patterson - Northern Ireland - Coleraine FC
18 - Robert Lewandowski - Poland - Lech Poznań
16 - Andrei Cristea - Romania - Dinamo Bucuresti
23 - Kris Boyd - Scotland - Rangers FC
22 - Dragan Mrđa - Serbia - Vojvodina
18 - Robert Rak - Slovakia - FC Nitra
23 - Milan Osterc - Slovenia - ND Gorica
18 - Tobias Hysén - Sweden - IFK Göteborg
17 - Artem Milevskiy - Ukraine - Dinamo Kiev
30 - Rhys Griffiths - Wales - Llanelli AFC
Goals - Player - Nation - Club
17 - Daniel Xhafaj - Albania - KS Besa
17 - Arthur Kocharyan - Armenia - Ulisses FC
16 - Farid Guliyev - Azerbaijan - Standard Sumgayit
15 - Romelo Lukaku - Belgium - RSC Anderlecht
16 - Fedja Dudić - Bosnia-Herzegovina - NK Travnik
12 - Michal Ordoš - Czech Republic - Sigma Olomouc
24 - Sander Post - Estonia - Flora Tallinn
22 - Arnbjørn Hansen - Faroe Islands - EB/Streymur
16 - Hermanni Vuorinen - Finland - FC Honka
14 - Atli Björnsson - Iceland - FH Hafnarfjördur
14 - Alfreð Finnbogason - Iceland - Breidablik
28 - Shlomi Arbeitman - Israel - Maccabi Haifa
29 - Antonio Di Natale - Italy - Udinese
30 - Kristaps Grebis - Latvia - Liepajas Metalurgs
19 - Valdas Trakys - Lithuania - FK Ekranas
22 - Daniel Huss - Luxembourg - CS Grevenmacher
15 - Bobi Božinovski - Macedonia - Rabotnički
13 - Aleksandru Maksimov - Moldova - FC Milmami
24 - Ivan Bošković - Montenegro - FK Grbalj Radanovići
30 - Rory Patterson - Northern Ireland - Coleraine FC
18 - Robert Lewandowski - Poland - Lech Poznań
16 - Andrei Cristea - Romania - Dinamo Bucuresti
23 - Kris Boyd - Scotland - Rangers FC
22 - Dragan Mrđa - Serbia - Vojvodina
18 - Robert Rak - Slovakia - FC Nitra
23 - Milan Osterc - Slovenia - ND Gorica
18 - Tobias Hysén - Sweden - IFK Göteborg
17 - Artem Milevskiy - Ukraine - Dinamo Kiev
30 - Rhys Griffiths - Wales - Llanelli AFC
Monday, November 8, 2010
CONMEBOL: All-Time Average FIFA Rankings
The all-time average FIFA rankings of the CONMEBOL nations (South America) -- from Aug 1993 to Nov 2010
Average Ranking | Nation | Highest Rank | Lowest Rank |
1.582 | Brazil | 1 | 8 |
6.186 | Argentina | 1 | 24 |
23.660 | Colombia | 4 | 51 |
29.211 | Uruguay | 6 | 76 |
30.443 | Paraguay | 8 | 103 |
40.696 | Chile | 6 | 84 |
44.268 | Ecuador | 24 | 76 |
61.299 | Peru | 34 | 91 |
69.876 | Bolivia | 18 | 114 |
85.634 | Venezuela | 47 | 129 |
Labels:
CONMEBOL,
FIFA,
Rankings,
South America
Friday, November 5, 2010
FA Logos: Former Soviet Republics
Logos of the Current UEFA and AFC Nations that were formerly Socialist Republics of the Soviet Union.
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Uzbekistan |
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Ukraine |
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Turkmenistan |
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Tajikistan |
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Russia |
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Moldova |
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Kyrgyzstan |
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Kazakhstan |
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Georgia |
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Belarus |
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Azerbaijan |
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Armenia |
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Europe: 30 League Goals in a Season since 1996
These players have all scored at least 30 league goals in a single season in one of Europe's top 10 leagues according to UEFA coefficient. (since 1996-1997)
Goals | Player | Club | Season |
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42 | Mário Jardel | Sporting CP | 2001-02 |
38 | Mário Jardel | FC Porto | 1999-00 |
38 | Hakan Şükür | Galatasaray | 1996-97 |
36 | Mário Jardel | FC Porto | 1998-99 |
35 | Mateja Kezman | PSV Eindhoven | 2002-03 |
35 | Luis Suárez | Ajax | 2009-10 |
34 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 2009-10 |
34 | Afonso Alves | SC Heerenveen | 2006-07 |
34 | Nikos Mahlas | Vitesse | 1997-98 |
34 | Ronaldo | Barcelona | 1996-97 |
33 | Klaas Jan Huntelaar | Heerenveen/Ajax | 2005-06 |
33 | Klaas Jan Huntelaar | Ajax | 2007-08 |
32 | Diego Forlan | Atletico Madrid | 2008-09 |
31 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | 2007-08 |
31 | Luca Toni | Fiorentina | 2005-06 |
31 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | PSV Eindhoven | 1998-99 |
31 | Fatih Tekke | Trabzonspor | 2003-04 |
31 | Mateja Kezman | PSV Eindhoven | 2002-03 |
30 | Samuel Eto'o | FC Barcelona | 2008-09 |
30 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 2003-04 |
30 | Mário Jardel | FC Porto | 1996-97 |
30 | Kevin Phillips | Sunderland | 1999-00 |
30 | Serkan Aykut | Samsunspor | 1999-00 |
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
MLS Results on Halloween

Happy Halloween! (Sorry, I'm a couple days late on this due to some health issues at TB11 HQ. Hopefully you all had a better weekend than I did)
There have now been five playoff games on 10/31 in the history of MLS. Here are the results of those games along with the goal scorers.
October 31, 1999
Conference Final
Dallas Burn 1-2 Los Angeles Galaxy
Dallas Goal
Ariel Graziani 75'
Los Angeles Goals
Mauricio Cienfuegos 39'
Ezra Hendrickson 90'
October 31, 1999
Conference Final
Columbus Crew 1-2 DC United
Columbus Goal
Jeff Cunningham 76'
DC United Goals
Jaime Moreno 15'
Ben Olsen 72'
October 31, 2004
Conference SemiFinals
New England Revolution 1-1 Columbus Crew
New England Advanced with 2-1 aggregate score
New England Goal
Twellman 81'
Columbus Goal
Edson Buddle 90+2'
October 31, 2009
Conference SemiFinals
Columbus Crew 0-1 Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake Goal
Robbie Findley '88
October 31, 2010
Conference SemiFinals
Los Angelese Galaxy 1-0 Seattle Sounders
Los Angeles Goal
Edson Buddle 38'
Image from flickr
Labels:
American Soccer,
Major League Soccer,
MLS,
US Soccer
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