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

All-Time USA vs Mexico WCQ results

1934
Rome - USA 4:2 Mexico

1950
Mexico City - Mexico 6:0 USA
Mexico City - Mexico 6:2 USA

1954
Mexico City - Mexico 4:0 USA
Mexico City - Mexico 3:1 USA

1958
Mexico City - Mexico 6:0 USA
Los Angeles - Mexico 7:2 USA

1962
Los Angeles - Mexico 3:3 USA
Mexico City - Mexico 3:0 USA

1966
Los Angeles - Mexico 2:2 USA
Mexico City - Mexico 2:0 USA

1970
Mexico Automatically Qualified

1974
Mexico City - Mexico 3:1 USA
Los Angeles - Mexico 2:1 USA

1978
Los Angeles - Mexico 0:0 USA
Puebla - Mexico 3:0 USA

1982
Mexico City - Mexico 5:1 USA
Fort Lauderdale - USA 2:1 Mexico

1986
Mexico Automatically Qualified

1990
Mexico was Disqualified for fielding overage players in '88 Olympic Qualifying

1994
USA Automatically Qualified

1998
Foxboro - USA 2:2 Mexico
Mexico City - Mexico 0:0 USA

2002
Columbus - USA 2:0 Mexico
Mexico City - Mexico 1:0 USA

2006
Mexico City - Mexico 2:1 USA
Columbus - USA 2:0 Mexico

2010
Columbus - USA 2:0 Mexico


USA overall record vs. Mexico
-By Decade-

Decade - W-L-T
1930s - (1-3-0)
1940s - (0-3-0)
1950s - (0-4-0)
1960s - (0-2-2)
1970s - (0-8-1)
1980s - (1-2-0)
1990s - (3-5-6)
2000s - (9-2-2)


Other Recent Big Game US/Mexico Results

1991 Gold Cup - USA 2:0 Mexico in the Semifinals
1993 Gold Cup - Mexico 4:0 USA in the Final at Azteca
1995 Copa America - 0:0 (USA 4:1 pk) in the Quarterfinals
1998 Gold Cup - USA 0:1 Mexico in the Final
1999 Confed Cup - USA 0:1 Mexico in an overtime loss in the Semifinals
2002 World Cup - USA 2:0 Mexico in the Round of 16 at the World Cup
2007 Gold Cup - USA 2:1 Mexico in the Final
2009 Gold Cup - Mexico 5:0 USA in the Final

Pictures: When MLS Coaches were Players

Here are some pics of the current MLS head coaches when they were running around the pitch themselves. Nice hair Dom...


Robert Warzycha (Columbus Crew)

Pic from WideOpenWest


Dominic Kinnear (Houston Dynamo)

Pic from Getty Images


Denis Hamlett (Chicago Fire)

Pic from Getty Images


Jason Kreis (Real Salt Lake)

Pic from MLS


Steve Nicol (New England Revolution)

Pic from Getty Images


Curt Onalfo (KC Wizards)

Pic from MLS


Preki (Chivas USA)

Pic from USA Today


Tom Soehn (DC United)

Pic from Getty Images


Frank Yallop (San Jose Earthquakes)

Pic from Getty Images


Bruce Arena (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Pic from Cornell.edu

I couldn't find any good player pics of Carver, Hyndman, Smith, Schmid, or Osorio. I was hoping to find a Schmid UCLA player picture. If anyone feels bored and wants to go on a scavenger hunt for player pics of these remaining coaches, I'll add them to the post. (Although, outside of Sigi and Gary Smith, I'm not positive if the others even played or not)

MLS Boomerang Players

I've found the recent Jermain Defoe back to Tottenham situation in England rather compelling and it got me thinking about "boomerang" players in Major League Soccer that played for a team, left the team, then ended up back on the original team again. Since the list was compiled with the MLS-only All-Time Player Register, I didn't count offseason excursions to Europe such as Nate Jaqua's recent Houston-Austria-Houston year. (You're welcome to list any of these situations that come to mind in the comments)


Arturo Alvarez
San Jose Earthquakes 2003-04; 2008

Shaker Asad
New England Revoloution 2000-01; 2002

Joe Cannon
San Jose Earthquakes 1998-2002; 2008

Jeff Cassar
Dallas Burn/FC Dallas 1996-97; 2003-2006

Ronald Cerritos
San Jose Earthquakes 1997-2001; 2005

Ryan Cochrane
San Jose Earthquakes 2004-05; 2008

Ramiro Corrales
San Jose Earthquakes 1996-97; 2001-04; 2008

Raul Diaz Arce
DC United 1996-97; 2000-01

Joey DiGiamarino
Colorado Rapids 1998-2000; 2004

Joe Franchino
Los Angeles Galaxy 1998-2000; 2008

Giuseppe Galderisi
New England Revolution 1996; 1997

Gavin Glinton
Los Angeles Galaxy 2002-03; 2006-07

Kelly Gray
San Jose Earthquakes 2005; 2008

Diego Gutierrez
Kansas City Wizards 1996; 2002-05
Chicago Fire 1998-01; 2006-08

Wolde Harris
Colorado Rapids 1997-99; 2005

Chris Henderson
Colorado Rapids 1996-98; 2002-05

Andy Herron
Chicago Fire 2004-06; 2008

Steve Jolley
NY Metrostars/Red Bulls 2000-03; 2006-07

Brian Kamler
DC United 1996-99; 2001

Harut Karapetyan
San Jose Earthquakes 1998; 2000

Josh Keller
Tampa Bay Mutiny 1998; 1999-01

Roy Lassiter
DC United 1998-99; 2002

Chris Leitch
Columbus Crew 2002; 2006
NY Metrostars/Red Bulls 2003-05; 2007-08

John Maessner
DC United 1996-97; 1999-2000

Clint Mathis
NY Metrostars/Red Bulls 2000-03; 2007
Real Salt Lake 2005; 2008
*Los Angeles Galaxy 1998-2000; 2008*

Matt McKeon
Kansas City Wizards 1996-98; 2000-02

Tony Meola
NY Metrostars/Red Bulls 1996-98; 2005-06

Jaime Moreno
DC United 1996-2002; 2004-08

Roy Myers
NY Metrostars 1999; 2000-01

Preki
Kansas City Wizards 1996-00; 2002-05

Santino Quaranta
DC United 2001-06; 2008

Tim Regan
NY Metrostars/Red Bulls 2003-05; 2007

Carlos Ruiz
Los Angeles Galaxy 2002-04; 2008

Jorge Salcedo
Los Angeles Galaxy 1996; 1999-00

Carlos Valderrama
Tampa Bay Mutiny 1996-97; 1999-01

Greg Vanney
Los Angeles Galaxy 1996-2001; 2008

Dante Washington
Columbus Crew 1996; 2000-05

Richie Williams
DC United 1996-2000; 2002
NY Metrostars 2001; 2003

Evans Wise
Tampa Bay Mutiny 1996-97; 1998

John Wolyniec
NY Metrostars/Red Bulls 1999; 2003-05; 2006-08





These players have been with a team twice but made zero regular season or playoff appearances on one of their stints.

Preston Burpo - Colorado
Jon Busch - Chicago
Zach Thornton - New York
Clint Mathis - Los Angeles

Something for Your MLS and US Soccer Withdrawals

Don't get me wrong, I watch and enjoy footy from everywhere in the world, but every mid-winter I start to really miss the action from Major League Soccer and the US Nats. If you feel the same, here's a couple of "half-way-offseason" videos to get your fix. The first 2008 MLS Goals of the Year video is from the excellent blog Climbing The Ladder which is a must read if you're into American Soccer.



The video below shows the US National Teams Goals of 2008. From the official US Soccer Website.



Looking forward to February 11. USA v Mexico World Cup Qualifier.

Head to the USMNT blog for updates on the current training camp in California.

MLS: Goal Scoring Stats by Home State

Here is a map and list of all of the American-born MLS goal scorers from the 2008 regular season categorized by their home states. I used the hometown info from the MLSnet player stats to determine each player's home state.




California (72)
Landon Donovan 20
Jimmy Conrad 6
Robbie Rogers 6
Sacha Kljestan 5
Ante Razov 5
Steven Lenhart 4
Chad Marshall 4
Jorge Flores 3
Jonathan Bornstein 2
Calen Carr 2
Ramiro Corrales 2
Kevin Goldthwaite 2
Sasha Victorine 2
Marvell Wynne 2
Maurice Edu 1
Frankie Hejduk 1
Bryan Jordan 1
Eddie Lewis 1
Tino Nunez 1
Daniel Paladini 1
Peter Vagenas 1

Texas (37)
Kenny Cooper 18
Davy Arnaud 7
Arturo Alvarez 6
Drew Moor 2
Shea Salinas 2
Jose Burciaga Jr 1
Daniel Woolard 1

Missouri (25)
Steve Ralston 8
Taylor Twellman 8
Brad Davis 3
Jack Jewsbury 3
John DiRaimondo 1
Chris Klein 1
Pat Noonan 1

Colorado (21)
Conor Casey 11
Colin Clark 5
Brian Mullan 3
Aaron Pitchkolan 1
Roger Espinoza 1

New York (18)
Edson Buddle 15
Mike Petke 2
Danny Cepero 1

Arizona (17)
Robbie Findley 6
Brad Evans 5
Alan Gordon 5
Brandon McDonald 1

Oregon (15)
Chad Barrett 9
Nate Jaqua 4
Ryan Cochrane 2

Hawaii (13)
Brian Ching 13

Illinois (12)
Brian McBride 5
Mike Magee 5
Quavas Kirk 1
Bryan Namoff 1

New Jersey (12)
Alecko Eskandarian 5
Eddie Gaven 3
Stephen King 2
Nick LaBrocca 2

Ohio (10)
Chris Rolfe 9
Seth Stammler 1

Virginia (9)
Adam Cristman 6
Abe Thompson 3
Brian Carroll 1
Devon McTavish 1
Corey Ashe 1

Maryland (8)
Santino Quaranta 5
Kyle Beckerman 3

Florida (5)
Jozy Altidore 3
Cory Gibbs 1
Bobby Boswell 1

Georgia (5)
Josh Wolff 3
Ricardo Clark 2

North Carolina (5)
Clyde Simms 2
Joe Vide 1
Michael Harrington 2

Pennsylvania (5)
Jeff Larentowicz 4
Jim Curtin 1

Utah (4)
Justin Braun 4

Wisconsin (4)
Jesse Marsch 4

Louisiana (3)
Jason Garey 3

Nevada (3)
Herculez Gomez 3

Mississippi (2)
Justin Mapp 2

Massachussetts (1)
Geoff Cameron 1

Michigan (1)
Jacob Peterson 1

Tennessee (1)
Carey Talley 1

Washington (1)
Ely Allen 1

MLS Final Player Value per Goal/Assist

Here is the end of season update on the previous MLS player value post from a couple of weeks ago.

For those that missed it the first time around, this player value is calculated by dividing the yearly salary with the total goal and assist total (min. of 10 combined).

Colorado's Omar Cummings wins the title of "Best Bang for the Buck" in this years regular season.

Players with at least 20 combined g/a: Kenny Cooper, Javier Morales, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Jaime Moreno, Landon Donovan

7 - # of players who make less than $100,000 yearly
14 - # of players who make more than $250,000 yearly

Player	$ per g/a	# of g/a	Salary	Team
Omar Cummings	$3,300	10	$33,000	COL
Chad Barrett	$3,830	16	$61,273	TOR
Kenny Cooper	$3,952	21	$83,000	DAL
Chris Rolfe	$5,380	16	$86,075	CHI
Robbie Findley	$5,418	11	$59,600	RSL
Jack Jewsbury	$5,500	10	$55,000	KC
Alan Gordon	$6,042	12	$72,504	LA
Edson Buddle	$8,722	18	$157,000	LA
Steve Ralston	$10,000	15	$150,000	NE
Alejandro Moreno	$10,077	13	$131,000	CLB
Sacha Kljestan	$10,677	12	$128,000	CHV
Davy Arnaud	$10,688	10	$106,875	KC
Javier Morales	$11,429	21	$240,000	RSL
Brad Davis	$11,455	11	$126,000	HOU
Andre Rocha	$12,273	11	$135,000	DAL
Brian Ching	$12,833	18	$231,000	HOU
Terry Cooke	$13,269	13	$172,500	COL
Jaime Moreno	$13,750	20	$275,000	DC
Guillermo B Schelotto	$14,423	26	$375,000	CLB
Conor Casey	$14,616	13	$190,008	COL
Justin Mapp	$20,000	10	$200,000	CHI
Dave van den Bergh	$22,881	12	$274,583	NY
Ante Razov	$23,523	11	$258,750	CHV
Jeff Cunningham	$25,750	10	$257,700	DAL
Ronnie O'Brien	$25,875	10	$258,750	SJ
Landon Donovan	$31,034	29	$900,000	LA
Taylor Twellman	$35,001	10	$350,008	NE
Darren Huckerby	$35,500	10	$355,000	SJ
Luciano Emilio	$47,428	16	$758,857	DC
Claudio Lopez	$63,077	13	$820,000	KC
Juan Pablo Angel	$93,750	17	$1,593,750	NY
Cuauhtemoc Blanco	$148,154	18	$2,666,778	CHI
David Beckham	$433,333	15	$6,500,000	LA

2008 Los Angeles Galaxy Away Game Map

This map shows all of the away games (including exhibition games) that the globe-trotting Los Angeles Galaxy have played in the 2008 season. I've also included the two upcoming NZ and Australia fixtures. Click the icons for game results and zoom in to see the stadiums. Click view larger map for better navigation options.


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Overall Road Record in 2008
4-5-13

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Former NASL Players who Became Managers

Here is a list of former NASL players who went on to manage a national team or a prominent club following their playing career.



Dick Advocaat - Chicago Sting 1979, 1980
Manager: FC Zenit St. Petersburg; Managed: HFC Haarlem, FC Dordrecht. Netherlands, PSV Eindhoven, Rangers FC, Borussia Mönchengladbach, United Arab Emirates, South Korea

Sam Allardyce - Tampa Bay Rowdies 1983
Managed: Bolton, Newcastle

Carlos Alberto Torres - New York Cosmos 1977-1980, 1982
Managed: Botafogo, Azerbaijan

Alan Ball - Philadelphia Fury 1978-1979; Vancouver Whitecaps 1979-1980
Managed: Portsmouth, Southampton, Manchester City

Franz Beckenbauer - New York Cosmos 1977-1980, 1983
Managed: West Germany, Marseille, Bayern Munich

Johan Cruijff - LA Aztecs 1979-1980; Washington Diplomats 1980-1981
Managed: Ajax, FC Barcelona

Ruud Krol - Vancouver Whitecaps 1980
Managed: Zamalek, Egypt

Brian Kidd - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1982-1983; Minnesota Stirkers 1984
Managed: Blackburn Rovers

Wim Jansen - Washington Diplomats 1980
Managed: Feyenoord, Celtic, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Urawa Red Diamonds

Geoff Hurst - Seattle Sounders 1976
Managed: Chelsea

Ray Hudson - Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1977-1983
Managed: Miami Fusion, DC United, GolTV announcer

George Graham - California Surf 1978
Managed: Millwall, Arsenal, Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur

Trevor Francis - Detroit Express 1978-1979
Managed: QPR, Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham City, Crystal Palace

Dale Mitchell - Vancouver, Portland, Montreal 1977-1983
Manager: Canada

Glenn Myernick - Dallas, Portland, Tampa Bay 1977-1984
Managed: US U-17, Colorado Rapids, US U-23

Harry Redknapp - Seattle Sounders 1976-1979
Manager: Portsmouth; Managed: West Ham, Southampton

Wim Rijsbergen - New York Cosmos 1979-1983
Managed: FC Volendam, NAC Breda, FC Groningen, Universidad Catolica, Trinidad and Tobago

Bruce Rioch - Seattle Sounders 1979-1980
Managed: Middlesbrough, Millwall, Bolton, Arsenal, Norwich City, Wigan, Odense, Aalborg

Thomas Rongen - LA, Washington, Ft. Lauderdale 1979-1986
Managed: Tampa Bay Mutiny, New England Revs, DC United, Chivas USA, US U-20

Hugo Sanchez - San Diego Sockers 1978-1980
Managed: U.N.A.M., Necaxa, Mexico, Mexico U-23

Graeme Souness - Montreal Olympique 1972
Managed: Rangers, Liverpool, Galatasaray, Southampton, Torino, Benfica, Blackburn, Newcastle

Wolfgang Suhnholz - Toronto Metros-Croatia 1976-1978
Managed: US U-20

Colin Todd - Vancouver Whitecaps 1984
Manager: Randers FC; Managed: Middlesbrough, Bolton, Derby County

Peter Withe - Portland Timbers - 1975
Managed: Wimbledon, Thailand, Indonesia

Chivas USA Player Birthplace Interactive Map

Here is an interactive google map of Chivas USA's roster showing the birthplaces of all of the players. Click the icons for the player names and birthplaces. Click view larger map for better navigation options.



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Chicago Fire Player Birthplace Interactive Map

Here is an interactive google map of the Chicago Fire's roster showing the birthplaces of all of the players. Click the icons for the player names and birthplaces. Click view larger map for better navigation options.


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MLS: Age Analysis of Goal Scorers

Here is some age analysis of all of the goal scorers in the 2008 Major League Soccer season up to and including last night's Dallas/San Jose game (Oct 2). I used the ages as of October 1, so this analysis doesn't account for birthdays that may have happened during the season.

Goal Breakdown by Age
age -- goals
17 -- 1
18 -- 3
19 -- 8
20 -- 3
21 -- 20
22 -- 18
23 -- 86
24 -- 34
25 -- 23
26 -- 62
27 -- 36
28 -- 22
29 -- 32
30 -- 23
31 -- 13
32 -- 45
33 -- 14
34 -- 34
35 -- 11
36 -- 2

Youngest Goal Scorer
17 - (16 at the time of the goal) - Abdus Ibrahim (TOR)

Oldest Goal Scorer
36 - Brian McBride (CHI)

Youngest Team Top Scorers
23 - Sacha Kljestan (CHV), Kenny Cooper (DAL), Fabian Espindola (RSL)

Oldest Team Top Scorer
34 - Steve Ralston (NE)

Youngest Team Average Age of Goal Scorers
24.50 - FC Dallas

Oldest Team Average Age of Goal Scorers
27.72 - Los Angeles Galaxy

Top Ages for Goals

23 Years Old (86 Goals)
Justin Mapp, Sacha Kljestan, Atiba Harris, Jonathan Bornstein, Daniel Paladini, Nick LaBrocca, Brad Evans, Andy Iro, Santino Quaranta, Kenny Cooper, Dominic Oduro, Juan Toja, Geoff Cameron, Stuart Holden, Alvaro Pires, Bryan Jordan, Adam Cristman, Danleigh Borman, Fabian Espindola, Robbie Findley, Ryan Johnson, Arturo Alvarez, Chad Barrett

26 Years Old (59 Goals)
Wilman Conde, Alecko Eskandarian, Omar Cummings, Jose Burciaga Jr., Clyde Simms, Nate Jaqua, Brad Davis, Ivan Trujillo, Landon Donovan, Alan Gordan, Khano Smith, Kyle Beckerman

32 Years Old (45 Goals)
Carey Talley, Mike Petke, Terry Cooke, Marcelo Gallardo, Gonzalo Martinez, Jeff Cunningham, Chris Klein, Juan Pablo Angel, Dave van den Bergh, Darren Huckerby, Amado Guevara

Teenagers with Goals
Jorge Flores (19, CHV) Kenny Mansally (19, NE), Sainey Nyassi (19, NE), Jozy Altidore (18, NY), Abdus Ibrahim (17, TOR)

"Old Guys" with Goals (34 or older)
Cuauhtemoc Blanco (35, CHI), Tomasz Frankowski (34, CHI), Brian McBride (36, CHI), Ante Razov (34, CHV), Jesse Marsch (34, CHV), Guillermo Barros Schelotto (35, CLB), Jaime Moreno (34, DC), Claudio Lopez (34, KC), Eddie Lewis (34, LA), Steve Ralston (34, NE)

Most Different Goal Scorers
15 - Toronto FC

Least Different Goal Scorers
9 - New England Revolution


By Team
Chicago Fire - Avg. 27.08
6 - Chris Rolfe (25)
5 - Chad Barrett* (23)
5 - Cuauhtemoc Blanco (35)
5 - John Thorrington (29)
2 - Calen Carr (25)
2 - Tomasz Frankowski (34)
2 - Stephen King (22)
2 - Brian McBride (36)
2 - Gonzalo Segares (25)
1 - Wilman Conde (26)
1 - Justin Mapp (23)
1 - Patrick Nyarko (22)

Chivas USA - Avg. 26.15
5 - Sacha Kljestan (23)
5 - Ante Razov (34)
4 - Alecko Eskandarian (26)
4 - Jesse Marsch (34)
3 - Justin Braun (21)
3 - Jorge Flores (19)
3 - Atiba Harris (23)
2 - Paulo Nagamura (25)
1 - Jonathan Bornstein (23)
1 - Maykel Galindo (27)
1 - Daniel Paladini (23)
1 - Carey Talley (32)
1 - Sasha Victorine (30)

Colorado Rapids - Avg. 26.43
8 - Conor Casey (27)
6 - Omar Cummings (26)
4 - Colin Clark (24)
4 - Tom McManus (27)
3 - Christian Gomez (33)
2 - Herculez Gomez (26)
2 - Nick LaBrocca (23)
2 - Mike Petke (32)
1 - Mehdi Bllouchy (25)
1 - Jose Burciaga Jr. (26)
1 - Terry Cooke (32)
1 - John DiRaimondo (22)
1 - Facundo Erpen (25)
1 - Jacob Peterson (22)

Columbus Crew - Avg. 25.21
8 - Alejandro Moreno (29)
6 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto (35)
6 - Robbie Rogers (21)
4 - Brad Evans (23)
4 - Chad Marshall (24)
3 - Jason Garey (24)
3 - Steven Lenhart (22)
2 - Emmanuel Ekpo (20)
2 - Eddie Gaven (21)
2 - Adam Moffat (22)
1 - Brian Carroll (27)
1 - Frankie Hejduk (34)
1 - Andy Iro (23)
1 - Pat Noonan (28)

DC United - Avg. 27.46
11 - Luciano Emilio (29)
10 - Jaime Moreno (34)
5 - Santino Quaranta (23)
4 - Marcelo Gallardo (32)
2 - Fred (29)
2 - Clyde Simms (26)
1 - Thabiso Khumalo (27)
1 - Quavas Kirk (20)
1 - Gonzalo Martinez (32)
1 - Devon McTavish (24)
1 - Bryan Namoff (29)
1 - Gonzalo Peralta (28)
1 - Joe Vide (24)

FC Dallas - Avg. 24.50
16 - Kenny Cooper (23)
5 - Jeff Cunningham (32)
5 - Dominic Oduro (23)
3 - Arturo Alvarez *(23)
3 - Andre Rocha (24)
3 - Abe Thompson *(26)
2 - Juan Toja *(23)
1 - Bruno Guarda (22)
1 - Drew Moor (24)
1 - Aaron Pitchkolan (25)

Houston Dynamo - Avg. 25.42
10 - Brian Ching (30)
5 - Dwayne De Rosario (30)
4 - Nate Jaqua (26)
3 - Brad Davis (26)
3 - Brian Mullan (30)
2 - Franco Caraccio* (21)
2 - Kei Kamara (24)
1 - Corey Ashe (22)
1 - Bobby Boswell (25)
1 - Geoff Cameron (23)
1 - Ricardo Clark (25)
1 - Stuart Holden (23)

Kansas City Wizards - Avg. 27.36
5 - Davy Arnaud (28)
5 - Jimmy Conrad (31)
4 - Claudio Lopez (34)
3 - Jack Jewsbury (27)
3 - Josh Wolff (31)
2 - Scott Sealy* (27)
1 - Roger Espinoza (21)
1 - Michael Harrington (22)
1 - Kevin Souter (24)
1 - Ivan Trujillo (26)
1 - Sasha Victorine* (30)

Los Angeles Galaxy - Avg. 27.72
19 - Landon Donovan (26)
13 - Edson Buddle (27)
5 - David Beckham (33)
5 - Alan Gordon (26)
1 - Ely Allen (22)
1 - Alvaro Pires (23)
1 - Bryan Jordan (23)
1 - Chris Klein (32)
1 - Eddie Lewis (34)
1 - Carlos Ruiz* (29)
1 - Peter Vagenas (30)

New England Revolution - Avg. 25.44
7 - Steve Ralston (34)
6 - Adam Cristman (23)
6 - Taylor Twellman (28)
3 - Kheli Dube (25)
3 - Jeff Larentowicz (25)
3 - Kenny Mansally (19)
2 - Sainey Nyassi (19)
2 - Khano Smith (26)
1 - Shalrie Joseph (30)

New York Red Bulls - Avg. 25.20
11 - Juan Pablo Angel (32)
6 - Dave van den Bergh (32)
5 - Mike Magee (24)
3 - Jozy Altidore* (18)
2 - Danleigh Borman (23)
2 - Kevin Goldthwaite (25)
2 - Dane Richards (24)
1 - Matthew Mbuta (22)
1 - Seth Stammler (27)
1 - Sinisa Ubiparipovic (25)

Real Salt Lake - Avg. 25.82
5 - Fabian Espindola (23)
5 - Robbie Findley (23)
5 - Javier Morales (28)
5 - Yura Movsisyan (21)
3 - Kyle Beckerman (26)
3 - Kenny Deuchar (28)
1 - Will Johnson (21)
1 - Dema Kovalenko (31)
1 - Tino Nunez (24)
1 - Jamison Olave (27)
1 - Carey Talley* (32)

San Jose Earthquakes - Avg. 26.80
6 - Darren Huckerby (32)
5 - Ryan Johnson (23)
4 - Ronnie O'Brien (29)
3 - Arturo Alvarez (23)
2 - Ramiro Corrales (31)
2 - John Cunliffe (24)
2 - Kei Kamara* (24)
1 - Ryan Cochrane (25)
1 - Ivan Guerrero* (30)
1 - Scott Sealy (27)

Toronto FC - Avg. 26.60
5 - Danny Dichio (33)
3 - Jeff Cunningham * (32)
3 - Amado Guevara (32)
2 - Chad Barrett (23)
2 - Rohan Ricketts (25)
1 - Jim Brennan (31)
1 - Maurice Edu* (22)
1 - Abdus Ibrahim (17)
1 - Julius James (24)
1 - Laurent Robert* (33)
1 - Carl Robinson (31)
1 - Tyler Rosenlund (22)
1 - Jarrod Smith (24)
1 - Marco Velez (28)
1 - Marvell Wynne (22)

* no longer with the team

2008 MLS Stats of Shame

These are some "bad" stats from the first 26 games of the MLS season that as a team or a player you'd rather not be associated with. Own Goals, Losing Streaks, etc.. (All teams but SJ and HOU have played 26 games).

Own Goals
03/29 - Bakary Soumare (Chicago)
04/06 - Drew Moor (Dallas)
04/09 - Jack Jewsbury (Kansas City)
04/17 - Gonzalo Peralta (DC)
05/17 - James Riley (San Jose)
05/18 - Duilio Davino (Dallas)
06/21 - Jay Heaps (New England)
06/28 - Shalrie Joseph (New England)
06/28 - Tony Beltran (Real Salt Lake)
07/17 - Frankie Hejduk (Columbus)
07/27 - Eric Denton (San Jose)
09/14 - Jon Busch (Chicago)
09/20 - Hunter Freeman (Toronto)

Penalty Misses
03/29
Shooter: Collin Samuel (TOR)
Keeper: Will Hesmer (CLB)

04/05
Shooter: Juan Pablo Angel (NY)
Keeper: Will Hesmer (CLB)

05/24
Shooter: Shalrie Joseph (NE)
Keeper: Will Hesmer (CLB)

05/31
Shooter: Javier Morales (RSL)
Keeper: Joe Cannon (SJ)

06/12
Shooter: Stuart Holden (HOU)
Keeper: Matt Reis (NE)

07/19
Shooter: Amado Guevara (TOR)
Keeper: Joe Cannon (SJ)

08/30
Shooter: Jaime Moreno (DC)
Keeper: Jon Conway (NY)

09/13
Shooter: Alejandro Moreno (CLB)
Keeper: Greg Sutton (TOR)

Goalkeeping
Zach Wells (DC) - 1 Shutout in 17 games played
Steve Cronin (LA) - 2.05 GAA; 44 goals allowed

Fouls Committed
Atiba Harris (CHV) - 62
Andre Rocha (DAL) - 48
Fred (DC) - 45
Paulo Nagamura (CHV) - 45

Cautions (Yellow Cards)
Jamison Olave (RSL) - 9 Yellow Cards in 20 games played

Ejections
Eddie Robinson (HOU) - 16 games played; 2 red cards
Roger Espinoza (KC) - 19 games played; 2 red cards
James Riley (SJ) - 19 games played; 2 red cards

Consecutive Minutes With No Goals
Kansas City Wizards - 409 minutes (5/24/08 to 6/28/08)

First Half Goals Scored
10 - San Jose Earthquakes

Second Half Goals Scored
15 - Houston Dynamo
15 - Toronto FC

Goals Allowed in Minutes 76-90+
12 - DC United

Less than .100% Record When Allowing First Goal
0-12-1 - Colorado Rapids
0-9-1 - San Jose Earthquakes
0-9-1 - Kansas City Wizards
0-9-2 - Toronto FC

Record In One-Goal Games
1-5-0 (.167%) - Los Angeles Galaxy
2-8-0 (.200%) - FC Dallas

.000% Record When Trailing at the Half
0-9-0 - Colorado Rapids
0-5-0 - Real Salt Lake
0-4-0 - San Jose Earthquakes

Team Road Records
2-10-0 (.167%) - Toronto FC
2-10-1 (.192%) - DC United

Longest Team Losing Streak
4 - D.C. United - (5/04/08 to 5/21/08)

Longest Team Road Losing Streaks
5 - Colorado Rapids - (4/26/08 to 6/28/08)
5 - D.C. United - (3/29/08 to 5/21/08)
5 - Real Salt Lake - (4/05/08 to 5/24/08)
5 - Toronto FC - (5/24/08 to 7/28/08)

Last Place in Team Rankings
Goals: 26 - Toronto FC and San Jose Earthquakes
Assists: 14 - Toronto FC
Shots: 256 - Toronto FC
SOG: 105 - San Jose Earthquakes
Fouls Committed: 428 - Chivas USA (next closest 360 NYRB)

2008 MLS Stats of Shame

These are some "bad" stats from the first half of the MLS season that as a team or a player you'd rather not be associated with. Own Goals, Losing Streaks, etc.. (Most teams have played 16 games)

Own Goals
03/29 - Bakary Soumare (Chicago)
04/06 - Drew Moor (Dallas)
04/09 - Jack Jewsbury (Kansas City)
04/17 - Gonzalo Peralta (DC)
05/17 - James Riley (San Jose)
05/18 - Duilio Davino (Dallas)
06/21 - Jay Heaps (New England)
06/28 - Shalrie Joseph (New England)
06/28 - Tony Beltran (Real Salt Lake)

Penalty Misses
03/29
Shooter: Collin Samuel (TOR)
Keeper: Will Hesmer (CLB)

04/05
Shooter: Juan Pablo Angel (NY)
Keeper: Will Hesmer (CLB)

05/24
Shooter: Shalrie Joseph (NE)
Keeper: Will Hesmer (CLB)

05/31
Shooter: Javier Morales (RSL)
Keeper: Joe Cannon (SJ)

06/12
Shooter: Stuart Holden (HOU)
Keeper: Matt Reis (NE)

Goalkeeping
Zach Wells - 0 Shutouts in 14 games played
Steve Cronin - 1.94 GAA; 31 goals allowed

Fouls Committed
Atiba Harris (CHV) - 33
Paulo Nagamura (CHV) - 32
Justin Braun (CHV) - 28

Cautions (Yellow Cards)
Ricardo Clark (HOU) - 13 games played; 6 yellow cards

Ejections
Roger Espinoza (KC) - 8 games played; 2 red cards
James Riley (SJ) - 13 games played; 2 red cards

Consecutive Minutes With No Goals
Kansas City Wizards - 409 minutes (5/24/08 to 6/28/08)

First Half Goals Scored
3 - San Jose Earthquakes

Second Half Goals Scored
8 - New York Red Bulls
8 - San Jose Earthquakes

Goals Allowed in Minutes 76-90+
8 - Real Salt Lake

.000% Record When Allowing First Goal
0-8-0 - San Jose Earthquakes
0-5-0 - Toronto FC
0-4-0 - Kansas City Wizards

Record In One-Goal Games
1-3-0 (.250%) - San Jose Earthquakes
1-3-0 (.250%) - Los Angeles Galaxy
2-6-0 (.250%) - Colorado Rapids

Team Road Records
1-6-0 (.143%) - Toronto FC
1-6-0 (.143%) - Real Salt Lake

Longest Team Losing Streak
4 - D.C. United - (5/04/08 to 5/21/08)

Longest Team Road Losing Streaks
5 - Colorado Rapids - (4/26/08 to 6/28/08)
5 - D.C. United - (3/29/08 to 5/21/08)
5 - Real Salt Lake - (4/05/08 to 5/24/08)

US National Team Standouts Born Abroad

These are some of the well-known players from the last 20 years that have featured for the US National Team after being born in a foreign country. -- Listed by number of senior international appearances.

• 134 - Jeff Agoos - Geneva, Switzerland
• 101 - Earnie Stewart - Veghel, Netherlands
• 81 - Thomas Dooley - Bechhofen, Germany
• 81 - Tab Ramos - Montevideo, Uruguay
• 73 - Hugo Perez - El Salvador
• 61 - Fernando Clavijo - Maldonado, Uruguay
• 57 - Pablo Mastroeni - Mendoza, Argentina
• 41 - Roy Wegerle - Pretoria, South Africa
• 29 - Carlos Llamosa - Palmira, Colombia
• 28 - Preki - Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
• 27 - David Regis - La Trinité, Martinique
• 16 - Benny Feilhaber - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 4 - Freddy Adu - Tema, Ghana

Where are they now?

Jeff Agoos - Sporting Director of New York Red Bulls
Earnie Stewart - Technical Director at NAC Breda
Thomas Dooley - Runs the Orange County Kings youth club in California
Tab Ramos - Living in Holmdel Township, New Jersey with his family
Hugo Perez - Assistant coach at California Victory in the USL
Fernando Clavijo - Head coach of the Colorado Rapids
Pablo Mastroeni - Playing with the Colorado Rapids
Roy Wegerle - Attempting a Professional Golf Career (link)
Carlos Llamosa - Waived by Chivas USA in 2007, now coaching FC Irvine, a youth club in California (thanks anonymous)
Preki - Head coach of Chivas USA
David Regis - Playing Fourth Division Soccer in Belgium at nearly 40 years old
Benny Feilhaber - Playing with Derby County in England
Freddy Adu - Playing with Benfica in Portugal


Would any of those players have made it on their birth-nation's national team?