Premier League Streaks

A few of the longest streaks from the 09/10 Premier League season.

Games without a Defeat (min 10)
12 - Birmingham City (10/24-1/09)
10 - Arsenal (12/5-1/27)
10 - Chelsea (12/12-2/7)
10 - Manchester City (9/28-12-12)
10 - Aston Villa (1/17-3/24)

Most Consecutive Wins (min 5)
6 - Arsenal (2/10-3/20)
6 - Chelsea (8/15-9/20)
5 - Manchester United (2/23-3/27)
5 - Tottenham Hotspur (2/21-3/27)
5 - Birmingham City (11/21-12/15)

Most Consecutive Draws (min 3)
7 - Manchester City (10/5-11/28)
4 - Everton (12/6-12/26)
3 - West Ham United (1/17-1/30)
3 - Sunderland (2/1-2/9)
3 - Blackburn Rovers (11/28-12/12)
3 - Wolverhampton Wanderers (10/17-10/31)
3 - Wigan Athletic (2/6-2/17)

Most Consecutive Defeats (min 5)
7 - Portsmouth (8/15-9/26)
6 - West Ham United (2/23-3/27)
5 - Fulham (12/28-1/30)
5 - Hull City (2/10-3/20)

Consecutive 0-0 draws
3 - Blackburn Rovers (11/28-12/12)
2 - Aston Villa (1/17-1/27)

Consecutive Games without Scoring a Goal (min 4)
5 - Bolton Wanderers (1/30-2/21)
4 - Aston Villa (12/27-1/27)
4 - Blackburn Rovers (11/25-12/12)
4 - Wolverhampton Wanderers (12/26-1/26)

Consecutive Clean Sheets (min 4)
5 - Chelsea (10/24-11/29)
5 - Tottenham Hotspur (12/16-1/16)
4 - Liverpool (1/20-2/6)
4 - Aston Villa (1/17-2/6)

Consecutive Games without a Win (min 8)
14 - Sunderland (11/28-2/28)
12 - Burnley (11/7-1/30)
10 - Hull City (11/28-2/20)
9 - West Ham United (8/23-10/31)
9 - Blackburn Rovers (11/25-1/11)
8 - Portsmouth (12/26-2/20)
8 - Wolverhampton Wanderers (9/27-11/29)


Stats from Statbunker

Biggest Movers in the April 2010 FIFA Rankings

Nations that have moved at least 6 places up or down in the newly released April 2010 FIFA Rankings. March Results listed.


+22 - Senegal (W; Greece)
+15 - Libya (W; Mali)
+14 - Guatemala (W; El Salvador)
+13 - Albania (W; Northern Ireland)
+13 - Moldova (W; Kazakhstan)
+13 - UAE (W; Uzbekistan)
+10 - Krygyzstan (No Matches)
+9 - Norway (W; Slovakia)
+7 - Bolivia (No Matches)
+6 - Iraq (No Matches)
+6 - Paraguay (No Matches)
+6 - Turkey (W; Honduras)
+6 - Georgia (W; Estonia)



-20 - Uzbekistan (L; UAE)
-18 - Cape Verde Islands (No Matches)
-14 - Guam (No Matches)
-12 - Sudan (No Matches)
-11 - Northern Ireland (L; Albania)
-9 - Nepal (No Matches)
-8 - Malta (L; Finland)
-8 - Bulgaria (L; Poland)
-8 - Trinidad and Tobago (No Matches)
-7 - South Africa (D; Namibia)
-7 - Faroe Islands (L; Iceland)
-7 - Singapore (L; Jordan)
-7 - Bahamas (No Matches)
-6 - St. Lucia (No Matches)
-6 - Kuwait (D; Oman)
-6 - Mauritania (No Matches)

30+ Year Old Premier League Players by Team

Portsmouth (12)
39 - David James
37 - Antti Niemi
35 - Hermann Hreiðarsson
34 - Angelos Basinas
33 - Michael Brown
33 - Steve Finnan
33 - Nwankwo Kanu
32 - Papa Bouba Diop
31 - Ricardo Rocha
31 - Hayden Mullins
31 - Frederic Piquionne
30 - Richard Hughes

Aston Villa (10)
38 - Brad Friedel
34 - Andy Marshall
32 - Emile Heskey
32 - Habib Beye
31 - Wilfred Bouma
30 - Luke Young
30 - Richard Dunne
30 - Marlon Harewood
30 - John Carew
30 - Stiliyan Petrov

Blackburn Rovers (10)
34 - Michel Salgado
32 - Ryan Nelsen
32 - Jason Roberts
31 - Pascal Chimbonda
31 - Brett Emerton
31 - Yıldıray Baştürk
30 - Paul Robinson
30 - Lars Jacobsen
30 - David Dunn
30 - Vince Grella

Burnley (10)
38 - Graham Alexander
34 - Brian Jensen
34 - Robbie Blake
33 - Christian Kalvenes
31 - Michael Duff
31 - Wade Elliot
31 - Steven Thompson
31 - Nicky Weaver
30 - Clarke Carlisle
30 - Leon Cort

Stoke City (10)
33 - Salif Diao
33 - Amdy Faye
33 - Rory Delap
33 - Thomas Sørensen
32 - James Beattie
32 - Abdoulaye Faye
31 - Danny Higginbotham
30 - Ricardo Fuller
30 - Mamady Sidibe
30 - Dave Kitson

Chelsea (9)
34 - Henrique Hilario
33 - Michael Ballack
33 - Juliano Belletti
32 - Didier Drogba
32 - Deco
31 - Nicolas Anelka
31 - Ricardo Carvalho
31 - Frank Lampard
31 - Paulo Ferreira

Fulham (9)
39 - Pascal Zuberbühler
37 - Mark Schwarzer
33 - Danny Murphy
32 - Erik Nevland
31 - Damien Duff
31 - Jonathan Greening
30 - Zoltan Gera
30 - Aaron Hughes
30 - Simon Davies

Bolton Wanderers (8)
34 - Jussi Jääskeläinen
33 - Kevin Davies
32 - Gavin McCann
31 - Paul Robinson
31 - Ricardo Gardner
30 - Ivan Klasnic
30 - Sean Davis
30 - Andy O'Brien

Hull City (8)
36 - Nick Barmby
34 - George Boateng
33 - Ian Ashbee
33 - Kevin Kilbane
32 - Matt Duke
31 - Andy Dawson
31 - Jimmy Bullard
31 - Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink

West Ham United (8)
33 - Guillermo Franco
32 - Luis Boa-Morte
32 - Benni McCarthy
31 - Kieron Dyer
30 - Robert Green
30 - Danny Gabbidon
30 - Radoslav Kováč
30 - Matthew Upson

Birmingham City (7)
38 - Maik Taylor
36 - Kevin Phillips
36 - Lee Carsley
33 - Stephen Carr
33 - Lee Bowyer
32 - Barry Ferguson
30 - Teemu Tainio

Manchester United (7)
39 - Edwin van der Sar
36 - Ryan Giggs
35 - Gary Neville
35 - Paul Scholes
31 - Rio Ferdinand
30 - Wes Brown
30 - Michael Owen

Wigan Athletic (7)
38 - Mike Pollitt
33 - Mario Melchiot
31 - Jason Scotland
31 - Richard Kingson
30 - Paul Scharner
30 - Jason Koumas
30 - Emmerson Boyce

Everton (6)
36 - Carlo Nash
33 - Phil Neville
32 - Sylvain Distin
31 - Louis Saha
31 - Tim Howard
30 - Tim Cahill

Manchester City (5)
35 - Sylvinho
33 - Patrick Vieira
33 - Shay Given
31 - Martin Petrov
30 - Craig Bellamy

Arsenal (4)
35 - Sol Campbell
32 - Manuel Almunia
32 - William Gallas
32 - Mikael Silvestre

Sunderland (4)
33 - Boudewijn Zenden
31 - Benjani
30 - Steed Malbranque
30 - Paulo da Silva

Tottenham Hotspur (4)
36 - Jimmy Walker
36 - Carlo Cudicini
31 - Eiður Guðjohnsen
30 - Jonathan Woodgate

Liverpool (3)
32 - Jamie Carragher
30 - Sotirios Kyrgiakos
30 - Fábio Aurélio

Wolverhampton Wanderers (3)
37 - Marcus Hahnemann
34 - Joey Craddock
31 - Chris Iwelumo

Top Nordic Goal Scorers since 1999/2000

A list of Nordic (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) players that have been in the top 10 goal scorers for a season in the top European leagues.

Premier League

2008/2009
11 - John Carew (Aston Villa; Norway)

2007/2008
13 - John Carew (Aston Villa; Norway)

2004/2005
12 - Eidur Gudjohnsen (Chelsea; Iceland)

2003/2004
17 - Mikael Forsell (Birmingham City; Finland)

2001/2002
17 - Ole Gunnar Solskjær (Manchester United; Norway)
14 - Eidur Gudjohnsen (Chelsea; Iceland)

1999/2000
14 - Steffen Iversen (Tottenham Hotspur; Norway)


Bundesliga

2007/2008
14 - Markus Rosenberg (Werder Bremen; Sweden)

2003/2004
13 - Peter Madsen (VfL Bochum; Denmark)

2000/2001
22 - Ebbe Sand (Schalke 04; Denmark; League Leader)

1999/2000
14 - Ebbe Sand (Schalk4 04; Denmark)

La Liga

NONE

Serie A

2008/2009
25 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Internazionale; Sweden; League Leader)

2007/2008
17 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Internazionale; Sweden)

2006/2007
15 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Internazionale; Sweden)

2004/2005
16 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Juventus; Sweden)

2003/2004
12 - Jon Dahl Tomasson (AC Milan; Denmark)


Ligue 1

2008/2009
15 - Thorstein Helstad (Le Mans; Norway)

2006/2007
11 - Johan Elmander (Toulouse; Sweden)

Videos: Wenger and Lineker Speaking Japanese

Arsene Wenger and Gary Lineker both spent time with Japan's Nagoya Grampus Eight in the early to mid 90's. Here's proof that they picked up at least some of the local language during their time in Asia.

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Former Asian Based Players in the Brazilian League

Washington - Tokyo Verdy


Here's a follow-up to the post from a couple of days ago about players who returned from Europe to play in the Brazilian League.

This surprisingly long post lists the current players in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
(Brasileirão) that have played for various clubs throughout Asia previously in their careers.


CHINA

Shanghai Shenhua
Dejan Petkovic (Flamengo)


JAPAN

Albirex Niigata
Davi (Avai)

Cerezo Osaka
Thiago (Vasco da Gama)

Consadole Sapporo
Jadilson (Goiás)
Claiton (Atlético Paranaense)
Edson (Vitória; loan)

FC Tokyo
Marcelo Mattos (Corinthians)

Jubilo Iwata
Fabrício (Cruzeiro)
Marquinhos Paraná (Cruzeiro)
Henrique (Cruzeiro)

Kashima Antlers
Fabio Santos (Grêmio; loan)
Alex Mineiro (Atlético Paranaense; loan)
Danilo (Corinthians)

Kashiwa Reysol
Cléber Santana (São Paulo)
Márcio Araújo (Palmeiras; loan)

Kawasaki Frontale
Robert (Palmeiras)

Nagoya Grampus
Marques (Atlético Mineiro)
Clayton (Atlético Paranaense)

Oita Trinita
Túlio (Grêmio)
Marcelo Mattos (Corinthians)
Dodô (Vasco da Gama)

Omiya Ardija
Leandro Euzebio (Fluminense; loan)

Tokyo Verdy
Zé Luís (Atlético Mineiro; loan)
Hugo (Grêmio)
Washington (São Paulo)
Ramon (Vitória)

Urawa Red Diamonds
Washington (São Paulo)

Vegalta Sendai
Jonílson (Atlético Mineiro; loan)
Borges (Grêmio)
Ricardo Berna (Fluminense)
Schwenck (Vitória)

Verdy Kawasaki
Amoroso (Guarani)
Fumagalli (Vasco da Gama; loan)

Vissel Kobe
Alan Bahia (Atlético Paranaense; loan)

Yokohama F Marinos
Marques (Atlético Mineiro)
Eltinho (Internacional; loan)


KUWAIT

Al-Kuwait
Denis Marques (Flamengo; loan)


QATAR

Al-Gharafa
Fernandão (Goiás)

Al-Rayyan
Ricardinho (Atlético Mineiro)
Thiago Ribeiro (Cruzeiro)
Fumagalli (Vasco da Gama)

Al-Sailiya
Roger (Cruzeiro; loan)

Al-Wakra
Fabiano Eller (Internacional; loan)

Qatar SC
Roger (Cruzeiro)


SAUDI ARABIA

Al-Ahli
Javier Toledo (Atlético Paranaense)
Caio (Avai)
Lúcio Flávio (Botafogo)

Al-Ittihad
Marcão (Goiás)
Obina (Atlético Mineiro)
Tcheco (Corinthians)
Dejan Petkovic (Flamengo)
Renato Cajá (Botafogo)
Robert (Palmeiras)

Al-Hilal
Túlio (Grêmio)
Giovanni (Santos)

Al-Riyadh
Schwenck (Vitória)


SOUTH KOREA

Chunnam Dragons
Caio (Avai)

FC Seoul
Fumagalli (Vasco da Gama; loan)

Pohang Steelers
Andrezinho (Internacional)
Schwenck (Vitoria; loan)

Ulsan Hyundai
William (Grêmio)
Dodô (Vasco da Gama)


UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Al-Ahli
Marcos Assunção (Barueri)

Al-Ain
Dodô (Vasco da Gama)

Al-Nasr
Roger (São Paulo; loan)

Al-Shabab
Marcos Assunção (Barueri)

Al-Wahda
Leonardo Silva (Cruzeiro)
Alecsandro (Internacional)

Al-Wasl
Douglas (Grêmio)



Photo from:
(riyanroco flickr)

Pictures: National Stadiums of Southeast Asia

A national stadium picture tour of Southeast Asia's ASEAN Football Federation members.





BRUNEI - Sultan Hassal Bolkiah Stadium




CAMBODIA - Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium




EAST TIMOR - National Stadium




INDONESIA - Gelora Bung Karno





LAOS - National Stadium




MALAYSIA - Bukit Jalil National Stadium





MYANMAR - Thuwunna Stadium



PHILIPPINES - Panaad Stadium




SINGAPORE - National Stadium (国家体育场)





THAILAND - Rajamangala National Stadium (ราชมังคลากีฬาสถาน)





VIETNAM - My Dinh National Stadium (Sân vận động Quốc gia Mỹ Đình)




Pictures From:
(aseanfootball.org) (wowbatangas.com) (arecar.de) (footymad.net) (rugbyinasia.com) (laoseagames2009.com) (wikimedia commons)

Former European Based Players in the Brazilian League

I've always thought that one of the most interesting leagues in the world is the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Many of the world's best players get their start in the Brazilian top flight before transferring to Europe. Recently, it seems to be a growing trend for top Brazilian players to return to Brazil from their European adventures for a variety of reasons (Adriano, Robinho, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Fred, etc..)

This is a list of players, broken down by country, that are currently playing in Brazil after returning from Europe (loans included). Players who played in more than one European country are listed more than once. I've only included nations that have 'sent back' 10 or more players.

ENGLAND

Atlético Mineiro
Ricardinho (Middlesbrough)

Cruzeiro
Gilberto (Tottenham Hotspur)
Caçapa (Newcastle United)

Grêmio
Fábio Rochemback (Middlesbrough)

Santos
Robinho (Manchester City)

Corinthians
Edu (Arsenal)

Flamengo
Juan (Arsenal, Millwall-Loan)
Kléberson (Manchester United)

Internacional
Andrés D'Alessandro (Portsmouth-Loan)
Gonzalo Sorondo (Crystal Palace-Loan, Charlton Athletic)


ITALY

Atlético Mineiro
Fabián Carini (Juventus, Inter Milan, Cagliari)
Júnior (Parma, Siena-Loan)

Barueri
Marcos Assunção (Roma)

Botafogo
Leandro Guerreiro (Salernitana, Napoli)

Corinthians
Roberto Carlos (Inter Milan)
Ronaldo (Inter Milan, AC Milan)

Cruzeiro
Gilberto (Inter Milan)

Flamengo
Adriano (Inter Milan, Parma)

Fluminense
Ezequiel González (Fiorentina)

Grêmio
Fábio Rochemback (Inter Milan)

Guarani
Amoroso (Udinese, Parma, AC Milan)

Internacional
Pablo Guiñazú (Perugia)

Palmeiras
Edinho (Lecce)

São Paulo
Cicinho (Roma)


FRANCE

Atlético Mineiro
Ricardinho (Bordeaux)

Botafogo
Antônio Carlos (AJ Ajaccio)

Corinthians
Paulo André (Le Mans)

Cruzeiro
Thiago Ribeiro (Bordeaux)
Fabinho (Toulouse)

Fluminense
Adeílson Pereira de Mello (Nice)
Fred (Lyon)

Goiás
Fernandão (Marseille, Toulouse-Loan)
Rafael Moura (FC Lorient)

Grêmio
Fabio Santos (AS Monaco)
Souza (Paris Saint-Germain)
William (Guingamp)

Internacional
Bolívar (AS Monaco)

São Paulo
Alex Silva (Rennes)
Miranda (Sochaux)
Marcelinho Paraíba (Marseille)



GERMANY

Cruzeiro
Gilberto (Hertha BSC)

Flamengo
Fabrício (1899 Hoffenheim)
Rodrigo Alvim (Wolfsburg)

Fluminense
André Lima (Hertha BSC)

Grêmio
Lúcio (Hertha BSC)

Guarani
Amoroso (Borussia Dortmund)

Internacional
Kléber (Hannover 96)
Andrés D'Alessandro (Wolfsburg)

Palmeiras
Ewerthon (Borussia Dortmund, Stuttgart-Loan)
Lincoln (Kaiserslautern, Schalke 04)

São Paulo
Alex Silva (Hamburg)
Marcelinho Paraíba (Hertha BSC, Wolfsburg)

Vasco da Gama
Fernando (1860 Munich)
Caros Alberto (Werder Bremen)

Vitória
Ramon (Bayer Leverkusen)


PORTUGAL

Atlético Mineiro
Leandro (Porto)

Botafogo
Edson (Academica, Porto)
Fahel (Maritimo, Pacos Ferreira, Beira-Mar)

Cruzeiro
Fernandinho (Porto)
Roger (Benfica)
Leandro Lima (Porto, Vitoria)

Flamengo
Leonardo Moura (Braga)
Rodrigo Alvim (Belenenses)

Grêmio
Fábio Rochemback (Sporting CP)

Internacional
Alecsandro (Sporting CP-Loan)

Palmeiras
Diego Souza (Benfica)
Lenny (Braga-Loan)

Santos
Léo (Benfica)
Roberto Brum (Academica, Braga)

São Paulo
André Luís (Benfica)
Léo Lima (Porto)

Vasco da Gama
Carlos Alberto (Porto)


SPAIN

Atlético Mineiro
Fabián Carini (Real Murcia)
Diego Tardelli (Real Betis-Loan)
Fabiano Pereira (Albacete Balompie)

Avai
Fredson (Espanyol)

Barueri
Marcos Assunção (Real Betis)

Botafogo
Sebastián Abreu (Deportivo la Coruna, Real Sociedad-Loan)
Germán Herrera (Real Sociedad)

Ceará
Mathias Vidangossy (Villarreal)

Corinthians
Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid)
Ronaldo (Barcelona, Real Madrid)

Cruzeiro
Wellington Paulista (Alavés)
Joffre Guerrón (Getafe)

Flamengo
Álvaro (Zaragoza, Levante UD)
Dejan Petkovic (Real Madrid, Sevilla-Loan, Racing Santander-Loan)

Guarani
Amoroso (Malaga)

Grêmio
Fábio Rochemback (Barcelona)

Internacional
Andrés D'Alessandro (Zaragoza)
Edu (Celta Vigo, Real Betis)
Roberto Abbondanzieri (Getafe)

Palmeiras
Robert (Real Betis)
Ewerthon (Zaragoza, Espanyol-Loan)

Santos
George Lucas (Celta Vigo)
Giovanni (Barcelona)
Robinho (Real Madrid)

São Paulo
Jorge Wagner (Real Betis)
Cléber Santana (Atletico Madrid, Mallorca-Loan)
Cicinho (Real Madrid)
Thiago Carleto (Elche-Loan)


TURKEY

Atlético Mineiro
Ricardinho (Besiktas)

Botafogo
Jefferson (Trabzonspor, Konyaspor)

Corinthians
Roberto Carlos (Fenerbahçe)

Flamengo
Claudio Maldonado (Fenerbahçe)
Kléberson (Besiktas)
Bruno Mezenga (Orduspor)

Fluminense
Mateus (Fenerbahçe, Bursaspor-Loan, Ankaraspor-Loan)

Grêmio
Douglas (Çaykur Rizespor)

Internacional
Fabiano Eller (Trabzonspor)

Palmeiras
Lincoln (Galatasaray)

Santos
Edu Dracena (Fenerbahçe)

São Paulo
Washington (Fenerbahçe)
Marcelinho Paraíba (Trabzonspor)

'United' Soccer Teams

A large list of world clubs with the word 'United' in their official team name.


ANGUILLA
Kicks United
Doc's United

ANTIGUA and BARBUDA
All Saints United

AUSTRALIA (A-LEAGUE)
Gold Coast United
Newcastle United Jets

BAHAMAS
United FC

BELIZE
Hankook Verdes United
Benque DC United

BELGIUM
K.V.S.K. United Overpelt-Lommel (2nd Division)

BHUTAN
Transport United

BOTSWANA
Gaborone United
Nico United

BRUNEI
AH United

CAMBODIA
Build Bright United

CAYMAN ISLANDS
Roma United

DOMINICA
Harlem United FC
Sagicor South East United

ENGLAND

PREMIER LEAGUE
Manchester United
West Ham United

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Newcastle United
Scunthorpe United
Sheffield United

LEAGUE ONE
Carlisle United
Colchester United
Hartlepool United
Leeds United
Southend United

LEAGUE TWO
Hereford United
Rotherham United
Torquay United

CONFERENCE NATIONAL
Cambridge United
Ebbsfleet United
Hayes & Yeading United

CONFERENCE NORTH
AFC Telford United
Hinckley United
Hyde United
Redditch United

CONFERENCE SOUTH
Maidenhead United
Welling United

FINLAND
Tampere United

GAMBIA
Bakau United FC
Brikama United

GHANA
New Edubiase United
Real Tamale United

GRENADA
Fontenoy United

INDIA
Chirag United SC
Mahindra United
Amity United FC (2nd Division)
Malabar United FC (2nd Division)

JAMAICA
Portmore United
Rivoli United
Village United

JAPAN (J-LEAGUE)
JEF United (2nd Division)

KENYA
Mathare United
Thika United

LESOTHO
Bantu United

LIBERIA
United Soccer Ambassadors

MALAWI
CIVO United
Escom United
Zomba United
Nkhata Bay United
EPAC United
Dwangwa United

MYANMAR
Delta United
Okktha United
Southern Myanmar United
Yangon United
Zwegabin United

NEVIS
Bronx United
Caribbean Cable Bath United

NEW ZEALAND
Canterbury United
Hawke's Bay United
Otago United
Waitakere United

NIGERIA
Akwa United
Bayelsa United
Gombe United
Kaduna United
Kwara United
Nasarawa United
Zamfara United

NORTHERN IRELAND
Ballymena United

PHILIPPINES
Mendiola United FC

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Drogheda United
Galway United

SAINT KITTS
Newtown United
St Paul's United
KFC Challengers United
Parsons United

SAINT LUCIA
Northern United
Rovers United

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
Avenues United
Prospect United
United Force

SAMOA
Central United

SEYCHELLES
St Louis Suns United

SCOTLAND
Dundee United
Airdrie United (2nd Division)
Ayr United (2nd Division)

SINGAPORE
Geyland United
Gombak United
Home United

SOLOMON ISLANDS
Malu'u United

SOUTH AFRICA
Maritzburg United
Supersport United

SOUTH KOREA (K-LEAGUE)
Incheon United
Jeju United

TANZANIA
Moro United
Azzam United

THAILAND
Bangkok United
Muangthong United
Pattaya United
Police United

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Tobago United

TURKS AND CAICOS
KPMG United

UNITED STATES (MLS)
DC United

VANUATU
Seveners United

ZAMBIA
Roan United
Zesco United

ZIMBABWE
CAPS United
Monomotapa United

Interactive Map: 2010 Russian Premier League Club Locations

An interactive google map of the 2010 Russian Premier League club locations. Zoom in to see the satellite images of the stadiums and their surroundings.


View Russian Premier League in a larger map

League Form of UEFA Quarter-Finalists

The domestic league (EPL, Bundesliga, La Liga, etc.) form of the remaining 16 teams in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League.





LP = League Position
FM = Form (Last 5 games with points)
PG = Points per Game (Full Season)

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Lyon
LP: 5
FM: DDWWW (11)
PG: 1.82

Bordeaux
LP: 1
FM: DLDWL (5)
PG: 1.96



Bayern Munich
LP: 1
FM: WDWDW (11)
PG: 2.15

Manchester United
LP: 1
FM: WWWLD (10)
PG: 2.20



Arsenal
LP: 3
FM: WWWWW (15)
PG: 2.13

Barcelona
LP: 2
FM: WDWWL (10)
PG: 2.50



Inter
LP: 1
FM: LDWDD (6)
PG: 2.11

CSKA Moscow (Russian Season Started March 12)
LP: 1
FM: W (3)
PG: 3.0


EUROPA LEAGUE

Fulham
LP: 10
FM: LDWWD (8)
PG: 1.31

Wolfsburg
LP: 8
FM: WWWWL (12)
PG: 1.42



Hamburg
LP: 5
FM: LWLDW (7)
PG: 1.65

Standard Liege
LP: 7
FM: DLWLW (7)
PG: 1.44



Valencia
LP: 3
FM: LDLWD (5)
PG: 1.81

Atletico Madrid
LP: 10
FM: WDWLW (10)
PG: 1.31



Benfica
LP: 1
FM: WWWWD (13)
PG: 2.52

Liverpool
LP: 5
FM: WLWDL (7)
PG: 1.70

2009 MLS $150,000+ Players

This is a list of the MLS players who were paid an annual base salary of $150,000 or more in the 2009 season.

CHICAGO FIRE
$2,769,240 - Cuauhtemoc Blanco
$360,000 - Brian McBride
$200,000 - Justin Mapp
$168,000 - Wilman Conde

CHIVAS USA
$170,000 - Sacha Kljestan
$165,000 - Jesse Marsch

COLOMBUS CREW
$650,000 - Guillermo Barros Schelloto
$250,000 - Chad Marshall
$173,250 - Eddie Gaven
$150,000 - Frankie Hejduk
$150,000 - Gino Padula

COLORADO RAPIDS
$255,000 - Pablo Mastroeni
$200,000 - Conor Casey
$175,008 - Pat Noonan
$159,600 - Jamie Smith
$156,000 - Julien Baudet

FC DALLAS
$300,000 - David Ferreira
$210,000 - Dave Van Den Bergh
$209,170 - Jeff Cunningham

DC UNITED
$720,000 - Luciano Emilio
$350,000 - Jaime Moreno
$255,000 - Christian Gomez
$225,000 - Fred
$225,000 - Ben Olsen
$150,000 - Clyde Simms

HOUSTON DYNAMO
$248,050 - Ricardo Clark
$242,550 - Brian Ching
$181,650 - Pat Onstad
$171,000 - Brian Mullan
$165,375 - Richard Mulrooney
$154,000 - Wade Barrett
$150,000 - Bobby Boswell

KANSAS CITY WIZARDS
$220,000 - Davy Arnaud
$200,004 - Josh Wolff
$213,750 - Jimmy Conrad
$180,000 - Claudio Lopez
$168,000 - Zoltan Hercegfalvi
$165,000 - Kevin Hartman

LOS ANGELES GALAXY
$5,500,000 - David Beckham
$900,000 - Landon Donovan
$175,000 - Chris Klein
$169,950 - Edson Buddle
$160,008 - Eddie Lewis
$150,000 - Donovan Ricketts

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
$425,000 - Shalrie Joseph
$395,000 - Taylor Twellman
$240,000 - Edgaras Jankauskas
$176,000 - Chris Albright
$173,343 - Matt Reis
$150,000 - Steve Ralston

NEW YORK RED BULLS
$1,500,000 - Juan Pablo Angel

REAL SALT LAKE
$160,650 - Kyle Beckerman
$157,500 - Jamison Olave
$150,000 - Javier Morales

SEATTLE SOUNDERS
$1,300,000 - Freddie Ljungberg
$300,000 - Kasey Keller
$189,996 - Nate Jaqua
$158,400 - Pete Vagenas
$157,500 - Tyrone Marshall
$155,000 - Fredy Montero

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
$360,000 - Darren Huckerby
$222,000 - Bobby Convey
$190,000 - Ramiro Corrales
$180,500 - Joe Cannon
$174,750 - Arturo Alvarez

TORONTO FC
$909,600 - Julian de Guzman
$357,000 - Dwayne DeRosario
$300,000 - Amado Guevara
$300,000 - Carl Robinson
$288,000 - Pablo Vitti
$195,000 - Chad Barrett
$190,000 - Nick Garcia
$185,000 - Jim Brennan

Videos: MLS New Foreign Players

There's a decent number of new and exciting foreign internationals entering MLS for the 2010 season. Here's a few videos showing some of the new guys in action.


Julio Martinez - El Salvador (Chicago Fire)


Krzysztof Krol - Poland (Chicago Fire)


Osael Romero - El Salvador (Chivas USA)


Sergio Herrera - Colombia (Columbus Crew)


Cristian Castillo - El Salvador (DC United)


Stephane Auvray - Guadeloupe (Kansas City Wizards)


Jimmy Nielsen - Denmark (Kansas City Wizards)


Blaise Nkufo - Switzerland (Seattle Sounders)

Short Goalkeepers

A list of Goalkeepers shorter than 6 feet in the top level leagues of England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United States.

5' 11½"
Uwe Gospodarek (Hannover 96; Germany)

Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton Wanderers; England)

Geoffrey Jourdren (Montpellier; France)
Grégory Coupet (PSG; France)

Júlio Sérgio (Roma; Italy)
Gianluca Pegolo (Siena; Italy)

Iker Casillas (Real Madrid; Spain)
Javi Varas (Sevilla; Spain)
Manu (Deportivo La Coruña; Spain)
Javi Ruiz (Espanyol; Spain)
Toño (Racing Santander; Spain)
Roberto (Osasuna; Spain)
Sergio Aragoneses (Tenerife; Spain)


5' 11"
Jason Brown (Blackburn Rovers; England)
James Walker (Tottenham Hotspur; England)

Jean-François Bedenik (US Boulogne; France)

Roberto Colombo (Bologna; Italy)

Armando (Athletic Bilbao; Spain)
Justo Villar (Valladolid; Spain)

5' 10½"
Esteban (Almeria; Spain)

5' 10"
Sebastian Mielitz (Werder Bremen; Germany)

Johan Lapeyre (Nancy; France)

Jon Busch (Chicago Fire; USA)
Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake; USA)

5' 9½"
Willy Grondin (PSG; France)
Jérémie Janot (Saint-Etienne; France)