Asian Goals in Top European Leagues - 2011-2012

Players from Asian Football Confederation nations that scored in the top 15 European Leagues (according to UEFA coefficient) in the 2011-2012 season.


23 - Sanharib Malki (Syria: Roda JC)
13 - Shinji Kagawa (Japan: Borussia Dortmund)
11 - Reza Ghoochannejhad (Iran: Sint-Truiden)
10 - James Troisi (Australia: Kayserispor)

7 - Shinji Okazaki (Japan: Stuttgart)
7 - Keisuke Honda (Japan: CSKA Moscow)
6 - Zhang Chengdong (China: Beira-Mar)
5 - Heung-Min Son (South Korea: Hamburger SV)
5 - Jevad Nekounam (Iran: Osasuna)
5 - Mike Havenaar (Japan: Vitesse)
5 - Brett Holman (Australia: AZ)
5 - Hyun-Jun Suk (South Korea: Groningen)
5 - Maya Yoshida (Japan: VVV)

4 - Ja-Cheol Koo (South Korea: Augsburg)
4 - Takayuki Morimoto (Japan: Novara)
3 - Hajime Hosogai (Japan: Augsburg)
3 - Ashkan Dejagah (Iran: Wolfsburg)
3 - Robert Cullen (Japan: VVV)
3 - Maksim Shatskikh (Uzbekistan: Arsenal Kiev)

2 - Tim Cahill (Australia: Everton)
2 - Dong-Won Ji (South Korea: Sunderland)
2 - Ji-Sung Park (South Korea: Manchester United)
2 - Yuto Nagatomo (Japan: Inter Milan)
2 - Jo-Gook Jung (South Korea: Nancy)
2 - Sanzhar Tursunov (Uzbekistan: Volga)
2 - Tommy Oar (Australia: Utrecht)

1 - Chris Herd (Australia: Aston Villa)
1 - Makoto Hasebe (Japan: Wolfsburg)
1 - Nikita Rukavytsya (Australia: Hertha BSC)
1 - Stefano Lilipaly (Indonesia: Utrecht)
1 - Brent McGrath (Australia: Brøndby)
1 - Kwang-Ryong Pak (North Korea: Basel)

CONCACAF Players with 10+ Goals in Europe - 2011-2012

CONCACAF players that have scored 10+ league goals in Europe this season.

Goals	Player	Nationality	Team	Division	League
17	Terrence Boyd	USA	Borussia Dortmund II	4	Germany Regionalliga West
17	Olivier Occean	Canada	Greuther Fürth	2	Germany 2.Bundesliga
16	Clint Dempsey	USA	Fulham	1	England Premier League
16	Marlon King	Jamaica	Birmingham City	2	England Championship
15	Louie Soares	Barbados	Hayes & Yeading/Grimsby Town	5	England Conference National
15	Jozy Altidore	USA	AZ	1	Netherlands Eredivisie
11	Carlos Vela	Mexico	Real Sociedad	1	Spain La Liga
11	Lester Peltier	Trinidad & Tobago	Trenčín	1	Slovakia Super Liga
11	Raily Ignacio	Curaçao	Spakenburg	3	Netherlands Topklasse
10	Javier Hernández	Mexico	Manchester United	1	England Premier League
10	Bradley Bubb	Grenada	Eastleigh	6	England Conference North
10	Orin de Waard	Curaçao	Lienden	3	Netherlands Topklasse
10	Benjamin Martha	Curaçao	Katwijk	3	Netherlands Topklasse

Players currently on 9 goals:
Iain Hume (Canada: Preston North End)
Nahki Wells (Bermuda: Bradford City)


Stats as of April 27, 2012.

La Liga: Top Scorer Player Birthplace Map

The birthplaces of players from Spain's La Liga that have scored 10+ league goals as of April 3, 2012.  [UPDATED: April 26, 2012]


View Spain La Liga Top Scorer Player Birthplace Map in a larger map

42 - Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

41 - Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Rosario, Argentina

22 - Radamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid)
Santa Marta, Colombia

21 - Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid)
Brest, France

18 - Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Lyon, France

17 - Roberto Soldado (Valencia)
Valencia, Spain

16 - Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao)
Pamplona, Spain

15 - Michu (Rayo Vallecano)
Oviedo, Spain

14 - Rubén Castro (Real Betis)
Las Palmas, Spain

14 - Arouna Koné (Levante)
Anyama, Côte d'Ivoire

12 - Álvaro Negredo (Sevilla)
Madrid, Spain

11 - Miku (Getafe)
Caracas, Venezuela

11 - Alexis Sánchez (Barcelona)
Tocopilla, Chile

11 - Carlos Vela (Real Sociedad)
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico

10 - Manu (Sevilla)
Jaén, Spain

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Top 20 MLS SuperDraft Picks to Europe - 2000-2007

MLS SuperDraft picks selected in the top 20 that have gone on to play for a first or second division European team.  2000-2007

2000
3 - Adin Brown (Aalesund)
4 - Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham, Rennes, Saint-Etienne, Rangers)
6 - Danny Califf (AaB, Midtjylland)
12 - Bobby Convey (Reading)

2001
4 - Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn Rovers, Tottenham Hotspur)
18 - Ali Gerba (GIF Sundsvall, IFK Gothenburg, Odd Grenland, AC Horsens, FC Ingolstadt 04, Milton Keynes Dons)
19 - Eddie Johnson (Fulham, Cardiff City, Aris, PNE)

2002
1 - Chris Gbandi (Haugesund)
6 - Luchi Gonzalez (Bodens BK)

2003
2 - Ricardo Clark (Eintracht Frankfurt, Stabæk)
3 - Nate Jaqua (SC Rheindorf Altach)
9 - Pat Noonan (Aalesund)
13 - Arturo Alvarez (Paços de Ferreira)
18 - Damani Ralph (FC Rubin Kazan)

2004
1 - Freddy Adu (Benfica, AS Monaco, Belenenses, Aris, Çaykur Rizespor)
3 - Joseph Ngwenya (Austria Kärnten, Antalyaspor)
4 - Matt Taylor (TuS Koblenz, FSV Frankfurt, Rot Weiss Ahlen, SC Paderborn 07)
5 - Ramón Núñez (Leeds United, Scunthorpe United)
6 - Clarence Goodson (IK Start, Brøndby)
7 - Clint Dempsey (Fulham)
16 - Adrian Cann (Esbjerg fB)
19 - Matt Pickens (QPR)

2005
2 - Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, Hull City)
7 - Hunter Freeman (IK Start)
9 - Michael Parkhurst (FC Nordsjælland)
11 - Scott Sealy (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Bnei Sakhnin)
18 - Will John (Randers FC, FK Čukarički Stankom, MŠK Žilina, NK Vinogradar)

2006
4 - Yura Movsisyan (Randers FC, Krasnodar)
5 - Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht)
17 - Jozy Altidore (Villarreal, Xerez, Hull City, Bursaspor, AZ)

2007
1 - Maurice Edu (Rangers)
2 - Bakary Soumaré (US Boulogne, Karlsruher SC)
11 - Bryan Arguez (Hertha BSC)
16 - Robbie Findley (Nottingham Forest)

Central American National Team Logos

Belize

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

Top 25 European Teams outside the Top 5 Leagues - Apr 2012

The top 25 European clubs not including the top leagues in England, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain - according to the April 15, 2012 Euro Club Index


7 - FC Porto (Portugal)
12 - Benfica (Portugal)
13 - Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia)
14 - Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
17 - Ajax (Netherlands)

21 - PSV (Netherlands)
26 - Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine)
27 - FC Twente (Netherlands)
30 - Olympiacos (Greece)
31 - FC Basel (Switzerland)

34 - CSKA Moscow (Russia)
35 - Sporting Braga (Portugal)
37 - Sporting CP (Portugal)
39 - Spartak Moscow (Russia)
40 - Rubin Kazan (Russia)

43 - Metalist Kharkiv (Ukraine)
45 - Fenerbahçe (Turkey)
46 - AZ (Netherlands)
47 - Anderlecht (Belgium)
50 - Sparta Praha (Czech Republic)

57 - Lokomotiv Moscow (Russia)
58 - Panathinaikos (Greece)
63 - Dinamo Moscow (Russia)
65 - Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)
67 - Celtic (Scotland)

2012 Seattle Sounders Personal Bios

Excerpts from the personal player bios in the official Seattle Sounders 2012 Media Guide.

Sigi Schmid - Born in Teubingin, Germany. Sigi is a Certified Public Accountant.

Osvaldo Alonso - His favorite sport other than soccer is baseball and his favorite player is retired Cuban third baseman Omar Linares.

Marc Burch - Grew up in Cincinnati and was a Bengals, University of Cincinnati and Ohio State
Buckeyes fan. Has a dog, Cody, and wrote a blog for Men’s Journal about Cody.

Servando Carrasco - Has dual-citizenship in USA and Mexico. Enjoys surfing, first learned to surf as an 8 year old in Baja, California

David Estrada - History major with a minor in Chicano Studies. Moved from Morelia, Mexico to Salinas, California at the age of four months. David's uncle nicknamed him Samuraie.

Brad Evans - Appeared in three cooking shows on the Columbus local news and held a cooking session with Seattle fans in 2011. An accomplished outdoorsman, enjoys fishing and hiking.

Alvaro Fernandez - Nickname "El Flaco" (the skinny) by his teammates in Uruguay. His favorite drink is Mate, a tea dring full of vitamins and minerals that he drinks before and after every game and training session.

Leo Gonzalez - As a child in Costa Rica, Leo used to collect little critters. His favorites were lizards and crickets.

Michael Gspurning - Speaks three languages, German, English and Greek. Was nicknamed "Cerberus" by the Greek media. Cerberus is the three-headed hound in Greek mythology.

Jhon Kennedy Hurtado - Named after John F. Kennedy and goes by the nickname "El Presidente"

Patrick Ianni - While at UCLA, Patrick was part of a backline that included curent MLS players Marvell Wynne, Jonathan Bornstein and Jordan Harvey.

Adam Johansson - Born and raised in Gothenburg, Sweden. Never lived outside the city.

Eddie Johnson - Played American football his freshman year of high school, making the team as a wide receiver.

Roger Levesque - Won three state basketball and two baseball titles in high school. Enjoys yoga.

Fredy Montero - Father was a policeman in Colombia and used to work local soccer matches where Fredy would help shag balls.

Jeff Parke - An avid golfer and would like to be on the PGA Tour if not for soccer. Favorite music includes Pearl Jam and Dave Matthews Band.

Mauro Rosales - Learned English while at Ajax where he was required to take English classes.

Andy Rose - Played tennis and table tennis throughout childhood. Has lived in Australia, England, Dubai, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

Amadou Sanyang - His older brother Bakary blays for Bakau United in Africa.

Zach Scott - Teammate of Houston Dynamo forward Brian Ching for two seasons at Gonzaga. Graduated from Maui High School in Kahului, Hawaii.

Michael Seamon - His sister Katie previously participated in The Amazing Race.

Christian Sivabaek - His father, John, played for Manchester United and scored the first goal under Sir Alex Ferguson. Christian lived in France and Italy before settling in Denmark.

Babayele Sodade - Played basketball for 10 years and was a power forward.

Michael Tetteh - When not playing soccer, he can be found at the gym or reading.

Andrew Weber - His first concert was seeing A Perfect Circle. Andrew and his twin brother, Elliot, participated in the 2012 edition of The Amazing Race.

Steve Zakuani - Older brother Gabriel plays for Peterborough United FC in League One. Enjoys reading, watching comedies, and writing and making music.

FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison - April 2012

Comparing FIFA Confederations using the average FIFA ranking of the top 5 teams from each region.

Top 5 Avg. - Confederation (+/- March)

3.8 - Europe (+/- 0.0)
1 - Spain
2 - Germany
4 - Netherlands
5 - Portugal
7 - England

11.0 - South America (+0.2)
3 - Uruguay
6 - Brazil
10 - Argentina
13 - Chile
23 - Colombia

30.8 - Africa (+0.4)
15 - Côte d'Ivoire
22 - Ghana
38 - Algeria
39 - Mali
40 - Zambia

39.8 - Asia (+0.4)
21 - Australia
30 - Japan
31 - South Korea
51 - Iran
66 - China PR

41.2 - CONCACAF (+1.0)
20 - Mexico
29 - USA
49 - El Salvador
52 - Panama
56 - Jamaica

154.2 - Oceania (-2.2)
130 - New Zealand
154 - New Caledonia
155 - Samoa
160 - Fiji
172 - Vanuatu

Video: Myanmar Match Day Experience

A few minutes of the match day experience at a Myanmar National League game between Kanbawza Football Club (KBZ FC) v Yangon United in 2010.



Bonus: Amazing Chinlone Skills (a traditional soccer related sport in Myanmar)

Philippines Club Logos

Logos from the first division of the United Football League in the Philippines.

Philippine Army FC

Global FC

Kaya FC

Loyola Meralco Sparks FC

Manila Nomads

Pasargad FC

Philippine Air Force FC

Philippine Navy FC

Green Archers United FC

Stallion FC

Europa League Quarterfinalists by Nation - 2002-2012

Quarterfinalists from the last 10 Europa League tournaments sorted by Nation. (formerly the UEFA Cup)

2011-2012
3 - Spain (Athletic Bilbao, Atlético Madrid, Valencia)
2 - Germany (Hannover 96, Schalke 04)
1 - Netherlands (AZ)
1 - Portugal (Sporting CP)
1 - Ukraine (Metalist Kharkiv)

2010-2011
3 - Portugal (Benfica, Braga, Porto)
2 - Netherlands (PSV, Twente)
1 - Russia (Spartak Moscow)
1 - Spain (Villarreal)
1 - Ukraine (Dynamo Kyiv)

2009-2010
2 - England (Fulham, Liverpool)
2 - Germany (Hamburg, Wolsfburg)
2 - Spain (Atlético Madrid, Valencia)
1 - Belgium (Standard Liège)
1 - Portugal (Benfica)

2008-2009
2 - France (Marseille, PSG)
2 - Germany (Hamburg, Werder Bremen)
2 - Ukraine (Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Donetsk)
1 - England (Manchester City)
1 - Italy (Udinese)

2007-2008
2 - Germany (Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich)
1 - Italy (Fiorentina)
1 - Netherlands (PSV)
1 - Portugal (Sporting CP)
1 - Russia (Zenit St. Petersburg)
1 - Scotland (Rangers)
1 - Spain (Getafe)

2006-2007
3 - Spain (Espanyol, Osasuna, Sevilla)
2 - Germany (Bayer Leverkusen, Werder Bremen)
1 - England (Tottenham Hotspur)
1 - Netherlands (AZ)
1 - Portugal (Benfica)

2005-2006
2 - Romania (Rapid Bucureşti, Steaua Bucureşti)
1 - Bulgaria (Levski Sofia)
1 - England (Middlesbrough)
1 - Germany (Schalke 04)
1 - Russia (Zenit St. Petersburg)
1 - Spain (Sevilla)
1 - Switzerland (Basel)

2004-2005
1 - Austria (Austria Wien)
1 - England (Newcastle United)
1 - France (Auxerre)
1 - Italy (Parma)
1 - Netherlands (AZ)
1 - Portugal (Sporting CP)
1 - Russia (CSKA Moscow)
1 - Spain (Villarreal)

2003-2004
2 - France (Bordeaux, Marseille)
2 - Spain (Valencia, Villarreal)
1 - England (Newcastle United)
1 - Italy (Inter Milan)
1 - Netherlands (PSV)
1 - Scotland (Celtic)

2002-2003
2 - Portugal (Boavista, Porto)
1 - England (Liverpool)
1 - Greece (Panathinaikos)
1 - Italy (Lazio)
1 - Scotland (Celtic)
1 - Spain (Málaga)
1 - Turkey (Beşiktaş)

QF Appearances by Nation
15 - Spain
11 - Germany
10 - Portugal
8 - England
7 - Netherlands
5 - France
5 - Italy
4 - Russia
4 - Ukraine
3 - Scotland
2 - Romania
1 - Austria
1 - Belgium
1 - Bulgaria
1 - Greece
1 - Switzerland
1 - Turkey

Teams with the most QF Appearances
3 - AZ
3 - Benfica
3 - PSV
3 - Sporting CP
3 - Valencia
3 - Villarreal

Top Scoring Teams in Europe - 2011/2012

Top Division European teams that have scored 2+ goals per game in the 2011/2012 Regular Season.

GPG - CLUB (COUNTRY)

3.86 - UE Santa Coloma (Andorra)
3.64 - FC Santa Coloma (Andorra)
3.36 - Sant Julià (Andorra)
3.33 - Real Madrid (Spain)
2.87 - Barcelona (Spain)

2.86 - Lusitanos (Andorra)
2.71 - Ajax (Netherlands)
2.70 - F91 Dudelange (Luxembourg)
2.60 - Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
2.54 - Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)

2.54 - FC Twente (Netherlands)
2.50 - Hibernians (Malta)
2.50 - PSV (Netherlands)
2.47 - Manchester United (England)
2.42 - Manchester City (England)

2.41 - Budućnost (Montenegro)
2.41 - Bangor City (Wales)
2.39 - Bayern Munich (Germany)
2.37 - Olympiakos (Greece)
2.36 - Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic)

2.36 - Valletta (Malta)
2.36 - The New Saints (Wales)
2.35 - Slovan Liberec (Czech Republic)
2.33 - Partizan (Serbia)
2.30 - Differdange 03 (Luxembourg)

2.30 - Sheriff (Moldova)
2.30 - Cliftonville (Northern Ireland)
2.29 - Ludogorets (Bulgaria)
2.29 - Heerenveen (Netherlands)
2.26 - Maribor (Slovenia)

2.25 - Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
2.24 - Linfield (Northern Ireland)
2.24 - Porto (Portugal)
2.24 - Benfica (Portugal)
2.19 - Tre Fiori (San Marino)

2.18 - Schalke 04 (Germany)
2.16 - Sporting Braga (Portugal)
2.16 - Basel (Switzerland)
2.14 - Debrecen (Hungary)
2.14 - Llanelli (Wales)

2.11 - Željezničar (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
2.10 - Gent (Belgium)
2.10 - Crvena Zvezda (Serbia)
2.09 - CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria)
2.06 - La Fiorita (San Marino)

2.06 - Celtic (Scotland)
2.05 - Neftçi (Azerbaijan)
2.05 - Zestafoni (Georgia)
2.04 - Feyenoord (Netherlands)
2.04 - Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine)

2.03 - Anderlecht (Belgium)
2.00 - Genk (Belgium)
2.00 - Jablonec (Czech Republic)
2.00 - Arsenal (England)
2.00 - Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia)

2.00 - AC Milan (Italy)
2.00 - Jeunesse d'Esch (Luxembourg)
2.00 - Grevenmacher (Luxembourg)
2.00 - Dacia (Moldova)
2.00 - AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands)
2.00 - Portadown (Northern Ireland)


As of April 1, 2012

Not including:
Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Ireland Republic, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden

Dutch Players in Both EPL and La Liga since 1992

Dutch players that have played with clubs in Spain's La Liga and England's Premier League since the beginning of the Premier League Era in 1992-93.


Winston Bogarde – Barcelona 1997-00, Chelsea 2000–01

Khalid Boulahrouz – Chelsea 2006–07, Sevilla 2007-08

Jordi Cruyff – Barcelona 1994-96, Manchester United 1996–00, Celta Vigo 1999, Alavés 2000-03, Espanyol 2003-04

Edgar Davids – Barcelona 2003-04, Tottenham Hotspur 2005–07

Daniël de Ridder – Celta Vigo 2005-07, Birmingham City 2007-08, Wigan Athletic 2008-11

Royston Drenthe - Real Madrid 2007-10, Everton 2011-12

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink – Leeds United 1997-99, Atlético Madrid 1999-00, Chelsea 2000-04, Middelsbrough 2004-06, Charlton Athletic 2006-07

John Heitinga – Atlético Madrid 2008-09, Everton 2009–12

Patrick Kluivert – Barcelona 1998-04, Newcastle United 2004–05, Valencia 2005-06

Jan Kromkamp – Villarreal 2005-06, Liverpool 2006

Kiki Musampa – Málaga 1999-03, Atlético Madrid 2003-06, Manchester City 2004–06

Marc Overmars – Arsenal 1997–00, Barcelona, 2000-04

Michael Reiziger – Barcelona 1997-04, Middlesbrough 2004–06

Arjen Robben – Chelsea 2004–07, Real Madrid 2007-09

Giovanni van Bronckhorst – Arsenal 2001–03, Barcelona 2003-07

Rafael van der Vaart – Real Madrid 2008-10, Tottenham Hotspur 2010–12

Ruud van Nistelrooy – Manchester United 2001–06, Real Madrid 2006-10

Sander Westerveld – Liverpool 1999-2001, Real Sociedad 2001-05, Mallorca 2004-05, Portsmouth 2005-06, Everton 2006, Almeria 2006-07

Richard Witschge – Barcelona 1991-93, Blackburn Rovers 1995, Alavés 2001-2002

Nordin Wooter – Real Zaragoza 1997-99, Watford 1999–00

Boudewijn Zenden – Barcelona 1998-01, Chelsea 2001-04 Middlesbrough 2003-05, Liverpool 2005-07, Sunderland 2009-11

Barcelona Held Scoreless Games since 2008

Games that FC Barcelona failed to score a goal in since Pep Guardiola became their manager at the beginning of the 2008 season.

AC Milan (0-0, UCL: 3/28/12)
Villarreal (0-0, LIGA: 1/28/12)
Getafe (1-0, LIGA: 11/26/11)
Sevilla (0-0, LIGA: 10/22/11)

Deportivo La Coruña (0-0, LIGA: 5/15/11)
Real Madrid (1-0, CDR: 4/20/11)
Athletic Bilbao (0-0, CDR: 12/21/10)
Hércules (2-0, LIGA: 9/11/10)

Espanyol (0-0, LIGA: 4/17/10)
Rubin Kazan (0-0, UCL: 11/04/09)
Valencia (0-0, LIGA: 10/17/09)
Inter Milan (0-0, UCL: 9/16/09)

Osasuna (1-0, LIGA: 5/23/09)
Chelsea (0-0, UCL: 4/28/09)
Espanyol (0-0, CDR: 1/21/09)
Numancia (1-0, LIGA: 8/31/08)
Wisła Kraków (1-0, UCL: 8/26/08)


LIGA = La Liga
UCL = UEFA Champions League
CDR = Copa Del Rey