June 19, 2013

Soccer Recap: Monterrey rallies late to score third straight CONCAC

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MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Monterrey pulled off a stunning turnaround to win its third straight CONCACAF Champions League title on Wednesday, coming from two goals down to beat Mexican rivals Santos Laguna 4-2. After a 0-0 draw at Santos in the first leg, Monterrey fell behind 2-0 at home, but scored four times in the [...]

MLS Roundup: FCD Takes Texas rivalry, Chivas-Galaxy tie / Bundesliga Roundup: Dortmund overwhelmes Freiburg

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(L-R) Diego Calderon #5 of the Colorado Rapids jumps for a header against Kenny Cooper #33 of FC Dallas at FC Dallas Stadium on March 2, 2013 in Frisco, Texas. (March 1, 2013 – Source: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images North America) FC DALLAS 3, HOUSTON DYNAMO 2 (PhatzRadio / AP) — FRISCO, Tex—Kenny Cooper’s 90th minute [...]

Soccer: Sounders edge Santos Laguna in CCL

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Marc Crosas #6 of Santos Laguna battles Brad Evans #3 of the Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field on March 7, 2012 in Seattle, Washington. The Sounders defeated Santos Laguna 2-1. (March 6, 2012 – Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images North America) SEATTLE (AP) — Brad Evans headed in a free kick early in [...]

Field View – UEFA Action And MLS Cup Finals Are Set

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(PhatzRadio – Staff Writer CWO) Hi soccer fans, we finally know the 2 teams that will face each other in the MLS final of this season, so let’s start with the first semifinal game between LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake. In this game, the LA Galaxy defeated Real Salt Lake 3-1 with goals from [...]

Rooney’s 2 goals lift Man U over Otelul: Champions League

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Wayne Rooney of Manchester United celebrates scoring from the penalty spot during the UEFA Champions League match against FC Otelul Galati. (Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Wayne Rooney made two penalty kicks Tuesday to lead 10-man Manchester United a 2-0 road victory over the Romanian club Otelul Galati in the Champions League. [...]

Field View – MLS Stages For The PlayOffs

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(PhatzRadio – Staff Writer CWO) Hi soccer fans, action in the MLS continued this weekend with crucial playoff qualifying games. Houston faced the Portland Timbers and with Dynamo victory, jumped over New York, Columbus Crew and Sporting KC into second place in the East with 46 points and they are in second place in the [...]

Sounders win U.S. Open Cup for third year in a row

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(Reuters) – The Seattle Sounders beat the Chicago Fire 2-0 in the final of the U.S. Open Cup on Tuesday to win the competition for the third year in a row. After Chicago keeper Sean Johnson had made a series of saves to keep the game goalless, Seattle went close to going ahead on the [...]

Field View – Setting Up The Playoff Picture For the MLS, Inter And Milan Win Their First Matches In The Italian League

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(PhatzRadio – Staff Writer CWO) This weekend in the UEFA Italian League, Inter finally got their first victory of their season against Bologna 3-1. Giampaolo Pazzini, Diego Milito and Lucio, each scored one goal in this game as Inter moved into 13th place in Italian soccer. Inter’s new coach Claudio Ranieri did a great job [...]

Field View – CONCACAF Action And Real Betis Leading The UEFA Spanish League

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(PhatzRadio – Staff Writer CWO) This week in the CONCACAF Champions League, Toronto defeated Tauro from Panama 1-0 with an excellent performance from the Striker Danny Koevermans, who continues to be a top performer for Toronto FC. He scored a goal late in the first half as Toronto took the victory Tuesday night. It was [...]

Koevermans helps Toronto FC win crucial CONCACAF match

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Toronto FC’s Ryan Johnson (9) and Tauro FC’s Leonel Parris battle for the ball in front of goaltender Alvaro Anzola during first half CONCACAF action in Toronto on Tuesday. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press) Toronto FC fans still sing Danny Dichio’s name during every game even though he retired two years ago. But the Englishman may soon [...]