CAMPEONATO ESPANHOL
Greve chega ao fim e disputa começa amanhã
Clubes e atletas chegaram ontem a acordo. Serão pagos 50 milhões (cerca de R$ 115 milhões) em salários atrasados a mais de 200 jogadores e será criado fundo para garantir o salário a atletas de clubes caloteiros.
BRASILEIRO - SÉRIE B
Americana e Criciúma jogam por vaga no G-4
Embalado por duas vitórias seguidas, o Americana tenta bater o ABC, em casa (20h30), para entrar no G-4 da Série B. Na mesma situação, o Criciúma hospeda o São Caetano. Jogam, ainda, Boa x Duque de Caxias.
ATLÉTICO-MG
Cuca enxuga elenco e afasta cinco jogadores
O técnico Cuca, do Atlético-MG, decidiu afastar cinco jogadores do elenco: o lateral-direito Patric, os meias Wendel e Giovanni Augusto, o volante Toró e o lateral-esquerdo Guilherme Santos.
CICLISMO NO PAN
19 atletas
foram convocados ontem para o Pan de Guadalajara, em outubro. Os ciclistas estão divididos em quatro provas: bicicross, estrada, mountain bike e pista.
NATAÇÃO
Thiago Pereira treinará com grupo de Cielo
Especialista no nado medley, o nadador fará parte do grupo PRO-16, formado pelo campeão mundial que, atualmente, tem outros sete nadadores. Thiago Pereira dividirá seus treinos entre São Paulo e Los Angeles.
US OPEN
Bellucci vai enfrentar israelense nos EUA
O israelense Dudi Sela será o adversário de Thomaz Bellucci na 1.ª rodada d0 US Open. Ricardo Mello pega o francês Gilles Simon, 12.º cabeça de chave. Novak Djokovic terá pela frente um jogador vindo do qualifying.

Tottenham acerta chegada de Adebayor por empréstimo

O Tottenham anunciou nesta quinta-feira a contratação, por empréstimo, o atacante togolês Emmanuel Adebayor, que tem seu passe preso ao Manchester City, mas que disputou a segunda metade da temporada passada emprestado ao Real Madrid. Ele fica em Londres por um ano.
Em janeiro passado, por conta da boa fase de Tevez, Adebayor ficou sem espaço no City, acabou no banco e pediu para ser emprestado. Foi contratado pelo Real, que precisava urgentemente de um atacante por conta da lesão de Higuain. Com o argentino recuperado, o time espanhol não viu necessidade em estender o vínculo do togolês, que se encerrou neste verão europeu.
Como o City tem também Dzeko, Santa Cruz, Bellamy, Balotelli e agora Agüero como opções de ataque, sua volta a Manchester se tornou ainda mais improvável. Colocado no mercado, acabou acertando com o Tottenham, que já aparecia como principal favorito para ficar com ele. Ali, terá a concorrência de Roman Pavlyuchenko, Jermain Defoe, Giovani dos Santos e, principalmente, Peter Crouch.
Adebayor chegou à Inglaterra por meio do Arsenal, que o contratou junto ao Monaco, em janeiro de 2006. Depois, foi levado a peso de ouro ao City, assim que o clube de Manchester se tornou o "novo rico" do futebol inglês - a transferência teria movimentado 30 milhões de Euros. No Real, onde atuou emprestado, ele fez 22 jogos e oito gols.

LA Galaxy Midfielder Chris Birchall Named to Trinidad And Tobago Roster for World Cup Qualifiers

Midfielder one of 11 foreign based players named to T&T roster

LA Galaxy Communications

LAGalaxy.com

August 24, 2011

(Robert Mora / LA Galaxy)

CARSON, Calif. (Wednesday, August 24, 2011) – LA Galaxy midfielder Chris Birchall was one of 11 foreign based players named to the Trinidad and Tobago National Team roster for their upcoming 2014 World Cup Qualifiers against Barbados and Bermuda. Trinidad and Tobago head coach Otto Pfister will announce the complete roster for the matches later this week.
Birchall will join up with the rest of the Trinidad and Tobago team following the Galaxy’s game in New York against the Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena on Sunday, August 28 before returning to the club ahead of the showdown with the defending MLS Cup champion Colorado Rapids on Friday, September 9 at The Home Depot Center. As a result, he will miss the club’s trip to LIVESTRONG Sporting Park on Monday, September 5 to face Sporting Kansas City.
Trinidad and Tobago will open their 2014 World Cup Qualifying campaign on Friday, September 2 when they host Bermuda at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. They will be back in action again four days later on Tuesday, September 6 when they take on Barbados in Bridgetown. These are the first of six games that the Soca Warriors will play in Group B of the Second Round of CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying with future games against Barbados and Bermuda to be played in October as well as two games against Guyana in November.
Birchall, who last appeared for Trinidad in August 2009 during qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, has 36 caps for his country, scoring four times. A member of Trinidad’s team at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Birchall made his debut for Trinidad and Tobago in May 2005 against Bermuda.
Birchall and the Galaxy are back in action at home on Thursday, August 25 when they take on Costa Rican champion LD Alajuelense at The Home Depot Center in Week 2 of the Group Stage of CONCACAF Champions League. That game kicks off at 7 p.m. For more information about the game or to purchase tickets, please call 877-3GALAXY or visit www.lagalaxy.com/CCL. All fans at Thursday's match will also receive free parking.

Playoffs Standings: If postseason started today

Who would make it into the MLS Cup playoffs if the season ended today? 

Last update: Includes games of Wednesday, August 24

Western Conference PTS GP GD LA Galaxy 51 26 17 Seattle Sounders FC 45 26 9 FC Dallas 43 26 6

Eastern Conference PTS GP GD Columbus Crew 40 25 5 Sporting Kansas City 36 25 5 Houston Dynamo 35 26 2

Wild Card Race PTS GP GD Colorado Rapids 41 27 5 Real Salt Lake 36 23 12 Philadelphia Union 34 24 6 New York Red Bulls 32 26 4 Portland Timbers 32 26 -8 Chivas USA 31 26 3 D.C. United 31 24 -1 San Jose Earthquakes 25 25 -8 Chicago Fire 24 25 -5 New England Revolution 23 26 -13 Toronto FC 23 27 -23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 18 25 -16

Currently in playoff position as Top 3 conf. finisher   Currently in playoff position as wild-card finisher   Currently out of playoff position The top three finishers in each conference, based on regular season points (six automatic berths) The next best four clubs based on regular season points, irrespective of conference (four wild cards) The four wild cards will play single elimination games against each other, with higher seeds hosting (1 vs. 4; 2 vs. 3). These play-in games are part of the MLS Cup Playoffs. After the two play-in games conclude, the lowest remaining seed will face the Supporters’ Shield winner in the Conference Semifinals; the other will face the No. 1 seed in the opposite conference from the Supporters’ Shield winner. For complete playoff format and tiebreakers, click here.

 

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Chivas USA leave points on the table in loss vs. Portland

Fraser disappointed with ending to month-long, 5-game road swing 

For the third straight match, Chivas USA were forced to reach into their bench in the first half to make an early substitution. In the end, it was just too much to ask as the Rojiblancos fell 1-0 to the Portland Timbers.
WATCH: Full Match Highlights
After a nervy start, Chivas head coach Robin Fraser was forced to make a pair of substitutions because of injuries. In the just the 11th minute, Mike Lahoud went out with an ankle injury forcing veteran Mariano Trujillo into the match. Then just 27 minutes later midfielder Paulo Nagamura was replaced by Simon Elliott due to a foot injury.
“Obviously, we didn’t expect that,” Trujillo told MLSsoccer.com on phone after the match. “We had a plan and we wanted to stay with that plan. Also substitutions are to improve your team, so when you have to waste subs – if you can say that — on two injuries, it’s tough.”
As the Rojiblancos tried to find their feet after the two early substitutions, the Timbers were able to capitalize on the disarray with Eric Brunner scoring the decisive goal just before halftime. The Goats were able to rebound late and eventually pressure the Timbers in search of an equalizer, but Brunner’s goal stood.
“It started with a turnover in the midfield and us not dealing with that sequence well,” Fraser told MLSsoccer.com “Eventually it makes its way to a corner kick, then a player gets lose and they score. It’s certainly extremely disappointing for us to give up a goal in that fashion.”
In addition to the early substitutions, the Rojiblancos were without forward Juan Pablo Angel who, according to Fraser, was left in Southern California due to concerns about his ability to deal with the JELD-WEN turf.
The defeat marks a disappointing end to the Goats’ five-game road trip, as they finish up with a 1-2-2 record. Although they end the month-long excursion just a single point out of the playoffs, the feeling around the locker room is that there were points left on the table.
“You always want to get more points,” said Fraser.  “Regardless of whether you’re at home or on the road, you want to get three points and we just feel like we didn’t get enough points and obviously, the standings will show that.”
Chivas finished the night in 12th place overall, tied with D.C. United. Both clubs are on 31 points, one behind both Portland and the New York Red Bulls in the hunt for the final playoff slot.
Adam Serrano covers Chivas USA for MLSsoccer.com. He can be reached at adam.m.serrano@gmail.com and on Twitter: @adamserrano

Je to úžasný pocit, shodují se slovenští střelci Viktorky

Czech Republic

Když v 77. minutě utkání nastoupil místo Marka Bakoše jeho mladší krajan Michal Ďuriš, nikdo v tuto chvíli ještě nemohl tušit, že jednoho střelce nahradí druhý. Starší ze slovenské dvojice vstřelil vyrovnávací branku deset minut předtím, než odešel ze hřiště. Jeho náhradník zkázu Kodaně dokonal v nastaveném čase.
„Na hřiště jsem šel s tím, abych podržel míč. Branka, kterou jsem vstřelil, je už jen třešničkou na dortu. Jsem moc rád, že jsme to zvládli, hlavně před lidmi, kteří nám nevěřili, jsme dokázali, že fotbal hrát umíme. Atmosféra v hledišti byla také naprosto úžasná a vítězství patří všem lidem, kteří nás sem přijeli podpořit,“ popisuje své pocity po finálním hvizdu Michal Ďuriš. „Jsme velmi rádi, je to super pocit. Někteří z nás si zahrají Ligu mistrů poprvé v životě,“ dodává vzápětí s širokým úsměvem. I on totiž bude jedním z plzeňských debutantů v Champions League.
Prakticky totožné pocity má i Marek Bakoš. „Je to něco podobného, jako když jsme oslavovali titul. Člověk si ještě ani neuvědomuje, že bude moci hrát Ligu mistrů. Strašně moc se ale na tyto zápasy těším. Každé utkání pro nás bude svátkem, ať už budeme hrát s Barcelonou, AC Milán nebo Bayernem,“ říká nadšeně.
Poslední krok k vytouženému cíli se v žádném případě nerodil nijak lehce. „V prvním poločase jsme se nedokázali dostat ze středu hřiště, ztráceli jsme hodně míčů v přechodové fázi. Tím pádem jsme nedokázali ohrozit soupeřovu branku, a pokud jsme si vytvořili nějakou šanci, tak jsme ji neproměnili. To je důvod, proč jsme po první půli prohrávali. V kabině jsme si ale řekli, že nemůžeme nijak bláznit, prohráváme totiž jen 1:0. Šli jsme do druhého poločasu s tím, že nějaký gól dáme, což se potvrdilo. Hlavně, že jsme v druhé půli žádný nedostali,“ hodnotí utkání viktorián s třiadvacítkou na dresu.
Markovi, který ve středečním utkání s Kodaní potvrdil svou střeleckou formu, to v boji o Champions League opravdu pálilo ostrými. Přesto svých šest zásahů z kvalifikačních zápasů nepřeceňuje. „Podařilo se mi dát pár branek a uvidíme, jak to pujde dále. Chtěl bych teď dát také nějaké branky v ligových zápasech, abych mužstvu pomohl i v domácí soutěži. Kdyby mi to tam padalo takto v Champions League i nadále, budu jenom rád,“ říká. A určitě nebude jediný, komu budou jeho další případné branky dělat

Brazil. Internacional champion of Recopa

O Internacional fez valer a força de seu estádio. Com dois gols de Leandro Damião, e outro de Kleber, o colorado bateu o Independiente no estádio Beira-Rio, nesta quarta-feira, e faturou o bicampeonato da Recopa Sul-Americana. O Colorado venceu por 3 a 1 e reverteu a desvantagem de ter perdido por 2 a 1 na Argentina.

Leandro Damião apaga a desvantagem

A vontade do Inter, que pressionou desde o apito inicial, resultou em boas chances. A bola na trave de D’Alessandro com quatro minutos e o chute forte de Oscar logo depois foram exemplos. No entanto, o protagonista da etapa inicial foi Leandro Damião. O centroavante começou a comandar a vitória aos 19 minutos.

Lançado na direita, Damião deixou o experiente Gabriel Milito para trás com extrema facilidade. Invadiu a grande área e chutou de bico pro fundo das redes. Atordoado com o gol, o time de Avellaneda se encolheu. Leandro Damião se aproveitou. Aos 25 minutos, o atacante dividiu no ar novamente. Mais uma vez contra Milito, e fez 2 a 0.

Independiente desperta, mas não intimida o Beira-Rio

Só que nem tudo foi calmaria. Na volta do vestiário, o Independiente foi para frente. De cara conseguiu furar a defesa. Maxi Velázquez aproveitou buraco do lado direito, entrou na área e bateu forte para fazer 2 a 1 A recuperação dos visitantes continuava. Aos 11 minutos, Perez chutou e Muriel defendeu à queima roupa.

Mas o colorado não repetia a atuação da primeira etapa. Sem D´Alessandro, com um problema na coxa, e pressionado pelo Independiente o Inter torcia por um gol salvador para afastar a possibilidade de eliminação. Aos 36 minutos, o desejo virou realidade. Jô foi derrubado por Navarro na área. Pênalti. Uma pequena reunião definiu o batedor, já que D’Alessandro não estava mais em campo. Coube ao lateral-esquerdo Kleber cobrar e acertar o canto direito do goleiro.

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