Happy Mother's Day everybody. While today is a day to celebrate the mothers, wives, sisters and daughters in our life, it is also a day with a LOT of quality soccer matches to watch. You might have to TIVO some of them as you celebrate the holiday, but chances are you will eventually see some top notch soccer.
The Manchester Derby already took place earlier this morning, but Arsenal and Chelsea are set to clash in a battle of London at 11am on FSC. If the Bundesliga is more your speed then you can watch Hamburg and Werder Bremen in a UEFA Cup semifinal rematch (11am, GolTV). Barcelona-Villarreal (1pm, GolTV), AC Milan-Juventus (2:30pm, FSC) and San Lorenzo-Boca Junior (4:30pm, GolTV) are just some of the other quality games on display (as well as LA-Seattle at 3pm on Telefutura).
If you will be watching today's action, or watched this morning's games, please feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and some play-by-play in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action and have a Happy Mother's Day.
Jacqua going down on minimal contact, must be a penalty though since its against the galaxy.If its not?the galaxy are match fixing….
Another gift for the Galaxatives
Hottest goal scorers in Europe
Villa, Ronaldo, Eto’o, Torres, Ibrahimovic
But also Grafite, Negredo, Anelka
When Dema Kovalenko starts for the Galaxy the opposing team should be awarded a penalty to start the game instead of a kickoff.
Great news for Bradley and BMG. A few more matches and they’re safe for another season in the Bundesliga. Hopefully Bradley can regain some steam and knock in a few more goals or assists.
Steven Gerrard has 15goals in 27matches and 23goals in 39 matches overall. Pretty damn good. The most he has ever scored in any season. Worthy of being remembered.
Torres has 13goals in 21 matches. Anelka has 17 in 34 appearances. Ronaldo has 18 in 31 matches. Robino has 14 in 29matches.
Those are the top scorers this season. Defense has been pretty tough to crack this season.
I watched three other MLS games this week…turn on Seattle, see and hear the crowd and I think I’ve turned on a European game by mistake…
Every game in Seattle is entertaining, thanks to those crowds.
Yeah JesseMT, that looked like a pretty obvious penalty to me.
This ref is making me a believer in all the LA Galaxy conspiracy theories. Unbelievable.
Does anyone have the number for Tyrone Marshall’s hair designer? Burn it!
http://www.justin.tv/xyyz
^^^ a not-so-great link i found for the seattle/la match.
if anyone has another that’s better please post. thanks!
NIHAT in injury time!!!!!!
Posted by: RK | May 10, 2009 at 02:53 PM
It was not Nihat
JB, i had no idea that was the case. that’s pretty exciting. it’ll be interesting to see if the intensity level of the mexican clubs increases with the CCL and SL.
…and northzax
Can someone buy Kasey Keller a real captain’s arm band? That bandage on his arm is not cutting it.
@JB – cool, thank you for the additional information.
The FMF CONMEBOL split is permanent, not just for this year. The Mexican national team has withdrawn from next year’s Copa America. This is big for US Soccer too, in that the CONCACAF Champions League and Superliga now have more importance to FMF since Copa Libertadores/Sudamericana is no longer in their planning. Its a major financial blow to CONMEBOL.
beuller? beuller?
^^^
same question video stream for LA Seattle?
anyone have a link for the LA v SEA match?
Ok, now they are saying Llorente…but Barca will have to wait a week now, and this helps Villarreal’s CL aspirations.
NIHAT in injury time!!!!!!
Homey: according to the Goal blog at the Times, where I read about it, the fmf was pissed that the Mexican clubs were summarily booted from Liberatadores and has severed all ties with Comnebol. Personally I think conmebol will come begging when they realize how much money Mexico brings to the liberatadores table.
Abidal, Keita are not Barcelona class players. I hope Pep sits them in Rome.
Wow, late drama in the Barca game…red to Abidal in the 75th.
@JB – Is that indefinitely, or just for this season (due to the swine flu)? I found an article on that also, but I can’t tell if it is a permanent thing or just for this season.
Mike, what do you mean?
Will Barca celebrate today or save it for the next home game?
Dani Alves on a free kick makes it 3-1 at the half. Then flashes his tats.
Rossi back in the lineup for Villarreal today as they try to get back in the CL spots and stop Barca’s clinching of La Liga. Eto’o just scored to make it 2-1 Barca.
That Gooch story is a bit thin. It also claims that Wolves will “splash 3 million” on him, seemingly missing the fact that he is out of contract and free to move on a Bosman at the end of the season (unless they are referring to his wages).
Borrussia Monchengladbach manager Hans Meyer needs to have someone other than Marin take free kicks, corners, penalties. In the second period Gladbach got nothing from Marin and he took every dead-ball.
A little schadenfreude for the Villarreal/ Pellegrini haters. If Barcelona beat Villarreal later today they’ll sit 7th, out of all European competition.
Monchengladbach just beat Schalke 04. Coalutti scored for Gladbach in the 90th minute…
It hasn’t made SBI yet, but a big story of the weekend is that Mexico has severed all ties with CONMEBOL. San Luis and Chivas have withdrawn from the remainder of the Copa Libertadores. The FMF has stated that they will no longer be participating in the Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana or Copa America.
yeah, danny. adebayor’s disgraceful dive just now rivals the best. each of the top four have players just as guilty as drogba. you hack.
Don’t care how many goals maloudan scores, that hair is unforgivable.
Boswinga your unibrow should have done more
Bad week to be an Arsenal supporter….
Arsenal’s keeper looks like he’s fresh out of high school.
Chelsea and Arsenal – just great football. A real joy to watch.
Lovely ka!
What a shot by Anelka!!!!!
Where are all the Chelsea hacks today? Not bitching and moaning over “bad” calls are they? Typical.
Drogba is a disgrace. He’s a !@#$ disgrace.
Why is the announcer talkin like the match is over? Only one goal and tons of football left laddie.
Inter draw 2-2.
Official awards Cesc a yellow card on another Drogba dive. Subsequent free kick gives Chelsea an undeserved goal. Official has his hands all over this outcome shouldn’t be.
Great header by Alex, Chelsea up 1 nil.
Watching Michael Bradley…BM just missed a penalty(Marin). Bradley may take back penalty duties.
Man United wins 2-0. Yuck.