[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] For the second year in a row, the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League will be an all-Mexican affair. UNAM made sure of that,getting two goals from former Chivas USA striker Juan Francisco Palencia and crushing Marathon of Honduras, 6-1, to avenge the only loss by a Mexican team inthe two-leg quarterfinals. […]
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Crew comes close but fall in Mexico
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Columbus packed enough Guillermo Barros Schelotto to test Toluca, but ultimately, los Diablos Rojos had too much”Zinha.” Toluca rallied from a 1-0 deficit to beat Columbus, 3-2, Wednesday night in the home leg of their Concacaf Champions League quarterfinal series and prevail, 5-4, onaggregate. A penalty kick by Hector Mancila and two […]
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Preseason Scoreboard
[MLS] Duke University held the New England Revolution to a 1-1 tie in a preseason scrimmage on Wednesday. All 16 teams have games scheduled for the weekend. Forall the results and schedule … March 17 in Toluca, Mexico Toluca (Mexico) 3 (Mancila pen. 47, Zinha 57, 72) Columbus Crew 2 (Schelotto pen. 45, 70) (Concacaf […]
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Struggling Pachuca ends skid
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Having lost three straight Mexican league games — two by 3-0 scores at home — struggling Pachuca needed all the breaks it couldget to survive its Concacaf Champions League quarterfinal series with Comunaciones. The Guatemala City club had two players sent off two minutes apart in the second half, and Pachuca went […]
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MLS Preseason Schedule
[DATEBOOK] MLS moves into its final week of preseason play. Seven teams are on action on Wednesday, and all 16 teams have games scheduled for the weekend. Forthe complete schedule … March 17 in Toluca, Mexico Toluca (Mexico) vs. Columbus Crew (Concacaf Champions League) March 17 in Charleston, S.C. Charleston Battery vs. Real Salt Lake […]
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Cruz Azul earns lone Mexican win on road
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Cruz Azul was the only one of four Mexican teams playing on the road to win first leg of its Concacaf Champions League quarterfinalseries, beating Panama’s Arabe Unido, 1-0, on Cristian Riveros‘ header in the 70th minute. Cruz Azul, which was playing without Mexican nationalteam midfielder Gerardo Torrado, was the 2009 Concacaf […]
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Marathon pulls upset
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] If any team is going to break Mexico’s stranglehold in the Concacaf Champions League, it could be Marathon of Honduras. It openedthe knockout phase of the regional club championship with a 2-0 win over UNAM Wednesday thanks to a pair of penalty kicks. Walter Martinez andCarlos Mejia scored to the delight of […]
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Lenhart rescues Crew two late goals
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The Columbus Crew came back from a two-goal deficit at the half to earn a 2-2 tie with Mexico’s Toluca in the first leg of theirConcacaf Champions League quarterfinal series. Steven Lenhart had both goals for the Crew, which was missing Guillermo Barros Schelotto
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MLS-Mexican showdown: Forces not in Crew's favor
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The Columbus Crew, the lone MLS team still alive in the Concacaf Champions League, faces a tall order when it begins itsquarterfinal series at home against Mexico’s Toluca Tuesday (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, live, 8 pm ET). Columbus will be without star Guillermo Barros Schelotto,who is suspended. Also unavailable will be two […]
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Crew wraps up Arizona stint with tie
[MLS] Not that preseason records mean anything, but the Crew preserved its unbeaten status by tying Kansas City, 1-1, Thursday in Phoenix. It returns home toface Toluca of Mexico Tuesday in the first leg of their Concacaf Champions League quarterfinal series. The Crew has yet to lose against MLS and minor league opposition as it […]