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10-11-2008, 07:11 AM
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TFC, FC Dallas both hungry
Desperate squads need victories badly to keep their waning playoff hopes alive
By DEAN MCNULTY (dean.mcnulty@sunmedia.ca), SUN MEDIA
Toronto FC's match today against FC Dallas has all the makings of a playoff game in that both teams are fighting for their post-season lives with only three games remaining.
A TFC loss at Dallas won't finish it off but it would require all the elements of the Major League Soccer universe coming together -- losses by all of the teams above them in the standings for the rest of the season -- for the club to move into playoff contention. ......
Read more (http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2008/10/11/7051501-sun.html)
Mitchell on the hot seat
JERRAD PETERS AND PETER MALLETT
Canada's national soccer team faces internal dissension and looming elimination from the 2010 World Cup as it faces Honduras in a qualifying match tonight.
In an interview with The Globe and Mail, national team midfielder Dwayne De Rosario reinforced criticism of head coach Dale Mitchell :hump: made earlier this week by striker Jim Brennan.
"I don't know how someone who coached the under-20s to not score a goal in the World Cup was put in charge of the national team," said De Rosario, the Houston Dynamo playmaker. .... :canada:
FIRE MITCHELL (http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081010.wspt_mitchell11/GSStory/GlobeSportsSoccer/home)
TFC TRY TO KEEP SLIM PLAYOFF HOPES ALIVE AGAINST FC DALLAS
Frisco, TX (Sports Network) - Toronto FC will try to keep its postseason hopes alive Saturday at FC Dallas in a battle of bubble teams and, surprisingly, the Canadian team's last two wins have been on the road.
TFC was one of the toughest teams at home early in the season but since June 14 its only wins in its last 15 matches are at Colorado on Aug. 9 and at New York last weekend.....
Read more (http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=252205&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_soccer)
Much on line as Hoops host TFC
FC Dallas look to restore home field advantage vs. Reds
FRISCO, Texas -- Thus far this season, playing at Pizza Hut Park hasn't been the big advantage that FC Dallas hoped it would be. The Hoops are just 5-4-5 on their home ground this year and just 2-2-1 in their last five outings in Frisco. That makes Saturday night's match with Toronto FC even more crucial. An FCD win would give them 37 points and likely move the Hoops into third place in the Western Conference and closer to a playoff spot. .....
Read more (http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20081010&content_id=194831&vkey=news_fcd&fext=.jsp&team=t104)
Do or die for Canada
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON -- France coach Raymond Domenech is in danger of losing his job only two games into World Cup qualifying. Carlos Queiroz is under pressure barely two months after taking the Portugal job.
The two teams are fourth in their qualifying groups, fully knowing that only those nations finishing atop each group are sure to go to South Africa for the 2010 tournament.
Canada, meanwhile, will try to keep its slim qualifying hopes alive at Honduras today. Canada (0-2-1) is third in Group 2 with one point, trailing Honduras by five points and Mexico by eight. A Honduras win and Canada will be eight points in arrears with only six left on the table with two matches remaining. .....
Read more (http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2008/10/11/7051511-sun.html)
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MOONSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/) :yikes::puke::mad:
TFC, FC Dallas both hungry
Desperate squads need victories badly to keep their waning playoff hopes alive
By DEAN MCNULTY (dean.mcnulty@sunmedia.ca), SUN MEDIA
Toronto FC's match today against FC Dallas has all the makings of a playoff game in that both teams are fighting for their post-season lives with only three games remaining.
A TFC loss at Dallas won't finish it off but it would require all the elements of the Major League Soccer universe coming together -- losses by all of the teams above them in the standings for the rest of the season -- for the club to move into playoff contention. ......
Read more (http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2008/10/11/7051501-sun.html)
Mitchell on the hot seat
JERRAD PETERS AND PETER MALLETT
Canada's national soccer team faces internal dissension and looming elimination from the 2010 World Cup as it faces Honduras in a qualifying match tonight.
In an interview with The Globe and Mail, national team midfielder Dwayne De Rosario reinforced criticism of head coach Dale Mitchell :hump: made earlier this week by striker Jim Brennan.
"I don't know how someone who coached the under-20s to not score a goal in the World Cup was put in charge of the national team," said De Rosario, the Houston Dynamo playmaker. .... :canada:
FIRE MITCHELL (http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081010.wspt_mitchell11/GSStory/GlobeSportsSoccer/home)
TFC TRY TO KEEP SLIM PLAYOFF HOPES ALIVE AGAINST FC DALLAS
Frisco, TX (Sports Network) - Toronto FC will try to keep its postseason hopes alive Saturday at FC Dallas in a battle of bubble teams and, surprisingly, the Canadian team's last two wins have been on the road.
TFC was one of the toughest teams at home early in the season but since June 14 its only wins in its last 15 matches are at Colorado on Aug. 9 and at New York last weekend.....
Read more (http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=252205&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_soccer)
Much on line as Hoops host TFC
FC Dallas look to restore home field advantage vs. Reds
FRISCO, Texas -- Thus far this season, playing at Pizza Hut Park hasn't been the big advantage that FC Dallas hoped it would be. The Hoops are just 5-4-5 on their home ground this year and just 2-2-1 in their last five outings in Frisco. That makes Saturday night's match with Toronto FC even more crucial. An FCD win would give them 37 points and likely move the Hoops into third place in the Western Conference and closer to a playoff spot. .....
Read more (http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20081010&content_id=194831&vkey=news_fcd&fext=.jsp&team=t104)
Do or die for Canada
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON -- France coach Raymond Domenech is in danger of losing his job only two games into World Cup qualifying. Carlos Queiroz is under pressure barely two months after taking the Portugal job.
The two teams are fourth in their qualifying groups, fully knowing that only those nations finishing atop each group are sure to go to South Africa for the 2010 tournament.
Canada, meanwhile, will try to keep its slim qualifying hopes alive at Honduras today. Canada (0-2-1) is third in Group 2 with one point, trailing Honduras by five points and Mexico by eight. A Honduras win and Canada will be eight points in arrears with only six left on the table with two matches remaining. .....
Read more (http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soccer/2008/10/11/7051511-sun.html)
http://i33.tinypic.com/20h8vmo.jpg
MOONSHINE (http://www.torontosun.com/sunshinegirl/) :yikes::puke::mad: