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Beckham Starts Italian Adventure In Milan

England coach Fabio Capello suggested the move so the former Manchester United player stayed match fit and could still turn out for his country.

Beckham said: “I’m really happy to be here, it is a great honour. I hope to add to the team, I hope to give everything that I’ve always given in my career and it’s a huge honour.

“I’ve played for the biggest club in England, the biggest club in Spain and now I’m going to be playing for the biggest club in Italy.

“I’ve been very lucky in my career to have done that, and I’m just going to enjoy it because I think to be given this opportunity is incredible.”

His arrival at AC Milan comes at a crucial time for the club, as they are nine points adrift of rivals Inter and their form in recent weeks has been poor.

Injuries have hit the side and Beckham will move immediately into the hole left by Rino Gattuso, who is out for six months following a knee operation.

AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti even joked: ”If I could, I would play Beckham now this weekend.”

Designers, hotels, gyms, restaurants and schools in the fashion capital are falling over themselves to get a piece of what has been dubbed ‘il fenomeno Beckham’.

For his three-month stay in Milan, Beckham is said to have been given the £1,000 a night Penthouse suite of the Chedi Hotel, close to AC Milan’s San Siro stadium.During his stay in Italy, Beckham will be eligible for 10 Serie A matches as well as two UEFA games, should Ancelotti decide to name him in the European squad.Beckham will begin training with his new teammates on December 29 and hopes to be on the field for Milan’s first 2009 Serie A match, January 11, away against AS Roma.

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Columbus Crew 3 Red Bulls 1 MLS Cup Final

Alejandro Moreno opened the scoring in the 31st minute, slotting a tight-angled shot past Red Bulls goalkeeper Danny Cepero. New York equalized early in the second half through John Wolyniec, but Chad Marshall’s header from a Schelotto corner kick restored the Crew’s lead 87 seconds later. Schelotto then earned his MLS Cup record third assist in the 82nd minute, with is direct pass allowing Frankie Hejduk to cap the scoring.Schelotto was named the MLS Cup Most Valuable Player for his record-setting performance, becoming the third player in league history to win league MVP honors as well as in the MLS Cup Final.35-year-old Schelotto, a long-time star in his native Argentina, assisted on all the Columbus Crew’s goals in Sunday’s 3-1 MLS Cup victory over the New York Red Bulls. Afterward, he received the game’s MVP award to go with the regular-season MVP trophy he was presented earlier in the week.

Schmid hoisted the Cup in the home stadium of the Los Angeles Galaxy, a team that axed him in 2004, two years after he guided the club to the MLS championship.

“It’s a very emotional moment for me, winning this game here in L.A. in front of family and friends. And, to be quite honest, the town that I was fired in,” Schmid said.Alejandro Moreno scored in the first half for Columbus and, after New York’s John Wolyniec tied it 1-1 in the 51st minute, Chad Marshall put the Crew back in front two minutes later. Frankie Hejduk added an insurance goal.

“We played a very good second half,” Schelotto said through a translator. “The first half was a bit more difficult. We were lucky to get that second goal off a corner kick. After that, I believe we were much better than the other team.”That rapid response to New York’s tying goal was deflating for the Red Bulls, Wolyniec said.

“The timing of the second goal was disappointing,” he said. “We were on a high from tying the game and it’s tough to come back.”

New York coach Juan Carlos Osorio thought the Red Bulls outplayed the Crew in the first 45 minutes.

“We should have been one up instead of one down,” he said.

Then there was a defensive lapse on Marshall’s header off Schelotto’s corner kick, which Osorio called “too easy.”"In between, we gave a good account of ourselves,” he added.

Schelotto, who led the league with 19 assists during the regular season, set up Moreno’s goal with a heads-up play near the sideline, Marshall’s with a bending corner kick, and Hejduk’s with a soft lob.

Schmid said Schelotto even played fine defence.”He’s always helping the team,” the coach said.An example was the play leading to the Crew’s first goal, when Schelotto stole the ball from Dave van den Bergh just as it was about to go over the right sideline and tapped it to Moreno. Moreno sprinted into a dribble as defender Diego Jimenez scurried back, but Moreno outraced him and, when goalie Denny Cepero had to commit, Moreno kicked the ball across the mouth and it rolled into the net just inside the left post.”He (Schelotto) has such great instincts,” Schmid said. “The ball that was going out of bounds there, he’s got the presence to know to react to the play quickly. It’s those decisive moments that turn games.”

 

USA 2-0 Guatemala WC 2010 Qualifiers

Usa got a good result over Guatemala with a 2-0 win .The U.S. Men’s National Team recorded their seventh victory in eight 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, downing Guatemala 2-0 in front of 9,303 fans at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. Second-half goals from Kenny Cooper and Freddy Adu paced the U.S. during a solid performance in their final match of the Semifinal Round of CONCACAF qualifying.

Despite fielding a fairly young and inexperienced squad, the U.S. was composed and it was the young players who stepped up to provide the victory. Jozy Altidore was dangerous throughout the night and provided a deft pass for the assist on Cooper’s opening goal, while Adu showed his ability to finish with a well-taken free kick to seal the victory. All together, six players – Jonathan Bornstein, Ricardo Clark, Kenny Cooper, Clarence Goodson, Michael Parkhurst and John Thorrington – earned their first start in a World Cup qualifier

Freddy Adu scored a great Free Kick see the goal below

Red Bull New York Vs Columbus Crew MLS Cup 2008

New York’s road to the final: After a lackluster season riddled with more questions than answers, New York sneaked into the playoffs on the last day of league play. Thanks to D.C. United hitting the post three times against Columbus and losing 1-0, NY was able to grab the second wild card spot. New York opened the playoffs against Houston, the top seed in the west. After a 1-1 result at home in the first leg of the Western Conference semi-finals, NY and Dane Richards exploded on the scene in Houston. Erupting in a shocking 4-0 result to book their ticket into the Western Conference finals. There they met the boys from Utah. In one of the most exciting games seen to date in MLS, NY came out ahead thanks to a 29th minute strike from Dave Van den Bergh. NY was able to survive the RSL offense for the last 60 and book their place in MLS Cup ‘08.

Columbus’ road to the final: League Champions rarely do the double. However this has been something of a magical season for Crew. Led by Guillermo Barros Schelotto’s 7 goals, 19 assists, Crew accumulated 17 wins and 57 points and a goal differential of plus 14 in league play. Columbus began their run to the final with a first round fixture with Kansas City. After a 1-1 draw on the road, Columbus was able to put Kansas City’s playoff lives to bed with a 2-0 win at home. In the Eastern Conference final, Columbus met up with Chicago Fire. After giving up an early first half goal to Chicago, Columbus put together a second half rally and net two, thanks to Defender of the Year, Chad Marshall, and grab the winner thanks to Eddie Gaven.

History: This is the first time either of these teams have been in the final.

New York won the season series 2-1, winning both games at home.

Probable Starting XI:
Columbus:

William Hesmer
Frankie Hejduk Chad Marshall Danny O’Rourke Gino Padula
Eddie Gaven Brian Carroll Brad Evans Robbie Rogers
Guillermo Barros Schelotto Alejandro Moreno

New York:

Danny Cepero
Chris Leitch Diego Jimenez Carlos Mendes Kevin Goldthwaite
Dane Richards Luke Sassano Jorge Rojas Dave van den Bergh
Juan Pablo Angel John Wolyniec

Chicago Fire v Columbus Crew (1-2)

Columbus Crew advanced to their first Major League Soccer Cup title game with a 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire on Thursday night at Crew Stadium.

Chad Marshall and Eddie Gaven scored second-half goals to lead the Crew to victory after Brian McBride gave the Fire a 1-0 lead in the first half.

With the win, the Supporters’ Shield winners will face the victor of the New York Red Bulls at Real Salt Lake Western Final on Saturday in the MLS Cup Championship on Nov. 23 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

New York Red Bulls 3 Houston Dynamo 0 SEMI FINAL

The Red Bulls have won this game and won the series. Go crazy Red Bulls fans, the seemingly impossible came true. The team hardly anybody could have imagined winning just beat the two-time defending champions.

Real Salt Lake 2 Chivas USA 2 :Semi Final

Real Salt Lake, the winners of only 21 games in its first three seasons in Major League Soccer, won the series with a 3-2 aggregate score and will face the winner of Sunday’s New York-Houston conference semifinal in the next round.Highlights below

NE Revolution 0 Chicago Fire 3

Fire won this was ease 3-0 full highlights below

Budweiser Golden Boot: Landon Donovan

As the MLS draws to a close the golden boot award took place last week and La Galaxy’s in form man Landon Donovan got the top vote. League’s leading goal scorer during the regular season, after scoring a career high 20 goals.

Top Goal Scorers in Each Season:

2008: 20 goals - Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)
2007: 20 goals - Luciano Emilio (D.C. United)
2006: 16 goals - Jeff Cunningham (Real Salt Lake)
2005: 17 goals - Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution)
2004: 12 goals - Eddie Johnson (Dallas Burn); Brian Ching (San Jose Earthquakes)
2003: 15 goals - Carlos Ruiz (Los Angeles Galaxy); Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution)
2002: 24 goals - Carlos Ruiz (Los Angeles Galaxy)
2001: 19 goals - Alex Pineda Chacon (Miami Fusion)
2000: 26 goals - Mamadou Diallo (Tampa Bay Mutiny)
1999: 18 goals - Stern John (Columbus Crew); Roy Lassiter (D.C. United); Jason Kreis (Dallas Burn)
1998: 26 goals - Stern John (Columbus Crew)
1997: 16 goals - Jaime Moreno (D.C. United)
1996: 27 goals - Roy Lassiter (Tampa Bay Mutiny)

Houston Dynamo 1 New York Red Bull 1 MLS semi final

A late goal by substitute Kei Kamara earned the defending MLS champion Houston Dynamo a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls in the first leg of their Western Conference semifinal at Giants Stadium on Saturday.See Highlights below

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