Soccer Babes – Mexican Primera Apertura Week 17 Cheerleaders
It’s Monday somewhere! That means it’s time for is our extremely popular weekly look at the weekend’s Mexican Primera cheerleaders. As usual, we’ve got a ton of them for your viewing pleasure again.
Check this space every Monday for more of these chicas. If we run into more of them during the week, we’ll bring you some bonus coverage.
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Video: U.S.A. 0 – Slovakia 1 (International Friendly Highlights)
Marek Hamsik’s penalty kick in the 26th minute was enough for surprise World Cup qualifiers Slovakia to earn a home win against a weakened United States team in an international friendly earlier today. The penalty followed U.S. defender Jonathan Bornstein’s push on Vladimir Weiss in the box.
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Match: United States vs. Slovakia
Date: November 14, 2009
Venue: Tehelné Pole – Bratislava, Slovakia
Attendance: 7,200
Weather: Overcast, 45 degrees
Scoring Summary:
SVK – Marek Hamsik (penalty kick) 26th minute
Lineups:
USA: 18-Brad Guzan; 6-Steve Cherundolo, 2-Jonathan Spector, 3-Carlos Bocanegra (capt.) (25-Clarence Goodson, 72), 12-Jonathan Bornstein; 19-Robbie Rogers (16-Sacha Kljestan, 82), 5-Benny Feilhaber, 4-Michael Bradley, 8-Clint Dempsey (28-Dax McCarty, 72); 17-Jozy Altidore (32-Jeff Cunningham, 82), 9-Conor Casey (36-Eddie Johnson, 46)
Subs not used:, 15-Jimmy Conrad, 35-Marcus Hahnemann
Head Coach: Bob Bradley
SVK: 1-Ján Mucha; 5-Radoslav Zabavník, 3-Martin Skrtel, 16-Ján Durica, 4-Marek Cech (2-Peter Pekarík, 90+2); 7-Vladimír Weiss (14-Juraj Kucka, 82), 6-Miroslav Karhan (8-Ján Kozák, 90+1) 17-Marek Hamsík (capt.) (15- Zdeno Strba, 90+1), 10-Miroslav Stoch (9-Stanislav Sesták, 61); 11-Róbert Vittek (13-Dusan Svento, 68); 18-Erik Jendrisek
Subs not used: 12-Lubos Kamenár
Head Coach: Vladimir Weiss
Philadelphia Union adidas 2010 Home Jersey
New Major League Soccer franchise Philadelphia Union has unveiled its adidas 2010/11 home game jersey. The new kit will be used for the team’s inaugural 2010 MLS season.
According to the Union’s website, the 2010 Philadelphia Union adidas home jersey has the following features.
* Midnight blue is the dominant color
* The club crest is centered on the front on a wide panel of Union gold
* Above the right breast, the adidas logo, maker of all official Philadelphia Union gear
* On the right sleeve, there is an MLS patch
* On the left sleeve, there is an American flag
* Accent piping, the light blue color of the flag of Philadelphia, can be found on both the top and bottom of the jersey, as well as the tip of each sleeve
* Back of collar, “Jungite Aut Perite”, Latin for Join or Die, Benjamin Franklin’s rallying cry for colonial unity.
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Video: L.A. Galaxy 2 – Houston Dynamo 0 (MLS Cup 2009 Playoffs)
David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy are through to the Final of MLS Cup 2009 following last night’s extra time 2-0 win over the Houston Dynamo at the Home Depot Center.
In a match interrupted by two power outages, veteran defender Gregg Berhalter and USA captain Landon Donovan scored for the Galaxy in extra time following 90 minutes of scoreless soccer. The newly-crowned MLS Western Conference champions Galaxy will now play in their sixth MLS Cup on November 22 at Seattle’s Qwest Field against the winner of tonight’s Chicago Fire – Real Salt Lake Eastern Conference Final.
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Houston Dynamo (1-1-1) vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (2-0-1)
November 13, 2009 — The Home Depot Center
Scoring Summary:
LA — Gregg Berhalter 1 (unassisted) 103
LA — Landon Donovan 3 (penalty kick) 109
Houston Dynamo – Pat Onstad, Andrew Hainault, Bobby Boswell, Geoff Cameron, Wade Barrett, Brian Mullan (Corey Ashe 82), Ricardo Clark, Stuart Holden, Brad Davis (Eddie Robinson 96), Brian Ching, Dominic Oduro (Luis Angel Landin 72),
Substitutes Not Used: Ryan Cochrane, Tally Hall, Craig Waibel, Cam Weaver
Los Angeles Galaxy — Donovan Ricketts, Sean Franklin, Gregg Berhalter, Omar Gonzalez, A.J. DeLaGarza, Chris Klein (Jovan Kirovski 63), David Beckham, Dema Kovalenko, Landon Donovan, Edson Buddle (Alan Gordon 96), Mike Magee (Eddie Lewis 11),
Substitutes Not Used: Chris Birchall, Bryan Jordan, Yohance Marshall, Josh Saunders
Nigeria adidas 2009/10 Home Kit / Jersey
World Cup regulars Nigeria are still in the running for qualification for the 2010 tournament in South Africa. A win tomorrow at Kenya coupled with a Mozambique win over visiting Tunisia will see the Super Eagles through to their first FIFA World Cup since 2002. A Mozambique and Tunisia draw and a Nigeria win by two or more goals will also see Obafemi Martins and company through to South Africa.
Earlier today, we got our first look at the Nigeria adidas 2009/10 home jersey. This is the shirt that the Super Eagles will wear in South Africa next year should they qualify for the World Cup. They will also wear the new jersey during next January’s African Cup of Nations in Angola.
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