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MLS 2009: Red Card Data & Situational Goal Differences

Did you notice the stat ESPN gave about David Beckham on the MLS Cup broadcast last night? I sure did. They noted that the Galaxy's goal differential was +10 when he was on the field during the 2009 season. The team as a whole was only +5, though I ...

From CLIMBING THE LADDER, Soccer Blogs,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: ESPN,  David Beckham

Least Deserving Champions in 60 Years

Real Salt Lake is the first American sports team to win a championship with a losing record in 60 years. In the history of the major four leagues (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL), and also MLS and the NASL, only two teams have accomplished that. Both were in the ...

From CLIMBING THE LADDER, Soccer Blogs,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Real Salt Lake,  Major League Baseball,  National Basketball Association,  NFL,  Toronto Maple Leafs

New York Red Bulls - Best Goals 2009 Compilation

Final Record: 5-19-6 (21 pts) Goals: 10) Jorge Rojas 9) Macoumba Kandji 8) Dane Richards 7) Albert Celades 6) Juan Pablo Angel 5) Juan Pablo Angel 4) Juan Pablo Angel 3) John Wolyniec 2) Dane Richards 1) John Wolyniec Note: Only goals scored in the 200 ...

From CLIMBING THE LADDER, Soccer Blogs,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: New York Red Bulls,  Dane Richards,  John Wolyniec,  Macoumba Kandji,  NFL

Expansion Draft 2009 - Final Protected Lists Preview

Time to revisit my projections for the last time. Who will be available for the Philadelphia Union to select? The rules were announced recently, and they're exactly the same as the past few drafts. The following players should graduate from Generation ...

From CLIMBING THE LADDER, Soccer Blogs,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Santos, Ltd.,  Preki (footballer),  Gary Smith,  Adidas,  Wikipedia

2010 World Cup Seeding News & Analysis

World Cup Qualifying is completed is completed. I've updated the 2010 World Cup Eliminations Timeline, which tells you exactly which date each team was eliminated and in what order. That won't require another update until June. But the real exciting ...

From CLIMBING THE LADDER, Soccer Blogs,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: FIFA

Chicago Fire - Best Goals 2009 Compilation

Final Record: 11-7-12 (45 pts) Goals: 10) Chris Rolfe 9) Marco Pappa 8) Cuauhtemoc Blanco 7) Chris Rolfe 6) Peter Lowry 5) Patrick Nyarko 4) Brian McBride 3) Peter Lowry 2) Chris Rolfe 1) Brian McBride Note: Only goals scored in the 2009 regular ...

From CLIMBING THE LADDER, Soccer Blogs,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Chris Rolfe,  Chicago Fire,  Peter Lowry,  Brian McBride,  Patrick Nyarko

MLS Team Ages: Minutes Played by Age Group

For much more on this subject, see the original MLS team ages post. It includes the average age of every MLS team in league history. Age Breakdown First, I wanted to look at the leaguewide distribution of ages. The percentages here are based on the ...

From CLIMBING THE LADDER, Soccer Blogs,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Columbus Crew,  Eddie Gaven,  Tim Ward,  Chad Marshall,  Danny Szetela

MLS Team Ages

(Now updated with this year's data) How young and old were 2009's MLS teams? Rank refers to how the team did performance-wise this season. The Galaxy were the league's oldest team by far, and 4th oldest team in league ...

From CLIMBING THE LADDER, Soccer Blogs,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Basketball Association,  Preki (footballer),  D C United,  Houston Dynamo,  Chicago Fire

Home/Away Records, Rookies, and CLB/RSL

1) I've updated the home/away records for each MLS team in each season through 2009: Check them out here. 2) If Omar Gonzalez wins the Rookie of the Year award, he'll be the youngest winner ever. He was 20.72 years of age as of July 1st. The current ...

From CLIMBING THE LADDER, Soccer Blogs,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Carlos Bocanegra,  Eric Brunner,  Robert Warzycha (footballer),  Guillermo Barros Schelotto (footballer),  Alex Ferguson

MLS Foul Awards 2009

Ladies and gentlemen, it's that time of the year again. The regular season is over, so now we can look at the official numbers for fouls committed and fouls suffered and put them in the context of "per 90 minutes" rather than just raw totals. Which ...

From CLIMBING THE LADDER, Soccer Blogs,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Shavar Thomas,  Seattle Sounders,  San Jose Earthquakes,  Gary Smith,  Terry Cooke

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