CONCACAF Champions League 2010-11 Group Stage, A-D [R]

Actually Honduras and Canada are ahead of the USA when it comes to allocating concacaf spots, perhaps USA MLS should get 2 spots and Canada 3, they do have a better record in the CCL, thanks to Montreal I believe.

 

Damn that PK they called against the mighty Cruz Azul was absolute garbage! Good thing we still won the game. I was thinking this had conspiracy written all over it, but the better team just prevailed. Does anyone know what the mls record vs the FMF is now?

 

Okay, after round two of CCL play is over, can we call group A the 'group of death' instead of group C? All the teams in A, except for Unido, look to have a pretty good chance of moving on. Unido won't move on cause the refs won't be on there side on the road.

 

update:
http://www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/Schedule/0,,12856,00.html

August 26
Toluca 8:00 PM Olimpia
Saprissa 10:00 PM Marathón
Municipal 10:00 PM Joe Public

September 14
Columbus Crew 8:00 PM Joe Public
Monterrey 8:00 PM Marathón
Municipal 10:00 PM Santos
Saprissa 10:00 PM Seattle Sounders

September 15
Toluca 8:00 PM Puerto Rico Islanders
Arabe Unido 10:00 PM Cruz Azul
Real Salt Lake 10:00 PM Toronto

September 16
Olimpia 8:00 PM FAS

September 21
Columbus Crew 8:00 PM Santos
Cruz Azul 10:00 PM Toronto

September 22
Arabe Unido 8:00 PM Real Salt Lake
Monterrey 8:00 PM Seattle Sounders
Marathón 10:00 PM Saprissa
FAS 10:00 PM Puerto Rico Isla…

September 23
Joe Public 8:00 PM Municipal
Olimpia 10:00 PM Toluca

September 28
Toronto 8:00 PM Real Salt Lake
Cruz Azul 8:00 PM Arabe Unido
Saprissa 10:00 PM Monterrey

September 29
Puerto Rico Isla… 8:00 PM Toluca
Municipal 10:00 PM Columbus Crew
Santos 10:00 PM Joe Public
Seattle Sounders 10:00 PM Marathón

September 30
FAS 10:00 PM Olimpia

October 19
Toronto 8:00 PM Arabe Unido
Santos 8:00 PM Municipal
Seattle Sounders 10:00 PM Saprissa
Real Salt Lake 10:00 PM Cruz Azul

October 20
Toluca 8:00 PM FAS
Marathón 10:00 PM Monterrey
Olimpia 10:00 PM Puerto Rico Isla…

October 21
Joe Public 8:00 PM Columbus Crew

 

http://www.concacafchampions.com/page/CL/LiveConsole/0,,12856,00.html


Welcome to tonight’s CONCACAF Champions League Group D match between Toluca from Mexico and Olimpia from Honduras. Your officials for tonight’s encounter are from Costa Rico, your referee is Hugo Cruz and his assistants are Osvaldo Luna and Marvin Ramirez, your fourth official is Roberto Garcia from Mexico.

 

Hilarious. The fix is in, if needed. Bye Bye Olimpia.

 

Oh dear Lord. What an shameful and amateur organization CONCACAF is.

MAJOR FACEPALM.

 

The fourth official in PR has always be from PR, the fourth official isn't really very influential in games.

 

Please do not get MLS fans started on the 4th official .

Saprissa up 2-1 Marathon

Municipal 0-0 Joe Public

 

Saprissa won 4-1

Joe public pulled it off and got a draw 1-1 in minute 93.

 

In the CCL, ALL 4th officials are local. All of them. In all games in the USA, the 4th official is from the USA.

 

LOL, even CONMEBOL does that during Libertadores when a game is played in Mexico. Yet Mexican teams don't have an undefeated record against South American teams in Mexico.

 

great win for saprissa last night! It was about time!

 

I think Vergara is only 50% owner of CUSA some dude named Cue owns the other 50%.

 

http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2137493,00.html is titled "REVIEW: MLS closer than ever to first win in Mexico."

 

lol

maybe the CCL should always be played entirely in the U.S. just like the stupid liga and the shit gold cookie cup so then maybe mls teams can get the help it needs to get the equal fairness they so richly deserve

 

Does Bryan Ruiz 's brother play on Brujas?

 

x2

 

http://www.concacaf.com/page/CL/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2144130,00.html is titled "Banter with Borja: More CCL conversation."

 

I watched the game, or as much of it as I could stomach, and I must say I was disappointed but not surprised; it was just another example of 'officially' managed results. It's one reason why a lot of soccer fans won't take MLS seriously: raise the cap, bring in more dp's, bring in all the skilled players you want, but when a soccer fan takes the time and makes the investment (whether in dollars or emotionally) to watch a game, they don't want the outcome decided by the referee.

I would say get used to it not only in the short term but also in the long term - or find something else to do with your time. Incompetence is one thing; but if as you say referees are 'heavily' favouring home teams, then we're talking about something else, something that plagues the sport and is not easily controlled/eradicated.