Wednesday, December 16, 2009

 International Roundup

**SPOILER ALERTS**

Today's soccer calendar was chalk-full of some great match-ups, including games in the FIFA Club World Cup, the Europa League and the English Premier League, among others. There were some statements, such as Tottenham's 3-0 win over Manchester City; some upsets, such as Burnley holding Arsenal; some comebacks, such as Barcelona coming from behind to beat Atlante and reach the FIFA Club World Cup finals; and some expected results, like Chelsea's 2-1 win over Portsmouth (now led by former Chelsea boss Avram Grant). For all results, click here.

In more local news, the LA Galaxy re-signed Landon Donovan to a 4-year contract that featured a significant raise and will keep USA's #10 and the reigning MLS MVP at The Home Depot Center through 2013.

The U.S. Men's National Team announced today that they will visit the Netherlands on March 3, 2010 in preparation for next summer's FIFA World Cup.

Also, it seems that Akron coach Caleb Porter has decided to stay with the team and not join D.C. United. Multiple reports have our former boss Curt Onalfo as a prime candidate to take the position. That would make for some interesting story lines around our home opener against DCU March 27, 2010.

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