Well it is that time of year again. Finals week and therefore I don't quite have enough time to give the full Weekend Soccer Preview that you guys love and deserve. I have enough time to write this because my statistical software package is taking a year and a half to load so I can't work on my stats project at the moment. Anyways, here is some news from the footy world:
-Everton is close to signing Landon Donovan on loan in the January transfer window. This would be huge for Donovan and the US National Team, as it would give him the chance to play against top-tier competition before the World Cup that he would never face in the MLS. Too bad for the Galaxy as they will be sans their best players for the first half of the year.
-Group winners in the Champions League are: Arsenal, Barcelona, Bordeaux, Chelsea, Fiorentina, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Sevilla. They will be drawn against the group runner-ups of: Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow, Inter Milan, Lyon, Milan, Porto, Olympiakos, and Stuttgart. You cannot play the team from your group and you cannot play a team from your country.
-In the FIFA Club World Cup, Auckland City defeated hosts Al-Ahli 2-0 in something of a surprise. Action continues throughout the next week, and the big gun(s) will be arriving soon.
-Werder Bremen will meet Schalke 04 in a fairly interesting Bundesliga match-up.
-Liverpool will host Arsenal on Sunday in a vital match for the hosts if they want to qualify for the Champions League next season.
-Lyon hosts Bordeaux in a huge match for Lyon if they want to keep their Championship hopes alive. They would fall eight points behind with a loss but pull to within two points with a win.
And now SAS is back up so that is all I have for now!
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