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Welcome to our live blog for the very first match of the 2014 MLS Season, this match was previewed here as part of our week 1 preview.
Par Gary Eliézer
Le milieu haïtien de l’AS Nancy, Jeff Louis est nominé pour le trophée UNFP du mois de février.
Actuel meilleur buteur de son club avec 9 buts, Jeff Louis fait partie des 3 nominés pour le trophée UNFP du mois de février, il est en passe de récidiver l’exploit du mois d’Octobre où il a remporté le trophée.
Jeff Louis
L’ex joueur de l’AS Mirebalais avait pris une nouvelle dimension pour ce mois de février en inscrivant 6 buts en 5 matches disputés avec son club, le jeune footballeur s’est vu attribuer de nombreux qualificatifs : le magazine français France Football l’a qualifié comme ‘’le roi de cœur’’ de Nancy et son ancien formateur au Mans, Regis Beunardeau l’a vu comme le nouveau Maradona. Ses prestations n’ont pas laissé indifférent le rappeur Lil Geezy qui a composé une chanson ‘’Jeff Louis’’ à sa gloire, il s’est retrouvé 3e buteur plus rapide des ligues françaises réunies avec 1 but toutes les 134 minutes.
C’est en toute logique qu’il se retrouve parmi les 3 meilleurs joueurs de la ligue 2.
L’haïtien se trouve en concurrence avec Vincent Gragnic (Nîmes) et Flavien Tait (Châteauroux).
Votez pour Louis ici: le lien
[][/]Par Gary Eliézer
A moins de 3 mois du début de la Coupe du monde 2014 au Brésil, on connait désormais les 32 maillots des nations, prévus pour cette grande fête de football.
Certains avaient été dévoilés depuis bien des temps, d’autres se sont révélés ces derniers jours par leur équipementier.
Nike remporte la palme
Nike est le fournisseur le mieux représenté sur les maillots de ces équipes, l’équipementier a conçu à la fois le maillot de l’Angleterre, de l’Australie, du Brésil, de la Corée du sud, de la Croatie, de la France, de la Grèce, du Portugal, des Etats-Unis et le Pays-Bas.
En images, voici les nouveaux maillots ‘’domicile’’ des 32 sélections qualifiées pour le Mondial 2014 :
Etats-Unis
Uruguay
Suisse
Russie
Portugal
Pays-Bas
Nigeria
Mexique
Japon
Italie
Iran
Honduras
Grece
Ghana
France
Espagne
Equateur
Croatie
Côte d’Ivoire
Costa Rica
Corée du Sud
Colombie
Chili
Cameroun
Belgique
Australie
Argentine
Angleterre
Bosnie
Bérsil
Algérie
Allemagne
By Benson Petit-Clair
After a busy off-season filled with eye-popping signings and trades, the opening week of the MLS 2014 campaign is finally set to begin this weekend with some marquee matchups on deck. The European-based US players have been shaky lately, now it’s the turn of the MLS players to quench fans’ thirst for beautiful soccer with the FIFA World Cup less than 100 days away. Haititempo.com looks ahead to the forthcoming actions within the United States’ biggest soccer tournament.
Sporting Kansas vs. Seattle Sounders: Frontrunners opening the show
After winning the MLS cup for the second time in team history last year, Sporting KC opens the show on Saturday with the hope of defending their title. Jerome Mechack and his team-mates face stiff challenges right out of the gate as they travel to Seattle to face the USMNT captain Clint Dempsey and Seattle Sounders what could be a preview of the MLS Cup final. The Sounders are riding a 7 game unbeaten streak against KC and they will look to add one more to that number to begin their own championship quest. Sporting Kansas had a relatively quiet off-season in terms of acquisition, but the champs have a steady group of veterans to carry the load for the season even after losing veteran goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen to retirement and Striker Teal Bundury via a trade with New England. In Seattle’s case they lost Eddie Johnson, Mauro Rosales, Steve Zakuani, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado and Michael Gspurning. And they added Chad Marshall, Marco Pappa, Jalil Anibaba, Tristan Bowen and Stefan Frei.
D.C. United vs. Columbus Crew
Columbus was in last year’s Eastern Conference picture until the bitter end. Opening against D.C. should be a moral boost for the club if they are planning on advancing in what is expected to be a very competitive conference. After all, they swept D.C. last year in their two meetings, winning 2-1 at RFK Stadium on March 23, and 3-0 at Crew Stadium on April 27. Columbus is coming to the season as winners of the Disney Pro Soccer Classic where they defeated Sporting KC 4-1 in the final to cap-off an undefeated journey. A 2-0 victory over the Dynamo was one of the rare bright spots for D.C. United in the pre-season. Though, the Black and Red were able to acquire US international forward Eddie Johnson two days before the match to bolster their lineup, but we expect the Crew to come out on top.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. New York Red Bulls
Thierry Henry and his teammates travel to Vancouver to take on the Whitecaps on Saturday in search for their first win against the Canadian-based team. Prior to Saturday’s opener between, the two teams met only three times before with Vancouver claiming one victory and the other two resulted in a pair of 1-1 draws. On top of the fact that they never lost a MLS match to the Red Bulls, the Whitecaps never lost a home opener since joining the league. Carl Robinson’s squad will be coming to the match after an impressive preseason sparked by some youngsters in the attack. The Whitecaps will be looking completely different than the team that ended the regular season last year when they welcome the Red Bulls to BC Place. Meanwhile, following their less eventful pre-season, the Red Bulls will not only be seeking their first win against the Whitecaps, but they will also be looking to kick-start their first MLS Cup run.
FC Dallas vs. Montreal Impact
While the Red Bulls have yet to defeat Canadian side Vancouver, the Red Stripes have never lost to Canadian side Montreal Impact. Both clubs had a decent showing during the pre-season and are expected to be in the running for a spot in the playoffs in their respective conference. The two clubs are armed with new coaching staff. While FC Toronto had a busy off-season acquiring some world-class players, Montreal had a very quiet offseason save for a last minute signing of ex Red Bulls defender Heath Pearce and a couple other unheralded others. FC Dallas, in the meantime, is expecting a very promising start to their new era.
Houston Dynamo vs. New England Revolution
Two Eastern Conference foes will be looking to add points early on as the conference becomes more competitive with non-playoff teams from last year making serious push to become contenders. Read a complete preview for this match right here.
LA Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake
This showdown will feature two teams who met in last year’s Western Conference semifinal. With Real Salt Lake besting LA Galaxy, the 2012 MLS Cup winners will be looking to avenge the loss and start a brand new title run after missing out the chance for a third consecutive trophy. Both teams look poised to duplicate their 2013 with their top contributors returning to action. LA Galaxy, however, added a major piece in Swedish veteran Ishizaki to their squad in the offseason to offset the potential loss of Robbie Kean and Landon Donovan to injury and the upcoming World Cup. LA also added Brazil’s Samuel and Canada’s Rob Friend; both could see action against Salt Lake. Outside of promoting assistant jeff Cassar to replace Jason Kreis, who stepped down, Real did not see any major changes.
Portland Timbers vs. Philadelphia Union
A win by the visiting Philadelphia in Saturday’s opener will their first win ever over the Portland. In the four previous meetings between the two, the Timbers have never lost to Philadelphia. In addition to the two scoreless draws they played, the Timbers won the two other matchups convincingly. Both Clubs enjoyed their fair share of highlights prior to the opener. The Union acquired US international Maurice Edu during the offseason, and they also had a decent showing during the pre-season. Meanwhile, the Timbers, who finished atop the Western Conference table in the past season, added a pair of veteran Argentine players, striker Gastón Fernández from Estudiantes LP, and defender Norberto Paparatto. The latest additions will be joining competitive roster that includes Argentines Diego Valeri and striker Maximilliano Urruti.
Chivas USA vs. Chicago Fire
League-owned Chivas USA will be looking for a fresh start when they host the Chicago Fire on Sunday evening. The disgruntled franchise has gone through a major turnaround this off-season. From new owners to new coaching staff to new players, the team’s front office and its fan-base are hoping that the turnaround will pay dividends sooner rather than later. The backline of the Chivas is believed to be its strongest with players like Haitian-American Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Carlos Bocanegra and goalkeeper Dan Kennedy securing the last line. For the past 4 games between the two, he road team has won each of the last two meetings in the all-time series; the visiting Fire will hope to see the recent trend between the two continue. After barely missing the playoffs last year, the Fire enjoyed an encouraging pre-season by winning the Desert Diamond Cup in Tucson, Ariz. They hope to build on that momentum on Sunday against the league’s worst-performing franchise.
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By Benson Petit-Clair
In a statement on its official website on Thursday, World’s football governing body FIFA announced that it had sanctioned the Antigua and Barbuda FA for breaching FIFA Goal regulations.
According to the release, the football association of Antigua and Barbuda was fined 30,000 Swiss Franc ($33,800) for breaching art. 5 par. 1 and par. 4 of the FIFA Goal Regulations.
« In accordance with art. 10 b) and art. 14 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, the ABFA has also been issued with a reprimand, » said the statement on FIFA’s website.
« In March 2013, the FIFA Executive Committee approved the General Regulations for FIFA Development Programmes, which define the overall rules and principles applicable to all development programmes for member associations and confederations with the objective of enhancing their governance structure and compliance. »
The ABFA responded swiftly saying that the fund was needed to prepare for the World Cup Qualifications.
« This arrangement with the bank was for the sole purpose of the further development of football in Antigua and Barbuda via participation in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers which is mandatory for all members of FIFA, » ABFA president Everton Gonsalves said in a statement on the federation’s website.
Antigua and Barbuda have placed 146th in the February edition of the Fifa World Ranking. The ABFA is a member of the CONCACAF, and has been affiliated with FIFA since 1970.
Par Benson Petit-Clair
A moins de 100 jours du coup d’envoi du Mondial 2014 au Brésil, les pays qualifiés étaient en action ce mercredi, en vue de la préparation pour cette compétition.
Parmis les rencontres, le Portugal a donné la leçon au Cameroun (5-1) grâce à un doublé de Cristiano Ronaldo, qui est désormais le meilleur buteur de l’histoire du Portugal avec 49 goals. Avec ses 49 réalisations en séléction, CR7 détrône Pedro Pauleta et ses 47 buts en 88 matches. De son côté, le Brésil a largement battu les Sud-africains 5-0 avec notamment un triplé de Neymar. L’Argentine avec Messi concède le nul (0-0) face à à la Roumanie à Bucarest. Grâce à Karim Benzema et Blaise Matuidi, la France a battu les Pays-Bas 2 à 0 au Stade de France.
Par ailleurs, l’Espagne a battu l’Italie 1 à 0 sur un but de Pedro Rodriguez. Avec un but de Götze, l’Allemagne a pour sa part battu le Chili 1 à 0. De même pour l’Angleterre, qui a battu le Danemark (1-0) grâce à un but de Sturridge.
Retrouvez tous les résultats des matchs amicaux disputés mercredi 5 Mars 2014:
| 5 Mars 2014 | Japon | 4 – 2 | Nouvelle-Zélande |
| – | Inde | 2 – 2 | Bangladesh |
| – | Burundi | 1 – 1 | Rwanda |
| – | Russie | 2 – 0 | Arménie |
| – | Géorgie | 2 – 0 | Liechtenstein |
| – | Iran | 1 – 2 | Guinée |
| – | Congo | 0 – 0 | Libye |
| – | Kosovo | 0 – 0 | Haïti |
| – | Zambie | 2 – 1 | Ouganda |
| – | Lituanie | 1 – 1 | Kazakhstan |
| – | Azerbaïdjan | 1 – 0 | Philippines |
| – | Bulgarie | 2 – 1 | Biélorussie |
| – | Burkina Faso | 1 – 1 | Comores |
| – | Mozambique | 1 – 1 | Angola |
| – | Albanie | 2 – 0 | Malte |
| – | Algérie | 2 – 0 | Slovénie |
| – | Hongrie | 1 – 2 | Finlande |
| – | Monténégro | 1 – 0 | Ghana |
| – | Mauritanie | 1 – 1 | Niger |
| – | Afrique du Sud | 0 – 5 | Brésil |
| – | Grèce | 0 – 2 | Corée du Sud |
| – | République Tchèque | 2 – 2 | Norvège |
| – | Israël | 1 – 3 | Slovaquie |
| – | Bosnie-Herzégovine | 0 – 2 | Egypte |
| Macédoine | 2 – 1 | Lettonie | |
| – | Colombie | 1 – 1 | Tunisie |
| – | Namibie | 1 – 1 | Tanzanie |
| – | Sénégal | 1 – 1 | Mali |
| – | Andorre | 0 – 3 | Moldavie |
| – | Chypre | 0 – 0 | Irlande du Nord |
| Turquie | 2 – 1 | Suède | |
| – | Luxembourg | 0 – 0 | Cap Vert |
| – | Ukraine | 2 – 0 | Etats Unis |
| – | Maroc | 1 – 1 | Gabon |
| – | Roumanie | 0 – 0 | Argentine |
| – | Suisse | 2 – 2 | Croatie |
| – | Autriche | 1 – 1 | Uruguay |
| – | Pays de Galles | 3 – 1 | Islande |
| – | Belgique | 2 – 2 | Côte d’Ivoire |
| – | Irlande | 1 – 2 | Serbie |
| – | Allemagne | 1 – 0 | Chili |
| – | Pologne | 0 – 1 | Ecosse |
| – | Equateur | 4 – 3 | Australie |
| – | France | 2 – 0 | Pays-Bas |
| – | Angleterre | 1 – 0 | Danemark |
| – | Portugal | 5 – 1 | Cameroun |
| – | Espagne | 1 – 0 | Italie |
| – | Sainte-Lucie | 0 – 5 | Jamaïque |
By Benson Petit-Clair | benson.petit-clair@testing.haititempo.com
The US Soccer men’s national team suffered a 2-0 loss to Ukraine – the highest ranked team not heading to the upcoming FIFA World Cup – on Wednesday in a friendly in Cyprus.
Things started off badly for the U.S., as the Ukrainians were able to get several looks early in the contest. Denys Garmash and Andriy Yarmolenko combined in the 12th minute of the match to give their troubled country the lead over the World Cup-bound US. The action began with Garmash running past the U.S. midfield to get behind the backline, who played him offside. U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard stopped the initial attempt from Garmash, but the FC Dynamo Kyiv midfielder would collect the ball and send it to a wide-open Yarmolenko, who tapped the ball into the empty net to provide Ukraine their first lead.
Yarmolenko provided another scoring chance for the Ukranians when he sets up teammate Artem Fedets’kiy after taking a ball from Sacha Klejstan in the midfield in the 32nd minute, but, an offside call bailed out the US.
After a lackluster performance in the first half, the U.S. responded early in the second half with a bit of their own pressure which would generate a flurry of chances to score. Alejandro Bedoya slipped a shot from the left side of the box, but his attempt was blocked by Fedets’kiy for a corner kick. The U.S. would receive another scoring opportunity two minutes later when Geoff Cameron crossed a ball to Jozy Altidore, who saw his header skim over the crossbar. Shortly after, Bedoya picked up an errant pass from Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov, But he bent his attempt wide right as he try to catch the goalkeeper off-guard.
With the US unable to score, Ukraine added to its lead in the 68th minutes when Second-half sub Marko Devic, who entered the game two minutes earlier, netted a goal in similar fashion to the first goal of the match. Devic’s initial shot was saved by Tim Howard, However he was in position to deposit the rebound into the unguarded goal for the 2-0 lead.
The Americans’ best opportunity to pick up a score came in the dying minutes off a corner kick from Bedoya, but Aron Johannsson’s left footed strike was blocked by a defender who preserved the shutout.
Jurgen Klinsmann’s troops will try to get back into the winning column when they meet with CONCACAF foe Mexico in April 2 in Glendale Arizona.
Par Gary Eliézer
Alors que Carles Puyol a annoncé hier, son départ du FC Barcelone pour la fin de la saison, son coéquipier Gérard Pique lui a adressé une lettre d’adieu sur sa page facebook. Le contenu
Mon ange protecteur
Le jour est arrivé. Tu t’en vas. Même si c’est la loi de la vie, il m’est impossible d’imaginer un Barça sans toi. Si je regarde dans le rétroviseur, je me souviens de Paris (Ligue des champions 2006 ndlr) ou de Rome (2009), la première image qui me vient en tête c’est toi en train de lever la Ligue des champions. A Wembley (2011), tu as laissé cet honneur à Abi, un détail qui te rendra toujours plus grand.
Pique & Puyol
Ma génération et les suivantes ne savent pas ce qu’est un Barça sans « Puyi » en défense, avec le brassard et le numéro « 5 » dans le dos. J’imagine que désormais, plus rien ne sera comme avant. Je t’ai côtoyé presque six ans. Tu étais le capitaine et l’emblème du club et moi un jeune qui arrivait pour dévorer le monde.
Depuis le premier jour, on a eu une grande relation, autant sur le terrain qu’en dehors. A tes côtés, je me suis senti protégé, je savais que si un jour je me ratais, tu serais derrière pour me sauver. Tu es mon ange protecteur. Je veux que tu saches que tes discours dans le vestiaire vont me manquer, tes conseils et surtout, tes coups de gueule sur le terrain. Tu es unique et irremplaçable. Ça me fait rire d’entendre qu’on parle de recruter un « nouveau Puyol ». Qu’on continue de le chercher car jamais nous le trouverons.
Merci pour tout Puyi.
Traduit par nos confrères de BFMTV
La sélection haïtienne a concédé un piètre nul contre le Kosovo (0-0) ce mercredi au stade Adem Jashari en match international amical.
Sans Jeff Louis, Johny Placide, Jean Jacques Pierre, Reginal Goreux et Kim Jaggy, Les grenadiers, bousculés pendant toute la rencontre par l’équipe Kosovare n’ont pas trouvé les ressources nécessaires pour battre leur adversaire du jour.
L’équipe haïtienne: 30 Dominique Jean Zephirin; 4 Donald Guerrier, 6 Frantz Bertin (C),13 Kevin Lafrance, 3 Mechack Jerome, 5 Sony Mustivar, 8 Renald Metelus; 10 Jean-Eudes Maurice, 20 Garry Amboise; 9 Kervens Belfort, 21 Duckens Nazon.
La sélection haïtienne affronte le Kosovo ce mercredi 5 mars au stade Adem Jashari (Mitrovica) pour un match amical historique à 9h Am (heure haïtienne).
Voici le onze de départ :
30 Dominique Jean Zephirin; 4 Donald Guerrier, 6 Frantz Bertin (C),13 Kevin Lafrance, 3 Mechack Jerome, 5 Sony Mustivar, 8 Renald Metelus; 10 Jean-Eudes Maurice, 20 Garry Amboise; 9 Kervens Belfort, 21 Duckens Nazon
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