Altidore Strikes Back??

According to soccerway.com, Jozy Altidore is being given the start today by Sunderland with Fabio Borini as his strike partner. Further changes are present in the midfield where Seb Larsson finds a spot on the bench to make way for Sung-Yong Ki. If Sunderland can manage to avoid a red card (never a given for this team) I think Altidore will take advantage of his opportunity, play well, and (yelp!) score his first goal of the Premier League campaign.

European Cup Day (9/24/2013) : Some Highlights and Reactions

Tuesday Cup Action in Europe ;

• Borussia Dortmund v 1860 Munchen
• Young American Bobby Wood started and finished on the bench for this match at the Allianz Arena against the talented squad from Dortmund
• First half ended scoreless with Dortmund dominating possession but looking slight vulnerable on the counter

Baggy gray sweats tucked into tape around the ankles

• After finding the crossbar twice, Dortmund was able to take the lead through an Aubameyang penalty, drawn by Marco Reus
• Mkhitaryan found the net before the end of extra time to seal the win for Dortmund
• An all-around good match, both teams can take positives away from this one

• Hoffenheim v Energie Cottbus
• Fabian Johnson played all 120 minutes in this DFB Pokal match
• Like Dortmund, Hoffenheim waited until extra time to punish their opponent
• Final : Hoffenheim 3 - Cottbus 0
• http://www.livematch.goal.com/home/locale/en-us/?matchId=1568127&ICID=OP

• Sunderland v Peterborough United
• Jozy Altidore started and played 85' in Sunderland's first game under caretaker Kevin Ball
• Giaccerini tapped in the game winner in the first half
• Altidore was a step or two back of being able to get on the end of the cross
• Final : Sunderland 2 - Perborough 0

• Tottenham v Aston Villa
• Brad Guzan played the backup role as Tottenham expunged Villa from the league cup with a score of 4 - 0
• The first Tottenham goal was exquisite, see gif
• Highlights :

Selected Highlights from the Weekend of 9/15/2013 ;

CONCACAF Players :

• Jozy Altidore was disallowed an apparent goal that would have tied Sunderland's game with Arsenal. The referee awarded a free kick for the push on the edge of the penalty box ;

Image from 101greatgoals.com

• Giovanni Dos Santos scored an equalizer for Villareal in their game against Real Madrid ;

• Tim Howard and Everton managed a shutout against Chelsea in a 1 -0 win ;

Everton vs Chelsea 1:0 MOTD by footballdaily1

• Jose Torres played 90 minutes for Tigres in a 1 - 0 win against Cruz Azul ;

• Alejandro Bedoya played 75' for Nantes in a 1 - 0 victory over Sochaux ; 
• Bedoya reportedly played in a central midfield position.
• Aron Johannsson continued his wizardry from the penalty spot (approx. 2:40) in a 3 - 0 win for AZ Alkmaar against Go Ahead Eagles ; 

• Club Tijuana featured Edgar Castillo, Greg Garza, and Paul Arriola in a 2 - 2 draw at Chivas Guadalajara ;