MLS Newsstand - October 17, 2012
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· U.S. Men's National Team advance to the final round of World Cup qualifying (SportsCenter)
· LIVESTRONG Sporting Park hosts U.S. Men's National team as they down Guatemala, 3-1; Kansas City hopes to host World Cup qualifiers next year (WDAF-Fox, Kansas City)
· Clint Dempsey scores twice as USA tops Guatemala 3-1, advances to the hexagonal round of World Cup qualifiers (NBC Sports Network)
· ESPN's Monica Gonzalez catches up with U.S. Men's National Team Coach Jurgen Klinsmann and midfielder Clint Dempsey (ESPNEWS)
· Seattle Sounders host Real Salt Lake with MLS West playoff seeding on the line (KCPQ-Fox, Seattle)
· Southsiders prepare as the Vancouver Whitecaps can become the first Canadian team to compete in MLS Playoffs (CKPR-CKPR, Vancouver)
· Fall River (MA) Mayor Will Flanagan asks Patriots owner Robert Kraft to consider moving the New England Revolution to Fall River (WPRI-CBS, Providence)
· Orlando gets a glimpse of the type of event a new soccer stadium attracts (WFTV-ABC, Orlando)
MLS Newsstand – October 17, 2012
Seattle Sounders FC vs. Real Salt Lake, 10:00 p.m. ET (NBC Sports Network)
1. Sounders FC faces Real Salt Lake with chance at No. 2 seed at stake(Seattle Times)
2. ‘Max pressure’ on RSL heading into big week(Salt Lake Tribune)
3. Sounders, Real Salt Lake make scheduling sacrifices(News Tribune)
4. Second is now first objective(News Tribune)
5. Streaking RSL pays Sounders a visit(Standard-Examiner)
6. Resurgent Espindola leads Real Salt Lake into Seattle(Deseret News)
Other MLS News
7. Four MLS 2012 playoff spots still up for grabs(Washington Times)
8. Time to 'put hay in the barn'(The Province)
9. Red Bulls' Backe claims he was misquoted about 2013 exit(New York Post)
10. For Fire’s Pineda, things are looking up(Daily Herald)
11. Slain Red Bulls coach to be honored at game(USA Today)
12. Flanagan invites New England Revolution to make Fall River its home(Herald News)
13. Fall River mayor makes stadium appeal to Bob Kraft(Somerville Journal)
14. Opportunity knocks again for Toronto-bound Russell(Royal Gazette)
15. Chivas USA Teams with Mexico Consulate to Give $50,000 in Scholarships to LMU Students(Sacramento Bee)
16. The Month Ahead(The Province)
17. One shining moment(The Province)
18. Patience, persistence prove Knighton's a keeper(Vancouver Sun)
19. Merritt Paulson Forecasts Increase in MLS Soccer Franchise Fees(BloombergBusinessweek)
20. The Legend of Stoichkov Lives On in Chicago(Grantland.com)
21. Sporting KC retools sponsorship department, aims for jersey deal(SportsBusiness Journal)
22. Sounders GM discusses life on the hot seat(SportsBusiness Journal)
USA 3, Guatemala 1
23. USA gives up early goal to Guatemala but storms back(USA Today)
24. Confident U.S. Swaggers Past Guatemala in Qualifier(New York Times)
25. U.S. advances to next round of World Cup qualifiers(Los Angeles Times)
26. U.S. soccer advances to final round of World Cup 2014 qualifying with 3-1 win over Guatemala(Washington Post)
27. U.S. beats Guatemala 3-1 in World Cup qualifier(Kansas City Star)
28. Livestrong Sporting Park Shines in Soccer Spotlight(Fox 4 News Kansas City)
29. Men's soccer | United States 3, Guatemala 1: U.S. advances to next round(The Associated Press)
30. Dempsey's 2 goals help send US past Guatemala 3-1(The Associated Press)
33. Michael Bradley: not a hint of sagging U.S. confidence(NBCSports.com)
Honduras 8, Canada 1
35. World Cup qualifying: Canada’s hopes crushed after embarrassing 8-1 loss to Honduras(Toronto Star)
36. Canada embarrassed in Honduras, eliminated from World Cup(Globe and Mail)
37. Canada absolutely embarrassed by Honduras(Toronto Sun)
38. Lenarduzzi looking past 8-1 loss(The Province)
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