The reign of Olympique Lyonnais aka Lyon in the French Ligue 1 could be over. The team has won 7 consecutive league titles, but for the first time in many years they find themselves out of the lead this late in the season. Last weekend saw Lyon held to a 2-2 tie at home by Monaco, while Marseille, the new number 1, thrashing Grenoble at home 4-1.

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Steve Davis at ESPN Soccernet gives us 10 things of note from last week in MLS. Always great reading.

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Our good pal Luis Bueno at Sports Illustrated sits down to a Q & A session with none other than Jose Mourinho. They talk Inter, England, and European football as only Jose can.

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Manchester United players take up 5 of 6 nominees for EPL Player Of The Year. What a joke. Paul Doyle of the Guardian says so too. And he goes so far as to say the best player in England this year isn't even on the list.

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So it looks like RSL is about to resign striker Fabian "back flips & ruined ankles for nothing" Espindola. I like that guy, and when healthy think he could be a top goal scorer in MLS. He left at the end of last year when his contract expired. My guess is that he thought he was worth a lot more money. So he went out into the real world where no one offered him jack squat. So he came back to Salt Lake, and probably had to take a pay cut to get the job. You win some you lose some.

[NOTICE: My explanation for Espindola leaving was fraudulent. There is a great note in the comments section from Allez RSL that explains it perfectly. Thanks.]

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The rumor mill says that new Mexicoach Javier Aguirre loves the country so much that he is going to live in Miami.

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UEFA Champs League Quarterfinals
Second Leg Matches (with First Leg scores included):
-Tue Apr 14
Chelsea v Liverpool (3-1)
Bayern Munich v Barcelona (0-4)
-Wed Apr 15
Porto v Manchester United (2-2)
Arsenal v Villarreal (1-1)

-Away goals is the first tie breaker. If still tied they go to Extra Time, then Penalty Kicks.