du Nord (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... at 11 ET. Lede: He expects to be playing in SA next June. Recovering quickly" -The US National Sccoer Players Association has a recap of that interview . -If anyone can find video I would love to share it. MLS CHAMPIONS REAL SALT LAKE After struggling all season with a huge lack of consistency, the team had an 18 day break from games in early October, and after that they tore it up going 6-0-1...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... Donovan runs with well-timed intervention and shoulder charges. Converted the winning penalty.CB Nat Borchers 6 - Good job clogging passing lanes.CB Jamison Olave 6 - Quiet but effective.LB Chris Wingert 6 - Solid at back and got into attack a few times. Converted PK that would've eliminated Real had he missed.DM Kyle Beckerman 8 - Masterful performance as midfield engine, starting attacks...
SoccerBlog.com (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... the finals will be keenly followed by Bob Bradley. The rest of the RSL standouts, Kyle Beckerman, Nat Borchers, and Nick Rimando run up against a strong depth chart in their respective positions. David Beckham will be playing with painkillers to combat a bone bruise. RSL will hope that Jamison Olave, easily their best defender against the Fire will be hundred percent fit. RSL has some very...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
... Beckham. Or, if the game follows the pattern of tense one-goal finals, a veteran defender like Nat Borchers or Gregg Berhalter could very well be the hero -- or the goat. I vote none of the above. I think this game will open up. The speed of Donovan, juxtaposed with RSL's Robbie Findley, will stretch two tense, tired units. Let's hope this party features wave after wave of exciting attacks...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The winning team will split a bonus pot of about $150,000 among its players, with the losers sharing $50,000. Defender Nat Borchers said RSL plans to split its pot into full shares for each of its 25 players, and partial shares for other non-coaching members of their staff, such as trainers and the team administrator.
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... to be coming to that conclusion." Still, Garber acknowledged "difficult" negotiations that RSL's Nat Borchers -- one of two union representatives on his team -- said will require compromise on both sides. Management and union reps plan to meet the day after the MLS Cup in Seattle, after getting together several times during the past six months. "Nobody wants a work stoppage," Borchers...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
... to Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake). 39' Hand ball foul by Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake). 39' Nat Borchers (Real Salt Lake) clears the ball. 39' Cross by Chris Rolfe (Chicago). 36' Corner kick by Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Chicago). 36' Jamison Olave (Real Salt Lake) clears the ball. 36' Cross by Chris Rolfe (Chicago). 36' Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake) clears the ball. 36' Cross by Marco Pappa...
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
... is at all times. "He's one of those guys who shows up in different spots on the field," defender Nat Borchers said. "That's why he's so difficult to mark. He plays balls that are dangerous, that make defensive lines have to drop. Our job against him is being able to recognize where he is and to make sure he doesn't create any chances." That does not mean that Salt Lake will take the step...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... dramatic 3-2 comeback victory on the road against the defending champion Columbus Crew. Defender Nat Borchers credited him as part of an "unbelievable" performance by the midfield in that game, and Fire coach Denis Hamlet said that "his ability with the ball is pretty special." Everybody knew that, of course, after Morales scored six goals and compiled 15 assists for RSL last season. His...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... to defend against because he shows up in a lot of different positions on the field," defender Nat Borchers said. "He's dangerous. He plays balls that a lot of guys on the field wouldn't play and keeps defenses on their toes and stretches you out. It will be fun to play against him."
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... Espindola. And he straightened the team's critical spine: goalkeeper Nick Rimando, center backs Nat Borchers and Jamison Olave, and midfielders Kyle Beckerman and Javier Morales. These players, who combined don't earn what Crew designated player Guillermo Barros Schelotto earned in 2008, have come up huge in the past month. For his next trick, Kreis won't allow himself, his staff nor his...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... to the next round of the playoffs. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) (Jay Laprete - AP) Real Salt Lake's Nat Borchers, left, keeps the ball away from Columbus Crew's Eddie Gaven during the first half of an Eastern Conference MLS soccer playoff game Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) (Jay Laprete - AP) TOOLBOX Resize Who's Blogging» The Associated Press Thursday, November...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
... by Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake). 5' Corner kick by Andy Williams (Real Salt Lake). 5' Shot by Nat Borchers (Real Salt Lake). 5' (Columbus) clears the ball. 5' 5' Foul committed by Danny O'Rourke (Columbus) on Javier Morales. 1' Foul committed by Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake) on Robbie Rogers. 0' Start of First Half Kick Off
Soccer By Ives (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
... which begins today (6pm, Direct Kick). TOP MATCH-UPS TO WATCH Guillermo Barros Schelotto vs. Nat Borchers . Containing Schelotto is a team assignment and Borchers will receive plenty of help from Kyle Beckerman. Whether that will be enough to halt the Crew's creative maestro remains to be seen. Robbie Rogers vs. Chris Wingert . There's no debating that when he's on his game, Rogers...
Climbing the Ladder (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
... does that. Already, I've seen articles naming Jeff Cunningham, Shalrie Joseph, Josh Wolff, and Nat Borchers (interesting) as winners. Check out the full list of previous winners (1996-2008) here , which I'll be sure to update once all 2009 winners are known. 3) All of the interconference games are done, and for the first time in five seasons, the west has finished on top. The final record...
