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by daryl on August 04, 2006
image: mlnet.com I'd been looking forward to the MLS All Stars vs Chelsea game. A great chance for domestic US soccer's best to take on a proper team, and a nice little shop window for MLS...
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by daryl on August 03, 2006
image: theoffside.com The US Open Cup needs some good PR, and amateur side Dallas Roma beating holders LA Galaxy would have been perfect. Unfortunately that didn't happen, as the MLS side claimed...
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by daryl on July 27, 2006
image: lyon.edu If Bill Simmons recent embrace of Premiership football is the positive side of the soccer in America coin, then Frank Deford's (pictured) stubbornness is the negative. In a PBS...
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by daryl on July 27, 2006
image: washingtonpost.com After casting doubts over his loyalties last month, Freddy Adu has reaffirmed his desire to play for the USA. Seems his comments about still being able to play for Ghana...
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image: yaysports.com US sports columnist Bill Simmons enjoyed the World Cup enough to give regular football a try, and has committed to supporting a domestic team for at least one season. Though...
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by daryl on July 21, 2006
image: mlsnet.com ESPN have spoken to Bruce Arena about him commentating for the 2010 World Cup. His outspoken approach to press conferences seems to have caught their attention. "I asked him if...
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by daryl on July 20, 2006
image: soccernet.com Bruce Arena has been named Sporting Director and Head coach at New York Red Bulls. It's not the dream move to Europe he was hoping for but it's better than your average...
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by daryl on July 17, 2006
Stephen Colbert on why USA are World Cup co-champions... Spotted at Who Ate All The Pies?.......
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by daryl on July 14, 2006
image: tribuneindia.com US Soccer have announced that Bruce Arena's contract as US National team manager will not be renewed. After a dreadful World Cup it was unlikely Arena would be asked to...
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by daryl on July 14, 2006
image: matchnight.com Got to love American soccer website Matchnight. They keep MLS exciting by throwing rumours around, usually quoting the authoritative but vague "several sources."...
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image: washingtonpost.com Jürgen Klinsmann is quitting while he's ahead, declining the DFB's offer to continue coaching Germany. He started the World Cup with expectations for his German...
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by daryl on June 27, 2006
image: mlsnet.com Mo Johnston (that's him on the right) has been fired by New York Red Bulls (or Red Bull New York, depending on who you ask). "The decision was based on results and...
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by daryl on June 26, 2006
image: bbc.co.uk Seems Freddy Adu still isn't 100% committed to playing for the USA. Speaking before the Group E loss to Ghana last week, Adu said: "It's still open, you never know. The...
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by daryl on June 14, 2006
image: espn.com The good news for soccer in America is that USA's 0-3 beating at the hands of the Czech Republic got a 2.4 cable rating. Apparently this is good, because it made it the most...
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by daryl on June 07, 2006
image: washingtonpost.com Slowly but surely, Freddy Adu is getting better. He won't be going to the World Cup, and he doesn't deserve to, but once he knew that was fact he seemed to knuckle...
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by daryl on May 19, 2006
image: miamifc.com Romario is off the mark in US football, scoring two for Miami FC in their 3-2 home win over the Portland Timbers. The first was a 13th minute chest-down-tap-in affair, the second...
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by daryl on May 12, 2006
image: stateofthegame.co.uk One young man who won't be overjoyed at Theo Walcott's inclusion in the England squad is a certain freddy Adu. Born on June 2nd 1989, Adu is only two and a half...
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by daryl on May 08, 2006
image: miamifc.com Romario finally made his debut in US soccer this weekend, playing for Miami FC in the less than glamorous USL Division 1. The 40 year old legend failed to get on the score-sheet as...
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by daryl on May 05, 2006
image: about.com I was feeling very upbeat about soccer in America this week. MLS is looking decent, Bruce Arena just announced his World Cup squad live on ESPN SportsCenter (like an American Sky...
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by daryl on May 01, 2006
source: thepedia.com Next time you hear someone complaining about how footballers are overpaid spare a thought for the poor guys in MLS. The Washington Post published every players salary last week,...
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by daryl on April 27, 2006
orinfor.gov Recent rumours of Beckham and Ronaldo heading to MLS may have been optimistic. If these guys ever do play in MLS it will be in a few years time when they 're skills are on the wane....
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by daryl on April 20, 2006
source: usatoady.com MLS Commissioner Don Garber recently answered 20 questions from US soccer fans via email. You could read the complete text but it's mostly Garber saying "we are in...
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by daryl on April 11, 2006
source: 123football.com David Beckham has been talking about ending his career in MLS again. He told ESPN: At some stage, playing in America is possible. For me, America's so passionate and...
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by daryl on April 06, 2006
source: cnn.net According to this, Ronaldo's representatives have been talking to Red Bulll New York about the possibility of him joining MLS. With Ronaldo's recent hands-on-hips performances...
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