Purp
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I caught about 30 minutes of this one. He looked good. Certainly not over his head against a solid Newcastle side.
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I caught about 30 minutes of this one. He looked good. Certainly not over his head against a solid Newcastle side.
Purp
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I think we need to get all the former players out of the organization after this Berhalter/Reyna kerfuffle. With that many people closely tied to both sides of an altercation nobody can win.
Purp
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Just read this. Basically made the same point I made. And even used the word kerfuffle. This was, indeed, a good read.Great article…
The USMNT Scandal Reflects the Incestuous Nature of American Soccer
A small clique of elites runs U.S. Soccer, passing it on from fathers to sons, from mentors to mentees. In retrospect, it was inevitable that two prominent American soccer families would get caught up in a bubbling stew of conflicted interests and backstabbing.www.theringer.com
Chongo94
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Yeah, as much as I love that generation of players, I think they’re a bit too close to things with too many incestuous relations throughout the hierarchy to have better leadership with everything.
Purp
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I've seen the point made about the NJ/NY influence too. With all the talent in California, Texas, etc. we should have plenty of new blood to reinvigorate the program.
Moose Stuff
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Portland Frog
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Man United v Arsenal coming up. Big game! Let’s see if Arsenal can keep it rolling.
Chongo94
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The Evil Empire went down today, as it should!
Purp
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He definitely looked very solid in the collective 30ish minutes I saw of the match. I'd add to this stat sheet that he defended a lot of areas you wouldn't ordinarily expect a center back to get to. Sorta like a SS in baseball who makes more errors than his peers, but his range is so wide he gets to way more balls than his peers creating more chances for a few more errors. You'd probably rather have that SS. Well Richards covered a ton of ground and didn't make a single error. Damn impressive.
Moose Stuff
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The only thing better than the goal is the fingers in his ears celebration. He’s our best player, it’s probably not debatable, and Berhalter should never coach him again.
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Purp
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If only it were this simple.
Moose Stuff
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That it isn’t is a very damning indictment of those in charge of US soccer.
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dawg
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Juventus docked 15 points for "cooking the books." Sends them from third (10 points off Napoli) to tenth.
www.theguardian.com
Juventus docked 15 points in Serie A by Italian federation for false accounting
The penalty is tougher than the nine points requested by a prosecutor and will drop the club to mid-table in Serie A once it is applied
www.theguardian.com
Purp
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I really hope Weston makes it out of there to Spurs before this window closes.Juventus docked 15 points for "cooking the books." Sends them from third (10 points off Napoli) to tenth.
Juventus docked 15 points in Serie A by Italian federation for false accounting
The penalty is tougher than the nine points requested by a prosecutor and will drop the club to mid-table in Serie A once it is applied
Portland Frog
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Frank Lampard sacked by Everton today. A legendary EPL player, but his EPL coaching track record took another hit with this one.
