May 2013
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Just something for some friends. Never mind this,...
December 2012
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Reign Name Harvey First Head Coach
Congratulations to Seattle Reign F.C.
I go into the reasons at ProSoccerTalk, but in their hire of Laura Harvey, the new women’s team in Seattle has shown some real imagination in their decision. Instead of going to the domestic game’s well, they’ve looked abroad and brought in one of the most successful club coaches in the world.
It’s consistent with everything...
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Dear Foreigners, We Renounce All of You
Rapid Bucarest in Romania have elected to terminate the contracts of all its foreign players in an effort to reduce their wage bill. “We renounce all foreigners,” manager Danut Perja said, explaining now ex-players will be notified via email that their contracts will not be honored.
We have a copy of that email:
From: Danut Perja <dperja@rapidbucuresti.com> Subject: Your...
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Mixed Bags and Reminders
While it’s always nice to see your favorite players get recognition, Seattle Sounders fans should have very mixed feelings about seeing their best player spending time with an English Premier League club.
Perhaps no team in Major League Soccer depends on a midfielder as much as Seattle depends on Osvaldo Alonso. Without him, the defense’s average personnel would be exposed and fans...
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September 2012
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“Some will say they’ve been contenders all along, but from a team that finished...”
– Quoting myself from “What we learned about Chelsea, Arsenal from Saturday’s result,” posted at NBC Sports’ Pro Soccer Talk.
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August 2012
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“Whether it’s (Yaya) Touré to Mario Balotelli (off the bench) or [an Andy]...”
– Me quoting myself, again. This time, it’s from my preview of Sunday’s Liverpool vs. Manchester City match in the English Premier League. The whole thing can be found at Pro Soccer Talk.
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“Perhaps more important than who United (and England) play is who Rooney would...”
– Me quoting myself, thoughts on the injury Wayne Rooney suffered against Fulham and what it means for him and Manchester United. That’s at Pro Soccer Talk.
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