hum a little hasselhoff tune for our boys news

The Minnesota Thunder was victorious last night, winning 4-1 in a chippy match against Miami FC.
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A good pregame read is yesterday's Quote Sheet: Bruce Arena and Claudio Reyna Address the Media in Gelsenkirchen
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Take your pick of the 2,351 features on the US team today. Here are a few of note:

A Waking Giant: US Soccer Comes of Age - Der Spiegel
Out of the Shadows, Group E profile - Der Spiegel
US Enters the Great Unknown - SI.com
US Seeks to End Losing Streak

And some profiles of the competition:

A Revolution on the Pitch - Der Spiegel
Cech, The Man To Beat - SI.com

And a few match previews:
Match preview - NY Times
Match Preview - Washington Post

Stuck at work? Live updates from Du Nord will ensue!
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A look at Sam's Army from the Houston Chronicle
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How will Bruce line-up our boys? Some have suggested a 1-5-3.
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Brian Ching reports of taking 13 stitches in the head after a collision in practice. That's a lot of stitches, and a lot blood.
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From the False 45th, its Kasey Keller, Marcus Hahnemann and Ryan Maxfield hanging out with the band Tool, of Tool videos fame. Here's a fun game, guess which ones are rock stars, which ones are in Tool, and which one is Kasey Keller!
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World Cup trends: Quality rises when the sun goes down.
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Over half-way through the Australia-Japan match, and this article, about the pressure put on officials to call out Australia, has taken on a lot more weight after Japan's foul-smelling goal.

Update: Justice prevails as Australia take 2-1 3-1 lead.
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Even in defeat, Iran can't shake its politics like Germany can't shake its past and England can't shake its more provocative fans.
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The Poles are catching some deserved heat.
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Maradona's silent and confusing protest, or not.
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On a lark, I was looking for Hasselhoff news from the World Cup and learned that German star athlete Dirk Nowitzki hums a Hasselhoff tune when he shoots free-throws, with 90% accuracy!
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Profile of Italy's Totti
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MLS Roundup

The Chicago Fire opened their new stadium with a 3-3 draw against the Revolution

FC Dallas 2, Chivas USA 1

Galaxy 1, United 1
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Roy Keane has announced his retirement from football because of injury.
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Too many transactions from Europe to recount on this sheet of white paper.
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Look for Wolf in stands by finding the Dark Cloud flag or the 1st Minnesota Volunteers banner. He is en beard.