See Youse Guys News

Don't miss it: Once in a Lifetime - the Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos on ESPN2 Wednesday, September 20 at 8pm central.
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The New York Red Bulls officially break ground on their new stadium in Harrison, New Jersey today. Several local papers have stories concerning this( and other Red Bulls topics):
-Ives Galarcep of the North Jersey Herald: Red Bulls will break ground on stadium today
-Ives Galarcep of the North Jersey Herald: Franchise needs to attract all fans
-Frank Giase of the Newark Star Ledger: Dig it! Red Bull Park takes root at long last
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Mr. Fish from the Kin Of Fish with his "first-hand account of the Red Bull Park Groundbreaking today".
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Frank Dell'apa of the Boston Globe talks to New York manager Bruce Arena about the midweek game v New England. And other things, naturally.
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Colorado goalkeeper Joe Cannon was named MLS Player Of The Week.
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The latest update on Kansas City's stadium building saga, from the KC Star.
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Bernardo Fallas of the Houston Chronicle with a feature on the second ugliest man in MLS - Craig Waibel. (I don't need to tell you who the ugliest is.)
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And the Chronicle's Week In Review.
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The Deseret Morning News with a feature on Salt Lake striker Jason Kreis, the MLS all time leader in goals scored with 107 & counting, who they say is having one of his best years ever. Now I would say that '99 was his best year, by far (18 goals & 15 assists), but who am I to quibble.
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Luis Bueno with word on Chivas striker Paco Palencia's knee injury, for LA Soccer News.
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Cam Weaver, the co-leading goal scorer in the First Division for Seattle this year is on trial at Colorado.
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The US Players Assoc has a Q & A with DC United forward Alecko Eskandarian. (I missed this one last Friday.)
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And US Soccer has a Q & A with Blackburn keeper (and one of du Nord's all time favorite USA players) Brad Friedel.
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MLS midweek game on Wednesday:
New York v New England - 6:30pm central on Direct Kick
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USL First Division semifinals preview.
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Gabriel Cuomo, brother of Weezer's very own Rivers Cuomo, but no relation to Mario Cuomo, Perry Como or Jocko Homo, is playing for German team Wurges in the 4th division.
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Most of us know about the young American midfielder at Hamburg - Benny Feilhaber, but there is another young American there with him - forward Preston Zimmerman. Andrea Canales tells the story for Soccernet.
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And Jeff Carlisle at Soccernet writes about Lew Wolff, the potential owner of a new club in the Bay Area. Wolff owns the Oakland A's baseball team. I think he is going to make this work.
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And this secretly popped up at MLSnet. Looks pretty official to me. Do you know the way to San Jose?
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The first really big Serie A match of the season is tomorrow:
Roma v Inter - Wed Sept 20 - live at 1:30pm central on GolTV
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Even in Brazilian soccer the color of your skin makes a difference. From the New York Times.
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Jack Warner says he was set up! Framed! Besmirched! By a fellow FIFA official none the less! Of course he was! He doesn't have a crooked bone in his body! Free Jack Warner! Free Jack Warner! Free Jack Warner! Free Jack Warner! From the Guardian.