Chinese Or Burrito News

ADDITION: MLS Commissioner Don Garber sifted threw a ton of questions posted by readers of bigsoccer.com and picked 20 to answer. Here you go. Excellent reading.
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Grant Wahl at Sports Illustrated is reporting that former USA assistant coach Mooch Myernick has had a heart attack and is in a coma. Very sad.
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Coming up on MLS Soccer Saturday:
DC v New England - 6:30pm central on Direct Kick
Dallas v Los Angeles - 7:30pm central on HDNet
Kansas City v Chivas USA 7:30pm central on Direct Kick
Chicago v Columbus -7:30pm central on Fox Soccer Channel
Colorado v New York - 8pm central on Direct Kick
Salt Lake v Houston - no TV
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DC United will be presented with the 2006 Supporters Shield prior to their game this weekend.
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The always excellent Kin Of Fish with an insider update on ESPN's plans for MLS next season.
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US Soccer has a really cool behind the scenes video from last weekends LA derby! I'm not kidding, this is fantastic footage.
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Marc Connolly of MLSnet talks to Minnesota Thunder coach Amos Magee about the special skills of Chivas USA sensation Jonathan Bornstein. Right on!
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Frank Dell'Apa of the Boston Globe talks to New England star Clint Dempsey about his aspirations.
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Dallas, like New York, has a two goalkeeper dilemma to deal with. Neither team sees it as any problem at all. From the Dallas Morning News.
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Beyond the nasty rats-nest of hair, du Nord thinks Colorado midfielder Kyle Beckerman is the most underrated player in MLS. And (sneak peak alert) he will be named to the du Nord first 11 this year. The Denver Post has a feature story on him.
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So how did the trip to Texas to check out Pizza Hut Park go for the Salt Lake government officials?
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Larry Morgan of the LA Daily News writes about the late season success of LA Galaxy forward Alan Gordon.
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I am not a huge fan of the college game in America, but there are some players with a ton of potential in those ranks. Tonight Fox Soccer Channel has one of the better looking matches:
North Carolina vs Maryland at 7pm central
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Steven Goff of the Washington Post talks to former Columbus Crew coach Greg Andrulis about his success in the college game with George Mason.
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Ouch! The USA U17's got their South American tour off to a horrible start yesterday losing 6-1 to Uruguay. They had 2 players sent off, and were called for 4 PK's! I wasn't aware that a team could play that bad! Video from training included too.
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ADDITION: Mr Allen Iverson, I would like to introduce you to someone. This is Mr. Thierry Henry. You guys might have a few things in common. I'll leave you alone to get acquainted. From the The Times of London.
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ADDITION: Ken Pendleton reports, for the US Players Assoc, on one the greatest days in US Soccer History: June 22, 1994 - USA 2-1 Columbia
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This one has caught me off guard, but the dvd for Once In A Lifetime has already been released. Plenty of extra's:
-Game highlights from 1980 Soccer Bowl - Cosmos vs. Ft. Lauderdale Strikers & 1981 Soccer Bowl - Cosmos vs. Chicago Sting
-Pele's farewell game
-Deleted scene
-Stories of Pele: SportsCentury Interviews