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Is Juergen Klinsmann seriously interested in the USA coaching job? “Absolutely I’m interested,” said Klinsmann.

Jack Bell of the New York Times talks to Juergen Klinsmann about the vacant USA coaching position.
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Frank Dell'apa of the Boston Globe says New England coach Steve Nicol is royally pissed off at the league for suspending Shalrie Joseph.
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Jim Dow at RevsNet talks to New England assistant coach Paul Mariner about the Joseph suspension and the second leg match against Chicago this weekend.
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Paul Oberjuerge of the LA Daily News talks to Landon Donovan about what comes next for him and his LA Galaxy.
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Dallas striker Carlos Ruiz has a strained right quad muscle that is really bothering him, but he says no matter what, he is playing Saturday v Colorado.
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US Players Assoc has a Q & A with KC defender Jimmy Conrad.
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Michael Lewis of Big Apple Soccer says New York midfielder Dema Kovalenko wants DC coach Peter Nowak to sit down and shut up. Thems is fightin words.
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Washington DC Style interviews DC United midfielder Benny Olsen about..... his style?
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Lars Lifrak at Soccer365 does a Q & A with New England midfielder Andy Dorman about this weekends second leg playoff game v Chicago.
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And Andrea Canales at Soccer365 does the Q & A with Chivas USA midfielder Jesse Marsch.
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Canales also writes for the same site about Clint Dempsey and his high level of quality over the last couple months. What will that do for his European chances come January?
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Andrew Rogers at Soccer365 talks to Dallas and Trinidad & Tobago keeper Shaka Hislop about his first months in MLS, and Dallas's playoff chances.
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The Chicago Daily Southtown with a feature on the Fire captain Chris Armas.
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And Lacy Banks at the Chicago Sun Times with a feature story on Chicago defender CJ Brown.
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Brain Forbes at the Denver Post says Colorado is going to have to step up big to beat Dallas in Dallas.
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Tobias Xavier Lopez at the Fort Worth Star Telegram talks to Dan Hunt of the FC Dallas owners, the Hunt Sports Group, about the difference between their old home, the Cotton Bowl, and their new home, Pizza Hut Park, (besides giving up a great named stadium for a terrible one), and hot topics being discussed league wise.
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The Houston Chronicle looks at Chivas USA keeper Brad Guzan's preparations for the Dynamo match in Houston..
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And the Houston Dynamo have been practicing their PK's.
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Denver's Rocky Mountain News with a feature on Colorado's 3 contributing youngsters: Hunter Freeman, Dan Gargan & Jacob Peterson.
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With election day quickly approaching, we get the latest on the vote for public money to help with the Kansas City soccer stadium. From the KC Star.
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Tandem talks to Toronto FC coach Mo Johnston.
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MLS Quarterfinals, 2nd-leg matches:
Saturday, October 28
New England v Chicago - 6:30pm on Direct Kick & FSC
Dallas v Colorado - 7:30pm on Direct Kick
Sunday, October 29
DC v New York - 5pm on ESPN2
Houston v Chivas - 7pm on Direct Kick, FSC, & HDNet
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Soccer America previews the 4 MLS playoff matches.
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Yanks Abroad talks to young USA & Bolton striker Johann Smith.
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Two big Euro matches ahead this Saturday:
Milan v Inter - the Milano derby
Porto v Benfica - the old feud
Bolton v Manchester United - #3 v #1
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UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 is next week, Tue Oct 31 & Wed Nov 1!
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We are supposed to hear word on Monday about the appeals in the Italian match fixing scandal.