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"El papa es alemán, pero el Dios es Argentino." - "The Pope is German, but God is Argentinean."
Three more players are out of the Team USA January training camp - We all pretty much knew Clint Dempsey would be in England now, and he is there, not signed yet, but trying to get a work permit. Alecko Eskandarian is supposedly injured but no one is reporting what the details are. And Brian Carroll is in Europe on trial with some team or another. No one has been named to replace any of them.
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And I was figuring that Landy Cakes Donovan would not be present at the start of the camp due to his New Years Eve wedding, and sure enough, Andrea Canales at LA Soccer News confirms that Loverboy is on his honeymoon and will join the team on Monday the 8th. How will he be able to play with "Honeymoon Legs" though?
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By the way, Clint Dempsey will get his English work permit tribunal hearing next week. I don't know the exact date yet though.
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Mark Connolly at MLSnet tells us about the things he thinks we should be looking for in 07.
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Frank Dell'apa at Soccernet on the exciting prospects of young American striker Charlie Davies who joins the growing list of talented players who have spurned MLS to sign with a European club. Davies signed with Hammarby in Sweden last month.
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DC United winger Josh Gros talks to his home town paper the Central PA/Lehigh Valley Patriot News about heading to Team USA camp.
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Several readers have written to tip me off to the passing of New York Cosmos play-by-play broadcaster Jim Karvellas. He did games in many sports in several cities over the years and the Cosmos were one of the big ones. Not surprisingly it was Lamar Hunt who recommended him to the owners of the Cosmos. The New York Daily News, New York Post and Baltimore Sun all with stories.
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Matt Zimmerman of the Long Beach Press Telegram looks at the potential of the new MLS youth development system.
-On another Zimmerman note - he has left the Long Beach paper to attend graduate school in journalism at the University of Missouri.
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The Toronto Star with a feature profile story on Toronto FC coach Mo Johnston. The article is part of a series called "10 to watch in 07". So I guess they feel he has the potential to be a real mover in Toronto. Good for him.
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Another story in the confusing saga of where the money is coming from to build a stadium in Salt Lake City. From the Salt Lake Tribune.
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Andrea Canales at LA Soccer News talks to Sal Zizzo and Brian Perk about their chances of making the USA U20 World Championship qualifying team.
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ESPN2 will carry the MLS Superdraft live starting at 11am on Friday Jan 12.
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Kikin Fonseca is NOT going back to his native Mexico to suit up for Club America as has been reported, but rather he is STAYING at Benfica in Portugal.
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The Mexican InterLiga tournament kicked off yesterday in Houston at Robertson Stadium. All 8 teams play over the next two days in a pair of double headers.
-You can see all the games on Fox Sports en Espanol.
-The tournament is split up into 2 groups of 4 teams who will play a round robin with top two teams advancing.
-Games:
Last nights scores - Group A:
Monterrey 0-2 UANL - Tigres got goals from Sindey Balderas & Walter Gaitan. Both in the second half.
Cruz Azul 3-2 Necaxa - First half Necaxa goals by Kleber & Fabiano, and an early second half goal by Osvaldo Lucas made it 3-0 before Salvador Carmona & Luis Orozco got two back for the Cement Mixers.
-Bernardo Fallas of the Houston Chronicle with his views on the two games last night.
-The Monterrey coach Miguel Herrera was looking pretty bad on the sidelines with his face all bandaged up. Turns out he was in an afternoon car accident and broke his nose. Damn.
Thursday - Group B:
Chiapas v Morelia
America v UAG
-The teams then move to Dallas's Pizza Hut Park for two more double headers on Sat & Sun, before moving to the final group stage games next Tue & Wed in LA at Home Depot Center.
-The top 2 teams from each group will play off at HDC for the title on Sun Jan 13.
-The winner gets a spot in the upcoming Copa Libertadores.
-Glenn Davis of the Houston Chronicle compares Club America to the New York Yankees.
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Jonah Freedman of Sports Illustrated is in Argentina, and when you are a soccer writer and you are in Argentina you HAVE to write about the living legend of Maradona!
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And Gregory Sica at SI writes about the changes coming at Boca Juniors following the Ricardo Lavolpe led team melt down last month.
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Rangers of Glasgow have fired manager Paul Le Guen after only about 6 months in charge. He was the man who built Lyon into the world power they are right now, winning 3 French titles in a row before handing the team over to current manager Gerard Houllier. The last straw at Ranger seemed to be Le Guen's fall out with team captain Barry Ferguson last week. I guess the team owners think Ferguson is more important than Le Guen.
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Fulham have added Roma striker Vincenzo Montella for the rest of the current season on loan. Montella is being replaced on Roma's roster by Francesco Tavano who is coming over on a six month loan deal from Valencia. And making way for Montella on the Fulham roster is Collins John who is being sold to an undisclosed EPL team. Merry-go-round indeed.
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The second of three stories from the Times of London on the supposedly significant decline in talent emanating from England's youth football academies.
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The big thing this weekend in England will be the 3rd round of the FA Cup. Here is the full list of games. I will be down at The Local in Minnneapolis on Saturday at 11am to see Liverpool v Arsenal.
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FIFA.com has a Q & A with Cameroon & Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o about his return from injury.
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Palermo will lose Serie A top scoring striker Amauri for probably the rest of the season as he needs knee surgery for a torn ligament.
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The Luis Figo story just keeps getting better. First we were told he signed with Saudi club Al-Ittihad. Then his current club Inter said "No way Ahmed!" And now Al-Ittihad say they will introduce their newest player to the local press on Thursday! Intrigue.
Three more players are out of the Team USA January training camp - We all pretty much knew Clint Dempsey would be in England now, and he is there, not signed yet, but trying to get a work permit. Alecko Eskandarian is supposedly injured but no one is reporting what the details are. And Brian Carroll is in Europe on trial with some team or another. No one has been named to replace any of them.
~ ~ ~ ~
And I was figuring that Landy Cakes Donovan would not be present at the start of the camp due to his New Years Eve wedding, and sure enough, Andrea Canales at LA Soccer News confirms that Loverboy is on his honeymoon and will join the team on Monday the 8th. How will he be able to play with "Honeymoon Legs" though?
~ ~ ~ ~
By the way, Clint Dempsey will get his English work permit tribunal hearing next week. I don't know the exact date yet though.
~ ~ ~ ~
Mark Connolly at MLSnet tells us about the things he thinks we should be looking for in 07.
~ ~ ~ ~
Frank Dell'apa at Soccernet on the exciting prospects of young American striker Charlie Davies who joins the growing list of talented players who have spurned MLS to sign with a European club. Davies signed with Hammarby in Sweden last month.
~ ~ ~ ~
DC United winger Josh Gros talks to his home town paper the Central PA/Lehigh Valley Patriot News about heading to Team USA camp.
~ ~ ~ ~
Several readers have written to tip me off to the passing of New York Cosmos play-by-play broadcaster Jim Karvellas. He did games in many sports in several cities over the years and the Cosmos were one of the big ones. Not surprisingly it was Lamar Hunt who recommended him to the owners of the Cosmos. The New York Daily News, New York Post and Baltimore Sun all with stories.
~ ~ ~ ~
Matt Zimmerman of the Long Beach Press Telegram looks at the potential of the new MLS youth development system.
-On another Zimmerman note - he has left the Long Beach paper to attend graduate school in journalism at the University of Missouri.
~ ~ ~ ~
The Toronto Star with a feature profile story on Toronto FC coach Mo Johnston. The article is part of a series called "10 to watch in 07". So I guess they feel he has the potential to be a real mover in Toronto. Good for him.
~ ~ ~ ~
Another story in the confusing saga of where the money is coming from to build a stadium in Salt Lake City. From the Salt Lake Tribune.
~ ~ ~ ~
Andrea Canales at LA Soccer News talks to Sal Zizzo and Brian Perk about their chances of making the USA U20 World Championship qualifying team.
~ ~ ~ ~
ESPN2 will carry the MLS Superdraft live starting at 11am on Friday Jan 12.
~ ~ ~ ~
Kikin Fonseca is NOT going back to his native Mexico to suit up for Club America as has been reported, but rather he is STAYING at Benfica in Portugal.
~ ~ ~ ~
The Mexican InterLiga tournament kicked off yesterday in Houston at Robertson Stadium. All 8 teams play over the next two days in a pair of double headers.
-You can see all the games on Fox Sports en Espanol.
-The tournament is split up into 2 groups of 4 teams who will play a round robin with top two teams advancing.
-Games:
Last nights scores - Group A:
Monterrey 0-2 UANL - Tigres got goals from Sindey Balderas & Walter Gaitan. Both in the second half.
Cruz Azul 3-2 Necaxa - First half Necaxa goals by Kleber & Fabiano, and an early second half goal by Osvaldo Lucas made it 3-0 before Salvador Carmona & Luis Orozco got two back for the Cement Mixers.
-Bernardo Fallas of the Houston Chronicle with his views on the two games last night.
-The Monterrey coach Miguel Herrera was looking pretty bad on the sidelines with his face all bandaged up. Turns out he was in an afternoon car accident and broke his nose. Damn.
Thursday - Group B:
Chiapas v Morelia
America v UAG
-The teams then move to Dallas's Pizza Hut Park for two more double headers on Sat & Sun, before moving to the final group stage games next Tue & Wed in LA at Home Depot Center.
-The top 2 teams from each group will play off at HDC for the title on Sun Jan 13.
-The winner gets a spot in the upcoming Copa Libertadores.
-Glenn Davis of the Houston Chronicle compares Club America to the New York Yankees.
~ ~ ~ ~
Jonah Freedman of Sports Illustrated is in Argentina, and when you are a soccer writer and you are in Argentina you HAVE to write about the living legend of Maradona!
~ ~ ~ ~
And Gregory Sica at SI writes about the changes coming at Boca Juniors following the Ricardo Lavolpe led team melt down last month.
~ ~ ~ ~
Rangers of Glasgow have fired manager Paul Le Guen after only about 6 months in charge. He was the man who built Lyon into the world power they are right now, winning 3 French titles in a row before handing the team over to current manager Gerard Houllier. The last straw at Ranger seemed to be Le Guen's fall out with team captain Barry Ferguson last week. I guess the team owners think Ferguson is more important than Le Guen.
~ ~ ~ ~
Fulham have added Roma striker Vincenzo Montella for the rest of the current season on loan. Montella is being replaced on Roma's roster by Francesco Tavano who is coming over on a six month loan deal from Valencia. And making way for Montella on the Fulham roster is Collins John who is being sold to an undisclosed EPL team. Merry-go-round indeed.
~ ~ ~ ~
The second of three stories from the Times of London on the supposedly significant decline in talent emanating from England's youth football academies.
~ ~ ~ ~
The big thing this weekend in England will be the 3rd round of the FA Cup. Here is the full list of games. I will be down at The Local in Minnneapolis on Saturday at 11am to see Liverpool v Arsenal.
~ ~ ~ ~
FIFA.com has a Q & A with Cameroon & Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o about his return from injury.
~ ~ ~ ~
Palermo will lose Serie A top scoring striker Amauri for probably the rest of the season as he needs knee surgery for a torn ligament.
~ ~ ~ ~
The Luis Figo story just keeps getting better. First we were told he signed with Saudi club Al-Ittihad. Then his current club Inter said "No way Ahmed!" And now Al-Ittihad say they will introduce their newest player to the local press on Thursday! Intrigue.
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