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This here lil ol Blog and a couple of our friend blogs (The DC Centers, Soccer By Ives, This Is American Soccer & Throughball) have been nominated for Best Soccer Blog by US Soccer. Here is the list and voting page. I am very honored to be on this list, every blog on here is excellent.

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Jose Mourinho is in DC for the MLS final this weekend. He and I will be having cocktails after the match. Natch.

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Could it be true? Real Madrid want Jozy Altidore.

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So where will Jamie Watson be diving next year? He was released by Real Salt Lake. Aaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwww.


MLS Cup Finals
-Sun Nov 18
New England v Houston
Live from RFK Stadium in Washington DC at High Noon - see it on ABC TV.
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Frank Dell'apa of the Boston Globe says the Revs have arrived in DC are ready to roll.
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Dell'apa also writes about what it's gonna take to beat Houston.
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Bernardo Fallas of the Houston Chronicle writes about Dynamo midfielder Richard Mulrooney who is going for his third MLS title.
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Fallas also has the latest news from Dynamoville, including a Brian Ching injury update.
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John Connolly of the Boston Herald says New England is ready for this one like never before.
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Mike Biglin of the MetroWest Daily News writes about the formula for winning the MLS Cup.
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Beau Dure of USA Today with previews of both teams: New England - and - Houston.
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Martin Rogers of Yahoo Sports with a look at Houston.
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Ridge Mahoney of Soccer America wonders if defense is the key to this game.
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Ryan Hunt of Sports Illustrated with his MLS Cup final preview.
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Billy Witz of the LA Daily News says both the Galaxy and Chivas USA are anxious to find out if MLS will add another Designated Players to each team.
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Steven Goff of the Washington Post writes about MLS MVP Luciano Emilio. And as always, some other interesting DC United tidbits.
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Big Soccer poster Glyconerd has some translations of quotes from an interview with Columbus midfielder Guillermo Barros Schelotto that are none too flattering of his teammates. The one thing I will say about this article though, is that it comes from La Opinion who are more like an English tabloid than any other paper in North America. So, they can't be fully trusted.
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Setanta Sports with an article on new LA coach Ruud Gullit, looking at what the Dutchman can expect from MLS.
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Rumors out of Turkey say that LA are interested in Galatasary forward Hakan Sukur. Isn't he about 55 years old?
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Business Week magazine with a story Blanco, Beckham, SuperLiga, InterLiga & the Hispanic market for MLS.
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Metrofanatic showing us images from a redesign of Red Bull Park.
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Nelson Mandela Challenge Cup
-Sat Nov 17
South Africa v USA
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US Soccer with lots of goodies for us:
-Two sets of photos from the trip. One - and - Two.
-Some great video action.
-And audio interviews with Maurice Edu & Clint Dempsey.
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The USA team blog.
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Ticker has a few quotes from USA coach Bradley.
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2 stories from Business Day in Johannesburg says there is chaos with the Bafana Bafana, while the USA are settled in and preparing for the match Saturday. One - and - Two.
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Big Soccer poster feyenoordsoccerfan has some translation from a Dutch publication writing about USA & Heerenveen midfielder Michael Bradley.
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A writer from the Guardian wants to blame the Champions League for the failings of the English national team. No one wants to look at themselves do they. It's always someone else's fault.
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Daniel Passarella has resigned as coach of River Plate after being eliminated from Copa Sudamericana by Arsenal on Wednesday night.
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The African Football Confederation has given Togo a 3 match home ban after violence at their last home game.
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Jonah Freedman of Sports Illustrated with his brand new World Cup Power Rankings.