Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Some Soccer News for Nov 11, 2015

SPECIAL: Say Goodbye to the Sweetwater - Fri Nov 13 USA v St Vincent and Tue Nov 17 USA v Trinidad + Tobago. Be There. (closing at end of November)

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A great look at the NASL/USL split that happened 6 years ago, and where the 2 leagues have gone since then. By Kenn Tomasch of Kenn.com blog with expert guests Neil Morris, Brian Quarstad and Brendan Doherty.

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The new NASL team Rayo OKC will begin play just 5 months from now and their home field will be Yukon High School on the far western edge of Oklahoma City - all but a rural location. (See Map Here)

There was a lot of chatter yesterday on Twitter that Rayo Vallecano is behind on paying employees of the parent club in Spain.



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Ottawa head coach Marc Dos Santos was named NASL Coach Of The Year. No surprise - an incredible turnaround.

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What comes next for the Seattle Sounders? After falling short of their goal once again do they make radical changes? Players? Coaches? Management? Jeff Carlisle of ESPNFC tries to answer the big questions.

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Some MLS Postseason Awards:
Laurent Ciman of Montreal - Defender Of The Year
Cyle Larin of Orlando - Rookie Of The Year

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The Serbia v Albania match that took place in Oct 2014 became a huge cultural + political hot potato. The rematch was last month, and this impressive video, Guns, Drones and Burning Flags, tells the full story. Made by James Montague for Copa90.

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The head of the Russian World Cup Committee Vitaly Mutko has been accused of being involved in a massive national sports performance enhancing drugs program which is currently being investigated by the World Anti-Doping Agency. Report by Mark Bisson of World Football Insider.

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Both Netherlands and Belgium are considering lawsuits against FIFA over bidding for 2018 World Cup. Reuters has the report.

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The big two-legged Euro 2016 Qualifying Playoffs begin on Thursday. The 4 winners fill the last spots at the tournament next summer.
1st Leg
-Thu Nov 12
Norway v Hungary
-Fri Nov 13
Bosnia + Herzegovina v Ireland
-Sat Nov 14
Ukraine v Slovenia
Sweden v Denmark
2nd Leg
-Sun Nov 15
Hungary v Norway
-Mon Nov 16
Ireland v Bosnia + Herzegovina
-Tue Nov 17
Slovenia v Ukraine
Denmark v Sweden

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Dark Clouds Annual End of Season Awards and Silent Auction - Mon Nov 16 at Turf Club in St Paul 6PM to 9PM.



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