Some Soccer News for Nov 12, 2015

SPECIAL NOTICE: Say Goodbye to the Sweetwater
-Our beloved dank watering hole in St Paul is closing for good at the end of November. These will be is our last two games to watch soccer there: Fri Nov 13 USA v St Vincent (5:30pm CT) and Tue Nov 17 USA v Trinidad & Tobago (5:25pm CT)
-Be There.

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Q + A with the one and only Landon Donovan. Whats on his mind, and what does he have planned for the future? (Besides becoming a father!) By Seth Vertelney of Goal.

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So just who is the starting goalkeeper for the USA? By Paul Tenorio of the Orlando Sentinel.

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The big-picture pressure is building: How does the USA do what it has rarely been able to do - produce star players. By Jeff Carlisle of ESPNFC.

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Who are the "in-form" and "out-of-form" players for the USA right now. By Doug MacIntyre of ESPNFC.

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USA CONCACAF WORLD CUP QUALIFYING SCHEDULE

Rd 4 Game 1
-Fri Nov 13
USA v St Vincent + The Grenadines - 5:30pm CT at Busch Stadium in St Louis, Missouri on ESPN2

Rd 4 Game 2
-Tue Nov 17
Trinidad + Tobago v USA - 5:25pm at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad on beIN Sports

USA Roster:
G: Brad Guzan, Bill Hamid, Tim Howard
D: Ventura Alvarado, Matt Besler, Geoff, Cameron, Fabian Johnson, Matt Miazga, Michael Orozco, Tim Ream, Brek Shea
M: Kyle Beckerman, Michael Bradley, Mix Diskerud, Miguel Ibarra, Jermaine Jones, Darlington Nagbe, DeAndre Yedlin
F: Jozy Altidore, Alan Gordon, Jordan Morris, Bobby Wood, Gyasi Zardes

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Houston head coach Owen Coyle tells English media about his 1st year experiences with soccer in North America. From Sky Sports.

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The best of MLS insider info, rumors and tidbits. By Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated.

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Mark this date on your calendar: January 22, 2016 - MLS preseason begins.

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Wow. Now this is a crazy dream!

Had a dream last night that G.G. Allin bought #cf97 from Andell Holdings. This makes no sense on any level but I dreamt it. I need help.

— Shawn Francis (@TheOffsideRules) November 12, 2015

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Huge congrats to Boca Juniors for claiming both the Argentina Primera Division championship and the Copa Argentina championship this week.

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Euro 2016 Qualifying Playoffs: (4 winning teams will be the last to advance to 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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My brother has released his first all-electronic album!
Mountain Singers "Listening Devices"
-Find it + hear it at Bandcamp, then buy it for a real cheap price.

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He just likes to take buses and trains for a little joy ride. "Hey neighbor! Wanna got for a joy ride?" Whats the harm? From the New York Times.

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Happy birthday Neil Young. This is one of my favorite songs: Cortez The Killer
-And this a list of my favorite Neil Young albums:
After the Gold Rush
Decade
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Harvest
Journey Through the Past
On The Beach
Psychedelic Pill
Ragged Glory + Weld + Arc (2 live companions)
Rust Never Sleeps + Live Rust (live companion)
Trans
Zuma

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Finish your day with a podcast featuring me as a guest: Midfield Press + Two United Fans TUFcast with a Minnesota United season review show.



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