Wednesday, December 02, 2015

Some Soccer News for Dec 2, 2015

Lets start with some big Minnesota United news:
-Current head coach Manny Lagos has been named full time technical director.
-And current assistant coach Carl Craig has been named new head coach.
The story from Wes Burdine of Northern Pitch.

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To no one's surprise Sebastian Giovinco of Toronto FC was named the 2015 MLS Most Valuable Player today.

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MLS Cup Playoffs
Final
Sun Dec 6
Columbus Crew v Portland Timbers - 3pm CT on ESPN
-Current weather forecast for Sunday kickoff: High 52F. 0% chance of precipitation. Sunshine and clouds mixed. Winds light and variable.
-Columbus will wear yellow.
-Portland will wear green.

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An interview with MLS commissioner Don Garber. Topics include: player development, player budgets, women's teams, CONCACAF, USMNT, FIFA. By Graht Wahl of Sports Illustrated.

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A remarkable 20 years for MLS concludes on Sunday. By Steve Davis who has covered the league since the start, for World Soccer Talk.

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Lots of MLS players getting notice of contract extensions not being picked up or players be released.
-Blas Perez of Dallas is one of the bigger names to exit.

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Bob Bradley got his first win with HAC in France, a 3-2 home victory over Evian Thonon Gaillard Football Club.

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This is my ballot for the 2015 Futbol De Primera USA Mens Player Of The Year
1st Place: Clint Dempsey
2nd Place: Bobby Wood
3rd Place: Michael Bradley

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Minnesota United has teased that a new player signing announcement is imminent.


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Two big name NASL players (both Best 11) confirmed to be leaving their teams:
-Lance Laing leaving Edmonton.
-Stefano Pinho leaving Fort Lauderdale.

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We also get new NASL coaching announcements:
-Tim Hankinson takes over Indy Eleven
-Caio Zanardi moves over from GM to head coach for Fort Lauderdale Strikers - Zanardi forced out the very successful Gunther Kronsteiner so he could have the job.

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We need to take mental illness a lot more serious than we do. A former college football player ends up homeless and dead. From the New York Times.

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Three Decades of Dinosaur Jr. A brilliant rock band. By Matthew Trammell of the New Yorker.
-Enjoy the blazing rock of Freak Scene
-And laugh at the hilarious video for Feel The Pain.



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