Friday, January 22, 2016

Some Soccer News for Jan 22, 2016

It's Day 22 of 2016.


It needs zazz.

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There has been a lot of talk about "foreigners" on the USMNT. What does Jermaine Jones think about that?


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USA takes on Iceland one week from Sunday.

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Jurgen Klinsmann talks about his current and future teams. By Ives Galarcep of Goal.com

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Preseason officially begins today for MLS teams.

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What did Landon Donovan think about Seattle's introduction of Jordan Morris?


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Does the official introduction of Patrick Viera as head coach of New York City look like a new light being turned on in MLS or the same old same old with foreign coaches coming into the league cold. By Leander Schaerlaeckens of the New York Times.

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No surprise really but the new stadium being built in Atlanta has fallen behind schedule. It could be delayed as much as 3 months next Spring, meaning Atlanta United could begin MLS play with one of those long grueling fruitless road trips. Or do they find a temporary home? Details from the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

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The Bundesliga returns from Winter break today with Hamburger v Bayern Munchen - 1:30pm CT on FS1.
-Bayern has an 8 point lead over Dortmund at the top of the standings. Hamburg is in 10th.
-Dortmund has a big game on Saturday at 4th place Monchengladbach - 11:30am CT on FS2.

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The Walker Sculpture Garden in Minneapolis is getting 16 new pieces this year - some of them quite spectacular. (Like the 20ft tall blue rooster!) From the New York Times.
-An interactive map of the garden with images of each new sculpture. From the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

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RSL has torn up the contract of Designated Player Sebastian Jaime. It just did not work out, so they cut him loose to pursue another team - Universidad Catolica of Chile.

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Long time Chicago Fire and San Jose Earthquakes goalkeeper Jon Busch has signed with Indy Eleven. There goes Jim Oliver's dream of seeing him in a Minnesota uniform. At least he will get to stand behind the goal and converse with his hero with Indy comes to town.

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The first big test for Omar Gonzalez at Pachuca comes on Saturday as they travel to America - you can see it at 5pm CT on Univision Deportes.

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The incomparable Jeff Johnson is back again this week with his glorious NFL prognostications: "I spent a few moments this week conducting Internet searches with the terms “Andy Reid” and “Great Depression.”"



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