Thursday, January 28, 2016

Some Soccer News for Jan 28, 2016

It's Day 28 of 2016.


NASL is still in a business arrangement with Traffic Sports (the Brazilian company involved heavily in the FIFA corruption scandal.) What is the NASL doing to end that deal? By Dave Martinez of Empire of Soccer.

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Minnesota has signed Best 11 fullbacks Kevin Venegas and Justin Davis to new long term contracts.

-The way coaches and players talked in a press release it sounds like they are signed for MLS as well. Lots of "long term" talk.

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Freddy Adu speaks. Literally. We were all wondering if he still had a voice, its been that long since he did an interview. For better or worse, he says he finally "gets it." By Ives Galarcep of Goal.com.

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Tampa Bay Rowdies announced that they are hosting a preseason tourney featuring themselves along with 6 MLS teams: Montreal, Philly, NYC, DC, Toronto and RBNY.

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NY Cosmos signed 35 year old Venezuelan Juan Arango as a replacement for Raul. His most recent success was a few years ago at Gladbach, and he has just left Tijuana where he has been the last 2 years. Good signing.

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Rayo OKC has signed one of my favorite NASL players Billy Forbes who had been with the now defunct San Antonio Scorpions.

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NASL commish Bill Peterson talks about expansion - Chicago and more. By Jake Nutting of Empire of Soccer.

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A conversation with San Jose Earthquakes man at the wheel of the company truck - Dominic Kinnear. Part 1 - AND - Part 2. By the excellent Robert Jonas of Center Line Soccer.

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Adrian Heath is the head coach of Orlando City, and the writer of this article feels he is the right person for the job. By Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel. Thanks to Tim for the link.

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Tim Parker of the Vancouver Whitecaps is in the USA January camp. Who the hell is he? By Brian Sciaretta of American Soccer Now.

Other less experienced guys are trying to put their stamp on the current USA roster with a game coming up on Sunday. By Jeff Carlisle of ESPNFC.

Another slightly different list of USA players looking to make a difference in this camp. By Brian Straus of Sports Illustrated.

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A MLS Coaches Preseason Hot Seat has been published. By Steve Davis of World Soccer Talk.
-Here is my preseason hot seat list:
6 Ben Olsen
5 Mauro Biello
4 Pablo Mastroeni
3 Greg Vanney
2 Jeff Cassar
1 Jim Curtain

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Long time thrilling-forward Robert Earnshaw has announced his retirement and will remain with Vancouver Whitecaps as an assistant coach for the 1st team and a head coach for a youth team.

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One of my favorite people in the American soccer commune is Shawn Francis. Here he tells his soccer story. From The Original Winger.

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In Copa MX on Wed night Leon was tied 1-1 at Necaxa in the 62nd minute when Miguel Ibarra was removed from the game. Within 14 minutes they were down 4-1 and lost by that score. You do the mathes.
-Another American Benji Joya came on as a late sub for Necaxa

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Omar Gonzalez is off to a very good start at Pachuca after leaving the LA Galaxy this winter. By Nayib Moran of ESPNFC.

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What city has the best food in the World? Let one of America's most outspoken chefs tell you. By David Chang for Lucky Peach.

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Go watch two crazy fuckers play ping pong with a soccer ball and their heads! From Welt Sport.

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USL team Arizona United has announced that EDM king Diplo is heading up a new group buying a stake in the club.

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This is exactly what I figured would happen in the FIFA presidential race - Four of the five leading candidates will meet to discuss forming an alliance. AKA backroom deals are getting done to move votes to 1 person. Same old Same old. By Simon Evans of Reuters via Yahoo.

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Former Red Bulls and Fire head coach Juan Carlos Osorio is now running the show for Mexico and says MLS is no place for his players. By Tom Marshall of ESPNFC.



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