Thursday, March 17, 2016

Some Soccer News for Mar 17, 2016

It's Day 77 of 2016.


The new USA uniforms. (There is a full gallery of images near the bottom of the page, just click on the picture of the black shorts. Its kinda hidden.)
  • USMNT will debut both on Mar 25 + 29 against Guatemala.

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Guatemala is doing everything they can to be prepared to face the USA next week. From US Soccer.

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The big MLS game this weekend:
Sporting Kansas City v Toronto - 6pm CT on FS1

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The MUCH lighter side of Mix Diskerud. by Dylan Butler of MLSsoccer.

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The long, odd road to get to the pros for Gideon Baah of RBNY. By Kristan Heneage of the Guardian.

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All the goals from Week 2 in MLS. [VIDEO]

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Minnesota United returns to the Twin Cities today after spending 10 days training in Mexico. Head coach Carl Craig talks about the trip. By Jeff Rueter of Northern Pitch.

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The state legislature bill that will give Minn United the last piece to the stadium puzzle was introduced to the senate today. Words on the general mood around the state capital from Fred Melo at the Pioneer Press.
  • Sen Sandy Papas said there has been "...little push back against the measure in the Legislature or in St. Paul."

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I am going to campaign for this until it is a reality: The Cup Of St Paul! Minnesota United FC v FC St Pauli v Sao Paulo FC!

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Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National have announced that they are releasing a 60 song Grateful Dead Tribute album on May 20 featuring Wilco, The Flaming Lips, Justin Vernon, The War on Drugs, Kurt Vile, Mumford + Sons, Lee Ranaldo, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Stephen Malkmus, Courtney Barnett, and many more.
  • I am excited to hear Courtney Barnett do New Speedway Boogie!

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CONCACAF Champions League - Semifinal 1st Leg matchups:
  • Tigres and America both got clean sheets on the road which is enough to make them big favorites in the 2nd Leg matches.

-Tue Mar 15
Queretaro 0-0 Tigres UANL
-Wed Mar 16
Santos Laguna 0-0 Club America
Next
2nd Leg
-Apr 5
Tigres v Queretaro
America v Santos Laguna

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UEFA Champions League - Rd of 16 2nd Leg matches.
  • A stunning comeback by Bayern Munich ended the Round of 16. After a 2-2 tie in the first leg in Turin, the game in Munich went a little nuts with Juve taking and holding a 0-2 lead late into the game. But in the 73rd min Bayern got a goal back, and then poured it on to tie the game at 2-2 (4-4 on agg) in 2nd half stoppage time! The game went to 30 minutes of Added Extra Time which remained tied at the 15 minute break, but 2 goals from Bayern in quick succession essentially ended the game with 10 minutes still to play. So lets recap the series: Bayern score 2 in a row on the road. Juve storms back with 4 in a row, 2 at home and 2 away, to take a shock lead. Bayern finishes it off with 4 goals in a row, 2 in regulation, and 2 in added time. Fantastic series.

-Wed Mar 16
Barca 3-1 Arsenal - Bar advanced 5-1 on aggregate.
Bayern 4-2 Juve - Bay advanded 6-4 on aggregate in Added Extra Time.
  • Advanced to the Quarterfinals: Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, and Wolfsburg.
  • Quarterfinal draw is on Fri Mar 18
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We got to see State-Of-The-Art-Soccer from Barca and Bayern. By Rob Hughes of the New York Times.



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