Friday, April 22, 2016

Some Soccer News for Apr 22, 2016

It's Day 113 of 2016.


He sang like Smokie Robinson. He played guitar like Jimi Hendrix. He danced like James Brown. He wrote songs like no one else.

RIP Prince.

Last night was pretty overwhelming in Minneapolis. The love for Prince poured out of every inch of the city. It was hard to get to sleep at all. I eventually took a late night drive to see the lights. My emotions ran high, especially the celebration of his music.
A fantastic remembrance of Prince by Paul Westerberg of the Replacements and also Minneapolis! Funny, sad and self deprecating - classic PW. From Rolling Stone.

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Justin Davis of Minnesota United loves his celebrations! By Andy Greder of the St Paul Pioneer Press.

New players on the Minn United roster are contributing already. Also by Greder of the PiPress.
  • And the team still hasn't unleashed The Pinho!

A big test ahead this weekend for Minnesota United as they host the team they just can't beat - New York Cosmos. Game is at 7pm CT at the National Sports Center Stadium in Blaine MN.
  • If for some horrible reason you can't get to the stadium, like gout, then you can watch it locally on MY29 TV, or ESPN3 on the internet.

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Every game in NASL Week 4 is a rivalry of sorts:
-Fri Apr 22
Miami v OKC - battle of the two new teams
-Sat Apr 23
Ft Lauderdale v Jacksonville - another battle of Florida
Tampa Bay v Carolina - battle of the last two unbeaten
Minnesota v New York - battle of the two biggest clubs in the league
-Sun Apr 24
Edmonton v Ottawa - battle of Canada

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MLS commissioner Don Garber answered questions on almost all of the biggest topics in American soccer today. By Ronald Blum of Associated Press.
  • A few more topics are covered in a similar article by Alexander Abnos of Sports Illustrated.

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A Q + A with Sebastian Giovinco, talking Toronto, MLS and Itay. By Joshua Kloke of the Guardian.

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San Jose Earthquakes are going to have to increase their player budget if they really want to compete in MLS. And they feel they are on the right track. (I'm not buying hypothetical stock in this club these days.) By Jeff Carlisle of ESPNFC.

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The three best MLS Week 8 games to watch:
-Sat Apr 23
Montreal v Toronto - 3:00pm CT
Vancouver v Dallas - 9:30pm CT
LA v Salt Lake - 9:30pm CT

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Bob Bradley + HAC - 3 games left - currently in 4th place, 3 points behind Metz in the race for 3rd place in Ligue 2 + promotion to Ligue 1:
-Fri Apr 22
Evian 1-1 Le Havre got the tying goal in the 85th minute.

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Bobby Wood has scored more goals in Germany in 1 season then any American before him. Impressive. So what comes next? By Brian Sciaretta of Four Four Two.

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Alejandro Bedoya writes his own story on going to Europe to become a professional soccer player as an American. From the Players Tribune.

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USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann looks ahead to his potential roster for Copa America Centenario. From US Soccer.

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UEFA Champions League Semifinals begin next Tuesday and Wednesday. Hoooo Hoooo.

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Charlton and Aston Villa, two English clubs with decades of history and success, have found new and exciting ways to fail miserably. By Barney Ronay of the Guardian.



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