Some Soccer News for Apr 8, 2016

It's Day 99 of 2016.


Its NASL Week 2: Featuring a 2nd Florida derby in 2 weeks!
-Sat Apr 9
Indy v Ottawa - 6:30pm CT on beIN Sports.
OKC v Carolina
Miami v Tampa
-Sun Apr 10
Edmonton v Minnesota - 3pm CT on ESPN3 and in the Twin Cities on My 29.
New York v Jacksonville
-Bye: Ft Lauderdale

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Beautiful new soccer related Ebbets Field-made ball caps for sale at Talisman + Co. Including a very nice Minnesota hat. The company is owned by former Minnesota Thunder player Dustin Branan.

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Jon Jones versus his toughest opponent - Himself. Feature story on the troubled UFC star, one of the greatest fighters if not the best of his generation. By Mike Bohn of Rolling Stone.

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Bob Bradley - the race for promotion:
-Fri Apr 8
Brest 0-0 Le Havre - a scoreless tie doesn't cost HAC today, as they remain in the 3rd and final promotion position.

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Bobby Wood stayed en fuego to score 2 more goals for Union Berlin today. That gives him 16 for the season. The most ever by an American in Germany.

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Copa Libertadores: Nacional (URU) becomes the 5th team to advance to the Round Of 16.

• Already advanced: Pumas UNAM(MEX), Deportivo Tachira(VEN), Atletico Nacional(COL), Toluca(MEX)

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Remember a few months ago when we heard the crazy story of Marco Pappa (then of Seattle but about to be traded to Colorado) getting stabbed by a Miss USA contestant from Washington state? (Her name is Stormy. You can't make it up.) Here is the aftermath. By Jesse Paul of the Denver Post.

The Rapids become more irrelevant in Denver every day. The stands at the home opener were 2/3 empty. Meanwhile other teams are excited to play games at at Dick's Sporting Goods Park:

• Just announced USWNT v Japan game friendly on Jun 2 sold out in 10 minutes.

• Also just announced is a Brazil v Panama friendly on May 29 as a Copa America warm up. It will be a full house.

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Some early season success for Salt Lake and Orlando is surprising people. By Brian Straus of Sports Illustrated.

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Very high expectations were put on Jordan Morris by the management of his team Seattle Sounders. But its been a predictably slow start (which is just fine.) By Jeff Carlisle of ESPN FC.

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MLS Week 6: (several really good games to watch)
-Fri Apr 8
Philadelphia Union v Orlando City - 6pm CT on UniMas
-Sat Apr 9
Montreal Impact v Columbus Crew
New England Revolution v Toronto
DC United v Vancouver Whitecaps
New York Red Bulls v Sporting Kansas City
Dallas v San Jose Earthquakes
Real Salt Lake v Colorado Rapids
-Sun Apr 10
Houston Dynamo v Seattle Sounders - 3pm CT on ESPN
New York City v Chicago Fire - 6pm CT on FS1
LA Galaxy v Portland Timbers - 8:30pm CT on FS1

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Controversial Israeli club Beitar Jerusalem is now in open conflict with journalists who say the team and its notorious supporters are blatantly anti-Arab. By Peter Beaumont of the Guardian.

• "No Arab has played for the club in its 80-year history despite being based in a city with a population that is 40% Palestinian."

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