Some Soccer News for April 5, 2016
It's Day 96 of 2016.
SKC going retro! From what I have heard, these will not be worn in a game, just for warm ups. Gloriously ugly:
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A deep look into many avenues of how the business of US Soccer is run, and accusations of possible illegal treatment of the USWNT. By Elizabeth Mitchell of the New York Daily News.
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The Panama Papers - leaked documents show connections between world soccer (and government etc etc) and shady hidden banking practices.
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Kaka of Orlando City has been named MLS Player Of The Week.
Juan Arango of New York Cosmos has been named NASL Player Of The Week.
Vince Cicciarelli of Saint Louis has been named USL Player Of The Week.
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The best weekly MLS awards. [VIDEO] By Alejandro Moreno of ESPNFC.
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Which USMNT players are on the upswing, and downswing? By Doug McIntyre of ESPNFC.
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A loss on Saturday for Aston Villa + Brad Guzan will make their relegation from the Premier League complete. They host Bournemouth.
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Goalkeeper Cody Cropper, from the Twin Cities, is getting his 3rd consecutive start for MK Dons in the English Championship (2nd div) today.
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Minnesota United midfielder Ibson was back to full time training today for the first time since suffering a knee injury during the teams first preseason game against Portland on Feb 21.
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The 1st Round draw will happen on Wed Apr 6:
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Kurt Cobain committed suicide 22 years ago today, in 1994. The last days of his life were not pretty. By Neil Strauss of Rolling Stone. (Article originally published Summer 1994)
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UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals
-Tue Apr 5
Bayern 1-0 Benfica [UPDATED]
Barca 2-1 Atleti [UPDATED]
-Wed Apr 6
Wolfsburg v Real
PSG v Man City
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What is Wolfsburg doing in this stage of the Champions League? By Rafael Honigstein of the Guardian.
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Leaders In The Top Five European Championships:
Bundesliga: Bayern Munich - 5 point lead with 6 games left to play.
Serie A: Juventus - 6 point lead with 7 games left to play.
La Liga: Barcelona - 6 point lead with 6 games left to play.
Premier League: Leicester - 7 point lead with 6 games left to play.
Ligue 1: Paris St Germain - Champion!
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Gonzalo Higuain was Red Carded in Napoli's match at Udinese last weekend, and his reaction was very similar to that of Jermaine Jones in the New England playoff game last Fall, getting in the referees face, pushing, shoving, grabbing and screaming. For that Higuain got an extra 3 game suspension (4 total). Jones got 6 games total. Maybe the MLS punishment was a bit harsh. I thought so.
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Juventus has gone 21 games without a loss in Serie A.
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Long time great Italian coach, player and father Cesare Maldini has passed away at age 84. RIP.
The Bird Is The Word
SKC going retro! From what I have heard, these will not be worn in a game, just for warm ups. Gloriously ugly:
What do you think of @SportingKC's retro rainbow jerseys? https://t.co/9alBK6T86s pic.twitter.com/7MV8rNKdWz— The Kansas City Star (@KCStar) April 5, 2016
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A deep look into many avenues of how the business of US Soccer is run, and accusations of possible illegal treatment of the USWNT. By Elizabeth Mitchell of the New York Daily News.
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The Panama Papers - leaked documents show connections between world soccer (and government etc etc) and shady hidden banking practices.
- New FIFA president Gianni Infantino has found himself dragged into this new ugliness. By Owen Gibson of the Guardian. Infantino is vehemently denying any involvement.
- FIFA, Lionel Messi and Michel Platini have all found themselves linked to the now infamous Panama Papers. By Spanish newspaper AS.
- Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson, Prime Minister of Iceland, has resigned this morning due to his inclusions in the Panama Papers.
- British Prime Minister David Cameron is said to have family connections to tax shelters and the bulldozer of accusations could come directly into his path.
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Kaka of Orlando City has been named MLS Player Of The Week.
Juan Arango of New York Cosmos has been named NASL Player Of The Week.
Vince Cicciarelli of Saint Louis has been named USL Player Of The Week.
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The best weekly MLS awards. [VIDEO] By Alejandro Moreno of ESPNFC.
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Which USMNT players are on the upswing, and downswing? By Doug McIntyre of ESPNFC.
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A loss on Saturday for Aston Villa + Brad Guzan will make their relegation from the Premier League complete. They host Bournemouth.
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Goalkeeper Cody Cropper, from the Twin Cities, is getting his 3rd consecutive start for MK Dons in the English Championship (2nd div) today.
- Unfortunately they lost the previous two, so you know he is out to carry that clean sheet home.
- They also sit in the final relegation spot, 5 points from safety with 7 games left in the season.
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Minnesota United midfielder Ibson was back to full time training today for the first time since suffering a knee injury during the teams first preseason game against Portland on Feb 21.
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The 1st Round draw will happen on Wed Apr 6:
The historic Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup has a new look. Introducing the new @OpenCup crest! #USOC2016 pic.twitter.com/Ua36DrUpFK— U.S. Open Cup (@opencup) April 5, 2016
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Kurt Cobain committed suicide 22 years ago today, in 1994. The last days of his life were not pretty. By Neil Strauss of Rolling Stone. (Article originally published Summer 1994)
- I remember where I was when I heard the news on April 8th. (Little did we know he had already been dead 3 days by that time.) I was at home packing a bag when the phone rang with the bad news. I had been putting things together to take a band to perform on Radio K in Minneapolis. To say things got weird is an understatement. I don't remember if the band performed live-on-air or not. I also don't remember if any of us got anything done that day. It was shocking.
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UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals
-Tue Apr 5
Bayern 1-0 Benfica [UPDATED]
Barca 2-1 Atleti [UPDATED]
-Wed Apr 6
Wolfsburg v Real
PSG v Man City
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What is Wolfsburg doing in this stage of the Champions League? By Rafael Honigstein of the Guardian.
dN
Leaders In The Top Five European Championships:
Bundesliga: Bayern Munich - 5 point lead with 6 games left to play.
Serie A: Juventus - 6 point lead with 7 games left to play.
La Liga: Barcelona - 6 point lead with 6 games left to play.
Premier League: Leicester - 7 point lead with 6 games left to play.
Ligue 1: Paris St Germain - Champion!
- Its very weird typing the name Leicester among that group of legendary teams.
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Gonzalo Higuain was Red Carded in Napoli's match at Udinese last weekend, and his reaction was very similar to that of Jermaine Jones in the New England playoff game last Fall, getting in the referees face, pushing, shoving, grabbing and screaming. For that Higuain got an extra 3 game suspension (4 total). Jones got 6 games total. Maybe the MLS punishment was a bit harsh. I thought so.
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Juventus has gone 21 games without a loss in Serie A.
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Long time great Italian coach, player and father Cesare Maldini has passed away at age 84. RIP.
The Bird Is The Word
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