Some Soccer News for May 25, 2015

It's Day 146 of 2016.


Who will start at left fullback for Minnesota United this coming weekend with Justin Davis suspended? Could there be a shocking new starter? And quotes from head coach Carl Craig. By Jeff Rueter of Fifty Five One.

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It used to be called Northern Pitch. Now its called Fifty Five.One.

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USMNT pre-Copa America friendly tonight:
-Wed May 25
USA v Ecuador - 7:00pm CT on ESPN2, UniMas, UDN

Tonight's USA roster:
G: Guzan, Horvath, Howard
D: Accosta, Besler, Birnbaum, Brooks, Johnson (?), Orozco, Yedlin
M: Beckerman, Bedoya, Bradley, Jones, Kitchen, Nagbe, Pulisic, Zusi
F: Dempsey, Wondolowski, Wood, Zardes

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A preview of the game against Ecuador tonight and an overview of the Copa America roster. By Brian Straus of Sports Illustrated.

• 8,000 tickets sold for tonight. Why do they play games in Frisco? Any games. By any team. In any sport.

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The Brad Guzan and Tim Howard relationship. By Doug McIntyre of ESPNFC.

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Copa America will use the Hawk-Eye system for goal verification during the tournament.

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The USA - Copa America Centenario Group Stage games:
-Fri Jun 3
USA v Colombia - Santa Clara
-Tue Jun 7
USA v Costa Rica - Chicago
-Sat Jun 11
USA v Paraguay - Philadelphia

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Minnesotan and USA keeper Cody Cropper has been released by Milton Keynes Dons. He is free to sign with anyone, no strings attached.

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Tarpaulin: du Nord Music Mix Vol 85 (download & extract)

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Supposedly Zlatan Ibrahimovic has told Manchester United he wants $17 Million to play next season. Yeah. So... He's not coming to MLS any time soon then.

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MLS Week 13
-Wed May 25
Orlando v Philadelphia

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DC is expecting Bill Hamid to start in goal this weekend. Big.

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Atletico Madrid wants to be seen as equals to Real Madrid, and the UEFA Champions League Final is just the place to earn that status. By Raphael Minder of the New York Times.



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