Some Soccer News for Jul 13, 2016

It's Day 195 of 2016.


I have said this in private to several people and now its time to go public: I want Tab Ramos as the next head coach of USMNT.

How about Oscar Pareja of FC Dallas as the next USMNT coach. By Will Parchman of Top Drawer.

And why not a list of coaching candidates for open and possibly open jobs around MLS. By Steve Davis of Four Four Two.

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Philly Union tech director Earnie Stewart may have found a hidden gem in Roland Alberg who he signed from his former home in the Netherlands. By Christopher Vito and Matthew De George of the Delaware County Daily Times.

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A beautiful 3rd kit for Deportivo La Coruna 2016-17

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Celtic lost 1-0 yesterday in UEFA Champions League qualifying to a team called Lincoln Red Imps, from Gibralter, a semi-pro team. Oof!

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We all watch lots of videos of people wiping out or smashing into things or natural disasters, at least I do. So why not switch it up and watch some amazing human feats instead. [VIDEO]

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Universelle: du Nord Music Mix Vol 87 (download + extract)

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Seriously, why is there another Bourne movie coming out? Well, let the film makers tell you why. By Lorne Manly of the New York Times.

• I seem to be one of the only people who liked The Bourne Legacy starring Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz and Edward Norton. I thought it fit in just fine with the first 3 starring Matt Damon. I am curious about the new film, but I sure hope it's a lot better than the un-creative title and cliched trailer.

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A popular English sports radio hosts has quit his job after the company that owns the Sun newspaper bought the station he works for. The host, Colin Murray, is a life long Liverpool supporters, and their ongoing battle with the Sun on how that newspaper treated their fans after 96 of them died in Hillsbrough in 1989 has been a long time and very heated feud. By Mark Sweney of the Guardian.

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No fewer than 16 MLS games are being played this week! And 4 of them look to be top notch:
-Sat Jul 16
Colorado Rapids v Sporting Kansas City
-Sun Jul 17
Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders
Montreal Impact v New York City
Philadelphia Union v Red Bull New York

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3 NASL games on Wed Jul 13:
Indy v Ft Lauderdale
Cosmos v Jacksonville
OKC v Puerto Rico

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Minnesota hosts Indy Eleven on Saturday in a rematch from last week in Indiana.

• Ben Speas, Damion Lowe, and Jack Blake are all back from injury 100%.

• No word on Danny Cruz who left the last game with an injury.

• Tiago Calvano is out due to a Red Card suspension.

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