Some Soccer News for Sep 9, 2016

It's Day 253 of 2016.


Minnesota United head coach Carl Craig says there are no excuses when going to play at New York Cosmos this weekend: "If (we) don’t play well enough, we might not win. If we do, I think we’ve got a good chance, so fuck all the rest."

• More from Craig and player Jeb Brovsky who has filled in at right fullback quite well for the injured Kevin Venegas. By Jeff Ruetter of Fifty Five One.

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The return of Landon Donovan to the LA Galaxy. By Kevin Baxter of the LA Times.

• Bruce Arena: "If you’re going to gamble a little bit, this is a pretty good guy to gamble with."

• Donovan is getting paid $150,000 for the rest of this season. The team will make that back in 1 or 2 games with extra ticket sales that Donovan will drive.

• This is Donovan's post on Facebook announcing his return.

• Donovan talks about his thoughts and ideas on the return in this interview on the Galaxy website. [VIDEO]

• The Galaxy host Orlando City on Sunday at 6pm CT on FS1.

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Kindling: du Nord Music Mix Vol 95 (download + extract)

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One of the greats who made Jamaican ska music famous and pushed it into the English mainstream (where I always heard it referred to as bluebeat) was Prince Buster - who passed away on Thursday. By Peter Mason of the Guardian.

• The band Madness basically owe their entire career to Buster. They named their band after one his songs ("Madness"), their first hit was about him ("The Prince"), and one their biggest hits was a cover of one of his songs ("One Step Beyond".)

• The Guardian lists 5 of Prince Buster's greatest songs.

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The guys at Ruffneck have made a lot of scarves for soccer fans across America in the last few years. This is their story. By Frank MacDonald of MLSsoccer.com.

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US Open Cup Final
-Tue Sep 13
FC Dallas v New England Revolution - at 9pm CT on ESPN2 and UDN

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CONCACAF Champions League returns next week with Matchday 4:

• Sporting KC v Vancouver Whitecaps highlights Tue Sep 13

• Saprissa v Portland Timbers highlights Wed Sep 14

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UEFA Champions League group stage begins next week with Matchday 1:

• PSG v Arsenal highlights the round.

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NASL Week 21 schedule:
-Sat Sep 10
Fort Lauderdale v Indy
New York v Minnesota - 6pm CT on OWS + My29 (Twin Cities)

• One World Sports was just added to DirecTV on channel 623.

Puerto Rico v Tampa
Carolina v Ottawa
-Sun Sep 11
Edmonton v Miami
OKC v Jacksonville

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Matt VanOekel of Edmonton named NASL Player Of The Month for August. Huge congrats to Matty Extreme.

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The most interesting looking games in MLS Week 27:
-Sat Sep 10
Dallas v Colorado Rapids - 8pm CT on MLS Live
Portland Timbers v Real Salt Lake - 9:30pm CT on MLS Live
-Sun Sep 11
New York Red Bulls v DC United - 12pm CT on ESPN
LA Galaxy v Orlando City - 6pm CT on FS1

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A round by round preview of the USMNT qualifying matches coming up in the Hexagonal. By Brian Straus of Sports Illustrated.

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Bob Bradley + Le Havre Tracker:
Up Next - Sat Sep 10 v Valenciennes

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Today FIFA got around to banning Jeffrey Webb for life. About time.

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In this modern world where EVERYTHING is more intense and interconnected will the Manchester derby on Saturday morning be the biggest English Premier League game of all time? By Jonathan Wilson of Sports Illustrated.

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Bundesliga Matchday 2 is this weekend - here are the key things to watch for, including Plastic Club v Culture Club. From Deutsche Welle.



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