Some Soccer News for Dec 22, 2017

It's Day 356 of 2017.


FYI: I AM GONNA SKIP OUT ON A WEEK OR TWO OF POSTS AFTER THIS ONE TODAY. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.


Huge congrats to Copa MX champions Monterrey.

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FC Cincinnati feels that they are just "dotting I's and crossing T's" before they are to become a Major League Soccer team. Its in the hands of the lawyers now. By Tom McKee for WCPO Cincinnati.

• Which means it could still easily fall apart.

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What does Nashville need to do now to be ready to take the field in MLS? By Brian Straus for Sports Illustrated.

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The two Milan teams, Inter and AC, got large investments from China in the past few years but their paths are very different on their current financial stability. By Robert Smith for the Financial Times.

• The article is thick with business and financial buzzwords.

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The 2018 MLS player du Nord du Not list

• (64 players currently in MLS that I don't want to see on the Minnesota United roster in 2018)

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Tap Water: du Nord Music Mix Vol 150 (download + extract)

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MLS

Q + A with Brad Friedel, new head coach of New England Revolution. By Martin Harasimowicz for Four Four Two.

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AMERICANS ABROAD

Jonathan Gonzalez + Monterrey beat Omar Gonzalez + Pachuca 1-0 in the Copa MX final. Both went the full 90 minutes.

• A miserable year ends on another bad note for Omar with his mark beating him for the winning goal.

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MEXICO - COPA MX

Final
-Thu Dec 21
Monterrey 1-0 Pachuca - Cup winning goal by Aviles Hurtado.

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WORLDWIDE

A list of the 100 best footballers in the world for 2017. From The Guardian.

• The Full List: #100 - #1

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BIG TEAMS + GAMES IN EUROPE'S TOP LEAGUES

Weekend Schedule:
-Fri Dec 22
Arsenal v Liverpool
Espanyol v Atletico Madrid
-Sat Dec 23
Real Madrid v Barcelona
Everton Chelsea
Sassuolo v Inter
Juventus v Roma
Man City v Bournemouth
Leicester v Man United
Milan v Atalanta
Napoli v Sampdoria
Burnley v Tottenham
Valencia v Villarreal


The Boxing Day/New Years Day Extended Schedule for the Big Teams in England:
-Tue Dec 26
Tottenham v Southampton
Chelsea v Brighton & Hove
Man United v Burnley
Liverpool v Swansea
-Wed Dec 27
Newcastle v Man City
-Thu Dec 28
Crystal Palace v Arsenal
-Sat Dec 30
Chelsea v Stoke City
Liverpool v Leicester
Man United v Southampton
-Sun Mar 31
Crystal Palace v Man City
West Brom v Arsenal
-Mon Jan 1
Burnley v Liverpool
Everton v Man United
-Tue Jan 2
Swansea v Tottenham
Man City v Watford
-Wed Jan 3
Arsenal v Chelsea
-Thu Jan 4
Tottenham v West Ham



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