blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com - 4/23/2008
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As a kid, I didn't know much about my dad's soccer career. All I knew was that I was born in Chicago because my dad was contracted to play soccer in Chicago. Marcelo As I got older, I started to find out more and more about my dad's playing days. It was pretty cool hearing some of my dad's stories. The funny thing was that he never mentioned the team names that he played for. In 1989, I got ...
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TSR: China to Barca
The Netminder —
... soccer? Today, let's study the correlation between civil strife and red cards. Yes, the correlation exists. - With China visiting California today to play El Salvador, Mark Ziegler asks a good question: Out of 1.33 billion people, can't they find 11 to make a decent soccer team? To be fair, India isn't any better. (Hat tip: Sideline Views) - Marcelo Balboa shares a nice story about his dad in a guest stint at the Chicago Tribune's Red Card. - Defending Copa Libertadores champion Boca Juniors got a win ...
Winnin' Ain't Easy News
du Nord —
... ~ ~ ~ ~ SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES I wanted to mention that I thought Ronnie O'Brien also had a fantastic game last weekend in the teams first win. He also scored the first goal in history for the San Jose Earthquakes Mk. III. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ GENERAL Steve Davis at Soccernet delivers up 10 highlights from Week 4. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Luis Arroyave of the Chicago Tribune has a guest blogger today on The Red Card: Marcello Balboa. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Daily Mail compares ...
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