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US Falls to England: Highlights, Post-Conference, and Recaps
Published 5/29/2008 by Mr. Garcia-Prats (noreply@blogger.com) at Yanks Abroad Soccer Highlights
I just finished watching the game. I had to download it and watched the BBC version. The commentator said it perfectly by saying that we are simply ordinary. I won't comment too much on it as this isn't the purpose of the blog, but average would be a good word to sum us up. Most of our players played okay for most of the game and then went away for a couple of minutes. Gooch is a perfect example who had a good game but was caught ball watching on Gerrard's goal. It's hard to play with 10 men (read: Wolff was playing?) especially when Eddie who was better as the game progressed couldn't hold the ball. You simply aren't going to win when you have to defend for 80 ...

Dirty South News
Published 5/29/2008 by Adam Spangler (noreply@blogger.com) at du Nord
by Adam Spangler of This Is American Soccer Mike Rowe is dressed in a white synthetic chemical suit, goggles, gloves, headlamp, and a cloth mask, which covers only his mouth, mutes his voice, and appears to be completely unsuitable protection for what he’s about to do. Shimmying on his stomach under an aging house which hovers inches from his back, he’s there to help a small crew of young men—all college educated Rowe points out—clean out drooping insulation, mold spores, and the carcasses of dead rats along with the various treats they left behind in life, a life so many of us take for granted. As creator and host ...