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Soccer in the Streets, Not the Cul-de-Sac's
Published 12/3/2007 by SF at The Offside Rules
Do you ever read anything that you damn near 100% agree with and it gets you all fired up like a kid who just watched a Bruce Lee movie and now thinks he can kick the entire neighborhood's ass? Usually it's some self-help/spiritual or political author that does that for me, but today I'm all high on a sportswriter. ESPN's Stephen Davis has written a piece today about Major League Soccer's need for urban stadiums that has got me sprung. I love this article. Seriously, I want to sing Sade songs to it. I said this when the location of Pizza Hut Park was reveiled and haven't shut up about it ...

Hello My Name Is Anton Chigurh, Call It, News
Published 12/3/2007 by brucio at du Nord
In no surprise at all France Football awarded Brazil & Milan midfielder Rikki Kaka the Ballon d'Or aka the European Player Of The Year. ~and~ Lanus have captured the Argentine Apertura crown. It is their first title EVER. The club was started 92 years ago. That is one long wait for glory. (see details below) Steve Davis at Soccernet thinks MLS could be targeting the wrong audience. I have been saying this from Day 1. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ One more piece to check out from the Reuters Summit last week - a video interview with MLS commishnah Don Garber. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ J ...