Just A Random Thought

The Offside Rules found this 7/17/2008 on theoriginalwinger.com [flag]

As I’m sitting here watching the SuperLiga match between DC United vs Atlante, I was reminded of a conversation that I had last Thursday with a friend. Hypothetical questions - 1. If you had a guy that scored 30 times in 44 matches at the highest level in the states, would you call him up to the US National Team? I’d say so. 2. What if his team won the 2007 ... [link]

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Can a Naturalized a Brazilian Solve America's Striker Issues?
Published 7/17/2008 by SF (noreply@blogger.com) at The Offside Rules
... Our man Dunny (aka the player formerly known as Brian Dunseth) from The Original Winger has an idea that's kinda out there, but kinda genius. Check out and let me know what you think.

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