guardian.co.uk - 9/12/2008
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DaMarcus Beasley, USA DaMarcus Beasley in action for the USA against Italy at the 2006 World Cup finals. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Guardian
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Friday I have Saturday on my mind
Center Line Soccer —
... for the upcoming match. In other news: - Former Trinidad & Tobago goalkeeper Shaka Hislop, writing in his weekly column for London’s Guardian newspaper, suggests that Arturo Alvarez could help fill the creative void on the U.S. men’s national team. “Alvarez is nothing if not very creative, but defensively he’s a liability,” he writes. “That part of his game has to improve before he can seriously contend for an international call up.” - ...
The US club vs country debate is a false equivalence
SoccerBlog.com —
... I read Shaka Hislop's article on the emerging club vs country debate that the US faces. At this point the US is cruising to World Cup qualification. They have had some less than flattering performance but lets face it, other than a total meltdown, the US should guarantee themselves a spot. ...
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