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USA World Cup Team Blog found this 10/23/2007 on sportsillustrated.cnn.com [flag]

You've got questions, I've got answers. Let's dig in .... Now that the MLS Playoffs are upon us, how do you like D.C. United's chances of winning the MLS Cup at home in RFK? -- Jeff Davenhall, Ashburn, Va. Despite some late-season struggles at home, I like United's chances to win jersey star No. 5 at MLS Cup XII. (I always thought the Roman numerals looked better.) Here's my quick take on the ... [link]

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US Soccer Web Roundup
Published 10/23/2007 by Carter Daly at USA World Cup Team Blog
Some links for you to check while Beasley awaits his number to be called against Barcelona… -The Bradley Boys get some ink on the Fifa site. -American Soccer takes over English Football…sorta. - Grant Wahl with a US Soccer Mailbag

Slow news day
Published 10/23/2007 by bryan at The Offside
... • Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated is without question the best American soccer (and college basketball) writer. He s also a kick-ass dude. Before the US-Czech Republic game at the World Cup in Gelsenkirchen, he actually sat down and had lunch with us for over an hour. After the game, me and my friend ran into him on the train platform and we discussed the USA s 3-0 loss on the ride to Muenster. He s one of the few American soccer writers who gets it, in my opinion. At the end of today ...

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