SI.com - Writers - Mark Bechtel: Are You Ready For Some Fútbol? - Tuesday April 1, 2008 12:16PM

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Dirk the Destroyer or Dirky Rat?
Published 4/3/2008 by Ronaldo Assis de Moreira at 101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League, La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup & more
... picked the unknown Diego Alves of Almeria over the PSV player. With another five years in Holland ahead, Gomes has now decided to inquire about a Dutch passport.  Attornees are looking into his availibily for the Dutch team where he might be the perfect replacement for Edwin van der Sar, who will quit after Euro 2008. ‘Brazilian keepers are considered crazy or gay’, Gomes once said, but this clown may be smart enough to play at the World Cup in 2010. Hopefully under the Dutch flag.” Mark Betchel on Sports Illustrated writes that “David Beckham gets the hype, but MLS’s most ...

Greater And Larger And Brighter News
Published 4/3/2008 by brucio at du Nord
... this madness is a great picture of ME! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Shaka Hislop at the Guardian with his look back at Week 1 and look ahead at Week 2. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Luis Arroyave of the Chicago Tribune on his Red Card blog has a Q & A with ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Frank Giase of the Newark Star Ledger with a plethora of MLS news and notes. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ A Sports Illustrated article puts Blanco's on-field value above Beekman's. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ It's ...

TSR Friday: Proving Beckham's worth
Published 4/4/2008 by Beau Dure at The Netminder
... Also in SI, Mark Bechtel checks in with the Fire to see how Blanco's arrival changed the team. Good quotes from Chris Rolfe.  ...