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This Is American Soccer, US Soccer, MNT, WNT, and MLS —
Want improvement? A century ago as America’s eastern cities overpopulated it was, “Go West, young man.” For soccer a century later the trumpet sounds the same. Only going west means tracking back to the previous Western frontier. In mainland Europe. Or at least that’s what Simon Kuper believes and writes in his and economist Stefan Szymanski’s new book, Soccernomics.
I transcribed the entire interview, and he didn’t say it once. Maybe it’s the American wife and three American kids. Maybe it was living in Palo Alto as kid or Boston as young man. Maybe it’s why he wrote a new chapter (NFL v EPL) and had the book edited and printed special for an American audience. But not once in my hour-long ...
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No Short Corners —
[image] I think headaches should be outlawed on Wednesdays. I mean, you are as far removed from the most recent weekend as you are from getting to the next one. That's enough misery. A headache on Wednesday is overkill. I vote "no" on Wednesday headaches. What say you? #1 - Chivas USA netminding monster Zach Thornton was tabbed as the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year for a second time today. Considering his other such citation came 11 years ago, it seems safe to say that he could end up bringing home the Comeback Player of the Year trophy as well. Also today, Revs ace and St. Louis homeboy Steve Ralston picked up the league's fair play award. #2 - As promised, my chat with ...
