24thminute.com - 26 days ago
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It all starts with John Carver. When talking about how it went south for TFC in 2009, you can’t go wrong with tracing it back to Carver’s sudden leaving in the spring. It forced TFC to react to a situation it couldn’t have predicted and to put Chris Cummins into a position that he was clearly ...
thecalifornian.com - 25 days ago
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thecalifornian.com —
If anything symbolized the 2009 San Jose Earthquakes
season, it was the first goal in Saturday's season
finale at Los Angeles. Former San Jose player Landon Donovan shot a ball that went off defender Bobby Burling's leg for the first goal in what ...
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Embele Awipi: Quakes need a shaking up
majorleaguesoccertalk.com - 29 days ago
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majorleaguesoccertalk.com —
The end of the regular season has put
me in a contemplative mood. Not only because I
am left trying to figure out how the San Jose Earthquakes missed the postseason again, but because I am asked to fill out my 2009 MLS Awards Ballot. Following ...
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Jeff Cunningham Deserves 2009 MLS Most Valuable Player Award
24thminute.com - 25 days ago
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24thminute.com —
TFC player’s report card Nana Attakora – A
Nana had a breakthrough year that few could have
predicted and his development was easily the most exciting thing to happen to TFC in 2009. Although DeRo’stats were better, his expectations were also higher, which is why Attakora gets a slight nod ...
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TFC season review, Part IV - The Report Card
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On the Canadian Dilemma
The Fake Sigi Schmid Blog —
It's all gone pear shaped north of the border. And I mean, totally. Toronto FC is melting down. Montreal and Vancouver have been kicked out of USL. Bloggers are furiously trying to find the USL teams a home and curb stomp TFC management. Richard Whittall has coped with the crisis by succumbing to complete, barking madness: This might put me on the business end of a very detailed flaming post, but why doesn't MLS consider a radical move: a wholesale ideological change in direction away from purchasing "ready-made" talent, ...
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