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The Sweeper (August 18)
Published 8/18/2008 by Tom Dunmore at Pitch Invasion
... average and aggregate attendance. North America Sergio Tristan looks at what Chivas Guadalajara need to do to turn their season round in Mexico. USA Soccer Spot says Bruce Arena is the right choice for the Galaxy. I suppose things can’t get worse there. Atlanta is the latest team to join next year’s Women’s Professional Soccer league in the U.S., while Arsenal’s coach warns the best English players could be lost stateside soon. Worldwide ...

Tuesday Backpasses: Retro Thought Alert
Published 8/20/2008 by ü75 (noreply@blogger.com) at Unprofessional Foul
... chains, a la the Beastie Boys, circa '86? [Liverpool Daily Post] Tomas Rosicky seems eager for a move [The Sun] Argentine women get in on the "slit/slant-eye" picture thing [The Spoiler] Still some more to go Marc Stein's club is going to be insolvent in five years at this rate [Soccernet] Ireland to play Georgia at a neutral venue for UEFA qualifying [Guardian] New US women's league to poach best players from England [Guardian] Which is sad, because women's football is better than the EPL [Telegraph ...