It was a quick trip to the Big D for United States Men's National team coach Jurgen Klinsmann on Sunday. The US boss was on hand for the MLS season opener between FC Dallas and the New York Red Bulls. He also was there to scarf Uncle Lamar's statue in the North Gate at FC Dallas Stadium.

The spoke briefly to a few reporters before the game and offered up a few interesting nuggets.

Difficult as this might be to swallow, one of the next big stories coming out of U.S. Soccer won't anything to do with Jurgen Klinsmann.

I know, I know ... it's all about Klinsi right now. Heck, I've written as much.

But here's what's right around the bend in U.

A common belief is that US youth soccer players suffer from over coaching, and in many cases that is true. But in our helicopter parent society where kids rarely can just go 'play in the park', coaches are in a situation where they have to provide SOME instruction and opportunity to develop. How do you create a fun practice where the kids push themselves vs go through the motions while also correcting mistakes and allowing for self discovery of soccer skill?

Stories of loud and obnoxious soccer parents are not hard to come by. We've all encountered them, though in my experience they're not as widespread as the media would lead you to believe. When you do encounter them, it's usually a couple of parents being loud and/or obnoxious while the other parents behave (and often try to get as far away from the loud ones as possible).

Sweet strike Demba Ba has revealed the secret of his stunning Premier League scoring streak: strawberry syrup. The sweet-toothed Newcastle hitman needs his daily syrup fix to keep him on top form. Speaking to Sky Sports before opening the scoring in tonight's match against Manchester United, Ba said: "I love syrup.

LFC: New video: 10 years ago

On the tenth anniversary of Finnish international Jari Litmanen signing in at Anfield, we pay a special video tribute...

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Richard Branston is the owner of Newcastle's new shirt sponsors, Virgin Money. Richard Branston he plays on the left wing apparently And with those shirts Newcastle have won their last two games at St. James' Park beating Manchester United 3-0 in the league for the first time in over 10 years, and then Blackburn Rovers 1-0 [.

I realize this has been around for a while and has likely made the rounds, but it cracked me up. The sad part is many youth soccer coaches have had to deal with what is said in this video, and it can be impossible trying to get parents to understand why winning is not important when they're 10 years old.

Ravel Morrison looks set to leave Manchester United today. I repeat 'Ravel Morrison looks set to leave Manchester United today'. 10 years ago Ravel Morrison was scouted to join Manchester United, from that moment on he had an opportunity to develop as a player and more importantly the chance to develop as a person, unfortunately [.

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MLS commissioner Don Garber's desire for a second New York franchise has not been a secret for some time, but Thursday he shed some light on the progress the league is making on securing a stadium site.

The fight is gone. It's not about democracy in a region of the world lacking basic freedom and human rights. It's all about religion.
Israel has been viewed as a friend to the U.

By Chris Wright

"Chinny reckon!"

A picture perfect hat-trick from Steven Gerrard on his first Premier League start since 11th February saw Liverpool comfortably usher Everton aside at Anfield and keep themselves above their Merseyside rivals in the Premier League pile.

Is Park's Military Delay A Good News For Arsenal? by AM The Arsenal and South Korea striker Chu Young Park will be allowed to join his country's military service 10 years from now if he wants to, after being supposedly forced to join them in less than two years. South Korea's Military Manpower Administration declared [.

It seems that Manchester City's Adam Johnson may be made available in the summer and Newcastle could be interested in the Sunderland-born player. Adam Johnson could be available this summer Adam was born in Sunderland to a family that were Sunderland supporters, but he turned out to be a Newcastle supporter, and even joined Newcastle when he was just 10 years old [.

It has been a strange few weeks for Korean football and the fact that the final round of qualification for the 2014 World Cup is about to start has almost been forgotten. National team head coach Choi Kang-hee has been one of the most successful coaches in Korea and Asia over the last few years but increasingly in recent weeks he has been looking stressed.

I started this blog on April 23rd of 2007, about 10 years ago, and after over 55M hits, we are still going yes I know it's all very surprising. Ed and Madeline Harrison This shot was taken in High Heaton, Newcastle and yes the sun was shining! We'd like to extend our best wishes to Newcastle fans everywhere, and all the [.

New video: 10 years ago today

On the tenth anniversary of Finnish international Jari Litmanen signing in at Anfield, we pay a special video tribute...

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A news article on 2012-01-04 16:53:32 from: Liverpool FC

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In game that will be long remembered, Newcastle beat Manchester United by 3-0 for their first win against the Red Devils in 10 years. And make no mistake about it Newcastle deserved all 3 points tonight because they outplayed this mediocre Manchester United side. And it was Bobby Robson who was then manager of Newcastle and if was happening [.

After Platini, Messi is the only other player to win the Ballon d'Or 3 times in a row. This is fully deserved because:

• Messi is both a fuoriclasse dribbler and plays for his teammates.
• Messi is decisive in the games that count.
• A unique style made of robustness, speed, technique.

At 10-year Anniversary Of Dark MLS Days - Daily Soccer Fix

This recap of the days when MLS was the very precipice of failure is a must read. Just 10 years ago MLS was paying to be on TV (that actually ended in 2002), contracted 2 teams, had only 1 soccer stadium and couldn't dream of DPs nor averaging more than 17,000 fans per game.

By Tony Edwards - San Jose, CA (Jan 12, 2012) US Soccer Players -- In the Thursday edition, Tony looks at how Major League Soccer values the Super Draft, contraction 10 years along, and the kind of enthusiasm from a Crew signing that bodes well for the league. Where can I get an autographed jersey from the guy with the most yellow cards in any one season in MLS?

Have you ever converted a soccer hater to a soccer lover? Or how about converting a disinterested sports fan into a soccer nut? If you have, share your story in the comments section below. It took me 10 years but ...
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In an interview on MLSsoccer.com's ExtraTime Radio podcast, Sebastien Le Toux tells Union fans who are angry that he was sold to Vancouver that it is important that they continue to support the Union: "To have you in the stands—it is always great to play in front of you and all of the guys who played with me are wonderful players and they need you.

David de Gea put in another good shift against one of the top teams in Manchester United's 3-3 draw with Chelsea.

The Spanish keeper's every move is heavily scrutinised by the press but he has been rightly praised for his brilliant save from a Juan Mata freekick which saved a point for United in the dying moments.

So Rangers are in Administration.
Basically Rangers have over spent through the last however many years - owing so much money they are law breakers!
Does that mean all the Championships over the last 3 or 10 years were won unfairly, nay illegally.
Perhaps they should be stripped of their titles and hand them back to their law abiding and rightful owners.

This is the first in a two-part series examining the current state of the MLS Reserve League and the need for improvement in the next 10 years. The series looks at the league as it stands today, the improvements that must be made to help MLS nurture talent from within the borders of the U.S [...]

This is the second of a two-part series examining the current state of the MLS Reserve League and the need for improvement in the next 10 years. The series looks at the league as it stands today, the improvements that must be made to help MLS nurture talent from within the borders of the U.S [...]

This is the second of a two-part series examining the current state of the MLS Reserve League and the need for improvement in the next 10 years. The series looks at the league as it stands today, the improvements that must be made to help MLS nurture talent from within the borders of the U.

Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson has hailed Ryan Giggs as the greatest player in the history of the club and that no one would match his impressive achievements.

Giggs is set to make his 900th appearance for the club against Ajax today in a Europa League clash at the Old Trafford.

In what looks to be a depressing case of "Footballer Goes Verrrrrückt (insane)", Bayern Munich's Brazilian defender Breno is set to face indictment for his act of arson on his own home in September last year. And if he is found guilty (all evidence, unfortunately, points to him) in court this month, Breno will face up to 10 years in prison.

A Council of Europe committee has came out and said that Man City's £400 million sponsorship deal between itself and Etihad airline is an "improper transaction."

The Council of Europe cannot impose any rules however, it is separate from the European Union and acts as a watchdog body, which means that they might not be able to do anything to stop the deal.

In honor of today being International Women's Day (which makes one wonder why 3 and a half billion people get one whole day), let's get some updates on the Sounders Women.

Shut Out By Japan - After coasting through their first two group matches in the Algarve Cup, the US women fell once again to the Japanese women, who have quickly become the US' nemeses after defeating the Yanks in the World Cup Final.

David Moyes: "It was a better situation 10 years ago. Back then, I looked abroad at the way agents had control of the players, and in some cases the clubs, and you thought that couldn't happen in Britain. You thought the chairmen of clubs wouldn't be daft enough for agents to be doing the deals, or telling them what deals they should be doing.

Alright folks, the hat trick/QOTD is back, and just 3 short days away from the Fire home opener. It seems like it certainly has been a long time since our Men in Red played a MLS game at Toyota Park. Well, that wait is almost over, and hopefully our first 3 points of 2012 comes with it. I will also have a collaboration piece up with The Brotherly Game most likely on Friday or early Saturday at the latest.

We've been talking on this blog. Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk.

Anyone can talk. And anyone does.
Just look at all the garbage online, and the monkeys on TV (I guess you'd have to be able to identify it as such).

Well, it's time to do some show.

First some things to keep in mind:

• This video is from our State Cup Semi-final a couple weeks ago.

Ryan Kinne dribbles the ball during training last summer (Photo: Chris Aduama/aduama.com).

Sometimes, you can go back home. Just ask former Revolution midfielder/forward Ryan Kinne.

On Tuesday, the Naugatuck, Conn. native joined CFC Azul for the upcoming PDL season with the hopes of returning to the professional ranks.

Former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has expressed his desire to find a new managerial role in the Premier League but has distanced himself from a return to Anfield.
The Spanish manager, who is currently without a club, claimed that he would be pleased to make a Reds comeback one day, but is not currently pushing the move out of respect for the club and current boss Kenny Dalglish.

Old Liverpool hand Sami Hyypia becomes Leverkusen's interim coach

A string of poor results including a weekend loss to Freiburg ended Robin Dutt's reign at Bayer Leverkusen. Dutt's team was sitting in seventh in the Bundesliga far removed from its runners up position last season.

Bayer announced Sami Hyypia, coach of the reserve team and Sascha Lewandowski, the U-19 head honcho would manage Leverkusen to the end of the season.

According to The Times, Man City manager Roberto Mancini told Mario Balotelli, the one player who has given him more headaches than all others combined, that "if you played with me 10 years ago I give to you every day maybe one punch in your head!" But when the subject was raised with Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, he revealed a fundamental difference in approach that just might be why his side leads Mancini's by five points in the table.

Despondent Everton manager David Moyes admitted his side missed the perfect opportunity to reach the FA Cup final after they lost to Liverpool.
The Reds came from behind to win 2-1 at Wembley with goals from Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll after Nikica Jelavic put Everton ahead.
"It was a great opportunity for us to give ourselves a chance to play in another Wembley final," said Moyes.