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If you don't fully understand the ins and outs of the MLS SuperDraft, don't worry. It is not a
sign of stupidity. I hear Stephen Hawking is struggling to understand it.
Few can understand the craziness and fluctuating criteria which make up the behind the scenes
world of bringing an American football style draft to the world of soccer.
If you're a subscriber or a regular reader of the Kansas City Star you may have noticed a small,
column-sized advertisement in the sports section of Sunday's paper. It was wishing the local
National Football League's Chiefs good luck in their afternoon match up against the Baltimore
Ravens in the first-round of the playoffs.
It's rare to see highlights from a Barcelona match in which the Catalan club's players don't hog
the spotlight. But when Levante's Christian Stuani was subbed on for Levante, he decided to give
Barca a taste of its own medicine. Despite Stuani's heroics, Barcelona held on for a 2-1 victory.
New year, same old story.
A recent survey of high school sports reported that concussions accounted for around 9% of all
injuries. Concussion rates are generally highest in contact sports such as American football.
Despite soccer being considered a non-contact sport, head injuries are also fairly common. It is
estimated that 6-7% of all US high school players suffer a concussion every year.
Though teams like the United States and Mexico qualify automatically for CONCACAF's Gold Cup, other
countries have to enter through qualifying tournaments. For the seven nations that make up the
Central American Football Union (UNCAF), that means participating in the Copa Centroamericana.
That's the old UNCAF Nations Cup, getting a name change for 2011.
There are 11 reasons that football is better than football. Or, football is better than American
football. Or, even still, Soccer is better than American football. Why 11? Well, that's an odd,
obscure, uneven number. And there are 11 men on a soccer pitch.
1. The Name Makes Sense
In football, they actually use their foot to kick a ball.
