Apparently feeling nostalgic for the year 2004 and all those Campbell's soup ads, the Beeb got all
Tweet-stalker and tracked down The Biggest Midget in the Game™. It's servicable piece but that's
probably all you can get when your "interview" is conducted via fax. Still, it's worth a read if
only to remind you that Freddy is A) still talented and that B) his lack of playing time may not be
entirely his fault.
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Jozy was late to his own game? Dude better start rolling like this if he wants to get out of the
manager's dog house and on to the field any time soon.
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They say Benny Feilhaber is having a breakout year for both club & country. Who's they you say?
SBI. As I have no idea what the hell he's doing in Denmark --and let's be honest here, without
actually seeing his games on TV who does-- I'll just take their word for it. As for his performance
with the nats I'd say he has been quite good but not standout to me; I think if I were "Blue Eyes"
Bradley I would start Stu Holden ahead of him in Dempsey absence and maybe bring him in off the
bench late tomorrow night.
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Eddie Johnson is getting playing time in Europe and Gooch is on the bench? First the Fat Boys break
up now this? There just ain't nothin' you can believe in anymore.
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No? Not yet? Well here you go then. Chuck Culpepper of "Bloddy Confused"-fame caught up with The
Boy King of New York & Jersey™ over a Trans-Atlantic telephone line and turned in a tale of
imported BMW's, late-night Lakers games on TV and the American dream. If you have the time or don't
feel like working, give it a read at LATimes.
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"Dude WTF? Mo Over There Wild'n." That is how our man FERENGI® put it in an email this afternoon
and it seems like a fairly accurate description. It seems that the former TFCer has quickly become
something of a Scots tabloid favorite despite seeing little of the field. Yes America, we truly
have arrived on the world stage.
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Part 2 of US Soccer's peek behind the USMNT curtain while on the road to World Cup 2010. And in
case you missed part 1 it can be found here.
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The October issue of City Magazine, the official glossy mag of Hull City AFC, has a nice,
semi-exclusive interview with Jozy Altidore that you should check out if you've got the time and
inclination. I say semi-exclusive because they've given it over to TheOffside.com so it's not
really as exclusive as they say it is.
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My dude Leroi just pointed out to me that our DaMarcus is diversifying his sh*t and getting into
the diamond game. And why not? If he didn't do it, you know EJ would have.
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Janusz with the run down Jozy, Charlie "Chuck D." Davies, Carlos Blackmouth and a few of the other
Americans that have been outsourced to Europe. How come they never include any of the guys playing
in Mexico in these things? Jose Torres, I see you baby.
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Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Some lucky sod had front row seats for
Deuce's goal against Amkar Perm in the Europa League last week and got some up close and personal
footage of the goal and the celebration. Some damn close seats in England, aren't they?
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Janusz and one of those guys with a British accent talk Jozy's debut, Charlie Davies and Gooch's
place in the defensive pecking order at AC Milan. Watch it with someone you love...like Jack
Daniels.
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Looks like Janusz and the boys are looking to cut in on some Yanks Abroad's action. This week it's
a spot of compare and contrast with Charlie Davies and Timmy "I had the worst season-opener ever"
Howard.
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Q: Why doesn't Charlie Davies do this dance after he scores (like the two he put past Bordeaux
today)?
A: Probably because he knows it sucks compared to "The Carlton".
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Can you imagine how not-hopeless RBNY would be if only they were allowed to sign all these kids
from Jersey? They would A) have talented youth for days and B) corner the market on players whose
name ends in vowel. Add alleged Napoli-deserter and U.S. U-20 striker Vincenzo Bernardo to the list
with Rossi, Szetela, Duka and all of the other NJ boys that with a real youth system would maybe
make NY the Arsenal of MLS.
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See it and believe it. It may only be Hull but our kid is now officially an EPL striker (barring a
work permit crisis). Anyone fancy adding one of these to thier kit collection?
H/T to SBI.
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Forgive the brievity and ghetto-ness (i.e. Lack of accompanying photo) of this post but I'm dong it
on iPhone. I'm on a bus right now and have recieved 2 emails and a text confirming that Big Kenny
is on his way to Munich 1860. Happy for the dude but bummed...what other reason is there to watch
FC Dallas now?
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a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27365656@N06/3387879506/" title="Bradley by designatedplayers,
on Flickr"img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3093/3387879506_4cb745f41e_o.jpg" alt="Bradley"
width="496" height="409" //abr /br /FIFA.com had a sit down with Baby Bradley recently where he
discussed playing in Europe, his brace against Mexico, his transfer from Metrostars to Heerenveen
and other things that professional athletes talk to reporters about.
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Damn 'Los. How the E! Network found out about you I don't know but I'll have to give you props for
getting Jenn Sterger, the FSU cowgirl, all worked up. If being number 6 on the sexy athlete list
will get you that kind of attention, I can't be mad at that; I dare to dream about what riches the
number one spot brings.
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Ever heard of this kid Colin Burns? I've never heard of him but apparently he's an American player
who's been outsourced to Europe. He's played for a team that sound's like a curry (Olimpia
Bălţi), one that could be a knock-off soft drink from the Carter era (Sepsi-78) and one
that appears to be the name of an Olympic medalist from eastern Europe (Kokkolan Palloveikot).
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The last time Hammarby striker Charlie Davies was seen around these parts he was ballin' outta
control with our Sacha & a few of the other boys out in Vegas. His most recent trip out to the
American West probably doesn't involve nearly as much alcohol & gambling though since it's for a
national team camp at the HDC (but to be fair, if he were in camp for Italy it might be a different
story).
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Remember Bobby Convey? I'm not trying to be funny when I say that I completely forgot that he's at
Reading. But I bet I would think of him more often if he were at San Jose. I hope it's just gossip
though; hopefully he can hang on in England until he can be Philly's first signing.
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When trying to sell a sports team to potential investors, you should probably get beyond the first
two minutes of the presentation before you mention that the team in question is "a team that
has one of the worst records in all of professional sports" (see the video below). But when
the team is the subject of an interesting public ownership scheme/BBC reality show you're probably
not too hung up on doing things as they have been done before.
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Yanks Abroad has a nice Q&A with former Goat/sometime Ben Olsen lookalike/current TuS Koblenz
forward Matt Taylor. All of the questions are reader submitted and worthy of your time. Unless you
are just coming back to the real world today and have 459 new emails in your inbox and just don't
have the time.
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Dear Brad-
On behalf of the American soccer nation, you make our expatriate footballing dreams come true.
Thanks for all the great years past and the bad, too stubborn-to-retire ones that may come in the
future.
Happy Holidays
Greg Lalas
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"Once again, we are seeing a quality American player leave behind the domestic league for a
secondary European circuit." -Steven Goff, Washington Post
"Bunk" - SF, The Offside Rules
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Did you read Steve Davis this week? Dude came with a story about Eintract Frankfurt being
interested in jumping on the Kenny Cooper train, y'know, the one that Cardiff City and Rosenborg
missed at the station. Good for him is he can A) get the deal done and B) get some playing time.
But as much as he'd gain from a move like that, I think MLS fans will lose out on seeing stud of
striker week in week out.
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