After the 29th round of Brasileiro, it seems no one wants to take the title home. Like in the last round, when only one club on the top won, the leaders collectively failed again. Palmeiras, Sao Paulo and Atletico-MG lost. Inter and Goias tied at home. And, in this way, Flamengo, the 6th side on the table, was the first team on the top to win.

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The Big Lead's scathing criticisms of U.S. Soccer included a striking set of numbers:

Against big-time opposition (Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Italy), the USMNT was 1-5. They outscored those teams 5-3 in the first half. They were outscored 13-1 in the second, when teams adjusted tactically.

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Beginning the first of what will hopefully become a new regular feature here on Ginge Talks the Footy, I present "In Case You Missed It". What is the cleverly titled new piece of gold you ask? Well, it's a unfiltered match report...
DC United 2 - 2 FC Dallas
Pizza Hut Park
Frisco, TX
Ginge Status: In Attendance
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Tomorrow marks the start of Lyon's 2009-2010 season. For the first time in a really long time, Lyon will be fighting to earn back the title, as opposed to defending it (maybe this will help the team wake up from their apathy). Tomorrow they'll be facing Le Mans, who are definitely capable of surprises on their good days.

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Isn't it reassuring to know that in a world where it seems you can expect money to buy you anything, and where apathy to rise up and fight for a fairer world is all around us, sometimes the little guy still wins.
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Aly's Break-out Performances this Year in the CL this Past Season Put Him On the Radar of Some the Biggest Clubs in Europe.
When Aly Cissokho left France back in June '08 , probably only a handful of people- including himself- were even aware, and even fewer in Portugal to be sure.

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The Major League Soccer sides played their first games in this year's US Open Cup this week, and half of them got knocked off by lower-level opponents. One of the most unlikely was the New England Revolution being beaten by the USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders.
In a burst of insanity (or apathy) New England coach Steve Nicol made all three of his allowed subs at halftime. Click to continue reading...

Hi guys-

We have talked before. I am noticing a disturbing trend on the internets regarding our little soccer team. Yes I did say our cause you know what we are part of a whole. Obviously we wouldnt exist without you...but you guys wouldnt exist without us. There is very little that you or frankly anyone can do about the on field activities.

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This email was received last week by FC Dallas season ticket holders...

You are valued. And your voice is important. That's why we're inviting you to a special Season Ticket Holder Town Hall meeting in the Stadium Club on Saturday, June 20.
The Town Hall will begin at 4:30pm and last for one hour.

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There is nothing worse for a fan than to see your season petering out into nothing. Football is all about the drama, the twists and turns, evident in every second of last night's dramatic 4-4 draw between Liverpool and Chelsea. Championship chases, relegation scraps, tight cup ties - this is what the latter stages of a season are all about.

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Its great to see the USA has collected all nine points possible in World Cup qualifying so far with a 3-0 win over Trinidad last night. What bothers me is not the quality of play (which my friend Bob Wagman describes well here), its that only 11,452 fans showed up to watch the match in Bridgeview, Illinois - and some were cheering for the Soca Warriors. Click to continue reading...

I think it would come as a surprise to many to know that West Ham, not Middlesbrough, not Aston Villa, not any of the promoted clubs, had the highest average of English players in their starting lineups (6.61/11) in the 2007-2008 Premiership season. That surprise serves as of a commonly-held feeling towards West Ham from outside those associated with the club in one form or another: apathy. Click to continue reading...

Why doesn't this surprise us?
Courtesy of the Columbus Dispatch. Here is an excerpt:

The Crew is a solid playoff contender for the first time in years. The team began the season with a franchise-best 6-1 start and is 8-5-3 as it prepares to play host to the Kansas City Wizards in a nationally televised game tonight.

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It's been a busy week for the Wizards, so this weekend provided a bit of a respite before this week's game against Columbus. The friendly against Atlas AC was a 2-1 to the Wizards, although because of the nature of the game the result wasn't important - it was a chance for a partner club to get a preseason run out, plus a match for reserves to play in.

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Claim Adding Players Would Disrupt One Day Training Camp Chemistry By Connor O'Brien The start of training camp has arrived for the New England Revolution however; it appears the team has decided to start camp and possibly the season far under the salary cap and short on depth. Only fifteen players have appeared at camp so far [. Click to continue reading...

Claim Adding Players Would Disrupt One Day Training Camp Chemistry By Connor O'Brien The start of training camp has arrived for the New England Revolution however; it appears the team has decided to start camp and possibly the season far under the salary cap and short on depth. Only fifteen players have appeared at camp so far [. Click to continue reading...