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Social media has been a revelation for players and fans to engage in talks, express themselves
to each other and establish a stronger relationship. There's a downside to tweeting before thinking
things through, however.
Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Lee Nguyen used a homophobic slur in a joke-toned tweet at
teammate Brad Knighton Monday night, drawing immediate backlash.
Photo: Paul Rudderow
In the hours following the Union's official announcement of their decision to sell Sebastien Le
Toux to the Vancouver Whitecaps, the French striker who leaves Philadelphia as the club's
statistical leader in nearly every measurable offensive category, showed the professionalism,
character, and emotion that made him such a beloved figure in Philadelphia.
Les Murray on SBS's website wrote an article about the W-League coming of age this year -
presumably because he watched the Grand Final and enjoyed it. Apparently the league is full of
players with great technical skills this year!
Rubbish Les - not much has changed. The point being the standard from the top few teams has always
been pretty high and remains so.
Luis Suarez is back in business, whether any of you
futbolitinos like it or not! Over the weekend, we spoke to a few
Uruguayans about the striker's return to the Premier League and they all shared a
similar nonchalant and supportive approach for the Liverpool man.
Following Paul Scholes' return from retirement and Manchester United's issues settling in a new
number one goalkeeper, Edwin Van der Sar has revealed people have been asking whether he has any
plans on doing the same.
"I got a few text messages from friends saying, 'What about you?'," Van der Sar
said.
Tom Thibodeau has transitioned from being an outstanding assistant coach in the NBA to the 2010-11
NBA Coach of the Year as the head coach of the Chicago Bulls.
Rick Telander of the Chicago Sun Times writes of what makes Thibodeau such a special coach.
‘‘Before we made the decision to hire him, we did an incredible amount of background work
on all the candidates,'' says Bulls general manager Gar Forman, who with executive vice president
for basketball operations John Paxson signed Thibodeau as the 18th head coach in franchise history
on June 23, 2010.
The finalists for the 28th edition of the AFCON are now known after thrilling semi-final
fixtures last night. The Ivory Coast will now face Zambia who made it to the final after causing
one of the biggest upsets of the entire tournament by knocking out Ghana. The Black Stars however
have no one to blame but themselves for their exist after failing to make a host of chances they
had count including a missed penalty by Asamoah Gyan.
The finalists for the 28th edition of the AFCON are now known after thrilling semi-final
fixtures last night. The Ivory Coast will now face Zambia who made it to the final after causing
one of the biggest upsets of the entire tournament by knocking out Ghana. The Black Stars however
have no one to blame but themselves for their exist after failing to make a host of chances they
had count including a missed penalty by Asamoah Gyan.
Official Kickers Press Release:
RICHMOND, VA – (Monday, February 13, 2012) – The Richmond Kickers continue their strong
tradition of hiring from within the organization, naming veteran goalkeeper Ronnie
Pascale player/assistant coach for the 2012 season, pending USL and USSF approval.
Video from Eddie Johnson's first day at training. A few key takeaways that seem to be constantly
overlooked: Ezra Hendrickson (assistant coach) played with EJ with FC Dallas and Chris Henderson
(technical director) and David Tenney (fitness coach) both coached EJ in Kansas City. Eddie was far
from unknown to this coaching staff.
Photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com
By DAVE MARTINEZ
The New York Red Bulls goalkeeping situation continues to be a major point of emphasis as the
preseason forges on.
Amongst the guest players joining the club in Arizona are Ray Burse and Phillip Tuttle, two
netminders expected to push Ryan Meara and Jeremy Vuolo while vying for a place on the club's
roster.
