Soccerblog 20 November @ 03:09 AM EST
Author Randall Barfield sends us 10 questions from his
Little Soccer Quiz Book.
See how many you get right >>
1. Sir Alex Ferguson is boss of which UK team?
2. In what city is the Santiago Bernabeu stadium located?
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The Offside 17 September @ 09:01 AM EST
The recent Emmanuel Adebayor controversy had me thinking about goal celebrations, which led me to
this excellent YouTube video featuring 20 of the best. Plenty of classics in there, including Roger
Milla dancing with the corner flag at Italia '90, Gazza's legendary dentist chair celebration at
Euro '96, and the insane backflippery of Julius Agahowa.
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LD has had moments of immaturity in the past (remember the sports bra a la Brandi Chastain?),
but honestly, who hasn't? The whole comments-about-Beckham storyline only proves that he has
matured beyond his years.
Paul Oberjuerge had an opportunity to talk with Landon yesterday about the fall out from his
comments in Grant Wahl's new book (new interview with Wahl here).
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Her Story: You can't make a list like this without including Brandi Chastain,
the author of the most pivotal moment in US WNT history. She grew up in California and played her
college years in that state. She was first capped by the Lady Nats in 1991, and I don't think she
has technically retired from US Soccer since.
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At halftime Sunday (check Fox Soccer Channel just before 7 p.m. ET), the Washington Freedom will
honor
Mia Hamm and
Siri Mullinix.I had a chance to talk with Hamm on Thursday.
On how the Freedom survived from the WUSA to the WPS: "First of all, you're in a great
area.
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Man oh man oh man - here's Glenn Beck making fun of Obama's Aunt - and a bunch of other people,
too. This is why I've been staying away from the news in favor of b-ball and soccer. What a
hateful, useless tool! Isn't this the dude who was recently weeping about how much he loves [...]
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The Men's bracket is up and some folks (you know who you are) have already made their picks.
The women's bracket will be finalized this evening. Then we have a couple of days to get
everything set before the games are off and running. I'm using the NYTimes Brackets this year
- we'll see how [..
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Yesterday President Barack Obama repealed the Mexico City Policy - the infamous gag rule that
pulled funding from health care providers who offered (or even just talked about) certain health
care options for women. Yeah, you know what I'm talking about. Obama's Day Three ...
was a mixed bag, reminding me that change is a process [.
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Brandi Chastain, a pioneer soccer player, will return to the field at age 40. The FC Gold Pride of
the new Women's Professional Soccer league selected Chastain in the seventh round of Friday's
general draft in St. Louis. The woman who made the winning goal in the 1999 Women's World Cup final
against China should provide [.
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Maybe the photo gives you a clue as to whom I'm picking to win the Gold Medal match. The only
remaining question is whether or not the US will score a goal. Game time is 8:00 am and it's being
broadcast live on USA Network channel.
The player pictured is Formiga, I'll point you to From A Left Wing and Jennifer Doyle's
commentary on Brazil's decisive 4-1 win over the World Cup champion German squad in the semifinal
Monday.
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The Kansas City Wizards host Real Salt Lake tonight at 7 p.m. If you're reading this and haven't
yet left, get out of the house and use the Parallel Parkway exit, as the exit onto State Ave is
closed due to construction.
The gates just opened, and people are going crazy about Selena Gomez and Brandi Chastain.
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Sweet logo.
While we try to sort out TV for next Tuesday's Open Cup match (we're trying to get it on Metro
Sports, folks), know that it will be available no matter what at www.USLLive.com. If the TV
agreement can't be worked out in time, park yourselves in front of a computer screen in time for
kickoff at 6:30 p.
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Hey everyone, hope you're enjoying your Thursday afternoon. It's a pretty one out there. If you are
walking around KC and see one of those green "Ink" magazine dispensers, go ahead and pick
one up and turn to page 73. There you will see the printed version of Cherryh Butler's column about
the trip to practice a week or so ago and a picture taken by Hillcrest Road himself.
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Our Juniors are still undefeated at Regionals, and we'll still be getting you more details soon.
We're currently 3-0-3, and all three teams have the ability to move out of the group stage with the
correct results today. Go get 'em, kids!
Fun day of soccer yesterday, as the U.S. wrapped up a 9-0 aggregate victory over Barbados and Spain
broke two jinxes (vs Italy in major tournaments and penalty shootouts on June 22) to advance to the
semifinals of Euro '08.
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I've been browsing youtube & google video for soccer commercials featuring women - esp those
featuring freestyle or just play. I noticed that the few Nike ads featuring women (USNWT) almost
never show actual play. This is curious - given the much loved the Nike Joga Bonito ads - which,
along with fifastreet ads, form their own viral video kingdom.
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On The Pitch 23 October @ 12:49 PM EST
ÂGulati shows Ryan the door. The Times lists a number of potential candidates, though it lacks one
candidate that OSG likes for the job and I couldn't agree more. Would she clash with the USSF?
Absolutely. Would that be a bad thing? Hardly. I loved her commentary in tandem with Foudy when
this all blew [...]
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- In a video entitled "Knights of Iraq: 6" by the Islamic Front of the Iraqi Resistance's (JAMI), a
participant in the video is seen firing off rounds from a handgun wearing a Zidane shirt. So I
guess these means terrorists also like soccer. Someone needs to find a video of a terrorist wearing
an American football jersey or a baseball jersey quick, before the mindless masses actually begin
to think that.
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