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We need to invent a nickname for her that is half-cutesy and half-vicious. Like... The Bambi
Assassin or something. You ladies and gents can work on that after you watch this from last night's
USWNT friendly with New Zealand.- Greg Seltzer
The MLSS editors asked Travis Clark and myself to take a stab at selecting a U.S. Olympic squad as
if we were the coach, and this presentation went up yesterday. Space was limited for comment there,
so I'll take advantage here to expand a bit on my selections.First off, let's just talk about the
players I refrained from choosing with the mindset that the reality would be they're somehow
Yes, but some things never change. Like how MLS players still come to the Prem for a vacation
laugh. And chicken pies.S1-2A door fasthighlights- Greg Seltzer
I am going to assume the Prem will have no choice but to change the scoring on Fulham's winner
today, giving Clint Dempsey another dazzling goal to count. His shot is clearly tipped onto the bar
by the keeper, which makes it a shot on goal, which makes it a scorer's goal. If that's an own
goal, my name is Lord Rupus Schmendrake IV.
Unfortunately, not fun items...I've been told, for now, Ricardo Clark's Danish interest seems to
have dissapated. His salary seems to be an issue at times, with this being one of them. I'm not
sure what's next for him. Just when it appeared ex-Crew free agent midfielder Kevin Burns was set
to be signed by Danish second flight side Blokhuis, there has come a annoying snag we'll talk about
a little
On a night when AZ starter Charlison Benschop bagged a hat trick, late sub Jozy Altidore has come
on to hit a brace of his own, capping a 6-0 win at ADO Den Haag. They were both simple finishes,
coming less than two minutes apart on assists by Brett Holman and Maarten Martens.Jozy had been
without a goal since December 4th, but now his league total stands at seven and his haul across all
I meant to get this up last night, but had some technical difficulties with Blogger. A day later,
there's still a lot swirling around in my head after hearing the news that Harry Keough had passed
away. Many of those swirling things are memories, which is funny because for a long time I didn't
actually realize who he was.
You may not get every Photoshopped reference contained within (I didn't), but I think we all get
the Guardian readers' general gist concerning Clint Dempsey's star status in England.- Greg Seltzer
Anderlecht midfielder Sacha Kljestan fired home the second via free kick in their 4-2 victory over
Belgian holders Genk (not to be confused with Mix Diskerud's Gent, as can easily occur).The clip
may take a while, but it'll surface sooner or later.- Greg Seltzer
You didn't actually think I'd shut my yap just because some windows closed, did you?I can report
that Ryan Nelsen was considering a return to D.C. United when Tottenham swopped in at the last
minute. I can also tell you he still plans to come back to the Red-and-Black. There should be a
full report up at MLSS before long.
Just so we remember I'm in the business of providing pastime relief from the horrors of the world,
let's flip on Gent tube for some smiles. The always irrepressible Mix Diskerud sits down for an
interview (run fully by him... this kid is my dude) and we even get some English comments from new
boss Trond Sollied.
An Egyptian TV station managed an interview with Bob Bradley in the aftermath of yesterday's
horrible tragedy at Al-Masry. As you can see above, he and his wife took part in a march against
such things today - you certainly have got to admire the toughness of that clan.First though, I
just have one thing to ask.
Fulham ace Clint Dempsey has just expertly turned home a Bryan Ruiz slip pass to put the hosts up
1-0 on 68 minutes.At least one clip to come...- Greg Seltzer
It's gone around Italy that newly freed-agent Edson Buddle has had calls from Lazio. I am here to
tell you this is not the case. As I stated yesterday, he's on his way back to Los Angeles. It's all
done, I promise.- Greg Seltzer
Out of what passes as the kindness from what passes as my heart, let's officially kick off your
summer window mental instability with a fun fact (that was tipped off by MLSS homey, the Armchair
Analyst).I can confirm that our faithful friend Fulham is among the clubs sizing up Anderlecht
midfielder Sacha Kljestan for summer.
While it's possible something else wiggled through the window, it appears Edson Buddle rejoining
L.A. and Charles Renken heading to the Portland Timbers will stand as our late fireworks.As I was
informed to be likely, the DaMarcus Beasley move to Nancy did not come off, most likely because
Puebla execs are too busy trying not to go to jail.
Ingolstadt has just released Edson Buddle from his contract. I've been told he's headed back to the
Galaxy. Looks like a go, multiple sources checked here.UPDATE: I had been trying to nail this one
down for several hours. Ingolstadt suddenly made it easy for me. And somewhere, Eintracht Frankfurt
execs are cursing.
Teenagers. Being the walking volcanoes of untameable hormones and angst that they are, naturally,
they are highly unpredictable. Put 22 of them on a pitch, give them a ball, some fans, and a
referee crew? The humanity! Aston Villa took on Marseille Wednesday night as hosts, champions of
Group 3, and owners of the second-best defensive record in the inaugural NextGen Series.
As in summer, there will soon be a transfer deadline ticker over at MLSS, which I'll be stocking
with as much scene-setting and deal-clinching as we can find.Since that won't begin for an hour or
so, let's kick off the day with a couple bits. First off, it now seems Charlie Davies will be
remaining at Sochaux.
Yes, that is Oguchi Onyewu's nickname with Sporting CP fans and the local media - even though he
neither captains them nor the USMNT. And this is how one supporter artistically views our man Gooch
today...- Greg Seltzer
You could watch the World Cup '98 classic between Oranje and Argentina instead. Part 1 of 13...-
Greg Seltzer
Alternate title: "Welcome to the guns show" translated into Portuguese. Before they'd even hit the
half hour, Sporting CP defender Oguchi Onyewu had notched one yellow card and two goals.Visual
evidence to come...- Greg Seltzer
For the first time in 16 meetings, Ajax lost to F-word. This will have me under a dark cloud and
ill-mannered for upwards of a week, but don't worry, I'll find a way to carry on in the meantime.
Just know all along that, no matter how calm I seem, it actually looks like this...- Greg Seltzer
Puebla winger DaMarcus Beasley's first goal of the young season has put the visitors up just three
minutes into their tilt at Jaguares (and, subsequently, compelled me to bastardize a Run DMC
lyric).- Greg Seltzer
Hoffenheim attacker Fabian Johnson pulled one back late in a 3-1 loss at Borussia Dortmund.szólj
hozzá: Dortmund Hoffenheim 3:1 GOALS- Greg Seltzer
I highly doubt they will see Lon Cheney Jr. walking with the queen, but our USWNT have secured a
ticket to the 2012 Summer Olympics following last night's 3-0 win over Costa Rica.Ah-oooooooo!USA
Beats Costa Rica and Advance to Olympics - from Universal Sp - Celebrity bloopers here- Greg
Seltzer
FA Cup: Everton/Fulham- Greg Seltzer
So yes, it's Landon v Clint in about two hours. Press pass sets the scene, but let's not forget Tim
Howard also exists. Deuce has only hit off him once and that was consolation in a losing cause.-
Greg Seltzer
When it comes to Shea, here's the full Brek: Dinamo Kyiv did in fact make an offer to FC Dallas a
couple of months ago. It may even have been before I found out they'd been monitoring him closely
back around the time of the France friendly.Long story short, the offer was quickly rejected (no
word if they made a sour face when doing so) and Dinamo returned from whence they came.
I'm not sure where this started, but the reports that Edson Buddle is now training with Belgian
side Westerlo are flat false. He's back in Germany.And from what I've been told, he remains an
option for Everton, though I am not precisely sure how much of one.- Greg Seltzer
Hmm. Looks like a 4-4-2 diamond for the USMNT tonight. Not especially feelin' it, still don't
understand why this camp roster wasn't larger. Oh well.. enjoy the game, player ratings after at
MLSS and Will plans to drop some thoughts tomorrow morning.Rimando; DeLaGarza, Parkhurst, Cameron,
Loyd, Zusi, Clark, Jones, Shea, Wondolowski, Bunbury- Greg Seltzer
You all know how much I hate fake "reports" about transfers, so let's just bat one down for good. I
have fully confirmed that AGF Aarhus is not the SAS Liga team interested in Charlie Davies,
something I've been trying to do almost since whatever Danish tabloid that started the rumour first
aired it.
Eddie Pope was kind enough to contribute mightily to the long-promised Top 5 List of transfers that
weren't for Americans, so I'm going to air his full comments on the relevant matter contained
within unedited. If you haven't seen it yet, you may wish to read that before the following
text.--"At a couple points throughout my career, I had a lot of interest from many European teams.
Let's not start any rumours (the UK rags are doing that well enough). Let us not even discuss
possible options, real or imagined. For the moment, let's just focus on the hubbub that Clint
Dempsey has become in the EPL - if not England altogether.After his hat trick against helpless
Newcastle, Fulham boss Martin Jol issued a not-so-subtle "hands off warning" - as if anyone
listened.
This generous lady poetically proves USWNT supporters can run with some rivalry smack as good as
the fellas - albeit in their own particular grrrl-y way. Her offering actually came before last
night's 4-0 Olympic qualifying win over Mexico (who do we have to bribe up to get highlights?!?), I
think it also stands pretty well the day after.
It's the worst-kept soccer secret in the English-speaking world, but somehow nobody has officially
announced yet. Here's the skinny: Tim Ream's Bolton deal - now fully done and approved - will keep
him at the Reebok until the summer of 2015.I'm sure eventually these two clubs will admit what we
already know and have a jersey picture party or something.
Once again back is the incredible...You're not even going to fully realize how sick this corker by
Inter Milan's Maicon really is until you see the final replay angle.I supposed we could say the
same of Robbie Keane's second strike this weekend. And remember: EPL = MLS old folks vacation
spot.Fenerbahçe's Miroslav Stoch saunters in from the wing to bury one after my own playing heart.
I have more goodies coming over the next week, but let's just settle a couple of things for now.
Folks seem to over-deciphered a comment by Rangers boss Ally McCoist when he said he was open to
sending Alejandro Bedoya out on loan. I can assure you he will not be doing so, that there are no
such discussions occurring and that the manager is happy with the player's progress at Ibrox.
Finally, we have highlights from the USWNT's two-touchdown blowout in their Olympic qualifying
opener. As such, let's just wrap up everyone at once. - Greg Seltzer
Clint Dempsey has just put Fulham up 2-1 on Newcastle at the hour. Try to contain your
surprise.UPDATE: Make it two for Deuce and a 3-1 Fulham lead after he buckets a slip pass from 15
on 65 minutes. If you're keeping score, that makes his: third against Newcastle this season, his
ninth in the last 11 games overall, his eighth in league play this term and 13th across all
competitions (matching
