Ever wonder what happened to the guys from long ago? Yeah, me too, but that will take a little
more digging. Until then, here's the latest on the latest former Galaxy guys.
After training with Seattle Sounders FC in the preseason, Ely Allen is now
playing for USL's (Premier Development League) Seattle Wolves FC.
Of course, 1985 will always be known more for the Heysel Stadium disaster, in which 39 fans lost
their lives and hundreds more were injured shortly before the final of the European Cup, than for
the final itself. In the wake of that tragedy, European powerhouses Liverpool and Juventus played a
controversial match in which the only score was a Michael Platini penalty kick that gave Juventus a
1-0 victory and the championship.
Ruiz eyes return to the City of Angels
We received the following from one of our loyal MLSR readers moments ago:
I read an article on a Paraguayan newspaper about Carlos Ruiz possibly coming back to
MLS after the season ends with his current club Olimpia. Here's the link.
By the way you guys rock, love your site!
This week's main report looks at one of the countries that has already qualified for the 2010
World Cup Paraguay. The transcript of the report is below.
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listening quiz. Listen to the report here
Transcript
Bigger than Japan but smaller than Spain, a population slightly larger than Denmark, but smaller
than Hong Kong, and looking forward to their eighth appearance in the World Cup Finals, more than
Portugal but fewer than Hungary which country am I talking about?