If you go tricking and/or treating, and end up at house of my good ol' Ajax-USA buddy Jim, this is
the lit pumpkin you will encounter. It is truly... klassiek.If anyone else out there has cut a
soccer Jack O'Lantern (wasn't he a dashing striker for Arsenal in the '30's?), take a pic send it
over and I'll add you to the post.
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[Photo: TIAS]I woke up to an email from Brúcio of Du Nord (I call him that because his elegance on
the field reminds one of Lúcio, clearly) asking me to pass along a road guide for the USMNT's
August 22nd World Cup qualifier against Mexico that he put together with another NSC pal, Adam
Spangler of This Is American Soccer.
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[Photo: Sounders FC]The Seattle expansion franchise has yet to play a single MLS match, but they
are already smashing the cool-o-meter.Let's "quickly" recap. They have already: hired a
smooth young GM with league experience in Chris Henderson, brought a few players up from their USL
squad, signed a USMNT legend in Kasey "Castle Dweller" Keller, sold over 20,000 season
tickets using an algorithm
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I think MLS should go up for the part of the lion in any new revival of The Wiz. They sure can
tapdance...#1 - Finally, someone shouts down the Henny Penny crowd over Freddy Adu's career. Thank
you, Greg Lalas.The Sports Illustrated ace also gets outgoing Monaco chief/Ameri-phile
Jérôme De Bontin to admit that, yes, he also tried to land the USMNT midfield trio of
Michael Bradley, Maurice Edu and
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Anybody who knows me knows my two favorite sports are soccer and ice hockey.I've often thought the
two sports had many subtle similarities (note how the Eastern European influx increased the use of
such maneuvers as passing into space, combo play, movement off the puck, etc.), so it seems
reasonable to find out that NHL players often warm-up with a kick.
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I'm getting charged up for tomorrow, even if I do have to be up practically until dawn to watch.
Please join me over at Cut of the Day, and please do rock... #1 - NSC pal Chris Courtney dug this
nugget up over the weekend: Texas-based video rental chain Blockbuster now has an ad campaign in
Mexico with free USMNT voodoo dolls.
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