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The voting for the 2010 National Soccer Hall of Fame closed on Thursday evening, and while I was
able to squeeze my ballot in just under the deadline, it was far from an easy decision to make.
There were 24 names on the ballot.
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The voting for the 2010 National Soccer Hall of Fame closed on Thursday evening, and while I was
able to squeeze my ballot in just under the deadline, it was far from an easy decision to make.
There were 24 names on the ballot.
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the yorkies 18 November @ 06:40 PM EST
The media reports are heating up that Mo Johnston, fresh of his Scottish Football Hall of Fame
induction (insert joke here), will announce the signing of Preki (
scientific name: Predrag
Radosavljevic) as TFC's new manager. Sources are saying that negotiations are well under way
and that an official announcement could come as early as Thursday.
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kenn.com 18 November @ 04:53 PM EST
So, thanks to my man Dan Loney, I am reminded that Soccer Hall of Fame ballots
are due tonight. Last year, I apparently had until early December. Caught me off guard.
Anyway, last year I voted for Jeff Agoos, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Raul Diaz Arce, Marco
Etcheverry, Joy Fawcett, Robin Fraser, Pato Margetic, Victor Nogueira, Preki Radosavljevic
and Carlos Valderrama.
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A Very happy 35th Birthday to Paul Scholes
While he looks like funnyman Simon Pegg, Scholes has been anything but a joke to United's
opponents. With ridiculous passing that tears through defenses all the while making it look simple,
a niche for shooting long range rockets into the back of the net, and a surly temper (75 bookings
in the EPL, 24 in UEFA CL play), Paul Scholes has wrecked havoc on any pitch he steps on.
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The Netminder 15 November @ 08:57 PM EST
We have three new contenders on the National Soccer Hall of Fame players ballot: Chris Henderson,
Eduardo Hurtado and John O'Brien.
Welcome to the ballot, gentlemen. Now take a number.
On the ballot for the last few years, we've had ...
- Thomas Dooley. U.S. captain in the 1998 World Cup and perhaps the best overall player on the U.
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Hoy no tenía tiempo para mucho, así que pedí ayuda en Twitter, o más que ayuda, sugerencias
para la Leyenda de hoy, y de las varias respuestas que recibí, me quedo con la que me dieron desde
El Gol del Cojo, que pese a ser un jugador todavía no retirado, sí que me ha marcado lo
suficiente como para entrar en nuestro particular Hall of Fame.
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I know we had one yesterday, but so much has been going on that we have another. And I meant to
have it up sooner, so a few of these may be old news to some...#1 - The National Soccer Hall of
Fame has unveiled this year's list of nominees, which includes the two gentleman pictured at
left.#2 - Yesterday, MLS tabbed Seattle forward Fredy Montero as Newcomer of the Year and Chivas
USA keeper Zach
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The US National Soccer Hall of Fame has come out with their 24 finalists for this years induction
into the Hall of Fame. Six former Wizards are on the list this year, as Mike Burns, Chris
Henderson, Roy Lassister, Preki, Mike Sorber, and Peter Vermes are all up for induction. Sorber,
the Wizards first allocation back in 1996 is in his final year of eligibility before being moved to
the veterans ballot along with Thomas Dooley, John Doyle, and Dominic Kinnear.
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WVHooligan 09 November @ 07:38 PM EST
I won't lie to you all, I've had a case of the Mondays. As much as I want to post a big long
edition of things tonight I just for the life of me don't have the time to do so tonight. Instead I
have a couple links with very short comments on them.
McCarty Re-signs with FCD (link) Good stuff by Dallas to get one of their
better midfielders back for next year.
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The National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum began the voting process today for the 2010 Player
inductees. Among the 24 retired professional players who contributed to the growth of soccer in the
U.S. are four D.C. United players. Raul Diaz Arce, Marco Etcheverry, Roy Lassiter and Earnie
Stewart are all on the ballot.
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EDIT - BREAKING NEWS! Preki re-nominated for Hall of Fame! Feel free to factor in his performance
over the weekend. (Yes, I know you're not supposed to.)
Now that I've got my head out of the oven, let's warm up with some trivia.
Depending on what happens Friday night, one bit of statistical weirdness will fall.
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The National Soccer Hall of Fame released the Player Ballot for the Class of 2010. Chris Henderson,
Eduardo Hurtado, and John O'Brien appear on the ballot for the first time. A player needs 66.7% of
votes casts to be elected on the first ballot. If no player meets that threshold, the five highest
vote getters will be put on a second ballot.
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Tom Soehn's term as Head Coach of DC United has come to a close Monday evening when he met with
Kevin Payne and the rest of the head honchos in the DC United front office. Tom Soehn did not await
the decision from Kevin Payne and left on his own terms.
Now the decision comes down to who is next to step up and be the new DC United Head Coach?
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Not the most intense game, but the Fire got the "W" and that is what counts! Playoff
bound!
Wish I could have seen the halftime event where Chris Armas was named to the Fire's Hall of
Fame, the "Ring of Fire". Thankfully Peter Wilt, the Fire's former GM and member of the "Ring of
Fire", was posting some great pics on his Twitter feed!
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Chris Armas inducted into Ring of Fire
The Chicago Fire clinched a playoff berth Thursday with a 1-0 victory over Chivas USA. And at
halftime, former Fire midfielder Chris Armas was inducted into the Fire's "Ring of Fire" Hall of
Fame.
Links to my ESPNChicago.com stories are below:
Chris Armas: Ring of Fire 2009 inductee
Fire muster momentum heading into playoffs
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Tonight, October 22nd, Chris Armas (a Chicago Fire legend) will be inducted into the Fire's Hall
of Fame called the "Ring of Fire". The presentation will take place tonight when the Fire play
Chivas USA at 7pm central time. If you live in the Chicago area do your best to make it out to
Bridgeview but if you can't the game will be live on ESPN2.
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The inaugural induction class of the Madison Area Soccer Hall of Fame will be enshrined
Saturday...
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Two weeks ago in Deep Cuts, we passed along a story about the creation of the US Soccer Hall of
Fame in Oneonta, New York, a story with a melancholy feel thanks to the struggles of the Hall and
the...
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The Beauty: What is it about WAGS (aka Wives
And GirlfriendS of soccer stars) that captures
the fancy of the public and the media. Is it their bountiful beauty? Is it their fabulous
fame?
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In November, Alex Kotler of Football Partnerships is putting on a rockin' panel to discuss how
social media is affecting the sport of football, and yours truly has been invited as a panelist.
(I'm super honored/excited to be a part of this! Details below.)
So I'm calling on all my Social Media gurus out there to help me prep!
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Background: 1996 was MLS's inaugural year, so every record set that year became
both an MLS season and all-time record. Most of those season records have fallen since, but one
still exists. Leonel Alvarez received 14 yellow cards during that first MLS season, and his ugly
track record has never been matched.
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Don't worry, it's going down.
And South Africa is happy to report it leading into the World Cup. Though robberies are up and that
pushed the overall crime up.
Only slightly more than 18K were murdered last year. But I think when it comes to that stuff, no
news is good news.
To the links:
- A little Carling Cup roundup.
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Somewhat related to yesterday's post on the National Soccer Hall of Fame closing is the news that
the College Football Hall of Fame might be relocating again (via Ideological Twaddle):
Prior to its residence in South Bend, the hall of fame was located in Cincinnati. But
apparently, foot traffic was lacking in Indiana.
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I was going to wait until Wednesday's former Wizards update for this, but decided it was too big of
news to not touch on, on it's own. Former Wizard, Diego Gutierrez, is going to be receiving a big
honor on Thursday. Gutierrez, who retired at the end of last season will be inducted into the
Humanitarian Hall of Fame in Boise Idaho.
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3rd Degree 22 September @ 05:33 PM EST
Surprisingly little has been written about the National Soccer Hall of Fame closing its doors to
the public, although Michael Lewis is sad and Dan Loney thinks the United States Soccer Federation
should take the blame. There have also been wild proposals on BigSoccer to move the Hall to New
York's new stadium or some such place.
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It was announced yesterday that former Fire midfielder Chris Armas -- who played with the club
from its inception in 1998 through 2007 -- will be inducted into the "Ring of Fire" Hall of Fame
prior to Fire's October 22nd game against Chivas USA. "As someone who once shared the pitch with
Chris, I can say that he exemplifies the Fire's motto of Honor, Tradition and Passion," said Fire
technical director and 2004 Ring of Fire inductee, Frank Klopas.
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Match Fit USA 21 September @ 11:56 AM EST
The fate of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, an institution that marks its thirtieth anniversary
this month, is just a bit up in the air. Located in Oneonta, NY, the Hall recently inducted
players...
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Former US National Team and Chicago Fire midfielder Chris Armas is the latest inductee into
Chicago's 'Ring of Fire' Hall of Fame. Armas spent the bulk of his Major League Soccer career in
Chicago, winning the '98 MLS Cup and four US Open Cup titles. He was a seven time All-Star. Armas
joins former Fire captain Peter Nowak, former Fire player and current Fire technical director Frank
Klopas, the Fire's first General Manager Peter Wilt,.
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The US Team's next test will be October 10th against Honduras. With only one win to go before
clinching a World Cup berth I think we need to start looking ahead. I mean, at this point the US
is nearly assured of attending World Cup 2010 in South Africa.
All the time we say about Professional American sports: Don't fix it if it ain't broken.
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If you've watched ESPN today, you have seen much hoopla regarding Michael Jordan's induction
into the basketball Hall of Fame. Hoopla - get it? Basketball hoops? OK, if you've seen his
interview you may remember that he attributes his success to playing each game like it's his last.
That's the part that doesn't make sense.
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