Yanks Abroad 06 August @ 10:30 AM EST
Ending a summer of speculation, American forward Josmer Altidore has been loaned to English Premier
club Hull City for the upcoming 2009-10 season, with the option for a permanent move to the club.
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MLS Rumors 03 July @ 06:18 PM EST
Soccer365 has the latest on the Altidore loan saga version 2.0.....
The agent for Villarreal strike prodigy Josmer Altidore says his client could remain with the
Yellow Submarines this season or he could head out on loan to any of a number of exciting European
destinations, with the deciding factor being the best assurance of quality playing time. Click to continue reading...
On-loan Villarreal striker Josmer Altidore has undergone surgery to remove a hindering ingrown
toenail and will miss up to four weeks of action.
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Josmer Altidore and Xerez welcome Hercules CF to the Estadio Chapin in a match with major
consequences in the ever-tightening race for promotion to the Spanish Primera Division.
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Yanks Abroad 20 September @ 05:36 AM EST
A week after making his impressive debut in La Liga, Josmer Altidore and Villarreal travel north
for a possibly tricky encounter against recently-promoted Numancia on Sunday.
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Yanks Abroad 14 September @ 04:36 AM EST
Josmer Altidore made his debut for an injury-depleted Villarreal as a halftime substitute as they
recorded their first victory of the season against a clearly outmatched Deportivo on the back of a
first-half Santi Cazoria goal.
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MLS Rumors 04 July @ 03:38 PM EST
On this 4th of July we as fans of MLS and the US National team all have something to celebrate. The
fact that Jozy Altidore has just been introduced as the best player in the USA and looks likely to
remain with Villarreal rather than be loaned out as had been rumored.
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MLS Rumors 04 June @ 03:07 PM EST
Soccer Insider's Steve Goff and ESPN's Ives Galrcep are reporting that it is a done deal between
MLS, Altidore and Villarreal. Goff reports that:
"Terms of the transfer were not disclosed, but one source familiar with the negotiations tells
me MLS will receive at least $12 million. It's just one source, but he/she is a good one.
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CANADA No. - Name - Pos. - D.O.B. - Club 1 - Asmir Begovic - GK - 20.06.1987 - Portsmouth FC/ENG 2
- Graham Ramalho - DF - 12.01.1986 - FC Groningen/NED 3 - Jacob Lensky - MD - 16.12.1988 -
Feyenoord Rotterdam/NED 4 - Dejan Jakovic - MD - 16.07.1985 - U. Alabama-Birmingham/USA 5 - Andrew
Hainault - DF - [.
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CANADA No. - Name - Pos. - D.O.B. - Club 1 - Asmir Begovic - GK - 20.06.1987 - Portsmouth FC/ENG 2
- Graham Ramalho - DF - 12.01.1986 - FC Groningen/NED 3 - Jacob Lensky - MD - 16.12.1988 -
Feyenoord Rotterdam/NED 4 - Dejan Jakovic - MD - 16.07.1985 - U. Alabama-Birmingham/USA 5 - Andrew
Hainault - DF - [.
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I'm going to stop calling these 'recaps' because honestly, I don't recap what happened in the game.
I'm just posting what I think about it. And here's what I think about this one:
A clean sheet is just what Seitz and the US defense deserve. The Panamanian offense isn't the
strongest of the group (by the numbers it's the weakest, actually) but it's to the US' credit that
there were a scant few chances on goal.
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008 U.S.A. vs. Cuba Thursday, March 13, 2008 U.S.A. vs. Panama Saturday, March
15th, 2008 U.S.A. vs. Honduras Roster was released - as I am sure you have seen - over the weekend
and some notable omissions include Gold Cup hero turned Derby County wantaway Benny Feilhaber, last
summer's U-20 standout Robbie Rogers, and FC Dallas' creative midfielder [.
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A couple people are posting the U.S. roster that was called in to play Mexico this Wednesday - and
at least one person is playing "the roster game" (and having a couple bites at as he does it). On
the other side of the affair, Sideline Views' Luis Bueno listed Mexico's traveling party and [...]
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There was a lot to like about this game. Seriously. Fox Soccer Channel commentator Christopher
Sullivan griped at the end about a certain lack of artistry, but anyone who tuned in saw a good,
fairly even, pretty up-tempo game. And, better still, the U.S. Men's National Team (Yanquis) flat
won; they gave [.
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Beat to the punch on this one...the only reason to read this post is the subtly different take. A
bit of U.S. Men's National Team (Yanquis) news comes out of The Boston Globe's report on Preston
North End's pursuit of New England Revolution striker Taylor Twellman (and I'll get back to
this*). Here's that: "In yesterday's training [.
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Red Bull New York Record (W-L-T): 12-11-7; 47 GF, 45 GA Source Material: Schedule/match reports;
roster Overview All in all, and perhaps a little sadly, this was a pretty typical year for Major
League Soccer's (MLS) New York franchise: uneven, unsettled, and, as always, unrewarded. But a
couple oddities put a fresh twist or two on the familiar: a [.
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If you care at all, you know that LA and Red Bull tied 1-1 last night - even if, at time of
writing, MLSnet.com's headline reads "Galaxy win again, keep hopes alive." But, I ask that you bear
with me through a digression - which relates to that game - to get at something [...]
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There's so much good stuff out there today...let's just say I had to cut more than I wanted up to
and including those Seattle announcement rumors (crap...there it is; for the record, I don't buy
them). Moving on... - A half-mysterious injury to Maykel Galindo makes for one of the less-reported
items coming out [...]
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Welcome to my first crack at posting team news from all-'round Major League Soccer (MLS). What
comes below will be by no means exhaustive; really, it's only a compilation of what I bumped into
during my travels. And, of course, anyone feeling I made a grave omission is welcome to correct
that in [...]
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OK...running behind...quickly, quickly. - The Red Bull Offside was en fuego today...or it made me
laugh out loud twice at the very least. How? By talking about Amado Guevara's recently stated
desire to return to Major League Soccer (MLS), specifically to New York (Dave Martinez's post on
RBNY's hope of signing Francesco Coco made [...]
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Not dressed, not playing in RBNY vs. Chicago. A shame because last time out Altidore and Angel
destroyed the Fire combining for all three goals in a 3-0 rout. According to RBNY officials, the
injury is 'lower leg', most likely the calf injury that he received late in the U-20 World Cup.
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There are ugly wins. Then there's the win the New England Revolution picked up against Red Bull New
York. The Revs will take this home - albeit like a dog covered with a mystery rash requiring a
long, long course of lubing with topical ointments, I doubt they'll be showing it off. As the [...]
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I have a good many things to discuss about this game, more than I expected considering how
unenthused I am about the result and how tired I am today.
First, Gooch had one of his best MNT performances in a long time. Gooch really contained Zlatan to
the best of his ability. This means Zlatan still had two or three quality chances early on which
could have resulted in just as many goals, but considering that Gooch is still plying his trade in
Belgium with Standard Liege, I'll give him an A for effort/C+ for achievement.
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* With the low, low premium I put on being timely, I'm in the process of readjusting how I work the
daily dump I used to call MLS Newswire. I figure it's what you know, not when you know it, right?
(This isn't the freakin' stock market, after all.) So, look for [...]
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OK, let's just say that drinking games work far better when there are people around to keep one
honest. By way of final tally, the second half (apparently) featured 42 utterances of "Beckham,"
which translated into 2 and, oh, 1/3 12-oz. beers consumed. So, all in all, a liver crushing
hour-and-a-half (to the tune of [...]
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To my considerable regret, I have to confess that circumstances have tainted the Beckham
Challenge. The sad reality is, I'm the responsible party, at this point, for a three-year-old -
one that happened to wet the bed during a nap around, oh, the 32nd minute. Given that difficulty
(not to mention the need to wrap up [...]
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No, I didn't watch the full 90+ minutes in the true, linear sense, so here's to hoping I saw enough
for what appears below to hold up. I'll be filling in match reports from other outlets as I read
them in the space below (and any volunteers should feel free to drop their views in [...]
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From his most recent blog post:
"3. Josmer Altidore: He's not 18 yet, but once he turns 18, expect a host of
European clubs to come hard after Altidore. Given his youth, finishing ability and impressive
physical tools, I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of European teams rated Altidore as a better pro
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... but I'm realizing that in this fickle game we call blogging, one day missed is all it takes to
fall greivously behind.
So, without further ado, here's a summary of today's news:
- No Open Cup glory this year, either: the Harrisburg City Islanders defeated DC United reserves
1-0. (Anyone else find the phrase "City Islanders" funny?
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What a thrilling match. Fantastic. As a soccer fan, I am thoroughly enjoying myself. With this win,
the US is one of the strongest contenders for U-20 World Cup glory. I predict an amazing run
towards the final.
Let's get right into it. In no particular order:
Outstanding players in the first half(US)
-Sal Zizzo did a great job at right wing and his drives toward goal were one of the US' most
consistently dangerous threats throughout the match.
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What a real disappointment. I was watching glimpses of the Poland-Brazil upset and I was really
encouraged by what I saw: Poland showed real talent and tenacity in keeping Brazil at bay. I wanted
the same kind of character to apply to the US game: I wanted to see the US play to their strengths
and really possess the game. They didn't, but I'm not laying the fault entirely at the squad.
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