The National Soccer Hall of Fame has announced the ten former stars on the ballot for this year's Veteran Player election. I don't vote in this one (Hall of Famers do), but here are some thoughts on the ten veterans up for election (they're the exact same ten as last year, when no one was elected):

• Desmond Armstrong: I don't think he's going to make it.

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Briefing: Agent Oguchi Onyewu (aka "the Gooch Mooch") is one of the MNT's most stifling enforcers. Born in the D.C. area in 1982 to Nigerian parents, Agent Onyewu has grown to an enormous size (estimates say 6′5″). He has become one of the MNT's most important operatives, and all indicators suggest he will play a big part in Mission 2010.

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Dear Bob,
I'm sure you have heard about Drew Carey's challenge to face some U.S. National Team players in a video game that I don't play. You can read about it here.
It got me thinking of the one and only Glenn Myernick story I have. At an NSCAA Symposium, in Richmond, I think, Anson Dorrance spoke followed by Myernick. Dorrance told a story about a player he had. Click to continue reading...