You know how when you are really, really cold --so cold that you don't even shiver-- you just get
so still that if you are not talking you might be mistaken for dead? I think that's what's going on
here with Kammarman. Dude looks like he is in real pain. Somebody get that man a parka.
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What do you guys think? Should there be a concert effort to get the Scottish football following
public behind Scotsman Stuart Holden and the U.S. at the World Cup? Or is it too hokey to play the
ethnic card? Discuss.
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Behind the scenes video and pitch-side highlights from the U.S.-Honduras match aka The Phantom
Qualifier. U.S. is getting better & better at these...keep 'em coming Kammerman.
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Fanhouse's Brian Strauss tracked down Robbie Rogers a.k.a The Ohio Player to get his thoughts on
qualifying, Bobby Blue Eyes and mortality. It's a pretty good read; if I'm using the Irvine Welsh
Scale Of Readable Texts™ I'd say it's better than
Glue but not nearly as
brilliant/messed up as
Filth.
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See, I like this kid. He can play a 'lil ball but he's also funny and can talk a little trash.
Brian Ching on the hand might not be too fond of him though after this interview.
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Read this piece in the LA Times about Charlie Davies being "irreplaceable". Note the conspicuous
absence of The Striker Who's Name Shall Not Be Spoken™. If ever there was a time for him to get
his ass in gear and remind all of us that he used to be somebody, this is it.
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Love = the photo above.
Guts = willing an equalizer when you're down a man in the 95th minute.
Greatness = this game.
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ESPN and Johnny Harkes with a look at Team USA and where their heads are at ahead of tonight's
closing qualifier. This sh*t is going to be waaay emo and I'm not talking about My Chemical Romance
or any other band of boys wearing girls jeans. I ain't gonna lie...if they don't get me in the
pre-game I'll probably be a beery, teary mess during the 9th minute.
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In a show of support for Chuck D. and in solidarity with The Baltimore Brigade, and a number of
other bloggers & tweeters out there in the American soccersphere, I'm encouraging anyone attending
tonight's match vs. Costa Rica at RFK to print one of these out and hold it aloft in the 9th
minute.
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Is there is no rest for the World Cup-bound? In addition to tomorrow night's qualifier finale
against Costa Rica, the Yanks will march on to Aarhus in November for a friendly versus Denmark on
the 18th. There is also talk of matches in the spring against the Dutch and the English...to which
I say "bring it".
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Event though Conor Casey only one goal behind Jeff "The Jet" Cunningham and scored a brace at
Honduras he's still gets no love. It's kind of a shame but since, according the vaunted Reagan-era
pop artist & relationship expert Patricia Benatar, "love is a battlefield" I guess that's not all
bad.
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Them Yankee boys are off the plane and in country. But judging by the amount of guns and
journalists around it's not another country, it's another world; no matter how much you follow the
American game, sometimes you forget what the game is like in the rest of the world.
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They say Benny Feilhaber is having a breakout year for both club & country. Who's they you say?
SBI. As I have no idea what the hell he's doing in Denmark --and let's be honest here, without
actually seeing his games on TV who does-- I'll just take their word for it. As for his performance
with the nats I'd say he has been quite good but not standout to me; I think if I were "Blue Eyes"
Bradley I would start Stu Holden ahead of him in Dempsey absence and maybe bring him in off the
bench late tomorrow night.
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Enjoy the preview from ESPN because you certainly aren't going to see the game on ESPN (or anywhere
else without a cover charge). If you are in LA though may I recommend you get down with the
Galaxy's viewing party at the Off Campus Pub in Carson, one of only two venue's in SoCal that will
be carrying the game (and the only one in English).
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No? Not yet? Well here you go then. Chuck Culpepper of "Bloddy Confused"-fame caught up with The
Boy King of New York & Jersey™ over a Trans-Atlantic telephone line and turned in a tale of
imported BMW's, late-night Lakers games on TV and the American dream. If you have the time or don't
feel like working, give it a read at LATimes.
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More behind the scenes dopeness from U.S. Soccer. This time we get to see what it was really like
down in TNT. I love how they get there clothes laid out for them before the game like it's the 1st
day of school; very nice of the Fed to let all of their moms travel with the team.
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Part 2 of US Soccer's peek behind the USMNT curtain while on the road to World Cup 2010. And in
case you missed part 1 it can be found here.
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The October issue of City Magazine, the official glossy mag of Hull City AFC, has a nice,
semi-exclusive interview with Jozy Altidore that you should check out if you've got the time and
inclination. I say semi-exclusive because they've given it over to TheOffside.com so it's not
really as exclusive as they say it is.
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Never listen to your cousin Pookie when it comes to how to stack your paper. That combination
carwash/hookah bar in Van Nuys that he wants you to invest in just isn't the best idea. In years
past, Wu-Tang Financial would have been the go-to guys but their portfolio just isn't as attractive
as it once was (Seen any Wu-Wear stores lately?
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Listen closely at around the 1:13 mark. Is someone or something (a rented mule perhaps) getting
whipped in the background? Where was this interview conducted? A leather bar?
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My dude Leroi just pointed out to me that our DaMarcus is diversifying his sh*t and getting into
the diamond game. And why not? If he didn't do it, you know EJ would have.
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Janusz and some British man discussing the most recent exploits of the U.S. men's national team
members and other Americans outsourced to Europe. Janusz mentions twice that he thinks that Deuce
puts in his best performances for his club instead of his country. Hunh.
He also mentions Eddie Johnson.
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U.S. Soccer is sleeping y'all. They are just dropping U.S. v. TNT post-game interviews
today...don't they know how timely this this stuff is?
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Personally I think the daring of the TNT Federation should be acknowledged for painting the gay
rainbow on the locker room wall. You don't see that too much in pro sports; very progressive.
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Them Yankee boys aren't sleeping on the Soca Warriors and you shouldn't either. We'll find out in a
little over an hour's time but I'm not thinking this is going to be as easy of a walk as it was
when these two met in Nashvegas a 'lil while back. Buckle up boys and girls, it's carnival time.
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You like that? TOR reader/masochist Aaron Rutsay knocked this out a while back for us and I think
it would look great on a t-shirt, car bumper, banner or subway car. Feel free to download a large
size of this image and spread the matchday Howard Power as you see fit.
As for our Timmy, he's taking no chances tonight in TNT.
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Adrian Healey and former TNT international Shaka Hislop have their doubts about the Yanks recent
performance; can you believe the boys have only 1 point on the road in qualifying?
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