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Is it just me or did the World Cup seem to last a lot longer when I was a kid? Argentina, Spain, and Mexico those World Cups all seemed to last half the summer. The entire summer seemed to revolve around them. This year it just blew by.
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It’s easy to tell myself, “Ah, I’ll post that tomorrow,” and then do the same thing the next day. It’s easy to get well behind…much like school work. Anyway, I’ve got a little time so let’s get caught up.
The MLSPU gave out a list of all the players salaries a couple weeks ago. Don Garber made some interesting comments about the difference in salaries. At the time, I thought they were a bit out of line. He’s hardly comparing apples to apples here. The …
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I think Landon has actually earned some more respect from me.
“I don’t want to be gone all summer,” said Donovan, who was called up on Thursday for games against Ecuador and Guatemala later this month. “I want to be here when Beckham gets here. I want to be here for a lot of the games. This is a big year for us, for the Galaxy.”
To focus on the Galaxy, would Donovan then consider declining a possible invitation to Copa America?
“Yeah, I would,” Donovan said. “It’s kind of like a …
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My Chargers just hired Norv Turner to be head coach??!!!! What’s Spanos thinking???!!! I mean, this has to be….errr…sorry, wrong football.
So, Zidane isn’t greedy. After all, he doesn’t want Backham money. Someone needs to explain to him that Beckham isn’t being paid to play. Perhaps MLS should structure a deal just like the one Becks has. Half of shirt sales etc. Nah, he’s French. It’s not as if the French are arrogant or anything.
Speaking of Becks, does anyone feel sorry for …
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My Chargers just hired Norv Turner to be head coach??!!!! What’s Spanos thinking???!!! I mean, this has to be….errr…sorry, wrong football.
So, Zidane isn’t greedy. After all, he doesn’t want Backham money. Someone needs to explain to him that Beckham isn’t being paid to play. Perhaps MLS should structure a deal just like the one Becks has. Half of shirt sales etc. Nah, he’s French. It’s not as if the French are arrogant or anything.
Speaking of Becks, does anyone feel sorry for …
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…or at least my blog?
Seriously, his column in today’s LA Times looks like they were lifted straight from the numerous rants on BigSoccer. Of course, he put his thoughts together much better.
Things would be far more interesting if FIFA showed some initiative and forced CONCACAF and CONMEBOL, the South American confederation, to combine into a single, 48-nation confederation.
The Gold Cup could then disappear and the Copa America could become the regional championship — an honest-to-goodness Cup of the Americas.
With the likes of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and …
