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[wvcbxl]

Entry system to CL about to change: Evolution of UEFA club competitions from 2018

 

Following an extensive consultative process involving all European football stakeholders

 

Yeah, right. :roll:

UEFA caves in to the demands of the big four leagues.

If you're not from England, Germany, Italy or Spain, then FO.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Deuce has a heart arrhythmia, he's out through the qualifiers.

[shnsajax]

Deuce has a heart arrhythmia, he's out through the qualifiers.

 

That sucks but got to take care of yourself. Good chance for everyone else to show something and Jozy needs to be back.

 

 

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[wolf stansson]

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-line-up-11million-move-11807518

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http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-line-up-11million-move-11807518

 

Seems like this was a long time coming.

[shnsajax]

Booby Wood with a great goal today.

 

 

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[wolf stansson]

Booby Wood with a great goal today.

 

 

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He bodied that dude.

 

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4qm33f_wood-b-goal-hamburger-sv-1-0-ingolstadt-27-08-2016_sport

[Transmogrified Tiger]

WCQ roster:

 

Goalkeepers (3): Brad Guzan (Middlesbrough), Ethan Horvath (Molde FC), Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids)

 

Defenders (9): Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Michael Orozco (Club Tijuana), DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United)

 

Midfielders (9): Paul Arriola (Club Tijuana), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Jermaine Jones (Colorado Rapids), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund), Caleb Stanko (FC Vaduz), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)

 

Forwards (5): Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders), Rubio Rubin (FC Utrecht), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes), Bobby Wood (Hamburger SV)

[wvcbxl]

Olympique de Marseille has been bought by Frank McCourt :shock:

[bukie]

Hope Solo has decided to invoke Operation Shutdown and sit the year out of professional soccer in response to her suspension.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Nigel De Jong to Galatasaray. Good riddance, now he can't snap any more legs in MLS.

[Banedon]

Hope Solo has decided to invoke Operation Shutdown and sit the year out of professional soccer in response to her suspension.

 

She does seem pretty legitimately upset.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gcmd0E73Xo

[USSoccer]

I'm sure her quitting the Reign had nothing at all to do with the fact that, with her USSF contract terminated, her pay would be cut from north of $250k to just under $40k.

 

I also find it amusing that Carli Lloyd is blowing off her club team's last 4 games for a book tour that was supposedly scheduled in advance.

 

The behavior of this generation of WNT players compared to the WUSA/99WWC winning generation is just night and day. The WNT players clearly don't give a crap about NWSL.

 

When USSF offers them the same contact as the MNT this winter (meaning the guaranteed roster spots, restrictive call-up rules and subsidized salary for NT members playing in the NWSL would be eliminated, in lieu of a block grant to NWSL for the individual clubs to allocate as they see fit) and they decline, I'm very interested in how that will be spun by Kessler. Because that's likely what's going to happen.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

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[USSoccer]

Sigh. Less than two years left on this dope's contract.

[wolf stansson]

Kyle Beckerman: A future we can believe in.

 

 

I'm extremely, extremely excited to see an in-form Jozy and Bobby Wood paired in a two striker formation. Clint's unfortunate health issues remove any sane obstacles from Klinsy finding away to not play them together. I'm sure he'll find a way. Just like he's finding a way to call Kljestan up and not play him, despite being one of the most complete central midfielders in the pool, Bradley being suspended and Jones being hurt.

Edited September 1, 2016 by wolf stansson

[USSoccer]

Here's an action shot of Kyle in training:

 

http://previews.123rf.com/images/seanjoh/seanjoh1101/seanjoh110100022/8588766-Tree-stump-on-grass-field--Stock-Photo.jpg

[Transmogrified Tiger]

That's not Kyle, that stump isn't passing the ball backwards.

[soccer10k]

Soccer schedule has been finalized.

 

10th: Hearts vs Hamilton

14th: Spurs vs Monaco at Wembley

18th: Spurs vs Sunderland

 

Pretty excited to see Wembley. Never been in a stadium that big before.

[wolf stansson]

Soccer schedule has been finalized.

 

10th: Hearts vs Hamilton

14th: Spurs vs Monaco at Wembley

18th: Spurs vs Sunderland

 

Pretty excited to see Wembley. Never been in a stadium that big before.

That's a great trip. SPL will be cool. Should get two wins for Spurs. Get to see Wembley and WHL. That's awesome.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

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There are like 5 different formations you could use with this 11 that would make the same amount of sense. Zusi, Beckerman, and Bedoya all starting is just the worst when you have Nagbe, Pulisic, Klejstan, even Morris right there.

[USSoccer]

Looking forward to FJ half assing it on the wing instead of at LB.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Wahl says it's a 4-4-2, so we've reached the point where Bedoya is an attacking central mid in a world cup qualifier. At least we're well equipped to play a defensive game against St. Vincent and the Ghostbusters.

 

EDIT: Wow, Besler's wife had a baby today and he's in the starting lineup

[USSoccer]

Wahl says it's a 4-4-2, so we've reached the point where Bedoya is an attacking central mid in a world cup qualifier. At least we're well equipped to play a defensive game against St. Vincent and the Ghostbusters.

 

There's a fairly large section of the fanbase that is of the mind that Bedoya looks toothless in the attack for the NT because he's not being played at attacking mid, but out on the wing.

 

When you point out he had like 6 goals in the entire time he was in France, they change the subject.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

lol, Besler scores and the team swarms him with the ball and rock it to sleep like a baby

 

also, Wood had a great goal from ~20 yards out

 

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