General Soccer Thread

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It was more disappointing than it was a big deal. It's only a big deal if all of the Jurgen Klinsmann haters are right. I'm not sure they are. I'm not sure they aren't either, but I think even if he is an idiot, we'll still qualify.

I haven't been following closely and I could just as easily google this as make this post, but where was Donovan? We need him in there for these qualifiers.

He's in the middle of going full-on Brett Favre. Hinted at retirement late in the MLS run, then after they won MLS cup he downgraded it to "taking a break" and then just this weekend it was reported he's rejoining the Galaxy in March. So essentially he just wanted to ditch training camp.

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I love knowledge that only internet can provide. There's no way on earth that I would ever find out Robbie Keane and Morrissey are cousins without internet. Thank you, internet.

http://www.true-to-you.net/morrissey_news_130221_02
And here they are in the Galaxy locker room.

[JackofDiamonds]

[thrill]

That creep can roll, dude.

[JackofDiamonds]

That creep can roll, dude.

Yeah, but he's a pervert, Dude.

[Freed Roger]

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013 ... snhp&pos=1

BRADFORD, England -- It is the sort of "fairy tale" story that sounds made for Hollywood.

Led by the unlikeliest of heroes, a passionate team of underdogs emerges from the shadow of near-bankruptcy to go an improbable winning streak, eliminating a series of big-name (and huge-budgeted) rivals and bringing hope to their poverty-stricken hometown.

But the real-life story of Bradford City Football Club might be too unbelievable for even the most cliche-loving studio exec who's watched "Hoosiers" and "The Bad News Bears" one too many times.

Assembled for just $10,000, the team's extraordinary exploits have spirits soaring in the Yorkshire city and far beyond.

Currently lying in 79th place out of the 92 top clubs in England, Bradford City will on Sunday contest a national cup final after a succession of thrilling, giant-killing triumphs over teams including Arsenal, the London-based club valued at $1.5 billion last year.

One of Bradford's biggest stars was stacking shelves in a local supermarket not long ago. Now James "Big Jim" Hanson will find himself playing in front of 90,000 fans at London's iconic Wembley Stadium and a television audience of millions.

[lukethedrifter]

USMNT U20 qualifies for U20 WC in Turkey by beating Canada in CONCACAF quarterfinals.

[thrill]

Luis Gil & Jose Villareal are really exciting prospects. Two player types that we don't produce often in the Spanish model. Obviously they don't have Xavi/Iniesta/Fabregas upside, but it's kind of an atypical thing for us to have (small, quick, smart attacking mids).

[MrSaigon]

New Timbers jerseys aren't completely horrible, but a big step back. I'll just keep my first iterations and maybe buy a couple extras on clearance.

http://www.portlandtimbers.com/team/jersey

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New Timbers jerseys aren't completely horrible, but a big step back. I'll just keep my first iterations and maybe buy a couple extras on clearance.

http://www.portlandtimbers.com/team/jersey

Most of the new jerseys have been improvements, but I agree on those.
Seattle's too. But that's just because their colors are the worst.