transfer round up
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ontd_footballArticles of interest
Jurgen Klinsmann is a bad coach, but the USMNT needs him
The United States men's national team's Gold Cup losses to Jamaica and Panama were pretty embarrassing, and they have a lot of people wondering if Jurgen Klinsmann should be removed as head coach. Another contingent of fans thinks Klinsmann should keep his job because of all the good he's done for American soccer. They're both right.
U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati spent five years courting Klinsmann and finally got his man in 2011 by giving Klinsmann full control of the program and the shiny job title he always coveted: head coach and technical director. In addition to Klinsmann's duties as senior team manager -- a full time job by itself -- the buck stops with him in all matters of youth development. He doesn't just have a say in the operation of the Under-20 and Under-17 national teams, he also created a new Under-23 national team and influences how the Development Academy system works. It's a huge task, and it's way too big for one person. Read more here
Chatter from the sidelines
- Fred didn't pass the drugs test in Copa America Oh snap
- The Impact acquires striker Didier Drogba LOL I still can't believe
- Juventus And Real Madrid World Cup Winner Bemoans Modern Defending I agree
- Mexican journalist @medranoazteca reporting Miguel Herrera hit TV commentator Martinoli in Philly airport this morn. LOL mess
- Real Madrid tell Sergio Ramos he will not be sold under any circumstances Ramos wanted more money, which he got, he's FINE
- Stoke announce signing of former Barcelona winger Ibrahim Afellay Wha'? Stoke be on that grind
- Serie A Fixtures Released As Roma Host Juventus In Week Two Woot, the fixtures are out
- Wave theory and Tottenham Hotspur A professor watching Spurs play was inspired to get into physics
Pictures
Man City in Vietnam (that's such a random place to go for Manchester City, who'd have thunk? Sterling did well
Arsenal's ex goalie at Roma. A change is as good as a rest, I feel
#squad goals. I aim to have my body as toned as his when I'm his age. Yassss. Maintenance
Robbie Muirhead, a Scots lad who plies his trade with Dundee United is drawing comparisons to Messi. A name to watch
MLS All Stars host- Spurs! Cue deflation all around, and people are saying that the MLS now has All Stars from both coasts so that they can stop inviting foreign clubs. But other fans like it because it's the only time they get to see foreign clubs on home soil. It helps that Spurs has a growing fanbase in the states. Arsenal, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern are seen as sexy sides, but eh, you can't get top totty all the time
Harry Winks (far right) is a keen scrabble player, and his Instagram account is private. Boo.
Townsend and Danny Rose aren't on this trip. Townsend is injured and Rose lost his passport. Chile, I guess... Kane is on this trip. Interesting, Pochettino! Interesting!
Atletico Madrid's new signing, Stefan Savic. Idek if I'm feeling this new shirt, tbh
OP: done! Cheers, jeers, corrections and commentary, you know the drill! I'm preparing dorado fish today, can anyone recommend any side dishes that go well with fish? Thanks
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Lampard is still injured
Date: 2015-07-28 10:14 am (UTC)RE: Lampard is still injured
Date: 2015-07-28 10:25 am (UTC)If you stopped paying attention to Frank Lampard not playing soccer in New York anymore — and we can understand if you’ve moved on to something more rewarding — here’s a quick recap: There have been two introductory press conferences, an abundance of jerseys sold plugging Etihad Airways, a handful of appearances in Yankee Stadium’s luxury suites, one in the broadcast booth, 22 games played in Europe and. … zero minutes in MLS. [...]
Two days prior to Lampard’s latest absence from NYCFC’s roster — an exciting 5-3 victory Sunday over Orlando FC — was the one-year anniversary of Lampard’s “official signing.” Never mind that, unbeknownst to the reader of the 2014 press release, Lampard was officially signed somewhere else.
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In the interim, while Lampard’s debut was pushed back further (and further and further), a space probe was attached to a comet, losing and regaining its solar power as it sped closer to the sun. There was a breakout and containment of the Ebola virus. The world’s oldest man died at 116. David Letterman went off the air after 33 years. The U.S. lifted its 50-year trade embargo with Cuba. The Confederate flag was removed from the South Carolina state house. Gays across the country were granted the legal right to marry. Dan Snyder still refused to change the name of his football team. The NFL launched an investigation into Tom Brady’s balls. The Knicks lost 65 games. Sepp Blatter was re-elected, declared himself “the President of everybody,” and then resigned. Bill Cosby and Hulk Hogan were not, as we discovered, wholesome idols of the 1980s.
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RE: Lampard is still injured
Date: 2015-07-28 02:58 pm (UTC)