What Soccer People Are Saying!.
“Playing this match was so important to me I would have still done it without legs.” Brazilian star Ronaldo, who played in the United Nations Development Programme’s 10th Annual Match Against Poverty despite suffering from leg injuries. Ronaldo’s team beat Zinedine Zidane’s team 3-2 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. (United Nations Development Programme)
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“If you always felt valued and appreciated enough, I don’t think you’d ever leave, but it came to a point for me where I didn’t feel valued and appreciated, not by the fans, but by other situations. That’s just the way things went.” U.S. MNT forward Clint Dempsey speasking about how he didn’t feel appreciated by his former EPL club Fulham FC, despite scoring 23 goals in all competitions last year. (Independent)
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“The classic question you get is ‘Does it ever get old?’ I’d say it gets better.” UNC head coach Anson Dorrance speaking after his team won their 21st NCAA women’s championship by beating Penn State, 4-1. (postgame press conference)
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“It’s not a good feeling losing a national championship in overtime.” Louisburg College (NC) head coach Cristian Neagu after his team was beaten in the NJCAA men’s championship game by Trinity (Texas) 1-0. (lchurricanes.com)
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“There is no very strong professional league (in the U.S). They have just the MLS, but they have no professional leagues which are recognized by the American society.” FIFA president Sepp Blatter slamming the growth of professional soccer in America on Al Jazeera TV. (ESPN.com)
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“We need richer owners. Period!” U.S. WNT veteran Abby Wambach on the biggest need for U.S. women’s pro soccer. (New York Times)
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“If you always felt valued and appreciated enough, I don’t think you’d ever leave, but it came to a point for me where I didn’t feel valued and appreciated, not by the fans, but by other situations. That’s just the way things went.” U.S. MNT forward Clint Dempsey speasking about how he didn’t feel appreciated by his former EPL club Fulham FC, despite scoring 23 goals in all competitions last year. (Independent)
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“The classic question you get is ‘Does it ever get old?’ I’d say it gets better.” UNC head coach Anson Dorrance speaking after his team won their 21st NCAA women’s championship by beating Penn State, 4-1. (postgame press conference)
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“It’s not a good feeling losing a national championship in overtime.” Louisburg College (NC) head coach Cristian Neagu after his team was beaten in the NJCAA men’s championship game by Trinity (Texas) 1-0. (lchurricanes.com)
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“There is no very strong professional league (in the U.S). They have just the MLS, but they have no professional leagues which are recognized by the American society.” FIFA president Sepp Blatter slamming the growth of professional soccer in America on Al Jazeera TV. (ESPN.com)
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“We need richer owners. Period!” U.S. WNT veteran Abby Wambach on the biggest need for U.S. women’s pro soccer. (New York Times)