“Surgery all done and a success! Day 1 on the road to recovery and I’m more than up for the fight!.” U.S.. MNT midfielder Stuart Holden, letting his fans know by Twitter that his surgery had been completed successfully. (@stuholden)
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“The ACC is certainly going to be a test from top to bottom. There are no off nights in this league, which you couldn’t always say when we were in the Big East” Notre Dame women’s head coach Randy Waldrum talking about the Irish’s first year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. (SoccerAmerica .com)
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“It’s tough. It feels a little bit like the rug got pulled back from under us.” Chivas USA defender Carlos Bocanegra after his team lost 3-1 to FC Dallas after leading 1-0 until the 71st minutes, and playing a man up for the last 10 minutes.. (MLSSoccer.com)
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“As far as what I’ve learned: managing, managing emotions, teaching. Every facet of this job, I have learned more in these six, seven months than I have up until this year. If I survived this, I’ll be much better coach for this.” D.C. United coach Ben Olsen whose team has only three wins and a MLS-worst 13 points from 24 games this season. (MLSSoccer.com)
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“Clint’s not a little boy, he’s a seasoned veteran. He knows what he needs and what it takes to perform at the highest level. So there’s no question that I think Seattle and MLS can offer him that.” USA goalkeeper Tim Howard, talking about where Clint Dempsey’s play might suffer without the high-intensity environment of the English Premier League. (MLSSoccer .com)
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“There are going to be tough decisions.” USA MNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann, talking about how he and his staff will be evaluating players during their club seasons, and about the difficult player selection decisions that lie ahead. (MLSSoccer .com)
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“The ACC is certainly going to be a test from top to bottom. There are no off nights in this league, which you couldn’t always say when we were in the Big East” Notre Dame women’s head coach Randy Waldrum talking about the Irish’s first year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. (SoccerAmerica .com)
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“It’s tough. It feels a little bit like the rug got pulled back from under us.” Chivas USA defender Carlos Bocanegra after his team lost 3-1 to FC Dallas after leading 1-0 until the 71st minutes, and playing a man up for the last 10 minutes.. (MLSSoccer.com)
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“As far as what I’ve learned: managing, managing emotions, teaching. Every facet of this job, I have learned more in these six, seven months than I have up until this year. If I survived this, I’ll be much better coach for this.” D.C. United coach Ben Olsen whose team has only three wins and a MLS-worst 13 points from 24 games this season. (MLSSoccer.com)
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“Clint’s not a little boy, he’s a seasoned veteran. He knows what he needs and what it takes to perform at the highest level. So there’s no question that I think Seattle and MLS can offer him that.” USA goalkeeper Tim Howard, talking about where Clint Dempsey’s play might suffer without the high-intensity environment of the English Premier League. (MLSSoccer .com)
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“There are going to be tough decisions.” USA MNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann, talking about how he and his staff will be evaluating players during their club seasons, and about the difficult player selection decisions that lie ahead. (MLSSoccer .com)