“It definitely wasn’t my best half. I certainly didn’t play well, but I didn’t think I was the worst player on the field.” USA’s Landon Donovan, speaking about being subbed out of the game at halftime against Jamaica. (MLSSoccer.com)
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“He tried to play on, play through it and Chara commits four fouls in the first half and never gets carded. You look at the times Dempsey got fouled, that crap has got to stop.” Seattle Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid talk- ing abut Clint Dempsey’s dislocated shoulder on a 19th minute tackle by Portland’s Diego Chara (Soccer America)
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“It’s good to get your ass kicked at this time of the year, just to remind you that this is the real thing.” Seattle Sounders coach Sigi Schmid looking for a silver lining on his team’s 5-1 loss to Colorado. (MLSSoccer.com) •••••••
“It’s tough to get the smiles off the guys. There is a sense of joy. Last time I checked, that is what this is about-winning trophies.” DC United head coach Ben Olsen, after his woeful club, that won only three MLS regular season games this year, captured the 2013 U.S. Open Cup title. (Soccer America.com)
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“What I really need is for him to be born, grow up quickly and kick your backside so hard that you stop rip- ping off my club.” What a pregnant woman reportedly told Portuguese top- flight referee Duarte Gomes, after he offered her his place in line at a kiosk. (Eurosport.Yahoo.com)
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“We’ve hit rock bottom. I hang my head in shame, and it is embarrass- ing for us to qualify like that.” Mexico veteran international Rafael Marquez talking about how Mexico advanced to the play-in series with New Zealand on the USA’s win over Jamaica after Mexico failed to qualify by losing its last hex- agonal to Costa Rica. Mexico had only two wins over the last 10 World Cup qualifying games and 11 points to finish fourth (Soccer America)
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“He tried to play on, play through it and Chara commits four fouls in the first half and never gets carded. You look at the times Dempsey got fouled, that crap has got to stop.” Seattle Sounders head coach Sigi Schmid talk- ing abut Clint Dempsey’s dislocated shoulder on a 19th minute tackle by Portland’s Diego Chara (Soccer America)
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“It’s good to get your ass kicked at this time of the year, just to remind you that this is the real thing.” Seattle Sounders coach Sigi Schmid looking for a silver lining on his team’s 5-1 loss to Colorado. (MLSSoccer.com) •••••••
“It’s tough to get the smiles off the guys. There is a sense of joy. Last time I checked, that is what this is about-winning trophies.” DC United head coach Ben Olsen, after his woeful club, that won only three MLS regular season games this year, captured the 2013 U.S. Open Cup title. (Soccer America.com)
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“What I really need is for him to be born, grow up quickly and kick your backside so hard that you stop rip- ping off my club.” What a pregnant woman reportedly told Portuguese top- flight referee Duarte Gomes, after he offered her his place in line at a kiosk. (Eurosport.Yahoo.com)
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“We’ve hit rock bottom. I hang my head in shame, and it is embarrass- ing for us to qualify like that.” Mexico veteran international Rafael Marquez talking about how Mexico advanced to the play-in series with New Zealand on the USA’s win over Jamaica after Mexico failed to qualify by losing its last hex- agonal to Costa Rica. Mexico had only two wins over the last 10 World Cup qualifying games and 11 points to finish fourth (Soccer America)