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Originally published on soccerstateofmind.wordpress.com The search for a new club continues. Swiss side FC Sion announced today that Freddy Adu will not be joining the club. This comes after Adu spent a few days with the club on trial. “Despite his undeniable quality, the American player does not fit to the needs searched for by … Continue reading
Originally published on soccerstateofmind.wordpress.com After the week Landon Donovan has had, who can blame him for wanting to leave? Coming off an impressive display in the World Cup, Donovan realizes he needs to capitalize now before the excitement dies down. And he better hurry. First, the Los Angeles Galaxy suffered a horrendous 4-1 home loss … Continue reading
Originally published on soccerstateofmind.wordpress.com It’s official. Diego Maradona is no longer the coach of Argentina. This comes as no surprise. Being the head coach of a national team, especially one with incredibly high expectations, provides very little in the category of job security. The fact that this is newsworthy speaks to the greatness of Maradona. … Continue reading
Originally published on soccerstateofmind.wordpress.com On Wednesday, the 2010 MLS All-Stars will step onto the pitch in Houston to face off against Premier League giants Manchester United. My question is, why? This year marks the sixth consecutive year where the MLS All-Stars take on a European opponent. In 2005, MLS defeated Fulham by a score of … Continue reading
Originally published on soccerstateofmind.wordpress.com There are reports out of Italy that Mario Balotelli ended Inter Milan’s training session early today. The feeling is that this could have been his last training session with the team. His name has been tossed around quite a bit so this news should not come as a surprise. Speculation is … Continue reading
Originally published on soccerstateofmind.wordpress.com Following their embarrassing, controversy-filled exit from the World Cup, new France coach Laurent Blanc has decided to suspend the entire 23-man World Cup roster from playing in next month’s friendly against Norway. On the surface, it’s a bold move but it’s also a brilliant one. For the sake of the headlines, … Continue reading
Originally published on soccerstateofmind.wordpress.com The Manchester Evening News is reporting that the Reds are back in for Mesut Ozil, after contract talks between the Germany World Cup star and his club, Werder Bremer of the Bundesliga, broke down. The Evening News also writes that, “Bremen do not, however, want to lose out on a financial … Continue reading
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Originally published on soccerstateofmind.wordpress.com Sports Illustrated just released their 2010 Fortunate 50 list of top-earning American athletes. Not surprisingly, no soccer players were able to crack the list. However, they also published their list of the 20 highest-earning International athletes. The top 5 include 3 soccer players, while the complete list of 20 included a … Continue reading
Originally published on soccerstateofmind.wordpress.com As players, we’ve all been there. A referee makes a series of bad calls, you get frustrated and decide that your only option is to put him in a choke-hold. As you release the hold, the ref very calmly shows you a red card and then you REALLY get angry. As … Continue reading
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