US Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase - Best Pics Part 1

The first of two posts with my best pics from the 2010 Winter Showcase.

Brasil v Turkey



Korea v Turkey



Korea v Turkey



RSL



Columbus



U18 Select Goalie Save



U18 Select Action



Goalie Save



Brasil v Korea



Brasil v Turkey



Colorado



Fire v FC Delco



Revs v Sporting KC

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Back to Regular Programming

I hope you enjoyed the pictures from the US Development Academy Winter Showcase. I'll probably do one more post with the best of the pics(IMO).
For now, though, back to regular programming, linking to stories that are not quite mainstream, at least in the US, along with a few of my own opinions about events in the world of soccer.

Starter Fun

• The latest episodes of Special1 TV: This one, and this one.

MLS

• Steve Davis on MLS Cup Winning Tactics: Beauty of British game 
• For all the uproar over season ticket prices in Toronto, 2011 season tickets have sold out.
• Robert Jonas: Fortune and Fame in a Salary Cap World 

Tournaments

• FIFA Club World Cup: CONCACAF bows out early again
• Digicell Cup: Jamaica Takes Title

On Development in the US

• Not sure what I make of this, but I'll offer it anyway: Winning vs Development: Really? That’s the problem?
• How The Development Academy Changed College Soccer

Around the World

• With a nod to our(US) recently completed youth Academy Showcase: The Barcelona Way
• David Hills with his always great read: Said and Done

The Business of Soccer

• On the Barça decision to accept Qatar based sponsorship money, and a lot of it: Barcelona Football is a Business

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US Development Academy Winter Showcase Pics - RSL-AZ Edition

Being from Arizona, I'm going to be a homer and present an RSL-AZ only edition of pics from the recently completed US Development Academy Winter Showcase.

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News and Views from Mon Jul 19

MLS

• Tom Dunmore: Aggregate attendance on the rise in MLS. 
• Atlanta Business Group Looks At Soccer.  
• MLS needs to pay the price for better talent. I disagree with this piece. Mostly, I'm tired of people writing how MLS should pay its players more without asking where the money is going to come from. 
• The Complete All-Star Roster.  
• Bornstein agrees to terms with Mexican club Tigres UANL. 
• Revs U16 members receive honors from US Soccer. 
• Steve Ralston to retire.

Around the World and other Stuff

• A terrific bicycle kick. 
• 2010 Schwan’s USA CUP Championship Results.  
• US Development Academy Finals Week. 

Player Moves

• Joe Cole to Liverpool. 
• João Moutinho Moves To Rivals Porto. 
• Santos signs Keirrison on loan from Barcelona. 
• Atletico signs left back Filipe Luis. 
• Adriano Correia signs 4 year contract with FC Barcelona. 

The Business of Soccer

• New York Yankees Bid £450 Million for Tottenham Hotspur.
• Tottenham finances, hard to believe?

My Two Cents

MLS' TV ratings continue to be flat. With the contracts coming due shortly, where will the league find the money to increase player wages and on the field quality?

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