Some non mainstream story links

Starter Fun

• The latest episode of Special1 TV: The Santa Show

Not in the Mainstream

• Jonathan Wilson on 2010 Tactics  
• A Clásico in  Egypt
• Robert Jonas: Blatterpocalypse Now 
• Video: 2010 World Cup Skills on Display
• EPL: Money still rules but Premier League in danger of becoming democratic
• Italian Security: An Oxymoron
• Youth Development in England: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
• Winning vs Soccer Development: Part 1 - Part 2 
• Brian Quarsted presents Lisa Eisenmenger's interview with player agent Mike Wheeler where he explains 3rd party contracts in MLS, NASL and USL: Brian's intro and links to the interviews 
• MLS and Television: Part 1 - The beginning of a four part series on the state of MLS and television. I am looking forward to the rest of this series. It's apparent to me that the further growth of the MLS, in terms of quality on the pitch, depends on the increase in television revenue. Game day receipts can only bring in so much money, and it's more money that will lead to increases in salaries. That will enable the league to both keep more good American players from going overseas and attract good young foreign talent.

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Monday

MLS

• MLS playoffs
• MLS playoff attendance report
• Steve Davis: MLS playoffs and injuries

More MLS

• Brian Straus: MLS playoff fix - very interesting
• Winning percentage: 3 teams won 15 or more games in 2010, the first time since '07. Think that's a low percentage of teams winning 50% of its games? Think again. In '09-10, only 4 of 20 teams won half their games in the EPL, Serie A and La Liga. The Bundesliga produced only 3 teams(of 18) that did the deed. Ligue 1(20 teams) is the exception with 6 teams winning at least half it's games.

Interesting Reads

• Adam Spangler: the Cosmos Interviews - Part 1 - the Cosmos Interviews - Part 2
• Richard Whittall: Football, Blogs, and Newspapers Unite? Part One  - Part Two - Part Three - Part Four - Part Five - Part Six 
• Women's Pro Soccer: Two more teams fold. Marta is a free agent now. 

Tournaments

• USSF D2: Puerto Rico wins USSF Division 2 Title 
• USWNT: US Women continue World Cup qualifying run
• CAF: Orange CAF Champions League(Africa) - T.P. Mazembe vs E.S.T. in final

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MLS: After the World Cup

I had already started to put this table together when I heard the question come up on Richard Farley's MLS Talk Podcast as to how MLS was doing after the World Cup.

	pre cup		during cup		pre/during	thru cup		after cup		thru/after	overall
	GP	Avg	GP	Avg	+/-	GP	Avg	GP	Avg	+/-	GP	Avg
1998	82	14,894	23	15,827	6.27%	105	15,098	87	13,363	-11.49%	192	14,312
2002	45	16,483	25	13,011	-21.06%	70	15,243	70	16,398	7.58%	140	15,821
2006	60	16,057	40	13,198	-17.81%	100	14,914	92	16,142	8.24%	192	15,502
2010	93	16,472	24	17,227	4.58%	117	16,627	87	16,369	-1.55%	204	16,517

The '98, '02 and '06 overall numbers are for the full season.

MLS

• Toronto FC: The Honeymoon is over 

Club Tournaments

• CONCACAF: Champions League Results - RSL and TFC draw, RSL thru, TFC, Seattle eliminated in group phase 5th round.
• UEFA: Champions League
• Copa Sudamerica  

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News and Views from Tue Jul 13

MLS

• Andrea Canales: Beckham Shows Henry The Way.
• MLS wants to capitalize on America’s interest in the World Cup. 
• MLS announces All-Star XI.
• J Hutcherson: The MLS Window.
• Houston release Landin, sign midfielder. 

A Few More Post World Cup Stories

• P.J. O'Rourke: A Modest Proposal for Improving a Dull Game. If you've never read O'Rourke, prepare for a treat. 
• Top 100 Photos Of The 2010 World Cup, Part 1.
• The World Cup In World Newspaper Front Pages. 
• 2010 World Cup Shooting Statistics. 
• World Cup Teams Ranked #1 to #32.
• World Cup 2010: business winners and losers.

Around the World and other Stuff

• Brian Quarstad: Rethinking Division-2 Pro Soccer in North America – Part 1. 
• Video: US Soccer Development Academy Finals Week Update.
• Stephen McManus signs for Boro from Celtic.
• P.J. O'Rourke: A Modest Proposal for Improving a Dull Game. If you've never read O'Rourke, prepare for a treat.
• Richard Whittall: Soccer puritanism and the sin of "entertainment".   
• Aris choose Carlos Ruiz over Eddie Johnson.

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News and Views from Mon Jul 12

MLS

• Kyle McCarthy: Week 15 review, and MLS in the wake of World Cup 2010.
• Max Zeger: MLS Super Clubs, and Is MLS losing its Parity? I don't agree with Max that the new DP rules are bad for the league.
• The Shin Guardian: Post World Cup MLS Storylines Some good talking points.
• J Hutcherson: RBNY, DP's and expectations .
• MLS youth teams look to claim USSDA titles.

Inevitable post World Cup stories

• Sick Fucks: Somali militants say they carried out deadly Uganda World Cup blasts.
• Howard Webb under fire but Johan Cruyff blames Dutch. I urge you to read the Cruyff article linked in the story.
• Winners and Losers from SoccerLens. One of many articles detailing winners and losers.
• Winners and Losers from The Final Third. Agree or disagree, a decent list.
• In support of Howard Webb. With the usual mix of comments displaying incite and stupidity.
• World Cup Goals by League Nations and Club Teams.
• Video: Guardian's chief football correspondent, Kevin McCarra: World Cup final: 'It may well rank as the ugliest of all time'.
• Jamie Trecker: Final World Cup thoughts. 
• Jason Davis: In the End, It's the End. 
• World Cup marketing winners.
• World Cup Viewership on ABC / ESPN Rises 41 Percent. 
• South Africa’s Soccer Future.

Around the World and other Stuff

• Steve Bruce on English youth and the 'monster' league.
• Ledley signs for Celtic.
• Celtic keeper Boruc joins Fiorentina. 
• K-league returns to action. 
• US Soccer and the need for patience. 
• John O'Brien: The Fan and the Player: Same, and Different, Experiences.

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After the Weekend Jul 10-11

MLS

• MLS Week 15 Attendance Report

World Cup On Field News and Updates
And we have a winner! Spain follows up its 2008 Euro win and take the big prize.

• FIFA
• ESPNSoccernet
• Goal.com
• The Guardian
• SI

Here is a raft of stories about the big game.

• World Cup 2010 Awards.
• World Cup 2010 final in statistics. 
• World Cup 2010 Final In Pictures
• It wasn't the worst World Cup ever, but it was still pretty bad. 
• Holland and Spain's anti-football lets Europe down. 
• Holland played rough for want of belief they were equals.
• Dutch fall with ugly, foul-ridden play.
• Spain overcomes Dutch brutality. 

Non Game Specific Football World Cup Stories

• World Cup Fans targeted in Ugandan bombings. 
• World Cup Success Is Giant Step Forward for Africa: Thabo Mbeki.
• Games Give South Africa Hope in Fighting Woes.
• Luck is the residue of design—even in football.  (posted before the final)
• Tom Dunmore: The Madness Of The World Cup.
• England left behind in a world for the fleet of foot
• Celebrating South Africa and a Job Done Well.
• World Cup 2010 has been a global act of faith in South Africa.
• Sceptics drowned out by another rainbow nation miracle. 
• South Africa was the real winner of this World Cup.
• David Hills: Said and Done. I've really enjoyed reading David since I discovered it.
• Is World Cup soccer socialist? You've probably read about this stuff before.
• South Africans ponder life after the World Cup.

US News and Views

• Video: Why Americans Don't Appreciate Soccer.
• Video: Klinsman on the inverted pyramid. 
• Why Today’s World Cup Final is Vital to Soccer Growth In USA.
• Creating Environments for Youth Players that Connect Them to the Global Game.

Player Moves and other News

• Football for Hope Festival 2010.
• Martins heading to Russia.
• Barrera Joins West Ham.
• Newcastle Get Dan Gosling. 
• Papa Boupa Diop to AEK.
• Triobet Baltic League: FK Ventspils win dramatic final.
• Arsenal back in the reserve league, after major concessions. 
• Kenya leads way in ending blight of corruption in African football.  
• USSF D-2 Standings.
• The football debt league – top 10 most indebted clubs.
• Dealing With Corruption In Soccer. 
• How much Serie A clubs spend on youth.

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News and Views from Fri Jul 9

Starter

• Special 1 TV: Episode 6, Final World Cup Episode

MLS

• MLS Weekend Preview: Week 15
• After being released by ChivasUSA, Maicon Santos has signed with Toronto.
• Where soccer beats baseball: Portland.
• Lots of good stories at MLS website.

World Cup On Field News and Updates
And then there were two. Netherlands v Spain on Sunday for the trophy.

• FIFA
• ESPNSoccernet
• Goal.com
• The Guardian
• SI
• Georgina Turner: Final Preview. 
• Kevin McCarra: Final Preview. 
• Rob Hughes: Netherlands and Spain Go for World Cup First. 
• Jesse Pennington: The Spanish Game of Keepaway.
• Spain Reap Benefits Of Dutch Legacy At Barca.

Non Game Specific Football World Cup Stories

• World Cup 2010 statistics: every match and every player in data. 
• World Cup 2010 Speed and Distance Stats.
• World Cup Statistics: Fastest, Farthest and Foulest.
• What have been the tactical lessons of World Cup 2010
• World Cup handover puts spotlight on Africa-Brazil ties.
• Video: As World Cup Nears Completion, Jobs Remain Elusive in South Africa. 
• Octopus vs Parakeet.
• National Identity In the World Cup.
• Tom Dunmore: Nigeria and Match-Fixing at the World Cup: The Vulnerability Remains. 
• Guardian Podcast: The World Cup, a festival of football ... and capitalism.  
• Opinion: Jemele Hill Misses the Target. 
• South Africa, mega-events and progress.
• South Africa and soccer, a personal story. 
• Video: South Africans speak about the World Cup. 
• Vuvuzela fatwa: United Arab Emirates bans the loud plastic horns.
• Soccer’s World Cup Will Stay Italian, No Matter Who Wins Final. 
• The Human Perspective at the World Cup. 

US News and Views

• The World Cup Bump, and What Is Next?
• Jason Kuenle: A Ricardo Clark What If Story OR What Bob Bradley Brought to the USMNT. 
• Jeff Carlisle: Is the tide turning for U.S. soccer? 
• US U-20 head coach Thomas Rongen discusses US player development.

Player Moves and other News

• A detailed look at Thai Port's income stream.
• Bochum seal deal for North Korea star Jong.
• Hong Kong Police Smash Vast Soccer Gambling Racket. 
• How to help: Football For Good.  
• Is Soccer Innovative?
• Video: Why Indonesia has failed on the world football stage.   

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News and Views from Thur Jul 8

MLS

• RSL wins ugly in Chicago
• expansion: San Antonio looks to score pro soccer team.
• tactics: Linking up through the midfield.
• signing: Chivas USA Announces Maldonado Signing.

World Cup On Field News and Updates
And then there were two. Netherlands v Spain on Sunday for the trophy.

• FIFA
• ESPNSoccernet
• Goal.com
• The Guardian
• SI
• The Netherlands View: How to win a World Cup, pt. 1…. 

Non Game Specific Football World Cup Stories

• FIFA Looks to Compensate Fans Who Missed Semifinal.
• Brazil 2014 World Cup Head Says Plans Now on Track.
• How Important Is Width To Victory in the World Cup? 
• World Cup no panacea for South Africa’s economic woes.
• Referee System to Change For Next Cup, Says FIFA. 
• Dan Loney: Honor Among Thieves. 

US News and Views

• Salgado opts for USMNT over Chivas de Guadalajara.
• Looking South, The Shifting Focus of the U.S. U-20s.
• The Makeup of an "American" National Team.

 Player Moves and other News

• Gosling free to find new club.
• How can we justify footballers' wages? 
• Barcelona A Good Example Of Suicidal Financial Management.
• Barcelona’s Debt And Salary Caps in Europe.
• Portuguese keeper Eduardo signs with Genoa.
• Is England’s Premier League the Third Best Domestic League in the World?  
• Spurs announce £20m shirt deal.
• Villarreal agree deal for West Brom's Borja.
• Wolfsburg signs Denmark defender Kjaer.
• Sunderland sell Cana to Galatasaray.
• Liverpool sign Serbian striker Milan Jovanovic.
• Belhadj leaves Portsmouth for Al Sadd. 
• Palermo sign Polish defender Glik. 
• Middlesbrough adopt novel new approach to shirt sponsorhip.
• Tottenham try to double their money by splitting shirt sponsor deal.
• On Boringness: Soccer vs. Baseball.
• President Rosella Sensi Signs Over Roma To Unicredit, But Will Stay On Until New Buyers Are Found.
• When It Comes to Stats, Soccer Seldom Counts.

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News and Views from Wed Jul 7

MLS

• BMO Renews Toronto FC Jersey Deal.
• J Hutcherson: Red Bulls Still Building For The Good Of MLS. 
• KC's Espinoza reflects on his World Cup experience.
• Footiebusiness: MLS: The Value of Exposure.

US Open Cup
Columbus, ChivasUSA and Seattle have advanced to the semifinals. DC United plays Harrisburg on July 21 in the last quarterfinal match. In addition to modest cash prizes, $100G to the winner and $50G to the runner-up, the winner earns a berth in the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League.

• Defending champ Seattle downs Galaxy and advance to semifinals.

World Cup On Field News and Updates
And then there were two. Netherlands v Spain on Sunday for the trophy.

• FIFA
• ESPNSoccernet
• Goal.com
• The Guardian
• SI

Non Game Specific Football World Cup Stories

• Ode to the Perfect Pass. 
• World Cup Showdown Between Airline Alliances. 
• World Cup attendance to pass 3 million, third best. 
• Surge in domestic abuse cases coincides with England's World Cup exit. 
• Ghana calls for Fifa rule change after World Cup exit.  
• Integration Fairytale Fails to Spread from Football Field to Society.

US News and Views

• Path to progress for U.S. national team not likely to include Bradley.
• What Jurgen might do. 
• via Must Read Soccer: Why We Rooted for the US.  
• 63 percent of U.S. adults tuning out World Cup. 

Player Moves and other News

• Iran Rejects Women's FIFA - Approved Football Strip.
• Serie A and B officially split.
• Chelsea sign Czech defender. 
• Arsenal sign defender Laurent. 
• Joe Ledley moves to Celtic and deepens Cardiff's financial crisis. 
• Nigeria's strangled football industry. 
• via Nutmeg Radio: One Goal: At Telegraph 21 documentary. 
• Dan Gosling's free agent move leaves Everton seething.
• ESPN Refuses to Rule Out Possibility Of Dedicated Soccer TV Network. 
• Sports Economists: Always Wrong About Everything.

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News and Views from Tue Jul 6

MLS

• J Hutcherson: LA, parity and what it means for Seattle.
• J Romero: Sounders FC: What a difference one season makes.
• Toronto FC Signs Spanish Forward Mista.

US Open Cup

The US Open Cup resumed with Columbus and ChivasUSA advancing to the semifinals. In addition to modest cash prizes, $100G to the winner and $50G to the runner-up, the winner earns a berth in the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League. Los Angeles plays Seattle on Wednesday and DC United plays Harrisburg on July 21 in the other quarterfinal matches.

• Crew eliminate Charleston in quarterfinal.
• Chivas beat Houston 2-0, in semis for first time.

World Cup On Field News and Updates

• FIFA
• ESPNSoccernet
• Goal.com
• The Guardian
• SI
• Spain vs Germany Preview. 

Non Game Specific Football World Cup Stories

• Cup stats, including quarterfinals. 
• Riding the World Cup's political bounce. 
• Did the cream rise to the top?  
• Hawk-Eye inventor expects goal-line technology decision this month.  
• Insane in the Ukraine.  
• Facebook Icon The World Cup and National Narratives.
• How the media landscape is shaping World Cup marketing. 
• J Romero: What Economists Can Teach World Cup Coaches. 
• World Cup Soccer Stadiums May Need Rugby to Survive.

US News and Views

• What Jurgen might do. 
• 7 Ways that World Cup 2010 Will Change America. 

Not World Cup News

• Barcelona Transfers Chygrnskiy Back To Shakhtar With A 10m€ Loss.
• Barca president Rosell admits financial fears.
• Wigan target Sowah joins Hamburg.
• Thai Port reported to be 10,000,000 baht in debt and facing crisis.
• Friday Matches, Fewer Foreigners, Other Serie A Changes. 
• Jersey Swaps, a Ritual With a Story. 

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News and Views from Mon Jul 5

Starter

• Special 1 TV – Episode 5.

MLS

• Nkufo to Join Sounders FC on July 13.
• Form and All Star Voting.
• Last Chance for All Star Voting.
• Nowak’s tactics: Genius or madness?   
• Vancouver Whitecaps embrace MLS transition. 

World Cup On Field News and Updates

• FIFA
• ESPNSoccernet
• Goal.com
• The Guardian
• SI
• Uruguay vs Holland Preview. 
• Uruguay fired by 'shameful' criticism of Luis Suárez handball. 
• Referees and the quarterfinals.
• The Stars Who Had Great Club Seasons But Disastrous World Cups.

Non Game Specific Football World Cup Stories

• After Suárez's World Cup handball, is it time to make the penalty fit the crime?
• Uruguay and the ‘Real Hand of God’.
• What does it take to win the World Cup? 
• Huge Tourist-Driven Event Sparks Increase in Tourism.
• World Cup in South Africa draws attention to Santos, a soccer team dedicated to inclusion.
• Global Workplace Productivity Not a World Cup Goal.

US News and Views

• US Soccer Fans, It's Time to Declare Your Independence. 
• Previews: US Open Cup Quarterfinals. 
• Defender Frank Simek signs with English League One club Carlisle United.

Not World Cup News

• Jersey deal a measure of success for Canadian soccer.
• James Perch has signed with Newcastle United. 
• Sidney Govou Signs With Panathinaikos. 
• Middlesbrough signs striker Kris Boyd on a free. 
• Clemente Lisi: US Soccer and South Africa.
• FIFA And France Football Combine Player Awards. 
• Tom Dunmore: The End of Independence For The Ballon d’Or: A Missed Opportunity For Global Awards.
• The World Throws Up: On how not to read soccer as symptom . 
• English Clubs agree to release players for European U19 Championship. 
• Florent Malouda: Off field champion.
• Maker of Goal-Line Technology System Renews Effort to Persuade Soccer Board.
• Nigeria Reverses Ban, Team to Disband.  

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After the Weekend Jul 3-4

MLS

• This week's game recaps at MLS Soccer.
• This week's attendance report.

World Cup On Field News and Updates

• FIFA
• ESPNSoccernet
• Goal.com
• The Guardian
• SI
• Luis Suarez, Or Why Football And Morals Don’t Mix.
• Semi-Final Preview. 
• Another Semi-Final Preview. 

Non Game Specific Football World Cup Stories

• Cocaine World Cup Seized in Colombia.
• Finding the Right Amount of Selfishness.   
• Needed for England to succeed: skill, coaches and a willingness to change.
• Week 4 Said and Done.
• World Cup 2010: Germany reap reward of great shift to youth.
• South Africa spent a bundle on stadiums, but World Cup will pay off.
• The dominance of South America fades as Europe is re-established.
• Pendulum Swings Back In Europe's Favor. 
• Just When Cup Had Its Theme, Story Takes a Sudden Turn.

US Men's National Team News and Views

• Michael Lewis: Some Forward Thinking.
• Noah Davis: What Now For The USA?
• 2010 World Cup: US MNT Player Ratings.

Not World Cup News

• Italian clubs angry over restriction.
• Inventing The New Germany: Youth Development and the Bundesliga.
• Is Austin TX becoming a soccer town?
• Funny What Money Can Do.
• Football changed my life: From 'death sentence' to forming my own team.
• Korean defender Cha signs for Celtic.
• Halil Altintop signs for Eintracht Frankfurt.
• Parma announce Bojinov signing.
• Everton Agree To Deal For Abdullayev.
• Kuwait and UAE football teams' poor performance mirrors social ills.
• Video: The Daily Show Tackles English Football Hooliganism.
• Turkish soccer teams up in IFFHS Club World Ranking.

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News and Views from Fri Jul 2

MLS

• Martin Rogers: Henry to MLS would be bad move.
• Vote for the All-Star team.
• WV Hooligan's weekend preview.
• RSL rolls over Revs.

World Cup On Field News and Updates

• FIFA
• ESPNSoccernet
• Goal.com
• The Guardian
• SI
• The best pictures of Ghana v Uruguay.  

Non Game Specific Football World Cup Stories

• Fifa order Nigerian government to back down on national-team ban.  
• Highest World Cup TV Ratings In the USA.
• Is this the World Cup of Mercenaries?
• Ratings continue to make history 
• China and World Cup soccer.
• Official World Cup sponsors earning more recognition. 
• Soccer's Quest Into USA Pop Culture.
• E-mail spammers latch onto football's World Cup.

US Men's National Team News and Views

• Jamie Trecker: The Next Coach of Team USA. 
• Ridge Mahoney: Sunil Gulati, Bob Bradley and Team USA.  
• Pondering the Future of the American Back-Line.
• Steve Davis: Klinsmann's thoughts on U.S. Soccer's present and future.    

Not World Cup News

• Wolfsburg have confirmed the signing of Germany defender Arne Friedrich from Hertha Berlin. 
• Manchester City sign Yaya Touré from Barcelona.  
• Benayoun joins Chelsea from Liverpool.  

Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

6 of the 8 MLS clubs, including defending cup holders Seattle are through to the 4th round. The winner will compete in the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League.

4th round schedule (All Times ET)

• July 6 7:30pm Charleston Battery (USL-2) at Columbus Crew (MLS) Columbus Crew Stadium; Columbus, Ohio
  
• July 6 8:30pm Chivas USA (MLS) at Houston Dynamo (MLS) Robertson Stadium; Houston, Texas
  
• July 7 10:00pm Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) at Seattle Sounders (MLS) Starfire Sports Complex; Tukwila, Wash.
  
• July 21 7:30pm Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) at D.C. United (MLS) Maryland SoccerPlex - Boyds, MD
  

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News and Views from Thur Jul 1

Starters

• Jon Stewart's World Cup Show.

MLS

• TV Ratings.
• What do the Fire, France, and Italy Have in Common?
• DC United sign Argentine striker Pablo Hernandez 

World Cup On Field News and Updates

• FIFA
• ESPNSoccernet
• Goal.com
• The Guardian
• SI
• OPTA's best XI entering the quarterfinals
• Quarterfinal previews.
• World Cup stats(thru rd of 16).

Non Game Specific Football World Cup Stories

• Big, Tall and Strong - Meet Brasil. 
• World Cup Inspires Customized Ads for Fans.
• Crowds set for 16-year high. 
• Tom Dunmore: Paying Peter Hargitay: The Price Of A World Cup Bid. 
• 20 ‘Lesser Lights’ That Have Shone At The 2010 World Cup. 
• FIFA Vice-President Jack Warner Linked to Australia 2022 Bribery Claims. 
• Great Soccer Moments Come Before and After Game. 
• The Return of Uruguay. 
• Football, at Sea (reading the World Cup through Moby Dick).
• Organizers Say 3 Million Fan Mark Can Be Met.
• Macau Casino Revenue in June Declines on World Cup.

US Men's National Team News and Views

• Jamie Trecker: The Next Coach of Team USA. 
• The Yanks are Coming: US Soccer: 4-4-2′s And Heartbreak. 
• U.S. earns respect in South Africa.
• How Good Is Michael Bradley? The Stats Say Very Good.
• Future USA Talent Must Be Found Or Fostered At Every Level.

Not World Cup News

• Bill Simmons: Soccer is ready to capture our attention(USA). 
• Vuvu'ing all the way to the bank. 
• Arsenal Pull Out of FA Reserves League. 
• US Open Cup Official 4th round schedule. Note this is a modification of yesterday's post.

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News and Views from Tue Jun 29

Starters

• The Special One with more World Cup talk.

MLS

MLS teams are starting to free up cap space before the July 1 guaranteed salary date and the July 15 opening of the transfer window.
• Wizards Juniors at U.S. Soccer Development Academy playoffs.
• DC United releases midfielder Castillo. 
• Quakes release Sanchez and Weber. 
• MLS Injury Report.

World Cup On Field News and Updates

• FIFA
• ESPNSoccernet
• Goal.com
• The Guardian
• SI

Non Game Specific Football World Cup Stories

• Not quite what Nike planned on.
• Blatter about face on technology?
• Why FIFA Must Tread Carefully When Merging Football With Technology.
• World Cup replica trophies stolen.
• Tom Dunmore: FIFA’s Inadequate Code of Ethics and Australia’s World Cup Bid.
• Closer to the finals, closer to world support for Africa .
• As World Cup heats up, South Africa vendors' sales fall. 
  

US World Cup News and Stories

• Jurgen Klinsmann believes U.S.A. has it all wrong. 
• Thank You Ghana! You Are The Savior of US Soccer.
• USA Players - World Cup Castrol Index Rankings.
• The future of US soccer. 
• Normal order restored in the US.
• How to cope with the US gone.
• Steve Davis: US Soccer and a better World Cup: it's not just athletes.

Not World Cup News

• Wigan signs striker from Estudiantes.
• Why is cheating OK in football?
• Socialism. Satan. Sodomy. Soccer. - Where does the Ginge find this stuff?
• Andrea Canales:  Stars are built, not born.
• Rongen announces U-20 squad.

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News and Views from Mon Jun 28

MLS

• Wizards Juniors at U.S. Soccer Development Academy playoffs.
• Jason Davis: MLS and the World Cup Hangover.
• Footiebusiness: MLS business bits.

World Cup On Field News and Updates

• FIFA
• ESPNSoccernet
• Goal.com
• The Guardian
• SI
• June 29 rd of 16 previews.
• FIFA Cracks Down on Stadium Screen Broadcasts.
• Brasil – The Myth about Dunga and the Two Defensive Midfielders.

Non Game Specific Football World Cup Stories

• ESPN takes it on the chin with USA/Mexico eliminated.
• Why hard-up FA needed to strike gold in South Africa.
• Record Ratings for ABC and Univision World Cup TV Broadcasts.

FIFA Under Fire

• Stubborn Fifa rules out using goal-line technology.
• Video technology in football: Fifa should let the experts decide.
• FIFA under fire as it evades calls for new technology.
• Sepp Blatter and FIFA: Reasons To Be Thankful.
• Ginge: FIFA is Causing a Crisis of Faith.
• FIFA's Fix to Officiating? Embargo the Evidence.
• FIFA ruining growth of soccer worldwide.

US World Cup News and Stories

• Eric Altshule: A post cup assessment of the USMNT.
• Andrew Hush: Final thoughts on U.S. campaign.
• George Vecsey: ‘Mixed Results’ for U.S.; Uncertain Future for Coach.
• No vote of confidence for Bob Bradley.
• World Cup Impact on Soccer in America.

Not World Cup News

• J Hutcherson: For US Media, Time To Assess Blame.
• Benfica winger Angel Di Maria signs with Real Madrid.
• New rules, not debts may be Alex Ferguson’s problem.
• Gulati says MLS happy to do trials to reduce on field decision errors.

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After the Weekend Jun 26-27

MLS

• Weekly attendance report.
• MLS game recaps.
• FC Dallas will play friendly in San Antonio.
• Paulo Nagamura has returned to Chivas USA.

World Cup On Field News and Updates

• FIFA
• ESPNSoccernet
• Goal.com
• The Guardian
• SI
• It wasn't a goal, actually 
• FIFA wants refs to get tough in knockout rounds.
• Group stage scoring statistics.
• FIFA’s Corruption And Censorship At The World Cup: The Keyword Is Not Trust.

Non Game Specific Football World Cup Stories

• The economics of the $3.5 Billion World Cup.
• Amazing photos from the first half of the World Cup.(Thanks to Bruce of du Nord)
• Africa still a World Cup winner despite most of its teams performances.
• Is France in the grip of an existential crisis?
• You want diversity? Try Germany.
• In defense of the Jabulani.
• European Imperialism: The Divine Right of UEFA.
• FIFA: No plans to change continental composition. 
• FIFA acknowledges there might be something wrong with the Jabulani World Cup ball. 
• SoccerLens: World Cup 2010…What A Load Of Balls!
• No doping at the World Cup.

US World Cup News and Stories

• Steve Davis: United States and soccer: a big opportunity missed.
• Dream another dream, this dream is over.
• US not ready for prime time.
• Andrea Canales: Close doesn't cut it for the USA.
• The USA and the 2010 World Cup.
• Ridge Mahoney: How Ghana ended USA's run. 
• Steve Davis: Warning, you're about to be told 'Americans don't like soccer'
• College soccer and the USMNT.
• US-Ghana Sets Viewing Records for Men's World Cup.
• The trick is making the soccer lovefest last.
• U.S. can draw some positives from World Cup learning experience.

Not World Cup News

• Ballack return to Bayern Leverkusen.
• Don't Meddle In Football, FIFA Tells French Officials.
• In search of the perfect round rolling object.
• Soccer Fever in NYC’s Immigrant Enclaves.
• The finances of the Premier League - Part 2.
• The finances of the Premier League - Part 3.
• Football project for dementia sufferers may be extended.
• Football: More than a game on the field.
• Corrupting the beautiful game.
• SoccerLens: An interview with Ian Blanchard, Head of National Referee Development at the English FA on the use of technology.

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News and Views from Fri Jun 25

MLS

• WV Hooligan: MLS teams at the break. 93 games played, 147 to go.
• MLS ready to get back to work.
• RSL and San Jose kick off MLS return with scoreless draw.

World Cup On Field News and Updates

• FIFA
• ESPNSoccernet
• Goal.com
• The Guardian
• SI
• Saturday game capsules.
• Round of 16 preview 
• Another Round of 16 preview 
• The best and worst of the group phase

Non Game Specific Football World Cup Stories

• Amazing photos from the first half of the World Cup.(Thanks to Bruce of du Nord)
• Andrew Guest: Xenophobia and humanity in South Africa.
• Bolivian President Morales blames Honduran ‘Dictatorship’ in Team’s World Cup Loss.
• On BBC's endless moaning about goals & entertaining football.
• World Cup Memories: Opportunities Lost and Gained.
• FIFA Ranking And The 2010 World Cup.
• South American Success Sparks Reform in Europe.
• Round of 16 Not So Sweet for Some World Cup Teams.
• In Soccer, a New World Order.
• Cheers at Europe's expense.
• Guerilla marketing.
• Malware tricking video viewers.
• Is simulation cheating?
• The PK struggle.
• Jonathan Wilson: Corruption, disorganization blamed for Africa's poor showing at Cup.
• At World Cup, It's All About Desire Now.

US World Cup News and Stories

• What World Cup 2010 Means for Soccer in America
• Tom Dunmore on a Good Read: The Forgotten Hero Of American Soccer
• Edgar Zuniga: The Evolution of US Soccer.
• A Search For The Heart Of America's Game.
• How Good Is Michael Bradley? The Stats Say Very Good.

Not World Cup News

• Ballack return to Bayern Leverkusen.
• On controlling hooligans and civil liberties.
• How the banks are taking over football.
• The Solution to Bad Calls: the Quadrant Approach.

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News and Views from Thu Jun 24

Starting Off

• Special 1 TV World Cup Special.
• Video from No Short Corners: High Five World Cup.

MLS

• Revs sign their 3rd round pick in 2010 draft.
• Wizards looking to get back on track.
• Columbus keeping eyes on the prize(s).
• Rapids look to address midfield dilemma.
• Union prepare for sold out opener at new stadium, but under a cloud.

World Cup On Field News and Updates

• FIFA
• ESPNSoccernet
• Goal.com
• The Guardian
• SI
• Friday game capsules.
• About Italy. 
• World Cup hosts make wrong history.

Non Game Specific Football World Cup Stories

• TV ratings in England.
• Scientists examine the Jabulani.
• Digital world metrics of the Cup.
• African football has a ways to go.
• German diversity.
• The 'striker' and the reporter.

Not World Cup News

• Has Rafael Marquez brought the sweeper role back to the modern game?
• Soccer: A family affair.
• Coaching change and money from Cooper in St. Louis.

US World Cup News and Stories

• From Lalas to Landon: What Is The American Style Of Play?
• For the US, The Day That Changed the Game ...
• US Cup run inspiring fans.
• Thank the MLS for the rise of USA and Landon Donovan. Note that this was written by a 'civillian', not a journalist from the Guardian.
• US Soccer: The Rise Of A Nation.
• World Cup, USA/Algeria: Ratings by the numbers.
• Kenn.com: USMNT World Cup TV ratings, 1990-2010.
• Soccer for the casual fans. 
• The US a World Cup Semi-Finalist? God Help 'US'!
• Video: And from the Colbert Report. 
• Jonathan Wilson: A look at Ghana.

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