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 Wed Jun 30

MLS

• Wizards acquire defender Thomas from Philadelphia.
• Fire release midfielder Martinez.
• Fair play and success in MLS.
• ChivasUSA release Macotelo and Santos.

World Cup On Field News and Updates

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

Non Game Specific Football World Cup Stories

• Assessing referees. 
• Mexico-Argentina match sets viewing records. 
• Viewership expected to drop with 'big' clubs out. 
• Nigerian President suspends soccer team.
• Cool graphic of where WC players play their club football.  
• FIFA Investigates Australian 2022 World Cup Bid Team Over ‘Gift’ Allegations. 
• On Total Football, Joga Bonito and the Ultimate Goal. 
• Victory, Defeat and Fate In One Cruel Moment. 
• World Cup Brings Economic Growth. 
• Political Fallout From World Cup Shame. 
• Fury at the Sounds of South Africa’s World Cup. 
• The Goal of the Tournament So Far. 

US World Cup News and Stories

• Jurgen Klinsmann believes U.S.A. has it all wrong.  

Not World Cup News

• David Silva joins Man City from Valencia. 
• Luca Toni signs with Genoa. 
• Spain considers its own Premier League. 
• For some Africans, the road to pro soccer runs through Cambodia .
• Barcelona revenue jumps 10 percent. 
• Jason Davis: Romance, American Soccer Style.
• UEFA Champions League gets underway.

Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

Six of the 8 MLS teams are through to the 4th round.

Lamar Hunt US Open Cup
Houston	1
Miami FC	0
Houston hosts Chivas USA
Chivas USA	1
Austin	0
Chivas USA plays at Houston
Columbus	2
Rochester	1
Columbus hosts Charleston
Chicago	0(0)
Charleston	0(3)
Charleston plays at Columbus
Harrisburg	1(AET)
RBNY	0
Harrisburg plays at DC United
Los Angeles	2
AC St Louis	0
Los Angeles plays at Seattle
Richmond	0
DC United	2
DC United hosts Harrisburg
Portland	1(3)
Seattle	1(4)
Seattle hosts Los Angeles

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