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Shalrie Joseph says he had a “rocky relationship” with New England coach Jay Heaps in the waning weeks of their relationship at Gillette Stadium:
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Have you seen the brutal stomp from Canada’s Melissa Tancredi on Carli Lloyd’s head?
Aug 7, 2012, 1:15 PM EDT
Video here … and how this changes things just a little re U.S.-Canada, flying conspiracy theories and howls of “injustice” from the Canadian side:
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Santi Cazorla move provides Arsenal vindication, heightens questions of Malaga
Aug 7, 2012, 12:51 PM EDT
Last year, Cazorla was a Malaga coup. This year, eyebrows raise as the Andalusians sell the Spanish international at a loss.
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Ahead of Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup final at Livestrong Sporting Park, the home team will have some holes to fill.
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Let’s be crystal clear about Monday’s U.S.-Canada decision: It was wrong. Period.
Aug 7, 2012, 11:07 AM EDT
Since it remains topical, and since we’re meeting a fresh round of excuse making, let’s look at Round 2 in the debate over yesterday’s Women’s Olympic Soccer semifinal:
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John Herdman let the Norwegian referee have it during his post-game news conference Monday, following the U.S. semifinal victory:
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What we’re thinking, what we’re watching, what’s coming on the blog today and the RASNoD (Random American Soccer Name of the Day). Setting up your day in soccer:
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Three USWNT veterans react to Monday’s Miracle in Manchester.
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Collection of crumbs: Monday links from around our soccer world
Aug 6, 2012, 10:46 PM EDT
Carroll stays, Rico returns, and definitely don’t invest your 401K in Manchester United stock.
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Alex Morgan’s late header at Old Trafford staved off Olympic elimination and forces a rematch against Japan in the final. Really, it’s just Alex being Alex.
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So, the result didn’t quite go Canada’s way, but how ’bout that performance? Scant consolation, indeed.
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Bayern’s without their 28-goal scorer for six weeks, leaving club officials to find something else to argue about.
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Ahem, we need to talk about that awful call in U.S-Canada Olympic classic
Aug 6, 2012, 6:27 PM EDT
More match analysis is ahead, but let’s quickly address that strange and rare referee decision to hit Canada’s ‘keeper with a time-wasting charge not long after the U.S. went down, 3-2:
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What some famous faces are saying via Twitter about Monday’s instant classic, the U.S. Olympic semifinal win of highest drama:
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ProSoccerTalk’s Best XI from Week 22 in Major League Soccer includes two men who were big in Seattle’s showy 4-0 win Sunday over the defending champs:
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The Seattle Sounders striker had a hand in three goals in last night’s 4-0 dismantling of the L.A. Galaxy defense:E
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Luka Modric needs new leverage to escape Levy’s unrelenting grip
Aug 6, 2012, 1:42 PM EDT
The longer the Luka Modric saga persists, the more the Croatia star should consider taking matters into his own hands.
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Right up to departure for the grounds, the U.S. women have kept their fans updated in real time through active Twitter use:
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Video: Warm up for today’s U.S.-Canada Olympic semifinal by reliving last year’s awesome moment, as Abby Wambach heads home in the dying seconds against Brazil in the 2011 Women’s World Cup:
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Highlights of the Spanish giants in Sunday’s 2-1 win in Las Vegas over Liga MX power Santos Laguna:
