5/22/06: Three Weeks To Go

[GPK]

It's DeMerit's reward-Chicago Tribune (http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/soccer/cs-0605220134may22,1,4687436.story?coll=cs-soccer-print)

Crew Review-Columbus Dispatch (http://www.columbusdispatch.com/crew/crew.php?story=dispatch/2006/05/22/20060522-E7-10.html)

Arena Defends Team's Friendly Strength of Schedule-Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/20/AR2006052000855.html)

World Cup Influence Found in Everyday Life-LA Times (http://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-soccol22may22,1,2310011.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-soccer)

Arena Says U.S Is Healthy and Ready for Tuneup-AP (http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/sports/AP-SOC-WCup-US.html?_r=1&oref=slogin)

Energy crisis at start-Boston Globe (http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/articles/2006/05/22/energy_crisis_at_start/)

Things beginning to look up for RSL-Salt Lake Tribune (http://www.sltrib.com/realsaltlake/ci_3851115)

Win streak changes RSL outlook-Deseret News (http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635209364,00.html)

Dynamo Summary-Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/soc/3878878.html)

MLS should sideline itself during Cup-North COunty Times (http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/05/22/sports/professional/52106175726.txt)

Meet the Americans: Eddie Lewis - Defender-News & Observer (http://www.newsobserver.com/122/story/442134.html)

US Soccer Team To Be Tested in World Cup Group E-Voice of America (http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-05-22-voa23.cfm)

Arena's golden goal improves U.S. soccer-The Tennessean (http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060522/SPORTS11/605220357/1043/SPORTS)

Soccer community abuzz about World Cup warm-up-The City Paper (http://nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm?section=7&screen=news&news_id=49958)

[The Blind Pig]

Headed in the right Direction - Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=425867)

Vermonter gets a Touch of the big Time - Barre Montpelier Times Argus (http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060522/NEWS/605220328/1004/EDUCATION05)

Highly Ranked American Team faces difficult Draw - Florida Today (http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060522/SPORTS/605220321/1002/sports)

Dworsky as good as Google about Soccer - Huntsville Times (http://www.al.com/sports/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/sports/1148289450252800.xml&coll=1)

[VON9905]

[QUOTE=The Blind PigDworsky as good as Google about Soccer - Huntsville Times (http://www.al.com/sports/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/sports/1148289450252800.xml&coll=1)[/QUOTE]

Wow. This kid should be thinking of a journalist career after soccer. I had heard about him earlier before the Alabama state tourney started, but it's cool that he actually takes the time to know the players in MLS and the state of the game. If only all soccer players in this country followed the game like he does, the pro game would be way more popular even without Joe Sixpack watching.

Also, it's great to see my hometown Huntsville Times in the daily news thread. Let's you guys (or ya'll) know that we southerners do play soccer.

-Von

[scaryice]

I concur.