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[Yukon Cornelius]

Fire Moves On – Chicago Tribune
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/soccer/fire/cs-060814firegamer,1,4404984.story?coll=cs-home-headlines

Fire in US Open Cup Quarterfinals – Northwest Herald
http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/pro/319205604365747.php

Revolution at a Loss? – Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/articles/2006/08/15/revolution_at_a_loss

Bulls Loss not as bad as it appears – Northjersey.com
http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk1NzAmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY5NzYxODAmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk5

Barcalona 4, Red Bulls 1 – New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/13/sports/soccer/13soccer.html?ex=1155614400&en=cae0cd8e02b8d87c&ei=5087%0A

The Friendly Silly Season - Squarefootball.com
http://www.squarefootball.net/article/article.asp?aid=3501
This piece is sort of amazing, in that it gives two paragraphs to how “The MLS All-Stars, sporting a lineup including nine of DC United’s first eleven in its ranks, fashioned a very creditable 1-1 draw against Chelsea…”

Portage’s Martinez not too big a star – Gary Post Tribune
http://www.post-trib.com/cgi-bin/pto-story/sports/z1/08-15-06_z1_spor_01.html

[Etienne_72772]

Fire Moves On – Chicago Tribune
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/soccer/fire/cs-060814firegamer,1,4404984.story?coll=cs-home-headlines

Fire in US Open Cup Quarterfinals – Northwest Herald
http://www.nwherald.com/SportsSection/pro/319205604365747.php

Revolution at a Loss? – Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/articles/2006/08/15/revolution_at_a_loss

Bulls Loss not as bad as it appears – Northjersey.com
http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk1NzAmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTY5NzYxODAmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk5

Barcalona 4, Red Bulls 1 – New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/13/sports/soccer/13soccer.html?ex=1155614400&en=cae0cd8e02b8d87c&ei=5087%0A

The Friendly Silly Season - Squarefootball.com
http://www.squarefootball.net/article/article.asp?aid=3501
This piece is sort of amazing, in that it gives two paragraphs to how “The MLS All-Stars, sporting a lineup including nine of DC United’s first eleven in its ranks, fashioned a very creditable 1-1 draw against Chelsea…”

Portage’s Martinez not too big a star – Gary Post Tribune
http://www.post-trib.com/cgi-bin/pto-story/sports/z1/08-15-06_z1_spor_01.html

Awesome. LA Story.

[peteo]

The bigsoccer newsbot has the link also but more people look in this thread. "Slam" is only a nice way of putting it.

Bruce Arena unplugged ( http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/grant_wahl/08/15/arena.qa/index.html)
"Coach opens door on Red Bulls, slams on U.S. soccer"

[Northside Rovers]

I love Bruce Arena.

I agree it was time for him to leave US soccer - but I still respect the heck out of the guy, if only for his honesty. No doubt the dolts at US soccer need some brutal honesty from time to time.

[csufguy]

Rapids are set to sign Melvin Tarley- ussoccerplayers.com
http://www.ussoccerplayers.com/latest_soccer_news/524263.html

"Karbassiyoon leaves Burnley" possible for MLS-Norwich City
http://www.norwichcity-mad.co.uk/news/loadgnrl.asp?id=292798&teamno=104

"RSL making play for [Damarcus]Beasley"- Deseret News
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,645193213,00.html

Arena on Loss to FCB- Deseret News
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,645193212,00.html

"Adu biding his time"- New Zealand Herald
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10396197

"United Appears Set to Acquire Argentine Player"- Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/14/AR2006081400992.html

"Dalglish heads for Easter Road exit"- Scotsman.com
http://sport.scotsman.com/football.cfm?id=1186132006

"An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Hispanics and Major League Soccer" [Subscription] - accessed by Google Scholar: Someone pay for this article, please!
http://jse.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/6/2/160

"Technical Efficiency in the Major League Soccer"- [Subscription] - accessed by Google Scholar:Dieter J. Haas
http://jse.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/4/3/203

"The Economics of Promotion and Relegation in Sports Leagues: The Case of English Football"- [Subscription] - accessed by Google Scholar:Roger G. Noll
http://jse.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/3/2/169

"Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism"[Not News, but a book that is pertanent to MLS]:
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=OTZexfpmyDwC&oi=fnd&pg=PR5&sig=RiUNJaIh86PXZ84hf0gSOQR4POY&dq=mls+soccer&prev=http://scholar.google.com/scholar%3Fq%3Dmls%2Bsoccer%26start%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN

"David Beckham's Potential U.S. Move Could Give MLS Glitz"- Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,201803,00.html

"U.S. Women's Pro League Prepares to Blast Back Onto Soccer Scene"- Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,201438,00.html

[um_chili]

Awesome. LA Story.

Beat me to it. "I'll have a half double-decaffeinated half-caf with a twist of lemon."

But my fave exchange:

Trudi: "Sheila is taking a course in the art of conversation."
Harris: "Oh, really Sheila?"
Sheila (pausing): "Yes."
(Awkward silence ensues.)

[DSM1]

Donovan regroups after "dismal" World Cup
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/15281028.htm

This story was done by the Colorado Springs Gazette and picked up by the San Jose Mercury News. Among the gems included in it are:
- 'Cakes was troubled by his lousy performance
- Mastro obviously thinks 'Cakes should have played better
- Bianca -- no kidding -- is referred to as a movie star

[nyrmetros]

"U.S. Women's Pro League Prepares to Blast Back Onto Soccer Scene"- Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,201438,00.html

Only if they follow the model of the Lady Red Bulls or the Lady Rapids or the Galaxy Girls.........

Or just the DC United womens team.