4/23/07: Short Shrift

[BuffloSoldier]

Goal! He spends it on Beckham--New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/22/business/yourmoney/22phil.html?_r=5&oref=login&pagewanted=all) (from the Sunday Times, another excellent summer, both good and bad, of Uncle Phil)

South Africa vs. Itself, in Race to Get Ready for World Cup--New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/23/world/africa/23worldcup.html)

Colorado falls on MLS road--AP via Denver Post (http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_5728890)

Kassing, Wolff agree stadium deal is dead--Spartan Daily (http://media.www.thespartandaily.com/media/storage/paper852/news/2007/04/23/News/Kassing.Wolff.Agree.Stadium.Deal.Is.Dead-2873552.shtml) (SJSU's student paper sums up the stadium deal failure)

[BuffloSoldier]

Sweden to host US in August friendly--AP via FoxSports.com (http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/6728838?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=2737)

[Clint Eastwood]

Sweden to host US in August friendly--AP via FoxSports.com (http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/6728838?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=2737)

I like it. Good team on the road.

[Golazo]

I like it. Good team on the road.

And the crowd..... oh, the crowd.

[tab5g]

I like it. Good team on the road.

and the US & Sweden WNTs are in the same group at the WWC in September.

U.S. Women Earn Difficult World Cup Draw -- Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/22/AR2007042201515.html)

Draw reaction: Holders Germany avoid chief rivals -- fifa.com (http://fifa.com/en/comp/index/0,2442,136384,00.html?comp=WF&year=2007&articleid=136384)

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Group B: Elite clustered in one section
Group B looks to be the toughest as it contains three of the five best nations in the world. The USA rate as favourites, but Korea DPR could be the surprise package in China, not least on the basis of their world championship-winning U-20 team. Sweden's fine showing at the Algarve Cup indicated the 2003 finalists are as good as ever when it comes to international showdowns, and Germany discovered just how difficult it can be against serial African champions Nigeria in a tight victory at the Athens Olympics. Only the brave or foolhardy would dare to predict the outcome in this group.
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[Matrim55]

Kassing, Wolff agree stadium deal is dead--Spartan Daily (http://media.www.thespartandaily.com/media/storage/paper852/news/2007/04/23/News/Kassing.Wolff.Agree.Stadium.Deal.Is.Dead-2873552.shtml) (SJSU's student paper sums up the stadium deal failure)
This is crushing. The LA/Quakes games from about 2001-2005 were the absolute best, most intense MLS have yet produced. I was really, really looking forward to watching that rivalry again.

And FWIW, maybe this will get San Jose fans to turn their ire elsewhere besides AEG. Clearly SJSU aren't a good faith partner.