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Earthshaker · May 14, 2021

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How about this dude saving a PK at 43!
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That was a very poorly taken PK. Chest high, just a few feet off center. Half the people on this board could have saved it.

DotMPP · May 15, 2021

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That was a very poorly taken PK. Chest high, just a few feet off center. Half the people on this board could have saved it.
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Scott Sterling!!!

JazzyJ · May 15, 2021

Earthshaker said: ↑

That was a very poorly taken PK. Chest high, just a few feet off center. Half the people on this board could have saved it.
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I would have saved it, and then immediately punted it all the way downfield for a goal - a 2-goal turnaround!! With beer in one hand. Blindfolded!

falvo · May 15, 2021

What They're Saying: Christian Pulisic

"I'm always up for a challenge. I love competing, I love the position I'm in, and I'm enjoying my time here."

-- Christian Pulisic, dismissing speculation he wants to leave Chelsea, where he has been in and out of the starting lineup under new manager Thomas Tuchel, who has led the Blues to the finals of the English FA Cup (Saturday against Leicester City) and UEFA Champions League (two weeks later against Manchester City). (ESPN FC)
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OWN(yewu)ED · May 16, 2021

Remember Jon Bell? We cut him, New England signed him. hes currently starting at centerback for them. Not good enough for the Earthquakes tho........

Beerking · May 16, 2021

How is Cincinnati in this league when they're a USL caliber side?

OWN(yewu)ED · May 16, 2021

Am absolutely low key jealous of that swanky stadium though. That is a thing of beauty

Scott Rohde · May 16, 2021

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Am absolutely low key jealous of that swanky stadium though. That is a thing of beauty
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It is an amazing stadium. I still think MNUFC has the best stadium in the league though.

OWN(yewu)ED · May 16, 2021

and Bell just helped the Revs pitch a shutout against the MLS champs. Yeah, not good enough for us.

falvo · May 17, 2021

All we need is JT or Vega to put one of these in...

Earthshaker · May 17, 2021

I heard it was the first time in Liverpool's 129 year history that their goalie scored a goal in a competitive match.

OWN(yewu)ED · May 17, 2021

never too late to conver Allison to a 9, just saying

that header had some friggin authority on it too

SoccerMan94043 · May 17, 2021

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How is Cincinnati in this league when they're a USL caliber side?
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Those in glass houses....

Beerking · May 17, 2021

SoccerMan94043 said: ↑

Those in glass houses....
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Not really, we have tenure.

falvo · May 17, 2021

Watched Santa Clara women on ESPN 2 in the College Cup final!

Santa Clara won 4-1 on pk's !

Men’s final with Indiana vs. Marshall on later.

falvo · May 17, 2021

Men’s College Cup Is actually on now!

Marshall vs. Indiana

• When: Monday, May 17

• Time: 8:00 p.m. ET

• TV Channel: ESPN2

• Live Stream: fuboTV

falvo · May 17, 2021

Marshall wins in sudden death!

I’m thinking MLS can can potentially have a college draft or sign the seniors this summer.

Why wait another 9 months and waste time?

falvo · May 18, 2021

I like really like Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in North Carolina.

They only have a fan capacity of 10,000 but have a natural grass field and it loos pretty nice looking on TV....

Men's College Cup: Marshall completes improbable run to championship

by Paul Kennedy @pkedit,

Men's college soccer has a long history in West Virginia, dating back to the late 1960s, but it seen nothing like Marshall's Thundering Herd.

Marshall, which had never previously advanced as far as the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Men's Tournament, defeated eight-time champion Indiana, 1-0, in Monday's championship game in Cary, North Carolina.
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It was a familiar script. Like in the quarterfinals against defending champion Georgetown and semifinals against ACC power North Carolina, the Thundering Herd won, 1-0, on a goal by Jamil Roberts.

The third of Roberts' hat trick of game-winners was the most dramatic. It was the golden goal in the 98th minute, coming after Brazilian All-American Vitor Dias fired a shot that was blocked and had his rebound attempt stopped by IU keeper Roman Celentano. But the ball bounced up and deflected off the post, where Roberts was standing, and the Sporting KC draft pick from Newcastle, United, smashed it into the goal.
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Quakes05 · May 18, 2021

fans back at Old Trafford for the first time in 14 months!

Quakes05 · May 18, 2021

Cavani! wow.

jeff_adams · May 18, 2021

Stanford just announced they will reinstate the 11 sports they dropped last fall.

bsman · May 18, 2021

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Stanford just announced they will reinstate the 11 sports they dropped last fall.
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Yeah - that was utter bullshit. Stanford always acts like an old widow lady every time the stock market has a stumble, and it's really getting old. When I worked there, whenever there was a any sort of recession and the stock market took a hit, they overreacted like crazy - no raises, no hiring, cutting programs, etc. Stanford has an endowment of just under $30B, so it's not like a minor correction in the market is going to wipe them out, but they damn well act like it. I'm really glad to be retired from there...

Scott Rohde · May 19, 2021

Houston Dynamo getting a new owner:
https://www.sportico.com/business/sales/2021/houston-dynamo-sale-1234630196/

Hopefully the new owner isn't more ambitious than the previous owner, because Houston is one of the more likely teams to be worse than us every year. If they suddenly realize their market potential we'll have a tougher time making the playoffs.

Of course a rising tide lifts all boats. So, if he's a good owner this is a good thing overall.

falvo · May 19, 2021

Cup season: American men in European domestic finals

by Soccer America , 5 hours ago

April 17. Spain. Barcelona (Sergino Dest, 74 minutes) 4 Athletic Bilbao 0.
April 25. Belgium. Genk (Mark McKenzie, sub-3 minutes) 2 Standard Liege 1.
April 25. England (League Cup). Man. City (Zack Steffen, 90 minutes) 1 Tottenham 0.
May 1. Austria. Red Bull Salzburg (Brenden Aaronson, 89 minutes, 1 goal) 3 LASK 0.
May 2. Poland. Rakow Czestochowa (Ben Lederman, 85 minutes) 2 Arka Gydnia 1.
May 13. Germany. Bor. Dortmund (Gio Reyna, sub-1 minute) 4 RB Leipzig 1.
May 13. Denmark. Randers 4 SonderjyskE (Haji Wright, 20 minutes) 0.
May 15. England (FA Cup). Leicester City 1 Chelsea (Christian Pulisic, sub-22 minutes) 0.
May 19. Italy. Juventus (Weston McKennie, 90 minutes, 1 assist) 2 Atalanta 1.

falvo · May 21, 2021

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Lisa Cole on coaching in the USA and abroad, the state of women's soccer, and mentoring Brandi Chastain

by Dan WoogSoccer is the world’s game. But Lisa Cole’s resume may be the only one in the world that includes all these names: Mississippi. Boston, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Houston. Papua New Guinea. Antigua & Barbuda.
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The Washington state native and 4-year Pacific Lutheran University player’s career has taken her around the globe. After coaching stints at the Universities of Mississippi, Connecticut and Rhode Island, and the head job with the professional Boston Breakers, she headed 9,000 miles west to Papua New Guinea, as the first coach of that Pacific nation’s U-20 women’s World Cup team.
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Meanwhile, Cole worked as technical director of Pennsylvania’s Centre Soccer Association. It’s a role she still holds -- while also serving as head coach of Antigua & Barbuda’s women’s national team, and director of its women’s soccer program.
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Few folks in the soccer world today have a broader world view than Lisa Cole. In her range of positions, she’s witnessed (and assisted) the growth of the women’s game. She also sees how far it has to go.

Antigua & Barbuda offers a striking example of soccer’s potential. Residents of the two Caribbean islands were not always served well by history. Slaves were brutally treated, and for many years the country was an English colony.
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They’re a strong people. They believe in themselves. But you have to earn their trust,” Cole says. She spent much of the COVID pandemic there, developing good relationships with players and coaches. That helped in her drive to bring a professional environment to women’s soccer – despite the lack of a pro league women’s (or men’s) league.
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For example, Cole says, some players did not want to give up their Saturday to train. “I’m big on commitment. They haven’t yet seen what it looks like to make that commitment. My task is to raise the standard. But the (Antigua & Barbuda soccer federation) has to provide opportunities too. Without pro leagues, there are no reference points.”
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Yet no matter where she coaches, and at whatever level, Cole says that all athletes want the same thing: to play well and succeed. Her job is to create an environment in which that’s possible.
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She did it with the Boston Breakers, as the squad transitioned from the Women’s Professional Soccer league to the Women’s Premier Soccer League Elite (where the team finished first), and on to the National Women’s Soccer League. One of her Breakers players was Kristine Lilly. Even the most capped player in the history of soccer -- men’s or women’s -- “still wanted to improve,” says Cole.
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She brings that same mentality to her duties with Centre Soccer Association, near Pennsylvania State University. “The key is to have a plan, a vision, and know your ‘why,’” Cole explains. The culture she has tried to develop includes both a strong technical foundation, and the opportunity for coaches to work on needs they see for their own particular teams.
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That balance -- between demanding accountability and adherence to standards, and understanding that each coach and player is an individual -- is a hallmark of Cole’s approach. She utilizes it in another program close to her heart: mentorship.
As part of U.S. Soccer’s SheChampions Coaching Mentorship Program, Cole -- who herself was mentored by the legendary Tony DiCicco -- is mentoring a younger coach. Most fans remember her as a player: Brandi Chastain.
“She’s one of the best to ever play the game,” Colel says. “Former players can be great coaches. Or they may not be, if the game came too easily to them.”
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Cole helps Chastain learn tools like breaking down and analyzing a match, and how to create a long-range plan. Chastain is head coach of a De Anza Force ECNL girls team. She is an assistant with the Bellarmine College Preparatory School boys varsity, and a volunteer assistant with the women’s team at her alma mater, national champion Santa Clara University. “She’s Brandi Chastain. But even for her, making coaching a full-time job is a struggle,” Cole says.
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Cole also mentors younger women through United Soccer Coaches’ 30 Under 30 program. And she’s part of a loose network of female coaches -- including highly regarded coaches Lesle Gallimore and Heather Dyche – who talk often about the game and their profession. Looking at the state of women’s soccer, Cole assesses it as “pretty good.” Worldwide, more and more people play and watch. The growth of professional leagues in other countries has been heartening. Here in the USA, Cole says, “there are a lot of good things. The Americans are World Cup champions.”
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However, “there are far too few women head coaches in the NWSL and college. And youth pathways need work. We tend to over-complicate things. We won’t know for another 10 years whether the Girls Academy and ECNL are making the impact they’re supposed to. The U.S. is ahead of the world in a lot of areas, but we still lack a soccer culture. That could hurt, as other countries catch up.”
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Cole did not name names. But perhaps she is thinking not only of big soccer nations like Germany and England, but other, smaller ones. Like Papua New Guinea. And Antigua & Barbuda.
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