January 18, 2011

I've been slacking and a lot has happened since I posted last.

Here goes:

- The Rhinos 2011 schedule is out. Personally, I like that the regular season wraps up mid-August and the season should be completed before the end of September.

- Inside Minnesota Soccer looks at the USL PRO divisions and schedule.

- Inside Minnesota Soccer also talks about how Jeff Cooper has pulled the plug on AC St Louis for good.

- Inside Minnesota Soccer is also reporting that this is the week that Traffic takes over the Carolina RailHawks.

- Crystal Palace Baltimore is being sued by unpaid youth coaches.

- Former Tampa Bay Rowdies player Ricky Hill is the new head coach of FC Tampa Bay.

- The WNY Flash took Alex Morgan #1 in the WPS Draft as expected, along with three other players.

- MLS also had their 2011 SuperDraft and SBI.net has it covered. They also completed the supplemental draft today.

- Personally, I'm glad DC landed Perry Kitchen.

- Kenny Cooper is back in MLS with the Portland Timbers.

- After Don Garber said they needed to work things out,  DC's stadium situation is as muddled as usual.

- If you are wondering why Saturday's friendly between the US & Chile will not be on English language TV is the US, here you go.

- CJ Brown is the new assistant coach with Real Salt Lake.

- The USWNT blog has a picture of WNY Flash GK Ashlyn Harris.

- USMNT MF Jermaine Jones is headed to the EPL on a loan deal with Blackburn Rovers.

- USMNT F Robbie Findley was granted a UK work permit and completed his move to Nottingham Forest.

- Gooch has moved to Dutch champs FC Twente.

- Juve is obviously a joke now that they have cheerleaders, right?

- And don't look now, but MLS is backing off the talk of moving to the "world calendar" after the World Cup 2022 snub.

- Could the Bundesliga move to the MLS schedule?

- My mom and grandmother will appreciate this story about how USWNT players like to knit.

- It's too bad that some MLS team didn't land Schelotto.

- Abby finished 5th in world player of the year voting. Ummmm, yeah.......

- I had to laugh at this post about breaking up with Beckham.

- Dear Don Garber , You lost Miami fans at "Support the Strikers".

- I can't wait for all the Philly Bimbo jokes....

- Cobi Jones has a new gig with the NY Cosmos.

- And this is what Soccer Sam and Tommy Tanner hope you see when the Rochester Lancers and Syracuse teams hook up in 2011-12.

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