October 20, 2011
The Rochester Lancers are having a press conference to announce 5 new player signings, along with the addition of a new assistant coach and their head athletic trainer.
Devo thinks that Mauricio Salles might be announced today because of a picture he posted on facebook. I think the bigger clue is that Salles has set the Lancers as his employer on facebook.
News & Notes:
- Abby Wambach has been named the Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation.
- The Wichita Wings have signed Jamar Beasley who is a big time scorer in the MISL and DeMarcus' brother. The Wings have also announced that they will have an open scrimmage.
- Former Rhino Warren Ukah has re-signed with the Baltimore Blast.
- KCKRS interviews the biggest collector of MISL merch ever.
- If Gary Smith and former Rhinos player/assistant coach Steve Guppy are let go by Colorado, the duo may have suitors back home.
- WNY Flash F Christine Sinclair is back in action for Canada at the Pan Am Games.
- Beau Dure says new WPS CEO Jennifer O'Sullivan is good to go.
- Equalizer Soccer talks about the potential new team in Connecticut and apparently Tony DiCicco is not involved.
- Beau Dure also has a new post in his single digit soccer series. This time the topic is when is the right age to start splitting kids up by talent level.
- The NASL final is set and it's Fort Lauderdale versus NSC Minnesota.
- The Seattle Sounders and their fans had nice tributes to Kasey Keller over the weekend.
- Could Promotion-Relegation in the EPL go away?
- Jurgen Klinsmann's son has been called into the US U-15 camp.
- Apparently 15 clubs were scouting Brek Shea at a recent USMNT match. WOW.
- The USMNT will play Slovenia on November 15th.
- If you want Rise & Shine - The Jay DeMerit Story to come to Rochester, I'd bug The Little Theatre and see what happens.
- MLS has unveiled the details of the Montreal Impact Expansion Draft.
- The Seattle Sounders had the 4th best attendance worldwide for a club soccer match from this past weekend. Yeah, soccer hasn't arrived in the US......
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