April 14, 2010
There is a lot of soccer stuff going on, but not too much Rhinos stuff as they prepare for Portland :
- It looks like Bill Sedgewick has the team into yoga.
- NASL.com has some more pictures from the Rhinos-Miami FC game.
- Devo takes a look at where former Rhinos are playing in the USSF D2 in 2010.
- OregonLive.com has Part 1 & Part 2 of their Timbers preview up. They also have a look at the design ideas for what PGE Park will look like after the renovations to make it MLS-ready are complete.
- Speaking of ex-Rhinos, John Wilson has re-signed with Charleston.
- Joey Worthen has signed with the Austin Aztex.
- Montreal has AC Milan and Fiorentina coming to Stade Saputo this summer. AC Milan will also be playign DC United.
- Inside Minnesota Soccer has a nice NSC Minnesota notebook up.
- KC & Portland have released stadium renderings this week.
- Houston we have a stadium deal!
- Simon Fuller has left Brand Beckham. You can't see me cracking up as I type that. Brand Beckham? Really?
- MLS Soccer.com has Episode 2 of Behind the SuperDraft up. This is some really good stuff. I know the design and some of the technical glitches of MLS Soccer.com have been beaten to death, but I really like all the new content they have.
- Scott Palguta (90 minutes) and Danny Earls (85 minutes) played a lot in Colorado's 2-1 win over KC in US Open Cup qualifying last night.
- ESPN the Magazine had a really good article on Michael Bradley in the latest issue.
- Luke Rodgers has had his move to the NY Red Bulls stopped by US immigration due to his lengthy rap sheet.
- One down side to natural grass that doesn't get a lot of pub.
- Grant Wahl did a long Q&A with MLS Commish Don Garber. He also made the comment this weekend that NY & the Red Bulls are ready for a second club.
- I wonder if this news makes Chris Seitz feel a little better about his blunder vs DC from last weekend?
- Portland is already starting to think about Designated Players.
- Yahoo! talks to Landon Donovan about Everton and a lot of other things.
- Greg Seltzer has a piece up at MLS Soccer.com about US regulars having a bit more to play for.
- This Chicago Fire ad of last weekend's home opener is awesome!
- If you want to save $5 on the cool Free Beer Movement t-shirt (or anything else from Objectivo), here is a coupon code.
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