The Soccer Thread (Version 8)

Inky_Wretch · Aug 5, 2013

RT @NBCSportsSoccer: Jason Sudeikis is Coach Lasso. Meet the newest Premier League coach here: http://t.co/ZbFU0O9Rue

spikechiquet · Aug 5, 2013

Inky_Wretch said:

RT @NBCSportsSoccer: Jason Sudeikis is Coach Lasso. Meet the newest Premier League coach here: http://t.co/ZbFU0O9Rue
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Love it. Watched it a few times this weekend for a good laugh.
"How many countries are in this country?"
"4"
LOL

TrooperBari · Aug 5, 2013

As usual, Grant Wahl gets it done.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/20130805/clint-dempsey-seattle-sounders-mls/

On the morning of July 18, Seattle Sounders part-owner and general manager Adrian Hanauer was reading the newspaper at his home in the Leschi neighborhood of Seattle when a call came from Todd Durbin, the MLS executive VP in charge of negotiating player deals for the single-entity league.

"Adrian, there's a chance you could get Clint Dempsey," Durbin told him.

Durbin explained the situation: Dempsey, the U.S. captain who's still in the latter prime of his career at age 30, had decided he was interested in returning to MLS from Tottenham Hotspur -- but only for the right price. Tottenham, moreover, was interested in working out a transfer deal -- but only for the right price. Hanauer was floored. "I kind of stopped in my tracks," he said. "It was one of those memorable moments where you thought, holy crap, this might happen."
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Big Circus · Aug 5, 2013

TrooperBari said:

As usual, Grant Wahl gets it done.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/20130805/clint-dempsey-seattle-sounders-mls/

On the morning of July 18, Seattle Sounders part-owner and general manager Adrian Hanauer was reading the newspaper at his home in the Leschi neighborhood of Seattle when a call came from Todd Durbin, the MLS executive VP in charge of negotiating player deals for the single-entity league.

"Adrian, there's a chance you could get Clint Dempsey," Durbin told him.

Durbin explained the situation: Dempsey, the U.S. captain who's still in the latter prime of his career at age 30, had decided he was interested in returning to MLS from Tottenham Hotspur -- but only for the right price. Tottenham, moreover, was interested in working out a transfer deal -- but only for the right price. Hanauer was floored. "I kind of stopped in my tracks," he said. "It was one of those memorable moments where you thought, holy crap, this might happen."
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How is this anything but collusion? People would be shitting themselves if something like this went down in MLB or the NFL.

PCLoadLetter · Aug 5, 2013

Big Circus said:

TrooperBari said:

As usual, Grant Wahl gets it done.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/20130805/clint-dempsey-seattle-sounders-mls/

On the morning of July 18, Seattle Sounders part-owner and general manager Adrian Hanauer was reading the newspaper at his home in the Leschi neighborhood of Seattle when a call came from Todd Durbin, the MLS executive VP in charge of negotiating player deals for the single-entity league.

"Adrian, there's a chance you could get Clint Dempsey," Durbin told him.

Durbin explained the situation: Dempsey, the U.S. captain who's still in the latter prime of his career at age 30, had decided he was interested in returning to MLS from Tottenham Hotspur -- but only for the right price. Tottenham, moreover, was interested in working out a transfer deal -- but only for the right price. Hanauer was floored. "I kind of stopped in my tracks," he said. "It was one of those memorable moments where you thought, holy crap, this might happen."
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How is this anything but collusion? People would be shitting themselves if something like this went down in MLB or the NFL.
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Totally different league structure. MLS has a very odd system.

Michael_ Gee · Aug 6, 2013

Spurs have removed big picture of Gareth Bale from their Twitter feed. Real Madrid, here he comes.

Inky_Wretch · Aug 6, 2013

TrooperBari said:

As usual, Grant Wahl gets it done.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/20130805/clint-dempsey-seattle-sounders-mls/

On the morning of July 18, Seattle Sounders part-owner and general manager Adrian Hanauer was reading the newspaper at his home in the Leschi neighborhood of Seattle when a call came from Todd Durbin, the MLS executive VP in charge of negotiating player deals for the single-entity league.

"Adrian, there's a chance you could get Clint Dempsey," Durbin told him.

Durbin explained the situation: Dempsey, the U.S. captain who's still in the latter prime of his career at age 30, had decided he was interested in returning to MLS from Tottenham Hotspur -- but only for the right price. Tottenham, moreover, was interested in working out a transfer deal -- but only for the right price. Hanauer was floored. "I kind of stopped in my tracks," he said. "It was one of those memorable moments where you thought, holy crap, this might happen."
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Hanauer won me over with that.

TrooperBari · Aug 6, 2013

Michael_ Gee said:

Spurs have removed big picture of Gareth Bale from their Twitter feed. Real Madrid, here he comes.
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You're sure it's not Portland trying to one-up Seattle?

Inky_Wretch · Aug 6, 2013

A starting MLS keeper explains life as a $35,000 per year professional athlete.

http://www.psmag.com/business-economics/my-economics-of-being-a-regular-professional-athlete-63770/

spikechiquet · Aug 7, 2013

Inky_Wretch said:

A starting MLS keeper explains life as a $35,000 per year professional athlete.

http://www.psmag.com/business-economics/my-economics-of-being-a-regular-professional-athlete-63770/
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Great read. Of course most comments on the story didn't get the point...but an interesting look into a minor-leaguer getting his break and making (albeit very little) money for a sport he wanted to be a pro in.

TrooperBari · Aug 7, 2013

spikechiquet said:

Inky_Wretch said:

A starting MLS keeper explains life as a $35,000 per year professional athlete.

http://www.psmag.com/business-economics/my-economics-of-being-a-regular-professional-athlete-63770/
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Great read. Of course most comments on the story didn't get the point...but an interesting look into a minor-leaguer getting his break and making (albeit very little) money for a sport he wanted to be a pro in.
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Ah, the Rapids -- the same organization where one of its hot young prospects decided to retire from pro soccer to take an internship at the UN.

spikechiquet · Aug 9, 2013

Goal-line technology to be used for 1st time in Community Shield this weekend.
Watch it never be needed! LOL
http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Technology/2013/08/09/Comm_Shield_to_use_goal-line_technology_894894.html

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