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American Soccer |OT| Life, liberty and the pursuit of the beautiful game

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xbhaskarx

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Andrew Wooten had a goal for Sandhausen, as did 20 year old Israeli-American Kenny Saief in his second game for Gent in Belgium.

Saief: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIdVVVM_kFo

Dartastic said:
Portland got screwed yesterday by the refs too, giving Colorado a PK for what clearly was not a handball.
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That was a bad call, it shouldn't have been a PK. But then there should have been a PK against Kah later in the game, so that game wasn't as bad as Toronto getting denied two points they deserved.
 
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xbhaskarx said:
That was a bad call, it shouldn't have been a PK. But then there should have been a PK against Kah later in the game, so that game wasn't as bad as Toronto getting denied two points they deserved.
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Yeah, it wasn't as bad as the Toronto situation. But honestly, you can't really level these sorts of things out. When they first gave up the PK, it changed the flow of the game entirely. It changes the mentality of the game. Suddenly the teams are level, and you force the team that was in the lead to play the game differently. It fucked everything up.
 
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Landon Donovan for the American voice of soccer for FOX.

Martin Tyler certainly is a famous announcer in the soccer world, but I think Ian Darke might be a better choice. Ever since 2010, he's been the "British" voice of us soccer, and fans here would probably recognize him more.
 
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daoster said:
Landon Donovan for the American voice of soccer for FOX.

Martin Tyler certainly is a famous announcer in the soccer world, but I think Ian Darke might be a better choice. Ever since 2010, he's been the "British" voice of us soccer, and fans here would probably recognize him more.
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But FIFA...

I mentioned Tyler because they already have a relationship with him through the FOX-Sky partnership.
 
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I would rather not watch a game than have Donovan announce it. He's the least charismatic person ever. A chore to listen to.
 
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daoster said:
Landon Donovan for the American voice of soccer for FOX.

Martin Tyler certainly is a famous announcer in the soccer world, but I think Ian Darke might be a better choice. Ever since 2010, he's been the "British" voice of us soccer, and fans here would probably recognize him more.
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Ian Darke is insufferable
 
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Is Sacramento destined for an MLS team? Handicappers like the city’s chances

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Nyx

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Rubin played 90 minutes yesterday in the 0-0 draw against The Hague.

The opponent played a very defensive game making it hard for Rubin to make an impact.
 
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Rafa=FedKilla said:
Ian Darke is insufferable
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His goal calls are pretty good, but he gets stuff mixed up a lot more than he should. Martin Tyler and Jon Champion are the gold standard of soccer announcing and I hope one of them, if not both, will feature for Fox down the line.

ESPN's real mistake is not giving Derek Rae the Premier League when they had the rights. He's done tremendous work for ESPN over the years, and he should've gotten a shot to be "the" British soccer announcer here in the States.

If we have to have an American voice, Phil Schoen's been great for BeIN announcing La Liga. Like him a lot.
 
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Meier said:
I would rather not watch a game than have Donovan announce it. He's the least charismatic person ever. A chore to listen to.
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He said it best himself: "Landon Donovan looks as comfortable on camera as someone on video asking for their own ransom."
 
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Orlando City's MLS roster:

The current 2015 MLS Roster is comprised of the following signed players:

• Kaká (@Kaka): Midfielder – Former FIFA World Player of the Year, Ballon d’Or winner, member of the 2002 Brazil World Cup Championship team and world class footballer.

• Darwin Cerén (@CerenDarwin): Midfielder – A member of the El Salvador National Team, Cerén scored two (2) goals and three (3) assists as a defensive midfielder for Orlando City in 2014.

• Kevin Molino: Midfielder – The Club’s first MLS signee, Molino was the 2014 USL PRO goal scoring (20), assist (9) record holder and Golden Boot winner.

• Estrela: Midfielder – A EUFA Youth League finalist with SL Benfica, Estrela joined the Club late in the USL PRO season, scoring in his debut match.

• Rafael Ramos (@rafaelramos_27): Defender – A UEFA Youth League finalist with SL Benfica, Ramos joined the Club late in the USL PRO season as an attacking defender, scoring in his debut match.

• Tommy Redding (@Tommy_Redding29): Defender – An Oviedo, Fla., native and member of the U18 Men’s National Team, Redding was signed as the Club’s first MLS Homegrown signing.

• Tyler Turner (@TyTurner02): Defender – A former U.S. U17 Men's National Team captain, Turner joined the Club prior to the 2014 USL PRO season.

The Club is currently in contract negotiations with 2014 USL PRO players Luke Boden, Harrison Heath and Adama Mbengue. The remaining members of the 2014 roster have been released.
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http://www.si.com/soccer/planet-futbol/2014/09/16/don-garber-bruce-arena-mls-comments-fine

“In the case of Sacha Kljestan, he wanted to come to MLS and play for six months and live in Los Angeles so that he could then go back to Anderlecht [his current club],” Garber continued. “We are not going to sign a six-month contract with any player, whether Bruce Arena wants us to or not. His comments were false and inappropriate and will be dealt with … It will be a major fine.”

Kljestan’s agent, Richard Motzkin, said several clubs had been interested in Kljestan, both in Europe and in MLS, adding: “Had the right opportunity for Sacha presented itself within MLS, then he would have been prepared to commit long-term to the league. However, that was not the case at the time.”
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MLS rejected the Kljestan deal because of how short the deal was going to be.
 
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You left out the best part:

he grew animated when asked to respond to Arena’s comments. “Bruce has the opportunity to be our Tom Landry, our Pat Riley, and he continually puts himself in a position where he acts unprofessionally and he emotionally misstates the facts,” Garber told SI.com last Thursday. “And I think that’s a shame.”
 
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US Open Cup final is in an hour or so.

Lineups:
Tonight's @philaunion XI: MacMath, Gaddis, Valdes, White, Williams, Edu (c) Nogueira, Wenger, Le Toux, Maidana, Casey

Seattle (4-4-2, left to right): Frei; Gonzalez, Scott, Marshall, Yedlin; Neagle, Rose, Alonso, Evans; Dempsey, Barrett
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