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

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Esch

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The Zelalem hype train is gonna be so crazy.

1) the legion of us fans
2) the legion of american arsenal fans
3) the legion of people who enjoy trolling the above groups

this shit is going to be so entertaining. already got people saying he wasted his career
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daegan

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Frustrated to see my local side Detroit City FC dumped out of the Open Cup tonight but it was great to go to Pontiac and sing and piss off the Michigan Bucks' owner, who toots his horn about thing to bring a pro team every so often and then fades back away to the PDL because he can't get it done.

and I still haven't forgiven Fox and Uverse for nearly ruining RBNY's game last Sunday until I realized it was on Fox Deportes
 
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Harpo's FC won!

Follow up to the story I posted on the last page about the biggest underdog in the Open Cup. They grounded out a win last night against PDL side BYU Cougars.

The cinderella story continues for Harpo’s FC.

The Boulder pub-based amateur team won a penalty kick shootout 4-2 over the BYU Cougars of the Premier Development League (PDL) Wednesday night in Provo, Utah, to advance to the second round of the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

The match ended in a scoreless draw and after 30 minutes of extra time failed to produce a winner, the contest went into penalty kicks. Despite being outshot 24-12, Harpo’s FC emerged with the victory, thanks to a big save by goalkeeper Zac Gibbens on BYU’s second penalty kick attempt. BYU’s third penalty shot sailed wide. Meanwhile, Harpo’s FC were clinical from the spot, converting all four attempts in the win.

With the victory, Harpo’s FC advance to the second round of the annual single-elimination tournament where it will face Colorado Springs Switchback FC of the United Soccer League (USL) on May 20 at 7 p.m. at Sand Creek Stadium in Colorado Springs. The Switchbacks are a professional team in the third tier of soccer in the U.S. The team Harpo’s FC defeated, BYU Cougars, plays in the fourth-tier PDL, considered the top amateur level in the country.
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Esch

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I wonder where Klinsmann will play him. He seems like a CM to me right now. Think we'd have a pretty good thing going with him playing deeper and say, Hyndman at CAM.
 
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The host cities have been announced for the U23 Championship / Olympic qualifiers

Host Cities Named for CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship USA 2015

Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City to host Championship; Mexico and United States to Head Groups

Miami (Thursday, May 14, 2015) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today revealed the four U.S. cities which will host the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship 2015, scheduled for October 1-13 of this year.

Denver, Kansas City and Los Angeles will serve as hosts for group stage matches, while Salt Lake City will be the site of the decisive semifinals, as well as the Final and Third-Place Match on October 13.

Eight qualified nations will be divided into two groups of four for the Championship. Tournament host United States will be seeded in Group A, which kicks off at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas on October 1. Defending CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Mexico will head Group B, set to begin play the next day at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.

Host USA, along with North American automatic qualifiers Canada and Mexico, will be joined by three nations from the Central America and two from the Caribbean, with qualifiers in those regions scheduled to be played in August.

Kansas City and Los Angeles will also stage the second round of group matches on October 3 and 4, while Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado hosts all eight qualified teams for group stage Match Day 3 on October 6 and 7.

The top two finishers in each group after round-robin play advance to the semifinals. The two finalists qualify directly to the Olympic Football Tournament Rio de Janeiro 2016, with the winner of the third place match earning the right to face South American Olympic qualifying runner-up Colombia in a playoff for an additional spot.

The draw for the tournament is scheduled for mid-August, and will set the complete tournament schedule and kick-off times. Ticket information will also be made available at a later date.

CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship 2015
October 1- Group A MD 1- Sporting Park, Kansas City, KS
October 2- Group B MD 1- StubHub Center, Carson, CA
October 3- Group A MD 2- Sporting Park, Kansas City, KS
October 4- Group B MD 2- StubHub Center, Carson, CA
October 6- Group A MD 3- Dick’s Sorting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO
October 7- Group B MD 3- Dick’s Sorting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO
October 10 - Semifinals - Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, UT
October 13 - 3rd place and Final- Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, UT
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Clydefrog

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Clydefrog said:
I guess the U-20 squad is staying at the Marriott in Newport Beach before hauling off to Australia. I saw a big USMNT bus there today.
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nm I guess it was the USSoccer bus and it was the womens team being in San Diego

missed my chance to personally stalk Alex Morgan...
 
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Cystm

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- EmpireOfSoccer: Henry hails Sam’s performance

Sam said:
“We were texting after the game against NYC,” Sam told reporters at training this week. “He was just saying he thought I was the man of the match. Actually, that’s what he texted me. That’s not me saying it! That’s what he said.

“He’s still watching the game. We talk after most games. He still knows what’s going on.”
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Mully

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I'm surprised MSG isn't picking up the game. They've only got one team left for their two(or three) channels. Missed opportunity.
 
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Cornballer

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Blue Lou said:
What's the status of FootieGaf? I was tempted to create a topic for the Copa America but don't want to be banned for doing so.
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Moderation discussed it earlier this week after someone else asked about FootieGAF, and it's fine if you want to create a Copa America OT. Not sure if it's needed quite yet since the tournament doesn't start until mid-June. Maybe wait a few weeks and then put one up?
 
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Cornballer

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Does anyone have the Eastern Conference vs Western Conference head to head record right now? Seems like the West would be way out in front, but maybe DC, RBNY, and a few others are doing enough damage to keep it close.
 
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