Posts Tagged ‘ United States ’
Maurice Edu revealed yesterday he was the target of racist abuse from his own fans at Glasgow Rangers. Fans confronted him as he entered his car after Rangers’ mind-boggling 4-1 Champions League loss at home to Romanian champions Unirea Urziceni. Edu did not play in the match. It was not the first time it has [ READ MORE ]
The United States qualified for its sixth straight World Cup, winning 3-2 away against Honduras. It was an awesome sight. It would have been significantly more awesome had I not had to watch on a grainy Internet feed half-obscured by a Honduran chat room. Continued at The Big Lead * This was written before knowledge [ READ MORE ]
Freddy Adu was once the brightest star in soccer, not just in America but in the world. He was a saucy little minx, outwitting defenders and attracting suitors such as Manchester United and Inter Milan. He agreed to a five-year deal with D.C. United, delaying inevitable international stardom. He was the savior. But, six years [ READ MORE ]
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We documented U.S. soccer’s hostility toward a critical journalist. We mentioned their campaign of misinformation. This matters because most in the United States are not well grounded in soccer. They’re undiscerning about information. This results in delusions that ramp up hype and subsequent revenue, but eliminate accountability. Progress. To the public, U.S. Soccer’s summer was golden. The USMNT [ READ MORE ]
U.S. Soccer, like most sports organizations, is trying to get hip to this internet fad. Their website now produces its own content, including print and video news reports, a blog and exclusive multimedia, but, as with any self-funded enterprise, the question is how much of the content is genuine and how much is propaganda. Continued [ READ MORE ]
U.S. Soccer, like any sports organization has a combative relationship with the media that covers it. Delicate gamesmanship and the massaging of truth are essential to public relations. However, one reporter has particularly aroused resentment, to the point of being denied a credential to the World Cup. That reporter is Fox Sports’ Senior Soccer Writer, [ READ MORE ]
Alexi Lalas told The Big Lead yesterday, he believed Landon Donovan was “one of the Top 20 players in the world.” That’s nutty. But, so were comments he made on The B.S. Report. Lalas told Simmons “height” was becoming a more prevalent issue in soccer and that diminutive talents like Leo Messi were “a dying [ READ MORE ]
Doctors diagnosed U.S. soccer star Landon Donovan with the H1N1 flu virus, commonly known as “Swine Flu.” He contracted the disease in the United States, and presumably not from handling swine and or Mexicans. He first felt symptoms last Sunday in Miami at U.S. training. Continued at The Big Lead[ READ MORE ]
Bob Bradley opted for experience in the United States’ 2-1 defeat to Mexico. Experience is only valuable when it is experience at being good. Brian Ching is a good MLS player, but he should not be starting pivotal games for the national team. Altidore gives the U.S. multiple angles of attack. He forces defenses to [ READ MORE ]
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