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Earth to FIFA
noshortcorners.com - 9 hours ago
Earth to FIFA
— noshortcorners.com — Scour the website of the game's world governing body and you'd be hard-pushed to find any mention... of the biggest issue in soccer last week. Gotta love them blazers in Zurich, like the three wise monkeys or Arsene 'I deed not see eet' Wenger when the elephant enters the room.Ah, here we are "FIFA ... (more) Earth to FIFA

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Video Tuesday
noshortcorners.com - 12 hours ago
Video Tuesday
— noshortcorners.com — Tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuube...Let's being with the news: D.C. United stalwart Ben Olsen retired today, and Behind the Badge has... the presser for us.The ESPN gang breaks down the USMNT possibilities for next Friday's World Cup 2010 draw.As we always do about this time, let's rewind back to MOTD2's 2 Good 2 ... (more) Video Tuesday

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A few things...
noshortcorners.com - 18 hours ago
A few things...
— noshortcorners.com — Sean and I owe you guys and gals a huge thank you for making No Short Corners... one of the finalists for Best U.S. Soccer Blog of 2009. You can cast your vote here and then also access all of the other "Best of 2009" categories. Thanks once again, and now on with the show...#1 - Sometimes, I ... (more) A few things...

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Three simple questions: Columbus Crew
noshortcorners.com - 24 hours ago
Three simple questions: Columbus Crew
— noshortcorners.com — We resume our series of MLS ill fate by combing through the rubble of the fallen champs.... To do this we need someone willing to get his hands dirty. Now, this may seem like an easy find in Columbus, but we didn't just want anyone. We wanted notorious yet oddly lovable BigSoccer curmudgeon Bill ... (more) Three simple questions: Columbus Crew

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Who likes goals?
noshortcorners.com - 41 hours ago
Who likes goals?
— noshortcorners.com — I will have a column on the MLS Cup that was over at S365 this afternoon. For... now, we go "ooh" and "ahh" a half dozen times...Let's being with Demy "Gazza" de Zeeuw of Ajax. Frankly, I think this one (second goal on the clip) is better in quality than the original.Man United's Darren Fletcher ... (more) Who likes goals?

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The Royal Army are now kings
noshortcorners.com - 47 hours ago
The Royal Army are now kings
— noshortcorners.com — [click for wallpaper size]- Greg Seltzer (more) The Royal Army are now kings

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On tap: Los Angeles Galaxy v Real Salt Lake
noshortcorners.com - 2 days ago
On tap: Los Angeles Galaxy v Real Salt Lake
— noshortcorners.com — Instead of my usual big game prattle, I will do an impromptu quickie Top 5'er as my... preview presentation.--Top 5 MLS Cup KeysThese five are ranked based on a combined importance/"spectacularity" factor.#5 - Watch your mouth, watch your challenges... just watch everything!With the way that MLS ... (more) On tap: Los Angeles Galaxy v Real Salt Lake

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Video Saturday
noshortcorners.com - 3 days ago
Video Saturday
— noshortcorners.com — I've decided that today's Cut of the Day will actually be a medley. Today, you will hear... nothing but songs from South Park episodes. And why? Because I'm easily amused like that. The first one is dedicated to the L.A. Galaxy and Real Salt Lake...Let's flip the channel to ESPN for both a preview ... (more) Video Saturday

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Three simple questions: Houston Dynamo
noshortcorners.com - 4 days ago
Three simple questions: Houston Dynamo
— noshortcorners.com — Let's dip into the playoff poll again, this time with one of the fallen favorites. We corralled... Houston radio man Brian Zygo to tackle our Dynamo answers.NSC: What went wrong?BZ: In simple terms, a lack a finishing, the Houston Dynamo were having trouble putting the ball in the net. It took over ... (more) Three simple questions: Houston Dynamo

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A few things...
noshortcorners.com - 4 days ago
A few things...
— noshortcorners.com — Oh man, I twisted the holy hell out of my ankle last night. Came down from a... jump halfway on someone else's foot in the last minute of the game. Suddenly, my four flights of stairs up aren't so charming...#1 - Landon Donovan is your MLS MVP. He also won Goal of the Year. Somehow, he was beaten ... (more) A few things...

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Three simple questions: Kansas City Wizards
noshortcorners.com - 5 days ago
Three simple questions: Kansas City Wizards
— noshortcorners.com — Our old ASD colleague Alex Abnos is an idea man, a musician. Today, he has all sorts... of ideas on how to orchestrate a comeback season for the Kansas City Wizards. Lots of ideas. And-a-one-and-a-two...What went wrong?The short answer: this.The long answer: It's tough to point to any one thing, as ... (more) Three simple questions: Kansas City Wizards

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noshortcorners.com - 5 days ago
Three simple questions: New York Red Bulls
— noshortcorners.com — Yeah, we had to do this one sooner or later. And being the Empire Supporters Club die-hard... that he is, my former American Soccer Daily co-hort Jason Endres found a way to make the "What went right?" answer as long as the "What went wrong?" answer. But ya know what... that's New Yawk, baby. Now ... (more) Three simple questions: New York Red Bulls

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The dance card is now full
noshortcorners.com - 6 days ago
The dance card is now full
— noshortcorners.com — With Uruguay seeing off Costa Rica, the field for World Cup 2010 has been completed.Africa - Algeria,... Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, South AfricaAsia - Australia, Japan, North Korea, South KoreaEurope - Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, ... (more) The dance card is now full

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When Irish eyes are crying
noshortcorners.com - 6 days ago
When Irish eyes are crying
— noshortcorners.com — Ireland's exit was the stuff of nightmares if, like me, you have green blood coursing through your... veins, or just cheer the underdog.Thierry Henry of all people...I've met him twice away from football and he is unfailingly charming off-field as he is scintillating on. But cross the white line ... (more) When Irish eyes are crying

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The Henry Heist gives us 31 flavors
noshortcorners.com - 6 days ago
The Henry Heist gives us 31 flavors
— noshortcorners.com — It will be talked about for a long time: a World Cup berth "handed" to France. Thierry's... Henry helping hand assist (and a blown offside call) teed up William Gallas for the extra time clincher to leave Ireland feeling backhanded...... but that was hardly the only drama on hand.Earlier, Algeria, ... (more) The Henry Heist gives us 31 flavors

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U.S. v Denmark LIVE
noshortcorners.com - 6 days ago
U.S. v Denmark LIVE
— noshortcorners.com — Until espn2 picks up the game, I'm relying on a sometimes reliable Danish stream, so let's hope... we have no problems.As always, you can also follow along at the U.S. Soccer Matchtracker.The USMNT line-up:Guzan; Hejduk, Spector, Bocanegra, Bornstein, Holden, Bradley, Clark, Feilhaber, Altidore, ... (more) U.S. v Denmark LIVE

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A few other things...
noshortcorners.com - 6 days ago
A few other things...
— noshortcorners.com — As you might expect, we have plenty of things going on today. Two or three plenties worth,... actually...#1 - Let's begin with my double interview with Real Salt Lake strikers Robbie Findley and Yura Movsisyan.Other RSL tidbits:- Rogue Cavaliers Brigade blog Denz's Sopabox has interview videos- ... (more) A few other things...

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Three simple questions: New England Revolution
noshortcorners.com - 7 days ago
Three simple questions: New England Revolution
— noshortcorners.com — Today, we continue our series by launching an inquest into our first playoff team, the Revs. How... they managed to make the postseason, I'll Nicol know... erm... never know, but luckily we have someone here to make sense of all things Beantown ball. For this one, I pass it over to former American ... (more) Three simple questions: New England Revolution

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Video Tuesday
noshortcorners.com - 7 days ago
Video Tuesday
— noshortcorners.com — I was watching Eastbound & Down again, and it hit me: we need a soccer equivalent, perhaps... set in England to raise the likelihood of someone being that big a star at one point. I'm gonna think about this more, you watch TV...The ESPN Press Pass crew look ahead to a few of the remaining World Cup ... (more) Video Tuesday

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noshortcorners.com - 7 days ago
The mad scramble for World Cup 2010 tickets begins........ now.
— noshortcorners.com — The mission is simple if you choose to accept it: score USMNT ducats for the Cup next... summer.Your first set of instructions is here.This message will not self-destruct, but chances are good it will go make peanut butter toast because it is hungry.- Greg Seltzer (more) The mad scramble for World Cup 2010 tickets ...

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