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Soccer Banter

Off the Ball

10/14/2013

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1.  Is the English Premier League the best league in the world? Only if you believe the English and American media. As coaches tell their players - video doesn't lie. 

2.  Her assistant coach is useless, but what a goal from Havana McElvaine this past Friday. 

3.  The New England Revolution will not go quietly into the night. Two games left, both against the Columbus Crew, one point out of the playoffs. The MLS playoffs need the Revs and their football lined field. 

4.  Seattle Sounders meltdown?  It's not looking good for the club with the best supporters in Major League Soccer. 

5.  Question for Eric Wynalda after his recent interview in which he questions the merits of coaches in MLS and US Soccer.  What are his thoughts on Caleb Porter and Mike Petke? Both coaches are currently in their first season as head coaches in professional soccer, but yet their teams are in first place of their respective conferences in Major League Soccer. 


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7.  Congratulations to the fittest (and 2nd happiest) player I've ever coached, Meabh De Burca and her team, Eskilstuna United, on winning promotion to the top flight in Sweden. I hope next season she can get me a signed Marta jersey! I'm a big fan of those Swedish club jerseys with 10 different sponsors on them. 

8.  When Robbie Keane starts for Ireland against Kazakhstan on Tuesday, could it be his last competitive game for the Republic of Ireland? At 33, with a new manager on the way and no meaningful match until September of 2014, one would have to think, that this could be his swan song. 

9.  Speaking of Mike Petke, it's still a little weird to me that two players I grew up watching at Southern Connecticut State University, are now head coaches in MLS - Brian Bliss is the other. Sad to see how different that program is today. At one time, that school would have defeated most, if not all, NCAA D1 programs. 


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11.  Who is going to Brazil? 







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    Brendan Faherty

    Faherty is currently the Assistant Women's Soccer Coach at the University of Washington. He passionately supports four clubs, but is always following the game at many different levels. 



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