We start the Tuesday soccer news roundup with a deserved compliment for a former USMNT and Premier League player. Then there’s another afternoon of Champions League soccer for those of us in the United States and a dose of FIFA politics
Though it probably helps that the chairman of Fulham is American, there’s no downplaying the respect the club shows to former player Brian McBride. That’s why McBride is one of five people on a committee to help pick Fulham’s next manager.
McBride joins Fulham director David Daly, academy manager Huw Jennings, another former Fulham captain Danny Murphy, and former Arsenal and Manchester City player and Sunderland manager Naill Quinn.
Unfortunately for Fulham, it’s going to take a lot to turnaround what so far has been a disastrous season the Championship. Fulham are two points off of the bottom of the Championship table, struggling for any type of stability in a season where they lost their first four games in a row. Their 2-1 win over Birmingham City on Saturday broke a three game losing streak.
Their Words
“I’ve got the right five men to help us find the right man for Fulham,” Khan said. “They each bring something similar, and yet unique, to the search. They understand what we want to achieve and they’re committed to the process. And they very much respect Fulham.” Fulham chairman Shahid Kahn.
The Radar
- MLS expected to drop Chivas USA for two seasons with a new LA team taking their place. SI.com reporting Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan is part of the new LA investor/operator group.
- Jurgen Klinsmann’s roster for the October friendlies. Are we in for another surprise call-up?
- The return of the 2014-15 Champions League group stage with a closed door game in Russia that sort of wasn’t.
- FIFA politics decides whether or not it can handle a presidential election with more than one candidate.
- Goals in Paris with Jay-Z and Beyonce in the audience with David Beckham.
Soccer News
LA Galaxy on course for all-time MLS greatness with stellar season – from SI.com’s Grant Wahl: Well, consider that in the 19-year history of MLS less than one team per year (only 15 total) has finished the season with a goal-difference of plus-20 or greater.
What MLS’ salaries for its 2014 Homegrowns tell us about incentive – from Top Drawer Soccer’s Will Parchman: But what isn’t mentioned as often is that MLS is also competing with college scholarship money.
Landon Donovan has Galaxy primed for pursuit of final MLS Cup of his career – from The Carson Daily Breeze’s Nick Green: “He used to be, I thought, purely a goalscorer,” Galaxy coach Bruce Arena said.
New York’s Petke laments missed CCL chances – from CONCACAF.com: “At the end of the day, we fielded the strongest lineup we could.”
Toronto FC must step up defensively down stretch – from The Toronto Sun’s Kurtis Larson: a team like the Galaxy will punish the Reds if they allow Robbie Keane and Landon Donovan to run at them in the way Portland did.
Brazilian football: FFP rules could ‘prompt revolution’ – from BBC Sport’s Tim Vickery: but it could be a decisive moment and one which prompts a much-needed revolution in the country’s domestic game.
How far have Premier League clubs moved from their original grounds? – from The Guardian’s George Arnett: Tottenham played in Tottenham Marshes but they had no control over the park and passersby could interrupt their games at will.
James rodriguez, Envigado FC, and the long shadow of Pablo Escobar – from Vice Sports’ Joseph Swede: And over at least the last decade, despite being dwarfed by fellow Medellín clubs Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín, no club in Colombia has been as successful at producing top young players as Envigado.
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