July 31st, 2007

Mike Ammann Interview

Hey everyone. For you 96ers out there . . . .

The goalie we all loved, victim of the Crime of the Century, in a revealing interview. Have a good read ladies and gents!
Click here

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July 31st, 2007

For this week . . . and next . . . . layoffs stinks

By: Dave Martinez |

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Here is some stuff we will be covering in the next few hours, days, weeks . . . eh, layoffs stink:
- I will be covering more on that ESC protest
- Rumors are being shot down about Mr Hofl. That will be up as well
- Practice facility may still be on
- MORE Ronaldo bunk and […]

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July 30th, 2007

IRAQ ASIAN CUP CHAMPIONS! CONFED CUP, HERE THEY COME!

By: Dave Martinez |

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Again, this is what Sport is all about.
Instead of withstanding having their limbs cut off for missing a goal, or being punished by kicking a concrete ball, the Iraqi national team, for the first time in its history, has won the Asian Cup Final. And this time, they weren’t “inspired” by the […]

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July 30th, 2007

UPDATES: Bye Bye Grandpre HELLO HOFL?, Transfers, Rumors, News and Stuff

By: Dave Martinez |

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Take Low attendance
+ No marketing
+ A fading on field product
+ Fan Frustration
+ Infrastructure failures
+ NJSEA issues
+ The largest media market in the world
AND a year plus control of all RBNY operations
= A Time for a Change
DeGrandpre is gone folks. And Big Apple Soccer is pointing the finger at this guy

http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/article.php?article_id=10676

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Tags: Markus Hofl, Ronaldo, Adu, Ives Galarcep, Big Apple Soccer, Players, Tag Index

July 28th, 2007

MEET MARKUS SCHOPP

By: Dave Martinez |

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Full name Markus Schopp
Date of birth February 22, 1974 (1974-02-22) (age 33)
Place of birth Graz, Austria
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position: midfielder
With 14 Days and Counting till TFC, we are going to have a ton of speculation time, spawned by the boredom of the lay off (I gotta watch FSC […]

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Tags: Markus Schopp, Red Bull, Dane Richards, Bruce Arena, TFC, Players, Tag Index

July 27th, 2007

ESC PROTESTING NJSEA?!

By: Dave Martinez |

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V.

If you are a fan of the Red Bulls, you should definitely visit the crew at metrofanatic.com. Bigsoccer is great, but metrofanatic is truly the trenches of Red Bull NY.
A visit to the boards, where I expected nothing more than depressing talk about another Metro meltdown, was replaced by angry posts from the most […]

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July 27th, 2007

POST GAME: Meltdown in the Meadowlands

By: Dave Martinez |

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Tis the season!
I get to go fishing, take the boat out, bbq in the park, hang out with friends, BREATHE the fresh air . . .
And with yet another meltdown in the meadowlands during our hottest months, I can finally proclaim, for all to hear . . .

THE SUMMER HAS OFFICIALLY ARRIVED! […]

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July 26th, 2007

AROUND THE WORLD: Iraqi TRIUMPH

By: Dave Martinez |

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Sometimes its better to hear the good against the bad news we always get.
War Torn Iraq is standing in the face of evil and saying SCREW OFF. Risking life and limb doing it . . .

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July 26th, 2007

WANCHOPE to CHICAGO FIRE

By: Dave Martinez |

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Yup, the rumor mill is over. Red Bull was on the short Wanchope list before the season started, but with an Angel and a Reyna later, we left those plans behind
Introducing you all to the new face of the Chicago Fire attack:

Pretty Scary. RBNY, taking notes?

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July 26th, 2007