Yanks Soccer

This weekend, Kristian Dyer reported that the New York Red Bulls are hot on the trail of their third Designated Player.  This news comes in addition to the fact that New York will ink Thierry Henry (the world’s worst kept secret), sometime next week, and he will be revealed at a press conference scheduled for Thursday.  The news of a potential third Designated Player signing is perhaps the most interesting of all.

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There were brand new shirts.  The white and blue of Argentina with Messi on the back, the iconic sash of the American jersey was almost ubiquitous.  They raced back and forth, some flailing hopelessly, others with cool calculated movements, showing mastery and precision.  They passed, shot, tackled, and it all felt right.  They even needed two fields, two games, that had never happened before.

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