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ASN Morning Read: When Country Comes Before Club
Ahead of this summer's World Cup, international soccer's all-time leading scorer has decided to sit out the year of NWSL play; The Impact are just 90 minutes away from the Champions League final.
BY
Jesse Yomtov
Posted
March 19, 2015
7:50 AM
Abby Wambach won’t play for Western New York in the NWSL this season, instead focusing on the World Cup. “At this stage of my career, I know what I need to prepare mentally and physically for this summer.” Wambach said. “My sole focus is to help bring a World Cup back to the U.S."
Ignacio Piatti and Víctor Cabrera scored in the first 15 minutes of Montreal's 2-0 win against Alajuelense
and will head to Costa Rica just 90 minutes from becoming the first Canadian club to reach the CONCACAF Champions League final.
A bit of advice for Gedion Zelalem from Leander Schaerlaeckens.
Greg Garza is back in business.
It had been long-rumored, but U.S. Soccer hired Belgian consulting firm Double PASS "to assess and enhance the process of talent development in all MLS clubs and the development academies in the United States."
Las Vegas' failed soccer stadium cost the city $3.1 million.
Seattle’s 10-year lease extension at CenturyLink Field has been met with a bit of skepticism regarding the artificial turf, but Sounders minority owner Adrian Hanauer made a good point about the team’s home stadium. “We eventually want 67,000 people in CenturyLink for every single match. And thankfully, we don’t have a 22,000-seat stadium in the suburbs because we wouldn’t have as big as a home-field advantage as we do today. And we have lots of room to grow.”
