8.27.15
ASN Morning Read: It's the End of the Road in L.A.
Major League Soccer will lose one of its classiest players at the conclusion of the 2015 season; a rising star in United States circles makes a splashy debut in Scotland; Copa America 2016?
- Todd Dunivant, a man who spent most of his career out of the spotlight so others could shine, announces that he'll retire at the end of the season.
- Gedion Zelalem earned two assists in his debut for Rangers, a 5-0 thrashing of Airdrieonians in the Scottish League Cup. The second one really streteches the definion of assist, more like pass the ball to a dude and watch him dribble through a bunch of defenders, but we'll take it:
Goal! 3-0 Rangers (Waghorn) pic.twitter.com/TFQ8FmAWaH
— Blue Room Art (@BlueRoomArt) August 26, 2015What a goal!!! 5-0 Rangers (@James_Tavernier) pic.twitter.com/hvsUA4Evpn
— Blue Room Art (@BlueRoomArt) August 26, 2015 - We are fully in support of trick plays here at ASN but this one the Red Bulls used is definitely illegal (although so close to being fine).
- MLS Cup odds. You're welcome:
As the @MLS week begins tonight, here are the latest title odds from @LVSuperBook: pic.twitter.com/wbzIxx6JQG
— Paul Carr (@PCarrESPN) August 26, 2015 -
The 2016 Copa America will go on, probably, but it won't be in the United States, maybe.
- "Platini has been positioning himself as a reformer, but how can that be?" Nakhid said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "Those who are vying for the post should be scrutinized and looked at," Nakhid added. "How can someone claim to be free or not tainted when he has been part of the circle that has basically brought football down a sorry path?" Platini, who has not been implicated in the FIFA scandals, helped Blatter make the step up from secretary general to president in the 1998 election.
