8.12.15
ASN Morning Read: It's Time to Talk About Matt
The New York Red Bulls have a star in the making in their young center back. you know him from production like The U-20 World Cup; FIFA reforms in its own special way; a goalie gets his first pro start.
- The future? "New York Red Bulls captain Dax McCarty vividly remembers the first time Matt Miazga stepped into New York's veteran locker room after signing his first professional contract in May 2013. The towering 17-year-old center-back was the jewel of the club's highly regarded youth academy, and his potential -- Miazga was a boy in a man's body, well over 6 feet tall with calves like small tree trunks -- was obvious. But he also resembled a puppy who hadn't quite grown into his outsized frame. 'He was really shy. He didn't want to step on any toes,' McCarty said. 'When you're marking Thierry Henry in training, you don't want to get him angry.'"
- MLS in St. Paul? Wait, I thought MLS was going to Minneapolis. Sometimes, man...
- FIFA's reform committee is... interesting:
The motley crew of members on the #FIFA reform committee, chaired by former IOC director general Francois Carrard. pic.twitter.com/Omdv36mlNp
— Joshua Robinson (@JoshRobinson23) August 11, 2015 - This is another way to put it:
List of members of the FIFA reform panel here: http://t.co/FSaQglodwt includes Gorka Villar whose dad is member of the exco being reformed!
— tariq panja (@tariqpanja) August 11, 2015 - The headline says it all: EPL Begins, But Few Yanks Likely to Play in 2015-16
- That's a decent start:
U.S. U-23 goalkeeper Cody Copper wins his professional debut as MK Dons defeat Leyton Orient 2-1. #usmnt
— Brian Sciaretta (@BrianSciaretta) August 11, 2015 - John Harkes gets a job. And no, it's not commentating.
