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ASN Morning Read: The Winter of Our Discontent

The Major League Soccer Players Union and the ownership are maybe getting just a bit closer. Or perhaps not. Who knows. Meanwhile, a cute little couple gets hitched and the women win a match.
BY Noah Davis Posted
February 16, 2015
8:28 AM
  • "The two main sticking points still to be hashed out are player compensation and free agency, with Parkhurst indicating that there had been 'no progress' on the latter issue. But he added that now was the time to hash out some of the minor details because as the start of the season gets closer 'most of the talks will be on the big issues.'"

  • Who is the most underrated player in the ASN 100? Our opinions here; yours welcome.

  • Are you coming late to the MLS potential strike party? Jeff Carlisle puts together an excellent primer on all the issues. Here's a question he answers: Hasn't MLS been throwing money around like a Kardashian lately?

  • We are the players.

  • The United States women's national team defeated England 1-0. Here's the goal: Not untrue:
  • Sunil Gulati: "If we play France 10 times, we’re not going to beat them nine times and have a draw. They’re a good team and the same will be true against Brazil, or Japan, or Germany. Now, I don’t think they’re going to beat us nine times, either. But 20 years ago that would have been the case, or 15 years ago. Twenty years ago it might have been China that was a power. There’s now five, six, seven, eight teams that are very good. They’ve invested resources, Brazil most recently with their residency program, and it had some drawbacks for us because about a half-dozen players were going to be playing in the league. The late notice come across very well. This isn’t a case of panic because the team has lost a game or lost a few games or isn’t running away with games. There’s a lot of good teams in the world. The analogy I would use if we’re talking to those who follow the women’s game in the United States would certainly understand and appreciate is, UNC went a lot of years without losing very many games. There’s now 10 other teams who can go toe-to-toe. Anson [Dorrance]’s program hasn’t deteriorated. The recruiting angle is different because he doesn’t get all the top players. That’s a big part of the story. There are some very good teams now. He’s smart enough to know he’s not going to win it every year. So are we one of the favorites in Canada? Of course, yes. Are we the only favorite? The answer’s no."

  • Terrence Boyd is an American hero:
  • Speaking of love, Sydney Leroux and Dom Dwyer got married: "Juggling our careers and relationship is very difficult, which is why we decided to wed privately in January. We wanted to announce our marriage at an appropriate time when we were together and at a time that suited our families. We also wanted to make sure that we told all of our close friends and teammates before we announced it publicly."

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