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ASN Morning Read: Wait, What's Going on Here?

We are confused by a number of things going on in the American soccer landscape. Luckily, we have Kyle Beckerman as a guide to walk us through the confusion. Anyone? Anyone? Beckerman?
BY Noah Davis Posted
January 21, 2015
8:31 AM
  • Not a good look. More: FIFA is great at lofty rhetoric. They say their goal is improving the game of soccer "constantly and promot(ing) it globally in the light of its unifying, educational, cultural and humanitarian values, particularly through youth and development programs." Those are wonderful ideals and its how I think of my sport and my place in it as a role model to young athletes. But FIFA doesn't live those words, not when they decide to hold the next two World Cups, the most widely watched sporting events in the world, in Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022, two countries that fall far short when it comes to humanitarian values, not to mention their seriously anti-LGBT values and crushing anti-gay laws.

  • That's soon:
  • Steep Drops, Fast Risers, Six Debuts in New ASN 100

  • It's all about the regular season, guys:
  • Birnbaum Confident He Can 'Do His Thing' with USMNT

  • Ouch:
  • Talking 'about camp:
  • Two-parter:
  • Run DMBzeeeee: "When I spoke to Klinsmann, he was shocked, because it was kind of out of the blue. We had a long talk, but he understood my decision. He said he did the same thing when he decided to retire, because he had just had his kids at that time when he was getting older, so he felt it was time to concentrate more on his family than the German national team. So he understood where I was coming from. He told me I was in his plans for 2015."

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