12.2.15
ASN Morning Read: We're Getting Close to MLS Cup
This man is flying up the list of the 100 best American Soccer players right now. He's good at more things that clapping. MLS Cup gets one day closer. Jurgen Klinsmann has some thoughts.
- New ASN 100! New ASN 100! "For a change I don't have much in the way of complaints regarding this set of rankings." We'll take that as a compliment.
- "Looking at 2015, obviously there have been some ups and downs no doubt about it." You don't say.
- Ethan Finlay on MLS Cup: "I Like How We Match Up"
- Here's your MLS Cup primer. Be warned, this is very basic.
- Want more of The Soccer Don:
MLS Commissioner @thesoccerdon will be at @ESPN today: 9:40 am ET @MikeAndMike 10:30 @FirstTake 10:45 @SportsCenter ... & more.
— Dan Courtemanche (@courtemancheMLS) December 2, 2015 - SI.com went back and reviewed their preseason MLS picks compared with what actually happened. This is fun. The lesson? MLS is almost completely unpredicatable.
- USA Today goes long on Charlie Davies: "Davies is back now. He’s emerged as one of the best strikers in MLS again. No one knows what would have happened with Davies’ career had he never got in that car, but he’s at peace in a way he’s never been before. And he’s ready to explain why, ready to tell a story he’s never fully shared of what mental illness and addiction can do to a family."
- While David Beckham's potential Miami franchise twists in the wind, Sacremento continues to impress in its battle to get a team:
#OperationTurnkey: ??Feasibility Studies ?? Predevelopment Team ??Site Control ??Concept Design ??Term Sheet #BuiltForSacramento
— Republic FC (@SacRepublicFC) December 2, 2015
