11.28.12
Morning Read: No Luck of the Irish in PDX
The American women take on Ireland in an international friendly at Merritt Paulson's home; a young star gets on the field in Germany; an older player will miss significant time.
BY
Noah Davis
Posted
November 28, 2012
3:32 AM
The United States women's national team takes on Ireland at JELD-WEN Field in Portland, Oregon. Before watching the match (10 p.m.; Fox Soccer), vote for the squad's Athlete of the Year. If Alex Morgan doesn't win in a bigger landslide than Clint Dempsey, there's something wrong with the polls. What's the Internet version of hanging chads?
Bobby Wood, the once-and-maybe-still prodigy, started and went the full 90 in 1860 Muinch's 1-0 victory over Paderborn. That's great news for the 20-year-old winger who nearly ended his career after playing too hard and too hurt for the U-20 squad that tried to qualify for the World Cup in 2011.
Elsewhere in Europe, Brad Guzan got a shutout against Reading and Eric Lichaj went 66 solid minutes in relief. Steve Cherundolo, Jermaine Jones, Sacha Kljestan, and Oguchi Onyewu also put in workmanlike performances on Tuesday afternoon.
Carlos Bocanegra: Still out for six weeks. Tough break. Get better soon.
No Short Corners brings news of a big trade in the U.S. futsal world that includes Jamar Beasley, older brother of DaMarcus. So many things to unpack here. We'll just let it alone.
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