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I liked him more in House

Isn't that Bogdan Rangelov?

It's definitely bs

He looks happy to be there.

Now here's an interesting one... http://www.transfermarkt.com/victor-ibarbo/profil/spieler/92141 Competing with PAO, Oly, and Valencia, apparently.

Portugal's given up three goals in this match vs Hungary. I only tuned in around the 60th so can't tell who/what happened. Seems like a real shitshow.

Looks like Jalma is getting the #10. Seems they really like him.

I am not at all unhappy about that. Looks like Carpi did not move on Verdi. Pescara (returning to Serie A next season) and Dynamo Kiev are reportedly also interested. Kiev is going straight to the CL group stage, however, so if they're serious about him then I think we have very little chance of actually getting him.

Complete a nd utter demolition. Don't think the US had a single shot. What a kick by Messi!

Oh I agree. I just don't think HE is worth it.

Wasn't this the guy who gave up some crazy number of goals last year or the year before? Varela has also said that he hasn't spoken to anyone from Olympiakos. It would be a real kick in the pants if we try to pull a Lucas/Deportivo and...fail.

Apparently the boss over at Steaua is now saying he wants EUR 2mm for Varela. Seems there are rumors of Olympiakos wanting him as well, which is driving up the price. I think we should look somewhere else if they really want that kind of cash.

We'll find out more about him very soon - tomorrow (today for you Austrians) is the deadline for Carpi, before new bids can be entertained. If the rumors are right, we'll be set to splurge a bit on a striker - I doubt Verdi is splurge-worthy, however. Too young/inexperienced.

I think it's much more likely that we'd make an attempt for Verdi, personally. Either way, we need these three strikers. Can't keep playing wingers as CFs when cards/injuries/fatigue start to take over...

Klinsmann chose them for a reason. He surely also realizes, however, that average-level Europe-based players aren't going to carry the team to that next level. To me, it looks pretty obvious that he made a common sense choice to take advantage of Europe's better youth development to hold the US over until MLS starts producing actual players (who then - hopefully - find their way into the better leagues around the world). I'll also repeat my favorite line about how the US plays in comparison to Greece - the USMNT plays without fear, because they don't really realize how outmatched they are. Greece plays *only* with fear. As long as the US's players have that mentality, they will punch above their weight class. Long story short - this should be a fun match tonight, at least for a while.

A lot will be riding on what happens over the next few months - in an ideal world, we'd have five times make the group stages of their respective competitions, but it's likely. I remain hopeful that we'll actually gain some points this time around, hopefully at the expense of our direct competitors.

They need to make some moves this summer if they want any hope of making it to the group stage. This first round shouldn't be that tough for them; it's the playoffs that will hurt. I've read that they're looking for loans of a few marginal PAOK players (Antonis and Sabo), both of whom have the potential to be better than most of their current options...

Pereyra has reported for preseason training in Thessaloniki. I'm a bit surprised, but hopefully we can keep him. He's exactly the kind of player we needed last season.

ooooh s%$#! son shots fired!

The country itself is just shy of 80 million. If you count all of its various ethnic groups as Iranian, then I could def believe its diaspora would be over 100 million.

And there are, what, 425 Iranians on facebook?

Mak starting vs England. Currently scoreless in the 26th minute. Russia is down 0-2 vs Wales, which is a great result for Slovakia.

Can you elaborate on that? Do you mean in terms of...marketing? Why would an Iranian player be relevant at all for us?

Maybe grab some moisturizer, lean back, do what you gotta do

Seems we're offering 700k for that Milan GK, while Carpi still has right of first refusal on Verdi through the 22nd. If he's any good at all, then they'll surely snap him up.