10.8.15
ASN Morning Read: So Long, Sepp Blatter
"Look Sepp, I can see the cops coming for us from here." Even the guy in the background got suspended, probably; we are two(!) days away from U.S.-Mexico; a big U-23 match on the horizon.
- Bazinga:
OFFICIAL: Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini and Jerome Valcke provisionally banned from football activities for 90 days. pic.twitter.com/bs1Mjn1A9B
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 8, 2015 - You know this is big news when Nasdaq.com has a story.
- Will the last person out please turn off the lights? Where you at, Sunil Gulati?
- Nice piece from Grant Wahl on U.S.-Mexico culturally: The Brambilas—José and José Jr., of Ontario, California—take pride in their close relationship and the bonds they've built through their mutual love of soccer. But when the U.S. meets archrival Mexico in Saturday's CONCACAF Cup at a sold-out Rose Bowl in nearby Pasadena, theirs will be a house divided over the most fundamental of choices: Whose side are you on?
- Is this true? (Seriously, what do you think?):
"The only #USAvMEX game bigger than Saturday was at the 2002 World Cup." - @damarcusbeasley #USMNT #1N1T pic.twitter.com/VuBeuEKM1k
— U.S. Soccer (@ussoccer) October 7, 2015 - Here's a lot about Jordan Morris.
- Good luck:
The U.S. U-23 team will play Honduras on Saturday at 3pm EST with the winner going to the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
— Brian Sciaretta (@BrianSciaretta) October 8, 2015
