(he's like do I really have to wear this?)

The superstar Argentine, that Columbus doesn't deserve, has won MLS Player of Week for the third time.

That ties him with LanDo for most this season.

Good stuff dude. Keeping the good fight over in Ohio.

• Talking Sounders business.

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The Columbus Crew's Nigerian midfielder Emmanuel Ekpo has a chance this saturday to add an Olympic Gold medal to his resume. He and the rest of the Nigerian Olympic team will take on defending champion Argentina for the Olympic gold. Click to continue reading...

USA soccer fans gathered at the Globe Pub in Chicago to watch the Olympic team defeat Brazil for the Gold Medal! The breakfast was sponsored by the Chicago Red Stars.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "News Video From The 'Golden Globe' Pub Olympic Viewing Party", url: "http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2008/08/news-video-from-the-golden-globe-pub-olympic-viewing-party/" }); Click to continue reading...

The United States women's team celebrate their victory over Brazil for the Gold medal in 2008 Olympic Games. The Olympic team included Hope Solo, Heather Mitts, Christie Rampone, Lindsay Tarpley, Shannon Boxx, Amy Rodriguez, Heather O'Reilly, Carli Loyd, Kate Margraf, Angela Hucles, and Lori Chalupny. Click to continue reading...

His future as coach of Brazil has a big question mark hanging over it after the the mauling from Argentina.All those who had said he shouldn't have taken on the Olympic job seeing that Alfio Basile had decided not to coach the Argentine Olympic team are saying things like " We knew this would happen"Maradona is adding fuel to the flames and salt to the wounds by saying he had never seen Brazil play like that - (meaning it as an insult and not a compliment).

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I completely disagree with Grahame Jones' article in the Los Angeles Times that the pressure is now on Landon Donovan to perform well in the World Cup qualifier against Guatemala because the team didn't perform well at the Olympics. What exactly is the correlation between the two? Is it just that some of the players were on the Olympic team and now they will play for the full U. Click to continue reading...

Grahame the wag, no, not that kind, spotted evidence of a cut on Bruce Arena's throat when he came over to answer questions from the press. "What happened?" Grahame asked. "Did you realize you had agreed to take over the Galaxy and then tried to cut your throat?"

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As reported in an article by the New York Times, it appears that Maurice Edu from Toronto F.C. and also recently on the U.S. Olympic team, is going to be transferred to Glasgow Rangers, possibly to replace Carlos Cueller who recently was sold to Aston Villa. Even I have to admit that this is a great move for Edu as Rangers are a very big club within the Scottish Premier League and even in the context of Europe (despite their recent setback of getting knocked out of the Champions League). Click to continue reading...

Toronto FC midfielder and emerging USMNT star Maurice Edu is likely on his way to Europe - Scotland, more specifically. Several sources are reporting that Major League Soccer has agreed to a $5 million transfer fee for Edu with Scottish club Rangers FC, with only personal terms between the player and the club left to be finalized before a deal is announced. Click to continue reading...

U.S. Olympic team midfielder Benny Feilhaber has completed a move to Danish club AGF Aarhus, leaving English club Derby County for his third European team in three seasons. The move means he will not be signing with Major League Soccer and the New England Revolution. This just shows in the end the league could not compete [. Click to continue reading...

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U.S. Olympic team midfielder Benny Feilhaber has completed a move to Danish club AGF Aarhus, leaving English club Derby County for his third European team in three seasons.

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U.S. Olympic team midfielder Benny Feilhaber is in talks with Major League Soccer about a move that could land him in the league with the Revs. This all according to SBI, Feilhaber and the league are in talks over a potential three-year deal have him joining the Revs, which are currently sitting atop the allocation [. Click to continue reading...

Continuing a recent trend in Major League Soccer, another overseas-based American player is in negotiations to return home. This time, it's 2007 Gold Cup hero Benny Feilhaber, who is reportedly ready to leave Europe in favor of increased playing time in the United States.Feilhaber, 23, spent last season with Derby County in the English Premier League, but was rarely called up and made only ten appearances as the club went down to relegation. Click to continue reading...

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U.S. Olympic team midfielder (and part-time karaoke singer) Benny Feilhaber is in talks with Major League Soccer about a move that could land him in the league with the New England Revolution.

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Here is a link to a really good analysis by Fox Sports' Jaime Trecker of the U.S. Olympic team's performance after they lost to Nigeria and are out of the tournament. It really was an overall disappointing performance by the team. They should be looking to achieve better results at this point and I agree that its time for Peter Nowak to move on. Click to continue reading...

Peter Nowak and the United States Men's Olympic team went into Wednesday morning's final matchup against Nigeria knowing that a tie or win would see them advance to the next stages of the tournament, but failed to earn a result as they fell to Nigeria 2-1. Click to continue reading...

I had thought about going through each US player who saw significant playing time in the Olympics and judging him on whether his stock rose or fell in terms of his prospects with the senior team.

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It may not seem like a big deal for the rest of the world for us here in Canada to have an Olympic team doing well in soccer is an amazing feat. Canada has yet to receive any medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Despite losing to Sweden 1:2 in it's final [...] Click to continue reading...

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Ruud Gullit is packing his bags and Alexi Lalas is looking for work for the first time in years. What is left in the wake of the Los Angeles Galaxy's blood-letting is a team in need of direction and in desperate need of someone capable of cleaning up the mess.

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As I mentioned yesterday, I chose to write my weekly column on the US Men's Olympic team before the Galaxy news broke. So there was a wire story in the PE about the Galaxy moves.

Here are some of the stories that ran in other papers around SoCal on the bloodletting at HDC. Click to continue reading...

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The task is simple, but far from easy. Avoid defeat against Nigeria and the U.S. men's Olympic team advances to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Secure a victory against Nigeria and the Americans advance AND avoid facing Argentina in the quarters.

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Sacha Kljestan (and his magnificent hair) showing mastery of Lesson 2.

There are only five lessons at the Marcelo Balboa Camp for Hair and Soccer:

1. Rinse, Lather, Repeat and always use conditioner before big games.
2. If you're in the wall, JUMP fool!

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It's okay to admit it. The U.S. Olympic team's 2-2 tie vs. the Netherlands feels like a loss, doesn't it? Just seconds from the biggest win in U.

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Over the weekend it was again reported that Arsenal are interested in Juventus' Sebastian Giovinco. The 21-year-old midfielder is in China with the Italian Olympic team right now. He is expected to play for the Turin club this season after... Click to continue reading...

Grant Wahl from Sports Illustrated wrote an excellent analysis of the U.S. - Holland game in this article. I have to say though that I still can't believe that GERALD SIBON of all people is the Dutch player to beat that U.S. team. This is the same Gerald Sibon who has bounced around Europe playing for Sheffield Wednesday, Nurenburg, and various teams in the Dutch Eredivise. Click to continue reading...