Up And Down And Down And Up News
du Nord, January 11, 2006
-Powerhouse defensive midfielder Pablo Mastroeni has a torn a quad muscle while at the USA training camp. He is expected to miss up to 2 months, but hopes to be ready when his club Colorado starts their season on April 1. Kerry Zavagnin from Kansas City has been called in to replace Mastroeni. With Chris Armas out with knee ligament surgery this position is suddenly starting to look like a weak spot for our boys. Who fills this extremely crucial role now? Ben Olsen? Brian Carroll? Even Ricardo Clark who many think is the future at this spot is hurt.-DC United defender Bobby Boswell has also been brought into the USA camp.-I suggest you check out US Soccer's video page everyday during this camp, cuz they just keep putting up more great stuff for us fans.-An English dude won $45,000 last weekend when Liverpool's Xavi Alonso scored that goal from his own end of the field (in the last seconds of the 5-3 win over Luton in the FA Cup). The guy had placed a $200 preseason bet as a lark that Alonso could do it. The