Maid Marianne News
du Nord, May 8, 2006
Phil Ball, of Soccernet, on Barcelona the all conquering champions of Spain: Victory, defeat and salvation~ ~ ~ ~Rob Hughes, of the International Herald Tribune, on the end of the European league seasons: Rancor for the season's end~ ~ ~ ~Simon Kuper, of the Financial Times, on Totti, Totti, pathetic whiny Totti: Rise and rise of a six-footed loser~ ~ ~ ~USA defender Cory Gibbs (the du Nord pick to shine at WC06) is going to sign with Charlton in England. He just needs to clear the work permit stage of the deal and its all done. One thing I don't really understand though. Why would Charlton be out signing players if they don't have a head coach. Alan Curbishley resigned and they have not appointed a new leader. Wouldn't you think the new guy would want his own players?~ ~ ~ ~USL First Division scores from the weekend:Portland 1-1 VancouverMiami 0-3 RochesterVirginia Beach 1-0 AtlantaPortland 2-1 MinnesotaPuerto Rico 0-1 RochesterCharleston 1-1 Miami-My team could not get it done against those damn dirty stin