Some News for Wed Nov 3, 2010
du Nord, November 3, 2010
STARTERSThe du Nord 2010 MLS Best 11. See it here!TAYLOR TWELLMAN RETIRESDue lingering damage from concussions, one of the leagues most prolific goal scorers has been forced to retire way too early. He is 30 years old.Watch the press conference of Twellman's announcement.Three writers know him as good as anyone:-Frank Dell'Apa of the Boston Globe-Kyle McCarthy of the Boston Herald-Greg Lalas of MLSsoccer.comTwellman impressively scored 29 goals for the 1860 Munich reserves, 101 goals for the New England Revolution, 6 goals for the USA, and 6 goals for USA youth teams.In late July 2009 du Nord did a Q & A with Twellman. Conducted by Paul Demko.Trivia: Twellman was born right here in my city, Minneapolis, while his father was a member of our Minnesota Kicks of the old NASL.MLS PLAYOFFSMatches & Scores:2nd Leg-Thu Nov 4New York Red Bulls v San Jose Earthquakes (1-0) - 7pm Central on ESPN2Venue: Red Bull Arena - Harrison NJ-Sat Nov 6Columbus Crew v Colorado Rapids (0-1) - 3pm Central on TelefuturaVenue: Crew Sta
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- Alexander Frei
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- Andy Najar
- Arsène Wenger
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- Brek Shea
- Chris Wondolowski
- Danny Mwanga
- Darren Fletcher
- David Beckham
- Didier Drogba
- Donovan Ricketts
- Fábio Coentrão
- Francesco Totti
- Fredy Montero
- Gabriel Heinze
- Gabriel Obertan
- Gareth Bale
- Gonzalo Higuaín
- Greg Lalas
- Guillermo Barros Schelotto
- Jámison Olave
- Javier Hernández
- Javi García
- Jay Nolly
- Jeff Parke
- Jérémy Ménez
- Jermaine Jones
- Jozy Altidore
- Jürgen Klinsmann
- Kevin Hartman
- Lionel Messi
- Loïc Rémy
- Mario Gómez
- Maurice Edu
- Michael Owen
- Nick Rimando
- Nicolas Anelka
- Omar Bravo
- Peter Crouch
- Rafael van der Vaart
- Roberto Soldado
- Samuel Eto'o
- Sébastien Le Toux
- Sigi Schmid
- Steve Hunt
- Taylor Twellman
- Thomas Müller
- Tim Ream
- Tino Costa
- Torsten Frings
- Tyrone Marshall
- Xherdan Shaqiri
- Yoann Gourcuff