Some News for Mon Jun 27, 2011
du Nord, June 27, 2011
STARTERSMexico is the Gold Cup champions. Huge congrats to them on a roaring comeback win crushing their rivals the USA. Hurra Cerveza!dNIn a whopper of a deal DC United has acquired Dwayne DeRosario from New York in exchange for Dax McCarty.dNIn a stunning upset River Plate has been relegated to the second division (B Nacional) in Argentina for the first time in their 110 year existence.-To put into context that would be like Liverpool or Manchester United being sent down in England.-The aftermath saw chaos in the streets of Buenos Aires as people rioted around the stadium. The final tally looked like this: 2 cops with fractured skulls, 15 cars torched, 75 arrests, and nearly 100 injured taken to hospitals.dNThe USA U17 team tied for 2nd place in their group with New Zealand. And when I say tied, I mean tied in every tie breaker. So how did the USA get the 2nd place seed in the knock out rounds? The drew straws. I kid you not.-The USA is now stuffed into a foursome of Germany, Argentina and England, facing
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