Some Soccer News for Jun 29, 2017
du Nord, June 29, 2017
It's Day 180 of 2017. Yesterday I posted du Nord Futbol's MNUFC midseason grades, and a few mid-season awards. dN The weird crushing failure of Ronaldo Fenomeno, my favorite player of all time, and his rebirth to glory with Brazil in the 2002 World Cup. By Amy Lawrence for the Guardian. And watch the highlights of the Final as Brazil beat Germany. dN US Open Cup Oh what a night! Two 2nd division teams advanced to play each other in the Quarterfinals. And both did so in dramatic fashion. Mitch Hildebrandt! Who had him listed as a 2017 US Open Cup hero??? He and the Cinicinnati defense stymied Chicago all game long, then stone cold blasted them in the Penalty Kick Shootout! Saving 3 of 4 PKs that Chicago attempted. Wow. After the game Taylor Twellan of ESPN had a great quote about Hildebrandt who had just finished a TV interview with Julie Stewart-Binks: "The first live interview anyone's ever done while standing on his head." The Cincinnati Enquirer is all over the story. Front page photos and the 4 top stori
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