Some Soccer News for Jul 15, 2016
du Nord, July 15, 2016
It's Day 197 of 2016. USL president Jake Edwards talks about the status and future of his league. By Anthony J. Merced of Empire of Soccer. dN Copa Libertadores Semifinals: The two big names are OUT! And it really wasn't even very close. -Wed Jul 13 Atletico Nacional (COL) 2-1 Sao Paulo (BRA) - AN advances 4-1 on aggregate. -Thu Jul 14 Boca Juniors (ARG) 2-3 Independiente del Valle (ECU) - IdV advances 5-3 on aggregate. Finals: -Wed Jul 20 Independiente del Valle (ECU) v Atletico Nacional (COL) -Wed Jul 27 Atletico Nacional (COL) v Independiente del Valle (ECU) dN Ian Curtis, singer of Joy Division, would have turned 60 today. He took his own life in the Spring of 1980. H/T to Joe. dN A band with one of the worst names of all time was also one of the very greatest bands I ever saw perform: The Butthole Surfers. An article on just how incredible and incredibly challenging they were at their peak. By Daniel Dylan Wray of Vice. This quote says it all: “There was this tightrope between entertainment and sheer te