Thursday News Blurts
du Nord, March 24, 2005
-USA U-20 Team lost to home team South Korea 1-0 as part of the World Youth Championship warm-up tournament taking place in Suwon.-Young American Stuart Holden recently signed with Sunderland, and has been playing with the reserves. But 10 days ago he was badly injured in a fight outside a bar in Newcastle. The story goes that he was attacked for no reason. The damage? He suffered a nasty fractured left eye socket. He had surgery on Monday to repair his face. He could be out of action for a while which will not be good for his long term chances at Sunderland - his contract only runs until the end of this season. So if he can't get back on the field, will he be resigned? That is the big question now.-One of Americas senior most soccer writers is Paul Gardner. He can be pretty abrasive, but I find him to also be pretty damn accurate. He has a great article in the New York Sun about the Mexican & American psyche going into Sundays big match-In another paper called the Sun, this one from San Bernardino Californi