Landon Donovan and Bill Simmons chop it up on the boston sportsguy’s website. They talk PKs and corners(which I loved because I ask Beans and Dunny these exact same ?s), they cover the lights going out at HDC and what its going to take to get US Soccer to the “Brazil level”. They close it up with talking about the MLS Cup, the World Cup and the soccer movement that is going on in the US. Check it out here

Got this nugget of info from Jimmy, and for all you bi-lingual folks out there, this is something you need to jump on! A free whip and a job reporting on soccer news for ESPN Deportes! That’s called a win-win!

Heads up to those in the San Diego, Los Angeles or Dallas areas. ESPN Deportes is running a contest where the contestant can try out and audition for an opportunity to win a Ford Fusion Sport plus get the opportunity to report on selected soccer events in 2010. There are tryouts this weekend in San Diego and next weekend in Los Angeles. Dallas tryouts are December 5th.  Check the ESPN Deportes site for rules and more details.

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ESPN continues it’s commitment to picking up the Barclay’s Premiership Television Rights around the world with the latest announcement coming out today that they’ve acquired the exclusive broadcast rights across Asia.

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“You always have that bad dream, where you’re naked on the soccer field, you know?” Ben Olsen said Wednesday afternoon.

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Casey Wasserman is on ESPNs Bill Simmons Podcast today. You may not know who he is, but he is BIG in sports and entertainment. How big you say.. .. big like his company WMG, The Wasserman Media Group, by his estimation represents about 45% of MLS players! He has an interesting take on sports and the economy and its a good listen. The second half of the conversation is mostly about getting an NFL team to LA, but before that he dabbles in what the MLS needs to do to become huge in the US, his thoughts on owning an MLS team, what the effect of increased international league (La Liga, EPL, etc.) viewership in America could mean and how some interesting partnerships could be on the horizon. Check it out here

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ESPN continues to believe in our game, this time doing a joint three year deal with British based Channel 5 to acquire the television rights to the UEFA Europa League from Setanta.

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It’s official, Bill Simmons over at espn has the soccer fever.  Today he welcomes Alexi Lalas as a guest on his popular podcast to talk about a myriad of topics:

Bill Simmons and ESPN soccer analyst Alexi Lalas build the perfect U.S. soccer player. Plus, the guys discuss the nuances of the game, the U.S.-Mexico match at Estadio Azteca and the 2010 World Cup.

Hop on over to the sports guy world and his podcast section and give it a listen.

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Bob Ley, Alexi Lalas, and John Sutcliffe preview the supermatch from Estadio Azteca here.