Landon Donovan talks With Allen Hopkins After Being Named MLS MVP

Filed under: Awards, Interviews, Landon Donovan

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Posted on Nov 19th, 2009 by  isps 

The Twitter Office in San Francisco is Cooler Than My Office

Filed under: Cool Ish, Design

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Check out the new Twitter Offices in San Francisco… Its written up that its a lot more space than the old offices, and its full of fun workspaces, a lot of “@” and “birds”, a dj booth, and a few quirky things. All of the pictures were pics taken and uploaded by twitter employees… Whats up with the vanity mirror in the can?

Check out many more pics after the jump….

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Posted on Nov 19th, 2009 by  isps 

Landon Donovan Wins the 2009 Volkswagen MLS MVP

Filed under: Awards, LA Galaxy, Landon Donovan, MLS

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LA Galaxy forward Landon Donovan has been named the 2009 Volkswagen MLS MVP for the first time in his career. Widely considered as the best American player ever, Donovan added to his 2009 awards after being named to the MLS Best XI and the winner of the 2009 AT&T Goal of the Year.

Donovan received the most votes in polling of MLS players, general managers, coaches and members of the media. FC Dallas forward Jeff Cunningham and New England Revolution midfielder Shalrie Joseph were the two other finalists for the award.

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Posted on Nov 19th, 2009 by  isps 

Beyonce x Lady GaGa “Video Phone”

Filed under: Beautiful Women, Music

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Posted on Nov 19th, 2009 by  FC Uptown 

FAI Calls On FIFA For Replay Against France

Filed under: FIFA, France, Ireland

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The Football Association of Ireland has called on FIFA to replay last night’s 2nd leg World Cup Qualifying Playoff against France and has officially lodged a complaint asking that the result be wiped clean after Thierry Henry’s admission that t was indeed a handball.

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Posted on Nov 19th, 2009 by  dunny 

Thierry Henry Admits Handball To Journalists

Filed under: France, Ireland, Thierry Henry


Respect the way Thierry Henry is handling this situation.

Definitely a no win situation for all involved.

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Posted on Nov 19th, 2009 by  dunny 

Soccer in America - A Photographic Journey

Filed under: Soccer in America

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Location: Home Depot Center; Carson, CA

Date: November 13, 2009

Courtesy: Eddie Montoya

To submit your photos of “Soccer in America” for inclusion in this series, email them to me directly at ben [ @ ] theoriginalwinger . [ com ]

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Posted on Nov 19th, 2009 by  beans 

Conversations in Soccer - Gino Rossetti of Rossetti Architects Part 2

Filed under: Conversations in Soccer

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When you think of people that are positively and forever changing the scope of soccer in the United States, Gino Rossetti might not be the first name that comes to mind. But he should be. See, Gino is the principal at architecture firm Rossetti, and they are responsible for designing and building three MLS stadiums (Home Depot Center, Toyota Park and Rio Tinto) and they have two more they are currently working on (Red Bull Arena and Union Field). With soccer specific stadiums being an intergral part of the future and success of MLS, Gino and his firm are having a huge impact with how we as Americans interact with the teams and the sport that we love and support. I was lucky enough to be able to sit down with Gino and Andrew Leeson from Rossetti to talk architecture, soccer, canopy roofs and the future of stadium design.

Hit the jump to see the second part of my conversation with Gino Rossetti. In case you missed it, here’s part one.

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Posted on Nov 19th, 2009 by  beans