July 05, 2002

US men's team vs. MLS all-stars.: The US men's soccer team will play a team of Major League Soccer all-stars next month. The MLS all-stars haven't even been selected yet, so how well can they compete against the national team?

posted by kirkaracha to soccer at 02:58 AM - 6 comments

So what do they plan to do about the overlap of players on the national team and selected for the all star team?

posted by gyc at 02:00 PM on July 05, 2002

Pope and the rest of the national team that went to Korea -- including 11 current MLS players -- will be invited to play for the U.S. team in the game. Don't most of the best U.S. born players in the MLS play for the National team anyways? And the foreign-born players in the MLS aren't exactly the best available. Poor MLS.

posted by Ufez Jones at 10:32 AM on July 06, 2002

Valderrama's hair could take out that bitch Meola any day. (I was going to delete that sentence on the grounds that it doesn't really make any sense and that I'm not even sure Valderrama plays here any more, but it has a certain Zen weirdness that I find pleasing. So there.)

posted by kafkaesque at 05:26 PM on July 06, 2002

I'm pretty sure he's retired, kafky. I miss him sometimes, though. *sniff

posted by Ufez Jones at 04:17 PM on July 08, 2002

Valderrama's still playing in the MLS. He's in his 40's now...

posted by gyc at 09:08 PM on July 08, 2002

thanks gyc. I knew he was retired from the national team, but wasn't sure about his pro status.

posted by Ufez Jones at 11:45 AM on July 09, 2002

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