Box Seats Archive: Soccer
CONCACAF doesn't have time to rig Gold Cup draw
Look, it's not easy being CONCACAF President Jack Warner. There's a lot to keep track of: what was promised to whom and in exchange for what and when. There's a pile of money in the corner of your office...is that...
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Jeff Maurer
| March 9, 2011; 6:17 AM ET |
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Charlie Davies is a gamble worth taking
First: here's the background reading about Charlie Davies, for the more casual United fans. A friend recently asked me what I thought was going to happen in Egypt. I said: "I think Mubarak will step down, and in a few months...
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Jeff Maurer
| February 2, 2011; 12:02 PM ET |
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U.S. vs. Chile match diary and player ratings
The following was written during the US-Chile friendly this past Saturday. A lot of people don't like these off-brand friendlies, but I do; it gives us a chance to look at the guys who might end up being major players...
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Jeff Maurer
| January 26, 2011; 3:58 PM ET |
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The World Cup will not bring soccer to the Middle East
Pretend for a minute that you're a non-corrupt member of the FIFA Executive Committee. I know, I know - a ridiculous hypothetical, but this is just a thought exercise. Imagine it's last Thursday. You're back in your suite at the...
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Jeff Maurer
| December 13, 2010; 7:00 AM ET |
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World Cup bid voting patterns make no sense
Congratulations to Qatar's one million people: I hope you enjoy hosting the world's largest sporting event. You have 12 years to build stadiums and a soccer tradition. You will burn an ungodly amount of fossil fuels air conditioning 12 stadiums,...
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Jeff Maurer
| December 3, 2010; 8:22 AM ET |
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A look ahead at the US National Team
By Jeff Maurer Let's talk US National Team (because I don't think I can handle the intensity of the "do we start Jed Zayner or do we play with ten?" debate surrounding DC United this week). The USMNT play their...
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| October 8, 2010; 1:00 PM ET |
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