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POCHETTINO GETS ANOTHER CHANCE TO MAKE USMNT 'EVEN STRONGER'

  CATCHING UP IS HARD TO DO – Part Deux U.S. Soccer is going to keep  MAURICIO POCHETTINO  as coach  of the men’s national team for another four years. Saying he was  looking forward to making the USMNT “even stronger,” the 56 year  old Argentinian agreed to a new contract through the 2030 World Cup,  adding that he wanted to have “a lasting impact on the sport in this  country.” That was it. No details. Financial terms unknown … although it would  be hard to believe he’ll get the $6,040,600 he was paid (with the help  of billionaire  KEN GRIFFIN ) to reach the round of 16 in the 2026  World Cup. (Note: Figure reportedly based on tax filing, which should  be accurate, shouldn’t it. Pochettino was hired in 2024, replacing  GREG BERKHALTER , and  while the Americans set a team record for most Cup goals and  managed to win a game in the knockout round for the first time in 24  years, a bad loss 4-1 to Belg...
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WELL, FIFA TRIED TO MESS THINGS UP BUT ...

  A NOT-SO-FINE MESS. Editor’s note: We wrote this when it happened then shipped  it off to be saved rather than to the blog. Fortunately – or  otherwise, the choice is yours – we ran across it by accident  … and decided to run it albeit just a bit late.  Hey, if you really want to screw up things, well, the  governing body of international soccer, FIFA, has always  been a willing partner. The latest ahh … f-up … involving  USMNT star  FOLARIN BALOGUN might not be the  greatest but it most certainly has taken away from – possibly  ruined – what has been called ‘’the best futbol tournament of  all time.” To this point it has been an event that has focused on great  plays and great players, its share of upsets and typical if not  overly dramatic controversies that invariably go with The  World’s Most Popular Sport … not to mention such feel-good stories as little old Cape Verde (Pop: 519,418) scaring the game’s big...
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SURPRISE!! UVA WILL PLAY ODU; KENT'S HALL SPEECH 'WELL RECEIVED'

  CATCHING UP IS HARD TO DO (but, we’re gonna try) … so here  goes ... A TIP OF THE “It’s Weird Being the Same Age as Old People” cap …  to Virginia, University of, basketball coach  RYAN ODOM  whose  Cavaliers will play Old Dominion U., Nov. 17 at John Paul Jones. Guess he didn’t get the memo ... “Under no circumstance will a team  from a power conference schedule a mid-major … what, and give it a  chance for a big upset … that possibly will keep one of our own from  being selected for the post-season tournament?” The teams haven’t met since 2012 when the Monarchs upset the the Cavaliers 63-61 in Richmond. SPEAKING OF hard to believe …  JEFF KENT’s  Hall of Fame  speech was described as “warm, emotional and well-received” by our  AI source. Come on! That couldn’t possibly be the same J. Kent, who played for the Blue  Jays, Mets, Indians, SF Giants, Astros and Dodgers during a 17-season  MLB career, set a home-ru...
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