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FIFA bans Russia from all competitions.

NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 11:50 am FIFA bans Russia from all competitions.

is this new? the word first thing this morning was that the team would be allowed to compete, just not as “russia”…just like the olympics. but, there was already a bit of outrage over that decision

That's new news.
Yesterday it was as you described.

KUTradition wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:03 pm

NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 28, 2022 11:50 am FIFA bans Russia from all competitions.

is this new? the word first thing this morning was that the team would be allowed to compete, just not as “russia”…just like the olympics. but, there was already a bit of outrage over that decision

Was announced around 11:30am Hawk Time.

UEFA making moves now too

https://sports.yahoo.com/uefa-drops-45- ... dFowPMiIqI

By the way Gio is back for Dortmund and he dropped a beauty of a free kick for an assist today.

Roster announced for final 3 games tomorrow. Would imagine Gio is going to get the call, if just nothing else but to be a sub in late game situations.

I like reading Matt Doyle on mlssoccer.com and his latest column raises an interesting point. Would you roll out your B team to start the Mexico match, then swap in a few starters around the 60th minute just to get them some run and results be damned and focus on having them healthy for the Panama and Costa Rica matches to get the 4 points we need? Squad rotation is going to be huge. These 3-match windows suck. Basically comes down to this: 4 points = automatic qualification, 3 points = can't finish worse than 4th. 4th place gets you into a playoff match in Qatar later this year vs. a team from the Oceania region.

https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/biggest- ... -qualifyin

speaking of Qatar…i heard something crazy, like 6500 migrant workers have died building the World Cup facilities

KUTradition wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:41 pm speaking of Qatar…i heard something crazy, like 6500 migrant workers have died building the World Cup facilities

Yeah, so the real number is something close to 20,000.

It was a human rights nightmare from day 1. Both sad and pathetic but it looks like that era of FIFA is finally over.

UnholyLivingDead wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:36 pm I like reading Matt Doyle on mlssoccer.com and his latest column raises an interesting point. Would you roll out your B team to start the Mexico match, then swap in a few starters around the 60th minute just to get them some run and results be damned and focus on having them healthy for the Panama and Costa Rica matches to get the 4 points we need? Squad rotation is going to be huge. These 3-match windows suck. Basically comes down to this: 4 points = automatic qualification, 3 points = can't finish worse than 4th. 4th place gets you into a playoff match in Qatar later this year vs. a team from the Oceania region.

https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/biggest- ... -qualifyin

Kind of hoping Djordje Mihailovic gets a shot this window.

Cascadia wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 3:34 pm

KUTradition wrote: ↑Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:41 pm speaking of Qatar…i heard something crazy, like 6500 migrant workers have died building the World Cup facilities

Yeah, so the real number is something close to 20,000.

It was a human rights nightmare from day 1. Both sad and pathetic but it looks like that era of FIFA is finally over.

yeah, you’re probably right that the actual figures are much higher

US roster for final 3.

Totally fine with it but surprised no Zardes.

John Brooks MIA too.

pdub wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 6:11 pm Totally fine with it but surprised no Zardes.

John Brooks MIA too.

Someone posted a thread of an interview with Brooks. He admits his form was terrible. But he’s improved for his club and was hopeful for a call up this window. But putting sights on WC.

Hopefully Roldan, Morris and Arriola get 0 combined minutes.

This stage of World Cup Qualifying has had 5 windows. Here are the 44 players who were called up.

5 Call Ups
Antonee Robinson
Brenden Aaronson
Christian Roldan
DeAndre Yedlin
Kellyn Acosta
Miles Robinson
Ricardo Pepi
Timothy Weah
Tyler Adams
Walker Zimmerman
Zack Steffen

4 Call Ups
Christian Pulisic
Mark McKenzie
Matt Turner
Paul Arriola
Sean Johnson
Sebastian Lletget
Sergino Dest
Weston McKennie
Yunus Musah

3 Call Ups
Chris Richards
George Bello
Gianluca Busio
Jesus Ferreira
Luca de la Torre
Reggie Cannon

2 Call Ups
Ethan Horvath
Giovanni Reyna
Gyasi Zardes
James Sands
John Brooks
Jordan Morris
Jordan Pefok

1 Call Up
Aaron Long
Brooks Lennon
Erik Palmer-Brown
Gabriel Slonina
Joe Scally
Josh Sargent
Konrad de la Fuente
Matthew Hoppe
Sam Vines
Shaquell Moore
Tim Ream

Notable players with 0 Call Ups
Bryan Reynolds
Caden Clark
Cameron Carter-Vickers
Chituru Odunze
Christian Cappis
Cole Bassett
Daryl Dike
Joe Scally
Kevin Paredes
Matt Miazga
Nicholas Gioacchini
Owen Otasowie
Sebastian Soto
Tanner Tessmann
Tyler Boyd

Really sucks that Dest is out with a hamstring injury.

Bello is a solid replacement but he's more of a LB than a RB. Would have liked to have seen either Bryan Reynolds or Joe Scally get a look.

Although adding a LB might make more sense because RB's Yedlin (yuck) and Cannon are already on the roster.

Good article about this roster

https://deadspin.com/gregg-berhalter-dr ... 1848674536

https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-stat ... nee-injury


Well, this sucks. Really like Aaronson’s style. Like McKennie, he’s tough to replace.

Alright boys, have a good game tonight.