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NYRB 4-1 Inter Miami CF

By Sean McCaffery, September 25, 2020

So many firsts here, the first time NYB has played in South Florida in well over a decade, the first time facing Inter Miami, the first time facing ex-captain Luis Robles, the first game facing each other for the Nealis brothers of Massapequa.

As we were at the NYCFC game at RBA of all places, we were unable to see the game live, but did watch a re-broadcast yesterday. A massive thank you to Shep Messing for remarking on a question I put to Sean Nealis during a press event relative to who his family would be rooting for.

MLS & Pluto Re-Up

By Sean McCaffery, September 24, 2020

To this day, I still do not know if Pluto is once again a planet or just a rock and Disney character, but that is for another day. 

In a release from MLS, Pluto TV is described as "the leading free streaming television service." Quite the misnomer if it is on them the lack of quality in both audio and video of recent games I have watched. Minutes have passsed with no video and I saw more of their dead screen image than those games.

United Soccer Coaches name 2019-'20 Academic College Teams

By Sean McCaffery, September 24, 2020

Here is my challenge, 889 teams were named, 333 men & 556 women, how do I list them all? I know, go with those we have any ties to, major programs and local ones.

Men's Teams

U of Akron

Bard College

Bellarmine U

Boston College

Brown U.

Bryant U.

UCLA

Clemson U.

Connecticut College

Duke U.

Fordham U.

Georgetown U.

Hartwick College

Hofstra U.

NJIT

SMU

SUNY Oneonta

Stony Brook

Suffolk U.

UVA

Rutgers U.

Zoom with the Keeper Thursday

By Sean McCaffery, September 23, 2020

A great movie directed by Marcus Rosenmuller will be discussed with Marcus in one of our future Zoom sessions. A soccer movie on the life of Bert Troutmann  of Man City from 1949-'64 he is still a player near the top number of games for the team. He arrived in England as a Nazi, having been awarded the Iron Cross among other citations and was a member of the Hitler Youth. While held in England as a POW, he was taken out of the camp to play soccer and after the war, made his way to Man City.

7 p.m on MSG see RBNY & FCC

By Sean McCaffery, September 19, 2020

The time to get their first consecutive wins of 2020 is now upon them, will the Red Bulls be able to get that done? Last game in DC, Aaron Long equalled Stever Jolley for tops in goals with 7 among defenders. Maybe 2 wins straight and maybe their 4th blank sheet of the year, having shutout Atlanta, NYCFC & DC?

Aarong Long stated after the last game "I think we have no shortage of talented center backs on this team. It was a flawless performance from the 3 of us. We were very confortable. I think that week of rest kind of helped us back there. It was a good performance."

Cristian Cassees Jr Called into first MNT Camp with Venezuela

By Sean McCaffery, September 18, 2020

This is the first time he has been brought in for his seleccion. They are set to face maybe Kaku with a game in Paraguay and Colombia. The final roster is to be made in advance of the Oct. 9 game in Colombia. The Caracas native has 848 minutes already this season.

There are others from the league called in for Venezuela, Navarro, Feltscher, Moreno, Martinez, Zambrano, Cadiz and of course former player and current HC of the Timbers, Giovanni Saverese.

Red Bulls hosting FC Cincinnati

By Sean McCaffery, September 18, 2020

NY dominates this young series of games overall at 3-1-0, and are on a roll at home 2-0-0 leading of couse in goals, 4-2. Last time in the friendly confines of RBA, the home team dropped the 2nd of a pair of games in drastic fashion, have they righted their ship with a far better game away and a win? The 14 points of NYRB should be 17 at the end as FCC have but 9, remember this is 2020, anything is possible.The game starts at 7 and yes we are so there.

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