Is this a reaction or an over reaction to the Corona Virus? Basel & Eintracht just kicked off in an all but empty stadium a little while ago. The following is a compilaton of no less than half a dozen notices from various teams within the league in no particualar order. The last paragraph will have my take on it, I know next to nothing on the disease and medicine in general, just figured to put it out there.
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March 12, 2020
by Sean McCaffery
Clearly the biggest game in team history, after the rematch in Mexico this will be game #2. At the end of this game, even well after media access was over, there was a major cloud of doubt as to whether the return match would be put off as the NBA had already shut down, a few soccer players diagnosed with the Coronavirus and a few actors plus a travel ban?
read March 11, 2020
by Sean McCaffery
MLS team Chicago Fire has added Academy product, Alex Monis at just 16, he is the 18th such signee in team lore, and is under contract untl 2023, wth a one year option.
HC Raphale Wicky informed "We're pleased to announce Alex as a Homegrown signing for the Chicago Fire. Alex is a talented player and while this is a huge step, we believe he is ready to develop within the first team environment and continue to sharpen his soccer abiliities."
read March 11, 2020
by Sean McCaffery
Added to ballots are a quartet of retirees, and 5 builders, voting on the 2020 class begins March 18. Those added have in fact met the qualifying criteria.
New Veteran Players: Frank Klopas, Taylor Twellman, Marco Etchevery Steve Zungul. Interesting no mention is made of his time with the MISL NY Arrows, my first team or his many times named to an all league team there. Twellman joined the family business as a pro soccer player after his father and uncle.
We had prevously gone over the criteria to be nominated as a Veteran and Builder, we will not touch on them here.
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