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Soccer Outsider: Hamdi Salihi is just what D.C. United needs . . . unless he isn’t

In my last post , I asked for suggestions about what to name my contributions to this blog. The issue is that we now have two people writing in this space: Steven Goff, who provides facts and information, and me, who provides baseless opinions and Kurt Morsink jokes. So, we need a name — otherwise, if you saw a post entitled “Kurt Morsink Is 10 Times Worse Than Genghis Khan,” you might not know ...

Soccer: Redknapp cleared of tax evasion

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp was cleared of tax evasion this morning, removing a key barrier to his chances of becoming the next England coach.Redknapp was found not guilty of two counts of concealing $US295,000 of transfer...

Facts don’t support reasons for AIA changes

Let’s see — when the Arizona Interscholastic Association did away with the former conference/region configuration and replaced it with a division/section alignment a year ago, the reasons given were the new arrangement would save transportation money, cut down on travel time and limit student athletes’ time out of class. Sounds reasonable, but let’s check it out. For the upcoming Division III ...

Tottenham manager Redknapp cleared of tax

LONDON (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp was cleared by a London court on Wednesday of tax evasion after a long investigation into allegations of financial corruption in British soccer. Redknapp, tipped to be the next England manager, was charged with cheating the public revenue in relation to payments totalling $295,000 made to his bank account in Monaco during his time as ...