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Gianluca Busio scores again on a gift from FC Cincy's keeper.

Alex Mendez

siff said:

Gianluca Busio scores again on a gift from FC Cincy's keeper.

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Love this kid. His brother and mine roomed together at UNCG. Their group chat is 🔥 right now.

I think he’ll get a serious U20 look for this summer

Screamindemon3 said:

Love this kid. His brother and mine roomed together at UNCG. Their group chat is 🔥 right now.

I think he’ll get a serious U20 look for this summer

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Love this kid as well. I taught his older brother when I lived in Gboro. AMAZING family. Gianluca is a great kid. I bought his jersey, sent it to him when he moved into his "KC family's" house. He signed it and sent it back.

Interesting that he changed his number to 13 after signing.

Soto with a bundesliga debut.

Screamindemon3 said:

Jozy again. That’s 3 in 3 since coming back. Lol at anyone that thinks he isn’t our #1 up top

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Rinse. Repeat. 4 in 4.

Screamindemon3 said:

Rinse. Repeat. 4 in 4.

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5 in 4*

I will happily see Jozy as our target given our options right now. He's playing great.

Busio has a goal in each of his last three games.

Screamindemon3 said:

Because he’s the best option on the roster for that position?

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siff said:

I'm so tired of Gyasi Zardes. Make it stop.

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Buso and Pomykal (sp?) are ballin so far this year. Hopefully they make up the young core of the group that comes in behind Pulisic-McKennie-Adams.

*Busio

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Bill, in Brian Sciaretta's recap he highlights that youth movement. Lot of names to watch here. Kinda sucks Jesus Ferreira isn't gonna get his citizenship approved in time to play in the U-20 World Cup.

http://americansoccernow.com/articl...rreira-and-durkin-shine-kaku-s-shame-amp-more

Also rightfully points out what a douchebag Kaka is.

Kaku not Kaka. Although I kind of always thought Kaka was a sanctimonious dbag but whatever.

Sorry, typing on a phone, you knew who I meant.

MLS announces expansion to 30 teams: https://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2019/04/18/mls-announces-plans-expand-30-teams

Still no NC team in the mix

Because I'm bored, expanding to 30 I could see the league moving to three divisions. Lets add a North Carolina team as #30, but you could make it work with a team located anywhere in the East or Central (flip Nashville)

I could see the league dividing into three divisions:

East: NE, NYCFC, NYRB, DC, Philly, Inter Miami, Atlanta, Toronto, Montreal, Orlando, North Carolina

Central: Minnesota, Chicago, Columbus, Austin, Dallas, Houston, SKC, St. Louis, Nashville, Cincinnati

West: LA Galaxy, LAFC, Seattle, Vancouver, Portland, San Jose, Seattle, Sacramento, Colorado, Real Salt Lake

Play home and home with division rivals (18 total games)
Play every other team once, alternate home and away each year (20 games)

= 38 games , same as EPL

- 11 team playoff, top three from each division qualify (9 teams), 2 wild card spots to teams who have highest point total. Division winners get bye in first round. Seedings after that determined by point totals.

- Division winners get CCL spots for the next season
- fourth spot goes to U.S. Open Cup winner
- fifth spot goes to MLS Cup champ, or runner up if that champ already has one. If both finalists already claim a CCL spot, the last spot goes to highest regular season point total of team not already qualified.

Don Garber would you like to hire me?

I always forget about "Inter Miami CF". So stupid.

Aaaand the in-form Altidore goes off in their last match with hamstring tightness (and is pissed about it): https://sbisoccer.com/2019/04/altidore-sounds-off-on-tfc-president-manning-following-injury

Surprised that McKennie and Pulisic have both returned to playing. McKennie started and Pulisic came on for final 15 min. Tyler Adams still out with injury.