Odds & Ends

Fox Soccer Channel continues to expand its coverage of the American game, it will be airing the U-23 Olympic Qualifiers:

http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_5406747.html

Among the articles concerning the new MLS franchise in Philadelphia, may I recommend this one, which features the great Walter Bahr - Captain of the 1950 USMNT at the World Cup:

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/other_sports/20080228_Walter_Bahr_welcomes_soccer_back_to_Philadelphia.html

Kyle McCarthy's take on the new MLS franchise, plus his view that Montreal, St. Louis, and Atlanta are the top contenders for the next franchise:

http://goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=607683