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Friday Footy Notes

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I went to Chicago last weekend with a trio of fellow soccer retards to mark the ignominious dismissal of Peter Wilt as the Fire's GM. Despite a few lame moments--like having our flag confiscated by sub-Neanderthal security guards and the refusal of my car's stereo to play any CDs other than Marah and Ween--it was an excellent time. The Fire won, 2-1, on a stoppage time goal by the diminutive Brazilian newcomer Thiago (who, by the way, is going to be one hell of a difficult player for defenders to contain). Here's a good overview of the Wilt situation. Here's a swell letter from a pissed off Fire fan. Here are some pictures from Saturday's game.

Speaking of Brazilians, there's an excellent profile of photographer Sebastiao Salgado in the 4/18 issue of the New Yorker. It's not available on-line, but worth tracking down. I was amused by this aside.

A signed Cartier-Bresson print--a tree-lined country road--is one of the few photographs on the walls of their Paris apartment; another is a picture of the soccer legends Franz Beckenbauer and Pele talking to one another, naked, in a postgame communal shower.

I assume that photo was snapped after a Cosmos game. (Speaking of which, check out this odd site devoted to the creation of a Cosmos franchise in MLS.)

The Game of Their Lives sounds pretty lame. Personally I'm looking forward to Hooligans.

My initial lottery bid for Germany '06 tickets was unsuccessful. Damn.

Posted by Paul Demko at April 22, 2005 3:45 PM

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