MLS To Canadian Teams, "If You Want Equal Player Rights, Become American!"

NEW YORK - The commissioner of Major League Soccer, Don Garber, started firing back at the head of Canada Soccer after Victor Montagliani brought up the discrepancy in MLS roster rules between Canadian and American players as Garber stated, "If you want equal player rights, become American!"

Oh! Canada?

"It's a simple fact, if you want to be treated like Americans you should become Americans," stated Don Garber to The Nutmeg News. "Every other country is shit, and that includes Canada. We are the best. And if you want to be treated like us, you should become us. I've been lobbying the United States to just annex and invade British Columbia and Ontario for years, now."

Reportedly, Garber has been on the offensive after realizing that the three Canadian teams in Major League Soccer would even remotely think about possibly moving to the new Canadian Premier League.

"Trust me, that isn't happening," stated Garber. "Unless Canada is ready to declare fealty to the United States, approach on bent knee, give offerings of gold and myrrh, stand and then start patriotically singing the national anthem, we aren't going to start making any concessions to those teams. They are lucky that we even cover them at all."

The Nutmeg News will have less on this as MLS dictates we can only spend 5% of our coverage on Canadian teams and FC Edmonton takes up 99% of that 5% with their bagpipers of doom.

 

PEPSICO Memorial Justin Mapp Zombie Expansion Draft Rises From Dead

Despite that blogger that you know that told you eight million times that the expansion draft was dead, The Zombie Expansion Draft rose from the dead this afternoon to once again terrorize the rosters of Major League Soccer.

(Barbara Johnston/AP file photo)

"The expansion draft is dead," stated one anonymous asshole who hadn't checked twitter yet this morning. "Trust me. I read about it. It's definitely dead."

Given the false and overconfident assurances from a person who is neither in the league front office nor connected to anyone that would know better (other than following reporters on twitter), it was shocking, SHOCKING, today to find that the MLS expansion draft is not dead and the rules were in place for the upcoming recycling of players considered unimportant for their teams to the newest teams in Major League Soccer.

"We firmly believe that the expansion draft adds to the excitement and benefit of the league as a whole," stated commissioner of Major League Soccer Don Garber. "As such, we have decided to have the expansion draft sponsored this year and named to reflect the deep heritage of our league. This 2017 season, we will start the PEPSICO Memorial Justin Mapp Expansion Draft that will allow Atlanta United and Minnesota United to select players from the group of players who definitely weren't making it on their current teams, but are likely going to not make it on their next teams."

According to league sources, MLS executives are bullish on fans enjoying the PEPSICO Memorial Justin Mapp Expansion Draft with interactive displays of moving players and running financial totals of how much it will cost the players to move their families across north america against their current salary of $55,000

The Nutmeg News will have more from the deadline day coverage of the PEPSICO Memorial Justin Mapp Zombie Expansion Draft as it happens.

 

American Dilettante Finally Moves On From Premier League

Tampa, FL - American dilettante David Brady announced that he has moved on from the English Premier League after stating, "De Bruyne is the only decent player worth watching in the Premier League," on his Twitter account.

The only decent player left in the Premier League.

Brady has long taken an extremely narrow view of loving soccer by only watching what he claims is the best soccer in the world, even if that means changing the team he loves every year like fashion changes style.

"I've been a Barcelona fan, Madrid (both Atletico and Real) fan, Chelsea fan, Manchester United fan, Juventus fan, A.C. Milan fan, Bayern Munich fan, and a Manchester City fan for a number of different years," stated Brady to The Nutmeg News. "However, I've realized, recently, that the quality in the Premier League is awful, the players are terrible and that De Bruyne is really the only player worth watching. Everything else is just shit. I mean, the Premier League is basically on the same level as Major League Soccer. And I'm not going to be watching any of that."

Brady stated that he will only watch the best teams and the best player play the best soccer, which usually takes a few weeks into the season to dictate what he will be watching as he stated, "Leicester was the death knell of the Premier League, for me. The fact that such a shit team with shit players could win a league just proves how awful England has become. I'm off to La Liga now, it's the only bastion of good play, good players and great coaching left."

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as Brady examines which team he is going to watch this year based on how much they win.

Best Soccer Podcast Ever Still On Hiatus From Starting

Newark, NJ - Henry Davidson and Nathan Olivares, co-hosts of the Best Soccer Podcast Ever, admitted that their podcast is still on hiatus from starting with their inaugural podcast start time still unknown.

"I'd really to spend a few months test driving microphone and computer setups, as well"

The Best Soccer Podcast Ever was scheduled to start recording in February of this year, but a varied number of excuses and life events kept the two from recording anything at all in 2016. 

"We've been on hiatus for approximately 8 months but you can't rush quality," stated Davidson. "Fortunately, we are definitely going to record the podcast this week, just as soon as we decide on a font for our website and a distribution service for putting out our audio. We've moved the Facebook group start date for the first podcast again, but I don't think anyone will mind as this is roughly the 14th time we have published a start date."

Reportedly, the duo have squabbled about every single item on the road to creating a podcast from the creation of a twitter account, to the twitter handle to the picture on the twitter header to the usage of team specific hashtags when they discuss different fanbases.

"We actually spent two months trying to figure out which webhost we should go with," stated Olivares. "It was exhausting, but we know that the effort we are putting forth will eventually be paid back from the 10s of listeners that will give the first five minutes of our podcast a listen before they decide they don't care."

"The latest argument was whether we were going to record video of the two of us recording the podcast," stated Davidson. "So we had to find a video camera and set up a test podcast to test the test podcast, but we got delayed from doing that because Nate spent 2 weeks researching which video camera was being used online with other podcasts. I still don't have an answer from him whether we are going to do this or not, so until I get that, we aren't proceeding with anything."

Friend Steven Rasmussen admits that he has been now invited to be on the show that doesn't exist roughly 14 times, as the duo keep assuring him that they are recording next week, every time they see each other at Red Bull Arena. "Just admit it isn't going to happen, guys," stated Rasumussen to friends.

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as Olivares and Davidson get into an argument regarding the kind of merchandise they would be comfortable selling to fans and delay the release of the podcast another month.

 

Man Resorts To Highlight Package To Keep Office Identity After Opening NFL Weekend

NEW YORK - In order to keep his soccer fan identity at his office, Jason Kershaw admitted that he had to resort to utilizing the highlights from the Red Bull/D.C. United Game..

"Isn't your team playing in soccer right now?"

"I spent the entire Sunday watching the NFL and I completely forgot about watching any soccer games til I got into work and my co-worker Brad expected to have a conversation about the D.C. United/Red Bull game," stated Kershaw to The Nutmeg News. "I quickly excused myself for a bout of pretend explosive diarrhea and ran to the bathroom to watch the highlights from this weekend so I could keep my office cred of being a soccer guy."

Kershaw reportedly was able to glean enough from the highlight package that he was able to resume the conversation about soccer with co-worker Brad Smith after Kershaw returned from the bathroom.

"I can't believe they threw away another lead," stated Kershaw as he nervously played with his keys and reminded himself to stick to general themes and not specific game points. "They'd be in first place if we could just stop from coughing up the ball."

Kershaw than allowed Smith to talk about the game for the next 10 minutes before he excused himself back to his desk for a, "meeting... um... that I have.. real soon," where he worked on setting his NFL fantasy lineup for the next spate of upcoming games.

"I need a new running back and I need to figure out a QB situation. I'll read up on the Red Bull game later, I gotta figure out this stuff soon before I fall back too far in my fantasy league."

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as Kershaw mistakenly talks about Ronald Zubar's positive impact on the game.

 

The Acquisition Of MLS Legend Landon Donovan By Major League Soccer Begs The Question, Has Major League Soccer Finally Made It?

LOS ANGELES - At his Malibu home on the foreign coastline of California, Landon Donovan looked at his phone at the offer. It was decision time, for the MLS legend. Come out of retirement to play in the fledgling North American Major League Soccer or stay at home to focus on family and life.

"I originally refused to come out of retirement and join a league that would have me as a returning retired player," stated Donovan to The Nutmeg News. However a conversation with head coach Bruce Arena changed his mind and the player took a giant leap into a foreign league. The MLS legend texted back to MLS saying, "I'm in," and the journey from his home began.

The Legend Of MLS finally comes to MLS.

The Major League Soccer started the journey towards acquisition of the retired player two years ago after Landon Donovan, MLS superstar, retired from the league he called home for so many years.

"We knew that we would have half a chance at being in for Donovan if we got to him right after retirement," stated Don Garber, commissioner of Major League Soccer. "We chased him for nearly 2 years and finally got him in this league. If anything in the world will show that Major League Soccer has finally made it in the professional sports landscape of North America, it is the acquisition of Landon Donovan to Major League Soccer."

Excited over the prospects of adding the legend of MLS to Major League Soccer, Major League Soccer hastily announced the news online declaring their triumph once and for all.

Pundits declared the victory complete as journalist Rob Grason for MLSsoccer.com stated, "Finally MLS shows it is has arrived with the acquisition of veteran MLS player Landon Donovan. The myth, the shapeshifter, the master, the stallion of Rancho Cucamonga, the Legend of Major League Soccer finally comes to MLS. MLS has made it."

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as we interview other pundits from MLSsoccer.com about the original pundit's opinion and whether they are true while also summarizing tweets from other people online and putting up a poll whether MLSsoccer.com has made it now that Donovan is in the league.

Donovan Updates Amazon Gift List For Next Retirement Sendoff

LOS ANGELES - Upset with the vast amount of framed kits, lightbox and picture collage items he received during his first retirement tour, LA Galaxy player Landon Donovan updated his Landon Donovan Amazon Retirement Registry, on Friday, to reflect what he really wants to receive during his next retirement sendoff.

Another framed picture? What happened to that Keurig Carafe that I registered for, Gregg?

"You only get at least two chances to retire," stated Donovan to The Nutmeg News. "And this time around I'm not settling for those chintzy token gifts that I got from the arts and crafts department of all those teams."

Donovan stated that he was praying for more tangible items, this time, and that he simply hoped that teams would follow his instructions to see his gift list registration which will be clearly printed on his retirement party invitations, to be sent out by E-Vite.

"I'm talking kitchen items, a microwave, a new sofa, a new 4k 100 inch HD-TV, or maybe even a car. I don't need any more framed sections of net in my house. I'm all stocked up on net. I'm all stocked up on pictures. I'm not all stocked up on Chevy Malibu's or giant carved Almond Rocha's in the shape of my head," stated Donovan.

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as Donovan casually informs friends on his e-vite page that, "arts and crafts projects in the past were appreciated, but please keep items to a tangible level this time around."

Galaxy Legend Andrew Shue Also Considering Comeback

LOS ANGELES - LA Galaxy legend Andrew Shue is also considering a comeback to Major League Soccer (MLS) after watching the fervently accepted return of Landon Donovan to the league.

LEGENDShue

"The return of Landon reminded me of my own career, and I've always thought of what would happen if I came back," stated Shue to The Nutmeg News. "In between my time with Melrose Place and the Galaxy, it was well known that I was a Galaxy legend, and I know that Bruce Arena would find my contributions valuable off the bench."

Reportedly, the 49 year old former midfielder has found that retirement from Major League Soccer and Melrose Place isn't everything he thought it would be and has been practicing for his comeback with relentless binges of FIFA 2016.

"I'm playing as Barcelona so I'm really getting my touch back and this intricate passing. I can just hope that I can bring as much to the team as I did before when I was a key contributor coming off the bench. Did I tell you about my time playing soccer in Zimbabwe's first division? It was pretty great. Anyway. Everyone let Robbie Keane know that I'm coming back for my #7 kit. It's time for the return of the Shue."

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as Andrew Shue finds out that he has to go through the allocation process.

Club América Confirm They Hold Player Rights To Landon Donovan

Mexico City, MX - Liga MX team Club América announced, today, that they hold the player rights for Landon Donovan after Major League Soccer (MLS) traded the retired players rights to América for the ability to have a failing player from Club América come play on loan for LAFC in 2 years and a bulk order of Tide laundry detergent.

Bienvenidos, Donovan!

"We control the future for Mr. Donovan," stated manager Ignacio Ambríz. "We plan on seeing him in azul y amarillo, if he returns, and playing on the hallowed field of Estadio Azteca."

Reportedly, Club América is not interested in targeted allocation money or an additional Designated Player option, but rather is interested in seeing if Donovan could even make the reserve bench for América in a television series they plan on producing called, "Gringo at the Gates 2: Watch Donovan Fail."

"We know that all American soccer fans will welcome Landon's attempts at making our roster and we welcome the United States press covering this. Welcome to Club América, Landon!"

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as THE GREATEST PLAYER IN MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER, LANDON DONOVAN, rethinks his return.

White Smoke Emerges From MLS Headquarters As Garber Ceremonially Burns Player Acquisition Rules

NEW YORK - White smoke emerged from Major League Soccer (MLS) headquarters as commissioner Don Garber ceremonially burned the player acquisition rules as was dictated by the un-retirement of Landon Donovan.

HE HAS RETURNED. MAY THE BLESSINGS OF DONOVAN DRIP FROM YOUR COUNTENANCE!

"And so, as the great ones foretold, He returns and his raiment would be resplendent in the way that a dove shall alight upon our weary franchises," stated Garber in his recitation of catechism of the Holy Donovan. 

"He graces us with his presence, untold in all circles, magnificent in its beauty, in its branding, in the many sponsorship opportunities and possible increase in television viewers. Oh blessed are the television viewers, and for the network do they serve.

His return was stated to be manifested in the three signs. 

#1 The holy arrival of the agent

#2 The sunbeam of clarity upon our rule books of old

#3 The visitation of his presence as felt by the request for press credentials by those unbelievers who did not care prior.

Only then  shall we roll back the rules of antiquity and usher in a new age of player acquisition.

Though we walk through the valley of the shadow of Bendtner, we shall fear no evil for Donovan was always walking with us, carrying us and therefore we had only but one set of footprints that were on the sand in Cambodia."

Garber then burnt the 2016 player acquisition rules clearing a path for the BEST PLAYER IN MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER, Landon Donovan, to return to the LA Galaxy by any method he wishes.

"SO SHALL IT BE SAID, SO SHALL IT BE DONE," stated Garber as he ritualistically severed a cut of meat off of ChivaFighter, who rotated slowly on a spit. "We must cleanse ourselves of our impurity! All must be readied for the return! THE UNBELIEVERS WILL BE SACRIFICED!"

The Nutmeg News will have more on the return of THE BEST PLAYER IN MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER, LANDON DONOVAN.

Bill Lynch Designates Stadium As Safe Space For Direct Language

WASHINGTON - Bill Lynch, owner of the Washington Spirit, announced on Thursday that he would be designating and zoning the Maryland SoccerPlex as a safe space for (as he calls it), "direct language, free of judgement".

Our interns put about as much effort into this as Lynch did into his thought about trying to make the game about the game by moving the Anthem.

Lynch was reportedly upset by the frequent calls for the Spirit to have a LGBTQ pride night. He was, as well, furious by Megan Rapinoe's kneel down display during the United States National Anthem at the last Seattle Reign game.

After purposefully moving the playing of the anthem to after the warm ups when the teams were not on the field (in order to stifle Rapinoe's decision) Lynch stated that he was designating the stadium as a safe space for, "conservative principles and direct language".

"This place will allow for free thoughts and free words, so that I can speak my mind without criticism. I'm tired of these lesbian women, gay men, and week willed liberal activists telling me what I can and can't do. On this field I am free to call you or anyone else all the words that I want to use. I'm also requiring all players and coaches for the Spirit to read The Fountainhead and write a 2500 word report on why Ayn Rand authorizes drone strikes by the Air Force.  I will tell you what, I will be DARNED TO HECK if someone criticizes the national anthem," stated Lynch to The Nutmeg News.

"I plan on using all the words that everyone tells me I can't. It's my stadium and my team. YOU CANT TELL ME WHAT TO DO. YOU CANT. YOU CANT. YOU CANT YOU CANT YOU CANT YOU CANT YOU CANT. We didn't send hundreds of people to die in Vietnam for no reason just so a soccer player could not stand for the anthem. We did it to blunt the tide of creeping communism and to stop the Russkies from fluoridating our water which was turning our sons and daughters.... you know what.... You can't call me a bigot in my own stadium."

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as Lynch ushers us out with a comment about whether our reporters are of Western European descent, or not.

Forbes MLS Blogger Valuation Reveals Intimate Financial Details Of Free Labor That Leagues Exploit

NEW YORK - The Forbes MLS Blogger Valuation revealed the intimate financial value of online bloggers and writers as the information hit the internet earlier today.

"Ok, sure... this doesn't look great, but I got a conditional press pass and a re-tweet from the official MLS account, so I'm good."

"We took the time to really review and assess current bloggers from the standpoint of their financial valuation on the market," stated senior analyst Howard Libscott. "We were able to drill down to identify exactly how much content and value a blogger/writer creates for free for a sport that relentlessly uses free labor to pad their public relations and journalism numbers."

At the top of the Forbes list was SBNation.com, the monolithic blog site that contains a vast network of interconnected sites for MLS, USMNT, NWSL, USL and NASL teams. SBnation.com creates a vast stratosphere of information for Major League Soccer (and other leagues) that is largely created, utilized and (at times) spammed out by the league for free.

"We wanted to reflect that these bloggers are actually giving away all of their work, both hard and lazy, for absolutely nothing, and generating decent amounts of publicity for their respective leagues while receiving nothing but the chance for a retweet by a team account, or the ability to write game previews for a league website and have angry mouth-breathing idiots critique their sentence structure in online comments," stated Libscott. "It's important to note that our valuation isn't based in the finances that bloggers or writers earn, because 95% of them earn nothing. The valuation is based on the amount of money that MLSsoccer.com or the NASL would actually have to pay them in order to get coverage that bloggers and writers provide for free."

Reportedly, pundits have decried the Forbes Valuations stating, "These are fans who don't know what they are doing and should be honored to get a mention by someone doing a league news recap for an official website."  However, others have stated that the only people actually covering the league most of the time, in depth, are fans and that Major League Soccer utilizes the leagues position in the market to create their own narrative via a loosly designated press corp that are all employed by the league they are supposed to cover who often utilize the free writing and research that others do to create columns/information for the league.

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as owners decry the released numbers stating, "bloggers and writers don't actually offer any kind financial benefit for our team."

 

 

NWSL Announce Interest In Welcoming Bag Of Cash To League

NEW YORK - The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) announced today that they were very interested in welcoming a giant bag of cash, and Barcelona, to the league any year or time that the team is interested in investing.

WELCOME BARCELONA!

"We welcome money with open arms," stated commissioner Jeff Plush. "If Barcelona wants to drop a giant wad of money into our league, they can start whenever they want, pick whichever players they want and do whatever they want."

Reportedly, the league has informed Barcelona that there are no restrictions to their entry and stated that any time they want to talk to Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan, Christen Press and Carli Lloyd about playing for their team, they can start (provided of course that none of the aforementioned players are on a book tour).

"We really don't care about anything other than the fat sack of money that the team would be able to offer our league. We plan on making it another season and this would absolutely help our dreams of doing that," stated Plush.

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as the NWSL inform players that despite the money Barcelona has injected into the league that they will still need to cut overall salaries and create more unpaid player positions.

Geoff Cameron Announces Interest In Returning To MLS, "Provided That Crooked Hillary Doesn't Win"

Jacksonville, FL - Benghazi truther, Trump supporter and Stoke City player Geoff Cameron announced his interest in possibly returning to Major League Soccer in the future stating, "I'm interested in coming back, provided that crooked Hillary doesn't win."

Hey Geoff, what do you think about national team players and the immigrants in the United States? Want to deport some of your teammates? I BET YOU DO!

Reportedly, Cameron has expressed interest in returning to the league provided that Donald Trump wins the presidency and deports, as Cameron states, "all the illegals in North America that are currently filling the jobs that I could do a passable job at like center back and utility centerback and bench player trying to collect a final paycheck."

"Those immigrants are taking our jobs, BENGHAZI and also, I hope that we build a wall and make Mexico pay for it," ranted Cameron right before snapping a picture with Alejandro Bedoya and Bobby Wood. "I support someone who is trying to uplift my people, because my people are incredibly downtrodden. That's why I find it important to deport all the people who are taking my spot on all the teams that I'm interested in playing."

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as Cameron takes out his political frustrations during his play in the Hexagonal tournament.

Trinidad Pulls Out Of USMNT Game As US Players Prepare To Face Tobago

Jacksonville, FL - Trinidad announced today that they were pulling out of the World Cup Qualifier game this evening leaving the scrambling US squad readying themselves to face giants Tobago with the Hexagonal tournament quest still first in their mind.

This view of Tobago will be improved by a Starbucks, a Hilton, and an Aeropostale franchise after the United States wins.

Fans of the United States team were still wary of the threat posed by the world football power as TNN reporters spoke to USMNT fan Darryl Holmes about the issue.

"Despite the absence of Trinidad, I'm still concerned," stated Holmes to The Nutmeg News. "They have size and skill. We have Chris Wondolowski. It's kinda a wash. I'm desperate for a win as this will allow me to continue to brag about the United States domination over both Trinidad AND Tobago."

Players themselves are worried that the new Tobago squad will throw the USMNT for a loop with one anonymous player stating, "we are working extra hard to figure out how to defeat Tobago. With Trinidad, it was one thing, but now we have to ensure that we are playing all the MLS players who have veteran experience with the Tobago soccer scene."

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as fans of soccer everywhere ready themselves for the spectacle of the USA v TOBAGO.

Minnesota United Scarf Enthusiast Keeps Watchful Eye On 10 Day Forecast

Minneapolis, MN - Minnesota United scarf enthusiast and soccer fan James Kimball admitted that he has kept a watchful eye on the 10 days forecast in order to allow him to find the appropriate time for wearing his extensive collection of scarves in appropriate weather.

TUESDAY! TUESDAY! TUESDAY!!!!!!!

"I'm only 10 degrees away from not being made fun of anymore," stated Kimball to The Nutmeg News. "Ever since the temps started dropping closer to the 50's I thought that I was getting closer to a time where I can appropriately wear my scarves. It's so close I can touch it."

Despite time pushing ever closer towards the end of the NASL season, Kimball hopes that he can finally book end his season by wearing a scarf to a game where he isn't perpetually sweating his face off.

"It's finally going to happen! I really believe that Tuesday is the day! It might not be gameday, but even if I have to stay up til midnight, I'll finally have a reason to wear a gameday scarf! TUESDAY IS THE DAY (or night)! After that, I'm pinning my hopes on the home game against Edmonton. Let's Go FALL!"

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as Kimball hastens the opportunity to wear a scarf by opening the windows on his car as he drives in circles on Saturday evening in order to get "the chills".

Woman Soccer Player Hates Freedom, Puppies And Murica

CHICAGO - Megan Rapinoe, a woman, basically admitted that she hated the United States of America when she intentionally took a knee during the national anthem at the Seattle Reign - Chicago Red Stars NWSL game proving that she is like, totally, the most godless communist atheist who intends to destroy the fabric of America by bringing Sharia Law, Rob Lowe, Alec Baldwin, and the myth of global warming to Dearborn, Michigan to create a police state for Hilary Clinton goons running taco shops for Illuminati cash businesses who control the hollow earth people who are creating an embassy of the moon for only Huffington Post commentators, or something.

Rapinoe, seen kneeling in the above photo, admitted that she was giving support to another person in a sport this publication doesn't cover so we are ready to just blame her for this whole kerfuffle, in general.

"SHE IS A TRAITOR" stated an anonymous white guy in a truck with "love it or leave it" bumper stickers and a confederate flag attached to his truck bed.

"I used to think she was great, but the USA didn't win the gold medal in the Olympics and that pretty much means I hate all of those players now. I should have known she would do it as soon as she admitted she was a woman. Nothing good comes from that. First they have babies and now they won't stand for the anthem? Moslim conspiracy. Also I found out that she is gay, so by accordance with the Facebook group I get my news from that definitely means I can't empathize with her."

Rapinoe reportedly stated the following to reporters on the scene, "Being a gay American, I know what it means to look at the flag and not have it protect all of your liberties. It was something small that I could do and something that I plan to keep doing in the future and hopefully spark some meaningful conversation around it," so it is very clear, according to virulent assholes everywhere, that she is commanding some kind of "race-war" to break out, whatever that means. At least that is what some racist guy said on Reddit.

With Rapinoe tearing apart the fabric of American society, this publication was shocked at the reported lack of riots in the streets across the country.

"There's been no noticeable increase in crime, nor has their been any attempt at a coup d'etat by, as you called it, 'power hungry Hollywood socialists who want to employ a logans run thing.' ok?," stated a police officer who didn't wish to be identified but is likely involved in the US conspiracy to cover up the crime wave by agrarian gay and lesbian people hell bent on growing sustainable crops in Oklahoma.

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as we report on the end of times as we all know it. HOW ARE WE ALL STILL ALIVE? ACCORDING TO FACEBOOK, THIS IS ALL A CONSPIRACY OF PRESIDENT OBAMA! OMG! SEE THIS MEME YOUR RACIST UNCLE THINKS IS REALLY FUNNY! 

Soccer Capital Of North America To Be Settled By Tournament Of Duels To The Death

After an intensive data driven exercise to identify the soccer capital of North America failed, the supporters groups involved in the claim indicated that they would solve the long running debate by a "The Quick and the Dead" methodology of a tournament of duels, to the death.

Given that this is MLS, both shooters will likely miss their first shot by a great margin. (photo from @kccauldron)

"THE TOURNAMENT IS JOINED," proclaimed director of The Duel For Soccer Supremecy, Robert Labelle. "We have representatives from Kansas City, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Montreal, Toronto, and Orlando who are ready to do battle to the death over which place is considered the soccer capital of North America or (also) Soccer City USA, unless it is a Canadian team in which case they will be required to proclaim their dominence in two languages."

Staggered brackets by the tournament officials have resulted in Portland and Seattle meeting in the second round, in an effort to get them both out of the tournament as soon as possible.

"Everyone gets it, Cascadian teams," stated Mr. Labelle. "Even your own papers are insufferable twits. Let's see how you feel about being a soccer capital of the United States with a flint lock pistol pointed at you!"

Weapons allowed for the duel are varied in nature, but include flintlock pistols, swords, daggers, knives, and passive agressive rejoinders about the other cities craft beer industry.

"I didn't know it would be so dangerous," stated fencing instructor and soccer ultra Jesse Bradford. "Regardless, I'm going to end someone over this deal. WE MUST KNOW, and if blood must be shed, then you shall find the end point of my rapier, sir!" stated Bradford before she lofted up a scarf, picked up her sword and sliced the arm off of a dilletante from the Son's Of Ben who were unaware of the No Other Pub that Kansas City has, in a downton location, which gives it a distinct advantange in weighted metrics.

"BLOOD SHALL FLOW, THE STREETS WILL BE QUENCHED, ALL MUST SUFFER THEIR FANATICISM," screamed Labelle at the entrants as the tournament began.

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as these brave entrants finally solve the long running and highly stupid debate.

Movie Review: "NASL 2: Twice In A Lifetime"

When The Nutmeg News was presented with an advanced screener for the sequel to the original documentary Once In A Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story Of The New York Cosmos, there was consternation among our arts and entertainment beat. Could the second go round of the NASL film hit the same marks of the first?

Well, friends, worry no more as veteran movie critic Harry Rolls for The Nutmeg News movie review site Isn't It Great News has the review.

Harry Rolls - Isn't It Great News

"Batman v Superman. Seinfeld v Newman. Shep Messing v Decency. These are all battles for the ages and all of these reflect the greater battle in ourselves for truth and candor. However, I can say that none of these artifical constructs needed a sequel and so to, do we find ourselves slaving away through NASL 2: Twice In A Lifetime.

If you loved the original NASL you will find yourself bathed in nostalgia for the current time as NASL 2: Twice In A Lifetime takes you back to the golden day of American soccer when everything went up shits creek in the matter of  16 years (or in FC Dallas time, 50). 

NASL 2: Twice In A Lifetime, sadly, is highly derivative of the earlier NASL work including failing franchises, misappropriated funds, overpaid players and poor ownership groups. The impetus for the league seems to be finding new ways to fail in spectacular fashion as the soccer world in the United States and Canada looks on in horror. 

While NASL 2: Twice In A Lifetime adds some new features to build suspense, like ownership groups removing turf in the middle of the night, none of this derails what is a slow trainwreck attempt towards relevency as potentially 4 teams leave the 12 team league at the end of the 2016 season.

NASL 2: Twice In A Lifetime is like that time you were 16 years old and you tuned into Pink Flamingos at 1:30 in the morning at your dad's condo in Ft Lauderdale. Simultaneously thrilling and not at all what you were expecting, the best part was Divine, and you turned it off half-way through. If you are of a certain age where you remember the original NASL 1: Once In A Lifetime, you will likely enjoy the parellels, but for everyone else, this just feels like the same formulaic Hollywood sequel jammed into an already flooded market.

I give NASL 2: Twice In A Lifetime zero panenkas.

 

 

FC Dallas Celebrate 100 Years Of Soccer In Frisco

Frisco, TX - FC Dallas announced on Friday morning that they were celebrating 100 years of soccer in the metroplex area as they boldly absorbed every single trademark and game of soccer that has ever been played within a 400 mile radius of Frisco.

Man, those guys from a 100 years ago all look like they were from the 60s. What a time to be alive.

"We want to show our fans the deep level of history that we have in our area, and why it is important to not raise the minimum wage or pay players any more money because the players are horrible, little, communist agitating, greedy bastards," stated Clark Hunt, Chairman of Hunt Sports Group.

"The 100 years of soccer in Dallas shows the line of soccer 100 years ago in 1967 when the Dallas Tornado ruled the roost and when the Houston Stars were playing in 1968. FC Dallas is also claiming the Austin Thunder, the Houston Alianza, the Wichita Falls Fever, the Houston Force, the Tyler Lightning and the Amarillo Challengers. Especially, we are claiming the Dallas Sidekicks and the Houston Hotshots, because tens of people have fond memories of them and we are desperate to do anything to connect our history with theirs."

BASIC. MATH.  BASIC. MATH

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as FC Dallas shelves a bunch of scarves for 10 years.