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So we might just have that reggae vibe in Houston. Reggae Boy Lovel Palmer who scored a long range goal in Florida for the Dynamo against FC Dallas is apparently coming in for another week on trial according to the Dynamo. Palmer who is the captain of Harbour View has represented Jamaica at the youth and senior international levels.
Find out more about Palmer as he is expected to get a game against both Austin Aztex this Sunday at 1pm and Chicago Fire Thursday at 7pm…….Just for an FYI here are my favorite reggae bands:

1.) Bob Marley
2.) Peter Tosh
3.) Third World
4.) Jimmy Cliff
5.) Toots and Maytals
6.) Mighty Sparrow
6.) Burning Spear
7.) Black Uhru

NAVAS to Dynamo
Francisco Navas will be an interesting signing and has slowly gotten in little ways more comfortable with his playing environment with the Dynamo.
He will be a marketable story for the Dynamo coming from the Dynamo Academy and local soccer but I am sure Dominic Kinnear would not extend a contract to him if he did not believe in his abilities. Lots of growth for this player has to come in his future and fans need to give him room to fail. The real question will come in the form of where will he get his ‘games’ in the future without a reserve league. His signing was held up by paperwork but fans should be real encouraged to see a young player get a shot on a professional environment. You can imagine how daunting it has been for Navas making the job to being a full time player who is expected to perform on a daily basis against experienced players.

PICK OF THE WEEKEND…

Saturday: Roma vs AC Milan 1:45 FSC- Brazilian manager Dunga hinting Ronaldinho not going to the World Cup, Beckham, Pirlo, Seedorf and Totti….

Sunday: Everton vs. Hull 10:00am FSC Landon Donovan looks to bounce back after a monster miss last weekend against Spurs and a disappearing act vs. Netherlands.
Marcus Hahnemann in goal for Hull who looks set to go to the World Cup.

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Munich, Germany-

The headline in the national paper Bild mirrored what everyone was saying on the walk to the train after the match: ‘Jogi’ so we are scared heading into the World Cup’.
The #1 choice for goalkeeper made a decisive mistake, the defense was shaky, and nothing was happening up front, continued the bold text. Jogi (prounounced Yogi) Loew spent his press conference defending the players expected to be the starting 11, especially Lukas Podolski and Miroslave Klose, saying ‘we know what they can do’. But after newer, younger players came in and showed some flashes of brilliance, this will make the next few days tough for the coach and his staff as they will decide on the final roster.

“We didn’t get it done against a strong opponent, we did nothing to create pressure upfront, and we didn’t follow through on our opportunities,” said Loew. But he remains optimistic by adding, “we will play well at the World Cup.”

Notes: Lukas Podolski had an altercation with a reporter in the mixed zone. He claims the reporter provoked him and thus he came back with strong opinions.
With nothing to cheer for their home side, the almost 66,000 fans started the ‘Ole’ chant as Argentina controlled possession and put on a clinic.

Salman Mitha in Munich

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Bolton and U.S. international Stuart Holden as we all saw went off injured yesterday during the U.S vs. Netherlands match. According to the Bolton website, Holden will be out for 6 weeks with a right fibula fracture after a tackle from Nigel De Jong. Bolton manager Owen Coyle has assured Holden and his agent that they intend on signing him to a longer term deal. Holden at the time was playing well against Holland….thoughts?

Dynamo signing today…..At 1pm today the Dynamo are expected to ink 19 year old midfielder Francisco Navas who has spent time with the Dynamo Academy program.
Manager Dominic Kinnear has been high on the young player who has grown in the environment. If you go back to Monday’s Dynamo All Access on Sports
talk 790 you can get the sense of Kinnear on Navas.

Give me your thoughts on the U.S. and Mexico yesterday or other matches on the huge international day. What players have stated a case for themselves ?

More from me later………