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<v Speaker 1>The welcome in for another edition of the Morning Espresso

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<v Speaker 1>here on the SDCH Network, brought to you by Oglethorpe University,

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta's premier undergraduate learning experience and soccer powerhouse. I'm Jason Longshore.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Oglethorpe University. Welcome to all of you getting

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<v Speaker 1>your Morning Espresso all the soccer news you need to

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<v Speaker 1>know for Thursday, February sixth. Let's start in MLS. Christian

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<v Speaker 1>Ramirez is reportedly heading from the Columbus Crew to the

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<v Speaker 1>La Galaxy America. De KLi in Colombia reportedly pushed very

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<v Speaker 1>hard to sign Ramirez. There's been some other clubs I

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<v Speaker 1>believe linked to signing Ramirez in the off season, but

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to stay in MLS. He's going to go

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<v Speaker 1>to the Galaxy. So he will be the replacement for

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<v Speaker 1>Dayan Jovilch who went to Kansas City, who's going to

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<v Speaker 1>replace now Ramirez and Kucho Ornandez and Columbus because I

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<v Speaker 1>thought Ramirez would replace Kuco and now he's not. Brianna

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<v Speaker 1>McKay and Columbus says. Sources confirmed that it will be

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<v Speaker 1>up to five hundred thousand dollars in GAM two hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and fifty thousand guaranteed from the Galaxy to the Crew

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<v Speaker 1>for Christian Ramirez. Orlando City. They signed a designated player

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday morning, Marco Pashlich, twenty four year old winger from Croatia.

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<v Speaker 1>Designated player Croatian international. He's got five caps. He joins

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<v Speaker 1>the team through twenty seven with a team option for

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eight, and he replaces Facundo Dores as the designated

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<v Speaker 1>player there to go alongside Luis Mouriel and Martin o'heeda.

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<v Speaker 1>They're going to need more from Murreel in twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five for sure. I mentioned previously on The Espresso that

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<v Speaker 1>ben Fico were interested in selling Argentine central midfielder Benjamin Rolheiser.

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<v Speaker 1>Well Tom Bogert reported that Dallas was one of the

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<v Speaker 1>clubs that was interested. They had talks about him, but

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<v Speaker 1>it didn't progress. Dallas is still looking for designated player

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<v Speaker 1>number ten. Other MLS clubs have some serious interest in

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<v Speaker 1>Rollheiser and it's probably going to take around ten million

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<v Speaker 1>dollars to get that kind of a deal done. First

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<v Speaker 1>round pairings for the twenty twenty five US Open Cup

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<v Speaker 1>have been sent thirty two matchups. Pro teams versus amateur teams.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty six teams are making their Open Cup debuts. A

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<v Speaker 1>few games to watch some of the ones nearby US,

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<v Speaker 1>but a couple of Darby's as well. Enter Miami CF two,

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<v Speaker 1>the MLS next pro side, playing Miami United FC. Miami

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<v Speaker 1>United has been in three straight Open Cups. Now Tulsa

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<v Speaker 1>Athletic and FC Tulsa. Tulsa Athletic won this derby in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty three. Ashville City they will host Greenville Triumph.

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<v Speaker 1>That's going to be a great one. On Tuesday, March eighteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>Chattanooga FC hosting Corpus Christy FC. Appalachian FC hosting one

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<v Speaker 1>Knoxville SC. That'll be a really good one. Little Rock

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<v Speaker 1>Rangers hosting the Birmingham Legion. South Georgia Tormenta hosting Harbor

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<v Speaker 1>City FC of the UPSL and the UPSL back to

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<v Speaker 1>back champions Soda City. They have to go on the

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<v Speaker 1>road from Columbia, South Carolina to high Point, North Carolina

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<v Speaker 1>to face the Carolina core That should be a really

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<v Speaker 1>fun match. The National Women's Soccer League, the NWSL has

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<v Speaker 1>agreed to pay a five million dollars restitution fund to

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<v Speaker 1>compensate current or former players who have suffered from abuse

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<v Speaker 1>while playing in the league. Now it's not immediately clear

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<v Speaker 1>how the funds will be distributed. That process will be

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<v Speaker 1>worked through, but the settlement it follows extensive investigations that

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<v Speaker 1>started in twenty twenty one widespread allegations of verbal emotional

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<v Speaker 1>sexual abuse across multiple NWSL clubs that there was a

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<v Speaker 1>many head coaches who were dismissed or resigned. The NWSL

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<v Speaker 1>commissioner at the time resigned, so in addition to financial compensation,

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<v Speaker 1>the settlement includes a list of requirements for the NWA

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<v Speaker 1>to continue protecting players. The league's leadership is required to

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<v Speaker 1>report to the attorney generals who led this investigation every

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<v Speaker 1>six months for the next three years, and the report

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<v Speaker 1>also does acknowledge that the league has already worked to

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<v Speaker 1>implement safeguards outlined in a previous report. This is a

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<v Speaker 1>big deal and there could be more fallout from this.

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<v Speaker 1>Stay tuned when it comes to the NWSL and this

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<v Speaker 1>aspect of their safeguarding processes that they have made progress on,

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<v Speaker 1>but there's still some things from the pass that they

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<v Speaker 1>have to deal with. The Argentine Premier DIVISIONE match between

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<v Speaker 1>Goodoy Cruz and Taschers was suspended late yesterday late Tuesday

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<v Speaker 1>after an assistant referee was struck by an object from

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<v Speaker 1>the crowd. The main referee picked up something that looked

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<v Speaker 1>like a thin tube from the field after he called

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<v Speaker 1>for medical assistance. The linesman Diego Martin was bleeding from

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<v Speaker 1>his forehead. The game had been halted for a lengthy

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<v Speaker 1>review on a var situation. A goal would have put

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<v Speaker 1>Goodoy Cruise ahead in the thirty seventh a minute. It

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<v Speaker 1>was disallowed due to an off side call by the

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<v Speaker 1>video assistant referee. And then this happens. As we've talked

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<v Speaker 1>about when we get into fan behavior, and we talked

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<v Speaker 1>about it last time on the Espresso with disgusting messages

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<v Speaker 1>that were sent to Bunny Shaw of Manchester City. This

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<v Speaker 1>should be a lifetime banning thing. I mean, there shouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>even be a question about it. I believe most stadiums

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<v Speaker 1>now in Argentina. I'm not one hundred percent sure. I

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<v Speaker 1>know here, Yes, most stadiums have cameras pretty much all

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<v Speaker 1>over in terms of the crowd and people doing things

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<v Speaker 1>like this. Get the guy on camera, get the guy

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<v Speaker 1>identified or woman could be get it identified and get

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<v Speaker 1>that person banned for life, no question, no way around it.

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<v Speaker 1>It should not be able to attend a match in

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<v Speaker 1>Argentina if you're going to be throwing things from the

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<v Speaker 1>crowd and striking referees and anybody who ever thinks about

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<v Speaker 1>throwing something from the crowd at the field. Don't. Don't.

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<v Speaker 1>We've seen it happen in Atlanta. We've seen it happen

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<v Speaker 1>most places. Don't do it. Just don't. You never know

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<v Speaker 1>what can happen with it. Don't do it. If you do,

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<v Speaker 1>you should be banned and you shouldn't be back. That's

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<v Speaker 1>just flat out. US Soccer Federation has updated its referee

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<v Speaker 1>abuse Prevention policy after ninety percent of referees reported that

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<v Speaker 1>abuse has increased over the last five years. Sixty percent

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<v Speaker 1>of referees chose not to recertify due to harassment and threats.

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<v Speaker 1>The updated policy it includes stronger sanctions for any form

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<v Speaker 1>of physical or non physical abuse towards referees. If you

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<v Speaker 1>are a player, if you are a coach, if you

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<v Speaker 1>are an administrator, and you're involved in the game at

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<v Speaker 1>the youth level the adult level, you might want to

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<v Speaker 1>go read this so you know where the lines are now,

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<v Speaker 1>so you can avoid penalties and more importantly, so you

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<v Speaker 1>can create a better culture around this. Ninety percent of

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<v Speaker 1>referees reporting that abuse has increased, that doesn't surprise me.

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<v Speaker 1>That makes me sad. X two percent of referees choosing

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<v Speaker 1>not to recertify due to harassment and threats. That's a

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<v Speaker 1>mind blowing statistic that everybody has to look at and say,

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<v Speaker 1>how can we change this. I've served on disciplined and

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<v Speaker 1>protest committees before, with adult and with youth in the

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<v Speaker 1>State of Georgia, and this was a while back, and

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<v Speaker 1>the situations were definitely increasing at that time. But I

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<v Speaker 1>think the list of sanctions was a little too open

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<v Speaker 1>ended at that time, and there were two often easier

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<v Speaker 1>routes to not severely punishing people who had done this,

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<v Speaker 1>especially on the referee abuse side, the more verbal side.

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<v Speaker 1>Now it is much more in writing of this is

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<v Speaker 1>what has to happen to these individuals who do these

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<v Speaker 1>sorts of things. So I really like the policy for

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<v Speaker 1>US Soccer. I think they could have went further, to

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<v Speaker 1>be honest, but it is a very good start to

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<v Speaker 1>helping protect referees better and it's something that if we

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<v Speaker 1>want the game to grow, you got to have the

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<v Speaker 1>referees in well some other topics today. Damien Downs and

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<v Speaker 1>Amy might need to know. His first sport was American football.

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<v Speaker 1>He moved from Texas back to his native Germany and

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<v Speaker 1>took up the other ball. And now he is starring

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<v Speaker 1>for f Sign who is trying to get back to

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<v Speaker 1>the top flight in the Bundesliga. Twenty year old striker.

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<v Speaker 1>He had a goal, end and assist in Wednesday's three

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<v Speaker 1>to German Cup loss to Bayer Leverkusen. Nine goals, five

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<v Speaker 1>assists twenty one games for the top team in the

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<v Speaker 1>second division. Right now, he's eligible to be called up

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<v Speaker 1>by the US men's national team, and the US men's

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<v Speaker 1>national team has a whole lot of injuries at forward.

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<v Speaker 1>So just saying you might want to get to know

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<v Speaker 1>Damien Downs. John Doran is going to get to know

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<v Speaker 1>air travel. Reportedly, he is going to travel over five

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<v Speaker 1>hundred kilometers a day to train with his new club

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<v Speaker 1>Al Nasser, an eighty minute flight to training every day.

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<v Speaker 1>He has chosen reportedly to live with his girlfriend in Bahrain.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess if you have the money, sure that works. Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>Yesterday's results Clube Leon they take the top spot in

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<v Speaker 1>League MX two one win over Pachuca Steven Mendoza with

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<v Speaker 1>the winner in the second half. Monterrey no surprise, they

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<v Speaker 1>win two nil in Canada against Forge FC in the

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<v Speaker 1>Conca CAFF Champions Cup first leg. The upset of the

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<v Speaker 1>day was in Conca calf Real Estelli in Nicaragua. They

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<v Speaker 1>defeated De Grace one nil on a late goal from

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<v Speaker 1>Francisco Gral in the last ten minutes of regulation time.

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<v Speaker 1>Now they've got to go to Monterrey do it again

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<v Speaker 1>against De Grace in the second leg. It's not likely,

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<v Speaker 1>but it'll be a game you'll want to keep an

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<v Speaker 1>eye on. In that second leg. Newcastle United they took

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<v Speaker 1>care of a second leg yesterday. They are into the

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<v Speaker 1>Carabell Cup Final trying to win their first trophy in

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<v Speaker 1>fifty six years. Arsenal couldn't get it done. Newcastle had

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<v Speaker 1>a two nil lead in the first leg. They extended

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<v Speaker 1>that to win two nil with goals from Jacob Murphy

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<v Speaker 1>and Anthony And they'll find out who they play today

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<v Speaker 1>Liverpool and Tottenham. That is the second leg of the

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<v Speaker 1>Caravell Cup semi final. Tottenham has the one nil lead.

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<v Speaker 1>Liverpool are unbeaten in fifteen home matches since September, They've

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<v Speaker 1>scored at least two goals in each of those. Spurs

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<v Speaker 1>do have that aggregate lead. They have kept four clean

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<v Speaker 1>sheets in their last eight games. In all competitions. They

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<v Speaker 1>have not won at anfield since twenty eleven. They don't

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<v Speaker 1>have to win. They need to get a draw. At

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<v Speaker 1>least they do that, they will go through. If they

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<v Speaker 1>lose one nil, then we see what happens. If they

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<v Speaker 1>lose by more than that, then no, can Spurs do it.

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<v Speaker 1>It would be a very big upset if they can

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<v Speaker 1>do it, and what a final that would be Newcastle

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<v Speaker 1>and Tottenham in the Caravello Cup, Liverpool trying to get

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<v Speaker 1>this done. If an supposed to conglu doesn't get this done,

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<v Speaker 1>does that change the narrative a little bit? Although I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's on steadier ground now than he was before.

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<v Speaker 1>The League's Cup has been a big thing for him.

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<v Speaker 1>The League Cup has been a big thing for him

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<v Speaker 1>to help get going. I mixed up my league in

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<v Speaker 1>League's cups, their Carabout Cup, the Gummy Bear Cup. You

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<v Speaker 1>can watch that this afternoon and you can come back

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow and have a little more morning espresso presented by

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<v Speaker 1>Oglethorpe University on the SDH Network. As always, the SDHAM

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