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Among the qualities Minnesota United coach Adrian Heath seeks in players is what he calls a good teammate, which can mean any number of things.
For starting left back Chase Gasper, it can mean he s among the first to defend his team s and teammates honor when, say, Real Salt Lake goalkeeper David Ochoa challenges it in a postgame scuffle.
More often, it means this: El habla Espanol.
Gasper learned a second language when he took a mandatory fifth-grade Spanish class back home in Virginia. He didn t forget it all the next year when he played on a tournament team comprised mostly of Latino players.
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SANDY After only three weeks of the 2021 MLS regular season, Real Salt Lake sits in an unexpected spot in the Western Conference standings: on top.
And while three weeks and two matches, based on an opening week bye is hardly enough time to draw sweeping conclusions for any team, for good or bad, it s hard not to notice that something is different about RSL than the past few seasons.
There s the offense that has opened with back-to-back multi-goal games, behind new forward Rubio Rubin, who has accounted for four goals more than nine teams in MLS to sit in third place in the conference and first in points-per-game.
Breaking News: USMNT to Play In Utah
For the first time in years, the US national team is headed to Rio Tinto Stadium
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We all woke up to some very excited and unexpected news this morning. It was announced on the USMNT instagram account early Wednesday that the US Men’s National Team will be playing at Rio Tinto Stadium this coming Wednesday, June 9th against CONCACAF opponent Costa Rica.
The match, although a friendly, is designed as part of a run of matches scheduled close together that are intended to simulate the condensed World Cup Qualifying campaign that is set to take place starting this coming September.
Spirit of Vietnam: Two Vietnamese Americans create traditional rice liquor, only found in Kennedale, Texas
When Suy and Tien couldn t find rượu đế in the US, they decided to make it themselves. Their traditional Vietnamese rice liquor can only be bought at SuTi. Author: Tiffany Liou Updated: 9:58 PM CDT May 2, 2021
KENNEDALE, Texas Suy Dinh and Tien Ngo listen to an old Vietnamese song over a glass of rượu đế. It s a traditional Vietnamese rice liquor that they haven t been able to find in the United States.
They looked for years, trying different liquors to find a similar taste. Nothing came close, so they decided to create it themselves in Kennedale, Texas.