MLS Newsstand - October 12, 2012
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MLS Newsstand – October 12, 2012
WORLD CUP QUALIFIER: Antigua and Barbuda vs. U.S.A., 7 p.m. ET (beIN Sport)
1. For Pivotal Qualifier vs. Antigua, U.S. Is Stretched Thin (The New York Times)
2. U.S. short-handed for key World Cup stretch (Los Angeles Times)
3. United States to play Antigua and Barbuda in a World Cup qualifying match (The Miami Herald)
4. For the U.S., pressure is a hard-earned privilege (ESPN.com)
WORLD CUP QUALIFIER: Canada vs. Cuba 7:30 p.m. ET (Sportsnet)
6. Final round of World Cup qualifying within reach (Toronto Sun)
7. World Cup qualifying: Canada looking for goals against Cuba (Toronto Star)
8. Canadian men’s soccer team comes down to the crunch (The Globe and Mail)
Major League Soccer News
9. Wondolowski closes on MLS scoring mark (San Francisco Chronicle)
10. San Jose Earthquakes coach surprised star didn't make U.S. team (San Jose Mercury News)
11. MLS club steps up to honor Lombard’s Urso (Daily Herald)
12. RSL to participate in 2013 Desert Diamond Cup (The Salt Lake Tribune)
13. Loaned players back in Sounders’ fold (The Bellingham Herald)
14. Harvey's game is built on grit (The Province)
15. Whitecaps bang playoff drums - still must win spot (The Vancouver Sun)
16. Defection changed Osvaldo Alonso's life forever (Toronto Sun)
17. 2013 Desert Diamond Cup teams announced (News 4 Tucson)
18. Cities in playoff for Revs’ stadium (Boston Business Journal)
19. Alan Gordon, former Oregon State and Timbers standout, looks for a chance with U.S. national team (Associated Press)
20. Hans Backe says he's done as NY Red Bulls head coach at the end of this season (NY Daily News)
21. Hans Backe says he won't return as Red Bulls manager in 2013 (The NJ Star-Ledger)
22. Is MLS Making the Rest of CONCACAF Better at the Expense of the U.S. National Team? (Grantland.com)
23. Miami aspires to be soccer hotbed (ESPN.com)
24. MLS chief would welcome Lampard (ESPN.com)
26. Sounders to participate in preseason tournament next February in Tucson (SeattleTimes.com)
27. LA's Buddle looking for goal to spark his injury comeback (MLSSoccer.com)
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