Monday's Upside: Thank Grahame

Their Words

“The old sea dog, having broken his anchor chain, has hopped on a rusty freighter and set off for the open sea. Celebrate his freedom, for he is one happy sailor.” quote from Emaharg Senoj used by Grahame L. Jones in his email announcing he's retiring from the LA Times where he's worked since 1971.

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It has been a golden era of soccer for this state - from The LA Times' Grahame L. Jones: History forgotten is opportunity lost.

Jurgen Klinsmann must accelerate U.S. national team's rebuilding plan - from The Sporting News's Brian Straus: Nevertheless, Klinsmann remained upbeat.

Result against Belgium matters less than individual U.S. performances - from SI.com's Grant Wahl: Now it's up to Torres to take the next step and play more of those passes in advanced positions.

Reports: Bradley to take over Mexican club Santos - from MLSsoccer.com.

Sporting KC prepares to face LA's galaxy of soccer stars - from The Kansas City Star's Pete Grathoff: Oh, and they also have David Beckham.

Serie A strike called off as compromise agreement reached - from BBC Sport.

Russia v Republic of Ireland: vast riches propelling the unstoppable rise of the Russian Premier League - from The Telegraph's Mark Ogden: Kazan’s title successes in 2008 and 2009 were funded by the state government in order to claim regional pride through the achievements of a previously unheralded football team.

He Shoots! He Scores! He Leaves! - from The Wall Street Journal's Se Young Lee: It’s an increasingly familiar predicament as top Korean soccer players are snapped up by big sides in Europe.

Lampard all too convenient a target for fans' frustration at England's shortcomings - from The Independent's Sam Wallace: Yet in the last five years, no England player seems to have attracted more sustained vilification from elements of the support.

Theo Walcott stands by Fabio Capello criticism as England stock rises - from The Guardian's Dominic Fifield: "I'm growing up."

Forget the golden generation, it's time to build a new-look England - from The Eveniong Standard's Jason Cowley: In retrospect, that win in Germany sent us all in the wrong direction.

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@ussoccer - U.S. SOCCER: Klinsmann: "We expect another test with BEL...lots of talented players and we expect a really tough game. We look for that competition."