Time is short, so here are some quick hits on the news of the past 48 hrs:

- First off, congrats to Scott Vallow for being #10 in the top 25 players in the USL-1 for the decade of the 2000s.

 - Steve Donner may be back running a USL soccer club soon. Check out Devo's take on the announcement that was made today in Orlando. Jeff also has a take on the news about the audit on the financing of the construction of the stadium. Hopefully he's still fired up on Saturday morning at 11am!

- Stuart Holden is out for a while with a broken leg after yesterday's 2-1 loss to the Netherlands. Grant Wahl and Grant Wahl again , the English Press , Steve Davis , and Ives Galarcep all have takes on the game.

- At least Bolton wants to keep Holden beyond this season.

- Sir Alex isn't a big fan of England.

- Abby Wambach scored the 2nd US goal in their 3-2 win in the Algarve Cup Final versus Germany yesterday.

- Rob Clark unveils some tidbits about the Rhinos pre-season.

- Peter Wilt must have enjoyed the few times we interviewed him on Kick This!

- Former Rhino Josh Bolton has signed with the Charleston Battery.

- Some more details of the 2010 US Open Cup tournament are coming out.

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