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Football/Soccer RPS, Jay DeMerit/Carlos Bocanegra, PG
400 words

Yes, they're at it again. Do you really think that I could stop them? Well, I can't, because they're NOT MINE. And this ISN'T REAL.

Enjoy.

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I've been sick and the Mets have been playing so disastrously that I am ready to cry tears of frustration and rps feels intrusive and wrong but I wrote some anyway because I needed it. So have the result of my attempt at brain healing and please remember that if it's possible to overdose on cough syrup and cough drops I will probably do so soon.

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My ten favorite pictures from the 6/2 friendly against China. Photos from all over.

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No Secrets Between Friends
Football/Soccer Gen, Benny Feilhaber and Sacha Kljestan; implied Benny Feilhaber/Michael Bradley and Sacha Kljestan/Jonathan Bornstein, G
100 words

Disclaimer: Benny and Sacha are good friends who make podcasts. Nothing else has any factual basis. (But it could be true.) This is also incredibly self-indulgent.

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This is from the March training camp and I desperately wish that I had gotten it done before the Gold Cup roster was announced. Most of it has been sitting in a notebook since the middle of April, when these boys were infinitely more interesting than finding out what I needed for my Poli Sci final.

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The U.S.'s roster for the Gold Cup has been announced and the good news (among other things) is that both of these boys are on it. The bad news is that both Chris Albright and Jimmy Conrad have hamstring injuries and cannot participate, with the former out all summer and the latter a possibility for Copa America. (Also on the injured list are ( Read more... )

Initiation
Jay DeMerit/Carlos Bocanegra, Football/Soccer RPS, PG-13
100 words

Set during the USMNT's March training camp.

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John Maine took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Mets tonight. So close, but still not there. It was good while it lasted. So everyone should have some fic to overcome their misery. (Not that I really think anyone else is affected by this.)

Quest
Football RPS, Benny Feilhaber/Michael Bradley, PG
1,589 words

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Let's see how this one goes over.

It Might Have Been a Wall of Glass
Football/Soccer RPS, Carlos Bocanegra/DaMarcus Beasley, PG-13
100 words

Background: Fulham played Manchester City on Monday and both boys scored.

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