Direct from Mexico Metropolis
ASN is on the Floor within the DF; Watch This Area
American Soccer Now editor in chief John Godfrey will probably be offering dispatches from the U.S. camp in Mexico Metropolis this week. Yesterday he took within the sights so you may really feel like you might be there too.
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John Godfrey
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March 25, 2013
11:11 AM
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MEXICO CITY—I arrived in Mexico Metropolis late Saturday evening however did not actually get a really feel for the place at midnight cab journey from Benito Juarez Worldwide Airport to my resort within the Zona Rosa district. I made up for it Sunday, nevertheless, squeezing as many websites as doable into my Sunday itinerary earlier than turning my focus to Tuesday’s large recreation between america and Mexico (10:30 Jap, ESPN) at Estadio Azteca.
The slideshow at proper will assist set the scene for you, and even perhaps make you’re feeling like you might be right here—minus the smog (not terrible) and excessive altitude (positively noticeable after an city climbing marathon).
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And please do not simply be a passive client of content material. That is so 2011. We created ASN to provide you, the U.S. soccer fan, a voice. Sure, we have got tons of articles and slideshows so that you can gnaw on, however we need to hear what it’s important to say on a wide range of subjects, akin to:
Our Beginning XI instrument, which lets you play Jurgen Klinsmann for a couple of minutes—choosing formations, dragging and dropping gamers into place, and sharing your insights throughout your social graph. What’s extra, we have simply initiated a Beginning XI FREE World Cup Contest that may ship the very best lineup forecaster and a pal to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup, together with free lodging for every week, VIP hospitality, and two match tickets. It could sound too good to be true however I guarantee you it’s actual. Click on right here to search out out extra.
We even have the ASN Matrix, an interactive infographic that depends in your participation. It’s totally cool expertise and it takes reader polls to a brand new dimension.
The ridiculously interactive ASN 100 offers in-depth participant profiles, noteworthy reads, movies, and stats on the very best American soccer gamers. It additionally enables you to kind and assemble the gamers by way of 13 completely different filters you may management. (Simply do not get too depressed once you see what number of Yanks rated within the Prime 20 are lacking for the Mexico match.)
Our Hexagonal channel can also be interactive. The participant profiles, tactical analyses, crew histories, and different content material are all extremely clickable. The Mexico web page will make you an professional on El Tri earlier than Tuesday’s match.
OK. Time to espresso up and put together for a day of press conferences, participant interviews, and extra.
Watch this area!
John Godfrey is the founder and editor in chief of American Soccer Now.
