Gettin' cut LINKS

One of my boys Ely Allen -- a former Pac-10 Player of the Year at Washington -- was released by the L.A. Galaxy the other day.

Sad. Unless he gets a call from the Sounders FC (who did have other Pac-10 POY and former Husky Kevin Forrest in camp recently)...

Now the links:

• Here's a crazy challenge. [101GG]
  
• Some Stoke dude was retained by the cops. [Caribbean Net News]
  
• The Chinese national team is up for grabs. [Reuters]
  
• 55,000+ fans at a Montreal game? [Yahoo!]
  
• Tips for players during the recession. [EPL Talk]
  
• Hoffenheim duo facing doping charges. [IMScouting]
  
• The Bulgarian league has issues. [ESPN]