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FIFA sets aside dates for Cup qualifying and most global leagues shut down during the span, but not the US league, which sends eight of 10 teams into playoffs and has booked crucial late-season matches during qualifying.
\"Ideally the league should synchronize its schedule with the rest of the world,\" Arena said. \"We\'re fighting for our lives in qualifying and they are worried about making the playoffs. People are pulling in opposite directions.\"
The US team, which reached the quarter-finals in 2002 when South Korea and Japan hosted the World Cup, will resume qualifying October 9 at El Salvador and play host to Panama in Washington just four days later.
United States football coach Bruce Arena is upset that Major League Soccer has scheduled games next month during a key FIFA World Cup qualifying period. \"For the league to play games during World Cup qualifying is insane,\" Arena told the New York Times. \"It shows a lack of respect for the national team.\" |