Around the Soccersphere: January 24, 2008

Can I tell you how much I love it when readers send me things of interest? It makes my life a lot easier.

• Brian Quarstad interviews the Minnesota Thunder’s new Marketing Director [Blue Sky Soccer via BQ]
• Speaking of USL, Austin gets a team in ‘09 [The Offside Rules via Minor]
• Beckham is being called the world’s “biggest environmental threat,” which, of course, is code for “we want Beckham’s money and this seems like a good way to get it.” [FoxSoccer.com]
• MLS teams can now take charter flights, but only four times per year. In other news, MLS still has no money. [Big Apple Soccer]
• Roy Hodgson says that Eddie Johnson is on his way to “underperform at Fulham offer us another dimension to our attacking play.” [FulhamFC.com]