Wednesday Backpasses: Tonight did not turn out like I thought it would

Tonight's post is brought to you by the letter L and the number 54.

Edu says US Soccer screwed up Adu [Tribal Football]
Stuart Attwell, the ref who awarded the phantom goal earlier this season, makes another odd decision [101 Great Goals]
In honor of Kaka, 10 top transfer snubs. The way Citeh are going, we'll need a new list in another week [The Spoiler]

Newcastle players no longer wait for games to fight each other [Guardian]
Parrot imitates ref's whistle at match. Hilarity probably ensued, but this article won't tell you that [Telegraph]
The Daily Mail has no time for pretty-boy footballers. Or David Bentley [Daily Mail]

Finally:
MLS is in a tizzy because of the spin given to ESPN dropping Thursday night games [LA Times]
Hope they don't see this then. Some FSC EPL matches draw five times MLS' numbers [Soccer America]