With the end of the World Cup and the return of Union games, the All Three Points gang is back! Settle down, we know you’re excited. There’s been a lot to talk about with the firing of John Hackworth and hiring of Jim Curtin, so here’s the deal.

The games:

• New England: Two for Le Toux with a Cruz missile, too. Great all around performance.
• Dallas: Still a better performance, but a fluky loss, all the same.
• Colorado: Well, it was exciting, and before Lahoud’s ejection, the team looked good. After that? Not so much.

The points:

1. Grading Jim Curtin: The new coach has given us a small sample size, but the team looks different. How’s Curtin doing?
2. The return of optimism? After a tough couple of months, the Union has shown signs of turning things around. Can we be optimistic again?
3. That World Cup, though: Best tournament ever, or just in living memory? The Germans provided the rest of the world with a winning template on team play. Wonderful tournament; wonderful champions.

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