(My) MLS News Wire:

Today’s Top Three:
- Tucked inside Ryan Hunt’s weekly wrap of Major League Soccer (MLS; the column is titled Free Kicks), there’s this interesting detail about the rest of Chivas USA’s schedule: ” Of [Chivas USA's] 13 matches left, 10 are in the Home Depot Center.” Why does that matter? Check [...]

Revs v. Islanders: Hello Angst!

And so it was that when the Big Picture about Major League Soccer’s (MLS) dismal run in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (LHUSOC) came into focus, the worry that we could witness three United Soccer Leagues (USL) teams in the semifinals really kicked in. Worse still, the omens during my walk on the [...]

Open Cup: Wrapping It Up (Big Question)

Even if I didn’t pay much attention to it, I feel compelled to mention the remaining quarterfinal in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (LHUSOC): the Carolina Railhawks 1-0 win over the Richmond Kickers.  I know nothing more than what I read in the local papers: the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Cary News.  (TIP: Cary [...]

Open Cup: In Praise of FC Dallas

I’m happy to say I managed to catch one of last night’s quarterfinals in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the one pitting Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas against the USL-1 Charleston Battery.
Now, normally, I’m the type who LOVES upsets; any other year and I would have been root, root, rooting for the Battery, but [...]

Open Cup: Sounders v. Stupids

A fairly exciting night last night in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (LHUSOC), what with two close games – one of them requiring overtime to resolve matters – and the other, a blow-out goal-fest.
Returning to a theme I hammered on the old site (I even used the same language), I was a little relieved [...]

Alves looking for a bit of Respect

I hope that this doesn’t come to fruition, but Dani Alves has made it clear the last few weeks that he is looking to get out of Sevilla and land in a ‘bigger’ club, even if that means a paycut.
When I was reading the Spanish dailies today, Dani Alves said in the AS
“La quiero aprovechar. [...]

CHI’s English Premiership 2007-08 Season Preview, Teams 1-10

1. Manchester United (1)

Man Yoo has strengthened their squad significantly over the summer and has begun to trim off the excess fat – in the form of Kieran Richardson to Sunderland, Alan Smith to Newcastle, and striker Guiseppe Rossi heading to Villareal – as they try and make room for their new acquisitions. With Nani [...]

LIVE BLOG: Rapids v. Sounders, U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal

Seattle Sounders 5, Colorado Rapids 0 (FINAL)
Final: The Sounders salute their fans. A wonderful day for Seattle soccer. Hopefully future MLS owners get ahold of this tape.
Final: It’s over. A beatdown of epic proportions. A minor-league USL First Division teams thrashes an MLS team 5-nil. I’m tag along with the actual reporters to get some [...]

Injury crisis at Chelsea?

After the Community Shield loss to Manchester United on penalities, Jose Mourinho addressed the injury crisis at Chelsea during  the postgame press conference and seemed to shrug off the issue a bit.
‘They played very well for me and I prefer to speak about them instead of the players not involved in the game.’
It appears that [...]

La Liga Fantasy League..there is a God

For those of you like me who wish you were born in Spain, I found a La Liga fantasy league game.  I couldn’t be happier, but realized that it is MUCH easier to navigate and the site is much better if you do it in Spanish.
If you want info on the league, just go to [...]