Not Soccer-Related, but Huge: Evel Knievel Dead

Evel Knievel died today.  Why do I feel like my childhood just ended?

Methadone Days Coverage: More Resolutions, UEFA Cup, FA Cup, Mexican Primera

This whole off-season thing has me thinking about what I want in soccer competitions to get me through the Major League Soccer (MLS) off-season.  To begin, I want a little relevance; hence my excitement about the upcoming NCAA tourney and the Mexican Primera…at least what I can see of it; at least a couple NCAA [...]

I Think…Yes: My Two Teams for MLS in 2008

A while back, and it hardly matters when or where, I suggested that I would switch up my approach ever so slightly for the 2008 Major League Soccer (MLS) season. My plan was to focus on two teams for the season, as opposed to following the grab-bag, where-the-spirit-moves-me approach of years past. And [...]

Chicago Fire 2007 Review: Lazarus Rises, Plays Stubborn D…and…

Chicago Fire
Record (W-L-T): 10-10-10; 31 GF, 36 GA
Source Material: Schedule/match reports; roster
Overview
Do you remember, kids, just how goddamn awful the Chicago Fire seemed in May? It wasn’t so much that they handed Toronto FC their first win in franchise history, but the utterly supine crouch from which they did it. That was [...]

CHI’s Top Prospect List by Country: Teams 41-50

In the vein of World Soccer’s Top 50 Exciting Youngsters and Ives Galarcep’s comments on it – I figured I’d take it one step further. This is mostly because I live for the challenge of scouting from my computer chair – looking up obscure results, finding as much information as possible about the future of [...]

The Picture of The Day

My own creation, thanks to the 3-2 beating at the hands of Werder Bremen, this picture has some meaning this week.

Phew! It was good to get that off of my chest!  Now only if Sevilla can win domestically, I will finally be able to sleep at night.

Kansas City Wizards 2007 Review: Limits of Positive Thinking

Kansas City Wizards
Record (W-L-T): 11-12-7; 45 GF, 45 GA
Source Material: Schedule/match reports; roster
 
(NOTE: Sorry about the format – e.g. the automatic, uncorrectable double-spacing; I transferred this from Word – which, curiously enough, works on a Mac. CHRIST, I hate when these fucking machines make my formatting decisions for me. Fuck you Bill Gates! [...]

UCL Matchday 5: Liverpool and Werder Bremen control their destinies

GROUP A
Besiktas 2, Marseille 1
The Turkish powerhouses did rebellious Rafa and Liverpool a favor in dispatching Marseille. They grabbed this result after being utterly demoralized 8-0 against Liverpool last time out. Regardless, the Turks can ride this result into their final match-up against group leaders Porto.
Liverpool 4, Porto 1
The thrashings continue. The sleeping giant is now [...]

Harry Redknapp, Amdy Faye Arrested!

Well there goes any shot at taking over Steve McClaren’s vacancy. Or maybe not, everybody’s innocent until proven guilty right??
Redknapp – firmly entrenched at Portsmouth when his transfer kitty sky-rocketed exponentially due to Russian businessman Alexander Gaydamak’s takeover – has been confirmed by his club to be one of the five arrested on…
“…on suspicion of [...]

Columbus Crew 2007 Review: Mid-Summer Mirage

Columbus Crew
Record (W-L-T): 9-11-10; 39 GF; 44 GA
Source Material: Schedule/match reports; roster
Overview
Streaks are part of the game. They happen for a lot of reasons – a missing player, bad vibes begetting more bad vibes, etc. And it’s worth suggesting upfront that “bad vibes” seem to have a special attachment to the Columbus Crew, [...]