Soccertv.com…the horror…the horror…

I hope this it doesn’t get stuck like this.
UPDATE: See the comments, people. The long, horrible wait may be at an end.
UPDATE: I’ve found a couple work-arounds since posting this.  Some are, oh, slightly labor intensive….not much different, in fact, than just shopping around individual media outlets sites (e.g ESPN, Fox Soccer Channel) and [...]

Mathis to Ergo…wait…Ergoto…hold on, I can get this…Ergotopolis…no…

OK, I think I have it now: Clint Mathis is heading to Ergotelis FC, or, as someone put it (this guy, in fact) the “other team” from Crete. Now, what the fuck is Ergotelis FC? And I don’t mean that in a bad way: in the LA Galaxy’s BG era (that’s “Before Goldenballs”), [...]

Rumors Watch Update: Okocha Ain’t Goin’ to Crew (1-2…this is tricky)

MLS Rumors rated the Jay-Jay Okocha to Columbus Crew rumor as a 5.  But a Columbus Dispatch article on Sigi Schmid’s pre-season machinations  looks to have scuttled that one.  The relevant passage straight from the horse’s mouth:
“The Crew had been linked with Nigerian standout Jay-Jay Okocha of Hull City in England, but Schmid said ‘we’re [...]

Chicago Fire: Hamlett’s Lost Honeymoon

The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that the Chicago Fire will switch up his title, going from “assistant coach” to “head coach.” And, at time of writing, MLSnet.com retains its reputation for being the last place you want to check for breaking news about Major League Soccer (MLS); keep up the good work, you unpaid [...]

MLS Rumors Watch, 1-1 (2-1 soon?) + Today’s Latest

Even though the ink is not yet dry on the trade that will send Alecko Eskandarian to Chivas USA, the content of Steve Goff’s direct communication with the forward makes me feel comfortable enough to say they got that one right. That takes them to 1-1 – and Esky sounds happy. Huzzah!
In other [...]

TRANSFERS: Klinsmann to Bayern, Anelka signs for Chelsea

JURGEN KLINSMANN: The former German national team coach has come out of hiding and spurned speculation that he would take over for Rafa Benitez at Liverpool. Instead, starting in July - Klinsmann will focus his efforts on returning Bayern Munich to dominance in the Bundesliga and Europe. Ottmar Hitzfeld is set to step down at season’s end.  Munich [...]

1 Can of Beer at the Camp Nou=1,333 Euros

Think about your normal NFL Tailgate.  In my 24 years of existence on this planet, and my 17 years attending Bills football games, I’ve seen my fair share of alcohol smuggling through the gates of Ralph Wilson Stadium.
But who would have thought that the Antiviolence commission in Spain fined Barcelona 4,000 Euros for ‘irregularities that [...]