Seemed like a slow news day for some damn reason…
- Canales #1: If the LA Galaxy are to have a shot in Hell at a successful season, Carlos Ruiz needs to have a Hell of a year. In an interview with Canales posted on Soccer365.com, el Pescadito sounds more focused than I’ve heard in a [...]
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It has been said that the first day of any league’s season feels like Christmas Day. If that hasn’t been said, well, I’m saying it here. The thing is, this cuts both ways: much like with Christmas, you find an avalanche of obligations on top of you before you know it, never mind being prepared.
I [...]
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What’s the balance between the differences and similarities heading into Leg #2 of the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal between the Houston Dynamo and Guatemala’s CSD Municipal? In other words, how much work do I have to do in order to update the information from the mess of a preview I compiled before the first [...]
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Marcelo Gallardo versus Devon McTavish: seems a forced comparison, but I found doing so revealing last night. Here’s how:
I count McTavish one of those good-for-Major-League-Soccer (MLS) players. By that I mean he generally makes good decisions, he knows the game, and works plenty hard. Possessed of just enough swagger – or perhaps feeling a little [...]
Filed under: DC United, Major League Soccer, designated player | Tagged: Devon McTavish, Marcelo Gallardo | 2 Comments »
“The game is opening up. Harbour is getting their chances.”
I wrote that into my notes sometime in the late 50’s, thinking it spelled the beginning of a period when Jamaica’s Harbour View FC (HVFC) would threaten DC United’s lead and survival in the CONCACAF Champions Cup (CCC) quarterfinal. Instead, not much more than [...]
Filed under: CONCACAF Champions Cup, DC United, Harbour View FC, Major League Soccer, analysis | Tagged: Devon McTavish, Fred, Gonzalo Peralta, Marcelo Gallardo | 3 Comments »
FIGO: Reports in England and Figo himself quashed the rumor of 35-year old Figo to Matt Pickens’ Queens Park Rangers. Yep, QPR. Either way, Figo has decided one thing for sure – that he’s definitely leaving.
NOT LORD STEVENS: Another club – this time Birmingham City – has been raided by police. Same tune, different [...]
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