Beyond mentioning I’m thrilled the parties involved went with the “outer-space-esque” Trillium Cup for the rivalry/cup between the Columbus Crew and Toronto FC, I have nothing immediately relevant to add. That said, I’d recommend checking out the previews for both Columbus’ (LINK – Julius James is out for TFC, eh?) and the Colorado Rapids’ [...]
Filed under: Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, Major League Soccer | 3 Comments »
March is closing out and so does a crazy month of soccer, but all that’s really grabbed the headlines is drama. But before we get to the drama, take a look at former FC Dallas keeper Shaka Hislop’s new blog with the Guardian.
Hislop calls the Houston Dynamo the favorites for the upcoming 2008 MLS Season. [...]
Filed under: EPL Daily, FC Dallas, Fulham, Liverpool | Tagged: David Healy, Didier Drogba, George Gillett, Jari Litmanen, Javier Mascherano, Kim Kallstrom, Montreal Impact, Roy Hodgson, Saputo Family, Shaka Hislop, Tim Cahill, Tom Hicks | 1 Comment »
Here comes another first for Center Holds It: Major League Soccer (MLS) Pre-Season Collective Power Rankings. All I do here is take every single posted power ranking of which I’m aware, add up all the numbers for each given team, and then post the average – plus some other data and commentary. The [...]
Filed under: Chicago Fire, Houston Dynamo, Major League Soccer, Toronto FC, power rankings, preseason | 6 Comments »
I’ll begin by apologizing for the constant need to explain my posts and myself. Sorry.
Welcome to the first, and first-ever, Major League Soccer (MLS) pre-season power rankings I have ever compiled. In the past, too few teams playing meaningful games equaled too many unknowns, so I didn’t see the point. I don’t [...]
Filed under: DC United, FC Dallas, Kansas City Wizards, MLS, Major League Soccer, Red Bull New York, San Jose Earthquakes, power rankings | 4 Comments »
Along with Jeff’s extensive coverage of Columbus and Colorado and the MLS in general, I decided to pick my “local” team (until Philly gets arrives in 2010) to cover. Center Holds It was just issued their first press credential (solely based on the merit of this blog)…yep, for a blog, which means I will be [...]
Filed under: New York Red Bulls, Season Previews | Tagged: Eric Brunner, Jozy Altidore, Metrofanatic, Oscar Echeverry | 1 Comment »
