Month: March 2019

Omar Bravo has shined in the Libertadores​ In what could have been their last game at the Jalisco, CD Guadalajara defeated Libertad de Paraguay 3-0 in the first leg of the Libertadores quarterfinals. Chivas had been eliminated from the local liguilla over the weekend, leaving them free to concentrate on the Americas’ most prestigious tournament. After losing 5 players to national team duty, it got tough for Chivas to keep up their hot start. In…

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As Dan's BFF Stevie NOTED YESTERDAY regarding tonights' "Game of the Century": I know it's almost impossible to alter the national TV schedule at this point, but it's a shame the Galaxy-Columbus Crew showdown Saturday night is available to viewers outside SoCal and Ohio on the league's online/pay package only. I agree that it's too bad, since MLS needs to have games like this available to a broader audience than just the lunatic fringe internet…

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If you need a hearty laugh this morning, check out THE REPORT FROM AP detailing some comments from Landon Donovan ("He's here, he's there, he's EVERYWHERE!"). ​ Like any good work of fiction, it grabs you with the first sentence: Landon Donovan says negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement in Major League Soccer went quickly once the league's officials understood the rationale behind the players' positions. So how did that work, do you suppose?…

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Click:ball bearing manufacturersThe FMF announced today that the little get together a few players had after Mexico's friendly against Colombia in Monterrey was an act so heinous in its nature, that fines and sanctions had to be levied. A meaningless friendly with an interim coach, no less. National Team Director, Nestor de la Torre, was at his grandstanding best, holding the "employee handbook" and reading exactly which 4 rules were violated. The guilty parties were…

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To which game is the author referring? 1. August 10, 2008, US Olympic Team v. Holland 2. January 24, 2009, US National Team v. Sweden 3. March 28, 2009, World Cup qualifying, US National Team v. El Salvador 4. June 18, 2009, Confederations Cup, US National Team v. Brazil 5. Tonight against the freaking San Jose Earthquakes. If you chose "5," then send a writing sample to Major League Soccer Soccer, where the extra "s"…

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The Appeals Court of California, Second Appellate District, has denied the appeal of former UC Santa Barbara soccer star Eric Frimpongs' conviction on sexual battery, making it likely that he will be forced to serve the balance of his six year sentence. The decision comes as a bitter blow to his legions of supporters. ​ His only other avenue of appeal is to the California Supreme Court, which would seem unlikely at best. First word…

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I enjoyed the holiday weekend: eating too much, a blue northern crashed through (Thanksgiving is weird when its 80 degrees outside, so the cold blast was nice), and I got a little time off. It was a little discouraging, though, to see teams in which I am emotionally invested fall apart one by one. I am a grown up, though (right?), so I tried like hell not to let it ruin my weekend. It didn't.…

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December, 2009 Somewhere in Durban Did you see the draw? Did you see the draw? Brazil and Portugal are both in Group G! They'll play right here! And guess what! I sold the car and took out a twelfth mortgage and sold Wensleydale into indentured servitude, so we could get tickets! Can you imagine? Brazil and Portugal! Coming here! For the World Cup! Winner will decide who wins the group! We've waited ten years for…

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Via Mateo, we learn that Peter Nowak at least know which domestic league he works for. Well, Pete, you better sign yourself some women, because it looks like your men's team is going to get its ass kicked up and down North America. As if the Sounders weren't a men's team as well. It's one thing to be determined and resolute and never say die. It's another to try jimmy-jack intimidation crap against a team…

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Ask Americans what the "Soccer War" was and their response may have to do with the 1969 war between El Salvador and Honduras. It's not likely that they'll mention the 1928-29 struggle between the U.S. Football Association and the American Soccer League over control of the sport in this country, but that one is the original holder of the name. Although the issue over which those two organizations locked horns centered on participation by ASL…

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