What you missed while watching for the longest day of the year and then missing it…
Archive for June, 2009
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Al Gharafa, Atlas, Blackburn, Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Christian Purslow, Columbus Crew, CONCACAF SuperLiga, Confederations Cup, Didier Deschamps, FC Dallas, Fenerbahce, George Gillett, Jean-Claude Dassier, Juninho, Kansas City Wizards, Liverpool, Manchester City, Michael Owen, Montreal Canadiens, New England Revolution, Oguchi Onyewu, Olympique de Marseille, Papa Diouf, Rick Parry, Roque Santa Cruz, San Luis FC, Santos Laguna, UANL Tigres, USMNT on June 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Bob Bradley: Should He Stay or Should He Go?
Posted in Confederations Cup, USMNT on June 21, 2009 | 13 Comments »
A few days ago, in the burning wreckage of the matches against Italy and Brazil, many were calling for Bob Bradley’s head. Then, the US did the improbable by beating Egypt and getting some BIG help from Brazil. Some are sticking to their guns and still calling for Bradley’s exit. Other, predictably, have begun to [...]
Happy Father’s Day from Avoiding the Drop
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Confederations Cup, Father's Day, Sunday open thread, SuperLiga on June 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Happy Father’s Day to all of you Dads out there. Hope your day is fantastic, and thanks for spending some time at our little adventure here. One would assume that the Confederations Cup will end today for the United States. The formula for Bob Bradley’s group to advance was something like they must beat Egypt [...]
What do US fans expect from the USMNT?
Posted in USMNT, Weekend Open Thread, tagged Saturday open thread, USMNT on June 20, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I wish I knew what to say in the wake of the past week in US soccer. I think as a fan of the game in general, and someone who hopes for the highest possible standard from the clubs I support, this past week has been a waking nightmare. Everywhere I look, I see our [...]
Your Weekend Preview: Baltic Nations Edition
Posted in Weekend Preview on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
RFS/Olimps Riga v. FK Jurmala (Friday) Our tour of the Baltic countries begins in scenic Latvia and the Virsliga, where fifth place FK Jurmala meet sixth place RFS/Olimpa Riga- a team so revered that they don’t even have their own Wikipedia page! Riga is, of course, the capital of Latvia, so that’s nice. Jurmala is [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Aly Cissokho, Brazilian National Team, Egyptian National Team, FC Porto, Freddy Adu, Internazionale, Italian National Team, Javier Mascherano, Liverpool, USMNT, Xabi Alonso on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What you missed while your city attorney was sleeping in a trash can…
Thursday Transfer Market Watch
Posted in Thursday Transfer Market Watch, tagged Arjen Robben, Arsenal, Ashley Young, Aston Villa, David Bentley, David Villa, Emmanuel Eboué, Espanyol, Fernando Torres, Giovani dos Santos, Jermaine Jenas, John Carew, Liverpool, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Tottenham on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After last week’s flurry of insanity, this week’s been relatively tame when it comes to actual transfers. The lack of actual transfers means a plethora of transfer rumors; follow on after the jump to see who’s making up stories about whom, and where they say they’re going.
A Unique Approach to Filling the Stands
Posted in Financials, Off the Pitch, tagged FC United of Manchester on June 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The current market crunch is hurting everyone’s pockets, well maybe not everyone, but not as many people feel so inclined to “make it rain” in the club as they did a few years ago. One ambitious club has taken note of that and adjusted accordingly. That club? FC United of Manchester who’ve decided to let [...]
Liveblog: USMNT vs. Brazil- Confederations Cup
Posted in Confederations Cup, Liveblog on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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