As you may or may not have heard, Sports Illustrated senior writer Grant Wahl wrote a little book on David Beckham last week. The thrust of the book, put forth by Wahl in numerous interviews over the last week (including a spot on PTI and a week-long interview series on “World Soccer Daily”) is that [...]
Archive for July 20th, 2009
Does “The Beckham Experiment” Prove Wahl’s Thesis?
Posted in MLS, tagged "The Beckham Experiment", David Beckham, LA Galaxy on July 20, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Weekend Wrapup: Friendlies and Cups
Posted in The Weekend Wrapup, tagged Chelsea, Club America, Internazionale, Jose Mourinho, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle, Panama National Team, Seattle Sounders, USMNT on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend saw the start of the European preseason friendlies as well as the first knockout stage of the Gold Cup. It really seems that the offseason only just began a little while ago, which it really did, the final game of the season, The FA Cup Final was on May 30th. That’s just a [...]
MLS Pick’em: Week 18 Results
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged MLS, MLS Pick'em on July 20, 2009 | 7 Comments »
It’s time we talked about something, U.S. soccer fans. I’ve watched several televised domestic games lately, and have noticed a disturbing trend. This trend specifically effects the Gold Cup games, but it’s present in MLS games, too, and we need to talk about it. I can’t find a nice way to put this, folks, so [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Abby Wambach, AC Milan, Afonso Alves, Alex Frei, Bizarre Weddings, Borussia Dortmund, Canadian Women's National Team, Carlo Ancelotti, Carlos Tevez, Chelsea, Craig Bellamy, David Beckham, Emmanuel Adebayor, FC Basel, FC Sion, Frank Lampard, Freddie Ljungberg, Grasshopper Club-Zurich, John Terry, LA Galaxy, Liverpool, Manchester City, Middlesbrough, Navata, Seattle Sounders, US Women's National Team, Villareal on July 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What you missed while attending the Kelly Hildebrandt-Kelly Hildebrandt wedding…