Recently. there has been quite a bit going on in the USL that could greatly impact their future. While the USL generally flies below our radar here on Avoiding the Drop, this is something that could greatly affect the future of the game in the States and can’t be ignored. Inside Minnesota Soccer has been [...]
Archive for October 7th, 2009
What is happening to the USL?
Posted in USL, tagged Carolina Railhawks, Miami FC, Minnesota Thunder, Montreal Impact, USL, Vancouver Whitecaps on October 7, 2009 | 8 Comments »
MLS Pick’em: Week 29 Update/Week 30 Picks
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged MLS, MLS Pick'em on October 7, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Right smack in the middle of what could actually end up being an interesting interlull (my English teacher would be proud of that alliteration right there) is the scourge of FIFA calendars everywhere: the MLS schedule. Guess what, though? Three of the teams that actually have American internationals – L.A., Houston, Colorado – aren’t playing. [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in General on October 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Last week’s challenge was, of course, to find twelve football “apostles” to sit at the table for a very special Last Supper. Or, to put it a bit more simply, find twelve football teams named after saints. Here are the ones I had in mind: St. Mirren of Benchor (St. Mirren F.C., Scotland) St. John [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Alberto Aquilani, Bolton, Chelsea, Didier Drogba, English National Team, Fabio Capello, Kevin Davies, Lakshmi Mittal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Paris Gay Foot, Patrick Vieira, Queens Park Rangers, Real Madrid, Roberto Carlos, Roma, Roy Keane, Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Stupid Pirates on October 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
What you missed while trying to pirate the wrong kind of ship…
