It was a tale of two halves at Lincoln Financial Field yesterday. The first half saw the USA emerge with a lone striker in the formation and a right back who left his playing boots in the boot room. Turkey simply and calmly tore Jonathon Spector apart for 45 straight minutes. Time and time again, [...]
Archive for May, 2010
USA 2, Turkey 1 – A spark of hope is ignited
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Sunday open thread, USMNT on May 30, 2010 | 3 Comments »
“My legitimate kids are Dalma and Giannina. The rest are a product of my money and mistakes.” – Diego Maradona
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Saturday open thread on May 29, 2010 | 7 Comments »
What may be a rainy afternoon in Philadelphia might determine the course of the upcoming World Cup for the United States Men’s National team. Today, in Lincoln Financial Field, everything from the starting lineup on June 12 to the substitution patterns will be inspected heavily. Rightly so. From the US perspective, Turkey is a high [...]
Your Weekend Preview: A Whole Lotta MLS Edition
Posted in Champions League, Copa do Brasil, Copa Libertadores, General, League of Ireland, MLS, South America, USMNT, Weekend Preview, World Cup 2010 on May 28, 2010 | 6 Comments »
UN Käerjéng 97 v. CS Oberkorn (Friday) I may be guilty of a lot of things, but skipping the final match of the season in Luxembourg? I don’t think so! One of these teams will play in Luxembourg’s top league- the Nationaldivisioun- next year and the other will play in the second tier Éirepromotioun- who [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Accidental Telephone Disconnections, Arjen Robben, Arsenal, Avram Grant, Bayern München, Bolton, Chicago Fire, English National Team, Euro 2016, FC Dallas, Fernando Torres, Frank Lampard, Ghanaian National Team, Guus Hiddink, Internazionale, Jack Wilshere, Jose Mourinho, Kasper Schmeichel, Leeds United, Manchester United, Michael Essien, MLS, Owen Coyle, Rafael van der Vaart, Real Madrid, Spanish National Team, Steven Gerrard, The Glazers, Wesley Sneijder, West Ham on May 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What you missed while having a hard time getting through to the Greek prime minister…
The Thursday Challenge: More World Cup Trivia!!
Posted in FIFA, General, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses, World Cup 2010 on May 27, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I hope you’re not tiring of World Cup related challenges- there are going to be at least six more! This week it’s pretty easy- just answer the questions! There are no tricks, there is no “Part B” that you have to go looking for after answering all the questions.
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged AC Milan, Adriano, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Birmingham City, Bolton, Carlos Vela, Cats and Washing Machines, Cesc Fabregas, Costa Rican National Team, English National Team, Fabio Capello, FC Porto, Flamengo, Frank Lampard, French National Team, Fulham, German National Team, Greek National Team, Internazionale, Jesualdo Ferreira, Jose Mourinho, Klaas Jan Huntelaar, Lee Dong-Gook, Manuel Pellegrini, Mark Schwarzer, Nikola Zigic, Real Madrid, Roma, South Korean National Team, Steve Gerrard, Stuart Holden, Valencia, World Cup 2010 on May 27, 2010 | 7 Comments »
What you missed while giving your cat a bath…
LAST CALL
Posted in General, Last Call on May 26, 2010 | 51 Comments »
Well the USMNT roster for the 2010 World Cup was released today and it did hold a few surprises. The Phoenix Suns have managed to reset their conference championship clock back to zero. Boston looks poised to eliminate Orlando tonight, and the boys of summer continue to ply their trade all over the US of [...]
MLS PICK’EM WEEK 10
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged Chicago Fire, Chiva USA, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, Danny Cruz, DC United, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, Kansas City Wizards, Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, New York Red Bulls, Philadelphia Union, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC, Toronto FC on May 26, 2010 | 16 Comments »
Week nine saw the Columbus Crew and Los Angeles Galaxy remain undefeated. It also saw UNLV alum Danny Cruz get his first start AND score his first MLS goal as the Houston Dynamo blanked DC United. (homerism over…) Finally, it was yet another “No Draws” week for MLS which always wreaks a bit of havoc [...]
U.S.-Czech Republic: A Postmortem
Posted in USMNT, World Cup 2010, tagged USMNT, World Cup 2010 on May 26, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Yesterday, we broke down the potential position battles facing Bob Bradley and the U.S. national team ahead of their friendly against the Czech Republic. At 1:20 PM EST today, we’ll have an announcement regarding the final roster for the World Cup squad. With only a few hours to go, let’s talk about the only real [...]
Coming Out of the Closet with Fuse: What’s better than “free?”
Posted in Commentary, English Premier League, Football Shirts, General, Off the Pitch, Whimsy on May 31, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I don’t know who makes the rules by which soccer bloggers and writers must abide, but apparently one of them is that you must hate Manchester United. Guess what? I don’t. I don’t love them either- I just don’t have a problem with them- or their success. Some of my favorite players (Cantona, Schmeichel, Giggs, [...]
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