It’s amazing how many times referees ruin soccer matches. I know every time it happens I have to remind myself that this so-called “human element” is apparently very important to the major powers that be in world soccer’s hierarchy. It does not soothe me, though. It just doesn’t. I was outraged, as all of you [...]
Archive for October, 2010
“You need someone to carry the water to the well.” – Diego Maradona
Posted in Refereeing, Weekend Open Thread, tagged Refereeing, Sunday open thread on October 31, 2010 | 4 Comments »
“It was clear, no? Watching the TV? Unbelievable.” – Rafa Benitez
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged MLS, Saturday open thread on October 30, 2010 | 9 Comments »
I’ve been wondering lately how Americans feel about going to matches as opposed to watching them on television. I spent a lot of time this year at matches, and the experience, at least for me, brought me back to what my life was like as a youngster. It’s such a different experience, but I need [...]
Your Weekend Preview: XL Edition
Posted in Bundesliga, Champions League, English Premier League, Europa League, General, Homerism, Ligue 1, MLS, MLS Playoffs, Ross County, Scottish Football League, USMNT, Weekend Preview, Wild Ass Guesses on October 29, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Columbus Crew v. Colorado Rapids (Thursday) Will it be the home field advantage (altitude) of the Rapids or the calm and collected passing game of Crew that will take game one of this tie? I think it will be the Crew that comes out on top, unless the Rapids are able to play a high-tempo [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Abby Wambach, AC Milan, Aston Villa, Benfica, Birminham Derby, Bizarre Flow Charts, Brad Friedel, Bundesliga, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, Diego Maradona, English Premier League, FC Porto, Gerard Houllier, Internazionale, John Henry, Lee Cattermole, Liam Ridgewell, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Derby, Manchester United, Mario Balotelli, MLS Playoffs, Pablo Mastroeni, Steve Bruce, Sunderland, Tyne-Wear Derby, USWNT, Wayne Rooney, Wesley Sneijder, Women's World Cup 2011 on October 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
What you missed while reviewing a flowchart that will try and explain the best way to communicate the wonder of the internet to a 19th century British street urchin (aka “weekend planning”)…
MLS Playoffs Kickoff Open Thread / Playoff Preview
Posted in MLS, MLS Playoffs, tagged Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, FC Dallas, LA Galaxy, MLS, MLS Playoffs, New York Red Bulls, Open Thread, Real Salt Lake, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders FC on October 28, 2010 | 12 Comments »
We apologize for the lack of a Last Call yesterday, and to atone we decided to throw up an open thread for the opener of the MLS Playoffs tonight at 9 o’clock eastern as the Crew take on the Rapids. We thought it would also be wise to give a short preview of each of [...]
Dropcast #2 is now done!
Posted in ATD Dropcast, tagged 2Yellows, ATD Podcast, Dundee, Fuse is a sexy beast, MikeGeorger, MLS Playoffs, UEFA Financial Fair Play, Wayne Rooney on October 28, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The Avoiding the Drop Dropcast for this week is complete and available here. It’s also now available on iTunes for download! This week, Fuse, Mike Georger and I discuss and preview the upcoming MLS playoffs. From there, we talk about the Ballon D’or nominees and I rag on Cristiano Ronaldo. We then talk about Wayne [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Wayback Machine
Posted in General, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on October 28, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Much to my surprise I’ve actually made good use of my time over the last few days and as a result this week’s challenge is, in fact, a great deal harder than the last few. After the jump, a few questions concerning the first half-century of world football.
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Aston Villa, Bolton, Burnley, Carling Cup, Carlos Tevez, Chivas USA, Everton, Footballers Behaving Badly, Geek Porn, Hercules, Ivan Klasnic, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Martin Vasquez, Newcastle, Notts County, Paul Ince, Pepe Reina, Real Madrid, Roy Hodgson, Royston Drenthe, Steven Pienaar, Stoke City, Theo Walcott, West Ham on October 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
What you missed while China was finally building a computer that you can play “Crysis” on…
Blackburn Purchased for 58% of Ronaldo Transfer
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Blackburn Rovers, Ownership Issues, Sam Allardyce on October 27, 2010 | 6 Comments »
This list is the most expensive transfer fees of all time, adjusted for inflation (source). Close examination of this list reveals a bit of an “odd-man out”: clocking in at £46 million, right between Luis Figo and Hernan Crespo, is Blackburn. No, that’s not some avant-garde Brazilian player; the whole freaking team, it was announced [...]
