Yesterday during the Portland-Seattle game (which was a really fun game to watch, incidentally), MLS unveiled the “Starting XI” for the MLS All-Star team. That’s in quotes because All-Star team manager Hans Backe doesn’t actually have to start these players against Manchester United; injuries, tactical decisions, a desire to not tire out New York Red [...]
Archive for July, 2011
A Look at the MLS All-Star Team
Posted in MLS, tagged MLS All-Stars on July 11, 2011 | 5 Comments »
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged AC Milan, Ajaccio, Anfield, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Aston Villa, Bolivian National Team, Brad Friedel, Brazilian National Team, Cesc Fabregas, Chelsea, Chicago Fire, Chilean National Team, Chivas USA, Colombian National Team, Colorado Rapids, Cool Astronomy Stuff, Copa America, DC United, Ecuad, Erik Lamela, Everton, FC Dallas, FIFA Women's World Cup, Fredy Montero, Gervinho, Girondins de Bordeaux, Guillermo Ochoa, Houston Dynamo, Hugo Rodallega, Kenny Dalglish, Kevin Doyle, Liverpool, Los Angeles Galaxy, LOSC Lille Metropole, Marouane Chamakh, Mexican National Team, Michael Essien, Mick McCarthy, MLS, New York Red Bulls, Paraguayan National Team, Peruvian National Team, Philadelphia Union, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, River Plate, Roger Johnson, Roma, Roy Hodgson, Samir Nasri, San Jose Earthquakes, Seattle Sounders, Sporting Kansas City, Stewart Downing, Toronto FC, Tottenham Hotspur, Uruguayan National Team, Vancouver Whitecaps, Venezuelan National Team, West Brom, Wigan, Wolverhampton on July 11, 2011 | 4 Comments »
What you missed while Neptune was turning one…
“Manchester United in Brazil? I hope they all get bloody diarrhea.” – Brian Clough
Posted in Weekend Open Thread on July 10, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Confession time: I used to be a bit of a hater when it comes to the Women’s World Cup. Me? A hater? IMPOSSIBLE! It all stems from 1999. The media coverage of the tournament infuriated me. Not because it wasn’t worthy of attention, but because of how it was treated by the US sporting media. [...]
“Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win.” – Gary Lineker
Posted in Weekend Open Thread on July 9, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Bit of a short post today. Returned from my vacation in Vancouver this evening, several hours later than originally planned due to the Charlotte airport apparently not being able to handle a little lightning storm. You’d think an airport that has a movie poster for “The Rage: Carrie 2” prominently displayed would be a bit [...]
Your Weekend Preview: Copa America Edition
Posted in CONMEBOL, English Premier League, General, MLS, Serie A, South America, Weekend Preview, World Cup 2010 on July 8, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Brazil v. Paraguay (Saturday) Have you seen the hairstyles on the Brazilian players? I’m pretty sure Robinho thinks he’s a dark-haired version of Johnny Bravo- but I digress. I have little doubt that Brazil will win this match, but based on what I saw from Paraguay in the World Cup last summer it may not [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Ajax, Arturo Vidal, Athletic Bilbao, Bayer Leverkeusen, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolivian National Team, Cédric Mongongu, Chris Smalling, Copa America, Costa Rican National Team, Craig Bellamy, David Vaughan, Djibril Cisse, Emmanuel Adebayor, Fulham, Harry Redknapp, Internazionale, It's Always Interesting in Cleveland, John Arne Riise, John Henry, John O'Shea, Lazio, Leicester City, Leonardo, Liverpool, Luka Modric, Maarten Stekelenburg, Malaga, Manchester City, Manchester United, Manuel Pellegrini, Marcelo Bielsa, Muangthong United, Owen Hargreaves, Panathinaikos, Paris Saint-Germain, Racing Santander, Real Madrid, Robbie Fowler, Roma, Sunderland, Sven-Göran Eriksson, Tottenham Hotspur, Wes Brown, West Brom, Zinedine Zidane, Zoltan Gera on July 8, 2011 | 7 Comments »
What you missed while Travis Hafner was kicking your ass…
The Thursday Challenge: Not quite what you think Edition
Posted in General, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on July 7, 2011 | 3 Comments »
After several weeks of senseless brutality on my part, “normal service” has been restored. This week’s challenge will test your knowledge of geography, linguistics (I think), and also includes a question that will drive you crazy- and then even crazier when you realize how easy it actually was! So, crawl out from under the porch, [...]
Serie A Transfer Rule Update
Posted in Serie A, tagged Serie A on July 6, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Following Italy’s disastrous World Cup 2010 campaign, Serie A went through a period of self-reflection. What, pray tell, could’ve been the problem? Was it the fact that they’d brought an aging side to the tournament? Was there an element of overconfidence, being that they were in a relatively easy group? Did the omission of key [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in Bundesliga, English Premier League, Eredivisie, General, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on July 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I looked, for a while, like last week’s challenge was going to go unanswered- but then Harry J. came riding to the rescue! Harry was able to answer both parts of the question correctly and my virtual hat is off to him for solving what was probably the most difficult challenge I’ve offered up over [...]
