I mean, Galindo has singlehandedly changed the way I look at the USL. Seriously. For a few years, I believed that MLS had pretty much shaken the talent out of the Second Division, and you weren't going to see Stern John go from the New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers to the MLS scoring championship. [...] Click to continue reading...

Grant Wahl lays out the nightmare scenario: David Beckham's Galaxy makes it to MLS Cup (scheduled for Sunday, November 18) while David Beckham's England needs to win at home against Croatia on Wednesday, November 21. According to my admittedly weak Google kung-fu, the Galaxy would have to release Beckham that Sunday for that Wednesday's game. [...] Click to continue reading...

New leader this week. 1. CD Chivas USA (+1) 2. Chicago (-1) 3. Colorado (-) 4. Columbus (-) 5. DC United (-) 6. FC Dallas (-) 7. Houston (-) 8. Kansas City (-) 9. Los Angeles (-) 10. New England (-) 11. Real Salt Lake (+1) 12. Red Bull New York (-1) 13. Toronto (-) Click to continue reading...

Like many of you, I have favorite teams outside MLS. In my case, I'm so MLS-centric that my "favorite" teams are ones that I barely keep track of. Furthermore, they tend to kinda suck. So I've been bad about following Atalanta and St. Pauli and the Minnesota Thunder. Click to continue reading...

When it was Kasey Keller trying to get time away from Leicester City to play for the US, English fans were amazed that a player would choose a faraway country over the club that paid him a lucrative salary. Everyone's country over club, until it's your club. Alexi Lalas isn't the first general manager or coach to [...] Click to continue reading...

Besides expansion Toronto FC, only one team in MLS history had never fired a coach. That changed this weekend. Shortly after the Chicago Fire's enervating 0-0 draw against Utah powerhouse Real Salt Lake, the Chicago Fire announced that they had replaced head coach Dave Sarachan with - hm. Hey, how about Denis [...] Click to continue reading...

Chivas USA sent an e-mail out to its customers this week. See if you can spot the mistake: Attached is the Event Information and Stadium Club Menu for: CD Chivas USA vs Dallas Burn May 26, 2007 @ 7:30 PM. Please call if you have any questions. I'm sure they were simply using an old template...from [...] Click to continue reading...

I used to work for the Metrostars. Click to continue reading...

Am I the last person to notice that New York jerseys have the Red Bull logo placed very low on the back? You know, right above the hem? Several inches below the waistline if tucked in, hanging around, er, cheek-level if not? Is this also true on the great-looking navy road jerseys? [...] Click to continue reading...

Two weeks ago, roughly paraphrasing Dave O'Brien and Eric Freaking Wynalda: The relentless hype of Freddy Adu brought his career to a screeching halt, and it would be a miracle if he ever recovers. Last night, roughly paraphrasing Rob Stone and Eric Freaking Wynalda: Jozy Altidore is the future of American soccer. He could play for any [...] Click to continue reading...

Thank you, readers, for not writing en masse to let me know I was five goals off last night. In my defense, Dunivant was out as well as Reyna, and they're still trotting out John Freaking Wolyniec. I'd pick a Fire win again if I could. Eh, no I wouldn't. I've seen death [...] Click to continue reading...

Couple of things I was intrigued with going into tonight's match, both listed here. First, wonder if Arena will start Markus Schopp ahead of Dane Richards. Arena loves his experienced guys, but Richards is a lot less likely to explode on the Giants Stadium minefield they call a turf. The other thing [...] Click to continue reading...

...therefore, those eleven will not be on the Copa America roster. I hope. Otherwise, fans who paid to see Brad Guzan, Jonathan Bornstein, Frankie Hejduk, Michael Parkhurst, Ricardo Clark, Pablo Mastroeni, Steve Ralston, Taylor Twellman, Brian Ching, Eddie Johnson and Landon Donovan got hosed. And that's nothing compared to their teams. Can you imagine how [. Click to continue reading...

Good matchup; game just started. On the one hand, Liverpool's got a formidable front line, and I love Benitez' coaching ability in big games. On the other hand, AC MILAN FIXED GAMES AND SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN IN THE TOURNAMENT TO BEGIN WITH. If I wanted to watch fixed matches, I'd be a boxing fan. Click to continue reading...

Suggested by mandarindeli on the Riot Squad board, for tonight's Rangers game - to the tune of "Guantanamera": Suburb of England You're just a suburb of England Suburb of England You're just a suburb of England Click to continue reading...

For those of you outside the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, guess where this article appeared in the wood pulp version of the Daily News today. Click to continue reading...

So Bruce writes to let me know the Galaxy are planning a big-time friendly at the Metrodome to be scheduled October 10. And I think, wow, that can't be right. They'll have been at Kansas City on the 27th of September, at Columbus on the 30th, over to Vancouver for a friendly on [...] Click to continue reading...

Dwayne De Rosario was Player of the Week. There, now I don't have to make a separate post. Oh, wait, did I say De Rosario? Obviously, I meant Juan Pablo Angel. De Rosario actually sucked last week. He sucked comprehensively, definitively, in new and adventurous ways, exploring the frontiers of suckdom. [...] Click to continue reading...

Courtesy of The Andrea and Luis Show, I learn that the Galaxy are using my love for old British rock and my nearsightedness against me. Kinky was bad enough, although I suppose kids nowadays don't really care about Ray and Dave and "You Really Got Me" and all that. But what kind of bait and [...] Click to continue reading...

No change. 1. Chicago 2. Chivas USA 3. Colorado 4. Columbus 5. DC United 6. FC Dallas 7. Houston 8. Kansas City 9. Los Angeles 10. New England 11. New York 12. Real Salt Lake 13. Toronto Click to continue reading...