Fighting Talker Archives for January 2011

Dear Marvell Wynne: Please take up another sport. Regards, American soccer fans

Fighting Talker @ 2:13 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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Look, I get that Marvell Wynne is an extraordinary, maybe even world class athlete. I get that. I'm not blind. I'm not cruel. I'm not stupid.
But I think it's quite clear that he's just not a very good soccer player. Quite honestly, I thought he was the kind of "one-tool" player that MLS had passed by at this point, and yet there he was tonight, stumbling around aimlessly in the penalty area and directly responsible for Chile's lone goal.

Let's lighten the mood: What are you drinking?

Fighting Talker @ 10:28 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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It may "not exist," but Brooklyn Black Ops is oh so good.
Let's lighten the mood a bit around here. This blog and blogging in general can get a bit dark and grumpy at times - I admit.
So let's stray a bit from soccer. It's the off-season in North America anyway, so why not avoid all the "usual" arguing, ranting, and invective for one post at least?

A Cosmos PR staffer asks me "How could I have a girlfriend?" and calls me "a child."

Fighting Talker @ 6:23 PM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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If you've been following the rip-roaring excitement that is my Twitter feed, you'll know that I've been aghast at the amount of publicity this "team" called the Cosmos has received despite having no professional players, no home field, and no league to play in.
Like seemingly the rest of the American soccer community, I had a bit of fun at the club's expense today.

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