The first thing that will jump out to you about newly-renovated BC Place is the roof. This focal point of Vancouver Whitecaps FC's new building provides a sense of space unrivaled in any MLS venue. It's a suspension-based structure that is retractable, much like a few of the new European venues seen in Germany.

Sonny Silooy was a terrific footballer who climbed to the pinnacle of world soccer with AFC Ajax and the Dutch National Team (that's him with Edgar Davids in the 1996 UEFA Champions League Final). He also broke my finger on Tuesday. Well maybe, as the fallout from this most recent debacle has yet to be determined.

United and City fans agree on very little, but they seem to be unified in their ire towards striker Carlos Tevez. Ahead of this weekend's blockbuster Manchester derby, fans of both sides voice their disapproval for the out-of-favor Argentine.

Some photos from my first trip to Philadelphia's PPL Park. We played the Union last season in the club's inaugural MLS match, but that contest was hosted at Lincoln Financial Field. PPL Park was a much more intimate environment, and like its European predecessors, the venue rises out of a working class neighborhood (Chester, Pa.