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Getting this going again…

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INSPIRATION? I was compelled to commit to writing here again while watching Vicenzo Iaquinta score a penalty against New Zealand in the World Cup.

When I started this blog, I was someone trying to break into the world of sports journalism. I wrote on here a fair bit.

In the intervening period, I have worked at a few different sports desk, reported on football at lots of different grounds, learnt a lot more about the process of writing and generally spend a lot more time-consuming football and sports in many different forms.

Battle of the upstarts: Toronto FC v Seattle Sounders preview, MLS 2009 week three

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Footage from Toronto FC's first ever home game in MLS in 2007.

Anyone who saw footage of the MLS' newest club, the Seattle Sounders, open their campaign against New York Red Bulls could not help but make comparisons with the last team prior to them to have joined the league, dearest Toronto FC.

Battle of the upstarts: Toronto FC v Seattle Sounders preview, MLS 2009 week three

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Footage from Toronto FC's first ever home game in MLS in 2007. Anyone who saw footage of the MLS' newest club, the Seattle Sounders, open their campaign against New York Red Bulls could not help but make comparisons with the last team prior to them to have joined the league, dearest Toronto FC. The Candian club marked [.

MLS Week Three: Real Salt Lake v Columbus Crew

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I wasn't planning to write about this game but having just seen the MLS highlights package I felt a compulsion to do so.

The primary point being that the theme of the MLS so far this season is just how bad the defences are. I mentioned it repeatedly when watching a selection of the games from week two but if this game is anything to go by then it may be the rule rather than the exception.

MLS Week Three: Real Salt Lake v Columbus Crew

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I wasn't planning to write about this game but having just seen the MLS highlights package I felt a compulsion to do so. The primary point being that the theme of the MLS so far this season is just how bad the defences are. I mentioned it repeatedly when watching a selection of the games from [...]

More MLS Week Two thoughts

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I watched most of Toronto's game last night and then this morning I awake to see highlights of the other games waiting for me. The novelty of this great value twenty dollar online season ticket has not yet worn off.

New York 1, New England 1

There's not a lot I can add from 5 minues of condensed highlights from full games and so any views expressed in this type of post are basically thr programmed thinking of the message MLS wants to put out.

More MLS Week Two thoughts

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I watched most of Toronto's game last night and then this morning I awake to see highlights of the other games waiting for me. The novelty of this great value twenty dollar online season ticket has not yet worn off. New York 1, New England 1 There's not a lot I can add from 5 minues of [...]
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Columbus Crew 1, Toronto FC 1

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Two away games, four points, unbeaten and (at the time of writing) top of the league. Not a bad start to the season for Toronto FC.

(North American readers will notice that I put the scores with the home team first, followed by the away in the European manner. I am too long in the tooth to adapt to your methods even when discussing the MLS.

Columbus Crew 1, Toronto FC 1

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Two away games, four points, unbeaten and (at the time of writing) top of the league. Not a bad start to the season for Toronto FC. (North American readers will notice that I put the scores with the home team first, followed by the away in the European manner. I am too long in the tooth [...]

Toronto FC begin with a win

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I mentioned on Friday how excited I was for the new Major League Soccer season to kick off and it's only heightened after last night's festivities.

In the effort of full disclosure I should point out that I horrifically mis-judged the time difference and didn't get the chance to watch the full match line on the internets as I had hoped for.

Toronto FC begin with a win

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I mentioned on Friday how excited I was for the new Major League Soccer season to kick off and it's only heightened after last night's festivities. In the effort of full disclosure I should point out that I horrifically mis-judged the time difference and didn't get the chance to watch the full match line on the [.

MLS 2009 kicks off

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The new Major League Soccer season kicked off in America last night with the latest team (not franchise, team) Seattle Sounders earning a win over last year's runners-up New York Red Bulls. (video above)

I've ebeen excited about the start of the new campaign since January's draft and am contemplating watching Toronto FC's kick off when I get in on Saturday night as it should be about a 2am start UK time on Sunday morning.

MLS 2009 kicks off

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The new Major League Soccer season kicked off in America last night with the latest team (not franchise, team) Seattle Sounders earning a win over last year's runners-up New York Red Bulls. (video above) I've ebeen excited about the start of the new campaign since January's draft and am contemplating watching Toronto FC's kick off when [.

Wales v Poland

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The Wales v Poland friendly, from tonight, was played in Portugal, in front of 487 people.

The result was 1-0 to Poland.

As if anyone, anywhere, cares.


Wales v Poland

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The Wales v Poland friendly, from tonight, was played in Portugal, in front of 487 people. The result was 1-0 to Poland. As if anyone, anywhere, cares.