Hey everyone. Yes, it's been awhile. So what?
Man, all of those pie-in-the-sky dreams of Chivas being a winning brand in the US in the form of a MLS team is not going exactly to plan. Only averaging 4500 tickets sold per game, how long before we should start worrying about the team folding? Click to continue reading...

I struggled to decide to drive down to the coaches convention. Glad that I did. The adidas booth was a great site with all of the new MLS jerseys there for viewing, but it was when the MLS coaches began to show up that the stories and rumors started to flow.
Cities Racing To Become MLS Members
St Louis and Philly are battling it out for that next expansion slot. Click to continue reading...

As you probably know by now, the "Veron to DC United" move is not happening. After all the drooling over the prospect, Veron himself called the whole thing off claiming that it was the request of his current team that pulled at his heart to stay.
Well, that isn't exactly the whole truth.
According to sources close to Veron, he felt a little smothered by DCU and was not pleased that they had jumped the gun on certain aspects of the proceedings. Click to continue reading...

A few weeks ago I mentioned that the firing of Colorado Rapids coach Fernando Clavijo appeared to be imminent.
Shockers of all shockers, that will not be happening and no one is more surprised that Clavijo himself.
As mentioned, Clavijo had been given an ultimatum to make the playoffs or lose his gig. Click to continue reading...

It appears the sweepstakes for Carlos Ruiz has begun in earnest.
While in DC at the MLS Cup the word was that if Eddie Johnson does leave KC, the Wizards might be very interested in Carlos' services. But KC likely has competing suitors. Ever since Ruiz left Los Angeles, the team has made inquiries about re-obtaining Carlos and now Lalas is asking again. Click to continue reading...

Thankfully that was a MLS Cup match that was "easy on the eye", and while the Revolution have every reason to feel cursed you have to give full credit to Houston. Semantics aside, that is a club that has won four Cups in seven seasons. DC United, long considered the "class of the league" took almost a decade to nab their four trophies. I think we have a new king. Click to continue reading...

It's only a matter of time before the first coaching head rolls. It probably will not be a shock, but Clavijo will almost certainly be ousted in Colorado. Over the last several weeks of the season Fernando was telling friends around the league that he would be fired if the Rapids missed the playoffs.
The worst kept secret in soccer finally went down and Frank Yallop is one his way to San Jose. Click to continue reading...

So it's done. Freddy is heading to Benfica and has pulled out of Real Salt Lake's game tomorrow. There are several news sources out there that have already given you the transfer fee and basic terms as well as the story of Freddy heading to Benfica to finish the contract details. If you think there is a chance this deal might not happen you can forget about it. Click to continue reading...

San Jose's next, or first coach, will be Frank Yallop or Dominic Kinnear.
The fissures between Frank and Alexi are now more than just felt. Yallop would certainly love to return to the place he won two MLS Cups, and put LA behind him.
Kinnear is in a much better situation in Houston, but remember, his wife is from the Bay area. Click to continue reading...

...I would chime in when I had good stuff. For those of you that haven't deleted this bookmark and check in just to see if there is anything - well here's what I got from my time hanging at Gold Cup matches.
Many emails came in about rumors of Carlos Ruiz going back to LA. Both Galaxy and Chivas.
Well, it is true the the Galaxy were looking to trade, but it was not for Ruiz. Click to continue reading...

I am fully aware that I have been absent from posting here for some time and wanted to address it.
I'm not gone forever, but I have come to realize that shortly after I began this blog, that a few new ones popped up and some others that already existed, all have been doing a pretty good job of what I was trying to accomplish.
Plus, I only really want to post things that I feel are important, or interesting and haven't been already brought up by the rest of the soccer blogisphere. Click to continue reading...

I am fully aware that I have been absent from posting here for some time and wanted to address it.
I'm not gone forever, but I have come to realize that shortly after I began this blog, that a few new ones popped up and some others that already existed, all have been doing a pretty good job of what I was trying to accomplish.
Plus, I only really want to post things that I feel are important, or interesting and haven't been already brought up by the rest of the soccer blogisphere. Click to continue reading...

In the midst of everything else going on in MLS and US Soccer, this might be small potatoes, but the tournament we last mentioned will be explained in full at a MLS launch event in LA.
The teams have changed a bit.
The groups:
FC Dallas
LA Galaxy
Chivas
Morelia
DC United
Houston
Club America
UNAM Pumas Pachuca
UPDATE: My mistake. Click to continue reading...

In the midst of everything else going on in MLS and US Soccer, this might be small potatoes, but the tournament we last mentioned will be explained in full at a MLS launch event in LA.
The teams have changed a bit.
The groups:
FC Dallas
LA Galaxy
Chivas
Morelia
DC United
Houston
Club America
UNAM Pumas Pachuca
UPDATE: My mistake. Click to continue reading...

In the midst of everything else going on in MLS and US Soccer, this might be small potatoes, but the tournament we last mentioned will be explained in full at a MLS launch event in LA.

The teams have changed a bit.
The groups:
Dalla Click to continue reading...