The stadium wasn't full, it was cold (Ian Darke used the word "tundra" at least once in describing the local "Toronto weather"), the two finalists didn't exactly get the heart racing, it was either chippy, scrappy, scrapey, or crappy depending on whichever adjective you prefer to describe what to my mind was a fairly typical MLS Cup final, and, in all honesty, why is a league with MLS' modest set-up designating neutral hosts?

Some people are getting a little tired of James Corden's chubby face being all over the shop and some think he is the funniest thing since sliced bread (and lets face it some of those Hovis loaves are bloody hilarious). We here at COS are firmly on the fence on that matter. So with that in mind watch as the chubby (yes we used that adjective twice) entertainer tries to coax the Old Trafford and England legend Wayne Rooney into the perfect goal celebration.

More on the Galaxy's Mr. Klein later in this post, but you should know:

*The Galaxy had their first general media availability Wednesday (although loyal 100 Percent Soccer readers got the inside scoop here a couple of days ago). And while the waived Tony Sanneh and Leonard Griffin weren't around to answer questions, plenty of other players were around to reflect on the coming season.

Pep Guardiola is hilarious as he answers questions regarding Gerard Pique's stunt of placing a Barca shirt over Cesc Fabregas during post World Cup celebrations. His English makes it even funnier as he tries to come up with the perfect adjective to describe the mind of Pique, enjoy!

First of all, sorry for the late report. I am all wrapped by uni, not to mention I had a wedding to attend just before taking the train to Manchester, early Sunday.

I have to admit I did consider not writing anything regarding this game, given my lack of time. But I think it would be enormously unfair with that team had I allowed myself to do such thing.

By Ollie Irish

Egypt would almost certainly have beaten Cameroon in their ACN quarter-final without the help of an officiating f**k-up, but Ahmed Hassan's free-kick, which made the score 3-1 to the holders, was NOT a goal, clearly:

Terrible decision imagine the fallout if the score had been 1-1 at the time.

What would you rather take, a fourth place finish or winning the Europa League? That question has been put about quite often of late and in itself belies the lack of confidence that there is in the current team, as if there is some tacit understanding that it is impossible to hope of getting both.
At least now that uncertainty is gone: Liverpool won't be getting Champions League football next season.

There were three points of time where I could have written this post. One was immediately after our latest putting-in-place of our noisy neighbours and third Fergie time winner against them this season. These three games are definitely a full chapter in the surely-to-be-authored bestseller 'United's late, late goals'.

Observing a predictable day's football

The word 'pressure' is used all too regularly when talking about the title race, but pundits alike were let down by the predictability as the big two showed little sign of nerves in the so-called 'Super Sunday.' It was as predictable as a romantic comedy or as predictable.

When you are 11 years old, the word "gay" has a very specific meaning. It has nothing to do with homosexuality. It is all-purpose adjective that refers to some activity or event that no self-respecting 11 year old boy would want anything to do with. Classical music was gay.

uly 20 vs Home United
July 22 vs Gombak United
July 24 vs Singapore under 23 team
Dates are provisional.
I've always had a soft spot for Burnley and was delighted when they got promoted last season.
The first time I went to Turf Moor for a game against Bolton Wanderers I was blown away.

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According the numerous sources, Fulham are set to announce/name Martin Jol as their new manager. After a disappointing partial season with Tottenham Hotspur, Jol was unceremoniously sacked by Chairman Daniel Levy. The two seasons prior to that he had managed Spurs to two consecutive fifth-place finishes one of which was ruined by an incident with a dodgy lasagna.

Our recent, we thought modestly reasoned and exhibited, decision not to cover MK Dons in our mammoth pre-season profile was met with a mixed reception: with "sanctimonious" one adjective used to admonish us (true elsewhere but perhaps not on this issue). Similarly, a Dons related post on The Seventy Two was met with a cacophonous response.

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Valencia 0-1 Manchester Utd: Observations

FC Barcelona it was not. Yet, that did not matter as this ugly ‘showpiece' ended in typical United-like fashion – snatching a last-gasp winner in a performance where the adjective "unconvincing" does not quite tell the whole story.

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Big derbies in England, Greece and Italy dominate this weekend's fixtures, while we also feature Pele as he celebrates his 70th birthday. We also look back at a thrashing in Holland, some good news in Scotland and some violence in Italy in the Good the Bad and Ugly review section. For more football news come to our site, read the posts, listen to our main reports and check out our links section.

Leave it to ESPN Los Angeles' Scott French, who incidentally looks like a hybrid between Terry Richardson and his excellence David Hirshey, to knock out probably the lengthiest written piece on Goldenballs since The Beckham Experiment. It may not be a book but make no mistake this is a long, damn near ginormous article that might actually be worthy of being described with the much-overused adjective "epic.

To avoid a repeat of the overly empty stadium and less than passionate atmosphere we saw at MLS Cup Sunday night on ESPN.

Read the column here.

Note: I did not write the headline on the column; I would not use the adjective "troubled" to describe MLS.

Oh, and I forgot to mention in the column: let's get rid of those two pointless geographic conferences that just make figuring out who is in the playoffs more difficult at a glance.

There are certain happenings, namely with regards to managerial shuffling and cup wins, that live in infamy among and around a club's supporters and grounds. The 6th of December, 2010 is another one of those dates Newcastle United can attach to an already incalculable list of calamities.

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Earlier this year, EPL Talk put out a list of the better soccer blogs out there and remarked at how few English sites were on it. As 2010 comes to a close, it's my prediction (magic star wizard hat firmly on!) that English blogs will set the standard in 2011.
But that's not all; 2011 will be the year, I think, when the long-running dinner table joke about the horrible state of football punditry in the UK will turn into an angry rant, much like how your uncle stands up at the end of Christmas dinner and describes why the country is going to hell in a handbasket (the answer is of course Ke$ha).

Earlier this year, EPL Talk put out a list of the better soccer blogs out there and remarked at how few English sites were on it. As 2010 comes to a close, it's my prediction (magic star wizard hat firmly on!) that English blogs will set the standard in 2011.
But that's not all; 2011 will be the year, I think, when the long-running dinner table joke about the horrible state of football punditry in the UK will turn into an angry rant, much like how your uncle stands up at the end of Christmas dinner and describes why the country is going to hell in a handbasket (the answer is of course Ke$ha).