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The border war is set to begin in an hour and the streets in this corner of Germany are empty. The
sounds of blowing horns and music from the public viewing area situated at the brewery on the hill
are floating across the town on this balmy June evening. The tension and expectation are palpable.
No matter the result, the opening whistle will be orgasmic.
Is American football "hate" of soccer overblown?
One of the comments on my piece helped shed some light on the issue for me. In fact, the comment
suggested that it is not in fact American football haters, but bitter soccer fans, that are at the
center of the problem.
I admit it, as I re-read my article, I did come across sounding pretty damned sanctimonious.
The MLS Files Ex-LA Galaxy coach Ruud Gullit has revealed that the evil geniuses behind Major
League Soccer are deliberately keeping a lid on soccerball to avoid damaging true American sports.
Comments made to Reuters about a Major League Soccer conspiracy have had some onlookers questioning
the state of the former Dutch international's mental health.
The Olympic gold medal men's match is once again set. The two foes are familiar faces on this
stage, Argentina and Nigeria. Perhaps it's Argentina's turn to pull even in today's rematch in
Beijing; because 12 years ago in Athens...Georgia that is...Nigeria won their first and only
international trophy in the form of Olympic gold.
Oh the offside rule, you old devil you. The cause of so much heartache and pain, joy and
jubilation. The casual American football observer, seems to have some problem with the offside
rule.
I've heard on occasion, that the offside rule makes the modern game of football less offensively
minded, more confusing, etc.
This article comes to us courtesy of Argentine site Facetas Deportivas. It details the travel plans
of FC Dallas's assistant coach John Ellinger who has one mission: To bring back players and
hopefully "El Burrito" Ortega is one of them. With the pending transfers of Juan Toja and
Kenny Cooper, FC Dallas will have some big holes to fill.
This was an interesting piece of news that Michel Platini proposed that Europeans clubs create a
salary cap that would limit their wages to somewhere between 55-65% of their income. This is only a
beginning and would have a long way to go before it would be adopted, but the potential could have
huge ramifications throughout Europe.
In order for Soccer to find the success it seeks in the U.S., it must make changes to the
traditional rules without changing the integrity of the sport. Soccer can be that viable
alternative for sports fans in the U.S. if it plays with Amercian rules and also markets the game
to U.S. sports fans [.
To those who say "diving" is rampant in football:
Look, diving in football is a sub culture that is respected by almost no one. If you were to flick
on FSC or Setanta to watch Newcastle vs. Chelsea on 5 May- you would notice that every time Drogba
gets the ball, he is booed enormously - a legacy of his diving history.
We can finally count on a bit more space in US newspapers to cover MLS and Olympic soccer now that
the mystery of American football star Brett Favre's future has been solved. Instead of playing for
the Green Bay Packers (or some other team), it seems he has been disguised as Americana singer
Shawn Mullins.
My vacation is ending. I'm not laughing
Maybe these will help.
This one is weird, - but true.
The main character of the Get Fuzzy comic strip is a rugby fan - it shows.
And the following were e-mailed to me a couple of months back and I've been looking for an
excuse to blog them ever since:
After a visit to the doctor, the local team's striker dropped in to his local pub for a quick
one.
The recent press reports linking Arsenal and other Premier League clubs to 14 year old
attacking midfielder Charles Renken whose sterling play for the US U-17 team in the Bradenton
Invitational last year caught many eyes is terrifying from my perspective as an American football
fan. Despite the success Arsenal has had in developing young [.
Due to popular demand, I'm going to milk this thing for all its worth, and then when people get
bored or I really miss the mark I'll try and come up with some sort of intelligent analysis or
something.
Number 2. Conspicuous Use of the Term 'Football.'
"Football" is one of the North American Football Fan's favourite words, because it serves
multiple social uses.
The death of high school soccer? Perhaps, but that may not be a bad thing. Soccer is different from
other American sports. No one in American football has to worry about falling behind the curve
because other countries are taking nine-year-olds into professional development in that sport. Also
the maturity level needed is very different.
Matt Reis challenges Brian Ching in tonight's final/From AP The ultimate grudge match in North
American football continued tonight as Houston and New England faced off in a major cup final for
the third time in as many years. However this match is different in two ways from the get go:
Instead of a CONCACAF based [.
I must say, as fanatically executed conceits go, it's hard to top a full-scale recreation of Euro
2008 from an alternate reality in which England made the tournament. It's a dangerous concept: it
very nearly tempted me to compose a detailed Wikipedia entry from the universe in which the United
States, rather than Brazil, develops a singularly gorgeous national style of football to match its
obsession with the game, and goes on to win five World Cups.
Sunday's SuperLiga match was a bit of a change of pace. Instead of the usual Home Depot Center, we
gathered at Titan Stadium to take in the action. Back in the day, going to Titan Stadium was a bit
of a welcomed change of scenery from the Rose Bowl. Instead of the cavernous American football
stadium, we got a to spend time in a cozy little stadium where we were all close to the action.
Here's an interesting article that Tony Cascarino has written on the use of video replay in soccer.
Tony makes some interesting points, but I disagree with the basic idea. Video replay can help to
get certain calls right, and makes more sense in American sports where there are a lot of built in
breaks in the game.
If any of us had to guess who the potential Canadian cities are that would be likely to become
the home of a new MLS team I'm sure we'd all go with Montreal or Vancouver, right?
Well the National Post reports that there is some interest in bringing Major League Soccer to
Ottawa. The owner of the NHL's Ottawa Senators has spoke with Major League Soccer about bringing
soccer into Ottawa.
It's not quite the pre-season, but more like the season before the pre-season. We affectionately
call it the 'Pre-preseason', that dead zone when transfers take place, rumors abound and general
silliness prevails.
There's no football on the telly, no basketball, American football or ice hockey to keep us
entertained.
The second running of the North American SuperLiga is set to kick off tonight at 8:00PM EST when
D.C. United take on CD Guadalajara at RFK Stadium. The other Group A match begins a couple of hours
later as Houston Dynamo kick start their run for the million dollar prize against Atlante at
Robertson Stadium in Houston.
Photo by ISIphotos.com
If you are a fantasy sports junkie, this might be a tough time a year for you. With fantasy
(American) football and fantasy EPL joining the mix, it could be easy for you slack on your fantasy
MLS team.
In the interests of not breaking my blogging streak, up comes this post.
But in all honesty, I haven't a thing to say.
Amunt Valencia?!?
Today, it's away to Almeria, Unai 'Dances with Wolves' Emery's former squad.
It's important for two reasons. Well, three.
One, it's a league game.
Toronto FC were thumped 3-1 by the Houston Dynamo on Sunday, continuing their awful form on the road. Toronto seemed to be struggling without Amado Guevara and Maurice Edu -- both away with their national teams -- and spent most of the game pinned back in their own half. Still, they managed to hold off their opponents until stoppage time in the first half, when Brian Ching set up Dwayne De Rosario for the opening goal.
Well, it's been a few months and I've kind of forgotten about this blog. I find myself unmotivated
to blog and the fact that the summer in world football is slow does not help. Last week the
Argentine league began. The English Premier League started its new season this weekend. So, things
are now in full swing.
As United gets ready to face their next opponent in the inaugural CONCACAF Champions League, here's
some information about the Honduran champion, CD Marathon. The team is on their way to Honduras
today and will face Marathon on Wednesday. Following a home loss to Saprissa last week, the
Black-and-Red will look to earn crucial road points against a tough opponent.
