There's all kinds of MLS and soccer lovin' going around this morning in our fine land. Devin Barclay, now a rock star on Ohio State's campus, played parts of five seasons in MLS from 2001-2005. He suited up for Tampa Bay, San Jose, D.C. United and the Columbus Crew before hanging up the cleats and--eventually--picking up some other cleats.

Kyle Emge and Jordan Brandel each scored twice as the Regis University men's soccer team hammered Northwest Nazarene 6-2 on Saturday in Denver.

Lucas Mazier and Nathan Kafer also scored for the Rangers as Regis outshot the visitors 20-9.

Regis took the lead in the eighth minute. Donnie Montoya dribbled in from the right wing and crossed to Emge just in front of the net.

ESPN.com has a well researched and written article about Eric Avila's former UCSB teammate Eric Frimpong.

Brek Shea, Eric Avila, Josh Lambo, and Peri Marosevic are all heading to South Africa.

Eric Avila's second half heroics led to a well-earned 2-1 comeback victory for FC Dallas over Columbus Crew Saturday night at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco. With FC Dallas trailing 1-0 deep into the second half, Avila struck gold only four minutes after running onto the pitch, curling a lovely shot inside the far post.

Jimmy Buffet makes awful music and wears even worse clothes. But he has a very pro-cocktail, pro-vacation stance that I find hard to disagree with. And I love his fans as I have a whole raft of self-esteem issues and they just make me feel so much better about myself...but you couldn't pay me to get near one of his concerts.

Colombian football fans last saw Antony D'Avila on a pitch well over a decade ago. This weekend he will return to his first love at the Pascual Guerrero and be ready for Diego Umaña. This is probably why Colombian fans will be closely watching América face Pasto on Sunday.
The team overall is excited for "the old man" to be making his return.

"Good result, horrible play. I'm happy with the 3 points though!" -Anonymous
From Post: FC Dallas 1, Houston Dynamo 0
"Evidently the haters stayed home for their favorite circle event." -Anonymous
"I'm thrilled with the win, but I do have to pay attention to the details.

After a run of good form, FC Dallas came back down to earth, falling 2-0 to the Columbus Crew. Once again, a set piece situation was the downfall for Dallas as Vampire Dario (he fears the cross) fell victim to a Chad Marshall header.
Comments about the match quickly fall by the wayside as the worst play-by-play man in sports, Brad Sham, takes a beating from fans for yet another abysmal performance behind the microphone showing he knows shit about soccer and should just stick to kissing Jerry Jones' ass.

1) Various records to watch for:

• Eric Avila has made 16 subs without a start. Needs four more in the final five games to break the record, or three to tie.

• The worst Supporters Shield winners in MLS history were the 2004 Columbus Crew at 1.633 PPG. Somebody will need to finish with 50 points to surpass them.

The MLS Generation Adidas team in South Africa played their second game of their trip today against Santos Football Club. Unfortunately this result didn't go the way of the first one against the Pirates. The GA team lost 2-1 to Santos. Chicago Fire forward, Patrick Nyarko once again scored for the GA team in the loss.

Well I really decided not to write a post game due to:

1. didn't see the whole match because of a wedding

2. people told me that it was a bad coaching choices

3. lots of bad/missed calls

so it came down where the Crew were up 1-0 and then in the 80th minute Eric Avila scored.

Cause I couldnt think of anything left to write about this team. Everytime that I would sit down and try to write something good about this team they would go and screw it up for me. Tonight was no exception. For months we have had swiss cheese for a defensive line. Tonight they got alot of help from the midfield for 3/4 of the game and we looked good.

Americans Abroad / USMNT
USA 2, Spain 0: A Look Back - Soccer By Ives
Fearrington Club Search Continues - Yanks Abroad
US Shocks No. 1 Spain In Confederations Cup - Washington Post
USA Gold Cup Roster - Soccer Insider
No Deep Depor Torres Talks - Soccer365
Still In Dreamland, USA Shocks Spain - MLS Talk
Torres' Deportivo Move Not Off Yet - Yanks Abroad
Bradley Names 23 For Gold Cup - No Short Corners
Donovan Turns Opinion - Match Fit USA
Bradley: Spain Win A Stepping Stone - Yanks Abroad
More US National Team Thoughts - WVHooligan
Casey Checks In From South Africa After 'The Win' - Undercurrent
US Gold Cup Roster Announced (A Closer Look) - Soccer By Ives
Donovan: We Need To Start Strong - Yanks Abroad
Chicago Fire
Chivas USA
Colorado Rapids
Columbus Crew
DC United
United Drops Crayton - Soccer Insider
Quaranta's Call-Up - Soccer Insider
FC Dallas
Zip It: FC Dallas at Colorado Rapids - 3rd Degree
Eric Avila Wins Goal Of The Week - The FCD Blog
Cooper Named To Gold Cup Roster - The FCD Blog
Vote Kenny For An ESPY - The FCD Blog
Houston Dynamo
No Surprises: Holden, Ching Called Up For Gold Cup - Soccer y Futbol
Kansas City Wizards
Another Draw - Down The Byline
Arnaud And Conrad On Gold Cup Roster - Down The Byline
Los Angeles Galaxy
New England Revolution
Heaps Earns US National Team Call For Gold Cup - Revolution official site
New York Red Bulls
Spend Some Time With Ernst Obster - Red Bulls Reader
Real Salt Lake
Headed To The Gold Cup - Behind The Shield
San Jose Earthquakes
Denton And Gray Waived - Center Line Soccer
Seattle Sounders FC
Sounders Will Show USA Game On Screen - Prost Amerika
Video: Behind The Price Is Right - Sounders FC official site
What We've Learned After A Three-Game Week - Next Season Sports
Video: Showcase Showdown - Sounders FC official site
Kevin Forrest Placed On Waivers - Prost Amerika
Evans Called In For USA Gold Cup Team - Sounders FC official site
Video: Call Ups - Sounders FC official site
Brad Evans To Be Called Up For USMNT Duty - Next Season Sports
Brad Evans In USA Squad - Prost Amerika
Toronto FC
MLS Expansion
Montreal Bids For A 2011 MLS Expansion Slot - ESPNsoccernet
MLS General
Mid-Day Musings - Soccer By Ives
SuperLiga Adding To The SUM - MLS Talk
Thursday Kickaround - Soccer Insider
Players In Need Of A Change - WVHooligan

It had been over 12 years since Anthony D'Avila last scored a goal in Colombian football. His goal against Pereira on February 2, 1997 was thought by many to be the last one of his career at least in his native Colombia. With seconds remaining between América and Santa Fe, the former Colombian international did what came instinctively during his career.

Anyone want to guess where Daniel Hernandez played in college?
From Post: FCD signs Daniel Hernandez
"Another former SMU player that played for Schellas, why am I not surprised?" -Anonymous
"So...someone tell me exactly how many of the players on the current roster played at SMU for SH.

Or were Shea, Lambo, Marosevic, Guarda, and Avila also graduated?