My standard game review is coming tomorrow, but i wanted to get my comments on what happened to Steve Zakuani down before MLS makes its ruling. This is a long post, so settle in. Anyone who watched the game or any other MLS game this weekend has heard (or seen) what happened. In the 3rd minute Brian Mullan went in two-footed on Steve Zakuani and got his leg, breaking the tibia and fibula (both lower leg bones).

This weekend we have a soccer Saturday in South Florida.
It begins at 7:30 pm when the Fort Lauderdale Strikers play against the Puerto Rico Islanders at the Mecca of South Florida soccer, Lockhart Stadium.
The Strikers are on a 5 game undefeated streak and look to extend that at home against an Islanders team that come off a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Silverbacks.

Mexico Makes the U17 Final... Dramatically Sunshine Pumping...Optional Soccer Blog BigSoccer.

Mexico's U17 squad will play Uruguay in the Final of the FIFA U17 World Cup at the Aztec Stadium on Sunday and what a burnburner that proposes to be. Enthusiasm has been building throughout this tournament for the host country and after a dramatic 3-2 win over heavy favorites Germany in the semi- final, a full house at the famous arena is expected.

Seattle Sounders at Philadelphia Union - Three Questions with Brotherly Game - Sounder At Heart
The bare minimums to know when Seattle faces Philly.

Seattle Sounders vs Philadelphia Union Scouting Report: Damn Lies and Statistics - Sounder At Heart
There are a surprising number of threads that connect the Seattle Sounders to the Philadelphia Union.

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Over the years we have learned that are readers are savvy consumers of soccer media who use multiple sources to check soccer news, keep in touch with other fans and follow trends in the beautiful game. Because a large part of what we cover is the soccer media, we thought it was time for the first Footiebusiness poll since 2009.

It took me too long, but I cracked open Long Range Goals, by Beau Dure last night. An inability to sleep combined with strong writing meant that I also finished the book. Dure you may know if you read USAToday, frequent SB Nation's MMA blogs or read ESPNw, or if really dedicated you read his blog (SportsMyriad).

For the lazy, BigSoccer users can now join the Fake Sigi social group for article updates and discussion.

For a while now I've been thinking about the best way to promote this web site on BigSoccer. Considering the large number of people on that site who are potentially interested in the things I have to say, a Fake Sigi presence has always seemed to me like a "Good Thing.

Get off my lawn. Nice goal call, though. Via Bigsoccer.

In other news, since when has Kyle Martino joined Bradley's staff as box diving coach?

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Nice little podcast at BigSoccer with Bill Archer talking about the New York Cosmos shenanigans. As succinct a summation of the issues in debate format as you'll find.

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With our New York Red Bulls about to escape the ice and snow for the sunny climes of Cancun and Guadalajara as they begin their pre-season training in earnest, we thought we'd take a moment to look at the roster.
The brief version of the roster regulations:

• 30-man roster. Slots 1-20 count against the cap of $2,675,000.

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We should know by sometime tonight or Saturday afternoon if US Soccer will reverse their decision and sanction the NASL as the Second Division league in North America.
-The Fed had originally give the league provisional sanctioning last fall, then last month pulled it.

Our good friend and Miami Ultras member Brian Corey has started a new MLS Meetup group with the intention of catching big MLS games and tonight happens to be one of those days as Real Salt Lake will attempt to be the first MLS team to win a Champions League Final. Come join us at Mickey Byrnes tonight, Wednesday at 10 PM.

During "Off the Pitch" Sunday night in the closing of the program, Callum Williams made mention that the game was Sasha Victorine's last game in the booth for a while. Today we got more of an explanation as to what is happening. Victorine is gone from the booth and will take another position in the organization.

So last night there was an afterparty in NYC for Steve Nash's Showdown in Chinatown. To my pleasure and surprise, 30 Rock's Judah Friedlander was there and talking soccer. Dude was all high on the Freddy Adu pass and Tim Howard's general badassness but thought overall the Yanks played poorly.

By the time home side Dunfermline reached the 18th minute today, they'd already suffered strikes from Carlos Bocanegra and Maurice Edu. Half the damage done early, Rangers cruised home with a 4-0 win.I'll switch out for the usual video treatment later, but for now enjoy the GIF stylings of magical BigSoccer ambassador Johan Derksen.

EA Sports appears to finally be taking MLS seriously, and teams like the Philadelphia Union have benefited from the additional attention to detail that is seen in FIFA '12.

A Youtube user by the name of GetDougdOn has posted a video of nearly every league and the teams within those leagues.

As surprising as it might seem, Sporting Kansas City can qualify for the playoffs this weekend. It requires a win over San Jose on Saturday and some help, but it can be done.
First obviously, KC needs to get a win on the road against San Jose. They also need help from DC, Houston, and Vancouver.

We continue our comprehensive coverage of American soccer culture with our series "Better Know a Supporters Group," just like Steven Colbert's "Better Know a District" from "The Colbert Report".
Our goal: to feature each of the MLS teams' supporters groups. We've sent e-mails to each and every SG in Major League Soccer and soon you'll be able to check all what each is all about and what awesomeness they have to contribute to our growing American soccer world.