Who can count the number of articles that have been written about the big black cloud that is
looming over the Women's Professional Soccer league in the United States?
With the Chicago Red Stars failing to secure reserve funding in order to participate in the 2011
season, sportswriters are pointing fingers and predicting future doom for the remaining clubs.
When I wrote my match preview on Friday I laid out some of the daunting history that the Red Bulls
would be facing when they traveled to DC to face United in the first leg of this season's Atlantic
Cup. In addition to a 10-game winless streak against DC, the Red Bulls hadn't taken a full three
points from an Eastern Conference foe on the road since their trip to BMO Field in TFC's expansion
season - an incredible 20 game streak of suckitude.
Jason and the Black Cloud return to cover all of the news of the past week, including Jozy's first
goal, Donovan in the Merseyside Derby, DMB's car trouble, as well as talk to USMNT and Houston
Dynamo forward Brian Ching and MLS legend and new AC St. Louis player/coach Steve Ralston.
Episode 57: "You're a Douche"Host: Scott Bornstein
Panel: Zach Woosley, Brian Bentley, Shane Evans
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Season Three of Winning Ugly is here and now that the holidays are over it's time to work
off all that holiday excess by listening to three panelist verbally joust.
Shame on you Manchester United. Shame on you.
I never thought Manchester United would ever get a mention on these pages. Least of all under this
large black cloud. In a world exclusive which you'll be reading about in the News of the World next
week, I can today expose one of the reasons how the boys from the Theatre of Dreams are so cash
happy - they steal their coats.
Episode 66: "CENSORED"Host: Scott Bornstein
Panel: Zach Woosley, Brian Bentley, Erik Young
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This week on the show, we offer up a perfect storm.
The boys are back to cover the only things that matter: the coming World Cup and the US
National Team. Max Zeger of Goal.com joins us to give his thoughts, and the Black Cloud shows up
to get into it over the USA-England match. Closing sounds courtesy of Outlaw Voices. Check out
their site to purchase a CD of USA soccer fan chants and songs.
Paul Sorene
ENGLAND V Slovenia in the 2010 World Cup is huge. The nation is talking. Here are the pick of
the news and views: featuring a druid; a curse; Steven Gerrard's fear; FAB-io or CRAP-ello;
Beckenbauer backs England; Wimbledon bans England; the WAG bag; and travel agents are traitors.
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CRUZ AZUL 0 - TORONTO FC 0
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Amidst the din of droning train horns, apparently the Estadio Azul version of the vuvuzela, Nick
Dasovic and his TFC charges gave a gutsy, resilient show of defensive grit in one of CONCACAF's
toughest stadiums.
