Sorry for not posting yesterday, my realish job took precedent, and I was still recovering from an emotional playoff weekend plus news that Real Fucking Salt Lake, those bastards whose goose TFC were supposed to have cooked back in October as Rollins expertly pointed out yesterday, will be playing for the MLS Cup. Click to continue reading...

Now we start entering the realm of players with playing time. Of guys that may have value to other clubs in trade, and quite possibly seeing the guy that Philadelphia takes in the Expansion Draft later this month. This collection of players are in two sets.

The first set are two USL Sounders, and the second two players are young talents with promise, but who have lacked the playing time to showcase their reputations in competitive matches.

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SHORT SCRIBE OF THE GAME
The first thing you noticed at the ground was the heavy security at the stadium.
Given the stakes were high and big crowds were expected that the organizers had decided to segregate both groups of fans from one and other.
And like most games played in Kallang in the recent years, it would always be the away fans that drummed up the atmospher (Why are we the passive lot? Click to continue reading...

I've always intended for DCUMD to be more of a community for United fans than just a guy writing a blog. We've seen this space morph from a blog that was supposed to cover the connection between DCU and UMD into a blog that is pretty much exclusively related to DC United. Recently I've found myself writing fewer opinion pieces and spending more time on tracking the way the team evolves over the year.

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Inside Minnesota Soccer is live blogging from the Minnesota State High Soccer School Tournament.

IMS has been granted permission from the Minnesota State High School League to Live Blog direct from the 2009 soccer tourney at the Metrodome.

Please follow the link to this live blog where you can interact by posting comments and asking questions.

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Inside Minnesota Soccer is live blogging from the Minnesota State High Soccer School Tournament.

IMS has been granted permission from the Minnesota State High School League to Live Blog direct from the 2009 soccer tourney at the Metrodome.

Please follow the link to this live blog where you can interact by posting comments and asking questions.

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Inside Minnesota Soccer is live blogging from the Minnesota State High Soccer School Tournament.

IMS had been granted permission from the Minnesota State High School League to Live Blog direct from the 2009 soccer tourney at the Metrodome.

Please follow the link to this live blog where you can interact by posting comments and asking questions.

Click to continue reading...

Inside Minnesota Soccer is live blogging from the Minnesota State High Soccer School Tournament.

IMS had been granted permission from the Minnesota State High School League to Live Blog direct from the 2009 soccer tourney at the Metrodome.

Please follow the link to this live blog where you can interact by posting comments and asking questions.

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The possibilities are endless for tonight's game in terms of where the Galaxy will end up in the standings.

The Earthquakes will be looking to put a season that initially promised so much behind them. Personally, I think the biggest mistake was getting rid of Ronnie O'Brien, but whatever.

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Ben Berger at Footiebusiness was kind enough to include me in a piece he did on the business of soccer blogging; soccer information is predominantly disseminated through blogs (or pseudo-blogs, or...

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Hello hello hello. Did you miss me? I promise that I had every intention of blogging at least once while in Amsterdam, an intention which can be confirmed by knowing that the first thing I asked the hotel reception was 'how much is your broadband?' It was her answer that prevented any further progress with the matter. Click to continue reading...

There might be room for a third blogger here on Lyon Offside. Emphasis on the might.

Inara and John aren't going anywhere, but they have asked me to find a third writer to help them out, keep the posts coming, and generally be part of a deadly OL blogging trident.

However, Because Inara and John have set such excellent standards here, I'm setting the bar very very high.

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In fiddling with the syncing abilities of NetNewsWire, I started looking at Google Reader's recommendations and noted that it provided a bit of data on how many people follow certain blogs.
So, being the pedantic nerd I am, I decided to check out the numbers for some of my "favorite" blogs. Click to continue reading...

With ManU dropping points today against Sunderland, the table sets up nicely for the winner (if there is one) of the Liverpool Chelsea clash Sunday at Stamford Bridge. As part of my blogging for the Liverpool FC Supporters Club of Chicago, I examine the Liverpool-Chelsea rivalry, from an extremely pro-Liverpool perspective, of course. Click to continue reading...

The Manager would like to apologize for the relative lack of blogging. He's been scouring YouTube looking for new talent to sign. Well, actually he's just been stuck at work for 12 to 14 hours a day. But with tonight at home to catch up on football (and soon, sleep) we'd like to give you the first part of the weekend review early. Click to continue reading...

Live Blogging Saturday Liverpool v Hull & Fulham v Arsenal & Around the Grounds

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Howdy doody LadyArse lovers. It seems as though I may have a very tiny apology to make regarding the standard of my blogging over the past number of weeks, maybe even months (this week aside). The reason for this is that I have been thoroughly and utterly miserable in work, more so than is normal.

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AMSL Hard at Work
It's not often you get honoured with your name in a post title.
How did we get here exactly?
Well, last Sunday morning, as part of my weekend gig writing the Sweeper at pitchinvasion.net, I attempted to reveal what I thought were the underlying ideological fault lines in the on-going salary cap debate in Em El Es between Ben Knight and Fake Sigi. Click to continue reading...

Longpier.com will be at two special events over the next couple of days.
Firstly, tonight (Thurs 24th) we'll be at the re-opening of Chalkwell Hall in Chalkwell Park. It's an invite only event, but we have special access to the event and will be taking you on a tour of the refurbished building, which is now home to arts group Metal. Click to continue reading...

Southend's biggest free arts and music festival takes place on Saturday (26th) as Village Green returns to Chalkwell Park.
The 11-hour event, run by Metal, features a huge number of groups, artists and exhibitors all displaying the diverse range of talent in the borough.
It starts at 11am and Longpier. Click to continue reading...

Desde el XBOX Pitch at Qwest Field, Seattle, WA. -30.00: Bienvenidos al Live Blogging del partido entre Los Sounders de Seattle FC y Las Chivas USA de Los Ángeles, CA. Este es el penúltimo juego en casa de Los Sounders FC. Después de hoy, el próximo encuentro aca en el Qwest Field será el 24 de Octubre, [. Click to continue reading...

Yes my blogging knows no limits and I've become an Everton Banter blogger!
Another perfect excuse to write about the (not so) mighty Blues. Read the first part here then click the link to read the piece in all its glory...
That's how I view Everton's start to the season.
After all the talk of lessons learnt and exciting new signings in June, the club were once again left to scramble around for new players around the September deadline day. Click to continue reading...

Cat Whitehill's been blogging about college football lately. I'd love to comment but I'm too heartbroken about the stupid Buckeyes on the weekend (yeah, I got sucked into that, those people colonize your brain). Anyway, check it out:

So here we go.... The ACC went 5-7 the OPENING week.

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Diego Serna was one of the big stories of the South Florida blogging community a few weeks ago when he was released by Miami FC. Today on Miami Soccer Fan, a fan of his comes to his rescue. This fan doesn't pull any punches.
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ONE aFUSIONado's OPINION:

" I have had the pleasure of knowing Mr.

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This just about sums up everything I'm thinking tonight.
I am sick to the teeth of the US playing so shakily the last few games. Just good enough just is not good enough for me. So I'm getting a bit nervous. But Tim "Greatest American Hero" Howard seems to working the problem, or so he says here. Click to continue reading...

An article posted on the website, Scientific Blogging, describes a talk given by speaker and author Dan Pink. A common belief is that extrinsic motivation in the form of rewards can improve performance. However, scientific research shows that incentivising a problem-solving task may stifle creativity and actually hinder the outcome. Click to continue reading...

Here and here. More here very soon. Click to continue reading...

Like the Men's team, the Drury Lady Panthers are traveling in Europe this month partaking in the cultural and soccer experiences available to them. In the Ladies case, the travel is to Italy and junior Kelsy Long is handling the blogging for the website:

Bon Journo from Chioggia Sottomarina!

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Good morning. This will not be a preview of tonight's game vs River Plate. Years ago I decided that my blog would stick to game observations, TFC facts such as trades,signings and draft picks and whatever else grabbed my little brain. I leave the previews to other fine people out there. However this non-preview is a warning that the blog will not be commenting much on tonight's friendly. Click to continue reading...

Galaxy 2 AC Milan 2

(Blogging software issues - apologies).

AC Milan showed how fast it could strike in the 61st minute, half time substitute Filippo Inzaghi finishing off a a deadly move of stunning swiftness and simplicity with a shot from 12 yards out that beat sub Josh Saunders in the net.

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You had to know it was coming. There's no getting around it. David Beckham is in the news, and so it goes that I must post on the subject. Blogging is all about timing (at least in the sports...

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On Sports Blogging, Sports Journalism, and the Scary Fate of Humanity

Alright, alright, fine – blogging isn't journalism. Lines divide the two fields. Professional journalists get paid, for example. Us amateur bloggers usually don't. We toil in the nervous spaces between working on the internet and "working" on the internet, or between trips to Starbucks and withdrawing more trust-fund money.

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There's a full day of soccer on this July Saturday, and I will be live blogging as much of it as I can manager. Join in the fun with myself and the rest of the Epic Footy crew as we follow MLS...

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Athletica just scored in the 11th minute when Eniola Aluko got behind the Sol defense and pulled the ball back to an unmarked Amanda Cinalli.

Remember, the Sol can capture the regular season title with a win today.

I got a late start blogging because I'm running around for a light feature for Thursday's Daily Breeze talking to moms, their daughters - and nuns if you can believe it.

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First, to get this Real Madrid transfer business out of the way: Sir Alex Ferguson is getting pilloried for going back on his "I wouldn't sell that mob a virus." But he didn't sell them a virus, he sold them Ronaldo. So case closed.
More importantly, I was watching Jon Stewart yesterday and they went off on The New York Times for having their heads in the sand by sticking to print news when everyone else is off clicking away on their coffee breaks over at the Huffington Post. Click to continue reading...