It was retro night. A jersey from each year was worn in the front row of the Cauldron...Singing during the game...After the Wizards first goal...The Cauldron was here...A little smoke...The Big A.. Flag after a goal...Always good to see kids in the Cauldron...More shots here Click to continue reading...

I've held off on this post waiting to see if there would be some comment from the front office, but doesn't look like one is coming. Saturday against Seattle, something was up with the Wizards front office staff in response to the Cauldron.
As had become a regular occurrence, the team brought down streamers to be thrown during allowed times during games. Click to continue reading...

Poring through the results of the closing stages of World Cup qualifying this past week, I'm almost agog at this cauldron of footballing fury, the extreme highs and crushing lows in the fight for the last few places destined for South Africa. And we haven't even reached Sepp Blatter's Official David and Goliath Playoff Round© yet. Click to continue reading...

By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN

Wednesday marks the final round of South America's World Cup qualifying action and all eyes will be on the masterpiece of a match in Montevideo, where Uruguay plays host to Argentina in a "battle of life and death," as one top player put it.

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Think the above retro Wiz shirt is off the hook? Click here to find out how to send this shirt to your friend (or yourself) in advance of the Cauldron's Retro Night on October 24. The shirt is great, and the Retro Night will be just as fun. The shirt can be picked up in the Wizards offices or at the merchandise stand on October 24. Click to continue reading...

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by FRANCO PANIZO

MIAMI- The U.S. men's national team has won just once on the road in the final round of World Cup qualifying, and Honduras has yet to lose at home this cycle, but those facts aren't keeping the U.S. team from believing that it can go to San Pedro Sula on Saturday and score a positive result.

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by FRANCO PANIZO

MIAMI- The U.S. men's national team has won just once on the road in the final round of World Cup qualifying, and Honduras has yet to lose a home qualifier this cycle, but those facts aren't keeping the U.S. team from believing that it can go to San Pedro Sula on Saturday and score a positive result.

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That's right everyone, the team formerly known as the Wiz is having retro night. The folks of Hillcrest Syndicate and the other supporters' section that make up the Cauldron are putting on an official retro/throw-back night on Saturday, October 24 as D.C. United comes to town. Wear your old-school Wiz/Wizards gear for the match if you will sit in the section or if you just want to support the old rainbow logos. Click to continue reading...

Did you read this column last week? If not, then you should have. It could have made you some money. Nine out of ten outcomes correct, five out of ten results spot on, I should be backing my instincts.

Of course last week was a one-off, a fluke. Or was it? Here are my predictions for this week's round of matches, tell me if you agree, and feel free to add your own.

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Tuesday night's Carling Cup tie at Leeds United represents a great opportunity for some of Liverpool's fringe players to make a point to Rafa Benitez.
I'm sure there will be a number of changes from the weekend win at West Ham.
That was a tough test and with the quick turnaround Liverpool will be in need of some fresh legs. Click to continue reading...

Last year, MLS teams made an embarrassing splat in the inaugural CONCACAF Champions League. This year, their performance is hit and miss.
Sure, Houston didn't show much against Pachuca, using some second-stringers out of necessity and then falling to 10 men. (Note the presence of U.S. midfielder Jose Francisco Torres in that game. Click to continue reading...

A war of words that led to a return to form.

Anderson came in for some short shrift from Sir Alex a week or two ago when the young Brazilian expressed his dissatisfaction at not starting enough games and it was an act that may in the long run have helped the talented midfielder to make a name for himself at Old Trafford.

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The Kansas City Wizards acquired Kei Kamara from the Houston Dynamo for Abe Thompson and allocation money.Abe hanging out in the Cauldron at a recent game...I was talking to Technical Director and acting Head Coach Peter Vermes and he revealed the trade. He mentions the trade at the end of this short interview. Click to continue reading...

Ted Harwood is a regular guest contributor to Arsenal Station. He lives in Chicago, IL, and has been an Arsenal supporter for the better part of a decade. He also writes about movies, music, and other cultural artifacts on his blog, Running Downhill.

Arsenal kick off their 2009-10 UEFA Champions League group stage matches on Wednesday evening with a trip to Standard Liège.

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All the hype & all the bantering between Kevin Payne of DC United & Adrian Hanauer of the Sounders was definitely worth the price of admission for this ticket as the up & comers in the Seattle Sounders took on the plentiful DC United at RFK Stadium. Many of you are well aware of the on going squabble thru the press and on the internet of who should've really hosted the cup final, a loud and boisterous Qwest Field or the cauldron of RFK.

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Beating the drum for the Orange.
Seattle, consider the "Celebrity minority owner who hangs out with supporters" gauntlet thrown down squarely at your feet.
Diggin the band...
While Drew Carey may drink and smooze at the ESC cauldron which is actually a pub called Fuel, prior to games, Houston's celebrity minority owner, boxer Oscar De La Hoya gets down right in the middle of the hardcore. Click to continue reading...

Okay, well, now Christine Rampone can pack her bags for Los Angeles.
It's going to be tempting, if and when New Jersey wins the WPS title, to roll one's eyes at a fourth place team wearing the crown. Well, it was good enough for the New York Giants a couple of years ago...and the parallels are getting a little frightening. Click to continue reading...

During the Chicago game, Abe Thompson stopped by the Cauldron in the second half. So I had to ask about his experiences with the Wizards most rabid fans. I also talked with Morsink and I got a little help from a guest interviewer... Click to continue reading...

The pessimism and negativity had been overwhelming. The doomsayers had ruled the roost to continue the chicken analogy.
And then the season actually started. Horror of horrors, Arsenal can actually play football. Of course, one swallow doesn't make a summer and on isolated occasions we were brilliant last year but results that were achieved at Goodison and Parkhead can only be good for momentum. Click to continue reading...

So here we are, a mere few hours from kick off in our crunch match number 2 for the season. I don't know if you remember but last season I had a number of 'Crunch-time' blogs. I haven't went with Part 1, 2, 3 etc for this season cause, quite frankly, I believe there will be too many.

Tonight it's Celtic in the cauldron that is Celtic Park.

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I was only ever in Scotland once in my life. Apparently I was about 2. I remember nothing about it, of course, as it was a holiday and I was on the piss. Baby-Buckfast is a wonderful invention. Farley's Rusks up there actually pieces of pavement painted beige.

It will be Arsenal's first competitive match against Celtic although the teams have met a fair number of times down the years for friendlies and testimonials.

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Good evening folks. I have made it back to the United States and am ready to get back on the grind on Friday, but first I wanted to go over a few things (including a big thank you to SBI correspondent Travis Clark for holding things down on SBI while I traveled back from Mexico City).

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We have partnered up with the Kansas City Royals for a great offer for the last week in August. Purchase the KC Blue Sports pack and you'll receive a Bleacher Ticket at CommunityAmerica Ballpark for the Wizards-Real Salt Lake Major League Soccer contest at 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, August 29 and a View Level Infield Ticket at Kauffman Stadium for the Royals-Cleveland Indians 7:10 p. Click to continue reading...

It's World Cup qualifying day, and U.S.-Mexico has finally arrived. I don't even know where to begin to round-up all the articles out there on this game, and I'm not sure I could read another one, but I am counting down the hours to the game, despite the fact I'm hardly a wild partisan for either team.

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Hello from Dallas, just arrived with the rest of the traveling Cauldron for tomorrow's Wizards game against FC Dallas, and the big news of the day is the fact that Dallas forward, Kenny Cooper will not be playing. Cooper completed a transfer today to German club, 1860 Munich, the former club of Wizards forward, Josh Wolff. Click to continue reading...

The Galaxy flew into Kansas City Friday afternoon. They stopped by Community America Ballpark for a quick practice so they could take a look at the most interesting soccer venue in MLS.Beckham bravely faces The Cauldron where Wizards supporters groups stand. Think he is contemplating another handshake fine? Click to continue reading...

by Matt Besler - Kansas City Wizards
Welcome back to the 6th week of "Across the Midwest Pitch." It's been a crazy last couple of weeks, with seven games in 20 days (five on the road). As a team, we have traveled over 10,000 miles. Many players, including myself, have logged over 500 minutes in these days. Click to continue reading...

Want to head to Dallas to see our boys in blue take on the horizontal hoops Aug. 1? Check out the flyer below and get in touch with members of the Cauldron/Hillcrest Syndicate if you're interested.

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Haiti's proper name is "The Republic of Haiti", sort of like our nation is styled "The United States of America". And like our nation, it is a cultural meting pot. Haiti though is a smoldering cauldron of French-Creole-Caribbean cultures, and it is undoubtedly a nation with a heroic history.

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Since the outlaw of standing areas English stadia have undergone huge changes. From the crumbling relics of the 1980s the Premier League now boasts some of the finest stadiums in the world.

The names Old Trafford, Anfield and Stamford Bridge all roll off the tongue but within these fine stadiums there is that one stand that best captures the fervour with which English fans follow their teams.

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The Wizards fell to Santos Laguna ending Kansas City's first appearance in Superliga.Santos Laguna fans filled the stadium.Oswaldo Sanchez making a save...A couple Santos Laguna fans were in the Cauldron?Herculez Gomez goes for the bicycle while Jorge Estrada goes to head the ball...With the result being Estrada is kicked in the head. Click to continue reading...

Fans of any Mexican League team came to support Atlas...Mexican flags and Mexican league jerseys...Were on both sides of the stadium. Of course with supporters from so many teams there was no unity in chanting or support...The Cauldron traveled well and had a couple extra members from St. Louis...The Wizards fans were much more organized. Click to continue reading...

3:29pm - Anthems just finished up. Crowd is predominately Atlas fans and casual spectators right now, although the traveling Cauldron is probably on their way now with the US game over.
3:33pm - We're ready to go. Cauldron just showed up.
3:35pm - and we're off, Atlas kick off. Click to continue reading...

I played with some photos and a short video. Let me know what you think... Click to continue reading...

Davy Arnaud scoring the first goal...Davy picking himself up and starting to celebrate...Davy running to hug his team mates...The team celebrates while the Cauldron celebrates in the background...Claudio Lopez pulls down Emmanuel Osei...Lopez letting Osei know he was not pleased with being kicked...Osei gets up and shoves Claudio as well. Click to continue reading...