Why have the Philadelphia Union added a scrimmage against Florida Gulf Coast University, of all
places, to their preseason warm-up tour? With approximately 12,000 students including post-grads
and a "noteable alumni" list that consists of a professional monster trucker and Don Carman
(retired Philadelphia Phillies pitcher from the 80's), what put the FGCU Eagles on the radar?
See what I did there?
Today, an American scored for Everton. And it wasn't Landon Donovan, despite his having played
well in the first match of his loan across the pond. It was veteran keeper Tim Howard who notched
the goal, sending a surprise lob past an unprepared Bolton side. Check it out here:
Of course, we all remember in 2008 when Danny Cepero became MLS's first keeper to put one in,
having made a similarly sinister lob against Columbus.
