I've got some more shwag to give away so get your random information skills together. In the clip above Cobi Jones is seen at SafeCo Field in Seattle...why is he there? The first person to email the correct answer to that question to TheOffsideRules [at] Gmail.com wins a copy of Gamebreakers AND The History of MLS Cup on DVD.

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Cobi Jones grabs the mic for his 1st run through the press ringer as LA's temporary gaffer. Personally I am not a fan of cornrows but there is something brilliantly South Bay about it when you realize that Carson is not only home to the Galaxy, but Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. as well.

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Gullit? Out. Resigned.

Lalas? Out. Axed.

Cobi? IN!!!

Massive changes came down like a guillotine in Hollywood on Monday, as the head coach and general manager of the most underachieving team in the league were sent packing.

"We are stepping up and doing what we need to do to straighten this thing out," Galaxy investor/operator Tim Leiweke told The Associated Press on Monday in announcing the changes.

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From Superliga 2008.com

Nobody that I speak with will claim that Superliga has in anyway proven that MLS is somehow on par with the FMF. The gap that exists between the two leagues is still obvious though it appears the gap may be closing quite rapidly. But what this year's Superliga has demonstrated is the sense of entitlement Mexican clubs, players and commentators have towards dominating their American counterparts.

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Talk about doing it big out of the box. Months and months ago TOR hipped you to a show called EXTRA TIME! that was in it's early, braces-and-a-training bra stages. It's now got a date for it's coming out party (March 2008 on FSC) and it's also got bezzie mate to hold her hair back when she throws up at the after party from drinking her weight in wine coolers. Click to continue reading...

Since a lot of people in SoCal -and the rest of America for that matter- think that LA soccer begins and ends with Goldenballs, it's a good time for Grahame L. Jones of the LA Times to remind folks who the O.G. of the Galaxy is. With his club's unlikely comeback and Beckham's long awaited comeback looming, it will be easy for his anticipated retirement at the end of this season to get lost in the shuffle, forgotten about until after the fact. Click to continue reading...

Maybe it was a little too much of the out-of-sight-out-of-mind theory as to why MLS All-Star coach Steve Nicol snubbed his own star forward for next week's All-Star game against Scottish champs Celtic FC. The league and Nicol announced the remaining of the All-Stars today and overall I have to say I am a bit shocked [...] Click to continue reading...