The Metro Reverse Curse lives.

What is the Reverse Curse? It is a temporary suspension of all footballing ability while wearing a Metro Bull kit that is magically cured once a player switches kits to another club. There are so many examples of this, but sticking to recent memory (and not in any order of importance at all); Hunter Freeman leaves Red Bull and has become a regular starter in Norway, Gabriel Cichero leaves Red Bull and becomes a valuable piece of their National teams youth movement, Mike Magee has proven to be a key offensive cog in the Galaxy's overall make up leading the team in assists, Diego Jimenez continues to excel in Mexico, and notched two goals upon arriving back to his country after his RB departure.

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The 2009 Eliteserien has come to a close for IK Start's Hunter Freeman who is already aiming towards a healthier and more productive 2010. Click to continue reading...

Clay Goodson capped off his 2009 Eliteserien with a goal helping pace fellow American Hunter Freeman and Start over compatriot Troy Perkins and Valerenga while Jay Needham and Alta split the points with Nybergsund. Click to continue reading...

Hunter Freeman and Start sputtered at home versus Aalesund in the Eliteserien while Jay Needham and Alta once again prevailed versus Mjondalen in 1. Division action. Click to continue reading...

Hunter Freeman and Clarence Goodson return home to face Aalesund while Tyrel Lacey and Lyn hope to make the best of things versus Stromsgodset as the Eliteserien returns to action this weekend. Click to continue reading...

Hunter Freeman and Clarence Goodson helped Start ruin Rosenborg's undefeated Eliteserien season while Jay Needham and Alta are right back in the thick of the 1. Division promotion race. Click to continue reading...

Here are the Twitterverse Players League groups, A through G, after Friday night's draw. If you want to listen to the recorded audio of the draw, the podcast is available for download by clicking here.
GROUP A Charlie Davies Taylor Twellman Carl Robinson Brian Jordan
GROUP B Danny Dichio Dwayne DeRosario Danny Cruz Hunter Freeman
GROUP C JozyAltidore17 Alecko Eskandarian Michael Chabala Brad Knighton
GROUP D Sacha Kljestan Robbie Rogers Kei Kamara Bobby Rhine
GROUP E Brian Ching Bobby Boswell Lee Nguyen Vincenzo Bernardo
GROUP F Stuart Holden Rohan Ricketts Brian Namoff Chris Tierney
GROUP G Freddy Adu Giuseppe Rossi Edson Buddle Joe Cannon
GROUP H Maurice Edu Brad Guzan Jim Brennan Taylor Graham
Voting begins Monday, October 5th, with groups A through D. Click to continue reading...

Hunter Freeman and Clarence Goodson will look to give Start a late season push versus Sandefjord while Tyrel Lacey and Lyn may be playing their final match of the year at home against Tromso. Click to continue reading...

Defender Hunter Freeman believes that newly-promoted IK Start is ready to make a run towards a top three spot in the Eliteserien. Click to continue reading...

Hunter Freeman and Clay Goodson helped salvage a draw for Start versus Bodo/Glimt in Eliteserien action while Jay Needham's second goal of the year got Alta a much needed point in the 1. Division. Click to continue reading...

The Yanks in Norway are back in action this weekend with Hunter Freeman and Clay Goodson looking to get Start back on track versus Bodo/Glimt while a road win at Sarpsborg would be a big boost for Jay Needham and Alta. Click to continue reading...

A fresh batch of news tidbits for the Colorado soccer fan. ...

PREKI FINED: Major League Soccer fined Chivas USA head coach Preki Radosavljevic $1,000 for inappropriate conduct directed toward match officials following Chivas USA's 3-1 U.S. Open Cup loss to the Charleston Battery on June 30.

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Kenny Cooper Sr., a player I watched when growing up in the NASL has always been blunt. Cooper spoke about his son's recent transfer to Brent Latham, one of the top football correspondents that cover the American game.

Here were some of Cooper's comments from the Yanks Abroad story and my reaction:

"The value of a player as a young American is not even close to what it should be," says Cooper, Sr.

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Hunter Freeman and Start got drilled by Molde while Jay Needham and Alta got a miracle tie versus Sogndal. Click to continue reading...

Hunter Freeman and Start miraculously tied Stabaek while Jay Needham's goal helped Alta to victory over Stavanger. Click to continue reading...

UEFA Champions League advancers Mikkel Diskerud and Stabaek resume Eliteserien play against Hunter Freeman and Start while Jay Needham and Alta face Stavanger in 1. Division action. Click to continue reading...

I love the way DC United gets the benefit of the doubt with its recent signing of Danny Szetela. I am not sure what I think of the deal, personally. I think need to know what salary he's on before I can figure that out.
But my point is that if this were a team like Colorado or Dallas making this move, I suspect fans (especially DC fans) would be howling laughing at Team X retreading Szetela. Click to continue reading...

The Norwegian player Hunter Freeman had some good luck in this match for Start against Odd Grenland, recently.
Floating the ball into the box hoping one of his team would get a head or some connection to it, the ball somehow manages to end up in the back of the net.
Watch how the keeper tries to attempt to blame his defence for the error, and then realises that its plainly his fault. Click to continue reading...

Think this one has to go down as a goalkeeping error Sometimes goals are scored from 40 yards and the keeper can do absolutely nothing about them. This is not one of those instances. The Odd Grenland keeper isn't victim to a top corner thunderbolt, nor an awkward bounce. He simply stands rooted to the spot [. Click to continue reading...

[Photo: IK Start]Summer is no break from Americans scoring club goals, as we found out this weekend. With his team down one at Odd Grenland, IK Start defender Hunter Freeman netted his first European goal on a long cross that found it's way past everyone.The U.S. youth international then nearly grabbed the winner with a cheeky chip from outside the area (pictured above), but the visitors did Click to continue reading...

Hunter Freeman's goal sparked Start to a comeback road win versus Odd Grenland while Jay Needham and Alta were pushed around by Haugesund. Click to continue reading...

Mikkel Diskerud and Stabaek will try to keep their momentum heading into the Champions League while Hunter Freeman hopes to help Start back to their winning ways. Click to continue reading...

Hunter Freeman and Start endured a frustrating evening at Arasen Stadion as they fell on the road to 12th place Lillestrom. Click to continue reading...

Troy Perkins and Valerenga will do their best to continue their winning streak agains Rosenborg while Clarence Goodson and Hunter Freeman will try to work their magic in Start's defense on their trip to Lillestrom. Click to continue reading...

Troy Perkins notched up another shut-out for Valerenga while Hunter Freeman and IK Start got roughed up by Stabaek. Click to continue reading...

Troy Perkins and Valerenga look to get back to their winning ways when they visit Sandefjord while Clarence Goodson and Hunter Freeman will hope to prevent any heroics from Mikkel Diskerud on Start's visit to Stabaek. Click to continue reading...

Mikkel Diskerud and Stabaek slipped past minnows Eidsvold Turn while Clarence Goodson and a Hunter Freeman-less Start dramatically fell to Lov-Ham in midweek play. Click to continue reading...

Mikkel Diskerud and Stabaek went on the road and upset Valerenga while Hunter Freeman and Clarence Goodson eeked out a hard fought tie against a Brian Waltrip-less Molde. Click to continue reading...

Mikkel Diskerud takes aim at Troy Perkins as Stabaek visits Valerenga while Hunter Freeman and Clarence Goodson try to get Start back on track at home against a Brian Waltrip-less Molde. Click to continue reading...

The annual May 16th round of the Tippeliga attracts big crowds of people ready for a party, as people look to kick off the May 17th constitutional day celebrations a few hours early.

No place typifies the May 16th phenomenon like Brann Stadion. Now Brann-fans are a fickle bunch, but when they're all out and up for it there are few grounds in the Tippeliga that generates a better atmosphere, and May 16th is usually one of those occasions.

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IK Start defender Hunter Freeman will miss three to four weeks after sustaining ligament damage in this weekend's match against Aalesunds. Click to continue reading...

Settled at IK Start in Norway, former Toronto FC defender Hunter Freeman is right where he wants to be. Click to continue reading...

It was a wild ending but my team the Minnesota Thunder were elimindated 5-4 by Vancouver in the first round of the USL-1 playoffs last night. Damn it all. See details in the USL-1 section.
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A big shout out to the fantastic Highbury pub in Milwaukee, where I spent a great Saturday morning. Click to continue reading...

A game as dull as the sky today, Toronto struggled to squeek out another tie at home and those playoff chances continue to slide further beyond reach. Hands up everyone who still thinks that TFC deserves to be playing for the MLS Cup ? I thought so.
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Good afternoon everybody. It is time to start answering some of the questions you sent my way recently in the latest Q&A. I will be breaking up the Q&A into four segments, starting with today's.

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