Dear Seattle, it's been quite a year for you all up there. After all, an
expansion team is not supposed to do what you all did. I have to give you "props' big-time!
Seriously, out of the box the Seattle fans came out and supported a well-designed and well-staffed
team, hammering all MLS attendance records.
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Normally I like to post something ahead of time for my podcast guests but since I just got back
from my honeymoon and MLS Cup is Sunday I didn't have any time to post this one ahead of time.Â
Having said that this week's guest on the Jared Montz Soccer Podcast is Sean Franklin.
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USSF TOA decision
It has been widely reported that the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) will be meeting this
weekend in Seattle, Washington to make a decision concerning the breakaway TOA league and their
request for a new 2nd division league in the US. Of course parties from the USSF and Major League
Soccer (MSL) (who are often one and the same) will be in Seattle for the MLS Cup final which takes
place on Sunday evening.
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Here's what I've been scanning as I watch EPL games this morning:
* Phil Collin's profile of Galaxy goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts.
* Steven Goff's profile of former Maryland duo A.J. DeLaGarza and Omar Gonzalez.
* The Salt Lake City perspective.
Alan Gordon: Poetry in Motion
Also:
College Roundup.
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On the eve of what could be the Los Angeles Galaxy's first MLS Cup title since 2005, the man who
led LA to its last championship looks ready to return to MLS.
Steve Sampson is set to be hired by Chivas USA as head coach, sources have told SBI.
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WVHooligan 21 November @ 11:31 AM EST
I think this was posted a day or so ago but still worth putting up here to hype tomorrow's big
game. ESPN's Adrian Healy, Janusz Michallik and Robbie Mustoe give us a preview of this year's MLS
Cup Final.
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Kartik Krishnaiyer and Daniel Feuerstein break down a bad week for the USMNT and talk about the
USL/TOA mess.
On Monday, we will have an MLS Cup special wrap up show.
Related posts:
- Major League Soccer Talk Podcast #65: Daniel Feuerstein MLS Talk Podcast # 65: Daniel
Feuerstein Major League Soccer.
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WVHooligan 21 November @ 09:30 AM EST
Thanks to MLSinsider for posting these videos. Check out that new blog by the league if you
haven't already. SF from The Offside Rules does an excellent job of keeping us up to date with the
latest news around the MLS Cup this weekend.
I hope to do some actual weekend posting for a change due to the Cup this weekend.
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I've decided that today's Cut of the Day will actually be a medley. Today, you will hear nothing
but songs from South Park episodes. And why? Because I'm easily amused like that. The first one is
dedicated to the L.A. Galaxy and Real Salt Lake...Let's flip the channel to ESPN for both a preview
of Sunday's final and a stroll down MLS Cup memory lane.
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Our favorite forward/midfielder, Landon Donovan, is this year's MLS MVP! It's actually the first
time he has won the award, but after the smokin' season he has had it should come as no
surprise.
With all the awards he has been receiving this year, I'm continually reminded of that scene in
Forrest Gump.
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The DVD is the A&E-produced History of the MLS Cup, which was released just before last year's
championship game.
I was sent two review copies (that I haven't looked at) so will give one sealed, never-viewed
91-minute history of the cup (great for re-gifting this holiday season!) to the first person who
correctly predicts the score of Sunday's game in the comments section of this blog post.
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Footy Factor 20 November @ 06:31 PM EST
Liverpool v Manchester City? Tish tosh! The biggest match of the weekend is
actually taking place in Seattle and involves a certain Mr. Posh – as our MLS
correspondent Andy Taylor reports:
Sunday night's MLS Cup Final is set with an unheralded Real Salt Lake squad
squaring off against the LA Galaxy, David Beckham and his ever-growing
collection of tattoos.
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kenn.com 20 November @ 06:06 PM EST
I like the Galaxy to beat Real Salt Lake.
I asked my friend Dan Loney, who is a huge Galaxy fan but hates David
Beckham like people who really hate things hate things, "Would you be conflicted if Becks
scored the game-winner Sunday night?"
Dan said, "HE OWES US.
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The 2009 MLS Cup will serve as the marquee match of a busy weekend of soccer on TV.
The LA Galaxy takes on Real Salt Lake on Sunday night in a match that should offer plenty of
intrigue and attacking soccer.
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The 2009 MLS Cup will serve as the marquee match of a busy weekend of soccer on TV.
The LA Galaxy takes on Real Salt Lake on Sunday night in a match that should offer plenty of
intrigue and attacking soccer.
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Let's dip into the playoff poll again, this time with one of the fallen favorites. We corralled
Houston radio man Brian Zygo to tackle our Dynamo answers.NSC: What went wrong?BZ: In simple terms,
a lack a finishing, the Houston Dynamo were having trouble putting the ball in the net. It took
over 180 minutes of playing time in the first round of the MLS playoffs before the Dynamo scored a
goal.
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WVHooligan 20 November @ 04:27 PM EST
Will David Beckham and Landon Donovan be celebrating on Sunday? (Getty Images)
This is a game I've gone back and forth with all week. Two western conference squads meeting in
the league final is going to be interesting. Not many had picked both the LA Galaxy and Real Salt
Lake to make it this far back at the start of the season.
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Match Fit USA 20 November @ 03:36 PM EST
Guest Post by Matt - US Soccer Daily After the France-Ireland game on Wednesday, I knew exactly
what I wanted to write about. The swirling amalgam of anger, frustration, and disappointment made
me...
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According to the Whitecaps website the TOA League is now 11 teams strong!
The addition of Tampa Bay and Baltimore brings the new league to nine teams, as they
join the owners of the Atlanta Silverbacks, Carolina RailHawks, Miami FC, Minnesota Thunder,
Montreal Impact, St. Louis Soccer United and Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
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WVHooligan 20 November @ 01:56 PM EST
Toronto will certainly protect their stars but who won't be protected? (Getty Images)
The 15h and final club in our expansion draft speculation lists is Toronto FC. Yesterday they
announced Preki as their new head coach and his first big task will be helping General Manager Mo
Johnston with figuring out who to protect and who to leave exposed in the expansion draft.
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Landon Donovan was named the 2009 MLS Most Valuable Player on Thursday, and while it is tough to
argue against awarding the U.S. national team star for his performance this season, the MVP results
still raised a glaring question.
What about Shalrie Joseph?
It isn't a question so much about choosing between Joseph and Donovan, which is a subjective
debate that has supporters on both sides.
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Landon Donovan was named the 2009 MLS Most Valuable Player on Thursday, and while it is tough to
argue against awarding the U.S. national team star for his performance this season, the MVP results
still raised a glaring question.
What about Shalrie Joseph?
It isn't a question so much about choosing between Joseph and Donovan, which is a subjective
debate that has supporters on both sides.
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First things first: the Galaxy's Alecko Eskandarian is on Drew Carey's "The Price is Right at 10
a.m. on CBS (sorry for the late notice).
In other momentous MLS Cup related news:
*Seattle introduces - the Galaxy dog.
*Former Galaxy midfielder Ned Grabavoy is a hero in Salt Lake City after scoring the PK that put
them through to the final - but may not play Sunday against his former team.
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The Dayton Dynamo were, I now realize, far from a high-quality team. But in Southwest Ohio in
early 1990s, there were few better options. European soccer on television would come later that
decade, but growing up the only live option was the Dynamo.
The Dynamo did not even play the true 11-a-side game seen around the world.
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Oh man, I twisted the holy hell out of my ankle last night. Came down from a jump halfway on
someone else's foot in the last minute of the game. Suddenly, my four flights of stairs up aren't
so charming...#1 - Landon Donovan is your MLS MVP. He also won Goal of the Year. Somehow, he was
beaten out for Save of the Year by Pat Onstad.
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A long and exhausting season comes down to one game. On one side, you have the upstart Real Salt
Lake, the club that "shouldn't be here." On the other, the star-studded Galaxy, complete with the
world's most recognized footballer in David Beckham.
While MLS may have missed out on a marketing maven's dream match-up of Beckham vs.
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WVHooligan 20 November @ 11:49 AM EST
We can't imagine Fredy Montero will be left exposed, who will join him in the protected list?
(Getty Images)
Only a couple more clubs left to preview here for the expansion draft. Now we turn our attention
to a previous expansion club, one that has set the standard for all expansion clubs to come, the
Seattle Sounders FC.
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The Offside 20 November @ 10:59 AM EST
I asked for a Beckham vs Blanco, LA Galaxy vs Chicago Fire MLS Cup 2009. But my request was denied
when Real Salt Lake beat Fire on spot kicks in the Eastern Conference Final. Still, as MLS-based
attention grabbing events go, an LA Galaxy vs Real Salt Lake MLS Cup 2009 is up there. I'll
definitely [.
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WVHooligan 20 November @ 10:30 AM EST
Thanks to the Red Bull Reader for posting this latest time-lapse video of Red Bull Arena
construction. Boy I can't wait to see a game at this place.
Red Bull Arena construction time-lapse: May 2009 from Red Bulls Reader on Vimeo.
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Really good interview with Mark McCullers by Columbus Alive's Chris Deville. Are you watching,
Grant Wahl? The whole thing is pretty good, particularly if you're a Crew fan, but the best part
for me was the comment on youth development:
But if [the youth we develop] sign other professional contracts and they haven't signed
a contract with MLS, then yes.
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Match Fit USA 20 November @ 08:19 AM EST
Landon Donovan won his first MLS MVP award yesterday, beating out fellow finalists Shalrie Joseph
and Jeff Cunningham. Donovan's win is hardly surprising, and while he was not MFUSA's pick, to
say...
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WVHooligan 20 November @ 06:35 AM EST
Will San Jose lose one of their players in the expansion draft? (Getty Images)
Today is the final day in our expansion draft coverage/speculation/etc. as we look at three
clubs. First up this morning is the San Jose Earthquakes. Later on today I will have Seattle
Sounders FC and Toronto FC to round out the lists.
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Soccerblog 19 November @ 08:45 PM EST
The Major League Soccer 2009 Season is almost to an end and the major award, the Most Valuable
Player (MVP) was named on Thursday, November 19, 2009. Landon Donovan of the Los Angeles Galaxy was
named MVP as he had 12 goals, 5 assists, and helped lead his club to the MLS Cup Final. Jeff
Cunningham and Shalrie Joseph were the other two finalists for the award.
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Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake
Sunday, November 22nd at 7:30 CT on ESPN
How many high pressure wins does it take to erase the title of underdog? After entering
the tournament as the lowest seed, Real Salt Lake might need one more as they try to complete their
Cinderella Story toward Sunday's David vs.
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