Let's say you're a talented player with a history of conflict with teammates and a reputation for having a bit of an attitude. You are left out of the starting lineup despite having scored in the past three games. Do you: A) Do everything you can to show by your behavior that you [...] Click to continue reading...

Poor John Carew. The Aston Villa striker has been suffering from "fatigue" lately. It's been so bad that the team docs have had him submit to blood tests. So bad that he missed Thursday's UEFA Cup match with Ajax due to "illness." Poor, poor boy. Although it would be a lot easier [...] Click to continue reading...

Awhile back, Daryl wrote about "Football Superstars," the upcoming interactive video game, where you and nine other real people (everybody but goalkeeper) take the field together. With mandatory practice you can work your way up to league play and beyond. Now it's apparently time to take it to the next level. Click to continue reading...

Cologne defender/epic journeyman Pierre Wome is about to be in some really big trouble. At the end of this weekend's game against Wolfsburg, Pierre threw what looks to have been a quite intentional elbow at Ashkan Dejagah (4:08 mark above) that is now under investigation by those who take care of these matters in the [. Click to continue reading...

US teams do not like to lose to Mexican teams. Mexican teams do not like to lose to US teams. As it was, is, and shall be, world without end, amen. And this was never more obvious than on Tuesday and Wednesday nights during the two SuperLiga semifinals, first when Houston [...] Click to continue reading...

Some news to read as you legally flip people off and drink from an unregistered keg in Belmar, New Jersey: WAG wannabes, dust off your fake nails, fake tans, fake personalities and spike heels. Cristiano Ronaldo is single again (Kickette) MLS: The mooches of the international transfer market (US Soccer Players) Arshavin: Growth stock, or [. Click to continue reading...

A couple of days ago I posted this video that shows Chicago Fire Designated Player Cuauhtemoc Blanco punching DC United player Clyde Simms in the gut in a US Open Cup game. Blanco received a red card for the incident, then allegedly headbutted a DC United employee who was trying to get him to [...] Click to continue reading...

Rumors all over the place today about Chicago bad boy/Designated Player Cuauhtemoc Blanco assaulting one or more players on then field, and then headbutting a DC United employee. And from what I can tell, at least some of these rumors appear to be true In this earlier post, I described Blanco and DC player Marc [. Click to continue reading...

Jimmy Conrad has won a US Open Cup, has faced the World Champion Italians in World Cup competition, and has served as a vocal proponent of the MLS for what seems like an eternity. Dubbed a "media darling" or the "King of all MLS Media," Jimmy Conrad lives up to the monicker, with a lively, honest [. Click to continue reading...

Jimmy Conrad has won a US Open Cup, has faced the World Champion Italians in World Cup competition, and has served as a vocal proponent of the MLS for what seems like an eternity. Dubbed a "media darling" or the "King of all MLS Media," Jimmy Conrad lives up to the moniker, with a lively, honest [. Click to continue reading...

I was wandering through the blogosphere this morning and stumbled across a great idea. One of those I wish I'd thought of myself.
In case you haven't heard, there have been rumors linking Amado Guevara to MLS. Yes, again. You may (or may not) remember Guevara as last year's big bust. Or as the answer to the trivia question: What's a designated player slot worth?

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