The Wizards are auctioning off a lot of different pre-game things for the upcoming game against the LA Galaxy. You can bid to be the pre-game entertainment, the national anthem singer, pick the charity to be the Kicks for Kids Donation, and the Color Guard Donation. Auctioning anything they can with the pregame has gotten the Wizards noticed by Freakonomics, a blog with the New York Times (thanks to Peter for sending this my way). Click to continue reading...

The one thing players stress about new Galaxy Coach Bruce Arena is his man management skills:

"His best quality is as a man manager and as a team manager," said defender Chris Klein, who has had stints under Arena with the national team. "He's always gotten the most out of players and if you ask guys who played for him many more times than I have, they'll say the same thing - when you play under Bruce, he's going to get the most out of you.

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Watch out, Cristoph Metzelder just hoofed another clearance in your direction. Pregame odds were split relatively evenly between Spain and Germany. What I'd like to have seen where the odds that that ABC's pre-Euro 2008 final MLS tilt between DC United and the Los Angeles Galaxy would have been the more exciting affair. Click to continue reading...

Pregame - Greece v. Spain
Originally uploaded by lgeeker Y es que la euro esta llena de color, como las melenas de estos españoles, curiosas las fotos que se pueden ver en Suiza y Austria. Click to continue reading...

Unfortunately, the tournament won't visit Atlanta this year as the Silverbacks fell 1-0 in Miami. Atlanta FC didn't make it out of the USASA qualifying round down in Jacksonville. It's a shame, I love this tournament and the craziness that can happen in it.

We've had one upset tonight, as Cleveland City scored two goals in extra time to defeat the USL-D1 Thunder in Minnesota. Click to continue reading...

Even while sitting in the stands, Joachim Loew was still a factor in the Germany vs. Portugal game.  Loew's pregame decision to start Bastian Schweinsteiger proved to be a deciding factor in this game, as the Bayern Munich midfielder scored a goal and assisted on 2 others in Germany's 3-2 victory over Portugal. Click to continue reading...

I saw them and Roger Federer on tv chatting it up during pregame, Ollie found the stills. Click to continue reading...

Chivas USA head off to Colorado to take on the Rapids.

 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwNDshFOY5o&feature=user

 

Tough one to predict.

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