After the realities of the last week - politicians seeking to bail out their banking buddies or (even worse) the Galaxy doing an excellent impression of a PDL team (no disrespect intended to that league) - I figured those of us with brains shaped like this (thanks to reader KLF for the link) could do with a laugh.

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Chivas USA versus the new and improved Quakes in a major clash for points for two playoff desperate teams.

I ran into Sacha Kljestan's dad, Slavko, in the elevator. He looked at the Free Kick magazine, where his son is the coverboy and said, "Who is that guy?" The younger guy with him (a friend of Sacha? Click to continue reading...

This puts things in perspective.

While I was relaxing by a San Diego pool much of this week, a member of the LA Riot Squad was dying so I could do that.

My condolences to Gunner and the Riot Squad.

The memorial service is Tuesday.

Your weekend soccer options:

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Private Jair De Jesus Garcia, 29, passed away this past Friday in Afghanistan. He and three other members of his army unit were killed when their military vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device in the Chowkay Valley, according to defense officials. He leaves behind a nine-year-old son and a wife. Click to continue reading...

SuperLiga stirs up a lot of passion in fans. The players play with passion and often this passion sparks flare ups of tempers in the stands. As shown in the above picture taken during last year's SuperLiga final between LA Galaxy and Pachuca, where the Galaxy's LA Riot Squad got into it with Pachuca supporters. Click to continue reading...

My beloved LA Galaxy had to make their way to the slums of Oakland this weekend for a match against the San Jose Earthquakes. Normally San Jose plays in their own slums but they decided since Beckham was coming, they'd play their match in a bigger stadium. I suppose that paid off for them because 40,000 people showed up.

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Here's pics of the ACB, Riot Squad and other Galaxy fans up at Oakland. I rode up in one of the bus charter deals arranged for fans (thanks Galaxy staff for helping me get a spot). The bus trip was interesting. I was tired, so I actually was trying in vain to sleep while others were practicing chants, watching the Galaxy anniversary DVD, and complaining about the wimpy air conditioning, but those with more energy had a lot of fun. Click to continue reading...

Starting Galaxy lineup: Steve Cronin, Chris Klein, Sean Franklin, Abel Xavier, Mike Randolph, David Beckham, Alvaro Pires, Josh Tudela, Ante Jazic, Ely Allen, Edson Buddle,

Starting Earthquakes lineup: Joe Cannon, Adam Smarte, Ryan Cochrane, Jason Hernandez, Eric Denton, Ronnie O'Brien, Ned Grabavoy, Kelly Gray Ramiro Corales, John Cunliffe, Ryan Johnson. Click to continue reading...

I started, wrote, and re-wrote a blurb on this for yesterday's Daily Sweeper; it's possible six or so people read it before I yanked it.� The post dealt with a touchy subject: the intersection of fan humor and race/ethnicity.� By the time I finished, though, I wound up with a blurb - not nearly enough [...] Click to continue reading...