I'm trying not to make this such a Columbus love fest here but when your hot it has to be noted and right now the Columbus Crew are indeed hot. The main reason is because of the way things are clicking on the offensive side of the ball and also to a degree on the [...] Click to continue reading...

I think week 11 was one of the more memorably weekends in the 2008 season. It was a long and stretched out week with games every night from Wednesday all the way to Sunday. Thought that Wednesday night game was washed out in DC, it showed us something that this was going to be one [...] Click to continue reading...

If you ever wondered about the players who bounce around from team to team in Major League Soccer, you might be interested in my ESPN.com story on MLS vagabonds. I take a look at the 10 players in MLS right now who have played on three more teams in a corresponding number of seasons (or fewer).

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Three time MLS All-Star Ronnie O'Brien is no longer a member of Toronto FC. O'Brien played one year with Toronto FC but due to a bad knee injury only was able to make 13 appearances during the whole year. TFC decided to trade O'Brien to the expansion San Jose Earthquakes for some cash and a first round draft pick in the 2009 Superdraft.

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A big ol' Slap o' Life is coming down the pike and that will keep me away from the site from the end of the day Friday until....well, let's just say it depends on how many swings Life takes until it thinks I've had enough. The upshot of that isn't major - god knows [...] Click to continue reading...

The San Jose Earthquakes have added two-time Major League Soccer All-Star midfielder Ronnie O'Brien to their roster. Last season O'Brien was one of the first big signings of expansion side Toronto FC.

He had a decent year when playing, however a knee injury kept him out for more then half the season. Click to continue reading...

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We kick this day off with some Canadian Content courtesy of our friends at The Score. Apparently the often injured right midfielder is on his way to San Jose. When healthy Ronnie O'Brien was one of the better midfielders in the league.


Completely un-related, Ives Galarcep hints that Philadelphia's expansion announcement may be delayed due to red tape. Click to continue reading...

I've been struggling to come up with a theme for the past week's action in Major League Soccer (MLS). "Big Cities Rising," "Eastern Conference (and Chivas) Rising": none of them quite captured the essential dynamic of the week with the due touch of "pizzazz!" And writing out "DC and Chivas are really good; everyone else, [...] Click to continue reading...

I was annoyed earlier this year when Clavijo apologizes, people experienced in the pro game, were claiming the Rapids had injury problems and that Clavijo shouldn't be judged until he had a fully non-injured squad. It bothered me because at the pro-level, that rarely happens. The coaches job is to find ways to get the team to win despite it's obstacles. Click to continue reading...

Toronto FC is 6 points down from the last playoff spot currently held by the Columbus Crew. Mo Johnston still thinks the playoffs are a realistic goal.

They also have 2 other teams above them still trying to get into that last playoff spot and Mo still thinks the playoffs are a possibility.

A former scoring champion and all around good striker Jeff Cunningham is now out for the rest of the season and Mo is still hoping for playoffs.

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- Looks like Toronto FC will lose Ronnie O'Brien and Jeff Cunningham for the rest of the season. If this doesn't effectively end their participation for the 2007 season, I don't know what will short of the earth opening up during practice. As one might assume, the locals aren't too thrilled about this. - [...] Click to continue reading...