Keith Hackett and Paul Trevillion, You Are the Ref (Lionel Messi, 2010)It was our league's first
season and one of our first really competitive matches.
A linesman walked off the field in the middle of play. He threw aside his yellow flag and muttered
"Working this game isn't worth risking my life.
Monday afternoon, MLS communications began trumpeting a "major announcement" to be formally
unveiled in a Tuesday afternoon conference call involving Don Garber, Thierry Henry and Landon
Donovan. Those of us hoping for a new television deal, details on the 2011 playoff format or an
actual schedule for the coming season (yes, we're just a month away and still don't know where or
when games will take place) began licking our chops in anticipation.
