Today the Galaxy takes on Real Salt Lake at the Home Depot Center at 7:30 PDT. You can follow the action via the Direct Kick package or on MLSLive.tv.

After last week's much improved performance I should be looking forward to this game. It's at home, it's again a team that can't buy a point on the road, and they happen to be conference rivals.

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Crew 2, Hoops 1 Dallas: Cunningham(Guarda) 35 Columbus: Moreno(Marshall, Barros Schelotto) 37, Gaven(Barros Schelotto)40 On the road in Dallas, the Crew pulled off another come-from-behind win. Columbus completed their August run at 3-1-0, winning the last 3. Schelotto assisted on 5 of the 6 August goals, and made the 6th from the spot against Real Salt Lake. Click to continue reading...

Yesterday, we heard from Valencia president Vicente Soriano, who said he never considered Real Madrid's bid for Valencia star striker David Villa.

In light of Robinho's recent transfer from the sunny shores of Madrid to the rainy heartland of Manchester, crying, whining and causing a scene the entire way, I saw it fit to revisit the near transfer of our star David Villa one last time.

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Well, business is back to normal after the Kandji disaster last week. Weeks of good news and achievement took a backseat to the alleged communist behavior of the MLS. But people do forget rather quickly, especially after the team has performed so damn well in a historically disasterous period for previous Metro/Bull squads.

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Here, an interesting interview with Valencia president and majority shareholder Vicente Soriano in today's Las Provincias.

It's an illuminating read and to that end, I've done the hard work and translated it for you, my dear readers.

Please understand I'm not 100% fluent in Spanish.

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Michael Bradley was a Metrostar. Just ask Alexei Lalas. And with his recent sale from the Dutch Leagues Heerenveen to Germany's Borussia Monchengladbach, rumored to be around $5 million dollars, would you believe that the Red Bulls may be entitled to a piece of the action?

Here it is in a nutshell - MLS will get 20% of the transfer amount ($1 mil).

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This is an open letter from John Arne Riise that was published on the official Liverpool website.

Dear fans of Liverpool FC,

After seven seasons at Anfield, it's time for me to "walk on". In many ways it feels inspiring and exciting to be familiar with the pressure of a new employer, meet new fans, meet a new culture and play a new kind of football.

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As first games go, this is about as good as you can get.

Valencia crushed Real Mallorca 3-0 at the Mestalla on Saturday night in the opening match of the new season. If you compare this to last season's shenanigans, a 3-0 defeat to Villarreal, we're doing ok.

The Basque Kevin Costner Unai Emery (I hear Gol TV used that line in their game commentary?

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We could have done a lot worse, a loss would not have helped our cause. But the game against West-Brom yesterday which ended in an extremely boring 0-0 showed just how badly we need balls in the back of the net. The trotters were par with WBA in just about every category.

This brings me to a slightly more optimistic bit of news.

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Every road point counts as the march to the playoffs continue. Satudays Primetime game featured lots of back and forth play, with 0 goals to show for it. The evening ended in a 0-0 draw But its a draw that feels like a win - a road point during an important playoff race, given to us by a choking Jaime Moreno!

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Membership in the Crew Soccer Nation has its privileges. As a season ticket holder I was invited to a Chalk Talk with Sigi, Mark McCullers, and Brian Bliss before the FC Dallas game. Sigi took questions from a group of around 50 fans. There were a few questions about Pat Noonan and some talk about [. Click to continue reading...

After trialing with the team the past two weeks, Gambian youth player Sainey Tourey has signed on the dotted line for the Red Bulls and will be available for tommorrows DC United clash.

Tourey has trialed with Arsenal in the past. He has also been a part of the Gambian Under 20's and 17's, playing a key role as a stud forward.

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Hey Liverpool monkeys, if you haven't registered on the new Offside/World Cup Blog Forums, do it. Pick a fight, stab someone in the eye, or just have a nice conversation over tea.

So how do you get on these new awesome forums? Click Here, then register. Show your support for the Reds... or else!

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Just when you thought the league turned the corner on ridiculous rules and regulations, we get this - MLS has blocked Red Bulls transfer of Atlanta Silverback standout, Kanji.

Grandfathering Carlos Ruiz is fine.

Grandfathering Landon Donovan? No problem Beckha .

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Can't deny it for much longer. Two bad losses, one was a missed penalty at the Toon and the other was a 2-1 loss to a lowly Northampton. It looked so positive last week but these losses are making us look like Bolton of last year. I just want Jimmy Bullard and a bolstered midfield. I'm sorry that I haven't been writing but these games rarely come on over here.

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So how is the progress after seven days? The Red Bulls are keeping their fans abreast of situations with Red Bull Arena by sending periodic e-mailed press releases on the progress. So why not share the info with those who aren't in the loop? Enjoy.

RED BULL NEW YORK PRESS RELEASE

HARRISON, NJ (August 26, 2008) – Red Bull New York begins today providing regular updates on the progress of Red Bull Arena Built by Makita.

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In case you haven't heard, David Villa just signed a contract extension with Valencia and will stay with us until 2014.

Real Madrid made an offer today of € 40 million plus Javi Garcia or Saviola, but Valencia turned them down. There will be a news conference today at the Mestalla to announce the contract signing.

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I'm not going to dwell too long on the events of Sunday's crushing defeat to Real Madrid in the 2nd leg of the Spanish Supercopa.

It would have been nice to win the trophy, but let's be honest with ourselves: It's a glorified friendly.

I know, I know. A lot of you out there will disagree with me.

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As you may have heard, Jorge Rojas had some visa problems while playing with his Venezuelan National side, and could not reenter the US. Long story short - his passport was found to be damaged to the point of possible forgery back in his native land, and refused his right to travel. Once they found out who he was, his visa was reinstated in ONE DAY.

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When you talk about the Rapids' defense, you don't always call them great, but you usually don't call them sloppy. The goals themselves, particularly the first two, were pretty incredible, and it's hard to fault them for not stopping those, but they just allowed way too many chances for DC. DC had 15 shots.

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This was my footie weekend. Fo' Sho'. Need proof? Well, I will be glad to share it . . . .

#1 - ARGENTINA WINS THE GOLD!!!!!!!

In what was widely considered the best footie game of the Olympics, the Biceleste faught through Nigerian pressure and African style heat to win the Gold Medal.

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First off, I have to point out that Kevin Goldthwaite DID say that it would be easier to slice tomatos than to take down Houston. Nostradamus was in the house, as the defense, obliterated by injuries and suspensions, held the Dynamo to a 3- 0 shutout.

Coach Osorio, reacting to the losses in the back, relied heavily on some of the newer pieces in a 4-4-2 formation.

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Crew 2, Hoops 1 Dallas: Cunningham(Adrian Serioux) 35 Columbus: Carroll(Schelotto, Moreno) 62, Evans(Schelotto) 65 Kenny Cooper and the FC Dallas Hoops came to Columbus Saturday night. Shellas Hyndeman has added 2 new players since he replaced Steve Morrow in June. Those additions, Jeff Cunningham and Nick Sikora, played well in Columbus, but Cunningham's lone goal wasn't enough [. Click to continue reading...

Brian Lewis of the New York Post always seems to have the scoop. And this week is no different.

For those who have been asking, here is the dealio:

- The Atlanta Silverbacks are still asking for the absurd transfer fee of 200k for their elite forward, Macoumba Kanji (just a side note - his first name is pronounced the same way as an ancient Brazilian voodoo practice).

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There's a buzz on the streets of Valencia this weekend that has nothing to do with our beloved Valencia CF. What could it possibly be?

If you're an F-1 Formula One racing fan, you know that Valencia hosts the European Grand Prix this weekend, an opportunity for the city to show off a little, show the world how far they've come the last few years.

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