D.C. United has used the number seven overall selection in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft to select Nick DeLeon a midfielder out of Louisville.
DeLeon will look to join forces with the rest of the young United squad and hopefully contribute quickly as the Red and Black are looking to return to the MLS playoffs this season.

Forget Roy Keane, among the weapons the now former Bristol Rovers manager Paul Buckle had in his armoury was an icy stare that could single-handedly re-freeze the polar ice caps. I've seen it used on misbehaving players in training, at fans who've had a differing opinion, and at journalists (including myself) who've asked questions that he doesn't think are worth answering (which, on some occasions, has been a fair response).

Arsenal (in the colloquial) means an array of weapons. I wish we had more than RvP banging them in, but it sounds about right to me.

Dortmund, on the other hand, to me* is a beer. I u-brewed a "Dortmunder" a few months ago. So, while beer is a powerful and beautiful thing, it is nothing compared to an array of weapons, right?

The shock factor in football brawls is pretty much dead at this point, outside of someone bringing a cache of weapons from the bench or a nine year old throwing perfect eight-punch combos in a church rec league at the ordained referee. And even then....

These are fifteen year-olds from Russia, teams of Vladikavkaz & Rostov, partaking in a third-place game and some extensive extracurricular activities.

Tony Romo broke a couple of ribs in Week 2. No worries the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys was able to return to the game and lead his team from a come from behind victory. For fantasy football owners, Romo's return was a relief.

Despite missing action during the game, Romo finished with 345 passing yards to go along with two touchdowns.

Joahim Low did not have to dig his nose to strike gold. Mario Gotze serves notice that he might be the next best thing to Mesut Oezil who is already the best thing since Lukas Podolski, Miroslav Klose, and Bastian Schweinsteiger. Then there is the small matter of Thomas Muller and Andre Schurrle.

There was a bit of a mess in Switzerland back in May when the fans of Zurich and Basel, not quite friendly, also took on those charged with keeping the peace with various weapons fashioned expertly from anything in the general vicinity of their person.

The videos were just released by the Swiss police last week, and they're not exactly a shining light of the well-behaved football fan.

Photo: Nicolae Stoian

When it comes to goals, it's easy enough to find out who has scored them. As the season goes on, the hard part is remembering how the goals were scored. Did this goal come from open play or was it a set piece? Was that goal from a throw in or was it from a corner kick.

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The Chicago Fire could not have asked for a better start against the Premier League's Manchester United on Saturday.
They earned an early goal in front of a packed Soldier Field crowd and left a good early impression in their World Football Challenge match.

Gael Clichy has revealed he snubbed offers from Liverpool and Roma to join Manchester City.
The France international completed his £7million switch from Arsenal this week after signing a four-year contract with the Eastlands club.
The 25-year-old claims he had talks with Liverpool director of football Damien Comolli about a move to Anfield, while Roma also made him an attractive offer to move to Italy.

Few thoughts on the first half;

• Bob Bradley did it again. No one expected Freddy Adu to start in the final and no one expected to see Donovan up top as a lone striker.
• Mexico looked the more dangerous side, and with all of their weapons it was only a matter of time before they scored.

Group B favorites Jamaica and Honduras each face one more test before their group-stage showdown, and both could use victories Friday night to feel a bit more secure ahead of that final bout.

Group-leading Jamaica takes on Guatemala (7 p.m., Telefutura) fresh off a 4-0 pasting of Grenada in its tournament opener.

In sports one of the best weapons is the element of surprise. Whether it is a star player coming off the bench to play through an injury, or the hidden ball trick in baseball. Catching the opponent off guard gives you a significant advantage, and sometimes results in an awesome YouTube video. The greatest use [.

By some grotesque strain of logic, it only seems natural that a season already wretchedly scarred by the "derby of shame" and PAOK fans hitting AEK players with flares would include a cup final that "set Greek football back over a hundred years," according to Atromitos president Giorgos Spanos.
His side lost to AEK by a score of 3-0 in a Greek Cup final in Athens' Olympic Stadium on Saturday that was cut short when AEK fans stormed the pitch and fought Atromitos and riot police with broken seats, advertising hoardings and whatever else they could turn into weapons.

Who will win in the second round matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Memphis Grizzlies? This matchup features two of the best young and coming teams in the NBA. The Thunder have arguably the brightest future of any team in the league, while the Grizzlies' fantastic youth was on full display as they dispatched the San Antonio Spurs in their first round upset.

Mourinho is a dangerous coach. The Real Madrid should be careful that this man doesn't change the image and style that have contributed to the legend of the club. Mourinho has been hailed as the man who brings titles. That is true but the collateral damages can be terrible. Mourinho in his press conference yesterday evening incriminated the Barça, the refs and even Unicef.

The New York Knicks and their fans thought they hit the lottery when they acquired Carmelo Anthony from the Denver Nuggets. However, a funny thing happened on the way to the Knicks dynasty. Instead of getting better, the Knicks have gotten a lot worse. They've lost six straight games and the team looks totally lost.

Last season was supposed to be the year. After falling in penalties in the 2009 MLS Cup Final, the 2010 Galaxy had the makings of a team that could finish the deal and win the club's first MLS Cup since 2005.

The Galaxy fell short, but after a busy off-season that saw leading scorer Edson Buddle leave and Colombian striker Juan Pablo Angel replace him, Los Angeles once again heads into a season as a major MLS Cup favorite.

Ruben Luna continues to impress in preseason play. (photo via FC Dallas)

As Major League Soccer grows, so does their academies. We've seen some solid early returns out of the various academies so far with the likes of D.C. United's Andy Najar, New York's Juan Agudelo, and even guys like FC Dallas's Ruben Luna.

The Portland Timbers have already stockpiled an impressive collection of attacking talent, but John Spencer's squad isn't done adding weapons.

According to sources within MLS, Portland is set to bring Colombian striker Jorge Perlaza on trial and the Timbers are on the verge of signing the 25-year-old Colombian.

Long live the King

Liverpool fans are often claimed to be some of the most rational and intelligent in the world. They hardly ever turn on a manager (and Hodgson very nearly turned on them first) and they know the difference between a bad team and a team that is being badly managed.