If a draft falls in the woods and nobody pays any attention, does it still make a loud thud? The long-awaited, eagerly anticipated First Round of the MLS Re Entry Draft came and went today. DC took Jar Jar Ngwenya. Columbus selected Aaron Holbein. Everybody else took the day off. Not surprisingly, nobody wanted to…
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Goal-line technology? Not for me!
After today’s England v Germany game where Frank Lampard had a goal incorrectly ruled out despite the ball crossing the line by at least a yard, there will be repeated calls for goal-line technology to be introduced into the game so incidents like that one and the USA’s incorrectly disallowed goal against Slovenia never happen…
Did CONCACAF Just Pull a CONMEBOL?
I was halfway kidding a few weeks ago when I suggested that CONCACAF would do what CONMEBOL had done to ensure that their club final would pit teams from different countries. The way group play ended up, it would be easy for them to do so, as two Mexican teams ended in first, and…
Sounders make history
And the Seattle Sounders please their long-suffering fans with their first trophy in twelve months of hurt. The Sounders are the first repeat Open Cup champions since 1983, when the Pancyprian Freedoms became the most successful franchise in the history of New York City.* (The island of Cyprus has yet to be inspired enough by…
Gee, that was fun
In case you were lucky enough to have been having an organ transplant last night and had to miss the All Star game – we're all jealous – here's what you missed: The thing is this: You can't have it both ways, people. You can't go around scoffing at the whole deal, pointing out that…
CONCACAF Wants to Change Qualifying Format
There were a series of news conferences surrounding Mexico's friendly with Ecuador in New York. In one, FMF President Justino Compean announced that they were supporting the USA's bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup. “We had to be realistic. We don’t have the same stadiums and infrastructure in place at the moment…
Chico's Bail Bonds – Let Freedom Ring
Of the many verbal battles I've waged, perhaps I was most wrong, and most comprehensively defeated, on the subject of jersey sponsorship. I simply could not believe Americans would tolerate corporate logos on their jerseys. To make a long story short, American soccer fans have so far proven remarkably adaptable. MLS fans cheerfully, literally unthinkingly,…
Winning is a Great Deodorant
Mexico had a good performance in Brussels As a fan of the beautiful game, and the World Cup in particular, the news has been very tough to take. First it was Ballack, then Essien followed with the bad news. Yesterday, as Ollie pointed out, was a triple helping of high profile injury news. And just…
Roy Hodgson rubs face, sack him now!
“It’s everything to do with Roy” /www.bigsoccer.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif[/img]>/www.bigsoccer.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif[/img]> That appeared on the BBC website at half-time of the Newcastle-Liverpool game. I’d decided to have a quick look on my phone to see what people were saying and once again I was dismayed by what I was reading. Similar thoughts were being expressed at full-time. /www.bigsoccer.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif[/img]>/www.bigsoccer.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif[/img]> So,…
The Devils You Know
Allow me to clarify. Friendlies still don't matter, unless it's your team that's playing. And even then, I don't know if the Kansas City Wizards get THAT much out of Sunday's win. Okay, Wizards fans will tell their grandchildren about the day they beat Man United. I guess that's pretty good. But it doesn't help…