Sep
28

MLS Weekend Preview


A nice weekend of soccer is around the corner for us here. The usual setup as well with six games, four on Saturday and two more to finish up the weekend on Sunday. Only one club is not involved in a game this weekend and that is Kansas City, who may have shot themselves in…[continue reading]

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Sep
27

Holy Seattle

Holy Seattle

So word on the street is that the MLS is going to add Seattle as their 15th club in 2009. A league announcement is set for two weeks. The owners are expected to be those of the USL side in Seattle, who will play a large role in the ownership. Interestingly enough the new club…[continue reading]

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Sep
27

MLS Prime-Time Preview


The LA summer/fall tour rolls into Kansas City this week for a prime-time clash. Lots of playoff implications on this game as somehow the Galaxy are “still” in contention of reaching the playoffs; while the Wizards are sitting in the seventh spot and are somewhat holding on for dear life. So you have a team…[continue reading]

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Sep
26

Updated Remaining Schedules


When news is slow it is always a time to look at the schedules for the billionth time and break them down even more than before. Right? Right…so heres to it: Chicago Fire (4 games) @ CUSA (9/29); NE (10/6); @ DCU (10/13); LA (10/21) The end is not near for the Fire, two points…[continue reading]

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Sep
26

RFK Is All Soccer

RFK Is All Soccer

Baseball is gone for good as far as RFK Stadium is concerned. DC United fans now have the place to themselves after sharing the stadium with the Washington Nationals for three years. With the Nationals getting their own baseball park in the Nation’s Capital, RFK can go back into soccer-only mode. Which got me thinking…with…[continue reading]

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Sep
25

Week 25 MLS Power Rankings


Week 25 is in the books and we now have four clubs into the playoffs and four spots left with only a few weeks left to go. Not a lot of change in the rankings after this past week either. 1. (1) DC United (49 pts.) – Didn’t win but it didn’t really matter in…[continue reading]

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Sep
24

Monday Morning Free Kicks


Lots to take away from this past weekend in the MLS. Only one team punched their ticket to the post season, in a very nice fashion I must say for Chivas. Other clubs went to draws and bores more than anything else in my mind. And lastly, its sometimes weird being dead on about a…[continue reading]

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Sep
22

Possible 2008 SuperDraft Lineup

Possible 2008 SuperDraft Lineup

I love it when I track something for a while like this and then someone else beats me to the punch. But that is good and done because even with tracking trades and allocations and what nots around the MLS, you always seem to miss out at least one or two deals that slipped under…[continue reading]

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Sep
21

MLS Weekend Preview

MLS Weekend Preview

Got to love this time of year, plenty of action from end to end that has an impact on the post season and the seeding going into the playoffs. Only a few more weeks to go here in the MLS and this weekend is shaping up to be another important one. Only one club is…[continue reading]

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Sep
20

Thursday Night MLS Preview


Everyone likes a rivalry, even when it isn’t as good as it could be. No different here tonight when two clubs from two different conferences clash together and try and sort out an almost decade old rivalry. Chicago Fire – at – FC Dallas Yup,  that’s right I am talking the Brimstone Cup. Dallas got…[continue reading]

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