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 the foot last night in [...]
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 will be called the Sounders. [...]
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 (KC) that is in for [...]
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 in last week’s contests but [...]
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 all the problems that DC [...]
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 my eyes. Thing’s probably will [...]
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 particular game. My preview for [...]
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 the radar. So it is [...]
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 off, Houston, partly because their [...]
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 the better of the Fire [...]
Anyone wondering what your cities odds are at getting a MLS club? Well, it looks like Vegas odds-makers have done just that to help guess where the next two clubs will be located at when the league decides to announce the 15th and 16th clubs at the end of the season. So far Seattle (3-to-2) and St. Louis (4-to-1) have [...]
I figure now is as good of a time as ever to throw out every MLS club’s remaining schedule. With most clubs around the five to six games left mark, it makes sense to break down what everyone has left. Some naturally have a little more than others (LA), while some only have a few left (Houston). Still lots of [...]
For the second week in a row the MLS offers us up a mid-week game with RSL in it. This week Real will be hosting the Beckham-less Galaxy at Rice-Eccles Stadium. LA Galaxy – at – Real Salt Lake The Galaxy pretty much are out of the running at this point unless a miracle occurs between now and the end [...]
Few weeks to go and the awards races are as hot as the playoff race itself. Last week’s discussion brought a lot of talk and this week should be no different. As always feel free to post you thoughts on the awards and who you think should and will win. – Coach of the Year – Preki, Chivas USA (level) [...]
I know you’re thinking, “there is no way you can sign anyone right now, all the deadlines are up, the windows have closed.” Well that is all true but rumors are already flying around that DC is close to landing a Designated Player for next season. Word around the league is that DC is close to landing a deal with [...]
