Thanks as always to Climbing the Ladder for putting together a highlight reel of the goals from each week. He continues to do that this season. I felt compelled to post this for all to see and give you all my vote for goal of the week. I really enjoyed the Sainey Nyassi goal (the first one in the reel), [...]
Something new that I think I want to start here is a weekly awards type of post. Loads of good performances over the weekend but a couple guys did standout that deserve the player of the week award for week number one. Of those players you could have Claudio Lopez of KC; Maykel Galindo for Chivas and his game tying [...]
A very interesting opening weekend for the MLS. A number of clubs won big, four others tied their games, and for some reason New York and San Jose sat at home. Here’s a bit of what we do know: KC looks solid and their new digs work for me… New England looks very strong (but please don’t call it a [...]
There’s nothing like opening day in any sport. Yesterday in Dallas was no different really. There was something in the air that just smelled better than normal. What can I say I love a new soccer season, so that was probably it. Thankfully that smell didn’t fade too quickly either. I wasn’t too sure that I was going to be [...]
Wow, let’s just say that yesterday’s games were interesting in their own right. I will go more into them tomorrow. Let me just say that seeing DC and Houston lost by multiple goals was not at all surprising. Its the typical CONCACAF Champions Cup lull that they are probably in. Not to take anything away from KC or New England, [...]
One late trade to talk about before the MLS kicks off this weekend. Chivas USA have traded forward John Cunliffe for San Jose’s Chris Pozniak. Goat fans may remember Cunliffe filling in late in the season when Maykel Galindo and Ante Razov went down with injuries. Trading him away after trading for a couple of forwards in the offseason makes [...]
According to this report, MLS Philly has already sold 3,400 season tickets for a team that was only announced one month ago, and will not begin play until 2010. Just like Toronto last year and Seattle in 2009, the MLS is finding markets that are selling better and getting more support before the club even steps foot onto a field. [...]
After failing to sign a contract with the club that brought him to the MLS (Colorado), the New England Revolution have stepped up to sign Chase Hilgenbrinck to a contract. The 25-year-old Hilgenbrinck signed with the Revs after a trial this week. He came to the Revs after a brief preseason spell with the Colorado Rapids following a four-year playing [...]
Hard to believe the season is upon us here as things kick off tomorrow afternoon. Seems like just yesterday Houston was lifting the MLS Cup trophy and we were looking ahead to, well, tomorrow and the start of the 2008 season. Tomorrow and Sunday we will see all but two teams involved, New York and San Jose couldn’t get a [...]
A bit of depressing news if you ask me tonight for soccer fans in the Windy City. The Chicago Fire and the MLS failed to come to an agreement with rookie keeper Dominic Cervi. The Fire was unable to come to an agreement with Cervi and his agent Ron Waxman. Now he had decided to move on to Europe to [...]
After seeing how well Dario Sala played in the preseason, FC Dallas is now considering loaning out backup keeper Ray Burse Jr., to USL-1′s Portland Timbers this season. The Timbers transferred their keeper Josh Wicks to the LA Galaxy and are without a experienced keeper on their roster. A move like this makes sense if it goes through. I thought [...]
Talks between the MLS and former league MVP Amado Guevara have hit a snag, says his agent. Sources say the deal still has legs but might not happen until the summer transfer window. In an email sent to Ives and other members of the media, Guevara’s agent Patrick McCabe had this to say about the deal: “Amado will not be [...]
Its time once again for the WVHooligan Bold Season Predictions. Most of what you are about to read are probably a little bit out on a limb in terms of actually coming true anytime in the next year but that is why I throw it out there. Last year’s season predictions ended up fairly well for me (got about half [...]
The day most Seattle fans have been waiting for has arrived. What name will you go for? Alliance? Republic? FC? Or will you be bold and hope that your write-in choice will be picked? Follow the image below to place your vote. My bet is this club will still be called Seattle FC, and that is something I can live [...]
While I never to get catch World Soccer Daily as much as I would like, I did tune into today on my way into work and heard this little quote from Steve Cohen: “I was told that the Seattle franchise is in advanced negotiations with Thierry Henry.” While I must say that I am a bit surprised to hear such [...]
