May
18

Goals of the Week: Week 9


Only a few goals to really mention this week. Some were game-tying goals so they were important and others were just pretty nice to look at. Feel free as always to add a goal that you think I missed here. My favorite had to be Santino Quaranta’s deep strike on Chivas to tie the game…[continue reading]

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May
18

MLS Weekend Recap: Week 9


For a few clubs we are at that one-thirds mark of the season, others do however still have a few games to catch up here. Still we are flying through this season it seems like as another week goes into the books. Week nine in Major League Soccer was an interesting one to say the…[continue reading]

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May
18

Montreal A Possiblity For 2011?


Is expansion to Montreal a possibility for 2011 along with Portland and Vancouver? It sure sounds like it. Montreal Impact owner Joey Saputo spoke over the weekend that he is confident the club could announce an expansion bid into Major League Soccer by the end of this month. If everything falls into place, and expectations…[continue reading]

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May
17

Glen Returning To MLS?


A possible return to Major League Soccer for Trindad and Tobago forward Cornell Glen. Loads of reports over the weekend suggest he will sign with the San Jose Earthquakes this week if all goes well. All I can say is if the deal goes through this will be a big thing for the Quakes who…[continue reading]

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May
15

Another Issue In Dallas


You know it is bad when ticket reps say the club has no support. My buddy Ginge over at Ginge Talks the Footy has published an e-mail that was sent by a FC Dallas ticket rep. From what it sounded like the ticket rep pretty much throws the local support under the bus and then…[continue reading]

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May
15

MLS Weekend Preview: Week 9


Hard to believe we are nearly a third of the way through things here already this season. For some clubs this will be the one-thirds mark of the season. Others are still catching up in the played games department, that’s what you get when you have an unbalanced schedule. Anyways, another load of games this…[continue reading]

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May
14

SuperLiga 2009 Schedule Released


For those who enjoy this summer clash between MLS clubs and Mexican clubs. Start your planning now. The schedule has been released for this year’s edition of SuperLiga. The SuperLiga field of teams is divided into two groups, each with two representatives from the respective leagues: Group A Group B Chicago Fire(US1) New England Revolution…[continue reading]

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May
13

Issues In Quake-Land


While yesterday I was writing about the problems here in Dallas with Schellas Hyndman’s club, out west there is another club that is facing similar issues. The San Jose Earthquakes are off to one of their worst starts in club history (the 1999 club had 6 points through 10 games…this club has five through eight).…[continue reading]

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May
13

All-Star Voting Kicks Off


Just a friendly reminder that All-Star voting kicks off today. I fully expect a few clubs to stuff the ballot in favor of their players. I would imagine to see plenty of Seattle and Toronto guys leading the way this year in voting by the fans. Thankfully the league should use it’s usual 1/4 fans,…[continue reading]

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May
12

Rookie Watch: Draft Class Continues To Impress

Rookie Watch: Draft Class Continues To Impress

A lot has been said about this year’s draft class. Going into the draft a lot of people thought it was a deep pool of players, more so than it had been in a few years. After eight or nine games for most clubs you could say those people figured right. Many rookies continue to…[continue reading]

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