WVHooligan.com – MLS Blog

Sometimes the number 13 can mean unlucky and sometimes people use that number to try and make it into luck. What does that mean for our MLS clubs this week? Well week 13 could mean staying in playoff contention or falling out. So far we’ve already had one game under our belts this week with…[continue reading]

CONCACAF released the draw today for the 2009/10 edition of the Champions League. Today’s draw was for the preliminary rounds. Two MLS clubs (DC and New York) were involved in the draw. Houston was drawn into group A along with Metepan (SLV) and Olimpia. That group will be rounded out with the winner of Pachuca…[continue reading]

We love our stadiums here at WVHooligan.com. Today we get a treat thanks to a link posted on Down The Byline. Lane4 Property Group has posted some photos of new stadium renderings for the Kansas City Wizards’ Stadium. I still believe as long as they keep this stadium fairly small with fans right on top…[continue reading]

This is definitely goal of the week material but since it is slow today I thought I would go ahead and post it up today. Great run of play goal. Its a shame Pat Onstad didn’t get an assist credit for it. Houston showed last night that they are definitely the top dog right now,…[continue reading]

One small step has passed for Major League Soccer in Portland. According to OPB News, the Oregon House approved a $5 million grant to help renovate a PGE Park into a soccer stadium. The money would come from income taxes paid by players and staff of the team. The bill will now go to the…[continue reading]

A few of you have asked me lately when I was going to write about the good ol’ MLS coaching hot seat again. Last season I updated it pretty regularly during the year since there was plenty of bad coaching to discuss. Thing is I wanted to wait a while this season so we could…[continue reading]

Tonight’s western conference battle is a big one. Not only is Major League Soccer getting a primetime clash on ESPN2 on a night without the NBA Finals or the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. But they are also getting the league’s two best clubs showcased in front of a national audience. You really can’t beat that…[continue reading]

If you score a goal at Pizza Hut Park these days is anyone there to see it happen? Its a sad question to ask right now for FC Dallas players since their support has gone from bad to pathetic and it is mostly due to who is signing their paychecks. I’ve taken a couple days…[continue reading]

Before I even get to a preview for tonight’s big western clash in Houston I thought I’d hype it up a little with a recent profile of Houston midfielder Stuart Holden. Its your typical local news profile but the reporters kind of cute so its worth a look. Plus if you are like me and…[continue reading]

Editor’s Note: Geoff Reid appears on WVHooligan each week. Today he is back to talk about the recent World Cup qualifiers for the US. As always feel free to leave Geoff a note below. I know it’s almost been a week since the debacle in Costa Rica and I had a million and one different…[continue reading]