WVHooligan.com – MLS Blog

Finish stuffing those ballots folks, All-Star voting is coming to an end. I’ve managed to finish my final ballot. Feel free to post you All-Star selections below. GK: Zach Thornton (Chivas USA) DF: Mariano Trujillo (Chivas USA), Geoff Cameron (Houston), Wilman Conde (Chicago) MF: Paulo Nagamura (Chivas USA), Shalrie Joseph (New England), Guillermo Barros Schelotto…[continue reading]

Not too many goals to bring up this week but there did end up being a couple quality ones. A couple great headers though that could end up winning goal of the week nod from the fans. Order of video: Alejandro Moreno, Alecko Eskandarian,  Wilman Conde, Jeff Cunningham, Kai Kamera, and Arturo Alvarez.

I blame the holiday weekend for getting me off to a late start here this week. Plus throw in the fact that I am a homeowner now all the trips to Home Depot and places like that are easily killing off any spare second over the weekend. Oh well, no time to bitch and moan…[continue reading]

Yup, if you haven’t guessed it by now we are closed for the holiday weekend. Have a happy and safe 4th of July everyone! See you all on Monday.

A move that I absolutely will pay off for Sigi Schmid has just become official from what I am hearing out west. Seattle Sounders FC have signed Costa Rican defender Leonardo Gonzalez. Gonzalez’s signing will be finalized upon receipt of his P-1 work permit and International Clearance. Why do I like this move for Schmid…[continue reading]

Just got word that the USSF has released the dates and locations of the next round of the 2009 US Open Cup along with the possible semi-final pairings. Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Quarterfinal Pairings July 7 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL-2) at D.C. United (MLS) 7:30 p.m. ET Maryland Soccerplex; Boyds, Md. July 7 Wilmington…[continue reading]

I love a good holiday weekend. That’s why these previews are coming today instead of it’s usual Friday timeslot. Even with the holiday comes loads of extras for me to be doing and sitting in front of my laptop isn’t going to be one of them. After a couple weekends of SuperLiga play breaking up…[continue reading]

Instead of bringing up some more MLS guys looking for their first shot with the Nats or some guys in need of finding their form again, Bob Bradley has called on seven Confederation Cup players to fill out the additional seven roster spots for his Gold Cup roster. Here is the list: Jozy Altidore Jonathan…[continue reading]

Editor’s Note: Geoff Reid appears on WVHooligan.com each week. Today he is back with his defense of a guy that has been kicked around quite a bit lately, Chivas USA and US national team midfielder Sacha Kljestan. I wrote a piece a few months ago defending Bob Bradley because I thought he was getting an…[continue reading]

I know I have been saying for a while that Toronto FC needs a big-time striker but if this report is true they could be lining up to get Canadian international Julian De Guzman. I usually don’t watch extra time but after seeing a few folks mention this week’s episode I thought I would actually…[continue reading]