May
31

US-Turkey Reactions and Thoughts


Its been a couple days since the U.S. National team faced Turkey in their final send off game in Philadelphia. I’ve watched a little bit of the replay of that game to look deeper at the team to see a few things. I’ll be brief in my thoughts though since two days has nearly passed.…[continue reading]

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May
31

MLS Week 10 Highlights


Let’s just say week 10 in Major League Soccer was a bit eye opening. Below are each of the game’s highlights in case you missed something. (Note: a couple games are missing, once I get them I’ll add them here.) Chicago Fire 1 – 1 FC Dallas D.C. United 3 – 2 Chivas USA LA…[continue reading]

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May
28

New MLS Ad Campaign: “90 Minutes”

New MLS Ad Campaign: “90 Minutes”

Honestly it’s about time Major League Soccer got a new ad campaign. This one seems promising, unlike so many of the ones before it.

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May
28

MLS Weekend Preview: Week 10

MLS Weekend Preview: Week 10

A third of the way there, really crazy to think its almost June (Hello World Cup!). Last night’s action got week 10 off with a 1-1 draw between FC Dallas and the Chicago Fire. I honestly don’t have much to go off of that game as it pretty much went exactly how I thought it…[continue reading]

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May
27

Thursday Preview: Brimstone Cup Edition

Thursday Preview: Brimstone Cup Edition

The Chicago Fire and FC Dallas renew their Brimstone Cup rivalry tonight on ESPN2. Interesting fact to know that FC Dallas has yet to lose at Toyota Park since the Bridgeview stadium opened a couple years ago. A lot is riding on tonight as these two clubs are hoping to gain valuable points. Chicago needs…[continue reading]

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May
27

US Team At The White House


Its not too often a President decides to meet a soccer team. But most of us know our current Head of State is a bit different anyways. The U.S. Men’s national team and former President Bill Clinton met President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden today at the White House. I think its nice…[continue reading]

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May
27

Roster Reactions A Day Later

Roster Reactions A Day Later

Youth will be served, that seems to be the theme for the U.S. Men’s National team roster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Manager Bob Bradley announced his 23-man roster yesterday afternoon to the press and the world. I thought talking about it yesterday but I really wanted to give myself a day to cool…[continue reading]

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May
26

US World Cup Roster Announced


Let the debate begin. Below is the roster for the U.S. Men’s National team as they go to South Africa to compete in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Goalkeepers- Tim Howard, Marcus Hahnemann, Brad Guzan Defenders- Carlos Bocanegra, Oguchi Onyewu, Jay DeMerit, Steve Cherundolo, Jonathan Spector, Clarence Goodson, Jonathan Bornstein Midfielders- Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Michael…[continue reading]

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May
26

US-Czech Reaction, Plus Roster Predictions


We had a feeling last night’s game would be an interesting one to watch. Going in we figured most of the key guys would sit it out so Bob Bradley could figure out who those last four to six guys were that would be going to South Africa. Turns out the auditions got in the…[continue reading]

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May
26

Best. Commercial. Ever.


Okay, maybe that is a bit of an exaggeration but I’ve always enjoyed ESPN’s SportsCenter ads and this one may be my new favorite. (Don’t worry I’ll have my reaction to last night’s game up shortly.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J19-ROSfwY8&feature=player_embedded

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