Jun
25

Round of 16 is Set


The group phase is now over. The last two weeks we’ve seen some crazy games that yielded some crazy results but now half of the field remains. Below is the schedule the the knockout phase, we knew of most of the games already but for those catching up here it is. Obviously tomorrow is important…[continue reading]

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Jun
25

MLS Weekend Preview: Week 13

MLS Weekend Preview: Week 13

Major League Soccer is back folks. Two weeks off and we’re back in gear as clubs push towards summer and into the playoff hunt. All 16 clubs are in action with one game tonight between Real Salt Lake and San Jose. The rest of the games are tomorrow and Sunday. The main news item this…[continue reading]

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Jun
25

Now, Where Were We? MLS Teams At The Break

Now, Where Were We? MLS Teams At The Break

I feel as though its been months since we discussed anything Major League Soccer related on here. Between my vacation this past week and the World Cup there really hasn’t been much going on in the world of MLS. I know some clubs had some small friendlies or scrimmages while we were all out enjoying…[continue reading]

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Jun
25

Millions Continue to Watch


I’ll be brief with this post as I have plenty of items to get to today as I’m getting back in the full swing of things. I ran across an article with numbers on viewerships for the US games in the World Cup. We’ve discussed how big the England game was a couple weeks ago…[continue reading]

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Jun
24

Soccer For The Casual Fans

Soccer For The Casual Fans

Travelling yesterday sucked. I’ll put that out there right now, its been a reason why this place has been quiet these last few days. Not a perfect time to do so with so many World Cup games going on, especially yesterday’s big one against Algeria. But hey, what can you do? Ah, but there is…[continue reading]

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Jun
22

Return To Work Thursday


Yup, my vacation in the Big Apple is nearly over. The wife and I have seen plenty of cool spots in the city including all the usual places that most tourists go to. We also found some great soccer spots in the city as well. NYC has been good to us in our short time…[continue reading]

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Jun
18

Oh What Should Have Been…


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGc6Kld7nzc&feature=player_embedded I know the quality of the video isn’t great but what was the referee Koman Coulibal thinking? Or not thinking? It should have been three points but let’s face the facts the US still control their own destiny as England failed to show up against Algeria. We couldn’t ask for more than that at this…[continue reading]

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Jun
17

Henry’s Next Move


Boy, France crashed and burned a bit today against Mexico huh? Guess Thierry Henry’s next move is, well, to New York now that France is seemingly done with this World Cup. And why not any sooner either? He didn’t even get off the bench in this one.

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Jun
17

Programming Note


Just a bit of a programming note here. These next few days I will be on vacation in New York. The MLS break due to the World Cup came at a good time for me to take a vacation of my own. Yes the World Cup coverage will go down but I decided before the…[continue reading]

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Jun
16

World Cup Group Stage Thoughts

World Cup Group Stage Thoughts

So as of a few minutes ago every team has played at least one group game in this World Cup. A lot could be taken out of it and a lot stands to change in the next round of games starting this afternoon. So far only a couple countries look remotely like contenders so far,…[continue reading]

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