Aug
23

Vancouver Takes 1st Pick In SuperDraft

Vancouver Takes 1st Pick In SuperDraft

The Vancouver Whitecaps decided today to take the first pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft over the expansion draft this fall today. Portland will get the honors of picking first in that draft. The selections the two decided on after Vancouver selected go as follows: 1. MLS SuperDraft: #1 Vancouver; #2 Portland 2. Expansion Draft:…[continue reading]

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Aug
23

A Look At The Schedules


Aside from two clubs, everyone has played two-thirds of their 2010 schedule in Major League Soccer. San Jose has played 19 games and somehow the Chicago Fire have played only 18. Weird scheduling for those two but its worth taking a look today at the home stretch of games for each club and see exactly…[continue reading]

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Aug
23

Week 21 Thoughts and Notes


In seven games this weekend we saw 25 goals. Just like that the goals came from no where it seemed. Some were goal of the year material (see Brian Ching’s second goal), some were total gifts and others were just run of the mill goals that got the job done. Week 21 was an interesting…[continue reading]

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Aug
23

MLS Week 21 Highlights


Miss a game this weekend? We’ve got you covered. Below are highlights of each game from this past week in Major League Soccer. Chicago Fire 2 – 1 New England Revolution New York Red Bulls 4 – 1 Toronto FC San Jose Earthquakes 1 – 0 LA Galaxy Columbus Crew 3 – 1 Colorado Rapids…[continue reading]

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Aug
22

Bradley Shows Interest In Villa Job


Its a back and forth thing with Bob Bradley right now. Either there is interest in him or he shows interest in something, whether it be the US National team or the current opening at EPL side Aston Villa. This morning reports suggest the US boss is indeed interested in the Villa job. “I think…[continue reading]

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Aug
20

MLS Weekend Preview: Week 21


The weekend is finally here huh? Its been a busy week around here with the redesign of the site and some other things in my personal life taking up loads of time. But the weekend is finally here and the slate of games this weekend certainly doesn’t disappoint. There are a couple good eastern conference…[continue reading]

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Aug
20

Crew President Looking Into Stadium Options


I guess when all the other kids in the playground have a shiner new toy you tend to get a bit jealous. That’s what I took from Columbus Crew president Mark McCullers on his club’s stadium situation. McCullers has recently visited the league’s two newest stadiums, PPL Park and Red Bull Arena. Its easy to…[continue reading]

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Aug
20

Montz Interview With Larentowicz


This week on the Jared Montz podcast, Jared sits down with Colorado midfielder and MLS All-Star Jeff Larentowicz. The two discuss Manchester United, his recent goal against Philly, the Rapids playoff chances, and a few other items. Enjoy!

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Aug
19

Interesting NASL-MLS Comparisons


SI.com’s newest writer and WVH fave Tobias Lopez wrote an interesting little piece yesterday on some comparisons between the old NASL and Major League Soccer. Normally I’m right on board with Lopez but on this not so much. For the most part Lopez is saying the league right now is following a little too closely…[continue reading]

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Aug
19

Salgado’s Loan To Vancouver Falls Through, Striker May Go To Portland


The proposed loan move by the Vancouver Whitecaps for US Under-20 forward Omar Salgado has fallen through due to technicalities with the player’s International Transfer Certificate (ITC), this according to the MLS website this morning. Salgado could end up going to Portland in the meantime until his ITC situation is resolved. Salgado’s ITC situation hit…[continue reading]

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