Mar
24

What to Watch For: MLS Week 2


  Week two in Major League Soccer is another full one. Eight games take place on Saturday with one lone game on Friday night up in Qwest Field. Six more clubs get their home debuts this weekend as well, so it will be interesting to see how the attendance goes for those openers. The bar…[continue reading]

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Mar
24

Red Kit To Debut For USMNT This Weekend


  For me, all I can say is it is about time. About time that Nike and the USMNT sport a red kit for a match. This weekend the US Men’s National team will square off against Argentina in the New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey and will sport this new red kit. Hot damn…[continue reading]

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Mar
23

Rogers Next To Go In Columbus?


You know on Saturday I saw this tweet and really didn’t think too much of it. I blame my busy day at Pizza Hut Park on brushing it aside and leaving it to no comment but it turns out that tweet (and probably a few other things not being reported) are likely causing the Columbus…[continue reading]

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Mar
23

Ochocinco Tries Out With SKC Today


For some reason I’ve kept myself from discussing this story, mainly because I believe I know how it will end. NFL star wide receiver Chad Ochocinco will begin his tryout today with Sporting Kansas City. Ochocinco has stated for years that he is a big soccer fan and has always wanted to play at a…[continue reading]

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Mar
22

Attendance For MLS Opening Week Tops All-time Mark


  A lot is always made about how many folks actually show up to Major League Soccer games, this year will be no different with two new clubs and a new stadium opening up later this summer in Kansas City. The positive note however has to be that the first week in MLS was a…[continue reading]

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Mar
22

2011 MLS Power Rankings: Week 1


It’s Tuesday so that means Power Rankings here at WVH. Week one is over and done and the rankings begin their jumbled mess. Early on these rankings are always a bit of a crapshoot and I get that. I try to keep these rankings based more than just the results of the previous week though.…[continue reading]

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Mar
21

2011 MLS Week 1 Highlights


Week one is in the books, but if you missed something we do have you covered. (H/T to MLSHighlights2011) LA Galaxy 1 – 0 Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver Whitecaps 4 – 2 Toronto FC D.C. United 3 – 1 Columbus Crew New York Red Bulls 1 – 0 Seattle Sounders FC FC Dallas 1 –…[continue reading]

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Mar
21

What We Learned: Week 1 Recap

What We Learned: Week 1 Recap

  I’ve been watching Major League Soccer since the league started back in 1996 and this may be the first time since that opening week that the league had such an amazing First Kick. While some games didn’t have as much meaning to some folks as others did, I will say there was a certain…[continue reading]

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Mar
21

Newcomers Open Up New Season In Style


The first full week is in the books for Major League Soccer and already the new guys in the league are taking over. Not one, nor two but three newcomers all scored two goals a piece in their MLS debuts this weekend. Vancouver’s Eric Hassli got the club’s first MLS goal followed by another on…[continue reading]

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Mar
20

Photos: First Kick between Portland and Colorado


It’s a new season and once again Brian Stevens will be on hand in Colorado for WVHooligan. Yesterday he grabbed these great shots form the first Portland Timbers MLS game against the Rapids.

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