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Some sad news earlier today, Alecko Eskandarian is going to have to sit out a bit longer due to his on-going battle with concussions. In an email to Steve Goff, Esky said the following: “As a result of injuries that I suffered, I am being forced from the game of soccer at this time. I…[continue reading]

We’re a little over half way home in our look at each Major League Soccer club this winter. So far we’ve hammered out Chicago, Colorado, Chivas, Columbus, DC, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, and Philadelphia in out preseason look ins. So far this winter the LA Galaxy have had a similar offseason that we expected them…[continue reading]

Since we are nearly done with the 2009 regular season I figured it was high time we started looking back at the best deals that were made that shaped this season into what it has become. I say going into every year that there will pretty much be a trade that shakes up things a…[continue reading]

We steam roll into another weekend of soccer here starting with one game tonight along with a full slate of games tomorrow. Week 19 is the final week before the league’s All-Star break next week. Plenty of good things will come out of next week during the league’s usual meetings that will go. We should…[continue reading]

Just as promised, even if it is a day behind normal schedule here. Plenty of solid goals this past week in Major League Soccer. I particularly love some of the combinations in plays like the Columbus game between Jason Garey and Steven Lenhart. By the way, what was with Rob Stone’s Max Bretos call on…[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]

I guess Bruce Arena just wants another Virginia guy in the locker room. Former Cavalier and WVH favorite Alecko Eskandarian has been traded across the Home Depot Center hall to the Galaxy in exchange for allocation money and a conditional draft pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. Apparently Chivas had been shopping their strikers around…[continue reading]