WVHooligan.com – MLS Blog

Just take a quick look at the standings. Do it. Alright, as we get into the hot month of August (its been 100+ everyday this week in Dallas) the Major League Soccer playoff race is really heating up thanks to as many as 12 or 13 clubs being in contention for a playoff spot today.…[continue reading]

Good evening folks, I hope everyone is having a good day. Now that we are in the evening it is time once again for some links and thoughts. I only have two items tonight and really only one link. My first thought of the night centers around the US Men’s National team and their upcoming…[continue reading]

Don’t you just love it when you begin something and think you are close to finishing when you realize you are better off starting all over again? I’ve had that happen here with what I thought was going to be a new look for this place. I had spent a couple weeks on a new…[continue reading]

Several clubs are getting in the marketing mood for the playoffs. New England, Columbus and Houston all released promotional videos today. Once other clubs release their videos I will post them here. Enjoy. Columbus Crew: Houston Dynamo: New England Revolution:

The four first round series are set for the 2009 edition of the MLS Cup Playoffs. All four series should be really good ones. For the second straight season the wild card positions have benefited one of the conferences over the other as Real Salt Lake got into the playoffs as an eastern conference club.…[continue reading]

Here is a full rundown of the playoff schedule. Only one game not on national TV (Crew-RSL game this weekend). 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs Schedule All times Eastern; schedule subject to change Conference Semifinals – Game #1 Eastern Conference (1) Columbus Crew at (4) Real Salt Lake, Saturday, Oct. 31 – 6 p.m. ET (Regional…[continue reading]

We knew going into the weekend we could end up with some craziness but after the dust settled it ended up not being nearly as crazy as it could have been. Real Salt Lake and New England came away with key wins and got a little help from some other clubs to sneak their way…[continue reading]

Its a pretty full night here at WVHooligan as far as the links and thoughts go. I have a couple stories that kind of make my head spin, a couple surrounding the US national team and a brief discussion on a rule that could really help some young players out with the NCAA. First up…[continue reading]

Three spots remain for the MLS playoffs and seven clubs are going for those spots. I think the most interesting part is that after this final week of the season we could actually see six clubs end up with 40 points. Yes six clubs. See for yourself. EASTERN CONFERENCE AUTOMATIC BERTHS Columbus (29) 13-6-10, 49…[continue reading]

I’ve been a little busy today so the links will be fairly light tonight. I guess that’s what you can expect when it is the week of your wedding and you have loads of things to do other than write on a blog. But I will have more on that in a couple days. Tonight…[continue reading]