I can struggle to dress myself well at times, the colour-coordination gene has passed me by, that’s just the way it is, however I can do something about this by having a little help from…
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The big teams live up to the hype
Look down the fixture list of any football club (actually any sports team) and there are big games. The games against Portland and Vancouver stand out for the Sounders this year. I think the Houston…
Schedule announced… Finally
At last the MLS schedule has been released, there are a couple of games that clash early in the season with planned travel, but not too bad. May 14th and June 11th are going to…
More than 100 years of tradition being kept alive
The now long gone Highfield road, The Recreation Ground, Qwest Field, Kingfield and White Hart Lane all have on thing in common, I know for a fact the are all football grounds with in an…
What a finish…
Ibrahimovic scores what maybe the best goal I’ve seen in a while. The balance and strength to create the chance was wonderful, but the precision of the finish was world class. Just stunning. Only another…
Insignificant to some, great to others
The game is full of moments both great to many and utterly insignificant to most. Rickki Vilas goal against City, Liverpool winning the European Cup in Istanbul, Beckham scoring against Greece in injury time, Gerard’s…
Montero, sober fans in Qatar and the World Cup
A big day for football news, first the local story. Sounders signed Fredy Montero as the club’s third designated player yesterday. There is no transparency on the contract, but if they have signed him as…
Tottenham 5, Manchester United 1
A friend sent me this video today, he also sent it to a couple of Manchester United supporting friends (buy the shirt, bask in the glory and struggle to find Manchester on a map). United…
State of the league and why an academy is important to the future
Every year before the MLS Final Don Garber, the commissioner of MLS, gives what he calls a “State of the League” address. There were a number of interesting points made this year. One important one…
Some thoughts on the Premier League
What a good weekend for the neutral watching the Premier League. Top of my list was Chelsea loosing 3-0 to Sunderland, at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea started the season by scoring 17 goals in the first…