It’s not a particularly complementary about the MLS, but the Mirror claims Zakuani is appearing on the radar of the England national team. He’s got a huge upside and I do believe his playing future…
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Colorado 1 – Columbus 0
The MLS playoffs started this evening with Colorado hosting Columbus. During the first half Columbus looked rather out of sorts, did not do a good job keeping their shape and the distribution of the final…
Seattle 3 – Toronto 2
On one of those warm Saturdays that make the fall in Seattle so worthwhile Seattle took on Toronto FC. Toronto are one of the teams on the outside looking in on the playoff race. Sounders…
It’s almost play-off time again!!!
I missed Saturdays win over Chicago, but it sounded like a fun game with Montero scoring the winner in injury time. This was a huge game for both sides, and not because of Freddie’s return,…
Another competition, another good result
The momentum is building and with 10 points out of the last 12 available in the league this looks a lot like the team we expected to see at the beginning of the year. First…
Thanks Freddie, it’s been fun
If you have any interest in what led to the excesses of the NASL it’s worth looking for “Once in a Lifetime: The Incredible Story of the New York Cosmos” written by Gavin Newsham. It goes into this in some detail and is a good read. In short the lunatics were running the asylum, and in the case of the NY Cosmos running it with other people’s money with little accountability.
Last Weekend…
Last Saturday lunchtime Englishmen all over North America pulled on the three lions, went to the bar, sang Go Save the Queen and expected England to do the business over the hosts. The Three Lions…
That’s more like it – Sounders 3, NE 0
It’s clear they have not played up to potential so far and good performances have been thin on the ground. Having said that the first half of the year has not been the total disaster and the sky is not falling.
A little more about Montreal
Link to A nice piece about Montreal Impact and the owners vision. Surfing while jetlagged turns up some interesting stuff.
Beckham, Bahrain and Florida…
Two stories yesterday, Beckhams injury and the Bahrain GP dominated the sports pages of the British papers. The general belief is that Beckham was going to be part of Capello’s squad. I think his positive…