If this wasn’t a vintage “FA Cup Magic” weekend, I apparently don’t know what one is. One “upset” was on the cards, as the O’Neil bump effect continued on as Sunderland definitely thumped Arsenal and sent them crashing out at the Stadium of Light. Stevenage triumphantly/frustratingly held — and let’s be honest, outplayed — Spurs, […]
Category: mls
ten words or less #46
As the dust settles after another underwhelming transfer deadline day, I’m sure all of you readers are fed up with transfer news and gossip. I am, at least. In an effort to stray away from that topic of conversation, and to give your brain a break from digesting it all, I’ve put together this […]
ten words or less #45
I don’t know about any other bloggers, but sometimes I go through spells where I feel like I have absolutely nothing to write about, which are then followed by very brief periods where I feel like I have a million things I need to share. Right now, I’m in the middle of one of the […]
a winter abroad
Two months. Eight weeks. Sixty days. It’s not a whole lot of time no matter how you look at it. But it seems to be the magic time span these days, at least for MLS players it seems. Whether urged on by Klinsmann’s pleas for American players to get more time in competitive playing environments, […]
new year’s resolutions
As 2011 winds to a close and the dawn of a new year is upon us, I imagine many of you are in the final stages of planning for the annual — and often eventually pointless — ritual called “New Year’s Resolutions”. Every year, millions around the world make commitments to achieve personal goals over […]
what sport is this again?
Last week was NCAA Championship week — for soccer at least — with both the Men’s and Women’s Division I National Championships taking place. Both were shown live on ESPN2 during (relatively) desirable Sundaly timeslots, yet another milestone in soccer’s slow and steady progress to mainstream acceptance in the States. The men’s final pitted a popular, perennial […]
brek’s big break
If you were to ask any knowledgeable US Men’s National Team fan who they think the next “big thing” is for the national team, there’s a pretty good chance their response will be a young man by the name of Brek Shea. The lanky, bleach blond winger has been one of the few bright spots […]
umbro x new york cosmos
There was a package of awesome sitting on the front stoop when I got home from work last Friday. I knew it would be there. Like an impatient twelve-year-old before Christmas, I’d been tracking the package on UPS’s website hourly for at least the previous day and a half. Knowing it had been sitting there […]
blame shifting
There are few common cliches that ring more true than the phrase, “everybody makes mistakes.” We humans are imperfect beings, and our propensity to make mistakes undeniably written into our genetic code. While we can come close to perfection, everyone has their own fatal flaw or skeleton in their closet that helps to level the […]
they’re doing something right
To be considered a truly great, a club must prove itself successful both on and off the pitch. Any club can buy a trophy given the right investment, but trophies are worthless if the financing of those investments proves to be a horribly done. Just ask Portsmouth. And even if you can buy a club and subsequent […]
Wrong Side of the Pond 