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Show Some Love for the Ladies: A Case for an RSL Womens Team
In my normal sphere of rugby (I'm a rugby blogger, but I still love my RSL) there has been a lot of recent chatter regarding equality between men and women. Recently, U.S.A. Rugby announced that they would be giving full-time rugby 7's contracts to 15 men and 8 women. To put this all in...
Chicago Fire Rumor Mill: Former Barcelona DM Abraham Gonzalez
A report out of Spain states that the Fire are negotiating to acquire former Barcelona and current player for Spanish 2nd division Alcorcon Abraham Gonzalez. A Google Translation of the relevant passage: Abraham Gonzalez is about to play next season in Major League Soccer (MLS). The Chicago...
WTR Previews MLS Cup 2011 (Part 2)
We're back with another installment of WTR's preview of Sunday's MLS Cup final between the Los Angeles Galaxy and the Houston Dynamo. Here's part one, and in this edition, we look at the GKs, the coaches and some X-factors that could play into the game. And before the match, we'll be looking at...
Juan Agudelo's Goal Against DC United wins MLS Goal of the Week
New York Red Bulls' Juan Agudelo's two kick goal against DC United was the easy winner for Goal of the Week. His strike received 65% of the vote while Chad Barrett's goal finished a distant second with only 12%. You see so many goal videos now, I let the hype on this one pass. When I finally got...
Bob Ryan is an uninformed idiot.
Bob Ryan is an absolute jackass. I have never liked him anyway, and I can give nothing but respect and admiration to the Timbers fans for their home debut. Any MLS fan of any team should be proud for our sport to showcase that enthusiasm to a national audience. There has to be at least a few...
The View From My Seat: Red Bull New York vs Seattle Sounders FC, 5/15/2010
This was my first Red Bull NY / MLS game at Red Bull Arena. Here is some pics from the "Corner Flag" seats, Section: 204, Row: 1. Kick off. (click to embiggen) More pics… RBNY Supporters Group. (click to embiggen) Corner Kick by Seattle Sounders FC, Freddie Ljungberg (click to embiggen) ...
The Next Landon Donovan
Which is really like asking - Who is the next face of American soccer? In the 1990s it was Kasey Keller. We didn't have our own league for most of the decade, but the grandest moments all featured the now Sounders FC Keeper. Be it the amazing match versus Brazil, or the decent World Cups that we...
Roster Math, on going
We are going to assume that the 2009 rules are in effect until they are not. That's what any GM would have to do, and so that's how we will do it. First a reminder of the rules 20 Senior Slots4 Developmental Slots8 International Slots1 Designated Player Slot4 Disabled List Slots At this time...
Somewhat OT: Journal/Blogger Showdown--Canzano vs Bojack
It looks like a bit of a war o' words is brewing between two well-known and controversial icons in Portland journalistic/blogging circles--John Canzano of The Oregonian, who we all know (and perhaps some of us love), and Lewis and Clark law professor and well-known online commentator of the local...
MLS Super Draft is going on
Link Since there are a lot of future Sounders fans here. I casually follow LA Galaxy since I live about 15 miles from the Home Despot center. Admittedly though I don't know a great deal about the league or about how the MLS draft works, so maybe one of your more knowledgeable types can chime in on...
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