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[19 Aug 2009 | No Comment | ]
What goes up…

Ordinarily I won’t go near the topic of some type of promotion/relegation system in MLS. To be honest, I don’t think it’s needed. What will it really bring?

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[13 Aug 2009 | No Comment | ]
Calm down US Soccer fans

I don’t know if it’s just soccer fans or Americans in general these days but, well, these knee jerk hysterics depending on the latest result has got to end. Sorry but, yeah losing at the Azteca was a disappointment. But ya know what? We’ve never won there. Not once.

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[12 Aug 2009 | 4 Comments | ]
Is TV starting to like Soccer?

Like most other soccer fans in this country, there’s really only one thing on my mind today—the match at the Azteca this afternoon. I decided to watch ESPN last night just to see if there was anything and, as I figured it would be ignored, I could get my mind off the match and probably be put to sleep by endless Baseball and NFL training camp news. (I didn’t expect Rick Pitino to be the main event)

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[31 Jul 2009 | One Comment | ]
Thank You Sir Bobby

My eyes started to water the second I read about the passing of Sir Bobby Robson this morning. Yeah, I got to shake his hand once when he was handing out medals and awards at a tournament I played in. Not sure if he actually saw me play. However, even without that moment, I’m sure I would have reacted the same way.

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[28 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]
Happy Ending in TV for US at Azteca debate

Don’t you love a happy ending?  Here we were (well, I was) all worked up about potentially not being able to watch the US play their World Cup Qualifier at the Azteca.   I’d even called DirecTV to see what it would cost to get one (or both) of the channels just for the day–actually, I still haven’t heard back yet on my last email.  Oh well.

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[27 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]
The sky isn’t falling US Soccer fans

Don’t get me wrong, losing yesterday to Mexico in the final of the Gold Cup hurt.  We should not ever lose a match that bad to anyone…especially not to our neighbors.

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[21 Jul 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
BeckhamGate

I wasn’t always an LA Galaxy fans, but I became one long before Beckham arrived and I’ll be one long after he’s gone.

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[17 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]
Believe what I say, not what I do

You ever hear someone say something, but what they do say the exact opposite?  Yeah, as a parent, I get called on that one all the time.  The actions of David Beckham sure don’t mirror what he keeps trying to convince us is true.

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[16 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]
Remember, it’s a Team Sport

If there was ever proof needed that of any sport, soccer is the one in which a single player can’t make a huge difference.  For 90 minutes (ok, 70 and the post game) we heard Bratos and co talk about David Beckham, his impact, his career and Grant Wahl’s book.

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[15 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]
A step back for soccer in the US?

It started quietly enough.  Steven Geoff posted on his Washington Post blog that the huge World Cup Qualifier between Mexico and the US would not be on ESPN but on mun2.

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