I actually heard Garber say that the International Calendar issue needs to be addressed.  It’s about time.  Too bad he then followed that with a bunch of reasons why they can’t do it.  At least now the no longer have the excuse that MLS teams aren’t the primary tenants in their stadiums.  He’s made a lot happen, I’m disappointed he can’t get this to happen.
Something else he needs to look at is the exodus we are starting to see again of the top players during the off-season.  A few years …

Forget all this Beckham-mania. How ’bout Fish? Not only did he score all 3 in the win the other night…look at the run he made to be there to finish the third one. That’s not the Fish we’ve seen the last couple of seasons.
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OK, it was a preseason friendly against a make-shift team from China…but I still love the effort Fish gave on that goal.

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After Wednesday’s Pan Pacific matches in Hawaii, every report and commentary, weather traditional media or blogger, wrote off LA and were ready to give Houston the title.  I can’t wait to see what they are writing today.
You can’t judge a team my only one match.  Comparing the over all results, LA were the second best team on the islands…they only lost by one goal to Osaka while Houston were stuffed 6-1!!!  Of course, there’s a long way to go this season.  Who knows what the heck is gonna happen.
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What a rough start for the new boss in LA! However, something tells me that defense wasn’t on the minds of anyone.
UPDATE: Here’s Beckham’s goal.  Well, he had to score right?
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I was fortunate enough to group up in the Total Football heyday.  While I lived on the other side of the North Sea, Bobby Robson had brought a taste of Total Football to Suffolk in the late 80’s when he signed Arnold Murhen and Franz Thijssen.  The think of love …

It’s been a day now since I heard about Yallop’s departure from the HDC. I still think it’s a mistake to let him go. Now, I’m afraid the AEG brain trust will make an even bigger mistake. Seriously, Queiroz did an awful job with the Metros. Why would he do any better in LA? Am I missing something here? Personally, I’m on a one-man crusade to see Cienfuego at the helm. I’m not even sure “Cien” would be interested, but who else is there that is …

Actually, it was just a there and back trip, by car,  and I got back last night…but it was windy.
I currently live an hour or so from Chicago but this was my first time to Toyota Park—heck, it was my first visit to Chicago which didn’t include a trip to O’Hare. The stadium is quite nice. It actually feels more like a stadium for sporting events than the HDC. I have to admit, the stadium is sweet…even if I was stuck in front of the stage and behind …

I grew up in the UK and used to fall for the “chicken little” type of reporting which goes on in the UK.  Some of it is justified–Band/Live Aid would never have existed if it wasn’t for the BBC–but a lot of it is just sensationalistic hype.
Here’s a classic example.
England players will be covered with insurance indemnity of up to £100,000 a week in the event of injuries suffered in the Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia on the artificial pitch here tomorrow.
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Three wins in a row.  Is it too little, too late?  We’ll probably find out when they face Houston this weekend.  However, they are looking more like the team we should expect.  They were actually fun to watch for most of last nights match.
On top of that, it looks like Beckham’s father is doing better and now the Familia Spice are heading back to LA.   Who knows, Beckham may actually be fit enough to play in the not too distant future.

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