2-0, Coulda (shoulda) been worse

So it wasn’t as good as I would have hoped, but it wasn’t as bad as I had feared. Hope had me thinking “Maybe we can steal a WIN!”. Fear had me thinking “Please, Lord, not another PUMAS…” I knew a win was really far-fetched and the best case realistic scenario would be a 0-0 … Continued

Pre Game DC United vs Pachuca

Round 2 of the CONCACAF Champions Cup is tonite. Here are the relevant details: TIME: 10:00pm EST TV: Fox Soccer Channel RADIO: 1050 AM I don’t have a whole lot of time for this preview, but I’ll go into a few quick thoughts… First, Luciano Emelio has to get the ball in or around the … Continued

Best Commercial Ever!

OK, this is the best for a completely different reason than the Terry Tate commercials. Featuring the Brazilian national team circa 1994 (i think) for the ’94 World Cup. Might be 1998 though, I’m not sure. Anyway… featuring Ronaldo (in his prime), Denilson, Romario, Roberto Carlos, and one of the coolest brazilian tracks ever… Check … Continued

Bryan Arguez at Hertha Berlin

Bryan Arguez, former DC United player, just transferred over to Hertha Berlin in the Budesliga (Germany’s top division) for about a $350k transfer. He didn’t see any time with United’s first team, and was mainly thought of as “talented, but raw”. So I was quite a bit surprised to hear that he actually got some … Continued