Catching up on Soccer

I’ve been pretty busy lately, and soccer (for me anyway) takes such a long time to consume, process, and evaluate (sounds official right?) that I haven’t really been commenting much on the general goings on. Well, I’ll try to “hit the bullet points” as Lil Will from Attack of the Show might say… First of … Continued

Let’s just pretend it didn’t happen

DC United loses to Real Salt Lake 2-1. It wasn’t that close. That had to be possibly the worst match I have ever seen DC United play. Ever. Ever. Ever. I am deleting this from my ghetto tivo, I am rubbing a big magnet over my head in the hopes of erasing my memory of … Continued

Nelly Furtado *hearts* DC United

Some love for DC United by Pop/Hip Hop Artist Nelly Furtado as she sports a DC United Jersey at her concert from Friday June 8th. Check the link to the Information Leafblower to see a full set of photos from her concert… Update: Turns out Bobby Boswell has some photos too. Check them out (also … Continued

Weekend News

Starting with the goodies… DC United wins 4-2 over New York Red Bulls (again). The aftermath (Steve Goff’s Soccer Insider blog) United’s Olsen Fills Unlikely Role in Victory (Washington Post review by Goff) Episode 55: Plus Ca Change, Plus Ca Meme (Screaming Eagles podcast) listen for postgame comments First Impressions – DC United 4 : … Continued

Weekend Highlights

OK, lotsa goodies from the weekend. First of all, I can’t stand Cautemhoc Blanco from Mexico. So to me, this bit is absolutely hysterical. A Honduran player (Honduras beat Mexico 2-1 on Sunday) keeps making kissy noises in Blanco’s ear. As we all know, Blanco is a bit of a hothead, so of course, he … Continued