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

BEN OLSEN HAT TRICK!!!

DC United just finished beating up on the New York Red Bulls 4-2 with a hat trick by….. BEN OLSEN!!! I must admit, I was extremely afraid of this match. The Red Balls have been playing some very good soccer this first part of the season. From the first match, you can see very clearly … Continued

USA 2 – 0 Referees

For the second game in a row, the US had some crap officiating in their CONCACAF Gold Cup match. Fortunately, the US won both games *despite* the refs. The first match against Guatemala was won 1-0 on a goal by Clint Dempsey, and the second game against Trinidad & Tobago was won 2-0 on goals … Continued

Wow, that was ugly

United Zero – Galaxy Nil (Best quote. “There must be fairies sprinkling injury dust out there”) That has to be the worst, most uninspiring, unentertaining, unwatchable, unejoyable, unpalatable, un-anything I’ve seen DC United play this year, and has to be one of the worst if not the worst I’ve ever seen. OK, that may be … Continued

DC United vs LA Galaxy Preview

Before you ask………. No, Beckham isn’t playing with the Galaxy yet. Actually, he playing right now with the English national team against Brazil on Fox Soccer Channel (ch 242 on Cox cable). So far its 0-0 as of about 4:20pm. I can’t wait to watch this one later. Also on the national team stage, be … Continued