Marcelo Gallardo, vote for Goal of the Week!

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Vote not only because it is a superb, fantastic goal that is DESERVING of being Goal of the Week and therefore eligible for Goal of the Year… Vote because those stupid Canucks in Toronto are ballot-stuffing the poll in favor of Amado Guevara. Go to MLS Sights and click on the “Sierra Mist Goal of … Continued

Concussion waiting to happen

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“Kerlon” sounds like the name of a character in a sci-fi movie, but really he’s a 20 year old Brazilian currently playing for Cruzeiro and sought after by the big Euro clubs. He is known as the creator of the “seal dribble” in which he flicks the ball up onto his head and runs while … Continued

2-0, Coulda (shoulda) been worse

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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

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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