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
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
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