The Best and Some of the Rest....
Oct 05, 2008 | 5:37PM | BobbyMcMahon
Best performances…..Pride of place has to go to Barcelona and their 6-1 dismantling of Atletico Madrid. Atletico had a ... Read More
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LA 'Jump the Shark' - Hire Arena
Aug 18, 2008 | 4:09PM | jstlouis
From Wikipedia:Jumping the shark is a colloquialism used to denote that point in a TV show or movie series' history where the plot veers off into ridiculous story lines or out-of-the-ordinary characterizations, undergoing too many changes to retain the original appeal of the series. Shows that have "jumped the shark" are typically deemed to have passed their peak as afte... Read More
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MLS Summer Transfer Window
Aug 17, 2008 | 8:38PM | Grahame Fraser
With a couple of weeks left in the transfer window and the European season kicking off, the rumors – if not actual player movements – are coming fast and furious. Only a few days ago I was thinking the lack of transfer activity and news in MLS was boring b... Read More
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Which MLS Players and Teams Are Worth the Price of Admission
Aug 03, 2008 | 8:42AM | Grahame Fraser
The premise of this blog was to see if I’d fall in love with MLS this year. Well, so far we’re still just dating, and not even exclusively to be perfectly honest. ... Read More
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Keane a better fit for the Reds.
Jul 30, 2008 | 11:03AM | keith03
Rafael Benitez has rolled the dice in the transfer market
this summer and I believe the moves he has made will finally make Liverpool
Football Club a legitimate title challenger again.
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lot was made of Rafa’s dec... Read More
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My Starting 11
Jul 29, 2008 | 6:56AM | TurkUnited
If I were to assemble a team with one back-up at each position, this is how I would do it. Yes I know there are dome interesting names on here, but let's face it. I am Turkish an... Read More
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MLS All Star Game
Jul 17, 2008 | 3:53PM | keith03
American soccer may still be behind Baseball, American
football and Basketball in the states but the one place where it is streets
ahead of the other sports here is in the All-Star game.
When
MLS first started it fo... Read More
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SuperLiga , SuperClasico and Landycakes vs. Becks
Jul 13, 2008 | 6:54PM | Grahame Fraser
This past week the second year of the SuperLiga tournament kicked off, and we also had the second installment of the LA SuperClasico. I attended the SuperClasico, and although it wasn’t as exciting as the first SuperClasico of ... Read More
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Soccer Sunday Doubleheader
Jun 29, 2008 | 10:00AM | Grahame Fraser
What a great day to lay on the couch and watch soccer for 5 hours. The Euro 2008 Final is today on ABC, and they're starting things off with an MLS appetizer, D... Read More
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USA vs. Barbados Player Ratings
Jun 16, 2008 | 10:34AM | Grahame Fraser
The United States opened World Cup qualifying this weekend, so I couldn’t imagine that the United States top flight domestic league would be in action at the same time (sarcasm alert). Yet, MLS played games on both Saturday and Sunday. As I said last week, if I’m honest a... Read More
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USA Player Ratings
Jun 07, 2008 | 6:49PM | Grahame Fraser
The premise of this MLS Outsider experiment is to immerse myself in MLS and see if I’m hooked. I wouldn’t say I’m hooked yet, but so far so good. However, this week I’m finding it ha... Read More
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Good News, Transfer Season and the Seriouxly Dumb
Jun 01, 2008 | 3:50PM | Grahame Fraser
Good NewsIt was a good week for MLS, with three significant pieces of good news. First, up in Seattle where the Sounders unveiled their new jersey and sponsor. The expa... Read More
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Not really a Speakers' Corner
May 26, 2008 | 6:43AM | BobbyMcMahon
I am going to start working on a Euro 2008 preview and so their will be no formal Speakers' Corner. In the meantime here are some outstanding questions from the weekend preview blog. Zuco2 - Could yo... Read More
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Speakers' Corner #84 Responses
May 20, 2008 | 7:41PM | BobbyMcMahon
Zuco2 - Seriously Bobby, you're pretty good at predictions. Bobby – Well if you mean I was seriously out to lunch on the relegated teams then you are right! My... Read More
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Super SuperClasico
Apr 27, 2008 | 4:08PM | Grahame Fraser
There were plenty of Galaxy goal celebrations during Saturday's Los Angeles Derby.Chivas USA midfielder Jesse Marsch hosted a team BBQ on Sunday. I imagine it wasn’t a celebratory o... Read More
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Speakers' Corner #80 Responses
Apr 15, 2008 | 4:47PM | BobbyMcMahon
LGB – 1. Any chance you are going to be able to leave NA and go see some Euro matches? 2. Have you been to a... Read More
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