Major League Soccer

OK, as if the Celtic/Rangers rumor couldn't get any worse: Fenway Park?

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/04/soccer_at_fenway_park.html?wprss=soccerinsider

fenway would be dope, why send them out to some bullshit suburb. goff commenter makes it historically right: according to Wikipedia, it would be the 2nd time Celtic played in Fenway. In 1931, they played a team called -- wait for it -- the New York Yankees, who were part of the American Soccer League. Celtic lost 4-3.

Been waiting to post about this for a while...

http://section8chicago.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=503:supporters-charter&catid=1:general-supporter-news&Itemid=161

The Chicago Fire Soccer Club and Section 8 Chicago, the Independent Supporters’ Association for the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, jointly announced today that they have reached a groundbreaking agreement to institute the first-ever Chicago Fire Soccer Club Supporters’ Charter

also: http://www.cf97.com/

The Sounders were robbed last night.

that game was dull as hellllll

So we were gonna get the Direct Kick package but we haven't had the money and I've seen every game I was interested in ANYWAY on either FoxSoccer or MSG network. Pretty great considering I can't even afford to go to the arena, lately. ;_;

The online DK package is actually pretty sweet, as is ESPN360 for the games they carry.

v v worthwhile article abt steve zakuani's life, how he ended up here etc
http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2010/04/26/stories-of-african-and-english-and-american-soccer-steve-zakuani-and-the-congo/

Great article, thanks.

loool the rabid Toronto FC supporters known as the Red Patch Boy’s Website has been hacked to redirect to a “Furry Porn” blog

ok that's really fuuny

http://silencedmajority.blogs.com/.a/6a00d834520b4b69e2011571f3b198970b-800wiMLS ALL STAR GAME OPPONENT ANNOUNCED - MAN UTD RESERVES http://silencedmajority.blogs.com/.a/6a00d834520b4b69e2011571f3b198970b-800wi

big announcements all 'round today

http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/m-l-s-to-expand-to-montreal/

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd118/embarchie/concacaf-mexico-montreal-2009-2--1.jpg

Henry to RBNY for reals this time?

i don't know where to put this so i'm putting it here
from :35
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXYr0cN2Bbc

aw lil nimo

lol second division

11 reasons this is the Chicago Fire's US World Cup team

^^^:)

let's talk rookies

i'm drunk so let's go team!by team

ne: schiliwaski can score huh
red bulls: ream got early accolades but he's had some howlers? didnt see his OG. garcia agudelo chinn, liked watchung them in usoc
philly: mwanga did u see that scorcher. macinerney hasn't looked out of place in few
few minutes
dc: hamid starting, najar w/ a tight 1 tonight
chcago ?
tor ?
hous ?
chivas ?
dallas that blonde guy
galaxy bowen and stephens filling in tightly
sj opara was big but then he had finals and is sitting. lol us soccer
kc that british guy has had moments
sea gahh this team. besides being unwatchable
they have no one young to root for. 1st rounder's played like 20 mins, 2nd rounder showed up today. montano's contribution seems to be lookinng like ronaldo, the announcers never fail to mention

i forgot a team or two

col ?
colombus ?
slc wanna see gil and warner(?)

chcago ?

Haven't really played the rooks much. Kwame Watson-Siriboe has potential in the central d, Corben Bone looked good in friendlies and (might?) be the playmaker the team really needs. lolbackupgoalie got to play against PSG and AC Milan.

KC's Teal Bunbury looked good in a few mins against the Fire.

dallas that blonde guy

Brek Shea? He has played for them for a couple years, though this might be his first season as a regular first-teamer.

cross post : Austin Texas RFI

nice uniforms for vancouver
http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Smart+phone+deal+rings+Vancouver+Whitecaps+look/3138243/story.html

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/nowak10/9d0d4562.jpg

look who's likely coming back

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k82/nowak10/blanco.gif

lols. i will boo him lustily.

rumor is LJUNBERG OUT. hope hope hope, fingers crossed.

Henry in?

That's the story. The other rumor is that they're (NY) getting Rafa Marquez too.

what's the deal with ljungberg? has he been consistenly rubbish or just constantly injured?

consistently unlikebale, consistently complaining. i dunno, it's mostly me being sick of watching him week in week out. people are saying he might go to serie a or to another mls team.

There is one other really interesting Chicago transfer target rumor...

...

I don't know if I should talk about it!

Dude is Mexican also, played in the prem for a minute but has bounced around a few other euro leagues since.

Oh man I didn't notice until today that the Revs beat the Galaxy, that fuckin rules. <3 this league sometimes.

Um what else? Superliga is starting tomorrow, that should be good for at least one unnecessary injury while getting beat down by Mexican clubs.

Also I may as well spill the beans about that transfer target: N3ry C@still0

All-Star first XI to take on Man Utd

Goalkeeper- Donovan Ricketts (Los Angeles Galaxy)

Defenders- Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Omar Gonzalez (Los Angeles Galaxy), Jamison Olave (Real Salt Lake)

Midfielders- Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Marco Pappa (Chicago Fire), Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake), Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC), Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew)

Forwards- Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Edson Buddle (Los Angeles Galaxy)

lol 3-5-2

Giggs wants to finish his career in the MLS.

What is he like 39?

36 I think.

Hm, I don't want to say "too old" but this league is harder than many people realize.

giggs is 37 or very close to it i think.

thierry henry, then

Laurel, what do you think of Henry moving to the Red Bulls?

Since he's been saying he wanted to come to New York for at least the last few years, I think it's an excellent vote of confidence in the league and excuse me while I buff my nails on this here lapel but a bit of a coup for the club too. Yes, he's old. Yes, he's looking for somewhere to end his career that will pay him a pretty penny anyway. I don't care. He's Thierry Henry for god's sake. Sure, maybe he just wanted to live in NYC but if this club hadn't pulled itself out of the root cellar to where it is now, he wouldn't be considering it for ANY amount of money.

Exactly how he'll fit into the team I don't know, and I haven't been reading all the strategical posturing from fans and commentators.

I'll be curious as to how and where he's played.

Some people will obv have to be moved aside, interested to see who and how exactly. About time JPA felt some extra heat imo. He's not the youngest anymore either but he's got nothing on at least one of the incoming DPs, who will still run circles around him.

I haven't seen him much at Barca (nor has anybody else) but for Arsenal and France he's been a forward who can get a little petulant if he doesn't get service. Tactically and formationally you can argue at length as to whether a forward, esp a lone forward, should come back for the ball or not and try to make his own chances but I tend to think that sometimes, even in a lone striker formation, the forward may be there not just to strike but to hold the ball up, to get past the defense et cetera and help create chances for other advancing players.