Major League Soccer

PS Fire 1, United 0 at the half.

We've all totally lost interest because our glorious hero David Beckham is no longer involved. Sorry.

Yeah, that's right, my team kicked his broke ass out on Sunday.

Any excuse to watch this again.

is blanco playing? soccernet isn't working for me right now

Golaso de De Rosario

Blanco started, but he hasn't had much of a game thus far.

i'm marginally interested. when my town, seattle, gets a team in '09 i'm sure i'll be way more into it

Some friends of mine saw (the US) Chivas this last weekend. Said it was straight bollocks.

Welcome, shit-talking British people.

The game ended 1-0. DC put in their goal-scorers in the second half but they didn't do much of anything either. Leg 2 is in a week in DC.

Also, it occured to me that Brits ought to know "bollocks" football when they see it, considering their national team.

Yeah, the British National Football Team has a long and varied history.

"Brits" = the English. No Scots would call themselves "Brits".

Sorry, you're right.

First round:

Chivas over KC
Revs over NY
Houston over Dallas
Fire over DC

After that, I don't know.

Any excuse to watch this again.

Great free kick, not sure about this "upper 90" term instead of the traditional "postage stamp" or even "top corner".

Is that Tim Lovejoy MLS show still on?

Conference finals are set:

✧✧✧@✧.✧.
K.C.@Houston

NE looked assy in their 1-0 win over New York. Aside from the fact that the Fire have to play in their huge, empty stadium, on turf, I think they have a great shot of breaking the playoff curse vs. the Revs. Houston should roll over KC.

Stupid ILX, those aren't email addresses

Chi AT N.E.

So the season starts tomorrow, does anyone care?

Yes, I'm going to New Jersey to watch like 7 hours of MLS tomorrow, since our first game isn't until Apr 5.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/powerranking?cc=5901

lol: Riquelme to MLS?

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-spw-soccer9apr09,1,6870991.story

Similarly, if Riquelme plays for Argentina in its June 8 friendly against the U.S. at Giants Stadium, all it will take for him to reject any move is one look at the dreadful, patched-up, threadbare, NFL-logoed carpet that passes for a soccer field at the Meadowlands.

ahahahahaha

Seattle Alliance, Seattle Republic and Seattle FC beaten out by popular opinion. New Team:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2008/04/07/2004333628.jpg

meet the new team
same as the old team

with an FC!

Dan kind of sold me on Emerald City FC, I don't think it got a fair chance...but good for them, anyway. Nice work chucking the proverbial monkey wrench in the league's plans.

Although I did read a decent rejoinder from a Seattle fan somewhere who said they were happy that E.C.F.C. didn't get picked b/c they'd be spared all the teasing and the stupid jokes (especially when KC came to town).

even though i voted for just seattle fc, i'm happy with the name.

pretty uncringeworthy as far as u.s. professional soccer team names go, historically speaking, anyhow

Didn't Chicago almost get called something really lame?

Oh god, I'm not sure since I haven't followed the team for that long, but I remember reading a reference somewhere online to calling the team the "Rhythm"? GAG

YES, that's what I was thinking of. Can you imagine? SO MANY JOEKS, I CANNOT DECIDE

The K.C. Wiz has to be stupidest ever, even taking the NASL into account.

Dallas Burn & Tampa Bay Mutiny pretty close behind

still, i don't sneeze at their rhythm method-inspired offsides trap

all football strategies should take cues from dodgy birth control methods

like the d.c. united 7-up douche corner kick formation

worst logo
http://web.mlsnet.com/imgs/logos/t102_md.gif
it looks like the label on some weird 90s era mirco brewed soda.

DC are douches, that is for sure.

i first read that as "micc10 brewed soda"

step away from computer, dell

but yeah, that's a fitting description

either that, or the failed irish-amer hip hop band that lost it to house of pain

best NASL team logo

ESPN talking heads going off on streamers being tossed at games:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8pgexephJM&eurl=http://theoffsiderules.blogspot.com/

i was watching that game on the telly. i thought the streamers fiasco was pretty funny. Actually it was a pretty decent game, although I'm perfectly aware that the "open" style of play was down to no defending on either side whatsoever.

Whoever the guy in that video was ranting is a total fuckwit.

My girlfriend and I were thinking about going to a Revolution match this season. Any suggestions on which? Neither of us follow the MLS closely. LA is out as its sold out.

HAI GUISE I M GOING TO DC TOMORROW. Wish ush luck.

LOL:

In a pair of sweeping changes brought about by a Major League Soccer season in meltdown, the Los Angeles Galaxy today removed Alexi Lalas as team president and general manager and Ruud Gullit as coach.

In its official statement on the changes, AEG, which owns the team, said that Gullit had resigned "for personal reasons" and that Lalas' contract was up at the end of the year and that the team decided to part company now rather than wait.

that's what you get for spending all your salary cap (plus some lol) on three players

I'm so happy, really. They deserved the boot.

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
LOVE YOU
WE LOVE YOU
WE LOVE YOU
AND WHERE YOU PLAY WE'LL FOLLOW
WE'LL FOLLOW
WE'LL FOLLOW

Congrats to NY for completely stuffing DC yesterday and making a lot of people very happy.

Lalas is such a tool, really. I remember hearing him say, in all earnestness, that the Gals would be the first MLS "superclub".

so this Cyle Larin saga huh

Zlatan. On. Repeat. 🦁 #LAvLAFC pic.twitter.com/vY5KzyYnaW

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 31, 2018

Zlatan remains Zlatan.

Dwyer had two today in victory. OCSC fans already jumping ship - game wasnt a sellout

lol 3 goals in 10 minutes. never change OCSC

Toronto just should forfeit all their games until they're done with their cup run

They kinda have

Including the first leg of the final iirc

Lol @nycfc

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-biz-tom-ricketts-soccer-team-ryan-ori-20180508-story.html

nice knowing you Fire

that said, all the insider scuttlebutt I have heard points to this being increasing leverage over Fire ownership to sell to Ricketts & then strong arm their way out of Bridgeview

Breaking MLS-Chicago Fire news: Joe Mansueto, the executive chairman & founder of investment research firm Morningstar, is acquiring a 49% stake in the Chicago Fire from owner Andrew Hauptman. Hauptman will remain chairman/controlling shareholder. More to come in @sbjsbd

— Ian Thomas (@byIanThomas) July 11, 2018

!

Reminder: The Chicago Fire support went from this (in 2009) to this (tonight in 2018) in 9 years due to the franchise ownership of Andrew Hauptman and the leadership of Don Garber.

(2nd picture from the account of @folsom23) pic.twitter.com/s6zgEsw7eP

— The Nutmeg News (@TheNutmegNews) August 24, 2018

one of those moments when the satire site drops the veil

https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article13196005.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_Miami_ICF_Crest-01-copy.jpg

will be called inter miami apparently.
i like the badge.

http://www.startribune.com/grand-opening-minnesota-united-allianz-field/490168911/

We made Deadspin:

https://deadspin.com/herd-of-orlando-city-fans-stampede-to-opposite-side-of-1836277834

At the All Star game.

100% rooting Atletico.

Lol MLS managed 1 shot, not on frame, first half

Such a pointless spectacle

I enjoyed watching Atletico Madrid. Only reason i went

Is Josef Martinez legitimately good or just better than MLS defenders?

I doubt he's Almiron level good, maybe Mexican league good

Fire's Nico Gaitan:

tackles opposing player, probably should have been a yellow, but is called a red
the red gets VAR'd
ref upholds the red, Nico is sent off (Fire hold on to win 2-0)
today, red is rescinded

tackle: https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/08/17/red-card-nico-gaitan-sent-reckless-tackle

WTFVAR

If that's a red, Orlando City would finish every match with eight guys

the whole vancouver whitecaps sexual abuse and harassment scandal and being bottom of the league has zapped my interest in the MLS pretty thoroughly

I can imagine!

The current fight with fans over antifascist imagery in stadiums is doing much the same to me… at least to the extent that following a team run by an egomaniac venture capitalist shitstain hadn't already sapped my interest.

The current fight with fans over antifascist imagery in stadiums is doing much the same to me

yeah that's dumb as hell!

ATL united posted a slightly anti-gun banner after the recent slate of shootings at the last OC match, was a nice touch.

fans I should have said

Yeah and a bunch of them got thrown out and banned for a year because of it

Also I should have said VULTURE capitalist shitstain above… he doesn't have enough money for ventures, which is part of the problem.

God i wanna fuck ATL up toni

Ght

HAUPT
MAN
OUT

WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

^^aforementioned egomaniac vulture capitalist shitstain

I went to my first mls game of the season today, the latest i’ve left it in years. Weird one. ECS walked out at halftime because their iron front flag bearer got kcicked out. Quiet and sloppy second half, but a sounders win

Nice, y'all are in 2nd, huh?

Got so close to perfect home attendance this year for OC. made the first fifteen games, had to miss last night and will be out of the country for the finale.

Missed a wild one too. I have a feeling next year is our year. Definitely a better squad than a year ago

how'd I never notice that Houston basically has the same kit as Wolverhampton

GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL

Motherfuck our stupid dumbfuck front office.

Sixth season and we will be on our fourth goddamn coach.

You can have Chicago's

oh shii we get to host

Thank fuck ATL lost.

Their fans were insufferable pricks to my friend who was there with her young kid, telling her to "shut the fuck up" for cheering for OC in our own stadium

ok who is stoked

on my way to watch the WNT play in Jax so I'll miss a lot of this.

pulling Seattle

hell the fuck yes. never seen the stadium like that. hoarse. WOOOOOOOOOO SOUNDERS!!!!!!

maxi is correct

This is an incredible amount of money for a league that...

- Barely gets 200K viewers a game.

- Barely earns any amount of national media coverage.

- Still has players fly in economy.

- Actively claims it's not profitable. https://t.co/9kwRhUzMqW

— Maxi Rodriguez (@FutbolIntellect) December 16, 2019

they need a few foldings to remind them of their stature

yeah, that is nuts

The city of Charlotte is apparently offering to stump up $110m from public funds - which seems even more absurd.

this is a big reason why san antonio balked at pursuing an expansion franchise (that and eventually austin landing one for themselves)