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Utterly ridiculous.

I'm happy we won but for a ref to not know the rules...and he's a two time referee of the year winner

The fact he didn't realise another penalty needed to be taken was *chefs kiss*

Glad Orlando won though, they got gypped for the keeper being sent off. What utterly repugnant refereeing. Hilarious seeing the Orlando manager dancing into the tunnel in sheer delight only having to come out and relive the anxiety again tbh

Oh yes let's not forget that he forgot they can't bring on a sub keeper cos they used all their subs!

Lol yea. I understood why OCSC was confused (the game initially "ended" on a NYCFC miss so the misremembered that they were actually shooting second) but the ref not realizing was ridic. NYCFC having to point at the scoreboard, lol

Having a CB make a game winning save is a new one.

Orlando is selling a special goalkeeper kit for Schlegel now lolol. Took them no time at all

He was probably off his line though too!

Weird disconnect seeing a lot of people at that game only to go back to Columbus Crew where the stands are empty. Go Florida! You obviously got this!

Most entertaining league in the world

lol @ all of the articles coming out sharing PRO's defense of the ref clarifying a) why Gallese got a yellow (MLS still using 19/20 rules as season started in 19/20 season) and b) why Rowe couldn't be subbed in. Fair enough on A, but the reason everybody was yelling at how bad the ref was had less to do with his calls and more to do with him seeming not to know any of the rules and going back and forth no less than twice on whether Rowe could come on, or signaling game over at 5-5. his handling of the Rowe situation felt like it took a half hour.

Two goals in stoppage of KC vs SJ was wild, just starting extra time now.

Toronto vs Nashville in Connecticut is very MLS

Nashville is America's Team.

lol at nut-kick with studs not being a red card

also lol at Philly

this holds, my boys get an unexpected 2nd round home match

I like Jim Curtin (former Fire player from when I was first getting into following them) and I really hate New England (olde tyme Fire rival from that same era)

That said if Bruce Arena can win with New England, that's a definite accomplishment

Philly choked. wow. my boys get an unexpected 2nd home playoff match. a winnable one!

i think we coulda taken PHilly too tho

Philly was so bad, very surprising

I think the only team I have left to root for is Minnesota, maybe LAFC if they win tonight

A friend who bets on MLS (lol) pointed out that New England has the best away record in the league, which this year is saying something given the way teams fly in and fly out on the same day

yeah, Orlando's first road game post-restart, they looked completely zonked due to the 4 hour same day bus ride to Miami

fuck nycfc

https://theathletic.com/2213536/2020/11/23/david-villa-nycfc-alleged-harassment/

ugh.

Yikes

pic.twitter.com/2tWLwzBQP3

— MLS Images That Preceded Unfortunate Events (@ImagesMls) November 29, 2020

Idk what the fuck he was thinking

Fuck's sake Minnesota

Good to see the Loons join the long tradition of Minnesota sports failures.

i'm still crushed by our choke session against New England, but happy we had such a good year

Seattle, what a boring result

For me it's like

Fuck these guys, they deserve it

Vs

Fuck these guys

lol otm. I don't hate the Crew like I did years ago, but mehhhhhhhhh.

I didn't realize it was on, but damn, shellacking.

cheap owners see a chance to get cheaper

From ESPN colleague Austin Lindberg...MLS informs #MLSPA that it will invoke force majeure clause to terminate CBA - source. https://t.co/qmwRgrOEOx

— Jeff Carlisle (@JeffreyCarlisle) December 29, 2020

I'm really getting sick of this fucking league

they'll charge $250 million for a new franchise but screw giving the players a penny. so gross.

i make more money than some of the players. and i'm not risking permanent, life-altering injuries daily like they are.

it's fucked

Statement on Force Majeure Notice: https://t.co/b4tsOy7nSB pic.twitter.com/dLMMTrmfdd

— MLSPA (@MLSPA) December 29, 2020

With pick #60, @ChicagoFire select midfielder Mitch Guitar from @BadgerMSoccer. #SuperDraft pic.twitter.com/UCHdpCnPqS

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) January 21, 2021

I heard this guy is Bobson Dugnutt's cousin

He's no Hunter Jumper tbh

A guy named Ketchup got drafted, too. MLS has some underrated names.

When I heard about that one I was reaalllly hoping he was a Brazilian here studying and playing at a university, and that was his mononym… but alas

So proud of our Lion

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2021/02/24/watch-daryl-dike-scores-first-goal-barnsley-loan-orlando-city

this is some accurately funny shit

Generic MLS starting XI Attack:

LW: 3 caps for a bottom-half CONMEBOL national team, Young DP
ST: Big $ DP signing, still scores less than Gyasi Zardes
RW: Signed from a random lower European league, announcer always mispronounces their name

— Scruffy Jack (@BeardedJack) March 8, 2021

Generic MLS starting XI Midfield:

CAM: ~Classic~ Late-prime Argentinian No. 10, DP
CM: mid-20s Homegrown, fringe January Camp material, probably a fan favorite/cult hero
CDM: Forever-underrated MLS-Lifer, Max salary hit

— Scruffy Jack (@BeardedJack) March 8, 2021

Generic MLS starting XI Defense:

LB: Top Caribbean player, low key your best player
LCB: Central American you hate to see in WCQ
RCB: Jan Camp Stud, Chad Marshall Wannabe
RB: Former USL player or Superdraft pick, very affordable
GK: "Would love to see him get a USMNT callup"

— Scruffy Jack (@BeardedJack) March 8, 2021

Generic MLS Subs off the bench:

1: Youth national teamer already linked to Europe
2: MLS-Lifer who's more of a "locker room guy", former draft pick
3: Someone you traded $400K in GAM for
4: Re-entry Draft signing
5: Old player who isn't 90 mins fit anymore

— Scruffy Jack (@BeardedJack) March 8, 2021

like if I took an average of the last 3-4 years of Fire lineups every single one of those would have at least one applicable player, and some 2 or 3 deep

hahahaha that is perfect

weirdly though our LWs/RWs have had more SuperDraft players over time, as opposed to the beginning, when we were signing players from lower level Columbian squads hoping we struck gold

*Colombian

Fire preview from the Athletic:

Chicago Fire

Most important player: Gaston Gimenez

Season in a word: “Resignation” -@barker_cm

In my estimation, the most interesting thing about the Chicago Fire is that they have two separate players named “Jhon” on the roster. This team hasn’t qualified for the playoffs since 2017 and haven’t made it out of the first round since 2009. The war heroes that constitute the Chicago Fire fanbase deserve better. It doesn’t matter how good manager Raphael Wicky looks in glasses. It’s time for the Chicago Fire to give everyone reasons to care again. Maybe that’s going to come down to Gimenez at the base of their midfield, or maybe that’s going to be teenager Jhon Jader Duran, “one of the best talents in world football”. I don’t know. But if Chicago can’t compete this year, it might be time for them to reset. Again.

This is damning enough on its own, but the author omits that Duran is too young for an international transfer so he won't actually be able to play this year. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

i feel like with all of the regional focus this year is going to be another weird one.

hoping Pato kicks ass for us.