Articles tagged with "mls"
I Have Found the Future of Soccer!! (And it Ain't that Charlie Edwards kid, This Guy is Better then Zidane!)
By David | April 18th, 2007You heard me right I have seen the future and it is bright. Who needs Zidane when you can have the future of soccer and the MLS? You all might be thinking that I am talking about that 3 year old wunderkind Charlie Edwards, but that is not the case. Edward
Fire are #1
By Tom | April 17th, 2007So my last two posts about the Fire's draw with the Rapids on Sunday have been somewhat gloomy. You might think we had lost, rather than earned a valuable away point at a strong opponent which takes the Fire up both to the top of the Eastern Conference s
Another draw for Real
By Ian Rose | April 15th, 2007Well, the 2007 Columbus Crew are certainly making a bid for the most boring team to watch in the MLS. In their two matches, they have scored no goals, and conceded no goals. They can create chances, they can control possession, but they can't buy a goal
Rumor Alert Extended!! Chivas USA is Possibly looking at Zidane, Nedved, Figo, Rivaldo, and Sanchez
By David | April 14th, 2007The rumor just keeps on growing as Antonio Cue recently talked with La Opinion and ESPN Deportes about possible trades. It would seem that the Chivas FO is making an effort to go after Zidane before the transfer window closes Monday. And it would seem tha
Testing home comforts
By Chris | April 13th, 2007So after an ugly draw on the road at Columbus, do things get any easier at home? Judging from our second half collapse, question marks were raised in camp this week about the durability of NYRB Captain Claudio Reyna. On opening day, his fragile body was p
Jeff tops first-week scorers ... can he stay there?
By Ian Rose | April 12th, 2007Last year's Golden Boot winner, Jeff Cunningham (and his aforementioned ridiculous jersey number 90) is once again at the top of the scoring sheet, being the only MLS player to score two goals in the first week's matches and earning MLS Player of the Week
FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE RANGE! KC IS COMING!
By Nando | April 12th, 2007It has taken me a few days to come to terms with the loss to Chivas and the Rapids. The team looked very good in Guadalajara but then looked lost in Colorado, which surprised considering the team has had several high profile games and has been practi
Razov, The Goal King (A look at a True Soccer Star)
By David | April 12th, 2007In an article today by Luis Bueno, it is noted that Ante Razov could possibly reach a pretty lofty point in his career, in that he will be in the echelon of goal scorers. "With his next goal, Razov will join some elite company. Only Jason Kreis (108 caree
Blanco and Beckham article
By Tom | April 11th, 2007Please don't mistake me for a real journalist, but I do actually have an article in print on the Blanco signing in this week's Chicago Sports Review, an excellent local sports publication. In it, I compare the significance of Blanco's arrival to that of
Pushing the Mainstream Media for More MLS Coverage
By Laurie | April 10th, 2007A comment I got yesterday from "GalaxyFan:" Laurie, Great Blog, finally a regular update blog about all things Galaxy and I don’t mind the Victoria Beckham photos. Actually more would be nice. I want to start a email barrage to the LA Times for th
Our stadium survives
By Ian Rose | April 10th, 2007Well, it looks like another disaster has been averted in the obstacle course that is the effort to keep an MLS franchise in Utah. A citizen's group called "Get Real Utah" has been trying to get a measure onto the state ballot to block public funding for
Revs fall to Fire, 1 - 0
By Sabin | April 8th, 2007Well, there it is. The story from this game is Wells Thompson, in my mind. More on that tomorrow, though. As far as the game goes, the Revs got caught in the 4th minute by a bouncy fluke of a goal off of a loopy pass from Mapp into the area. Overall, t
Looking forward to tonight
By Sabin | April 7th, 2007It's that time, folks! In a little less than 12 hours, The New England Revolution and the Chicago Fire will kick-off each of their respective seasons. The game starts at about 20:30, ET in Bridgeview, IL. There are plenty of fine previews out there on the
Azzurri Headed to MLS?
By Martha | April 6th, 2007Former US footballer and one-time play-by-play man Glenn Davis hosts a regular show on a Texas radio station, the credibility of which I don't know a ton about. I listened to it once before (when John Harkes was on, talking about how great he is and spewi
A Slow Day with a Collection of Great Goals (What did I do with My drink?)
By David | April 5th, 2007Saturday is almost here, but as for now not much has been happening. The team is tuning up and I am preparing myself for the first game of the season. As such, news has been slow and I am quite tired at the moment. Tomorrow will bring more posts as I
Beer + Soccer + Fire = Good
By Tom | April 4th, 2007As an Englishman accustomed to finding Association Football on television at almost any pub in my home country, it took me some time to adapt to the odd American bar custom of preferring to show games involving odd shaped and sized balls being thrown, hit
Kyle Brown - our little secret is out
By Ian Rose | April 4th, 2007He might just have been the deal of the off-season, in terms of bang for your buck. When RSL traded a supplemental draft pick to the New England Revolution for Kyle Brown, he thought it was because the Revs were so disappointed in his reserve team play,
COO Bilello’s Media Day Comments
By Sabin | April 4th, 2007Revolution COO Brian Bilello addressed the media Now, I wasn't at the conference, so I don't have any more information than this blockquote, but I thought I'd post it here anyhow: And on [the soccer-specific stadium] front, it’s an issue that h
Spun another way
By Sabin | April 4th, 2007The Boston Herald -- via AP Newswire -- has a good write up here (Revolution eager to put MLS Cup disappointment behind them) about the team's feelings on their chances for the season. It's a good read, especially for the info we get about the team from N
T-4 Days: Meet the schedule
By Sam | April 3rd, 2007Going into the home stretch before the season final-fricking-ly starts on April 7, I’ll be providing a daily look at what the team is looking like coming into the inaugral campaign. Today’s feature: A rundown Toronto FC’s season schedule. I'm sur
Real Week is here. Umm ... yay?
By Ian Rose | April 2nd, 2007Ahh ... the season cometh. But, you say, I don't want to wait five whole days to start the fun and excitement of soccer in Salt Lake. Well, you're in luck, because the fine folks at RSL have managed to extend the preseason media day into a whole week.
A scoreless end to the offseason
By Ian Rose | April 1st, 2007RSL finished off its preseason against their bitter rivals the Colorado Rapids with an exhibition match in Las Vegas last night. At full time, we had seen a bit of spark from some of the Salt Lake stars, but a lack of finishing quality that didn't inspir
Adu scores for US under 20's
By Ian Rose | April 1st, 2007I'm a bit late on this one, having been distracted by Euro 2008 on Wednesday, but recent RSL transfer Freddy Adu, who holds for many Salt Lake fans the hopes of the team on his young shoulders, managed a penalty goal in the 2-1 US Under-20 win over Haiti.
RSL blog is up and kicking
By Ian Rose | March 30th, 2007(Time will tell if the same can be said about the team itself) Welcome to the brand spanking new Real Salt Lake blog on The Offside. It's been a while since you've seen "Salt Lake" and "spanking" in the same sentence, hasn't it? Warning: there's prob
MLS for Prso?
By Ian Rose | March 30th, 2007There is talk today that Dado Prso, who has one of my hands-down favorite names in the SPL, will be leaving Rangers at the end of this season and may be interested in a move to America. The Croatian striker is no spring chicken, at 32, and seems to be wo
And that's a wrap!
By Sabin | March 29th, 2007And on a final note for this evening, The Revolution defeated the Shell Shockers 4 - 0 at LSU Soccer Complex. That leaves the Revs undefeated in a pre-season with only one real challenge, the LA Galaxy. Their next game will be on April 7th against Chicago
Fergie's Kid Tries to Push 'The Posh' Onwards and Upwards
By Nick | March 28th, 2007When David Beckham was dumped by Man Utd, the only place you'd have expected someone with the last name Ferguson to push 'The Posh' would have been off a cliff - with her Spice Girl mates not too far behind. Yet today a manager with the last name of F
Red Sox are to Theo Epstein as Revolution are to ... ?
By Sabin | March 19th, 2007Brian Bilello, COO of New England Revolution. According to Boston Magazine, Bilello is the next Epstein (LINK). Scroll down about halfway to find the snippet on Bilello. The piece that made me happiest is this bit Bilello says about his role: “We don’
And Now we Lose Joseph?
By Sabin | March 19th, 2007This isn't exactly new news, but I can't help myself. The Boston Globe writes that -- because of a $325,000 difference -- Shalrie Joseph will ask to be traded. The conversations around this one are still ripening, but I'll put my two cents into the fray.
New England Revolution New-Guy Project: Now, Shrinking
By Jeff | March 13th, 2007I know it's been a scant six days since I noted an expansion of the New England Revolution New-Guy project. But pressures from other parts of my media empire (LINK and LINK; and especially this) make me think I'm going to ditch that effort in order to co
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