Soccer fans love to laugh at the incredibly dumb things that escape Sepp Blatters' mouth on a regular basis. Frequently cited is his imbecilic "women soccer players should wear tighter shorts" statement, which is used as a prime example of what a tone-deaf dunce the man truly is. Particularly as fans of the Beautiful Game,…
From the Heart AND Stones of Steel
In case you missed it, and/or were wondering about the "Hi Bianca" (complete with blown kiss) that Landon Donovan launched cameraward yesterday, it's at the end of this brief clip. Of more interest for those of you who don't necessarily arrange their lives around the TMZ broadcast schedule is LDo totaly overcome with emotion at…
Galaxy Tit for Tat PLUS "Hang 'em High"
Salt Lake Royals Chief Apologist Dave Checketts says that LA WILL ANNOUNCE THE SIGNING OF A FAMOUS BRAZILIAN very soon. "I expect, by the way, Major League Soccer to make another announcement in the next couple of days about another very big world superstar coming to our league," Checketts told radio station KALL 10 Sports….
Be the Reds
I never thought we'd see something more tedious than NBA free agent coverage. I was really on board with this Germany team, so much that I had prepared a lecture about the inappropriateness of hating a multi-ethnic team representing a multi-ethnic democracy simply based on prejudices that nowadays have as much to do with "Fawlty…
Cruz Azul Takes Command Thanks to a Forgotten Star
Concussions appears to be the current media buzz word. It’s on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week as the NFL works to limit them among its players. SI’s Grant Wahl weighed in on the subject and its effect in the world of futbol as well. Wednesday night, a player who suffered a terrible concussion…
There will be no Nery in South Africa
Javier Aguirre has finalized the preliminary list of players for Mexico's World Cup. The only notable, but not surprising omission was that of Nery Castillo. The mercurial forward has fallen off the footie planet since he was transferred from Olimpiakos to Shakhtar Donetsk. Nery's Ukrainian adventure has been a disaster. He requested a loan to…
What You Didn't Find Under Your Tree
Christmas can be such a disappointment sometimes. Particularly when there's something you really, really wanted and you've spent a couple months dropping hints and leaving catalogs around the house opened to a particular page and writing to Santa promising to be an extra good little blogger this year and not pick on those nice Canadian…
The Dead Pool
Instead of bringing Aaron's comment thread to a standstill, I'll just stay in my corner of the catbox. But there are a couple of things about the Scary Across the Mersey I'd like to address. It's bad enough that anti-American prejudice has infected Liverpool, but to see a High Court decision based purely on bigotry…
Report: Chivas USA Will Rue The Day They Passed Up Steve Sampson
According to reports, obscure soccer blogger Daniel Antiochus Loney will spend the Christmas holiday in an incoherent haze fueled by Mountain Dew and Fiddle Faddle, furiously trying at the last minute to find the perfect gift for his cat. There are a couple of things wrong with this story. First of all, who cares. Second…
Will Manchester United be utterly crushed by the MLS All-Stars?
First, a devastating loss at the hands of the United States National Team. Then, seven weeks later, the MLS All-Stars absolutely punish Manchester United. Is this the summer English football dies? After two such comprehensive beatings, what self-respecting fan would ever admit watching the Premiership? Especially when the MLS late season and playoffs are on…