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Weekend Recap 2007-08-14 21:52:47
Not the optimal start for Manchester United this past weekend. Not only do they only manage one point from Reading, but they lose Wayne Rooney for two months with a broken left foot. I wondered how Man U would respond to an injury to Rooney or Ronaldo, and I suppose we will find out. The Red Devils travel to Portsmouth Wednesday, and Carlos Tevez will have to start since Louis Saha and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have only just started training with the club after recovering from injuries.
Arsenal may have a new look this year, but they followed the same pattern they showed last season: give up an early goal at home and come back to get a victory. Jens Lehmann pulled off one of the strangest mistakes I’ve ever seen from an experienced international goalkeeper to give Fulham the lead only 52 seconds in, but Arsenal stormed back with a Robin Van Persie penalty and a late winner from Alexander Hleb.
Premiership newcomers experienced success in their opening matches. Derby grabbed a p Read more:Weekend
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MLS Week 20 2007-08-20 00:04:16 For you Premiership fans, I will get to the English game.
However, I have to comment on MLS, especially the undisputed game of the week: New York’s 5-4 victory over Los Angeles.
Over 66,000 fans packed into Giants Stadium. Sure, most were drawn to see Becks, but Beckham received just as many boos as he did cheers. And, I don’t think the Red Bulls or the league could have dreamed of a better game to put on for all of these fans.
Hopefully, you didn’t tune into the game a little late since it means you missed three goals. I suppose when you see three goals in the opening eight minutes, you know you better watch all 90. Even when Jozy Altidore scored in the 70th minute to give New York a 4-2 lead, I knew I needed to keep watching, and of course, Landon Donovan (you know, the other star that plays for the Galaxy), scored on the ensuing Galaxy kickoff. Then David Beckham, who already provided assists on Carlos Pavon’s first two goals for LA, delivers a corn
Sometimes the Mainstream Media Ticks Me Off 2007-08-16 22:24:53 I was going to write this post about how David Beckham opened his Galaxy account with a trademark free kick goal in the 27th minute against DC United in the Superliga semi-final. I intended to note how the crowd at the Home Depot Center was buzzing with anticipation the moment DC was whistled for a handball in the spot, and Beckham delivered even though he hasn’t taken a free kick in eight weeks. I also was going to mention how DC goalkeeper Troy Perkins has obviously never come up against a free kick like that as Perkins looked totally lost. Finally, I wanted to note how the Galaxy seem to play better as a team with Beckham on the field.
Then I made the mistake of watching national news outlets “cover” the game. I’m normally not one to complain about soccer coverage in the United States, and for the most part, I’m pleased with what we have. However, I have to comment on the coverage of this game. The pattern of nearly every sports highlight show wa Read more:Sometimes
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St. Louis Moves to The Expansion Forefront 2007-09-05 23:55:23 Where I have I been? That’s a great question.
One thing I have been doing is closely following MLS expansion in my hometown of St. Louis
. The city council of Collinsville, Illinois will vote on September 10 to approve a pre-annexation agreement that would set the wheels in motion for a stadium deal that would be the home of a St. Louis MLS team and the relaunched women’s professional team.
The primary prospective owner is local attorney Jeff Cooper. I have spoken with him on several occasions, and based on these conversations, St. Louis soccer fans should consider themselves so lucky that a true soccer fan has decided to invest so much time and energy into bringing professional soccer to St. Louis.
Yes, he has drawn criticism from the provincial folk in St. Louis that like think driving across the Mississippi is the equivalent of crossing an international border. However, the site is about ten minutes from downtown St. Louis, and if these same soccer fans in Missouri ar Read more:Expansion
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