MLS
Apr. 23 | “Beauty in things exists merely in the mind which contemplates them.”
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Apr. 20 | I’m pretty tired of talking about the seemingly irreverent MLS Disciplinary Committee, although it must be said I think they got it right this week. Still, listening to Nelson Rodriguez – the league’s executive vice president of competition –...
Apr. 19 | The MLS Disciplinary Committee announced today that Rafa Marquez will be suspended three matches for tackling and kicking San Jose’s Shea Salinas. Salinas had his collar bone broken in four places as a result of the tackle in which Marquez drove...
Apr. 16 | It wasn’t 4-0 or 6-1, but I think it’s pretty safe to say that Sporting Kansas City’s victory over Real Salt Lake Saturday night was a statement win. Right now, these are the two best teams in MLS, and Sporting was the better team in a game they...
Apr. 13 | It was Rage Against The Machine who said, “Anger is a gift.”
And you need a little bit of anger to play at you best in most athletic endeavors. However, too much anger can obviously get you in plenty of trouble. Others have jumped on an issue that...
Apr. 9 | “Chris Wondolowski has some weird voodoo that makes defenses forget about him, and balls come perfectly to his head/feet.”
- Jason Davis, The Best Soccer Show
A backhanded compliment is still a compliment nonetheless, and I don’t...
Apr. 6 | Next up on Major League Soccer TV, Los Angeles Galaxy: A Team in Crisis.
Of course, we need some breaking news music to go along with it, and we’ve got ourselves a ratings bonanza, don’t we?
If you count the Champions League debacle against Toronto,...
Apr. 6 | Sporting Kansas City and LEGOLAND Discovery Center teamed up to create a LEGO version of LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. Sadly it’s not to scale, since that just wouldn’t be practical, but it’s still very cool. It also makes me jealous as...
Apr. 4 | It was testing time at our school last month, no child could be left behind, and therefore everyone has to be able to pass the test.
(There is some good in standardized testing, but it is painful to “teach to the test”, it really is. Anyway, if you...
Apr. 2 | “So much time and so little to do! Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it.”
- Willy Wonka
If you’ve read this column for any length of time, thanks, you’re the one. And you know that I don’t try to defend the quality of Major...