Rants and raves (but mostly rants) about following a 2nd division team. I am often greeted with the reaction of “Really? Why?” when I tell people I am a Reading fan. And it’s not the easiest explanation really. Reading are toiling around in the relegation zone of the Championship this […]
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Bernardo, White linked to Union
U.S. U-20 international Vincenzo Bernardo is the latest name linked to Philadelphia Union since the expansion draft. Soccer 365 reports the free agent attacking midfielder could be headed to Major League Soccer in January, with Philadelphia and New York as speculative landing spots. Bernardo said in August that he wasn’t interested […]
Messi Wins Ballon d'Or
via news.bbc.co.uk I’m telling you, the trophy is this big! Barcelona winger/striker/wunderkind/noted mullet Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or on Tuesday. Messi is the best of the Argentinian young guns who will be stumbling into South Africa under the cocaine-residue-fueled guidance of national hero/mess Diego Maradona. Behind Messi’s emergence as […]
FIFA Move Toward Using Extra Officials
FIFA are expected to fast-track approval of a five referee per match system for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa following mounting criticism of the Thierry Henry handball that led to France qualifying ahead of Ireland. A final decision will be made by soccer’s rule-making body, the International […]
The Union got who?
So, who are these guys? That was how many greeted Philadelphia Union’s expansion draft picks, and it wasn’t an unreasonable response. In a mostly nameless league – certainly in comparison to European leagues – most of the Union’s first eleven are no-namers even for Major League Soccer. That isn’t necessarily […]
What’s new with the Full Men’s and U-17 US National Teams?
I was glad to see that Freddy Adu got a little playing time with Beleneses recently. Amazingly, even on this struggling team Freddy Adu can’t get solid playing time. He, DaMarcus Beasley, and any other Americans sitting on the bench might want to think about coming back to MLS for […]
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