Ciaran O'Brien

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April 30, 2008

Easy Rider and a 3-4-1-2 Formation

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Maybe this is what Colorado Rapids' coach, Fernando Clavijo, thinks to himself when he's on the seat of his Harley approaching Estes Park. How am I going to get the most out of my big players and what is the best formation to fit the biggest of them all, Christian Gomez? Click to continue reading...

April 7, 2008

The Ruiz Tackle

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In case you're looking to see how it went down again, video below. Note that Ruiz was actually turned sideways (that is, it wasn't from behind). Click to continue reading...

April 3, 2008

Not One But Two For O'Brien

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Ciaran O'Brien, the rookie Rapids midfielder who was sent off last week on debut for a rough tackle on LA Galaxy forward, Carlos Ruiz, will receive a two-match suspension. I spoke to Ciaran at training earlier this week and he fully expected to get just a one match ban. Click to continue reading...

Morning Ticker: Arsenal-Liverpool draw, Fenerbahce wins and MLS lays down the law

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Good morning everybody. It is the day after the first leg of the UEFA Champions League and if you're like me, you're going through a little UCL withdrawal.

If you are an MLS fan you are probably asking yourself how it is that two of the best teams in MLS can't score a single goal in the first legs of their CONCACAF Champions Cup series.

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VIDEO: Galaxy Star Dims As Rapids Player See Red

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If you caught the LA Galaxy at Colorado game last Saturday, you no doubt saw Carlos Ruiz brought down. Only this time it was for real and the word is that Guatemalan national team and Galaxy star forward Carlos "El Pescadito" Ruiz is out for at least four weeks.

MLSNet has issued a press release on the fines and suspensions handed down after the "handbags". Click to continue reading...

January 18, 2008

Rating the SuperDraft for Colorado & Columbus

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Well, the 2008 Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft is over. Or close enough to for me to type out this little post, which, in the grand scheme, is a blank slate with a couple words stenciled on it. I may not always be informative, but at least I'm honest. As promised, I'm going [...] Click to continue reading...

(First) Thoughts on 2008 MLS SuperDraft (Focus on C’bus and Rapids)

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Part of me wants to say the highlight of the whole thing was the ESPN commercial with the dude on the fishing boat. Mind, that was a fantastic commercial, but I now accept that I haven't missed much by not seeing past SuperDrafts. That's not to say there weren't real, draft-related highlights, a [. Click to continue reading...