Who: Chicago Fire vs. Los Angeles Galaxy
When: 9:00 pm ET
Where: Toyota Park, Bridgeview, IL
TV: ESPN2

With a win, the Galaxy could jump into third place in the West -- playoffs! -- while Chicago are limping through the final few weeks of the season.

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As promised earlier on Tuesday, I'm following up the (affiliated) lower division roundup with a quick look back on the positions so far in the Torneo Argentino A, and also attempting to explain how on earth Argentino B, which really does make the Primera A system of relegation and continental Copa qualification look like the [. Click to continue reading...

My previous thoughts on CONCACAF's Big Three and their road matches all came down because of my PE column. I'm writing about the qualifying in this region, sort of an ultra-expanded, thought-out actual column spinoff from my first thought about qualifying a few posts down.

This blog sometimes serves as a sort of pre-rough draft venue, see. Click to continue reading...

As many of you have noticed, Soccer Statistics recently changed our main picture from one featuring the majestic Cristiano Ronaldo to one featuring the superb yet underrated Salomon Kalou - really, he's awesome. We'll be writing on the reason for this change in the next week sometime.

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After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

I left writing my season preview for Arsenal until as late in the day as possible. The season kicks off on Saturday with a home tie against West Brom, and the trepidation I felt mid-July still hasn't disappeared. Wednesday night's result in Holland in the Champions League third qualifying round was a good early test for [. Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

After putting together my season preview with clubs ranked from 20-1, I realized it would be fun to further the discussion in a way that most previews won't go. In my preview, I related a song from the 80s to... Click to continue reading...

Part 8 of Premiership Talk's season preview features Stoke City and Sunderland.

Stoke City
Best Case: 16th place. Stoke finished in second place in the Championship last year, ensuring automatic promotion to the big time. Their squad, however, is full of Premiership rejects. Their main addition of the summer is former Reading striker Dave Kitson, who surely doesn't have enough to single-handedly keep the club in the Premier League. Click to continue reading...

Didn't get much deeper than Arsenal on today's transfer rumors. A steady dose of the Olympics has limited my time even more so than usual. With a season preview in the works, I'll do my best to keep us updated... Click to continue reading...

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR The good: Winning the Carling Cup last season went some way towards vindicating Daniel Levy's decision to replace Martin Jol with Juande Ramos. Ramos looks pretty wily too – he's dumped the guff (Robinson, etc) and somehow convinced Liverpool to pay £20 million for Robbie Keane. Click to continue reading...

NEWCASTLE UNITED The good: Keegan won't turn Newcastle into title winners, but the Geordies will at least get value for money. How long he remains in the job though remains to be seen. His remark that Newcastle are a bunch of hopeless cloggers unable to compete with the top four didn't please Mike ‘I only [. Click to continue reading...

LIVERPOOL The good: Fernando Torres continues that grand tradition of Liverpool strikers, which has been notable only for its absence since Michael Owen's departure. And if Rafa stops resting Torres unnecessarily (unlikely), they might even be in with a shout of challenging Manchester United and Chelsea for the top spot. Click to continue reading...

Part 7 of Premiership Talk's season preview features Newcastle United and Portsmouth.

Newcastle
Best Case: 8th place. Kevin Keegan has a solid squad at his disposal, and this has been the case at St. James' Park for some time now. For some reason, though, it has never come off just right for the club and they have constantly languished behind their rivals in the table. Click to continue reading...

Part 7 of Premiership Talk's season preview features Newcastle United and Portsmouth.

Newcastle
Best Case: 8th place. Kevin Keegan has a solid squad at his disposal, and this has been the case at St. James' Park for some time now. For some reason, though, it has never come off just right for the club and they have constantly languished behind their rivals in the table. Click to continue reading...

CHELSEA The good: If anybody has the credentials (and the charisma) to fill the void left by Mourinho, it's Big Phil Scolari. It should also mean Abramovich finally gets his wish for Chelsea to play attractive, entertaining football. And if all else fails, you know he can throw a punch or two. Ferguson would do [. Click to continue reading...

The 2008 Torneo Apertura kicks off on Friday evening, so I think it's about time for the annual season preview, don't you? Long-time readers may notice that this is largely an updated version of last year's potted histories, but I've added a few things - you can now find out how much I really know [. Click to continue reading...

David Beckham will be one of the many celebrities to make a guest appearance on the 39th season of Sesame Street this year. You will briefly see him in the season preview video at 2:35 though be sure to look for the episode he will be on soon. Technorati Tags: david beckham,sesame street,dabid beckham [. Click to continue reading...