Rafa Marquez and his mates play as many games in the US as on Mexican Soil these days/ Photo from esmas.com Many I speak to wonder sometime quietly why the Mexican National Team seem to play all its friendlies on US soil and not in its home country. These same people wonder what affect this [...] Click to continue reading...

"David Beckham's not here just to play soccer," said David Flores, who wore an England jersey and made a five-hour drive from San Antonio with two friends. "He's here to sell the league. He should have come with the team just to wave to the crowd and everybody would have understood."

"I understand why he's not playing," Jessica [Anderson] said.

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Hallelujah. We're finally playing Mexico in Mexico.

As much as I appreciate all the money we (or rather Soccer United Marketing (SUM) and the anointed venue) pick up by playing them States-side, I think we all know by now what happens when the U.S. plays Mexico on U.S. soil (let's just say two goals seem to get scored by one team). Click to continue reading...

The USSoccerplayers.com Writers Roundtable had a well-justified field-day with what the two-headed Major League Soccer (MLS)/Soccer United Marketing (SUM*) beast has done with the regular season schedule. Some choice outtakes:

(Bill Urban)"Silly me, I forgot, the league schedule is an inconvenience, a provincial backwater competition amid the roundelay of "prestige" friendlies and SUM-sponsored tournaments.

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So the crowd booed Los Angeles' mayor. And I love how informal means only letting in to the HDC 5,000 screaming Beckham fans (i.e. season-ticket holders). Wonder what formal would have consisted of?

David Beckham then received his Galaxy jersey.while being smothered and unable to spot due to some overzealous confetti.

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