QUICK RECAP:

Columbus pwned. Straight up. Especially in the second half. There was no fight.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

+ Play Rojas centrally.
+ Put Parke back in the middle of the defensive back 4 with Cichero.

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A tie at home against a lesser Western Conference opponent certainly should feel like a loss. Somehow for me though, this one doesn't. Maybe it's because we outplayed Dallas, to the point where I think we really deserved the win. This felt like it should have ended at 2-1. Oh well. I guess we'll just have to steal back those extra two points when we play them again on the road in two weeks. Click to continue reading...

Things were a little thrown off with Labor Day weekend, but here are some notable standouts over... Click to continue reading...

Well, business is back to normal after the Kandji disaster last week. Weeks of good news and achievement took a backseat to the alleged communist behavior of the MLS. But people do forget rather quickly, especially after the team has performed so damn well in a historically disasterous period for previous Metro/Bull squads.

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Episode #53 of the Major League Soccer Talk podcast is now availible via ITunes or Direct Download Goalkeeper Eric Reed joins us on the latest edition of the Major League Soccer Talk podcast to discuss his career at UCLA where he started for three years along with such standouts as Sal Zizzo, Benny Feilhaber, Kamani [. Click to continue reading...

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With the deadline fast approaching for players to make transfer moves in Europe, several American standouts remain in limbo with just days to go before decision day.

Oguchi Onyewu, Michael Bradley, Frank Simek and Heath Pearce have all been mentioned as potential transfer targets this summer.

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Manchester United's 1-0 victory at Portsmouth earlier this afternoon concluded the second round of fixtures in the Premiership. It would be foolish to read too much into the standings at this point in this season, but it's still interesting to see the likes of Hull City and Newcastle near the top of the table while Portsmouth and Tottenham are languishing at the other end. Click to continue reading...

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The task is simple, but far from easy. Avoid defeat against Nigeria and the U.S. men's Olympic team advances to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Secure a victory against Nigeria and the Americans advance AND avoid facing Argentina in the quarters.

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With Robbie Keane now officially a Liverpool player, Juande Ramos is beginning his hunt for a replacement. Russian Euro 2008 star Roman Pavlyuchenko is an early target for Spurs, but a bid of £10 million has already been rejected by Spartak Moscow.

In addition to their pursuit of Pavlyuchenko, Tottenham are reportedly closing in on the £8 million signing of Real Zaragoza striker Diego Milito. Click to continue reading...

With Robbie Keane now officially a Liverpool player, Juande Ramos is beginning his hunt for a replacement. Russian Euro 2008 star Roman Pavlyuchenko is an early target for Spurs, but a bid of £10 million has already been rejected by Spartak Moscow.

In addition to their pursuit of Pavlyuchenko, Tottenham are reportedly closing in on the £8 million signing of Real Zaragoza striker Diego Milito. Click to continue reading...

In the last week speculation has increased that FC Dallas Attacking Midfielder Brek Shea, a standout of recent US Youth National teams and the 2008 MLS Combine has drawn the interest from Alex Ferguson of Manchester United. While this sounds glamorous, Shea would be just the latest youngster plucked from American shores by United in the last several years.

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TORONTO - PFC officially launched Pistolas FC Channel, thanks to our friends at YouTube.com, which will bring you highlights and player favourite soccer videos to its fans.

The team launched the official channel, www.youtube.com/pistolasfc, with video from its opening day Intersquad practice at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada.

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Alright, part three of my voting for the MLS's seasonal awards, this time around it is the Rookie of the Year award. In all honesty this is probably one of the easiest awards to vote on this season. There have only been a few rookies that have been standouts while most rookies either saw limited [...] Click to continue reading...