A lot has been made of the players this summer who have left Major League Soccer for higher wages in Europe. I figured since today was a slower news day I would take a look at the next group of guys that could potentially cash in on a move across the pond. Feel free to give [...] Click to continue reading...

I'm told that the lady at the center of this scrum is a former Houston Rockets cheerleader. Or was it a dancer? I can't remember but I do know that she looks positively tits-over-tail about her place in life at the moment.

Meanwhile, Stuart Holden looks pleasingly pickled, Jozy Altidore looks troubled and recent Rangers acquisition Maurice Edu is licking his lips as if she were slathered in hot wing sauce. Click to continue reading...

OK, I'm not afraid to admit it, when the US lost in the Olympics to Nigeria the other day, my secret thought was:


"Man, I can't get enough of that Natalie Coughlin...."

Er, um, I mean, my OTHER secret thought was "Well thank you Petr Nowak for delivering the coaching job I always expected of you. Click to continue reading...

I was out of town Sunday morning when the US kicked off their all important Olympic match against Holland. Why do I say 'all important'? Going into the match the US was the only team in the group with three points. Nigeria and Holland had one point based on their draw while Japan had none. Furthermore, this is The Netherlands. Click to continue reading...

Y'all don't be mad at our Stuart. Can't you see that the Dutch just used him to get what they wanted? I'm not saying he's victim but saddling him with all of the blame might be a bit much.

Stay up son, we've still got a task ahead of us. Click to continue reading...

Who the hell does Stuart Holden think he is? Dudes got his abs out like he's the D'Angelo of the Dynamo or something. Now if they're pawing at our kid like that prior to Olympic glory, imagine the kind of play he's gonna get if he comes home with the gold? He'll see more ass than an airport toilet. Click to continue reading...

Andrew: It was a satisfactory win for the US this morning against Japan. In the early stages of the game, our boys seemed to be stringing together some good combinations from the midfield to the forwards through Adu and McBride. My biggest gripe with this game was our outside backs, or well just one in particular; [. Click to continue reading...

LIke the commentator said, Marvell Wynne may have done the work on the flank, but it's only as good as the finishing. So my question is, just where has that left foot been all year Stu-boy? And, you do plan to bring it back to the States with you when you get back, right?

Right?
Click to continue reading...

Somewhere on the other side of the world MLS' own Stuart Holden has a smile on his face the length of the Great Wall and I love it. He may also have a massive plate of damn good General Tso's chicken in front of him as well which I wouldn't mind myself right now.

Hopefully getting a goal, and more importantly an early win, will give our boys a nice confidence boost before they play the Dutch. Click to continue reading...

Peter Nowak named his sqaud for the Beijing Olympics. The team includes several current and former MLS players. Real Salt Lake, Toronto FC and Houston Dynamo are all losing 2 players to Nowak's Olympic roster while the Columbus Crew, Chivas USA and the New England Revolution will be missing a single player to Nowak during the Olympics.

Click to continue reading...

Have any of you ever heard of Oath Apparel? I haven't but they've given Stuart Holden a side-job so I can't hate on them. I'm told he's one of the models for their upcoming fall line of men's apparel. Watch this space for more info if you are interested in dressing like a Scottish-American Dynamo with Olympic hopes. Click to continue reading...

...and knowing said game isn't over, here's a couple things that come to mind: - Tell me we don't usually play so fitfully. A couple players have "it" - and I'll get to that below - but the general vibe I'm getting is damned sloppy. So, tell me this is fatigue. Because, if [...] Click to continue reading...

I'm going to stop calling these 'recaps' because honestly, I don't recap what happened in the game. I'm just posting what I think about it. And here's what I think about this one:

A clean sheet is just what Seitz and the US defense deserve. The Panamanian offense isn't the strongest of the group (by the numbers it's the weakest, actually) but it's to the US' credit that there were a scant few chances on goal. Click to continue reading...

Well all right. My first pirate-inspired headline. So...how bad was the Houston Dynamo's loss to Gamba Osaka? First, there's the score to consider: any time your bunch gives up six goals, you couldn't have had a good night. I don't think Pat Onstad can remember the last time he let in six...assuming it [. Click to continue reading...

The first round of the Pan-Pacific Championship is over and if there was any surprise, it was just how poorly LA and Sydney played. Houston and Osaka put together quality performances so the final on Saturday night should be a good game.

LA Galaxy 0-1 Gamba Osaka

If LA fans were hoping to see a new look to their club, they were sadly disappointed. Click to continue reading...

I guess Nate Jaqua really likes being around Joseph Ngwenya because he is about to move to the same Austrian league (link via SBI). The club that Jaqua will now call home is SCR Altach, who currently stand in eighth place (out of 10).

Jaqua is another quality player leaving Houston, meaning the team is starting to look a bit lost up top. Click to continue reading...

So I really am tickled pink that Dynamo has resigned Brian Mullan, their 2007 co-MVP. (Story here and Dynamo's press release here.) I expected no less for the guy that makes the right side go. My friend and fellow prawn-sandwicher Dimitri even goes so far as to say that as Mullan goes, so goes Dynamo. Click to continue reading...