This team is not good. Today in Houston, it was abundantly clear, as the Wizards fell to Houston 3-1. In hot an humid conditions down in Houston, the Wizards lost Matt Marquess to cramps before the game had even started. When the game started the team came out a little sluggish, Houston did at the same time though, and it was a rather dull start to the game. Click to continue reading...

A couple of defensive mistakes from the New England forced them to come from behind in both regulation and extra time, but the Revs fought back both times and eventually took the match to penalty kicks. Once there the team fell behind again, but this time came back and after 8 rounds emerged victorious 6-5 to claim the SuperLiga Championship. Click to continue reading...

Houston Dynamo v Pachuca
* While the field looks much better than in the group stages, it still doesn't look the greatest in the world to play on.

* Calero with an excellent denial of De Rosario's volley. I swore that was 1-0 to Houston.

* As the first half has worn out, Pachuca is doing an exceptional job keeping it's shape while Houston appears to be pressing and twisting themselves out of shape.

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Hey, hey - here we go now. Well, not just yet, some telenovela is on. "No quiero verle nunca mas!" spits the heroine. Oh, ok, it's over now. Bring on SuperLiga! Post predictions quick!
Ha, the announcers know all about the Houston/Pachuca history.
"Houston wants revenge," they say. I've picked Pachuca to win, however, so I predict a heartbreaking 2-1. Click to continue reading...

CD Guadalajara 2 - DC United 1

Omar Arellano and Gonzalo Pineda scored for CD Guadalajara to get the winning started for the Mexican Primera División side last night at RFK Stadium.

Luciano Emilio slotted home in the 76th for United and DCU looked to draw even one minute later but Jaime Moreno's penalty kick was saved by goalie Luis Michael. Click to continue reading...

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It's okay to admit it. You aren't happy with this year's MLS All-Star Game. You were hoping for a Champions League title contender like Manchester United or Real Madrid instead of West Ham United (no offense, Hammers fans).

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Covering the half that matters!
I don't really mean that, but hey, no one scored in the half I didn't blog.
50th - Almost all RSL - makes sense, since they're on home turf (obligatory artificial surface gripe).
54 - Wingert outside low shot - Onstad has time to check his reflection in the shiny silver ball before catching it. Click to continue reading...

Here's a partial list of U.S. left backs of the past 10 years:

Jeff Agoos, Chris Albright, Wade Barrett, Gregg Berhalter, Carlos Bocanegra, Jonathan Bornstein, Dan Califf, Bobby Convey, Ramiro Corrales, Todd Dunivant, Frankie Hejduk, Cory Gibbs, Eddie Lewis, John O'Brien, Pearce, Regis, Ryan Suarez, Jonathan Spector and Greg Vanney. Click to continue reading...

(UPDATE: Blue Blooded Journo is plugging away at match-up previews of his own. Do check out his latest on Shalrie Joseph (and others) v. Dwayne DeRosario (and others).) Ever start a project only to realize you've built in some redundancy? It only occurs to me now as I'm sitting down to write this, how [...] Click to continue reading...