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Ever so Happy to be Blue

Bez Saciri — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:57:06 +0000

(Image credit) On June 3, Russian oligarch and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich decided to hire a manager who knows a little bit about Stamford Bridge and the West London area. Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho has signed a four-year contract with Chelsea, a club he has had much success with in the past. Coming back to

The Week that Was: MLS Week 15

Brett Compton — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:44:28 +0000

(Image credit) Sellout (and then some) in Seattle, Mike Magee remains unstoppable, and Real keeps rolling. These were the storylines of the 15th week of the 2013 Major League Soccer season, a week which included just five league matches due to scheduled 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Anyone going to the June 18 qualifier vs.

Devil’s Advocate: USA, Mexico, and Jamaica

Brett Compton — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 01:47:25 +0000

(Image credit) On Tuesday, June 4, the Mexican National Team took a trip to Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica—a venue affectionately referred to as “The Office” by supporters of the Reggae Boyz—and took the full three points with a 1-0 victory. The win could hardly be argued as dominant, but at this stage in CONCACAF

The Week that Was: MLS Week 14

Brett Compton — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:11:40 +0000

(Image credit) Week 14 of the 2013 Major League Soccer season was, and will be, the busiest of the year. Sixteen United States Open Cup matches, one Amway Canadian Championship match, and nine regular-season MLS matches made for one heck of a week. Twelve MLS clubs advanced to the fourth round in USOC play while

Window of Opportunity: A Guide to the EPL Transfer Season

Bez Saciri — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 04:11:51 +0000

(Image credit) By Bez Saciri (@BSaciri) At first glance, the 2012-2013 English Premier League season seemed as though everything that was supposed to happen, occurred. Manchester United won its 20th EPL title thanks in part to summer arrival Robin van Persie’s goals; Arsenal claimed its annual trophy: fourth place and Champions League qualification, and after

Crew Tames Lions in Open Cup Play, 2-1

Brett Compton — Thu, 30 May 2013 02:33:02 +0000

(Image credit) COLUMBUS, Ohio – Precisely 365 days ago, this fixture turned out poorly for the heavily-favored Columbus Crew. Despite earning a 1-0 lead in the 64th minute, Columbus allowed two goals by the Dayton Dutch Lions in the final 12 minutes of the match to crash out of the 99th edition of the Lamar

The Week that Was: MLS Week 13

Brett Compton — Mon, 27 May 2013 05:11:59 +0000

(Image credit) He’s back! Just three months following his public announcement of being a gay professional athlete, Robbie Rogers returned to Major League Soccer as a member of the Los Angeles Galaxy. The California native made his Galaxy debut in the 77th minute of a 4-0 drubbing of the visiting Seattle Sounders late on Sunday

Cascadia Chronicles, Chapter 5

Matt Pentz — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:54:29 +0000

(Image credit) Editor’s note: This is the fifth part of a fictional series by Matt Pentz about the two American Cascadia Major League Soccer clubs. Place: A black hole of an apartment on Hawthorne Time: Depressingly late in the afternoon. The shades, forest and maize, were permanently shuttered. Duct tape around the edges – a

The Week that Was: MLS Week 12

Brett Compton — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:33:28 +0000

(Image credit) The Seattle Sounders are RAMPANT…yet still out of the playoff picture in the Western Conference. The club has done a tremendous job of shaking off its early one-point-in-four-matches start and has since gone 4W-2D-0L in its last six. Each of the last three have been wins, with the last two of them proving

Thorns Earn 2-0 Win over Visiting Spirit on Sunday

Matt Pentz — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:31:51 +0000

(Image credit) PORTLAND, Ore. – “At the end of the game, the only thing that really counts is the score,” Portland coach Cindy Parlow Cone said after the Thorns’ 2-0 victory over Washington on Sunday at Jeld-Wen Field. It was a less-than-resounding verdict on an underwhelming 90 minutes. And it glosses over reality. With this