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/ 5638 days agoPlayoffs Are Dead, MLS Just Doesn't Know It Yet
Now that 48 hours have passed since the 2010 MLS Cup, it's time to face reality and that is that the MLS Playoff system is broken and dead. It's a joke. Absolutely meaningless. And needs to be completely revamped so it isn't the way of crowning the MLS champion. Or the playoffs need to be […]
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/ 5638 days agoWhat If the Premier League Adopted A MLS Playoff System?
There's been so much uproar during the past few weeks about whether the playoff system for Major League Soccer is a joke or not. First, the Eastern Conference Final featured two teams, San Jose Earthquakes versus Colorado Rapids, who were decidedly western teams. And second, the playoff system resulted in a final featuring the team […]
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/ 5639 days agoMLS Cup Overnight TV Ratings Decline 44% From Last Year
The TV ratings are in for the 2010 MLS Cup. And according to Sports Media Watch, the overnight TV rating was 0.5, the lowest overnight rating since at least the late 1990's. The 0.5 TV rating was down 44% from last year's MLS Cup between Real Salt Lake and L.A. Galaxy. In the 2010 MLS […]
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/ 5639 days agoPremier League Footballer's Post Match Interview: Comedy Video
I came across this video which features Match Of The Day commentator Jonathan Pearce interviewing fictional football Jason Bent after a match. It's definitely worth a good laugh and sums up some of the egotistical Premier League footballers who star in the division. The segment was included in the BBC 3 comedy, "Lee Nelson's Well […]
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/ 5639 days agoWhy Venky’s Should Not Rename Blackburn’s Ewood Park
The new owners of Blackburn Rovers, Indian poultry giant Venky's, are reported to be considering renaming Ewood Park either to Venky's Stadium or to adopt a different name depending if they can find a sponsor willing to purchase the naming rights to the stadium in Lancashire. If the plan to change the name of the […]
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/ 5639 days agoColorado Rapids Win 2010 MLS Cup: In Pictures
Colorado Rapids won their first MLS Cup in its team history Sunday evening after a 2-1 extra time win against FC Dallas. Here are some of the pictures from that historic night.
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/ 5639 days agoIs Major League Soccer Heading In The Right Direction?
A simple question, but it's probably a complicated answer. Is Major League Soccer heading in the right direction or not? MLS commissioner Don Garber revealed several upcoming changes to MLS during half-time of the 2010 MLS Cup Final last night. But the final itself left a lot to be desired and possibly was an indication […]
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/ 5639 days agoLuis Suarez Bites PSV Eindhoven Opponent: Video
Somebody should tell Luis Suarez that the casting for the next season of HBO's True Blood has already been finalized. The Ajax and Uruguay striker will face possible disciplinary action after he bit an opponent from PSV Eindhoven. The incident happened in Saturday's 0-0 draw. The referee didn't see it but Suarez, in addition to […]
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/ 5640 days agoColorado Beats Dallas to Win MLS Cup But Empty Seats Cast a Dark Shadow
The 2010 MLS Cup Final is over. While congratulations need to go to Colorado Rapids for winning the final, the lasting memories for me from this final are (1) some world-class saves by Kevin Hartman and Matt Pickens, (2) some awful refereeing decisions by Baldomero Toledo, and (3), worst of all, the embarrassing number of […]
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/ 5640 days agoZlatan Ibrahimovic Bicycle Kick Goal Against Fiorentina: Video
If you missed Zlatan Ibrahimovic's bicycle kick for AC Milan this past weekend, or you want to watch it again and again, see the above video. There are few goals in soccer that are as beautiful as a bicycle kick. While this wasn't the best bicycle kick by any means, it still showed how skillful […]
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/ 5640 days agoPremier League Sunday, Gameweek 14: Open Thread
Sunday features two matches which are interesting for different reasons. We see the return of Robert Pires to English football courtesy of Aston Villa in their match against Blackburn Rovers. The second match of the day, meanwhile, features Manchester City against Fulham, where Mark Hughes has a chance to do one over against his old […]
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/ 5641 days agoSpain Unveils New Home Jersey: Video
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/ 5641 days agoShould West Ham United Sack Avram Grant Or Not?
The number of adjectives to describe West Ham's performance against Liverpool on Saturday are too many to fit on one hand. Lethargic, woeful, uninspired, dispassionate, lifeless, pathetic and flaccid, just to name a few. After the first half was over and West Ham United were losing 3-0 at Anfield, I thought that there was at […]
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/ 5641 days agoArsene Wenger Loses His Bottle Against Tottenham Hotspur: Video
One of the defining moments from Arsenal's 3-2 loss against Tottenham Hotspur Saturday was Arsene Wenger showing his frustration by smashing his water bottle into the ground after Spurs came back from two-nil down to win 3-2. Wenger hates to lose and is quite apparent when his anger gets the better of him as it […]
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/ 5641 days agoPremier League Saturday: Nov. 20, 2010
It's another Super Saturday in the Premier League with Arsenal against Tottenham Hotspur in the north London derby as well as several other intriguing matches including high-flying Bolton versus Newcastle, Birmingham against Chelsea, West Ham against Liverpool, Blackpool versus Wolves, West Brom against Stoke and the return of Wayne Rooney in Manchester United against Wigan. […]