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Hirshey: Staying Awake For The MLS (Halfway, Anyway)
David Hirshey writes regularly for Deadspin about soccer....
MLS Soldiers On Without Eric Wynalda
There will be exactly two MLS games on ABC this season: today's First Kick (3:30, ABC), and the championship game. So today is the one chance that MLS can choose on whom the ABC spotlight shines, and none of the following people are involved: Freddy Adu, David Beckham (okay, they have no choice on t...
The MLS Begins This Weekend!
Guess what folks? The MLS starts this weekend. Every year, we look at all the shiny logos and think this is the year we're gonna watch some MLS. It never happens, and we doubt that will change once that Beckham feller shows up, but for 20 minutes this afternoon, we're gonna try to muster some enthus...
This Was Probably Inevitable, When You Think About It
You know, it's kind of amazing to us that nobody brought up this possibility: David Beckham yesterday suffered a possibly serious knee injury....
Zidane Bringing His Lethal Head To Chicago?
I hate to start you off with soccer today... actually, I don't hate it, but I know you do. Anyway, there's talk again that Zinedine Zidane has started up talks with the MLS again. This from the Soccer Insider blog at the Washington Post:...
Excuse Me Sir, Is That A Beach Ball? <i>Next!</i>
Oh, to have been at the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer tryouts on Saturday; what a glorious display of talent that must have been. They're calling it the Beckham Effect, in which 800 hopefuls from as far away as Japan and Australia showed up for a "chance" to play alongside David Beckham this coming MLS ...
Today In The Premiership...
• Manchester United 2-0 Charlton. Status quo for both Manchester United and Chelsea this week. There are still six points between them in the standings... seems like it's been that way forever. United wasn't all together sharp today against Charlton, but ... who needs to be impressive when they're p...
Zidane, Red Bulls, Head Butt ... Get It?
No, you weren't seeing things: That was French soccer star Zinedine Zidane sitting next to you at Stage Door Deli. Rumors are swirling once again that he's close to signing with the Red Bulls of the MLS, which shouldn't surprise anyone. His stock is way up after the World Cup head-butt, at least in ...
This Vagenas Is The Only One Not Looking Forward To Beckham's Entry
Not everyone in Los Angeles is thrilled about the impending arrival of David Beckham. Galaxy midfielder Peter Vagenas is feeling a little bit chafed and irritated, and I think his frustration might have something to do with the fact that Beckham will be earning roughly 500 times what Vagenas takes i...
End It Like Beckham
Despite our lack of Spice Girls and refusal to call anything "the loo," soccer bon vivant and World Cup slacker David Beckham has rejected Real Madrid's contract offer and is headed to our shores. Didn't we fight a war to prevent this kind of thing?...
Hirshey: Who Doesn't Love Some Dynamo?
David Hirshey writes regularly about soccer for Deadspin....
More Genitalia-Related Stadium Names
Later today, at a press conference in Denver, the MLS, the Colorado Rapids and Dick's Sporting Goods will officially announce their partnership for the new 18,000-seat arena in Commerce City....
Hirshey Quickie: Soccer Cheerleaders In The MLS
David Hirshey writes regularly about soccer for Deadspin....
Embracing The Colors
The Major League Soccer All-Star Game featured one team of All-Stars from MLS against Chelsea, the reigning champions of the English Premier League, and, thanks to their insane payroll, kinda like a World All-Star team. The MLS team won, 1-0. Here are two sides of the story. First, Dwayne De Rosar...
Another Reason To Leave The MLS
The joke about employees skipping out of work to watch the World Cup has become so prevalent that even ESPN is making the joke (and setting it, cleverly, to a U2 song). But what about when one of your employees is, well, a soccer player?...
Best Sports Weekend Of The Year
The NCAA Basketball National Semifinals. The opening of the Major League Baseball season. The NBA heads towards the stretch drive when games begin to matter. This is a serious sports weekend. Maybe the best of the year....
New Jersey Robbed Of The Notoriety That An Average MLS Team Would Bring Them
New Jersey politicians are considering legislation that would force Red Bull New York — formerly the New York/New Jersey Metrostars — to have a team name that reflects "the importance of Jersey Pride." No word on whether or not the legislation would require the team to play in muscle shirts and go...
We're Guessing Greenies Are Encouraged Here
You thought the Anaheim Mighty Ducks were bad? In the MLS, it appears the New York/New Jersey MetroStars could be bought by the Red Bull energy drink. We think this makes Britney Spears' child the official mascot of the team....
DC United Displeasing Adu's Overlords
If you've been curious about what's the heck has been going on with Freddy Adu and his dispute with D.C. United, you can get a full blow-by-blow of the motivations behind his complaints at the great Off Wing Opinion. The site's leader Eric McErlain points out that the conventional wisdom that Adu ...
The Minimum Wage Of The Newark Bears
We've had a grand time this morning flipping through the newest issue of New York magazine and its Salary Issue. Essentially, it looks at all different fields and examines how salaries compare to each other, and sports is one of its most entertaining entires. We have our doubts about a few of the ...