Eric Hassli has done it again.
Remember his unbelievable hit from last year? Well, it wasn’t a fluke. Eric Hassli pulled it off again in the first leg of the Canadian Championship finals between the Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto FC last night. In injury time, Hassli’s right-footed strike had so much power that it actually made you feel for the net, nevermind the goalkeeper.
Studly.
(via pitchinvasion)
Some interesting insight here into how ESPN productions work behind the scenes, second-by-second, at the MLS game in Philadelphia between the Union and the Red Bulls.
The BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas opens tonight as the Houston Dynamo will be hosting DC United. This video was taken by remote control drone plane with a camera attached. Good luck to the Dynamo in their first match in the new grounds.
Freddy Montero’s first goal of the season for Seattle Sounders was a sight to behold. The Los Angeles Galaxy and keeper Bill Gaudette may feel a bit differently though.
It’s fine if you’re a female and you want to be a super-fan. Clearly go for it, that’s your choice. But there is something to be said for how appealing that might be to the other sex. Having a woman that’s such a fan, like painting your face, tuning in to every podcast. I don’t know how many males would be into that.
It’s great that in Kansas City there are a lot of women in the stands, it’s great, but for the guy who wants maybe a serious relationship… If you are following just casually, but if you’re such a die-hard, I don’t know, it comes a point that it is a bit of a turn-off.
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Simon Borg of Major League Soccer’s Extra Time Radio podcast.
A good write up of the situation is here at Jezebel.
I’ll turn this one over to you for your thoughts.
Aurelien Collin of Sporting Kansas City heads in last night Rio Tinto in Utah. SKC defeated Real Salt Lake to go 6-0-0 and continue to lead the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer.
Considering the sweltering death that is summer in Texas, a sleeveless kit makes sense for the FC Dallas players, but why is it black?
Banner produced for a tifo display in Section 8 at the Chicago Fire home opener this past Saturday. The third photo shows Fire forward and top goalscorer in 2011 Dominic Oduro helping fans to paint the banner; Oduro then scored the winning goal in the Fire’s 1-0 victory following the display on Saturday.
The cf97 emblem was created by Fire supporters. It represents the club’s initials, the year of its founding and the civic elements of the star from the flag of Chicago and the municipal “Y” symbol below, representing the joining of the river’s branches downtown.
Photos via Section 8 Chicago and Ultras Red Side
Very cool behind the scenes view into a banner getting made. They don’t just make themselves, you know.
We are hoping to have some big things going on here at this blog in the coming months, but if you’re into the MLS, make sure to shoot Doug an email & possibly join the Offseason team as it covers the league.So, I’ve been thinking about starting an MLS blog; kind of like NBA Off Season. If you’re an MLS supporter and would be into it, drop me a line.
I found this tweet disturbing, to be honest. It is not the type of thing, in my opinion, for a national commentator to be speculating on in a public forum like Twitter. It is too easy to be seen as race-baiting without facts to back it up. Yes, there is an intense rivalry between the USA and Mexico in terms of the national teams and yes, at times there have been some ugly incidents in stadiums. That does not mean everything is racially motivated, including a moment of madness at the end of a hard-fought playoff match that resulted in a loss for a high-powered high-money outfit. Marquez lost his head. That does not mean he did it because he hates Landon Donovan for being American. To draw that conclusion is disingenuous at best.
Apparently Rafa Marquez did not want to go to the West Coast, so he whipped the ball at Landon Donovan AFTER the final whistle yesterday. What a sportsman!
(Source: mlssoccer.com)
Alvaro Saborio of Real Salt Lake scores his second goal of last night’s match against Seattle Sounders in the MLS quarterfinal playoffs. That is a sublime little flick.
This is what Colorado’s Dick’s Sporting Goods Park looked like today, one day before Colorado Rapids are due to host Columbus Crew in an MLS Wild Card playoff match.
The top 10 goals of the MLS regular season as compiled by ESPN.
(Source: ESPN)
