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Say Goodbye to Josh Gros
By: Max J. |We already know Gros’ season is possibly done. I’d be much happier if his career were done. Today.
Think about the following statement:
“When Josh heads the ball with proper form and heads it with his forehead, he doesn’t have a problem,” head trainer Brian Goodstein said. “It’s any time his head rotates that he [...]
The Reaction: 8/15 @ LA Galaxy (SuperLiga)
By: Max J. |I found my little Mexican place, but didn’t stay until the end. Didn’t have to, really. As soon as Beckham’s first free kick was spotted, you could tell which way this game was going to end.
This was almost a mirror image of last week. For the first twenty minutes, United looked pretty [...]
The Post Goes Barra
By: Max J. |Today’s Washington Post features a really fantastic story on the Barra, which comes complete with a well-done audio slideshow and some video clips. Most mainstream coverage of MLS fans is pretty condescending or at least confused (read, for instance, New York Times pieces on Republicans to get the same effect), but this one is [...]
The Pre-Game: 8/15 @ LA Galaxy (SuperLiga)
By: Max J. |Can a game preview give me enough good karma to find a bar carrying Telefutura? Let’s find out. At least there’s Top Chef at 10 if (when) my soccer-related plans predictably fail.
Poplar Point Perspective says we’ll win. So do the DCenters. Time for some pessimism.
I’m worried about this game for two [...]
The Reaction: 8/9 vs. LA Beckhams
By: Max J. |And my long non-viewing nightmare comes to a satisfying if occasionally scary end.
Overall, a good performance. I’d already basically decided from reading other sources that the Burch-McTavish-Boz-Namoff backline was the way to go for the rest of the season, and this game did nothing to dispel that idea. Landycakes was anonymous and what [...]






