A coupla tidbits
Unfortunately, not fun items...I've been told, for now, Ricardo Clark's Danish interest seems to have dissapated. His salary seems to be an issue at times, with this being one of them. I'm not sure what's next for him. Just when it appeared ex-Crew fre...
Back in the groove (updated)
On a night when AZ starter Charlison Benschop bagged a hat trick, late sub Jozy Altidore has come on to hit a brace of his own, capping a 6-0 win at ADO Den Haag. They were both simple finishes, coming less than three minutes apart.Jozy had been withou...
From the "stuff you’ll know once you read this" file…
You didn't actually think I'd shut my yap just because some windows closed, did you?I can report that Ryan Nelsen was considering a return to D.C. United when Tottenham swopped in at the last minute. I can also tell you he still plans to come back to t...
Let’s get this party started right.
As in summer, there will soon be a transfer deadline ticker over at MLSS, which I'll be stocking with as much scene-setting and deal-clinching as we can find.Since that won't begin for an hour or so, let's kick off the day with a couple bits. First off...
Don’t feel like working just yet?
You could watch the World Cup '98 classic between Oranje and Argentina instead. Part 1 of 13...- Greg Seltzer
Horrid.
For the first time in 16 meetings, Ajax lost to F-word. This will have me under a dark cloud and ill-mannered for upwards of a week, but don't worry, I'll find a way to carry on in the meantime. Just know all along that, no matter how calm I seem, it a...
And so this is what it was like today…
Even if you don't understand Dutch, I think you get the idea. Schools from as far away as Eindhoven came to this replay game today.- Greg Seltzer
"It’s a world of laughter, a world of tears… "
The January 19th replay between Jozy Altidore's AZ and Ajax will be a romping room indeed, as children will be comprising 85% of the audience at Amsterdam ArenA. At this point, Ajax are basically telling schools to bring all the kids for the afternoon ...
Video Friday
Thank God it's blow off work in the afternoon day...Let's start with Earnie Stewart, who talks Jozy with ESPN's Leander Schaerlaeckens.Everton keeper Tim Howard talks about his goal and the loss against Bolton.What's that you say, Timmy? Had it happen ...
The Chapter After
For those who always find themselves wondering what happens after the credits roll, a three-pronged update on our whackadoo KNVB Cup soap opera:The idiot who made this all possible has been sentenced to six months in jail, four to serve, two suspended ...
I’m quite the idiot.
Really, I should have known the KNVB would use any opportunity to take every possible chunk out of Ajax. Here is the match ruling from last week's AZ cup match debacle, to go with the Esteban Alvarado red card removal already announced:- Entire game re...
Your friendly neighborhood UEFA NextGen report
This should have been up the other day, my bad. Don't fault Jacob...At this stage in the competition you would have every reason to believe that some dead rubbers would be played. Yet the "Look at Me!" nature of international youth soccer forbids such a thing.For instance, Celtic welcomed Marseille to...
