so there is so much to say as the season draws near... first off, not a bad olympic tournament, my boy messi scores in the first game for argentina... and more importantly, FIFA made the decision to back the clubs who believe that they can hold a player from olympic participation... but most clubs who were threatning holding their players, relented and let many young stars play... thank goodness.
there are so man silly season transfer rumors whirling around out there, with the season coming within the next two weeks... my favorite team to watch, tottenham hotspurs, have been making big moves in the off season, and their face has changed drastically... and still, there is a slight possibility that we may get Arshavin, and KGB Killer, or just a russian nation. he lit up two games for russia in the Euros, and was only kept quite by a tournament best performance by marco senna from spain...giovanni dos santos, luca modric, darren bently, wow, what a great transfer seasons.
for my gers, and the spl has begun, but we recently let go of carlos ceullar for 7.8 million pounds. ouch and well, i guess nice? he was our player of the year last year and held down the back line and kept the gers in many a competitions... but we just dont have the need for such high profile players when we are only chasing the spl title. you are lucky aston villa for gaining a great defender. walter smith seemed surprised at the move, saying he was unaware?
United is said to be after a right winger??? umm cristiano ronaldo??? michael richards also was said to be linked with man. united. whatever, but tevez has been lighting it up in early preseason fixtures... love to see the argentines do well. across the town, in manchester city, the light blues are dealing with a fugitive owner from thailand. mark hughes is in for quite a drama filled season...
the premiere league table is really broken down into third parts, the top four, 5 thru 12, and those facing relegation... and this seasons relegation battle will promise to be an amazing fight. Speaking of top four, the reds, liverpool are linked to milan superstar kaka, and if that happens, united and chelsea better look over their shoulders... as of now, arsenal looking to finish fourth.
as for the usa in the olympics, we are just a draw away from advancing to the knockout round of the tournament. we play nigeria and if we lose and the dutch beat japan, we are out of the tournament, draw and a win gets us through, so the fate of our tournament is in our hands really. i hope we do well, even if we suck at soccer in the worlds eyes.
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Monday, August 11, 2008
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
One reason I dont like the MLS
The point of this point is simple, and direct. It will be one of many ongoing commentaries that I will bring to light for those who may be looking into following our national soccer league, or more correctly said, Major League Soccer. Let it be known that I am not against the MLS, but I do have many views that differ from the path that the league takes. But this rant will be on only one subject that I hold against the so-called highest level of competition that our country can present.
Recently, The SuperLiga tournament started, and one of the slogans or other names for the event around the CONCACAF region is the million dollar cup... as the winning team is awarded $1,000,000 in prize money. That is a great incentive for a team to try and compete to win that prize money for the club and it's players. And yes, if one of the four invited Mexican clubs wins the tourney, their actual club and players decide what to do with the awarded cash. For example, Pechuca (a Mexican side), won the tournament last year and after winning, decided, as a team, to give the prize money to charity. The figures of cash that each player would have recieved individually would have been around $25,000 US. That's not a bad figure to be playing for as an individual player on the pitch and it definately adds some incentive, or feul to the fire.
But then you take the case of if an American side(or Toronto FC, no disrespect) were to win the tournament. You see, if an MLS team was to win the tournament, the awarded money would have to go through the MLS office first, with the top executives surely dabble their dirty little paws before giving it to the team with strict regulation on dispursement... I.E. the individual player would be looking at maybe reciving $1,500 US. Is there are problem here? I think the MLS needs to start paying their players what they deserve and what they truly earned. or tell me I am wrong?
Recently, The SuperLiga tournament started, and one of the slogans or other names for the event around the CONCACAF region is the million dollar cup... as the winning team is awarded $1,000,000 in prize money. That is a great incentive for a team to try and compete to win that prize money for the club and it's players. And yes, if one of the four invited Mexican clubs wins the tourney, their actual club and players decide what to do with the awarded cash. For example, Pechuca (a Mexican side), won the tournament last year and after winning, decided, as a team, to give the prize money to charity. The figures of cash that each player would have recieved individually would have been around $25,000 US. That's not a bad figure to be playing for as an individual player on the pitch and it definately adds some incentive, or feul to the fire.
But then you take the case of if an American side(or Toronto FC, no disrespect) were to win the tournament. You see, if an MLS team was to win the tournament, the awarded money would have to go through the MLS office first, with the top executives surely dabble their dirty little paws before giving it to the team with strict regulation on dispursement... I.E. the individual player would be looking at maybe reciving $1,500 US. Is there are problem here? I think the MLS needs to start paying their players what they deserve and what they truly earned. or tell me I am wrong?
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