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The Touchline: Yuckiness
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Voetbal. Fußball. Calcio. Friday, May 1, 2009. The fallout from both Wendesday's Chivas-Everton match and the swine flu in Mexico has been, well, as Mural put it - Fuchila! Chivas and San Luis made it through to the second round. Of Libertadores where they'll play Sao Paulo and Nacional (Uruguay) respectively, but where will they play? The Everton player said afterward: "I hope he doesn't have some sort of disease." Ouch. Posted by L.B. Labels: Chivas de Guadalajara. If he did it for no reason I would be...
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The Touchline: Sick day
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Voetbal. Fußball. Calcio. Monday, April 27, 2009. Sorry I haven't been around to give my thoughts on the goings-on around MLS and Mexico. My daughter's been sick all day so I haven't had the chance to blog much. Cleaning up vomit is not my idea of a fun day. Anyway, I'll be back later with my rankings. Chivas USA will still remain at number one despite their midweek loss to Toronto. Chivas USA are after all massive. Posted by L.B. I, for one, love backhanded Chivas USA compliments. Good job, Luis. 2009 M...
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The Touchline: Chivas-Pumas
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Voetbal. Fußball. Calcio. Sunday, April 26, 2009. I'm watching this game and it seems strange because the game, which is an attractive matchup, is being played with no supporters due to a swine flu outbreak. Okay, Chicharo just scored. One thing I wondered was if players would celebrate as much when scoring today as normal. Do they play up their celebration for the crowd? Does the energy from the stands feed into their goal celebrations? Posted by L.B. April 26, 2009 at 2:06 PM. Go back to the MLS, LB.
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The Touchline: May 2009
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Voetbal. Fußball. Calcio. Sunday, May 3, 2009. Under normal circumstances, Indios and Cruz Azul would have had problems drawing people to a game. As it stood, there were few people present for Saturday's game between Indios and Cruz Azul, and it's too bad more people weren't there to witness Indios' dramatic game-winning, season-saving, Primera A-avoiding striker by Javier Saavedra. Posted by L.B. Friday, May 1, 2009. Goalcom's Kyle McCarthy takes a look at Week 7 in MLS. As far as Chivas and the Galaxy.
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The Touchline: February 2009
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Voetbal. Fußball. Calcio. Friday, February 27, 2009. Omar Bravo's European dream is all but shattered. Bravo is on his way back home as he has joined Tigres on loan from Deportivo la Coruna for the rest of the Clausura 2009. My first thought: what a waste. My second thought: I am not surprised. Posted by L.B. Thursday, February 26, 2009. Montreal upset Santos 2-0. but was it really an upset? Here are match highlights from the game:. Posted by L.B. Labels: CONCACAF Champions League. Posted by L.B. Former ...
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The Touchline: December 2008
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Voetbal. Fußball. Calcio. Wednesday, December 31, 2008. I suppose this could have been a Thanksgiving column, sort of what I'm thankful for about soccer. But I took the opportunity at the end of this year to look back not on just 2008 but a lot further back than that. I kind of gave reasons for what I'm grateful for in soccer. Here on my weekly PE Column. Posted by L.B. Tuesday, December 30, 2008. Annual US camp roster. MIDFIELDERS: Geoff Cameron (Houston Dynamo), Brian Carroll (Columbus Crew), Ricardo C...
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The Touchline: MLS weekend preview
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Voetbal. Fußball. Calcio. Friday, May 1, 2009. Goalcom's Kyle McCarthy takes a look at Week 7 in MLS. And provides picks for all the games. If he's correct, it'll be a happy weekend for all area MLS fans. The game I think most MLS fans are looking forward to, though, is Seattle-Chicago. At this point, both those teams are legit MLS Cup contenders. Seattle's Kasey Keller hasn't allowed a goal yet while Chicago have the highest-scoring offense in the league and are the last unbeaten team in MLS. Now, that ...
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The Touchline: Attendance: zero
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Voetbal. Fußball. Calcio. Sunday, April 26, 2009. What happened if a soccer game was played and nobody showed up? Actually, it wasn't that people did not want to go to the match but rather nobody was allowed entrance. A swine flu outbreak has hit Mexico City hard. And Pachuca, which is based in Pachuca, Hidalgo, near Mexico City, did not allow entry due to rising fears of an outbreak. Posted by L.B. Labels: Primera Division Mexico. Http:/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidalgo (state). April 26, 2009 at 11:49 AM.
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The Touchline: March 2009
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Voetbal. Fußball. Calcio. Tuesday, March 31, 2009. Edgar Castillo answered questions about his missing passport. More on my own passport plight. I worry about losing my passport so I gave the responsibility of maintaining the passport safe and secure and in a known location to my wife many years ago, after I got the new one, sometime in early '04. I did not want to have the chance to travel and not be able to go because I didn't have my passport. Posted by L.B. Here's an interesting column on SI.com.
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The Touchline: April 2009
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Voetbal. Fußball. Calcio. Thursday, April 30, 2009. Tying their way through. Guadalajara tied Everton 1-1 in Chile. On Wednesday and advanced to the second round of Copa Libertadores. They needed just a draw to get by and they did just that. Of course, the week wasn't an uneventful one. Because of their travel from Mexico City to Santiago, the locals were not exactly welcoming to players. While they were out and about in Viña Del Mar. Which prompted this cartoon from Terrazas:. Posted by L.B. It's a simi...
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