‘FANTASY SOCCER’ Archives
MLS WEEK 3 PREVIEW: NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION v PORTLAND TIMBERS
MLS WEEK 3 PREVIEW: NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION v PORTLAND TIMBERS 7:30pm – Gillette Stadium Broadcast – Direct Kick / Match Day Live Local TV – Comcast SportsNet (New England) / KPTV Fox 12 What to Expect? The Timbers won their first game as an MLS club, against MLS competition when they beat the extremely beatable Chivas USA in [...]
MLS WEEK 3 PREVIEW: VANCOUVER WHITECAPS v SPORTING KANSAS CITY
MLS WEEK 3 PREVIEW: VANCOUVER WHITECAPS v SPORTING KANSAS CITY 7:00pm – Empire Fields TV – MLS Direct Kick / Match Day Live TV Local – KSMO (SKC) / Sportsnet Pacific (VAN) What to Expect: Both clubs signed Designated Players who scored a brace on opening weekend. Both DP’s were red-carded in week two. Ouch. No Omar [...]
MLS WEEK 3 PREVIEW: TORONTO FC v CHIVAS USA
TORONTO FC v CHIVAS USA 1:00pm – BMO Field TV National – TSN Canada, MLSDK United States TV Local – Prime Ticket (Chivas) The Jokes on Who? April Fools day was not passed over by either of these teams, but only one of these MLS problem clubs were kidding. Chivas USA unveiled their new “Third Jersey” on Friday, in a [...]
RICK-ROLLED by MFLS!?
RICK-ROLLED by MFLS I was taken in like a sucker by MFLS.com when I checked the news signings this morning. Not sure if it was meant to be a St. Patrick's Day joke or an early April Fool's, but one things for sure, I bought it. Bleary-eyed and still awaiting my first cup of coffee, I saw Chad Ochocinco signed by Sporting, said "Wha...?" to [...]
GONZO’S PROFESSIONAL FOUL – MLS PREVIEW
GONZO’S PROFESSIONAL FOUL Opinions, factoids and other stuff from a soccer guy from Chicago who happens to live in Seattle. Welcome to Year 16 – I’m as excited as Sepp Blatter in a bank vault of petrodollars (or as Sepp calls it “Week-days”!) By now you’ve read all the previews, watched the internet only pre-season tournaments, [...]
THE ON THE PITCH STAFF PICK THEIR 2010 MLS STARTING XI
THE ON THE PITCH STAFF PICK THEIR 2010 MLS STARTING XI Gonzo, Johnny Irish and Goodman Browne have all put their good names on the line, giving us their Best XI for the 2010 MLS Season. All three went with different formations, but hey, that's football. GONZO’S MLS BEST XI Here are my choices for the Best XI in MLS. I went with a [...]
FANTASY FALLOUT – 2010 CHICAGO FOOTBALL LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW
FANTASY FALLOUT – 2010 CHICAGO FOOTBALL LEAGUE SEASON REVIEW Congratulations to Waterford “The Blues”, the Champions of the 2010 Chicago Football League. Waterford, in a clever, if cowardly maneuver, was able to use it’s last handful of transfers to make their squad a virtual mirror image of challengers Kaffieen FC, so as to protect [...]
FANTASY FALLOUT – CHICAGO FOOTBALL LEAGUE – WEEK 29
FANTASY FALLOUT - CHICAGO FOOTBALL LEAGUE - WEEK 29 Have Waterford "The Blues" done enough to win the Chicago Football League? A 25-point gap between the Blues and Kaffieen FC at the top of the Chicago Football League Table with just one week left to play means that John O'Mahoney may just be able to win the title that has eluded him all these [...]
FANTASY SOCCER AND THE DESIGNATED PLAYER
FANTASY SOCCER AND THE DESIGNATED PLAYER Designated Players have been all the rage this season in Major League Soccer, so I thought I would breakdown the designated player's to the level of the Fantasy Soccer manager to see if the DP crew are worth their money. This is based on very worthy Major Fantasy League Soccer, as I am unaware of any [...]
FANTASY FALLOUT – CHICAGO FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEK 27
FANTASY FALLOUT - CHICAGO FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEEK 27 Kaffieen FC posted a huge 31-point round in Week 27 and cut 12 points off the lead of Waterford "The Blues" at the top of the Chicago Football League table. Leaders Waterford could only manage a 19-point round and their once comfortable cushion at the top of the table is looking less stable [...]
