Everyone thought it was a formation change that has led to Omar Cummings’ goal-scoring streak. Little did they know the credit goes to a chicken tomato pasta pregame meal cooked by teammate Kosuke Kimura.
The food analogies don’t stop there. In Columbus, they’re pining for the 2008 edition of the “Massive” and comparing the MLS season to a piece of meat that is ready for carving. Dig in, Robert Warzycha.
The season is not over but the Crew seem to have made their first acquisition of 2011 and he’s already in Columbus.
The New York Red Bulls nearly landed Swedish international Anders Svensson but Elfsborg was not about to let him go on a free transfer. Keep an eye on this name in the offseason.
Another Swede, RBNY manager Hans Backe, is now unabashed about his team’s ambitions. It marks a complete reversal from his stance just days ago.
Ahead of their big match this weekend, Kansas City Wizards assistant and former MetroStars head coach Octavio Zambrano, gives his take on the organization he formerly led.
The assistant coaches will be front and center for the Houston Dynamo and DC United this weekend after both managers were sent off last week and received one-game suspensions. United’s Ben Olsen was also levied an additional fine.
One player eager to see the field this weekend is Seattle Sounders fan favorite Michael Fucito. His midseason injury is now a distant memory even if it involved applying 100 stitches to his knee. He still holds nothing back on the field.
Fucito is a forward who has proven he can hit the back of the net. That profile is exactly what is preventing the US national team from greater success on the international level according to Manchester City’s youth academy chief.
One forward who used to get it done for the US is the Chicago Fire’s Brian McBride, who is planning on speaking with Claudio Reyna about potentially joining the US youth national development set-up.
Perhaps McBride wants to go down the road of another former Fire player. Cuauhtemoc Blanco will be a TV series star shortly and is expecting to be made fun of.
No joking around in Philly. With only an outside shot at the postseason, Philadelphia Union fans are already placing high expectations on next season.
The Houston Dynamo have an emergency goalkeeper situation but they were able to count on their equipment manager to fill in on Thursday.
It may not be looking good for the Dynamo, but the New York Cosmos will be a spiffy bunch with the unveiling of their new kits. Now all they need is a team.
In addition to a full slate of MLS matches this weekend, there is also an MLS preview match between the 2011 expansion clubs Portland Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps. Read here why the Timbers don’t want to reveal too much about their tactics in this match.
There is only one soccer game this weekend that will feature Nomar Garciaparra, former NFL tight end Brent Jones and Sissi. Read about it here.
If you didn’t think the block of CONCACAF votes was the most important for the European nations in the race for the 2018 World Cup, all you have to do is see that Dutch star Ruud Gullit pulled a David Beckham and made his own trip to Trinidad & Tobago.
If you think that’s fishy, try making sense of these match-fixing allegations involving a CONCACAF Champions League match at Rio Tinto Stadium.
Finally, speaking of fish, here’s a fun game to play on this Friday given the wet weather on the East Coast.
