tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38232905761209942682009-09-24T02:10:40.227-07:00I love the beautiful game. Here, I'll let my mind wander and post whatever on soccer from around the USA and CONCACAF region. Maybe every now and then, I'll post something on world soccer- if you're lucky!The Tallguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01611792187880159335noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823290576120994268.post-31164165453203341052008-08-02T12:26:00.000-07:002008-08-02T12:41:45.673-07:00

To be completely honest with everybody, I was never a fan of the SuperLiga in the first place. It was just a concoction between US Soccer, MLS, the FMF (the Mexican FA), and the Mexican First Division to make more money between the two largest soccer super-powers in CONCACAF. A region that really lacks in super-powers. It is an exclusionary event that clogs up the schedules of both MLS and the

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Since everybody and their brother has an idea of how promotion and relegation should work here in the States, I figured it was time for me to publish my idea of how it should be done. Here we go:1. Move to a single table and scrap the play-offs as they are now. Just crown the regular season champion as your league champion. (As for the CONCACAF Champion's League, three berths would go to the

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It's starting to look as if somebody is taking ideas right from this blog! Or maybe I've just been voicing some commonly held common-sense ideas. In previous posts, I talked about the need for a Champion's League, for the US Open Cup Champion to have a part in the Champion's League, and for the US Open Cup Champion to receive a $1 Million purse.Of those three ideas, the first two have become

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One day as I was a bit bored out of my skull, I came up with a cup competition for the Fifty States. (Uh, United States that is.) I wondered, "How cool would it be to have something like Euro '08 for the State of Washington to win?" Here's what I came up with:The Constitution Cup A cup tournament for the fifty states. Each state may enter one team. Club teams are not allowed to compete. This is

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Seattle Sounders FC! With over 14,000 votes cast, the write-in campaign for "Seattle Sounders" won the fight! This is very awesome and I would like to thank everybody who voted for "Sounders." (Yeah, this is a few days late, but I DID have to celebrate!)Oh, and one more thing:I'm Sounders 'Til I Die!I'm Sounders 'Til I Die!I know I am! I'm sure I am!I'm Sounders 'Til I Die!

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As you may have found out by now, the ballot to name the Seattle MLS team was given a write-in option. "For fans who are passionate about a different name." Gee, I wonder what they mean by that? I dunno, gotta keep looking toward the future I guess.OK, no more whining. In the end, "Sounders" supporters got what they wanted- a chance to vote on the name that really means "soccer." Now, I

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We, the Emerald City Supporters, lament the fact that the new Seattle MLS team will not carry the "Sounders" name. We feel that the name is entwined with the soccer "soul" of the region. It is a representation of the Puget Sound area and an expression of Seattle's imprint on the world's game. Furthermore, we feel that it is by recognizing the past that helps move us toward the future. When

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So, it has been a while since I last posted anything- and I had planned on making this a weekly thing! Oops. Oh, well. So, I figured it is about time I got on my duff and did something about that.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I've had some comments on the coming Champion's League (CCL)- mostly about how MLS teams would get

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Ok, so this has gotten me really excited and waiting for this August. If you'll remember from my first post, I made a call for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup to be turned into a true Champions' League (mostly as a call to increase the profile of the US Open Cup). It looks like my dream has come true- mostly. CONCACAF today announced that a CONCACAF Champions League will begin in August, 2008-

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So it seems that the history of lower division US soccer is a bit more twisted than I initially believed. GS-1 from www.goalseattle.com has sent me the following:"FC Seattle drew bigger or similar crowds to those the USL Sounders have, in general, over the years. The only bump the 'Sounders' got was when they came back in 1994, after Seattle had been without pro soccer for over 4 years. The

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Yes!!! Seattle is finally getting a MLS franchise- only about, what, eleven years late? It would have been awesome if we had been in at the beginning, but we're here now and that's all that matters. At least it's coming. Now, one of the things that fans around here most want to know is "what will the new team be called?" There seem to be- no, there are two different camps on fans on this

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The US Open Cup. Even amongst us soccer fans, it doesn't draw the recognition that many- myself included- feel it deserves. The Open Cup is the National Championship of the United States. Any soccer team associated with US Soccer can enter- from amateurs all the way up to MLS. Yes, even you and I can dream of winning this cup. Not so true of the Superbowl now, eh? World Series? Yeah,

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