The Voice that has disappeared
Yes, I enjoyed the game. Chelsea, the champions of the English Premier League played DC United, the champions of Major League Soccer.
Now, why is that so special, you may ask. Well, I will tell you. For those that are soccer afficianados, like myself, England soccer is probably the best league in the world. And soccer is played in just about every nation on the earth.
There are some of the better known teams in the English league, like Liverpool and Arsenal and my favorite team in the EPL, Manchester United. Most people view the MLS as a weak league and not really worthy of air time. Some of my friends refuse to watch MLS because it is "sloppy" as they say. However, to play a team like Chelsea, is a big deal.
DC United lost 2-1, but am I upset? NO!!!
DC United looked good out there, against one of the best teams in the world. Granted they lost, but give the MLS a few years and they will be doing well against some of these other teams. The US National Soccer team is ranked number 6 in the world. Better than England, Spain and Portugal. These nations have been playing soccer for hundreds of years. The US has had 2 professional leagues. The North American Soccer League (NASL) which died out in the early 80's. Now MLS which has been around for about 10 years now.
Even though DC lost, they played well against Chelsea, and I am happy with how it went.
Now, I was screaming and cheering pretty much the whole game. I got a headache in the second half, because I was screaming so much, but I had a blast. I had on a home made T-Shirt that I started to make, but my limited artistic ability caused my friend Keegan to finish it up. I had a couple of comments about my shirt.
And, to top it off, the LA Galaxy, which is our cross country rivals, lost 2-0 to Real Madrid. Now, Real Madrid is the best team in Spain and is arguably the best team in the world. With the likes of David Beckham, Ronaldo, Luis Figo and Zudanie on the team, LA didnt do too bad, even though I read that it should have been 7-0 Real Madrid, but it wasnt. Also, Chicago Fire played AC Milan, which is also a power house in Italian soccer. They beat Chicago 3-1. So all in all, out of this series (I believe its called the World Series of Soccer) I think DC came out the better.
The MLS All-star team played against Fulham FC, which is another English Premier leage team, who has two american players on there, Brian McBride and Carlos Bocenegra. Unfortunately for Fulham, the MLS All-Star team was just too much for them. The end score was 4-1 to the MLS. However, Fulham is not the same calibur of team as is Chelsea. Last season, Fulham was ranked 13th in the league of about 18 teams in the league.
Well, at least I have a new DC United T-Shirt to wear to the next game I go to, which I hope to be bringing James along.
Until next time....
God Bless.
Now, why is that so special, you may ask. Well, I will tell you. For those that are soccer afficianados, like myself, England soccer is probably the best league in the world. And soccer is played in just about every nation on the earth.
There are some of the better known teams in the English league, like Liverpool and Arsenal and my favorite team in the EPL, Manchester United. Most people view the MLS as a weak league and not really worthy of air time. Some of my friends refuse to watch MLS because it is "sloppy" as they say. However, to play a team like Chelsea, is a big deal.
DC United lost 2-1, but am I upset? NO!!!
DC United looked good out there, against one of the best teams in the world. Granted they lost, but give the MLS a few years and they will be doing well against some of these other teams. The US National Soccer team is ranked number 6 in the world. Better than England, Spain and Portugal. These nations have been playing soccer for hundreds of years. The US has had 2 professional leagues. The North American Soccer League (NASL) which died out in the early 80's. Now MLS which has been around for about 10 years now.
Even though DC lost, they played well against Chelsea, and I am happy with how it went.
Now, I was screaming and cheering pretty much the whole game. I got a headache in the second half, because I was screaming so much, but I had a blast. I had on a home made T-Shirt that I started to make, but my limited artistic ability caused my friend Keegan to finish it up. I had a couple of comments about my shirt.
And, to top it off, the LA Galaxy, which is our cross country rivals, lost 2-0 to Real Madrid. Now, Real Madrid is the best team in Spain and is arguably the best team in the world. With the likes of David Beckham, Ronaldo, Luis Figo and Zudanie on the team, LA didnt do too bad, even though I read that it should have been 7-0 Real Madrid, but it wasnt. Also, Chicago Fire played AC Milan, which is also a power house in Italian soccer. They beat Chicago 3-1. So all in all, out of this series (I believe its called the World Series of Soccer) I think DC came out the better.
The MLS All-star team played against Fulham FC, which is another English Premier leage team, who has two american players on there, Brian McBride and Carlos Bocenegra. Unfortunately for Fulham, the MLS All-Star team was just too much for them. The end score was 4-1 to the MLS. However, Fulham is not the same calibur of team as is Chelsea. Last season, Fulham was ranked 13th in the league of about 18 teams in the league.
Well, at least I have a new DC United T-Shirt to wear to the next game I go to, which I hope to be bringing James along.
Until next time....
God Bless.
posted by The Dog at 2:28 PM
1 Comments:
I really need to get out to some MLS soccer. I've seen the Fire and the Galaxy play at home when I lived in both of those places. Rumor is there's a Dallas team.
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