Editorial

August 12th, 2009

The USSF/MLS – CONCACAF conspiracy theory! (Part 1)

By: BoriQa | Comments 8 Comments

How could the USL outwit, outplay & outlast the MLS in the 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League?
The answer is simple!
The level of play in the USL (as an alternative league) is closer to that of the MLS, than many (in the USSF and MLS) would like to admit to.
= Prelude =
In the 2008-09 [...]



July 31st, 2009

2009-10 CCL – Preliminary Round – 1st Legs review

By: BoriQa | Comments 6 Comments

Week 1# of the Preliminary Round of the CONCACAF Champions League is completed, and there were some interesting results…
The most important result (to this blog anyway) was the Islanders 1-0 away win over the MLS’ers Toronto FC.
The ‘underdog’ (¿?) Islanders were sub-estimated by the ’superior’ (¿?) MLS opponent, and the latter paid the price.
The [...]

March 1st, 2009

JRL – The Central American Cemetery

By: BoriQa | Comments 11 Comments

There is a place in Bayamón, Puerto Rico that has a funny nickname: The “Central American Cemetery”. Funny because the island is not in Central America (C.A.), and because this place is not a cemetery. It is the Juan Ramón Loubriel stadium, home to the Puerto Rico Islanders.
The JRL has this nickname due [...]

February 19th, 2009

MLS is in denial?

By: BoriQa | Comments 45 Comments

Either the mighty capitalistic MLS is in denial, or the they behave like a government controlled media dictatorship like Cuba, Russia or North Korea among others.
Things have never been worse for the MLS. The “Major” label next to “League Soccer” just doesn’t do justice to the quality of the league. Last year in the CONCACAF [...]




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