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Blanco is a man possessed - assist #2 for Rolfe - 2-0

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I really haven't been following them, but do the Red Bulls always play as poorly as they did today?

I don't know about always, but often.

OK, here's an intriguing story making its way around TFC folk.

Story goes that Mo Johnston's contract in NY was not in fact with Red Bulls but with the league. And so when Lalas left and the new crew tossed the ginger one, the league was stuck paying him a salary. And so, in one of those many deals where the league tells a non-NY/LA team what to do, it told Toronto they had to pick up MJ's contract. The team tried ot for a year, didn't like it and quitely booted him upstairs. His contract with the league apparently expires at the end of this season and that will be the last of MJ in these parts.

It is somewhat intriguing that when Mo was given the "director of football" position, he claimed to reporters he'd still be on the sidelines every game. Apart from about 30 minutes towards the end of the Columbus game in March, he hadn't been seen. Mo has not been seen or heard from in the mdeia for about a month now.

Anyways, is this story possible? Did MJ really have contract with the league and not the Metrostars? Imp? Jefe? Anyone?

Sounds completely plausible to me.

Watching the Beckham goal it appeared half the stadium was celebrating - but the scorebox in the corner of the screen suggested it was Kansas home game.

Is Beckham drawing that many faux LA supporters?

I think the americans put the away team first when they list the scores, that game was played in LA

That makes sense, even if it doesn't make sense, if you see what I mean.

Cheers for ther info.

AG: It's entirely plausible that he was contracted to MLS.

That game was in LA. Scores in North American media are listed away team first, due to baseball being the first major media sport/away team bats first, home team second. It takes getting sued to, ponging back and forth between media here and elsewhere.

Puerto Rico Islanders have managed to win the last Caribbean slot in the CONCACAF Champions League come fall, knocking out San Juan Jabloteh of T&T.

That's a plausible story, but I don't think it would be a secret.

The USOC bracket was supposed to be announced today, but nothing so far. MLS USOC qualifiers are tonight, Columbus vs. RSL, then LA @ Colorado. Columbus/RSL winner plays Chicago in Peoria for the last MLS berth.

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The USOC bracket was supposed to be announced today, but nothing so far. MLS USOC qualifiers are tonight, Columbus vs. RSL, then LA @ Colorado. Columbus/RSL winner plays Chicago in Peoria for the last MLS berth.

Don't ask why we're playing a home game in Peoria.

Spread the red tide, I suppose. It's at Bradley's stadium. I remember watching a Chicago USOC game va Milwaukee Rampage played next to some commuter railroad tracks somewhere, trains passing by in the background. Amos Magee, who you'd borrowed from Milwaukee's rival Minnesota, chested in a loose ball in extra time to get you a win.

Yeah, that's the supposed explanation, but I could think of a lot better places nearer than Peoria. It's going to be a struggle to get down to Peoria by 7pm on a weekday for us Chicago-based fans of a team called the Chicago Fire playing a home game 200 miles from Chicago.

Barring a miracle, you're getting Columbus. 2-0 up after an hour, and Kovalenko tossed for assault.