Whenever I hear of people dying in the mountains I always freak out and never want to participate in mountaineering or winter sport again, especially now that I have a family. And aside from trying be respectful to the families there is often that little piece in the article that makes me think:
The skiers and the snowboarder had been in out-of-bounds areas bordering the resorts. High avalanche warnings had been issued for some areas Sunday.
Snowboarding – just not as cool as that guy.
… US National Team forward Eddie Johnson, who joined the Sounders in a trade with the Montreal Impact on Friday, adding a veteran of 41 appearances with the Stars and Stripes…
Fantastic high-profile signing from the Sounders.
Sad to see Neagle and Fuchito go, but I’m getting excited for the new season. This will be the year Sounders fans.
Also, welcome to Seattle Eddie!
Trading always sucks, but it’s hard to read the comments under the article I linked to and realize how hard it must be for a player to come to a team in a trade against two beloved players of the fans.
So, welcome to Seattle. Bring your best, like what we expect from every one and we will love you, cheer for you in the rain and sing your name late into the night!!
Germany will win the Euro Soccer Championship this Summer and I will have to have one of those amazing jerseys. LOVE.
In Germany, Jürgen Klinsmann’s success as a football trainer was limited. But as the coach of the US national team, he can experiment as much as he likes. He wants his team to reflect America — and he wants to win.
The German news media continues to keep track of Klinsmann here in the US. Fun to read their perspective on US soccer.
That’s how you build a stadium:
Weser Stadium in Bremen, Germany
Get ready to occupy the Clink!
#gosounders
Grant Wahl on Zakuani’s recovery:
Zakuani isn’t there yet. Not quite. The last stages of the recovery process could take a while, to go from part-time to full-time training, to playing reserve games, to making the 18-man roster for MLS games and finally becoming a starter again. He still needs to regain full sensation in his right foot, and that requires time.
League officials are considering holding the Super Bowl’s 50th-anniversary game in the home of that other Big Ben.
That would be London, England and that would be epic.
Tickets are anyway $5000 to see the game. The people that can afford that can easily fly across the pond.
UPDATED:
What team to root for?
In general I am more of a Boston fan, rather than New York. Boston feels, at least in baseball more like the underdogs. But…
I think I will have to make up my mind after the first quarter.
Check that: Sebastian Vollmer, A German is playing for the Patriots – it’s settled!
Brad Evans had stints as a right back with the US National Team. This time around, he was back in his more natural midfield role and he hopes the experience will act as a catalyst for a strong showing in 2012.
If coach Klinsmann continues to add Sounders players to the National Team roaster, and they certainly deserve it, then this is going to be very interesting. I am slowly making the Sounders my #1 team. Not just because of the piss-poor performance by my team VfB Stuttgart, but also because it’s right to support your local team. I am far off from ever considering rooting for any other team but the Nationalmannschaft but if Klinsmann can deliver, and the players he picks are players I know, then I might just start falling in love with the US National team… and then what?
U.S. National Team wins Friendly against Venezuela 1:0 in overtime. Bring it boys!
Sounders FC pick Andrew Duran and Babayele Sodade in today’s MLS Superdraft.
What’s awesome is seeing already seasoned Sounders players welcoming the new stars on Twitter. So cool.
Seattle Sounders FC has signed Danish midfielder Christian Sivebaek following his transfer from Denmark’s FC Midtjylland, it was announced today. The signing will be finalized upon receipt of Sivebaek’s P-1 visa and International Clearance. Per Major League Soccer and club policy, terms of the transfer and contract were not disclosed.
Great stuff, although that probably means a no to Ballack for Seattle. Bummer.
Frings compared Major League Soccer to the Bundesliga’s second division due to the lack of technique and tactics, according to Bild. But he believes the league’s talent would improve if the salary-cap numbers increase and more designated players are added.
Totally missed that one. Torsten Frings, one of Germany’s best midfielders at his peak is playing for the Toronto FC. Amazing. Things should give the MLS hopes that Michael Ballack will transfer to the US when his contract is up with Leverkusen at the end of the Summer. According to reports in the German sports news. There have been talks with Ballack about a possible move to the MLS.
Please come to Seattle… this would be so incredible!
Sounds good to me. I wonder if Arlo White recommended Ross Fletcher.
Fits the American market.
I am getting excited for this team. Hope the US Soccer National Team can match the hype.