Holy crap. So far behind here. My apologies. We're gonna have to do some Mike Tomlin-esque 2-A-Days to get caught up.
Got to visit the coolest little town in Canada a few weeks ago. Not sure of the actual population of the home of Sleeman, so "little" may be relative here. More on Guelph, ON when I get a chance to download some pix in the next few days, including the best wings ever and limo rides to BMO Field (pronounced "BEE-mo" for you non-footie fans).
Yeah, the game kinda sucked from a Toronto FC standpoint (a 3-Nil loss in which I was finally convinced that Danny Dichio is most definitely awkward). But we had a blast regardless. The squad is completely decimated by injuries, and as a 1st year expansion team, they've got little depth to remedy. OK...we suck. For this year, at least. But without a doubt...we've got the greatest fans in MLS (notice the "we" inclusions :). Our seats were about 20 rows directly behind Chicago's net in the 2nd. I don't think our streamers made it this far though...
Too much fun. Incredible atmosphere. So the loss to Chicago, followed by a nil-nil draw to Beckham-less L.A., puts a serious dent in our playoff hopes. That's OK. We'll be back to BMO and Guelph again...many, many times if I have any say in the matter.
While I've come to grips with the reality of TFC's 1st season in MLS...I've still got Inter Milan!!!!
Any one catch Inter's 3-2 victory over mighty Manchester Utd AT OLD TRAFFORD!?!?!? YEAH BER-BER!!! (take THAT, Jess!!!) Sir Fergie played his starting 11 the entire game in front of 73,000 fans, saying they were looking at this "friendly" as a true test to the upcoming season.
I hear all the time how much better the EPL is than Italy's Serie A. From top to bottom, I will agree. But every time, at least of late, that England's best has met Italy's best...Italy has come out on top. Witness AC Milan's run through Man U and Liverpool to the Champions League title earlier this year. And who just won their 4th World Cup last year?!? So this notion of England's superiority over Italy is bullocks, as far this novice can tell.
OK, while I'm pounding my Italian chest...kudos to Aston Villa for taking down Inter 3-Nil a few days later. Bobby McMahon, on the Fox Soccer Report a few days ago, predicted a 6th place finish for Villa in the EPL. Is my beloved Liverpool in trouble this Saturday for its opening match of the season?
Speaking of football, here's my personal essential football viewing schedule for the week:
FRI. 2:30pm, GolTV, Bundesliga opener, last year's Top 2: Stuttgart vs. Schalke (replay at 6:00pm)
SAT. 10:00am, FSC, EPL opening day, West Ham v. Man City
SAT. 12:00pm, FSC, Liverpool vs. Aston Villa - PIPER'S PUB and Scotch Eggs!!!!
SAT. 7:30pm, HEINZ FIELD, NFL pre-season, Steelers vs. Green Bay
SUN. 11:00am, FSC, Man Utd. vs. Reading; I'll have to DVR this one for Jess. Down, Down, Down...red team's going down. Down, down, down...red team's going down
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