Ok, ok I get it. It’s really not my fault that the busiest week of my life also happens to be the busiest of MLS’. Here we go…
Becks, SuperLiga, Aston Villa, Chelsea, All-Star Game, and of course the regular season match-ups! Exhale. Let’s take it from the top. David Beckham, the golden boy of England, the saviour of the La Liga hopes for talented Real Madrid, and the newest Messiah of American soccer. Quite an impressive list, if you ask me. And yes, we’re all thinking the same question: will Beckham’s celebrity smile, leadership qualities and overall skill be able to carry MLS on his tattooed shoulders? Yes. He can and will do it. I’m not going to get into detail, I’m confident Becks knows what he’s doing. Why else would he come over?
International Competition Week (not an officially licensed MLS title) kicked off last week with the yearly All-Star match-up. The MLS stars took on big-name Celtic FC and managed to show the Scotsmen who really has more hair on their chest.
A decisive 2-0 victory gave the hometown fans something to cheer about and it wasn’t the win. A successful future for MLS was declared that night, a future that will put the still growing league on the world map. Celtic is a well-renowned club and the All-Stars victory places the skill level of MLS greats closer to that of the athletes in Europe, a feat constantly in the sights of the American league. The other big international competition of note was the first inaugural SuperLiga, an America Vs. Mexico tournament featuring 4 of the best teams from each country facing off for, what else, bragging rights. Oh, and a trophy of some sort, probably. After two games in each division, no Mexican team has yet to secure a victory, managing two draws, while the Americans have an equal amount of wins on their side. However it is still early.
Premiership clubs Chelsea and Aston Villa flew into North America this week to take on (the already very busy) L.A. Galaxy, and road-worn Toronto FC respectively.
Both MLS teams put up a good fight but neither could finish with the W. Chelsea’s close win over L.A. proved the American club can compete with the big guns, while Villa’s 4-2 victory gave hope to Torontonians that their newborn team is making progress in its first year of existence. An overall positive experience for MLS in both games.
Before I conclude I want to express my congratulations to the Argentinean U-20 team for their success at the Under-20 World Cup held in Canada over the last month. After watching highlights from their games there was little doubt that Argentina would last deep into the tournament and I was not surprised by their victory last Sunday. My only worry is when these boys start competing for the overall World Cup.
Sprung - you happy now?
Becks, SuperLiga, Aston Villa, Chelsea, All-Star Game, and of course the regular season match-ups! Exhale. Let’s take it from the top. David Beckham, the golden boy of England, the saviour of the La Liga hopes for talented Real Madrid, and the newest Messiah of American soccer. Quite an impressive list, if you ask me. And yes, we’re all thinking the same question: will Beckham’s celebrity smile, leadership qualities and overall skill be able to carry MLS on his tattooed shoulders? Yes. He can and will do it. I’m not going to get into detail, I’m confident Becks knows what he’s doing. Why else would he come over?
International Competition Week (not an officially licensed MLS title) kicked off last week with the yearly All-Star match-up. The MLS stars took on big-name Celtic FC and managed to show the Scotsmen who really has more hair on their chest.
A decisive 2-0 victory gave the hometown fans something to cheer about and it wasn’t the win. A successful future for MLS was declared that night, a future that will put the still growing league on the world map. Celtic is a well-renowned club and the All-Stars victory places the skill level of MLS greats closer to that of the athletes in Europe, a feat constantly in the sights of the American league. The other big international competition of note was the first inaugural SuperLiga, an America Vs. Mexico tournament featuring 4 of the best teams from each country facing off for, what else, bragging rights. Oh, and a trophy of some sort, probably. After two games in each division, no Mexican team has yet to secure a victory, managing two draws, while the Americans have an equal amount of wins on their side. However it is still early.Premiership clubs Chelsea and Aston Villa flew into North America this week to take on (the already very busy) L.A. Galaxy, and road-worn Toronto FC respectively.
Both MLS teams put up a good fight but neither could finish with the W. Chelsea’s close win over L.A. proved the American club can compete with the big guns, while Villa’s 4-2 victory gave hope to Torontonians that their newborn team is making progress in its first year of existence. An overall positive experience for MLS in both games.Before I conclude I want to express my congratulations to the Argentinean U-20 team for their success at the Under-20 World Cup held in Canada over the last month. After watching highlights from their games there was little doubt that Argentina would last deep into the tournament and I was not surprised by their victory last Sunday. My only worry is when these boys start competing for the overall World Cup.
Sprung - you happy now?
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