According to FIFA Law of Soccer No. 1, a soccer pitch – to be “official” – must meet certain specifications. However, the vast varieties of fields that can meet the criteria to be deemed “official” are actually infinite.
Here is your first Pop Quiz Question: Which of the following fields would be considered “official” according to FIFA Law of Soccer No. 1 for a standard league match?
A. A natural grass 100 yd x 50 yd field with a rectangular wooden goal.
B. An artificial turf 150 yd x 100 yd pitch with a square metal goal.
C. A grass-turf hybrid pitch measuring 120 yd x 70 yd with an elliptical aluminum goal.
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Week 18 (07/15)
Last Week’s Ranking in Parenthesis…
- Houston (1): Yes, they lost a big match to the new #2 team, but it was on the road and I still like their spunk.
- Seattle (3): A fantastic result against the Dynamo has SEA trailing the lead for the Shield by just three points.
- Chivas USA (2): The Goats lost the Super Classico to the Gals despite being @ home (sort of), so they fall.
- Chicago (4): The Fire got a decent draw (0-0) against the Crew, but it appears Toyota Park is still cursed.
- Colorado (7): The Rapids looked strong @ the Dick, blanking the Former Burn and improving their record.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, quiet down! Get out your notepads and your #2 pencils and prepare to learn! It is time to study the laws of soccer. Sounds easy enough, right? You can’t use your hands, and you try and kick it or head it or even chest it into the net, right? It’s so easy a Caveman can do it. Actually, no. It is not.
The laws of soccer are complex.
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I saw an ad the other day that the Premier League kicks off in about a month (August 15th).
Usually the pre-season is pretty boring, but for soccer fans in the U.S. the next 30 days is pure soccer magic.
To kick things off we have the World Football Challenge involving AC Milan, Inter Milan, Chelsea and Club America. These games kick off on July 19th with Club America playing Inter Milan at Stamford. Two of the highlights of the challenge are Chelsea v former boss Jose Mourinho on July 21st and then the Milan derby between Inter and AC Milan on July 26th in Boston. I will be at that one. See schedule below for TV times.
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1st Half: In the early stages of the match, the US looked dominant. Arnaud, in only his 4th international appearance, buried a very early goal to give the US the early lead. The goal really belonged to Cronin and Holden though. Cronin took it from Haiti in midfield and dished to Holden who perfectly slotted the ball on to Arnaud’s foot. Brilliant.
Haiti had lots of chances in the 1st 45 minutes though. In fact, Robles played pretty well to keep the US in the sheet clean department. Late in the half, Stu unleashed a beautiful shot that clanged off the cross bar and almost bounced in, but less than a minute later, Haiti almost scored. All in all, the US had the lead, but not the momentum.
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Driving in the car yesterday and I was listening to ESPN radio. A commercial came on for Colin Cowherd and he was talking about soccer.
Cowherd is not a soccer fan and he mentioned that. But he said since the Confederations Cup, non-soccer fans have been suddenly talking about soccer, including him. He went on to say that the biggest game in U.S. history is August 12th away to Mexico, implying that the U.S. needs a win to keep the mainstream attention that the Brazil game has generated.
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David Beckham is back in LA and attending Galaxy games, so that means that the high-noon showdown between Landon Donovan and David Beckham is nearing.
For those of you who missed the first barb in this exchange, Donovan questioned Beckham’s commitment to the club and also the Major Soccer League in a book coming out Tuesday.
Donovan is quoted in the book saying:
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Real Madrid president Florentino Perez revealed his revolutionary plan for world football supremacy a few weeks back. The president who has been gobbling up superstar players, like a game of Hungry Hippos, admits there is a method to his madness.
It appears Perez is not a fan of the way the Champions League is formatted and the sixty-two year old desires a new league order. The president’s comment to Spanish television regarding the new agenda, “We have to agree a new European Super League which guarantees that the best always play the best – something that does not happen in the Champions League.”
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Pencil in the weekend of November 28/29. That is when Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and the rest of Real Madrid’s high-priced roster takes on Lionel Messi and the defending Champions League Champions Barcelona at the Camp Nou. The return leg is April 10/11 at the Bernabeu.
It is usually the matchups between the big four in the Premier League that we look for first, but Real’s spending this summer has been unprecedented and these two La Liga giants might well be the best two teams in Europe at the moment.
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After David Beckham’s lucrative signing with the Los Angeles Galaxy a few years back, many aging European playmakers are beginning to consider making the big move across the small pond. Don’t believe me? Just ask legendary Czech Republic and Juventus attacking midfielder Pavel Nedved about where he is considering playing out his career.
It is being reported that Nedved, one of the most sought after free agents in European football, is not retiring after all the speculation and even desires to play here in the states. Nedved’s agent Mino Raiola speaking on an Italian radio station on the chances his client will play soccer anywhere again, ”Nedved is on vacation and will return soon, I think he will decide to continue playing. I do not rule it [Inter] out. He can go wherever he wants and he wants a team that needs him, where he can make an important contribution.”
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