Caveat emptor, Los Angeles Galaxy, caveat emptor.
Two years ago, in an effort to inflate the relevancy of Major League Soccer, the Galaxy signed international superstar David Beckham to an outlandish five year, incentive-laden contract worth as much as $250 million. The sports world was abuzz about Beckham and his Spice Girl wife, Victoria, moving to L.A. to bring the world’s sport stateside, and to give TomKat another option for playdates.
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Recapping the Conference Finals:
East Final: Columbus Crew vs. Chicago Fire
I picked the Crew pulling away in a hard fought match
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First off, recapping the opening round:
Columbus Crew vs. Kansas City Wizards
I picked Columbus with some difficulty
Well, as I expected with this matchup the Wizards put up a good fight and managed to keep things all even in Missouri. However, also as I expected the Crew’s quality came through in the Buckeye state and the Supporter’s Shield holders still look good to me for the league double.
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Starting at the top:
MLS Cup 2008
I like the Crew to take it all. Basically this team reminds me a lot of other teams that have had recent MLS success. Specifically, they are similar to Houston and New England in the middle of their best stretches in that they are solid at every position. This no superstar/no glaring weakness approach really seems to work in MLS as opposed to the approach of a few superstars combined with some otherwise inferior players (I’m looking at you Galaxy). I think the big question for the Crew is can someone step it up and be the hero if need be. Somewhat similar to how New England has been able to rely on Twellman and Houston on DeRo and Ching. Schelotto is the obvious choice to fill that role and he certainly has experience in such a role from his time in Argentina. The big question is can he do it in MLS too or are such glory days behind him. I personally go with his past experiences’ indication and say he will get the job done and Columbus will raise MLS Cup 2008.
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So I want to take a quick minute to talk about the rumored loan of David Beckham to AC Milan. I’m going to look at this deal primarily from the perspective of the league. I will leave it up to David himself and those close to him to decide what is best for him personally, he has so far outstripped what I will likely ever accomplish that I don’t think it’s my place to be giving him personal advice. Anyway here we go:
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