Another Saturday night
We had several choices for the Solar-Powered Soccer Blog’s soundtrack today — there are lots of songs that mention Saturday nights — but we’re going with the Sam Cooke classic “Another Saturday Night” because of the lyric, “I’m in an awful way,” an accurate description of San Jose’s season thus far. Sadly, YouTube doesn’t have any footage of Cooke singing the song, so we’ve opted for this version by a German a capella... Read More
Glen gets T&T call after all
Looks like being left off the provisional squad of Trinidad & Tobago head coach Russell Latapy didn’t do Cornell Glen any harm, as the San Jose striker has now been called into training camp ahead of T&T’s World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and Mexico. Read More Read More
Post-game press wrap, Columbus edition
The Solar-Powered Soccer Blog is back after a very pleasant sojourn north, and we’re eager to jump back into the fray. First, though, a thank you to Jeff Carlisle and the rest of the crew here for filling in during our absence. We’ll get to the Earthquakes soon enough, but our first topic will be the Champions League final, after we launch the soundtrack for the day, “The Magnificent Seven.” It comes from the Clash’s appearance 26 years ago today... Read More
Schelotto goal sinks Quakes, 2-1
The San Jose Earthquakes had their first road result of the season within their grasp on Wednesday against the Columbus Crew. Then the reigning league MVP snatched it away. Read More Read More
Leitch suspended; Denton escapes
If you had bet me after the Houston game that Chris Leitch would be suspended and Eric Denton wouldn’t, I probably would have accepted that wager. I would have lost too, because according to a league source, that is precisely what happened. Read More Read More