A busy offseason: ins, outs, home & away
Smartphones overheating gorged on twitter feeds, laptops choking from horrendously congested bandwidth, unattended dinners burning and stacks of dishes toppling unwashed from the kitchen sink. Hardly the end of the world (as we know it), but considering it’s the MLS offseason it’s been unexpectedly chaotic in our nerdy household keeping an eye on all of the soccer news this past few weeks. Arrivals: To many fans delight, the Quakes signed the “Salinhart” partnership... Read More
Wordle Association Football
Throughout my carefree, formative years skipping up and down the hills of Lancashire, many observed that I was a child with my head in the clouds. I was easily distracted by shiny new conkers, fizzy flying-saucer sweets, and kids wearing new soccer shirts. Even now, I am just as easily distracted (by shiny cars, food trucks and kids wearing new soccer shirts) and those observers would be shaking their heads at the equivalency of my adult life. Today I found out what the cloud... Read More
San Jose Earthquakes acquire midfielder Jean Alexandre from Real Salt Lake in exchange for 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft pick
In their second trade announcement in as many days, the San Jose Earthquakes welcome Real Salt Lake midfielder Jean Alexandre to the team in exchange for a 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft selection. Alexandre, a first round selection in the 2009 MLS Super Draft, joins Shea Salinas as the newest members of the Earthquakes midfield corps. “Jean is a very versatile attacking midfielder with a great upside and we look forward to having him here in San Jose,” said Earthquakes General... Read More