As I’ve browsed through several football blogs this week, some stories have stuck out if, for no other reason, they appear to keep coming up time and time again on various blogs. Since too much has been written about them already, I figured that it was time to write about them once again, just to rehash what’s already been said.
In a never-ending quest to add features to the site, below are the top five stories of the week. Of course, as is required by the very nature of this site, they must be ranked, but unlike the Weekly Top 25, these rankings are completely arbitrary. Furthermore, I’m only going to do four stories instead of five, just ‘cause. I’ll also link you to others writing on the same story so you can read the ramblings of “reporters” as opposed to “some guy with time to kill while he sits on his couch watching a taped match between Costa Rica and Jamaica.”
4. Christian Gomez traded to Colorado
As a DC United fan, Christian Gomez has been one of my favorite players for the past few years. I suppose that I understand the reasons for letting him go, and I have high hopes for the 231 South Americans that are new to the team this year, but he will still be missed. Godspeed, Christian.
3. Cameroon and Egypt advance to Africa Cup of Nations Finals
Everything seemed to be going according to form and then the semifinals came along and the world was shocked. Okay, surprised. Nothing against Cameroon and Egypt, two very good teams, but I don’t think many expected the hosts to miss the finals in this competition. I have to say that I’m looking forward to the third-place game almost as much as I’m looking forward to the finals. Almost.
2. Premier League Hits The Road, Jack
Much has been written about the Premier League’s proposal to add a 39th game, to be played overseas. Many bloggers have been up in arms about this, but I don’t see it as a big deal. While I’d rather see the league maintain the 38-game, symmetrical schedule, I don’t think that having games played in other markets is a bad idea. The NFL and MLB do it to promote interest in the leagues in other countries. As somebody who would like to see more and better coverage of the EPL in this country, I hope the plan is adopted and hope it is successful in increasing interest in the sport here in the United States and elsewhere.
1. United States 2 Mexico 2
It appears there was a game this week between two border nations that have nothing but respect and admiration for each other and the result was a lovefest that left everybody feeling a little better about themselves and the world at large. Then there was the United States and Mexico, who faced off in Houston in front of over 70,000 fans – some of them even fans of the U.S. The high points had to be seeing Jozy Altidore lose his international-scoring virginity (juniors teams notwithstanding) and the play of Tim Howard, despite giving up two goals. Can’t we come up with a better term than “friendly” for these games? They are anything but.
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