Conrad Writes for US Weekly
Hillcrest Road —
Well, kinda. Check out Captain Kansas City's latest ESPN.com article. This time, Conrad checks in from the All-Star shenanigans in Toronto with his take on Beckham and all things included in superstardom. Read it.
You Really Got It Got It News
du Nord —
So how exactly did Holland score the tying goal against the USA late into stoppage time on Sunday? Check out this photo and you will see who the culprit is. Of the 6 people in the wall for the USA, 5 did what they were supposed to do. 1 did not, and it cost them a clinched spot in the next round. ~and~ Thunder Bay Chill win the 2008 PDL championship. See details in USL PDL Championship section. USA Men's Olympic Team Group Stage Matches & Scores: -Thu Aug 7 Japan 0-1 USA - USA goal by Stuart Holden. Attendance: 37,177 Venue: Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin -Sun Aug ...
Monday Backpasses: I like to use "meh" a lot up here
Unprofessional Foul —
Note to self: Build son up, catch eye of famous coach, get son injured in match, collect huge payout [Soccernet] Oh, Lehmann lied last month. Now retired from international matches [Soccer 365] Because we've been remiss, possible WAG hierarchy fight to start in Liverpool [Daily Mail] More stuff on down Marc Overmars resurfaces at oddly named Dutch club [Soccernet] Blackburn not keen on New Zealand's qualifying hopes in Olympics [Soccerway] Jimmy Conrad is a pretty funny fella [Soccernet] And, finally: Landycakes is having an online chat tomorrow. You can even ...
Conrad on All Star Week, Celeb's and Some Hot Chick
The Offside Rules —
I love tabloid tattle and gossip. Perhaps it was too much time spent reading The Daily Mail and The Sun on my daily commute when I lived in London. And no one does it nearly as good as the British; the only things they've ever been better at are playing long-ball and imperialism. And we know how both of those worked out. Despite his surname Jimmy Conrad is not British. But he is capable of chronicling all of the star-studded happening's and going's on from this past All-Star game in his own unique way for ESPN.com. If only I were so lucky...I would flip the "Worldwide Leader in Sports" into a stateside branch of the ...
Meanwhile, back in San Jose…
Center Line Soccer —
Meanwhile, back in San Jose… Despite the continuing entertainment offered by watching the Galaxy suffering more self-inflicted wounds, it’s time to refocus our attention on the Quakes, whom we last saw two Sundays ago celebrating their 3-2 victory over L.A., thereby sending their rivals into their current desperation. Remember this moment, captured exquisitely by CLS photog Joe Nuxoll? 080803huckerby580nuxoll.jpg OK then. Now we can pick up where we left off. Up next on San Jose’s “Little Engine that Could” pursuit of a Western Conference playoff berth is the New England Revolution, who will be visiting Buck Shaw Stadium on Saturday night. While the Quakes have been ...
