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MLS Week 1 Collective Power Rankings: One for the Circular File
MLS Week 1 Collective Power Rankings: One for the Circular File
Here’s the word from the Semi-Detached Pundit Collective (SDPC): we have no frankin’ clue what’s going on. Well, that’s not entirely accurate: New England impressed all observers in the survey but one ( 3rd Degree ) and there’s general agreement as to who are the three worst teams in Major League Soccer (MLS) - Toronto FC, the Los Angeles Galaxy, and the San Jose Earthquakes, and in that ...
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KC v. Rapids: Thinking Out Loud a Little…
Colorado Rapids — ... last night, a team widely regarded as being worse than they are. With San Jose not just perceived as, but proved to be a worse soccer team than LA, you’d expect them to put up a lesser fight against the Rapids than LA’s red-headed step-children…perhaps the tenacity of fluffy, white baby seals? D) The Kansas City Wizards are not a bad soccer team. Well, now what? How will the Rapids fare against the Wizards this weekend, a team generally believed to be competent? I don’t know, but we’ll have to wait on Sunday for a firm answer. The point of the exercise above boils down to ...

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