Hope your Thanksgiving was good and your leftovers are gone. Let's take a look at things, shall we?
The Portland Timbers are Through to the MLS Cup Final; Beat FC Dallas 2-2 - Stumptown Footy: The Portland Timbers fended off a feisty FC Dallas squad, where they will move on to...
New York Red Bulls win 1-0, drop series to Columbus Crew SC 2-1 - Once A Metro: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
*inhales
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
D.C. United transfer news and rumors: Is Lamar Neagle of the Seattle Sounders headed to DC? - Black And Red United: ICYMI over the holiday weekend, a heads up for something that may be happening.
Guatemala's Carlos Ruiz could be suspended for both World Cup qualifiers vs. USMNT - Stars and Stripes FC: Funny story about the once-D.C. United player: I spent like $40 to buy my friend a Ruiz shirt, despite him playing in 2013, with the proviso that said friend wears a snorkel and fins to a game, which he did. We now return you to your laughter about Carlos Ruiz' potential absence in March for Guatemala against the United States.
The TDS Mailbag: Just say no to haggis and bad soccer | The 91st Minute | Soccer Blog | Videos | Pop-Culture: If you're looking for a potential DCU Academy player to watch, scroll a long way down to check it out. They're in 17th, two points out of the relegation zone from Bournemouth and Newcastle.
Sunderland 2-0 Stoke City: Late Goals Give Cats Consecutive Wins - Roker Report: In partner club news, Sunderland get goals from Patrick Van Aanholt and Duncan Watmore to defeat a Stoke City squad that played with ten for most of the second half, 2-0.
Sacramento Republic FC Preliminary Term Sheet Released for Proposed Sacramento MLS Stadium - Sacramento Republic FC: $228 MILLION AND NO WRAPAROUND STADIUM THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS RAWWWRRRRR...
The 20 best films of 2015 | Sight & Sound | BFI: Have only seen five of these, so clearly I've got to up my game.
Finally, this:
While I hear that there is Euro interest for Bill Hamid, there's nothing that leads me to think that this isn't anything more than a training stint at the moment. More on this if it's not of course.
So how are the leftovers doing?
